Lime Needs of Nebraska Soils up to 1961
Nebraska soil tests show farmers used about 230000 tons of lime annually in 1954 to 1958, roughly 4 percent of potential demand. Agronomists urge soil testing to determine lime needs, noting Nebraska limestone offers high quality and early 1961 crop applications advised.
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Nebraska
University of Nebra Soil Testing Service
University of Nebraska Agronomists
Univer Soil Testing Service
Midwest
College of Agriculture
Choice Cattle To Give Best Return
Lincoln as 1961 cattle feeding profits favor choice cattle says Fred Olson University of Nebraska extension farm economist Prices for lower quality stock are expected to fall more than those for better stock Olson notes the cattle cycle has large numbers ending and peak totals near 110 million head in 1994 with 791.5 million on hand Jan 1 1960 and an expected 104.5 million by Jan 1 1961
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Lincoln
Fred Olson
University of Nebraska
Olson
Farm Activity State Calendar Summary
Farm calendar items list regional events and meetings across Nebraska and Iowa. Dates include Oct 5 through Oct 15 with cattle shows, forage and crop sessions, irrigation demos, 4-H stocker feeder events, and the State Corn Picking Contest. Locations span Seward Lincoln McCook Beatrice Chadron Bassett Cambridge Springview Osceola and more.
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Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Iowa
Seward Livestock Outlook
Seward
Tirahey
Keim Hall
Age Campus
Lincoln
McCook
Ed Lauer
Valentine
Frenchmas- Cambridge
MecCook
Og. Lins
Mac Golly
Kimball County
H. EE
Basner
Clay
Harvard
Osceola
Holt
Chadron
Springview
Athon Society of America
Platte
K.B.R
Bassett
Alfalfa Research Day Set At Nebraska College
Lincoln event covers breeding alfalfa varieties and feeding alfalfa to livestock. Programs start 9 a.m. in Keim Halls with alfalfa research talks by Dr. Matsushima and Dr. Van Riper. Afternoon tours include Agronomy Farm plots and Forage Insect Lab. note mentions USDA research and a Buffalo history aside.
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Lincoln
Cape
Nebraska College of Agriculture
Keim
Ag College
New Law Protects Cropland and Allotment History
A new Congress law extends cropland and allotment protection for land diverted to permanent cover under Conservation Reserve or Great Plains contracts. Coverage now lasts twice the contract period, aiding future allotments. applies only to active contracts. Dairy price supports rise with September 1960 enactment, boosting butterfat and milk prices and triggering higher buying prices for butter cheese and nonfat dry milk. Wheat and corn price support activity shows strong 1960 crop support, with Nebraska and other states reporting substantial totals and redemptions as of August.
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Great Plains
ASC
Progam
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Washington
Colorado
Eskew
Mulch Anchors Improve Grass Seeding, KSUS Study Finds
USDA researchers at Kansas State University report straw or hay mulch protects grass seedings better when anchored with soil-packing machines. Disk packers with plain or cutaway disks, spaced no more than four inches apart, most effectively hold mulches in place.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Kan
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New Amsterdam
KCRE
Telegraph
Wae
Sandy” McCormick
Ay Rh
Oliver
McCormick Dencherate Thresher
John Deere
Rod Weeder
Rod Weeders
Ifr
Crain Orit, Srah
McCormick Farm’ Equipment Store
Ilinois
Sidney
ASC News
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Deion
Massey,Harris
John Oes
Baldwin Combine
DeLaval
Pete Rapp
Pete Walla
Dalton State Bank
Foland Farm Machinery
Calkins Behlen
Case
Minneapolis
Noble Harrow
Minneapolis-Moline
Rohrbaugh Farm
Kimball,nebraska
Loney
Milo Guard
Tri-State Supply
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