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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1981
Page
5
The Agriculture Department reported May farm prices fell 0.4 percent from April led by declines in eggs soybeans cattle wheat tomatoes potatoes and corn while oranges hogs lettuce and hay rose. May parity remained near 63 percent with livestock and wool costs easing and fertilizer chemical and feed up.
U.S. farm exports reach a record 46 billion dollars this year, up 14 percent from 1979 80 but below the expected 48.5 to 50 billion range. A 167 million metric ton shipment volume tops last year by a small margin, while imports total 18 billion dollars keeping a favorable trade balance near 28 billion.
SIUC agronomist Joe Jones reports two year field tests of Medina, marketed as a soil conditioner and micronutrient source, found no significant effects on soil crusting, microbial activity, water holding capacity, plant height, nutrient uptake, or yields for corn and soybeans. Rates varied from half to double the recommended one gallon per acre, with the best response reportedly after a second year.
Fan H. Kung, associate professor of forestry, is approved for a sabbatical in 1982 to study tissue culture of woody plant flowers at the Chinese Academy of Science in Taiwan. He aims to adapt the method to reduce breeding cycles for valuable timber species.
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