International Livestock Show unveils new features in Chicago
The 58th International Livestock Exposition runs November 29 to December 7 at the International Amphitheatre Chicago Stockyards. It will award over 100000 in cash premiums and introduce new ground floor venues for the grain and hay shows and a wood show in Donovan Hall. Horse shows run nine evenings and six afternoons with a grand champion steer crowned Tuesday afternoon. Dr. A D Weber of Kansas State presides over a decade of steer judging as thousands attend the week of events and sales.
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Chicago
International
Donovan Hall
A. D. Weber
Kansas State, College
Farm wage levels in Idaho hit new October high
Idaho farm employment wages rose in October with the composite wage index at 6551 percent of the 1910 14 average, up 16 points from October 1956 and a record for the month. Monthly earnings with board and room averaged 188 dollars, house furnished 233 dollars, daily wages with no board 10.40 dollars, and hourly wages to 1.13 dollars.
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Idaho
USDA
Year round fishing open on many Idaho waters
Idaho Fish and Game lists multiple waters remaining open for winter fishing despite the general season ending October 31. Eastern and southeastern Idaho waters include Henry Fork and Teton river forks, parts of the Snake River, Slough near US 91, Soda Creek, Bear River, Bear Lake, Malad and Little Malad rivers, Weston Reservoir, and several Franklin and Oneida area reservoirs with specific access points and boundaries noted.
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Idaho Fish and Game Department
Idaho
Henry
Snake River
New Wendell Bridge
Ashton
Teton River
Teton
Hesse
Tilden Bridge
Henrys
American Falls Reclamation
McTucker Creek
U. S. Highway 91
Jefferson County
Roberts
Soda Creek
Caribou County
Alexander—reservoir
Canal
Bear River
Utah State Line
Oneida Dam
Thatcher Church House
Alexander Reservoir
Wyoming State Line
Thomas Fork Creek
Bear Lake
St. Charles Creek
Oneida County
Weston
Nash
Johnson
Condie
Oxford
Franklin County
Unchanged Averages Shift Slightly In Housing Costs
The report shows board and room up five dollars monthly, daily rate with meals up thirty cents, and hourly wage without board up one cent. About 9,945,000 persons in the labor market are affected by these changes.
Pasturing Late Alfalfa Not Wise Says Extension Man
Plant pathologist Harry Fenwick of the University of Idaho warns that pasturing late alfalfa injures crowns, invites disease, and weakens stands for next spring. Hooves trample soft crowns in fall, while close cropping removes food reserves, risking poor yields of Idaho’s famous crop.
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Harry Fenwick
University of Idaho Agricultural Extension Service
Idaho
Fenwick
Percent Less Than During the Corresponding Week Last Year
A brief note reports that the percentage is down compared with the same week in the previous year. It highlights a decline in the current period and implies year over year comparison without specifying exact figures or contexts.
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