Quality premiums planned for 1962 wheat price support
The Department of Agriculture plans to add quality premiums for Hard Red Spring and Hard Red Winter wheats in the 1962 price support program. Premiums will reflect sedimentation test results and gluten quality, aiming to reward higher quality wheat for domestic and export needs. The plan replaces protein premiums and includes discounts on undesirable varieties.
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Department of Agriculture
Raymond L Davis
Cheyenne County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
USDA
Davis
Informa
Remove Tensionmeters Before Frost On Nebraska Farms
Irrigation farmers in Nebraska should remove tensiometers before the first frost. Do not force or twist. for plastic units pour water around the tube and turn free. Use an auger to remove metal units and bore a hole larger than the tube. Clean and dry the instruments and store them in a dry frost-free location.
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Lincoln
Paul Fischbach
University of Nebraska
Fischbach
Wheat brochure notes Nebraska wheat value at 158 million
Lincoln report shows Nebraska wheat crop averaged 157.7 million dollars yearly from 1950 to 1959 with an average yield of about 79.6 million bushels. The publication Wheat Helps Keep Nebraska Strong will be distributed to the public and growers as of September 18, marking six years since the Wheat Commission was formed. Chairman Richard L Lewis of Arapahoe leads the commission with members Carson R Smith of Ogallala Wu.am G. Lindeken Chadron Carl Bruns Chappell Edgar Ashton Nebraska City Herbert Hughes Imperial and Albert A Tranche Walton.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Nebraska Wheat Commission
Robert Florell
Wheat Commission
Florell
Commission
Richard L Lewis
Arapahoe
Carson R Smith
Ogal-lala
Wu.am G. Lindeken
Chadron
Carl Br
North Platte Station to Host September Farm Events
The North Platte Experiment Station plans two September events for livestock and sorghum producers. Fall Feeder's Day on Sept 28 covers dairy replacement heifers feeding and cattle industry topics with lunch at noon. Sorghum Field Day on Sept 29 reviews grain and forage sorghum tests, weed control chemicals, and showcases high yielding forage sorghums at the dryland farm six miles south of town.
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North Platte
James C. Adams
C.S.T
Myron Rumery
Colorado Range
Aldenham
Akron
Colo
Hart Jorgensen
Livestock Foundation of
Omaha
J. K. Matsushima
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Dryland
Lincoln County Center School
Paul Nordquist
Gail Wicks
Nutritional factors shape silage choices for dairy and beef
Successful Farming notes seven silage types corn varieties sorghum and soy blends determine livestock programs. Chemical analysis aids evaluation but should not replace on-farm observations of yield palatability and animal performance for accurate feed planning.
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Successful Farming Magazine
US meat and produce consumption in 1960 report
Lincoln figures show per person average consumption in 1960. Each American ate 161 pounds red meat, 35 pounds chicken and turkey, 204 pounds fruits, 200 pounds vegetables, 670 pounds dairy, 108 pounds potatoes and 75 pounds sweet potatoes, as reported by the LS Department of Agriculture.
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Lincoln
LS Department of Agriculture
4-Hers Should Buy Calves For 1962 Showing
Lincoln Nebraska extension advice urges 4-H market beef members to seek feeder calves in October and November for next summer shows. Dave Williams notes fall calves are cheaper and available from local buyers. Guidance covers age weight, conformation, health, vaccination, dehorning, and feeding from arrival to full feed.
