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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1959
Page
4
Nebraska's all commodities farm price index sits at 264 in mid January, up one point from late December as cattle and calf prices rise and some major crops edge higher. Livestock index reaches 299, up one. all crop index 171, up one. all crops price steadies near 1.65 for wheat and corn at 92 cents, with returns below last year for most items.
Extension agronomist C R Fenster explains stubble mulch farming to protect land from wind and water erosion in western Nebraska. He details residue targets, machine types such as sweep and rod weeders, and methods to anchor or bury residue for effective fallow and wheat establishment.
Plant Materials a new Nebraska conservation program conducts field trials of grasses trees shrubs and legumes to aid erosion control. Center at Scottsbluff under Murray Cox directions H G Bobst oversees program. Trials document performance with notes and photos to guide future plantings.
Lincoln Nebraska extension animal husbandman Donld F Engel reports ten experiments show confinement finishing yields better daily gain and feed efficiency than pasture when high priced land is used for pasture. Confinement average daily gain 1.53 pounds vs 1.43 for pasture, feed per pound gain 3.13 vs 3.02, backfat 1.55 vs 1.53. Engel notes pasture could add $15 to $20 per acre value when finishing hogs from 50 to 100 pounds.
Nebraska soil and water conservationists emphasize conserving rainfall and groundwater. Director E C Reed notes underground water recharges from above and that the Sandhills theory is false. Water movement is slow and irrigation is not inexhaustible, with 30 percent of pumped water wasted in some areas raising concerns among farmers and legislators.
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