March 26, 2019 Issue, Page 5 of 10

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Student places at Oklahoma City Youth Expo Merritt 8th grader, Jancy Rippetoe and her commercial gilt, Suzie Q placed second in class and 17th overall at the Oklahoma Youth Expo in Oklahoma City. Jancy also received the Oklahoma Bred to Own award. Jancy and Suzie Q was in The Night of the Stars Gilt Sale on Wednesday night. Photo submitted by Jenae Rippetoe. OKLAHOMA HAY Photo taken by Joshua Quehl. MARKET REPORT EQIP Deadline March 29, _ Recovery Initiative under always free to all farmers office for details about this Alfalfa trade at a near standstill. Movement extremely 2019 the Environmental Quality and ranchers.” says O'Neill. initiative and other NRCS light. Demand mostly light to moderate. Buyers appear Incentives Program (EQIP). NRCS also has several programs that might be STILLWATER, OK-Gary Mr. O'Neill stated, “This programs that can provide available to them. content to wait on new crop with current needs well covered. Latest sales and current asking prices fully steady O'Neill, USDA Natural initiative is set up to help financial assistance in Eligible landowners and with the past few weeks. Additional rainfall this week and Resources Conservation with recovery efforts of the recovery effort. This operators in these counties more in the forecast for the weekend improved developing Service (NRCS) State the wildfires that burned initiative provides financial need to apply at their local wheat in most of central and western Oklahoma. Green-up Conservationist for parts of Woodward, Woods, assistance for eligible NRCS office by March is spreading northward and alfalfa growers are preparing Oklahoma, is reminding Dewey, Ellis, Custer, producers to help plan and 29, 2019 to be considered equipment and making preparations for early spraying. producers that have been Beaver, Harper, Roger Mills, implement conservation for the current ranking affected by wildfires in Major and Harmon counties practices that address period. While local offices Alfalfa western Oklahoma in in 2017 and 2018.” These existing natural resource accept EQIP applications Central Oklahoma: Premium quality 200.00-230.00, mostly 2017 and 2018, the Field are voluntary programs to concerns effected by the year-round, these NRCS 200.00-210.00. Good quality 180.00-200.00. Fair quality Offices are currently assist producers in time of wildfires in 2017 and 2018. initiatives are addressing 150.00-170.00. taking applications for the disaster. Producers are encouraged specific resource concerns Western Oklahoma Wildfire “Technical assistance is to contact their local NRCS and recovery efforts. Eastern Oklahoma: No recent sales confirmed. Western Oklahoma: Premium quality large square bales 200,00-230,00, mostly. 200.00-210.00. Good quality 180.00- 200.00. Good quality delivered 220.00-230.00. Grinding hay 140.00-150.00. Grass Hay Central Oklahoma: Good quality Bermuda grass in 4X 6 Training young shade and ornamental trees through 5 X 6 bales mostly 60.00-70.00 per bale, instances to 80.00 per bale. Good quality mixed grass hay 5 X 5 and 5X6 bales 50.00-60.00 per bale. Mixed grass 90.00-100.00 per ton. ‘Teff grass 5 X 6 bales 100.00 per bale. Western Oklahoma: Good quality hay grazer 100.00 per Greg Hartman establishment. Damaged modified central leader. The be channeled where it will be ton, few by the bale in 5 X 5 1/2 bales at 85.00. Good quality branches can be removed at modified central leader is the more effective. No more than mixed grass round bales 90.00-110.00 per ton. Mixed grass Proper pruning when a tree their point of origin, or they most desirable system for 1/4 of the canopy should be 5X5 1/2 to 5 X 6 bales 55.00-70.00 per bale. Good quality is young will ultimately result can be cut back to a lateral fruit trees doubling as yard Teff grass 5 X 6 bales 100.00 per bale. Good bluestem hay removed at any one time. ina tree that is structurally branch that will yield foliage trees. delivered 5 X 5 1/2 bales 75.00-80.00 per bale. stronger, longer-lived, and and bolster establishment the Walk around the tree During the training years, less costly to maintain. first season. before making any cuts and frequent inspections must Eastern Oklahoma: Good Bermuda grass 5 X 6 bales ‘Training a tree early in Training begins the year inspect the overall branching be made to channel growth 60,00-70.00 per bale, few loads Bermuda grass delivered its life may prevent storm after transplanting, continues structure. Remove branches in desirable directions. 180,00 per ton. Teff grass 5 X 6 bales 100.00 per bale. Mixed damage when the tree through the next three to that are rubbing, shooting ‘The more vigorous species grass hay in 4 x 5 bales 55,00-65.00 per bale. approaches maturity in 15 five years, and should be inward, or competing too Prices are dollars per ton and FOB unless otherwise require closer attention. At to 20 years. Training young complete within eight to ten closely to another branch, the end of the season after noted, trees should help reduce years. Following the training Narrow branch angles may leaf fall, inspect the tree *RFV calculated using the Wis/Minn formula. **TDN- storm damage and expensive period, only maintenance also need to be removed pruning operations when the pruning should be needed. as they can be weak joints and make any necessary calculated using the tree is mature. ‘At planting, decide on susceptible to breakage. corrective cuts. Western formula. Quantitative factors are approximate, and many factors can There is no need to the system of guidance or However, some species have The tip of the main trunk prune anewly-planted tree training you will follow based narrow branch angles and of a young shade tree should affect feeding value. Values based on 100% dry matter still have strong joints such unless branches have been on the tree species’ growth as zelkova. not be cut back. Heading damaged. It has been found habits. For instance, most Early in the tree’s life, back, as is practiced, is not that removing tips and oaks and sycamore develop decide which closely spaced beneficial to most trees and buds of young trees slows a central leader, whereas TROY JONES Contractor & Homeowner root growth. If trees are species such as elm and scaffold branches to keep. often results in undesirable EQUIPMENT Scaffold branches are large forks in the main trunk. 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