Feeding Outlook 

 For Next Year 



tt'.iiiilinuril iriini pnpr ]'i) 



er. Y.wn after allouinp for some fur- 

 ther increase in the quantity of feed 

 coiisunied hv the increasing livestock 

 |>0|\ulatioi). tlic carryover of feed L'rains 

 at the eh)sc of the l')19-S() marketing 

 year may be around oiie-fourlh larger 

 tliaii tlic record carryover at tlie hetriii- 

 ning. The corn carryover on Oct. I. 

 1950. is expected to exceed one billir)ii 

 busliels for the first time in history. 



■'Supplies of oilseed cake and meal 

 probably will again be near the record, 

 and a little more animal |)roleiii feed 

 is in prospect. The total supply of 

 high-protein feed is expected to be a 

 little larger than in 19fR-40. 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 19,S0-.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? 



(('.iintinitcil liiint pdgr H) 



Rirdsjoot Trefoil — .\ perennial le- 

 gimie 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. 



h'uland 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 — Particularlv 

 adapted to the northern half of the state. 

 Grows vigorously, is winter hardy and 

 has some resistance to northern anthrac- 

 nose. 



Ciiriihrrlanil Red Clover -- Recom- 

 mended for southern Illinois and is 

 somewhat resistant to southern anthrac- 

 no.se and crown rot. 



liuffalo Aljalja — A selection from 

 Kansas common which is bacteria wilt 

 resistant. It is well suited for growing 

 where Kansas common is adapted. 



Raiiiier Aljalja — \ 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 launcliing 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, jiermanent agricultural 

 program which requires the cooperation 

 of everyone in the state. 



More Money Needed 

 For Illinois Roads 



' i'.nntinurd from paffc 18} 



gasoline tax to meet the demands of 

 traffic on the highways. 



The estimated cost of conditioning the 

 entire highway system was 86 .HAl bil- 

 lion over a 20 year period. It would 

 take 10 years with a six cent gas tax to 

 jiroduce SI 1 1 billion. The j)resent 

 three cent tax is definitely inadequate 

 to j)ro\ide the funds with which to do 

 the job that present traffic demands. 

 We nnist 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. 



''S'e don't want to go backward so we 

 nuist go forward. To do this we can 

 effect greater economy through reor- 

 ganization of town-hip and road dis- 

 tricts into larger units of administration 

 aiul when that doesn't produce the 

 needed furuls. we will need to find other 

 sources of rexemie cither in the form of 

 a tax on uasoline or increase property 

 taxes. Think it over. 



Earm people should be aware of the 

 fact that there are groups of people who 

 are inlerestcd 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. 



Earm roads are a part of the highway 

 sy.stem and play an important role in 



fdwjn BoYj Sangamon 

 counfy farm adviser, 

 left. Is the new vice- 

 president of tfie NO' 

 tlonal Association of 

 County Agricultural 



Agents. Center is 



Rex Carter, Union- 

 town, Pa., new pres- 

 ident, witli J. H. Lo- 

 gan, Clearwater, fla., 

 past president. 



llie economy ol the state. These road> 

 should receive their just share of the tax 

 on gasoline to help condition them for 

 their part in the economy. Earm peo- 

 ple will need to pre.sent 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 



{(.iintinut'tl from pafi^ 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. 101 bushels. 



Proof of the value of the crop rota- 

 tion [)lans and the use of fertilizers is 

 shown by the fact that the plot produc- 

 ing oidy 20-busliel corn is less than 100 

 feet from the one yielding 107 bushels. 

 There was also a big difference in qual- 

 ity — small, twisted ears compared w ith 

 large, even, well-filled ears. 



Records kept at the ex|)erimenlal field 

 show a wide variation in yield between 

 the various plots over several years. 

 The all-time average for the ])lot with 

 conliiuioMs corn without treatment is 20 

 bushels. The long-time yield from the 

 corn-oats-ctover 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 ])ro- 

 duccd on the corn-oats |)lot with treat- 

 ment. Yield here has averaged 65 

 bushels an acre. 



Little or no corn i)orer damage at the 

 Morrow jjlots was explained by clean 

 |)lowing and planting late enough to 

 avoid first-brood borers. The plants 

 were not sprayed or dusted. 



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