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Small Grains: 2005 Variety Recommendations (2004 Crop Performance Results), Cooperative Extension Service, South Dakota State University

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Variety selection is a fundamental element in a sound crop production program. This report contains variety recommendations, descriptions, and yield data for the spring-seeded small grains – hard red spring wheat, oat, and barley, along with the fall-seeded small grain –hard red winter wheat. Key factors in variety selection include yield, yield stability, maturity, straw strength, height, test weight, quality, and disease resistance. Yield is an important factor; however, a variety with good disease resistance, straw strength, and high grain quality may be more profitable in some cases than the highest yielding variety. Disease resistance information is based on reactions …

A Field Guide To South Dakota Turtles, Sara J. Bandas, Kenneth F. Higgins

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Contents:
Introduction
Status of South Dakota turtles
Fossil record and evolution
General turtle information
Taxonomy of South Dakota turtles
Capturing techniques
Turtle handling
Turtle habitats
Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii)
Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera)
Smooth Softshell Turtle (Apalone mutica)
False Map Turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica)
Western Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata ornata)
Blanding’s Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)
Identification keys to South Dakota turtles
Acknowledgements
Literature cited and additional publications

Small Grains: 2004 Variety Recommendations (2003 Crop Performance Results), Cooperative Extension Service, South Dakota State University

SDSU Extension Circulars

Variety selection is a fundamental element in a sound crop production program. This report contains variety recommendations, descriptions, and yield data for the spring-seeded small grains – hard red spring wheat, oat, and barley, along with the fall-seeded small grain –hard red winter wheat. Key factors in variety selection include yield, yield stability, maturity, straw strength, height, test weight, quality, and disease resistance. Yield is an important factor; however, a variety with good disease resistance, straw strength, and high grain quality may be more profitable in some cases than the highest yielding variety. Disease resistance information is based on reactions …

Historical And Recent Trends In South Dakota's Agricultural Land Market, Yonas Hamada, Burton Pflueger, Larry Janssen

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Long-term (20th century) and recent (1991–2003) trends in South Dakota’s agricultural land values are the main topics of this report. It is written for farmers and ranchers, landowners, agricultural professionals (lenders, rural appraisers, Extension educators, and agribusiness persons) and policymakers interested, for various decision- making purposes, in agricultural land market trends. Topics covered in the first section are: (1) historical trends in South Dakota farm real estate values from 1910 to 2000, and (2) the distribution of current agricultural land use by region. The remaining sections are focused on trends in agricultural land values and cash rental rates from 1991 …

Household Account Book, Liz Gorham

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Since most households have limited money resources to cover all needs and wants, choices have to be made. Using this booklet regularly will help you make decisions—about how you use your money, keep track of your spending, and plan future spending. Having a written spending plan will enhance your financial management. Your spending plan must be flexible because circumstances and situations change. So use a pencil to keep and adjust your records.

Small Grains: 2003 Variety Recommendations (2002 Crop Performance Results), Cooperative Extension Service, South Dakota State University

SDSU Extension Circulars

Variety selection is a fundamental element in a sound crop production program. This report contains variety recommendations, descriptions, and yield data for the spring-seeded small grains – hard red spring wheat, oat, and barley, along with the fall-seeded small grain –hard red winter wheat. Key factors in variety selection include yield, yield stability, maturity, straw strength, height, test weight, quality, and disease resistance. Yield is an important factor; however, a variety with good disease resistance, straw strength, and high grain quality may be more profitable in some cases than the highest yielding variety. Disease resistance information is based on reactions …

Small Grains: 2002 Variety Recommendations, 2001 Crop Performance Results, Cooperative Extension Service, South Dakota State University, United States Department Of Agriculture

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Variety selection is a fundamental element in a sound crop production program. This report contains variety recommendations, descriptions, and yield data for the spring-seeded small grains – hard red spring wheat, oat, and barley – along with the fall-seeded small grain, hard red winter wheat. Key factors in variety selection include yield, yield stability, maturity, straw strength, height, test weight, quality, and disease resistance. Yield is an important factor; however, a variety with good disease resistance, straw strength, and high grain quality may be more profitable in some cases than the highest yielding variety. Disease resistance information is based on …

Planning Prices And Livestock Budgets For Farm Management Programs, Burton Pflueger

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The budgets in this publication are based on approved farming practices and nutritionally balanced rations. Feed ingredients are priced on their comparative feed values. Com is used as the base for feed grain and other grains are priced based on their relative feed value to com. Alfalfa hay is used as the base for roughage. All roughage and succulents are priced as a percent of alfalfa hay. The livestock husbandman who uses the least-cost rations should not see significant changes in profitability by interchanging feed ingredients.

