The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 202, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 13, 1980 Page: 26 of 50
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Page 12B-The Hereford Brand-Sunday, April 13, 1980
Hog Price Outlook Eyed at Shortcourse
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Oldham County Extension Agent Jimmy Walker
and Deaf Smith County Extension Agent Juston
McBride were among those attending a swine
shortcourse held in Plainview Wednesday.
Presentations on various aspects of the swine
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We also have a limited supply of the Top Yellow Food
Corns approved by Frito by. If we can be of any help
in assisting you in selecting the corn seeds that best
suit your needs please don't hesitate to call us.
lion and ventilation
dures.
Swine producers
THE SUPERIOR FORAGE HYBRID
♦Superior because both parents are forage
types—Sweet Sioux IV combines the high
energy and palatability of sweet sorghum
with the fast growth of sudangrass
RX 962
PAG 70
FCI 777
WARNER 32WW
FCI 715
WARNER 4253W
BROWNING 278 WB
The statement of limited warranty and liabil-
ity of each Paymaster bag is a condition of sale
said Mathia.
“The main advantage of
Texas plants is due to lower
wage rates compared to cities
in the midwest. We would
have tremendous advantages
in cost of processing and in
distribution. A disadvantage
due to the shortage of
available hogs, however,
would be higher buying and
assembly cost compared to
slaughter-only plants in the
midwest. Procurement cost
would literally eat our lunch
for us here in this area," he
remarked.
In making recommenda-
tions following his presenta-
tion, Mathia pointed up
problems already evident to
area pork producers with the
pullout of the Jimmy Dean
plant due to a lack of
sufficient numbers of hogs.
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RIVERSIDE CHEMICAL
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HEREFORD, TEXAS
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1977 J. D. 4630 Q. R. Duals, weights, 18.4-38, 2100 hours
1976 J. D. 4430 Q. R. Duals, weights, 18.4-38, 2700 hours
1973 J. D. 2030 Gas roll guard canopy
1971 1070 Case with loader
1965 J. D.4020 Diesel, synchro range
1975 7700 Turbo, hydro, C. G. S. 24.5x32 , 24-foot header
1973 7700 Turbo, hydro, C. G. S., 22-foot header
1964 J. D. 4020 L. P. Egging cab
21-foot Bush hog, wing tandem, like new
16- foot J. D. double offset, new front disc
8-rcw, 30-inch Lilliston cultivator with double bar
18-foot, Roil-A-Cone triple bar sweep with extension and
double gauge wheels
21-foot Cultipacker
9-shank Big Ox chisel
20-foot Miller Offset, excellent
11-shank triple bar Roll-A-Cone chisel
1978 G. M. C. Sierra Classic diesel pickup, loaded
6-row J.D. 707 Shredder
16-foot Miller Offset
CONSIGNMENTS WELCOME
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of up to four of the animals a • j
FOOD CORN GROWERS
We have a limited supply of the following White Food
Corn Varities. In order to assure your supply and seed
sizes of these varities please place your order now.
regulations, however, is that
a prospetive owner must
“teat the a lopted horses
markets for swine.
“Research has shown that
if the market system were
operating efficiently, the
economic conditions in Texas
are such that expanded hog
production and slaughter
could be supported," stated
Mathia. adding. “Texas is a
large deficit pork producing
area. Consumption is much
greater than production."
He cited statistics pointing
out that total pork production
in Texas is less than 1 million
head annually.
“Many major pork pro-
cessing plants in the midwest
are beginning to terminate
kill and chill operations and
are contracting with kill and
chill plants. We hve a
comparative advantage here
in West Texas with labor for
these kill and chill plants."
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University elaborated on
health procedures for swine
herds.
"The worst enemy of a hog
is another hog," staled
Schoneweis. pointing out that
a closed herd should be
maintained whenever possi-
ble and that new animals
should be placed in isolation
for an observation period
before being turned in with
the remainder of the herd.
He also outlined a list of
procedures for health mea-
an i burros humanely during 3
a one-year trial period" 3
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Nationwide Location Service
"If You Need Something We'll Find It For You"
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wake of the
questions of i
Food and
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and the sale
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to have the
veterinarians
35 days, unti
of the system
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removal of th
The numbe
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200,000 head
implants.
These lots
region, and $
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implants.
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these outfits
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FDA's tall
anyway, the
minimum of energy required
for pumping.
The swine shortcourse was
organized and sponsored by
the Texas Agricultural Ex-
tension Service in coopera-
tion with the department of
animal science at Texas
A&M. the Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station, the
Texas Pork Producers Asso-
ciation and the Texas Pork
Producers Board.
Burro
reminded that research has
shown that decking is an
effective means by which
nursery density can be
increased, thus reducing
building and operating costs.
"Even though the average
prices we have projected by
quarters are relatively stable,
we do look for substantial
fluctuation. The low probably
will be near $30 and unless
demand has deteriorated
more than we believe, we
kookfer a summer increase in
prices, strong enough to
move those to the $40 level. If
producers respond to the low
prices of late March as we
believe most likely. and the
demand for red meat has not
declined too much. 1981 will
be a much better year for hog
producers." Grimes related.
