Dairy Herd Sires Must Be High Quality, Says Extensionist
Washington report quotes E. E. Anderson of New Mexico A and M College on selecting dairy herd sires. He warns a good sire is half the herd and a poor one can ruin it, urges culling and standardized records, notes milking frequency and age at freshening affect output, and cautions that dam productivity does not guarantee sire success.
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Washington
E. E. Anderson
New Mexico
A and M College
Anderson
Wheat Sales Exceed 152 Million Bushels Under Agreement
The Agriculture Department reports renewed three year international wheat agreement sales totaling 152,599,000 bushels through Dec 22 of the current fiscal year. The United States has an export cap of 205,000,000 bushels for the year begun July 1. Sales for the week ending Dec 22 were 1,006,000 bushels to Netherlands, the Philippines, and Cuba.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U. S
Netherlands
Philippines
Cuba
Self-Feeding Silo Offers Cheap High-Efficiency Design
Oregon State researchers unveil a low-cost self-feeder silo built for one quarter the price of upright models. The trench site method enables easy unloading and packing with silage trucked in through open ends onto a slag floor. A pole-frame shed-like structure uses sled-mounted racks that push forward as cattle eat, reducing labor and letting cattle feed their way through.
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Washington
Oregon State College
Growth Of 4-H Tractor Upkeep Work Stressed
COLUMBUS Ohio 4 H tractor maintenance training expands across districts with more than 150 attendees at four one day schools. S G Huber says this is part of a three point leader training plan with additional sessions at Ohio State University December 8 13 and four district conferences in Ravenna Dayton Zanesville Findlay January 3 6 7 8. Open to Ohio youths 14 to 21 on farms with tractors. Details via county extension offices.
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Columbus
S. G. Huber
Huber
Ohio State University
Ravenna
Dayton
Zanesville
Findlay
Ohio
Total Livestock Receipts Above 1952 Figures
The Agriculture Department reports total livestock receipts for the past week fell slightly but stay well above year-ago levels. Slower demand is linked to snows and early severe winter weather in much of the corn belt. The price spread between slaughter steers and heifers narrowed as prices declined, while utility and commercial grades held steady to higher at several markets.
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Washington III
Agriculture Department
Corn
New Fiber Blends Pose Variety Of Problems
Ohio State University specialists Edna Callahan and Edith Berry report 1953 sees many new fiber blends creating confusion for buyers, manufacturers, and retailers. They note changes in finishes, novelty weaves, sewing methods, and care requirements.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Edna Callahan
Edith Berry
Launch Campaign For Improved Ag Communications
Ohio State University agricultural editors report a national project in agricultural communications will use newspapers radio and television to spread research and teaching advances to farmers homemakers and the public. Directed by Stanley Andrews with F C Byrnes assisting the project will be based at Michigan State College and aims to train editors and disseminate communications research while expanding extension cooperation with farm papers.
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Columbus
National Project In
Agricultural Extension Service
Ohio State University
C. F. Christian
L. E. Sarbaugh
Sam Steiger
Dean Mayberry
Land Grant Colleges and Universities
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
United States Department of Agriculture
Communications
Stanley Andrews
U. S
F. C. Byrnes
Ohio Agricultural
Michigan State College
East Lansing
Ohio
REA Chief Taps Cooperatives for Policy Advisory Board
Rural Electrification Administration head Ancher Nelsen announced a policy advisory panel drawn from REA cooperative leaders. The group will meet in Washington on December 29 30 to discuss power supply issues, borrower margins, service improvements, system growth, and protection of financial interests for both the government and cooperatives.
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Washington
Ancher Nelsen
Nelsen
REA
Poultry Raisers Told Quality Product Pays
Washington INS A Pennsyl vania State college extension poultry specialist Fritz Leuschner warned poultrymen that marketing quality products yields the best prices and profits. He urged continued emphasis on high quality to keep consumer interest, noting better egg care, improved hatches, and stronger chicks.
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Washington Ins
Pennsylvania State College Extension
Fritz Leuschner
Handy wall mounted poultry scale support hinge
A practical farm accessory described as a wall mounted scale support for poultry operations. It attaches to a wall with a strap hinge and a notched end to hold the scale in place. When not in use the support folds back against the wall for storage.
State's Improved Grain Harvesting and Marketing Noted
Ohio's 1953 grain advances include harvesting high moisture small grains and corn with heated or unheated air, improving quality and reducing losses. Extension economists highlight shelled corn marketing, fumigants and insecticides, and expanded storage as factors easing harvest pressure amid wheat price supports and acreage allotments.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
I. P. Blauser
L. E. Folsom
Government Plan Aims Butter Surplus Use
The Agriculture Department proposes selling large quantities of butter on a competitive bid basis to firms that will use it as a substitute for cocoa butter in chocolate and confectionery. Butter can be converted to butter oil and blended with cocoa butter, which remains scarce. Annually 25 to 30 million pounds of cocoa butter were sold in the U.S. and the government holds about 250 million pounds of butter from price support efforts.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Tthat
United States
U. S
Peanut Supply Is High As Off-Farm Stocks Rise
The Agriculture Department reported today that off-farm stocks of peanuts on November 30 were 31 percent above the level a year earlier. The data indicate ample supply in the peanut market and potential effects on prices and futures.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Record enrollment in education classes at OSU in 1953
Ralph E. Bender of Ohio State University reports record graduate enrollment and a rise in undergraduate enrollment in agricultural education for 1953. He notes the Future Farmers of America celebrated its 25th anniversary with over 11,000 members and 300 teachers in Ohio, while about 1,000 high school students and 1,000 adult learners were in state agriculture classes.
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Columbus
Ralph E. Bender
Department of Agricultural Education
Ohio State University
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Ohio
Bender
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