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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1969
Page
7
Economists note sagging wheat cash prices push wheat toward feed channels. Nebraska researchers compare wheat with corn for cattle lambs and swine, outlining ground or cracked feeding, potential gains, protein balance, and caution on full substitution.
Plans urged for 1969 Nebraska Junior Grain Show with 4-H and FFA eligibility. Separate classes for barley sorghum oats rye soybeans and four regional wheat classes. Wheat due Sept 12 and other grains Oct 31. Entry weights 15 pounds for wheat 10 pounds for others. Prizes from Omaha Chamber of Commerce and Nebraska Grain Improvement Association.
OSHKOSH The nursing home election in Garden County is postponed from Tuesday July 29 to Tuesday August 19 due to missing five legal notice publications. The bond amount remains 249000 and the proposal would be attached to the county hospital. The project is described in law as a home for the aged or infirm.
The Four-State Regional Winter Wheat Variety Report shows Nebraska developed varieties used widely across Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming. Scout leads with 37 percent of 1969 seedings totaling 6.2 million acres, while Triumph, Lancer, Wichita, Warrior, Bison, Gage, and Apache follow with varying shares, reflecting shifts in state acreages and regional preferences.
Fewer acres in Nebraska will be harvested this year but higher yields may boost overall production by about two percent from 1968. The State Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics notes corn and oats per acre set to new records with corn for grain at 336 million bushels, 11 percent above 1968, and a 75 bushel per acre yield. Frost damage, mainly in western areas, prompts warning that damaged kernels and mosaic areas can lower test weight and quality. selective cutting cannot fix all field problems.
University of Nebraska live stock specialists advise four heat relief steps for cattle feeders including ample water access, selective culling for market-ready heavies, temporary sprinklers, and shade. Swine producers are urged to cool hogs with mist, provide wallows, erect straw shades, paint sheds white outside and black inside, move hogs at night, and improve air circulation with long term air conditioning plans.
An Agriculture Department official said the United States plans to cut export wheat prices to meet international competition, though no amount was disclosed. This follows talks among leading exporters including Australia, Argentina, Canada, the United States, and the European Common Market on the IGA’s fixed minimums, which have eroded amid surplus. The official indicated the reduction would be sufficient to restore competitiveness.
Hogs overheat as temperatures rise because they lose 75 to 80 percent of excess heat through the lungs. At 100 degrees they must breathe faster to achieve cooling, since air movement and body radiation are less effective. If heat accumulates too fast, the hog dies without immediate cooling.
Imported pests arrived in the 18th and 19th centuries when import controls were absent. Scale insects feed on host plants once a protective crust forms, remaining attached until their life cycle ends.
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