Livestock prices likely to rise further says USDA
Washington AP farm outlook shows livestock prices edging up in H2 as meat production falls. Hog prices hover in the low $50s per hundredweight with feed cattle around $70 per 100 pounds. Beef output may rise modestly while pork production stays below last year. Exports stay strong. weather could lift feed yields and costs. Interest rates remain stable. net farm income projected between 22 and 27 billion dollars for 1981.
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Don Kendall Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Economic Research Service
Say
Omaha
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Jackson County farmers to collect chemical cans
Jackson County Farm Bureau Young Farmers Committee will hold a chemical can collection and disposal on July 27 at Twin County Service Co. locations in Jacob, Ava, and Murphysboro Illinois 127. Cans five gallons, triple rinsed and punctured at both ends, will be crushed and recycled after collection. The project aids farmers in proper disposal of cans used in spring planting.
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Jackson County Farm Bureau Young Farmers Committee
Twin County Service Co
Jacob
Ava
Illinois 127
Murphysboro
Young Farmers Committee
Williamson groups plan zero-till tour in July
A Zero-Tillage Corn and Forage Tour is planned from 3 to 8 30 p m July 29 in Williamson County. Sponsored by the Williamson County Cooperative Extension Service the Soil and Water Conservation District and the Soil Conservation Service. Meet at the conservation district office 412 S Court St by 3 p m with completion by 6 30 p m. Free supper talk and slide presentation to follow at the Extension Office 906 E Reeves St. Speaker Jim Faix of Dixon Springs will discuss herbicides and fertilizers. For details call the extension office 993 3304 or the Soil Conservation Service 997 5287.
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Williamson County
Williamson County Cooperative Extension Service
The
Soil and Water Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
Conservation District
S. Court St
Food Towne Grocery
Keith Bell
Jim Faix
Dixon Springs Agriculture Center
Williamson County Extension Office
E. Reeves St
Extension Office
Williamson hosts no-till yield contest in Williamson County
The Williamson County Soil and Water Conservation District sponsors a Zero-Till Yield Contest to promote zero-till farming. Prizes of 100, 75, and 50 in agricultural chemicals will be awarded for first through third place, with an entry deadline of August 15. Entries require at least five acres of zero-till corn or soybeans, a $2 fee, and yields from at least two acres. Details at 412 S Court St or 997-5287.
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Williamson County Soil and Water Conservation District
Williamson County Cooperative Extension Service
The
Soil Conservation Service
Williamson County
Mud additives aid oil well drilling in Wyoming
In Laramie Wyoming AP reports mud additives saved about 320000 by aiding drilling of eight wells. Wells averaged eight thousand feet deep. Drilling mud lubricates and cools bits, cakes up walls to prevent caving and carries rock fragments to surface.
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Laramie
Wyo
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