G.A. Mathia. professor
with the department of
agriculture economics at
Texas Tech, pointed up the
need for slaughter facilities
in the Panhandle and on the
South Plains to improve
before legal title can be
obtained.
The federa’ Wild Horses 3 ;
and Burros Act allowed - •
people to "adopt excess
animals when herds grew too
large to be supported by
available food supplies and
take them into their personal
care.” However, it did not
provide for legal ownership.
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Have farmers done anything
for you lately? Probably not.
At least, not since your last
meal. Figures developed by
researchers with the USDA
indicate that American
farmers' production last year [
was high enough that each
man farming produced
enough to feed 57 people. In
the European Common
Market countries one farmer
produced enough to feed 23
other people, the average of
all developed countries was
less than half the productivity ;
in the U.S. and in Russia the
average farmer produced
enough to feed only about 8
others. Not only is the
American productivity
important in keeping us all
well fed (most too well) it’s
also significant in that it
allows 96 out of every 100
people to wotk in areas out
side food production. That
makes possible the production
of the wide variety of goods
and services which constitute
our unparalleled living
standard. Keep it up farmers!
sures leading up to farrowing
time, including tests for PSS.
vaccination for SMEDI.
leptospirosis and atrophic
rhinitis, and control of
parasites.
Schoneweis advocated the
use of dipping vats for the
control of mange and lice,
pointing out that excellent
coverage of animals in all
areas, including the critical
inside ear surface, is
obtained in this manner.
"Breeding can be a weak
link in an otherwise success-
ful farrow-to-finish opera-
tion. Many producers are
boar poor at a critical time in
the operation. The old rule of
thumb of one boar for a
number of sows doesn't
apply when 10-20 sows are
weaned at one time. Some of
the top producers use one
hoar for every 10 reproducing
females on the place, and for
a good conception rate, you
may have to figure on only
two to three sows per boar.
That's a lot of boar power but
if you don't have a good
breeding program all of your
IT PAYS TO PLANT Paymdi
industry plus projections on the outlook for
hog markets and the possibility of kill and chill
plants in the area were featured during the all-day
session. [Brand photo by Jim Steiert]
the Agriculture Department ;
agency, said Tuesday the 2
new regulations allow an :
other effort is wasted.”
Schoneweis commented.
Don and Tommy Berend
also outlined operations at
Berend Brothers Sow Farm,
located at Windhorst, near
Wichita Falls.
The brothers conduct a
1.000 sow operation on a 640
acre farm at that location.
They outlined construction of
the various buildings used in
their operation.
"One of the most impor-
tant things in a confinement
operation such as ours is
proper ventilation. You've
got to keep the temperature
down in the summer and
keep pigs warm and dry in
the farrowing house and
nursery," stated Don Ber-
end.
According to the system
outlined by the brothers,
facilities were designed for
easy movement of animals
from one area to the next
with the minimum of
inconvenience and labor,
while the system for cleaning
facilities was also designed to
allow easy flow with a
According to research data
cited, decking can provide a
means of improving mana-
gement during the critical
post-weaning period, espe-
cially with earlier weaning
ages.
Producers were reminded
that good management for
decking systems must in-
clude attention to proper
ventilation, temperature,
density, nutrition and sanita-
tion.
David A. Schoneweis.
associate professor with the
department of surgery and
medicine at Kansas State
Sweet Sioux IV <
Call Day or Night, 7 Deys a Week
Home 364-2946
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"At present, there does |
not appear to be adequate I
supplies of hogs in Texas to I
support additional new plant
capacity in the state. It is
seldom possible to have a
complete balance of produc-
tion and slaughter and it may
be necesary and desirable to
continue to maintain contacts
with out-of-state markets."
Mathia stated.
"If a program of increasing
production to 200,000 head |
per year in a radius of 100 f
miles of a plant site could be I
accomplished, a new slaugh- I
ter and cut plant would then I
appear feasible. Both from i
the standpoint of the cost of 1
plant operation and the J
nearby market for pork, a |
Texas plant should have an a
advantage over plants in the I
midwest if the disadvantage I
of procurement costs is I
small," he added. J
Swine production costs in I
various systems was ad- |
dressed by Gary Parker, i
assistant professor of animal I
science at the University of I
Kentucky.
"Swine production costs J
are extremely variable from
farm to farm; therefore an
individual producer must
keep good production and
business records and know
his own cost and return
status. Record keeping can
provide information on con-
ception rate, litter size and
pig deaths and help identify
weak points in herd mana-
gement which can lead to
modification of management
that results in better financial
results for (he operation."
stated Parker.
Charles Axtell. co-owner of
Sunnyside Pork Producers.
Springlake, spoke on con-
struction of a triple deck
swine nursery at the
Sunnyside operation, outlin-
ing sanitation, feed distribu-
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WASHINGTON kAp , — 3
People who want to legally ‘ '
own a wild horse or burro
that has been roaming on
public land supervised by the >
U.S. Forest Service can now 3
do so.
R. Max Peterson, chief of 2;
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Sims, Paul. The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 202, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 13, 1980, newspaper, April 13, 1980; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1422139/m1/26/?q=1966+yearbook+north+texas+state+university: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.