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No Change in Acreage
Compared With That of Last year According to Survey
of County Agent
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INCREASE OF ALFALFA 50 PER CENT,
ACREAGE 4,870
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All Small Grain Has Been Planted. Some Re-planting This Week, By Reason
of Wind Storms.
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County Agent E. C. Lenzmeier informs the Journal that agricultural extension workers aim to have one acre in alfalfa for every dairy cow in Minnesota. At present the highest acreage per cow in the state reached by any county is .46 of an acre Brown county with 20,900 dairy cows and 4,870 acres of alfalfa, this year,will have about .24 of an acre per cow. County Agent Lenzmeier strongly recommends increased acreage in alfalfa in Brown county. That his recommendations are being followed by the dairy cow owners is evidenced from the fact that there will be a fifty per cent increase in alfalfa in this county this year, when compared with last year. This will be .24 of an acre per cow.
Same Corn Acreage.
According to the survey made by County Agent Lenzmeier the acreage to be planted to corn this year, will be approximately the same as last year — 84,600 acres. This is the principal farm crop in the county. The next is oats, of which grain there has been 56,200 acres seeded this spring. This is an increase of 10 per cent over the acreage last year.
The seeding was completed about April 25. Wheat is the next largest grain crop in the county. This year the total acreage is 32,800 which is an increase of 5 per cent over that of last year. The spring wheat seeding was completed April 16.
There is no change in the acreage of barley this year, when compared with that of last year, when 7,500 acres were planted. This crop was all in last week.
There is a 5 per cent increase in the acreage of rye, but this is a negligible crop in this county. This grain was put in last fall.
Sugar Beets, 820 Acres.
There is an increase in the acreage of sugar beets this year over last year. The acreage will be 820. The planting is expected to be completed about May 20.
Increase in Hog Production.
County Agent Lenzmeier estimated that there will be a 20 per cent increase in the production of hogs in Brown county this year, as compared with last, but there will be a 10 per cent decrease in beef production.Dairy stock will be increased 10 per cent, while there will be no change in the production of sheep.
Replacing Permanent Pasture.
Alfalfa and sweet clover are replacing wild hay and permanent pasture wherever the land can be ploughed in the present cropping scheme.
Brown County Journal
May 7, 1926
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