Show l4gun Utah Wednesday Newsworthy Ag Notes A Cache Agriculture Report iA t ' J ’ ' : '4" i: t - f M p I ' t I 4 yj' Vi! H f- - bfc Grata Mi rketi OGDEN — Wheat prices moved to the lowest levels since with all classes dropping about 30 cents per bushel below last week's quotations Barley also dropped from last week by 25 cents per 100 pounds to the same level as early October Shipments from the Farmers Grain Cooperative in Ogden were larger than in recent weeks with 30 cars of wheat 12 cars of barley and 20 cars of corn leaving Tuesday The pHr drops were about even in the different classes of wheat with No 1 ordinary and No 10 protein falling 28 cents All others fell 30 cents Although the lowered prices showed the biggest loss in recent months they follow a downward trend which began in late October for barley The for wheat and peak prices for wheat were $470 for No 1 protein and $700 for barley The early Wednesday quotations from No 1 ordinary $402 No 10 protein $402 No 11 protein $402 No 12 protein $420 No 13 protein $450 white wheat $105 and $465 in a slow trade Chicago No 2 yellow cents at $3384344 corn traded up Chicago No 2 extra heavy oats sold 4 cents higher at $176 per bushel Minneapolis beat malting barley finned as country selling fell off and 70 per cent or better plumb treaded steady to up 5 cents at $4604475 and feed grade held at $2804285 per bushel Portland barley moved down 1 cent at $340 but Los Angeles went up 5 cents at $3534355 per bushel barley $650 NATIONAL — Wheat and feed grain prices turned strong on the national markets last week Feeder interest remained slow but export demand widened Farmer holding added strength to wheat and feed grains Flour mills bought high protein wheat by advancing premium last week Kansas City hard winter wheat went up 9 to 11 cents with ordinary protein at $453 and 13 per cent at $507 per bushel Chicago soft red winter traded 10 cents higher at $450 and Toledo soft white moved 11 cents higher at $432 Portland soft white wheat held at $491 and hard winter ordinary gained a cent a $493 while 14 per cent dark northern spring went up 14 cents at $5 JO per bushel Minneapolis dark northern spring went up 14 cents with ordinary protein at $5014505 Hard amber and 14 per cent at $S22-$52-4 durum moved about ateady in a slow trade and closed at $8604870 per bushel Rye moved 2 cents lower in Minneapolis at $288 per busnel Kansas City white corn moved up 5 cents at SLAUGHTER — Kills on a daily basis were at about the same levels that have been seen the past several weeks but much lower because of the holidays on a weekly basis Tirade activity was light with relatively heavy terminal runs and some weather problems er 9-- Cattle Markets FEEDERS — Feeder cattle trade was extremely slow last week particularly early After the first more trade began developing but the total volume was light Snow in some areas and uncertainty about the market were the main factors slowing trade The prices on average Choice steers in both the auction and country trade were: 700400 $26431 600-70- 0 $26430 500600 $25430 400 500 $26431 300400 $24432 and under 300 up to $35 The general price ranges on average Choice slaughter steers in a light test laot week were: untested in Montana California Nebraska Iowa and the eastern Corn Belt $39 hi $40 in Arizona Washington and Oregon $3750438 in the Panhandle and Kansas and $365043750 in Colorado DRESSED BEEF — Prices were mixed through the last week declining early then recovering some to the previous week's levels The general price ranges on Choice 600700 weight steer carcasses in carlnt volume were: unquoted in Los Angeles and Chicago $595O$60 in the Midwest and $6146240 and 25 cents higher on the East Coast — Hide and offal last week were estimated at $159 compared to $166 the week before and $476 one year ago THIS! AM ITEMS PROM OUR REGULAR Allocation Of Fertilizer Needs Again this year fanners will need to stretch what fertilizer is available Here are some suggestions on using fertilizer supplies for best results SOIL SAMPLES: Soil samples will tell how much various fields need of phosphorus and potassium Use the soil test at least once in each rotation It will save you money BARNYARD MANURE: Care for all manure to get the highest returns Save all solids and liquid Apply and "plow under" or "sprinkle in" soon after application Remember it’s valued at about $13 per ton NITROGEN : Allocate available nitrogen fertilizer to the most responsive crops such as corn small grains grass hay and pasture beets potatoes and most vegetables Give credit to other sources of nutrients such as manure and plowed down legumes or crops following heavy fertilizer application to a previous crop Apply nitrogen close to (lie time needed Side dressing is more efficient than preplant or fall application Crops which obtain all or part of their nitrogen from the air include alfalfa clovers beans and peas Seed to alfalfa to take advantage of nitrogen fixation from the air Applying phosphate to