Farm Machinery Costs: Own Lease Or Custom Hire, Burton W. Pflueger, Larry Madsen, Alan May, Curtis Hoyt

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One of the largest annual costs on South Dakota farms and ranches today is that of owning and operating machinery. Total costs associated with farm machinery have increased as farm operators have expanded their operations and substituted machines for labor. This trend does not appear to have run its course because new and larger machines are continuously being developed and adopted. Along with these changes have been corresponding increases in productivity per worker, average farm size, and total machinery investment. In many cases, increased investment in machinery has occurred at the expense of operating capital. Farmers have had to invest …

Guide To The Common Fishes Of South Dakota, Robert M. Neumann, David W. Willis

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South Dakota is home to more than 100 fish species. This guide is a reference to the most common 50 species. Included are tips for identification, distribution maps and brief life histories. Also included is a comprehensive listing of the known fish species in South Dakota.

Alfalfa Seed Production, Lyle A. Derscheid, Robert J. Walstrom

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Alfalfa seed has high market value: producing certified adapted seed can become a more important enterprise for some South Dakota farmers. Around 100,000 acres are harvested for seed each year, but tho yield per acre is relatively low. Most producers harvest seed on a hit-and-miss basis. Only a few treat alfalfa seed as a major crop. Much of the alfalfa seed planted in South Dakota is raised in southern Idaho, eastern Oregon, southeastern Washington, and the San Joaquin Valley of California. But the acreage of certified seed of varieties recommended for South Dakota is gradually shrinking in western states. These …

Irrigating Alfalfa In South Dakota, James R. Johnson, Charles R. Krueger, Lyle A. Derscheid, Darrel D. Pehl, Paul L. Carson

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Alfalfa performs admirably an irrigated crop in South Dakota-so well that it is often neglected. When given attention, it can realistically maintain irrigated yields of 6 to 7 TIA each year in most of South Dakota where 1 to 2 T are produced on dryland. Irrigated land that will produce 100-130 bu corn will produce 5-7 T alfalfa. On poorer irrigated land that produces 50-70 hu corn, one can expect 3-5 T alfalfa. Alfalfa has higher water requirements for peak yields than most other crops. It may not reach its full potential yield in any part of the stale without …

Conservation Tillage, Edward J. Williamson

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Contents:

Wind Erosion Emergency Tillage

Know Your Soil: Your Soil is a Factory. Factory or Soil, Both Need Management. Plant Nutrient Storehouse.

Erosion Cuts New Return: Why Erosion Occurs-How to Prevent It.

Erosion Control Methods and Structures:Strip Cropping. Barrier Strips. Contouring. Terraces. Stubble Mulching. How Much Residue.

Cropping Practices and Rotations: Crops and Cropping Systems. Tillage--Good and Bad. Rotation System.

Machines, Costs and Returns: A Choice of Implements. Planning Your Program. Tillage Considerations. Seeding Equipment. Not Enough Residue? Too Much Residue?

Examples of Programs.

Beekeeping In South Dakota, R.J. Walstrom, B.H. Kantack, W.L. Berndt

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Beekeeping has provided many persons with a satisfying and continually interesting hobby. To others it means a profitable sideline easily fitted to a farming or other full-time occupation. The commercial beekeeper finds that this phase of agriculture provides him with an independent and respectable way of making a comfortable living. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide persons who are interested in starting a few colonies of bees a source of basic information suited to the Northern Great Plains conditions. South Dakota provides the essential natural ingredients for the production of sizable crops of high quality honey. Honey bees …

1962 Annual Report: Extension Service Indian Program In South Dakota, Agricultural Extension Service

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Because of great differences in economics and people on each reservation area it is not possible to set forth in this report the specific objectives of all programs conducted. Several broad objectives were therefore selected for major program emphasis. They are: To strengthen and encourage adult responsibility in community living through leadership training. To encourage through training programs greater utilization of the unemployed and underemployed human resources of the reservation population. To teach better nutrition and food habits and to improve the uses of surplus food commodities distributed to welfare clients. To teach sound ranch management principles to Indian ranch …

The Family And Free Time, Agricultural Extension Service

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Today Americans have more leisure than any people have ever had; yet they seem to find little real enjoyment in what they do. A recent observation suggests that the poverty-stricken may soon be replaced by the leisure-stricken. People are indulging in more activities, going more places, spending more money than ever befort; yet few recognize the need for more thoughtfulness about the use of leisure time in family living.

Build Financial Security, Mildred Novotny

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Financial security means different things to different people. Some families and individuals feel secure if they have a steady job, own their home, or if they are free from debt. Whatever financial security means to you, it is likely associated with peace of mind and confidence that you can provide for your family's needs, desires, and responsibilities. No one can foretel I your expenses of a I ifetime, but you can expect a basic pattern of expenses during the family life cycle. A plan for meeting these expenses is the first step toward building financial security.

Washing Eggs On The Farm, Boyd Bonzer

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Here are ten rules to follow that will help you wash and market quality eggs. Unfold this sheet, hang it in your egg room, and follow the rules carefully.

