Banner Graphic, Volume 20, Number 56, Greencastle, Putnam County, 8 November 1989 — Page 7

Market reports INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Estimated prices Tuesday at Indianapolis area elevators: Corn No. 2 yellow: $2.202.30, January $2.24-2.37. Soybeans No. 1 yellow: $5.49-5.59, January $5.60-5.72. Wheat No. 2 soft red: $3.48-3.88, new $3.15-3.33. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Indiana direct hog market at 70 yards and markets Tuesday. Barrows and gilts: Unevenly steady to 25 cents higher. Demand moderate to good. US 1-2 220-260 lbs 44.00-45.25, few to 45.50; 210220 lbs 42.00-44.25. US 1-3 210-260 lbs 42.00-44.75. Sows: Steady. US 1-3 SOOSOO lbs 32.00-35.00, some to 36.00; 500-650 lbs 36.00-38.00 CHICAGO (AP) Com and soybean future prices were lower and wheal prices higher in light trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Com and soybean prices were affected by reports that the Agriculture Department crop report due out Thursday will show an increase in the size of the com and soybean crop. Wheat settled Vi cent to 134 cents higher with December at $4.06 a bushel; com was 134 cents lower to V 4 cent higher with December at $2.38 a bushel; oats were 1 Vi cents to 2 cents lower with December at $1.4334 a bushel; soybeans were 214 cents to 514 cents lower with November at $5.6414 a bushel. Livestock and pork futures were mostly higher in moderate trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Cash prices helped lift live cattle prices, which helped support feeder cattle futures. Live cattle were .10 cent to .30 cent higher with December at 74.47 cents a pound; feeder cattle were . 10 cent lower to .25 cent higher with November at 82.95 cents a pound; hogs were .15 cent to .77 cent higher with December at 47.72 cents a pound; frozen pork bellies were .15 cent lower to .47 cent higher with February at 59.55 cents a pound.

Adding forages to cattle diet

By TIM YINGST Extension Agent-Ag Over the past two years cattle feeders, as well as cow calf producers, have enjoyed the highest cattle prices of all time. In the last year profits have shrunk considerable due to higher feed costs. NOW THINGS are balancing out a little more in terms of cost of gain. Still yet, producers could widen their profit margins by cheapening up the ration. It is my observation that smaller feeders in Indiana feed far too much high priced grain, especially early on in the program. Adding forages to the diet not only saves money but also helps the beef animals “Rumen” function more properly and increases the overall profitability of the feeding operation. So what is meant by Rumen function? First, the forage in an animals diet causes them to behave as Ruminant animals. Which is to say they eat and then regurgitate their food and rechew it. In the meantime, they bring up whole kernels of com and chew them also. This increases the amount of energy extracted from the com and is known as the complimentary affee t - ALSO A NORMALLY functioning Rumen operates at a higher pH or a more neutral acidity where as an all grain diet would be conducive to a much more acid sys-

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Hoosier corn and soybean harvests progress rapidly

WEST LAFAYETTE (AP) For the second consecutive week, ideal weather conditions helped the com and soybean harvest advance rapidly statewide, according to the weekly crop report. About 20 percent of the state’s com crop was harvested last week, advancing the com harvest to 69 percent complete, seven days behind last year’s 81 percent and four days behind the five-year average of 75 percent, according to the report Purdue University released Monday. BY REGION, THE com harvest was 72 percent complete in the north, 63 percent complete in the central and 75 percent in the south. Harvest in the eastern counties lagged behind the rest of the state. Moisture content of com harvested averaged 20 percent. Combining of soybeans also advanced, with 93 percent of the crop harvested, one day ahead of last year, when 91 percent was harvested, and about a week ahead of the five-year average of 86 percent. BY REGION, THE soybean harvest was 94 percent complete in the northern and central counties, and 87 percent in the south. The Harvest said winding down WASHINGTON (AP) A government report says the harvest of most 1989 major field crops is completed or soon will be winding down. In the case of winter wheat, the 1990 crop has nearly all been planted and is in “mostly good to fair” condition, although more soil moisture is needed in some areas, the Joint Agricultural Weather Facility reports. “Planting was 93 percent complete, four points ahead of normal-”

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tcm. When cattle are fed diets high in energy the result is acidosis. Acidosis simply staled is an upset stomach. What happens is the cattle eat at a self feeder until they become sick. They go away from the feeder until they feel well then come back to the trough and the process repeals. So, by adding forages to the diet, the producer creates a diet the cattle can handle and a budget he can handle. There are several computer programs that can balance rations for energy nd protein after the roughage part of the diet is “fixed.” Most programs find the ration that is the least cost and still provides all the minerals, vitamins, etc. to achieve a set level of production. FOR COMPLETE details on feeding recommendations, persons may contact the local county Extension Service.

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south, central and southeastern districts lagged behind the rest of the state. Moisture content of soybeans harvested averaged 13 percent. Seeding of the 1990 winter wheat crop was 94 percent complete, the same as last year, but ahead of the 87 percent average. Seventy-nine percent of the wheat had emerged, compared with 78 percent last year and 76 percent for average. Wheat condition was rated 7 percent excellent, 62 percent good and 31 percent fair. Rye seeding was 97 percent complete, slightly ahead of both last year’s average and the five-year average of 94 percent.

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TILLING OF LAND, including minimum tillage, intended for crops to be planted next spring made good progress with about 30 percent completed. Last year, 39 percent was plowed; the five-year average is 28 percent. The apple harvest continued, with slightly more than 90 percent of the crop picked. Nearly one-third of the tobacco crop had been processed for sale. FOR THE WEEK ending Nov. 3, 6.2 days were rated suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture was rated 14 percent short, 84 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus, while subsoil moisture was rated 9 percent short, 89 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus.

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