Soil Bank Plan Affects 1956 Corn Production
The U S Department of Agriculture moves to implement the soil bank in 1956 with contracts between farmers and the USDA. Farmers must meet base-acreage rules and keep 15 percent under base to participate, with payments around 90 cents per acre times the normal yield. The plan largely targets corn allotments of 43.3 million acres and a base of 51 million acres, though full operation is limited by late enactment and practical timing.
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U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
USDA
Soil Bank Act
Soil Bank
Soil-Bank
Blackleg Sudden Death Risk in Cattle Warned by Vet
University of Illinois veterinary experts warn blackleg can kill calves quickly, often mistaken for lightning. Vaccinate all calves aged one to four months in affected areas. remove infected carcasses by burning or burial to prevent soil spores from surviving. Early treatment may save some animals. watch for stiffness, pain, hip or shoulder swelling and a gas-filled crackle when rubbed.
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University of Illinois
Ralph F. Zeigler
College of Veterinary Medicine
Blackleg
Beauty Shop Set To Open In Murphysboro
Lacey's Beauty Shop will open at 1107 Locust St Murphysboro on June 19. Kathryn Key will manage, assisted by Rhoda Smith.
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Lacey
Locust St
Murphysboro
Kathryn Key
Rhoda Smith
Rising bread prices tied to mill and bakery costs
The USDA reports rising bread prices with a 70 percent increase over ten years. Wheat cost per loaf rose from 2.1 to 2.7 cents while the farmer’s share slid from 25 percent in 1946 to 18 percent in 1955. Wholesale bread at 14.8 cents yields baker profit of eight tenths of a cent before taxes.
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U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Aids Corn Growth in Midwest Belt
Weather reports show millions of acres of corn planted in Illinois Iowa Minnesota and Nebraska during early June. Temperatures rose into the 80s after June 3 4 aiding growth though the crop lags last year with borers posing a threat and new granular DDT being tested for control by farmers and dealers.
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Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Indiana
Tennessee
Thinning Proves Worth in Dixon Springs Pine Planting
Four years after planting a shortleaf pine stand at the Dixon Springs Experiment Station, thinning in 1952 boosted the heaviest cut’s volume to more than double, while lighter thins remained strong. Unthinned areas grew 60 percent, with total growth similar between thinned and unthinned parts. The article urges farmers to invest in trees, noting rapid compounding returns with proper management.
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Dixon Springs Experiment Station
University of Illinois
W. R. Boggess
Boggess
Illinois
Time To Renovate Pastures By Albert Meyer
In mid June farmers in Southern Illinois are urged to renovate run down permanent pastures on rough ground. A sound fertilizer and seed mix plus work and management can restore productivity. Various grasses and legumes are recommended with seeding timed for fall or spring and erosion protection considered on slopes. Prominent crops include alfalfa ladino clover red clover lespedera tall fescue orchard grass and brome grass with sudan grass for summer grazing.
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Albert Meyer
Illinois
Marketing revolution urged for dairy industry reforms
Walter J. Wills of Southern Illinois University argues the dairy sector requires a marketing revolution in milk merchandising and improved methods to boost sales and consumer appeal.
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Walter J Wills
Southern Illinois University
Ialist
Southern Illinois Dairy Technology Society
Mt. Vernon
Southern Illinois
Paducah
St. Louis
Best Preservatives Ground Ear Corn Molasses
University of Illinois aziry scientist K A Kendall says ground ear corn and molasses remain the best all around preservatives for high moisture grass or legume silage. They outperform new chemical conditioners in efficiency and cost, with corn preserving most feeding value and acids boosting silage keeping quality. Molasses adds palatability and feeding value.
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K. A. Kendall
University of Illinois Aziry
Kendall
Pencil Market Shows Dominance of Wood Leads in U S
Nine wood lead pencils are sold in the United States for every one of all other types of writing instruments. The data highlights wood lead pencils as the prevailing choice in the market and reflects consumer preference trends across the country.
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United States
New Hormone Aids Sow Milk Letdown In Farrowing
A posterior pituitary extract speeds milk letdown in sows aiding piglet survival. Study leader L F Boley of University of Illinois notes agalactia drivers include fright drafts or chills. The remedy is injected early after farrowing, may be repeated, and can stimulate other hormones to boost mothering behavior.
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L. F. Boley
University of Illinois
Illinois
Boley
Farm incomes to be discussed at meet
Opportunities for improving farm incomes will be discussed at a meeting on June 25 at the University of Illinois Dixon Springs Experiment Station. Further details of the meeting will be announced later.
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University of Illinois
Dixon Springs Experiment Station
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