January, 2003 Table of Contents
News & Views Archive Issues

Economics
Now's the Time to Measure Financial Progress by Paul Joerger
The end of the calendar business year is a good time to perform a financial analysis of your farm or ranch business.

Forage
Is Your Hay Cut Right but Baled Wrong? by James Rogers
Hay baled at a too-high moisture content can have decreased digestibility and significant increases in fiber concentrations and heat-damaged nitrogen.

Horticulture
Consider Transplant Size when Looking for Extra-Early Hoop House Tomato Yields by Steve Upson
Many hoop house tomato growers believe that larger transplants translate into earlier yields. The Noble Foundation conducted a study to determine if that's really the case.

Livestock
How Will Cold Fronts Affect Your Cowherd's Energy Requirements? by Clay Wright
In winter, keeping warm is the largest part of a cow's maintenance requirement, and her energy needs in the face of a cold weather event depend on wind chill and if the front is wet or dry.

Research
Separating Facts from Error is the Key to Good Research by Bryan Unruh
A well-designed experiment incorporates all possible ways of minimizing experimental error, because the ability to detect differences among treatments increases as the size of the experimental error decreases.

Soils
Eastern Red Cedar is Public Enemy Number One by Jim Johnson
Eastern red cedar, which is native to Oklahoma, historically was controlled by fires. Since that isn't the case anymore, land that was once open prairie is covered with cedar and no longer provides grazing for livestock.

Wildlife
Are We Seeing the Return of the Bobwhite? by Russell Stevens
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has indicated an increase in late summer and early fall quail numbers. Does this signal a true increase in quail population or is it just a momentary upswing in the long decline of quail in Oklahoma?