legume and grass mixtures will stimulate clovers which in turn will supply some of the nitrogen needs of the grasses Utah field data indicates no reason to apply nitrogen to alfalfa The type of Irrigation needs to be considered furrow flood or sprinkler Some of the nitrogen will rise to the surface between furrows while flooding and sprinkling tends to push the nitrogen down into the root zone Keep fertilizer on land to which it is applied by reducing runoff to a minimum and applying only what water is needed so nutrients are not leached out of the soil PHOSPHATE: Satisfy the needs of alfalfa and cash crops such as sugar beets Apply if needed to new seedings of alfalfa Fall treat old stands of alfalfa as the soil test indicates a need Winter moisture will tend to take fertilizer into root zone so a response will show in first crop Surface applications of fertilizer are satisfactory tor alfalfa and pasture Phosphate should be plowed down or worked into plowed layer for grains and row crops One heavy application (150-30pounds per acre) ot treble superphosphate should last several years POTASSIUM: Our water contains high amounts of potassium but some soils may show a need MIXED FERTILIZERS: Mixed fertilizers cost more for fertilizer units needed Unless a need is indicated use straight nitrogen or phosphate if available TRACE ELEMENTS: Determine which trace element if any is needed then apply that element only Dairy School January 13 1975 Dairy school to be held Monday at the Mountain Fuel Supply Building in Logan George Stoddard will discuss "A iook at Costs of Producing Milk and How They Effect Your Most Profitable Feeding Profits" and "Developing Programs" STOCK -- - WE KXXZD - NEW ORlJtANS Three Cache County farm families heard their national president express concern over recommendations of congressional leaders for bringing back ceilings of food prices as they attended the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) have begun a cutback in to be put on soybean exports in production as the result of 1973 and thus threatened future depressed prices in the face of export markets This experience will cause high production costs Cattle feeding operations have been cut farmers to hesitate to increase severely and culling and production this year unless there marketing of older cows for is definite assurance before slaughter increased in 1974 planting time from the Ad"The percentage of the calf ministration and Congress that crop marketed for slaughter also export controls will not be inincreased significantly last voked on 1975 crops" Kuhfuss year livestock is the balance said wheel for agriculture Roughly With production costs such as 80 per cent of our feed grains are fertilizer and seed at record marketed through livestock highs producers cannot afford Government interference in to be shut out of the world tlic operation of the market in markets We are part of the tlie form of price controls in 1973 world market and the world seriously disrupted livestock economy the farm leader said In referring to the threat of If the production cycles government refrains from price controls Kuhfuss pointed repeating such interference the out that Senate Majority Leader market will make needed ad- Mike Manfield has proposed justments and both farmers and legislation to give President consumers will be better off than Ford authority to impose conthey would be under price trols on every segment of the convention Tuesday AFBF President William Kuh-fus-s said that the imposition of price and wage controls by the new Congress could trigger cutbacks in food output by farmers and ranchers Attending the convention are Mr and Mrs Grant Matthews Providence Mr and Mrs T Ray Theurer Providence and Mr and Mrs IaFonzo Zollinger 355 West 5th North Theurer Is president of the Cache County Farm Bureau “Government price ceilings at any level of the food pipeline put a lid on returns to farmers livestock producers still find themselves in a loss position due to the effects of the 1973 price controls” Kuhfuss said “Hog and poultry producers controls economy “Grain producers have lost House Speaker Carl B Albert confidence in politicians who he reported recently proposed a bowed to pressures from New Deal type of economic domestic users of farm com- relief program and said that the modities and allowed embargoes time may soon come when the government will have to Invoke price and wage controls Cache liiinnies Do Well The recent Beehive Rabbit Breeders Association show held at Utah State University attracted a total 350 entries and saw Arch Jefferies of Salt lake City make off with top honors Jefferies’ New Zealand White was awarded the best of show tiophy donated by Sunset Sporting Goods breed Rex L Richard Jensen Preston had the best Florida white and best of breed English spot and Marvin Jensen River Heights had the best New Zealand red f a 6 Ft Hoavy Duty J BARBED STEEL WIRE POSTS rabbits representing - 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