Cows Prefer Corn and Alfalfa Silage Over Oat For Dairy Cows
University of Winois College of Agriculture reports that corn silage and alfalfa silage outperform oat silage for high producing Holsteins. In trials at the dairy farm twelve cows received 14 pounds daily of alfalfa and a 15 percent grain mix, with oats yielding 85 bushels per acre if harvested for grain. Final intake averaged 53 pounds corn silage, 45 pounds alfalfa silage, and 28 pounds oat silage per cow per day.
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University of Winois College of Agriculture
University
Soil Nourishment Boosts Midwest Yields and Profits
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee warns that nutrient-poor soils limit wheat and corn yields to about half potential and hay and pasture even more. A soil-building program can restore productivity, lower unit costs, and raise net returns even if market prices stay low.
Tetanus risks in farm animals and prevention tips
University of Illinois veterinary expert Dr. D. R. Lingard notes tetanus causes deadly muscle spasms and often death in livestock. Horses are most susceptible, followed by cattle swine and sheep, with abscesses and routine docking providing entry. Prevention centers on cleanliness, vaccination by a veterinarian, and prompt treatment of wounds.
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D. R. Lingard
University of Illinois College of Veteri- Medicine
Management Could Cut High Pig Mortality
The appalling mortality rate that keeps 30 percent of bred pigs from market could drop with better management. Dr. Donald E. Jasper of UC Veterinary Medicine urges hog raisers to improve sanitation of houses waterers and feeders. He warns imports require quarantine and blood testing to prevent disease.
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Donald E. Jasper
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of California
California
Man-Hour Output Up Three Times Since War II
New York report notes American industry nears a third higher output per man hour than postwar levels. U S Bureau of Labor statistics show manufacturing productivity up about 30 percent from 1947 to 1955 and accelerating, with roughly 10 percent gain in 1954 and 1955. Rising productivity supports living standards amid a growing dependent population and stable hours.
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New York
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Coal Industry Said Far From Dying
UNIVERSITY PARK Pa The coal industry is not dead nor dying says Dr H Beecher Charmbury professor and head of mineral preparation at Pennsylvania State University He foresees growth to meet rising demand noting annual output averaged 500 million tons since 1920 with projections of 700 million by 1965 and one billion by 1975 He cites strikes rail car shortages and publicity as factors fostering the dying myth and explains current processing shifts with 5 percent going to industrial markets and 95 percent undergoing crushing sizing and cleaning
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Park, Pa
H. Beecher Charmbury
Pennsylvania State University
Charmbury
Eye Discomfort Linked to Frequent Headaches in Study
A Chicago review finds headaches often tie to eye strain from extended work. Up to age 20 headaches are common, then decline. by 60 plus only 25 percent are affected. Nearsightedness farsightedness astigmatism and muscular imbalance cited among top causes alongside conjunctivitis and acute glaucoma.
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Chicago
Winter Deaths From Fire Burns Surge in Winter
New York study by Metropolitan Life Insurance statisticians finds accidental deaths from fires and burns rise nearly threefold in winter versus summer while poisoning gas fatalities rise fivefold. Heating facility use largely to blame with deaths from defective heaters and exhaust in closed garages or parked cars.
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New York
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Iowa Ranks Third in Nation for Honey Production
Iowa farms produced about 18.975 million pounds of honey last year ranking the state third in the nation. Only California and Minnesota produced more honey, keeping bees busy in the Hawkeye State.
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Des Moines
Iowa
California
Minnesota
Feed costs must be kept down in dairy farming
The article argues production costs determine farm profits and urges dairymen to cut feed costs by growing high quality pasture. It cites estimates that pasture can supply 70 to 80 percent of a cow’s nutrient needs at about 75 cents per unit, vs $2–$3 of corn, and outlines three steps: nutrient-rich soil, well-adapted legume-grass mixes, and good grazing management.
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Wisconsin
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
Ohio State University
MWSIC
Carrier Animals Key to Controlling Leptospirosis
A Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association report says carrier animals are as dangerous as obviously ill ones for spreading leptospirosis. Controlling the disease requires herd wide measures rather than focusing on individual animals. Leptospirosis affects cattle and swine nationwide, with abortions and reduced breeding efficiency as major losses.
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Journal of the
American Veterinary Medical Association
United States
Canvas Chute Improves Bedding Handling and Cleanup
A two way canvas bedding chute speeds handling and cleanup by reducing dust. It sits about a two foot square opening in the mow floor where bedding is stored, with steel hoops to keep shape and a clothesline rope and pulleys to lift the chute and drop straw to the floor.
Ecuador Indians Defy Civilization For Centuries
Washington report notes the slaying of five missionaries by Auca Indians in eastern Ecuador prompts scrutiny of Indian labels. Experts explain Auca is a Quechua term for pagan groups, with the killers belonging to the Zaparo near the Curare and Napo rivers.
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Washington
Ecuador
Matthew W.’ Stirling
Smithsonians Bureau of American Ethnology
Stirling
Andean Highlands
Curare
Napo
Alfred Simson
Pablo Maroni
Jose Chantry Y Herrera
Palau Sea Snakes: Deadly as Cobras in Island Collection
Smithsonian specimens include Palau sea snakes from Koror Island in the Carolines. The snakes are as deadly as cobras, yet native children handle them with impunity and there is no record of bites among locals. Stories say fishermen use sea snakes as tools to snag fish.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
South Pacific
Koror Island
Palau
Carolines
Americans Consume Less Wheat Despite Population Rise
In 1955 the United States used about 475 million bushels of wheat for food with a population of 164 million, while 1909 saw 91 million people consuming the same total. Per capita wheat food use fell from 5 1/5 bushels in 1909 to under 3 bushels in 1955, despite a 40 percent larger crop in 1955.
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Minneapolis
U.S. Department of Agriculture
New Rabies Vaccine Developed at University of Illinois
In Urbana Illinois a new vaccine to protect people exposed to rabies has been developed. Veterinarian R M Thomas notes it is not yet in general use but may become available soon. About 10 of 10 000 exposures last year led to rabies and the Pasteur treatment with 21 shots usually prevents the disease.
Paradise Valley in New Guinea Not a Paradise
Patrol Officer J P Sinclair one of the first outsiders to reach Paradise reports the valley is secretive and suspicious with natives wary the place is the coldest and wettest spot he has known while air discovery exposed its harsh conditions in the high mountains of New Guinea.
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Port Moresby
New Guinea
J. P. Sinclair
Thimet Insecticide Aimed At Cotton Seed Treatment
A new systemic insecticide named Thimet is produced by American Dynamid Company and will be marketed this year to seed treaters in Mississippi and Texas. Commercial distribution is planned for Salt cotton growing areas in the United States and several foreign countries in 1957. Thimet provides built in early season insect protection by remaining in the plant for up to seven weeks, reducing or eliminating several spray or dust applications.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
American Dynamid
Mississippi
Texas
United States
Beef Marketing Costs and Farm Beef Values Decline
USDA report notes marketing costs rose roughly a quarter in each of the last seven years ending 1955 while farm value of Choice beef fell 9 cents per pound in Q4 1955 from a year earlier. Retail prices dropped 3.5 cents. About three fifths of the value drop was absorbed by marketing costs.
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USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service
Congress
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