Feeding Outlook 

 For Next Year 



(Continued from page 13) 



cr. Even after allowing for some fur- 

 ther increase in the quantity of feed 

 consumed by the increasing, livestock 

 population, the carryover of feed grains 

 at the close of the 1949-50 marketing 

 year may be around one-fourth larger 

 than the record carryover at the begin- 

 ning. The corn carryover on Oct. 1, 

 1950, is expected to exceed one billion 

 bushels for the first time in history. 



"Supplies of oilseed cake and meal 

 probably will again be near the record, 

 and a little more animal protein feed 

 is in prospect. The total supply of 

 high-protein feed is expected to be a 

 little larger than in 1948-49, although it 

 may be a little smaller in relation to the 

 increasing livestock numbers. Smaller 

 supplies of wheat millfeed are in pros- 

 pect, as less wheat is being milled into 

 flour for export." 



In prospect for 1950-51, he said, are: 



(1) Corn acreage allotments for the 

 first time since the beginning of the war, 



(2) probably smaller corn production, 

 especially if the 1950 season is more 

 nearly normal, and (3) loans on 1950 

 corn again set at 90 per cent of parity. 



Why Not Try 

 Grass Farming? 



(Continued from page 8) 



Birdsfoot Trefoil — A perennial le- 

 gume which will grow on land too poor 

 for alfalfa. This plant will undoubted- 

 ly find excellent use as a permanent 

 pasture legume in Illinois as soon as 

 enough seed is available. 



Kenland Red Clover — A recent in- 

 troduction from Kentucky having great- 

 er resistance to southern anthracnose 

 than Cumberland. Recommended for 

 southern Illinois where southern an- 

 thracnose is likely to occur. 



Midland Red Clover — Particularly 

 adapted to the northern half of the state. 

 Grows vigorously, is winter hardy and 

 has some resistance to northern anthrac- 

 nose. 



Cumberland Red Clover — Recom- 

 mended for southern Illinois and is 

 somewhat resistant to southern anthrac- 

 nose and crown rot. 



Buffalo Alfalfa — A selection from 

 Kansas common which is bacteria wilt 

 resistant. It is well suited for growing 

 where Kansas common is adapted. 



Ranger Alfalfa — A synthetic variety 

 highly resistant to bacteria wilt and pri- 

 marily recommended for the northern 

 part of the state. 



The University of Illinois Extension 



Service in agriculture is launching an 

 extensive legume-grass program in each 

 county with the main objective of hav- 

 ing Illinois farmers grow more and bet- 

 ter legumes and grasses on their farms. 

 It is a sound, permanent agricultural 

 program which requires the cooperation 

 of everyone in the state. 



More Money Needed 

 For Illinois Roads 



(Continued from page 18) 



''gasoline tax to meet the demands of 

 traffic on the highways. 



The estimated cost of conditioning the 

 entire highway system was $6 3/4 bil- 

 lion over a 20 year period. It would 

 take 10 years with a six cent gas tax to 

 produce $1 1/4 billion. The present 

 three cent tax is definitely inadequate 

 to provide the funds with which to do 

 the job that present traffic demands. 

 We must determine whether or not we 

 want all-weather roads and if we do. 

 then we must pay for them. Either that 

 or else get along with the present road 

 conditions which no doubt will get 

 worse instead of better. 



We don't want to go backward so we 

 must go forward. To do this we can 

 effect greater economy through reor- 

 ganization of township and road dis- 

 tricts into larger units of administration 

 and when that doesn't produce the 

 needed funds, we will need to find other 

 sources of revenue either in the form of 

 a tax on gasoline or increase property 

 taxes. Think it over. 



Farm people should be aware of the 

 fact that there are groups of people who 

 are interested in particular divisions or 

 parts of the highway system. These 

 groups know that there is a definite need 

 for more money for use on these roads 

 and are selling the idea to other groups. 



Farm roads are a part of the highway 

 system and play an important role in 



tdwin Bay, Sangamon 

 tounty farm advlter, 

 left. It the new vlte- 

 pretldent of the Na- 

 tional Astoclation of 

 County Agrl€ultural 

 Agentt. Center It 

 Rex Carter, Union- 

 town, Pa., new pret- 

 Ident, with J. H. Lo- 

 gan, Clearwater, Ha., 

 patt pretldent. 



the economy of the state. These roads 

 should receive their just share of the tax 

 on gasoline to help condition them for 

 their part in the economy. Farm peo- 

 ple will neei to present a united front 

 in their efforts to secure their share of 

 any additional tax or funds levied for 

 road use. These additional funds must 

 be long-range and continuous and not 

 merely stop-gap measures if the high- 

 way problems are to be solved with 

 satisfaction. 



Morrow Plots Give 

 Different Results 



(Continued from page 20) 



oats without treatment, 32 bushels; 

 corn-oats with treatment, 107 bushels; 

 corn-oats-clover without treatment, 73 

 bushels ; and corn-oats-clover with treat- 

 ment, 104 bushels. 



Proof of the value of the crop rota- 

 tion plans and the use of fertilizers is 

 shown by the fact that the plot produc- 

 ing only 20-bushel com is less than 100 

 feet from the one yielding 107 bushels. 

 There was also a big difference in qual- 

 ity — small, twisted ears compared with 

 large, even, well-filled ears. 



Records kept at the experimental field 

 show a wide variation in yield between 

 the various plots over several years. 

 The all-time average for the plot with 

 continuous corn without treatment is 20 

 bushels. The long-time yield from the 

 corn-oats-clover plot with the soil treat- 

 ment is 72 bushels, or more than three 

 and a half times as high. Other yields 

 vary in between these two extremes. 

 Second highest average has been pro- 

 duced on the corn-oats plot with treat- 

 ment. Yield here has averaged 65 

 bushels an acre. 



Little or no corn borer damage at the 

 Morrow plots was explained by clean 

 plowing and planting late enough to 

 avoid first-brood borers. The plants 

 were not sprayed or dusted. 



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