South Dakota Controlled Environment Poultry House, Louis Lubinus, Boyd Bonzer

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No abstract provided.

On-The-Farm Swine Selection, L.J. Kortan

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In attempts to make selection more effective, swine breeders have become increasingly conscious of the importance of a good swine breeding program and of the part that heredity plays in improving performance and carcass quality. Breeders no longer select breeding stock on the basis of sight alone. Modern selection programs emphasize performance records and carcass cut-out values. This is desirable because research has indicated that visual inspection alone cannot identify animals which are genetically superior. Good feeding and management can result in larger, faster growing litters. However, these improvements in nutrition and management do not become a part of a …

South Dakota Controlled Environment Poultry Housing, Boyd Bonzer, Louis Lubinus

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An efficient, practical poultry house is an asset to a farm. It need not be expensive to give good results. Sometimes a building already on the farm can be remodeled inexpensively to serve the needs of hens; however, for larger flocks seriously consider new housing. A poultry house must protect the birds from the hot sun in summer, cold temperatures in winter, and temperature extremes in spring and fall. It must also provide for moisture removal and be a comfortable, dry place for the hens. Such a house will increase production lower feed cost, produce cleaner eggs, and save labor. …

One Easy Way To Iron A Shirt, Helen Bell

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Men take pride in wearing well-ironed shirts, and usually like them done a certain way. To continue to please the men in your family, yet use less time and energy, here's an easy way to iron shirts. With practice, you'll find you can iron a shirt in 4 to 5 minutes.

Irrigation Farming In The Oahe Area Dryland, Rex Helfinstine

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Farmers in the proposed Oahe irrigation area of east-central South Dakota could have water available for irrigation within about 10 years. In less time, however, they must decide if they want to convert part of their dryland to irrigated farming. A decision must be made shortly because of the: ( 1) Necessity of contracting with the Oahe Conservancy Subdistrict and the Bureau of Reclamation for irrigation water supply works and diversion of water from Oahe reservoir, and, ( 2) Need to adjust long-range farm plans in line with the decision. How profitable is irrigation farming as compared to dryland farming? …

Pattern Selection And Alteration, Agricultural Extension Service

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A pattern is a blueprint-a precise measuring device. Following this blueprint carefully doesn't always insure the success of a garment, unless you first select the right pattern. The first half of this circular tells what you need to think about and do before making that selection. The second half is about altering patterns. You'll note that this publication is written primarily to help you sew for yourself. However, you may want to apply the information to sewing for other members of the family and friends.

Organizing Family Records And Business Papers, Alverda Lynch

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To prevent confusion, delay, and loss of money, family papers should be systematically listed, filed, and stored where they are readily available. These papers are necessary- In case of a crisis, such as death or loss of property, partial or total. To provide a summary of financial situation. To avoid financial loss due to lack of information. The wife, as well as the husband, should be familiar with family business affairs, Older children should know where business papers are kept and the persons to contact for advice in an emergency. The family should have information about the following- The location …

Ten Steps In Planning Your Farm Or Ranch Business, Wallace Aanderud

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This is a companion to "Management guide for planning a. farm or ranch business" (EC 716) and "Livestock budgets and planning prices" (EMC 666). Forms are provided so that in ten easy steps you can. organize your business in various ways to see which looks most promising. You ma.y either use your own information or the average figures from the management guide and livestock enterprise budgets.

Guidebook For Planning A Farm Or Ranch Business, Wallace Aanderud

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This farm business planning guide is designed to help you plan for more profitable use of land, capital, labor, and management. The estimates are based on slightly above average management. It is intended as a handy reference to guide individual farm planning, Extension and vocational agriculture farm management and planning programs, and to generally help promote more efficient agricultural production on South Dakota farms and ranches. Budget information is provided for common cash and feed grain crops, forage crops, and 50 different livestock ente/prise situations. The data provided are based primarily on information from published and unpublished materials provided by …

Irrigation Guide, Cooperative Extension Service

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No abstract provided.

Watch The Women, Loraine Vilas, Mercedes Mackay

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Books for study, general reading, or club use are available in the subjects of philosophy, travel, biography, literature, economics, history, science, religion, fine and useful arts. Reference service is available to individuals, clubs or schools requesting assistance with club pape!s, business information, debate, programs, entertainment, etc.

Enjoy Christmas Music, Kay Nelson

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Today it is hard to realize that Christmas was once a subject of strenuous controversy. Its religious observance was the source of bitter denominational quarrels during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Large groups of colonists objected to Christmas at that time. For the Church of England, the Feast of the Nativity was one of the most important of the year, yet the English Puritans condemned it. Eventually attention turned to the realm of economics and politics so that religious controversies, including that of Christmas observance, became of less importance. The American Constitution established separation of church and state and gradually …