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Lincoln
Market Beef Project
Dave Williams
University of Nebraska Extension
Sand Hills
Williams
Mulch judging contests slated for October 10 and 11
Western Nebraska will host two stubble mulch judging contests in Sidney on October 10 and Stratton on October 11. Harold Gilman says 4-H FFA and adults will judge land and stubble matches, with about 400 people expected to participate. Charles Fenster will oversee the contests at Alliance Box Butte Experiment Station.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Harold Gilman
University of Nebraska Extension
Sidney
Stratton
Charles Fenster
University of Nebraska
Gilman
Future Farmers of America
Nebraska corn yields rise with irrigation advances
Nebraska growers boosted corn yields significantly from 1949 to 1960, rising from 33 to 50 bushels per acre. Under irrigation, yields grew from 55 bushels per acre in 1953 to 79 in 1960, says University of Nebraska Extension agronomist Tom Swinbank.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
University of Nebraska Extenson
Tom Swinbank
State's Wheat Farmers Have Cause For Complaint Editor's Note
An Ann Arbor News editorial bikes the August 24 1962 Wheat referendum showing Michigan farmers mostly voted no on keeping price supports and acre allotments. It argues separate quotas by product would curb Western hard wheat surpluses without harming soft wheat growers, urging Congress to act.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Cheyenne County
Europe
Michigan
Washtenaw County
Plains
New York State
Ohio
Indiana
Ontario
West
Orville H Freeman
Kennedy
New York
Plains States
Congress
Freeman
Farm Bureau Federation
Functions of the Soil Conservation Service in Cheyenne County
The SCS offers farmers technical help to plan and establish soil and water conservation. A soils technician surveys the farm and, with the farmer, designs a conservation plan. They assist with engineering practices like erosion control dams terraces diversions grassed waterways land leveling and irrigation layouts. Agronomy practices include proper range use seeding cropping tree planting and summer fallow methods. They also assist urban groups and work with schools and service organizations in education and planning for active watershed areas. The service operates upon request and aims to help without obligation to use the advice.
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Soil Conservation Service
Cheyenne County
Agricultural Research Service
SCS
Conservation Sessions Set For Oct 1 3
The 21st annual conference of the Nebraska Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts runs Oct 1 2 3 at the Nebraska Center for Continuing Education. A Tuesday tour of University of Nebraska Ag College facilities includes the Tractor Testing Laboratory robot controlled tractor and irrigation equipment.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Nebraska Center For Continuing Education
Nebraska Tractor Testing Laboratory
Delno Knudsen
University Extension Agronomist
Lincoln Farmers Spend Billions on Crops and Livestock
Lincoln farmers allocate about 25 to 26 billion dollars annually for goods and services to grow crops and raise livestock. They also spend roughly 15 billion dollars on food clothing drugs furniture appliances and household items, according to Department of Agriculture data.
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Stincoln
IS Department of Agriculture
Soybean Losses Can Be Decreased In Harvest
A Successful Farming article analyzes soybean losses and how to reduce them. Studies of 29 combines show 80 to 90 percent of losses occur during gathering, often about 25 percent of the crop could be recovered with proper adjustment and technique. A New York newspaper notes 6 000 acres of commercial forest growth in a Sunday issue.
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Successful Farming Magazine
Lincoln
New York
US Department of Agriculture
Buying In Big Batches Recommended
A September Successful Farming article urges homemakers to shop every two weeks to save time and plan meals with a master plan. It recommends menu planning, tracking staples, and stocking a reserve shelf, noting protein and produce needs, then adjusting for freezer stock, guests, and weather. It adds that Algeria became a French colony in 1830 after an expedition subdued Barbary pirates.
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Algeria
Wheat specialist to speak at Westcentral Grain meeting
Dr Virgil Johnson, hard red winter wheat improvement leader for the U S Department of Agriculture based at University College of Agriculture in Lincoln, will be guest speaker at the Westcentral Cooperative Grain Co annual meeting in Omaha on September 18. About 700 managers and directors of member cooperative grain elevators in Nebraska Iowa Minnesota South Dakota Wyoming Colorado and Kansas are expected to attend.
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Omaha
University of Nebraska
Westcentral Cooperative Grain Co
Virgil Johnson
U. S. Department of Agriculture
University College of Agriculture
Lincoln
Co-Operative Plain Elevators
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Wyoming
Colorado
Kansas
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Cheyenne County Soil Conservation Service
Farmers Union
Co-Op Gas & Oil
Illinois
Jim Schneider
Bob Thurow
Vernon "Red'' Rood
Robert Young
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Cook
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