Grain stockpile debated as food reserve in U S
Proposals for a national grain reserve surface amid political divisions and humanitarian aims. Supporters Humphrey and McGovern push for reserves to shield consumers, while foes like Dole and Bellmon fear price drops. Butz backs free exports and production, urging restraint only via voluntary measures and export limits as debates continue.
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Washington
Congress
U.S
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
George McGovern
D-S.d
Henry Bellman
R-Okla
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Rar L. Butz
Deadline near for Tulsa State Fair entries
Tulsa fair director John Elsner reminded exhibitors that entries for the 1974 Tulsa State Fair are due soon with August 31 as the final date. Since the 31st is a Saturday, entries should be in earlier to avoid postmark rejection. The fair runs September 27 through October 6 with a record prize pool exceeding $270,000 across multiple divisions.
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John Elsner
Apan
Fall aid eyed for farmers hit by drought and flood
Washington AP Farmers may receive about 300 million in government subsidies under a disaster clause in the 1974 farm bill. If the estimate holds, total subsidies this year would reach at least 800 million, the Agriculture Department said. The disaster payments compensate for crop losses from floods drought and other natural causes for wheat corn sorghum barley and upland cotton. Regular payments under the target price plan are not triggered this year as prices remain above targets.
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Washington
Congress
Agriculture Department
USDA
Washington (Ap
Farmer faces fear and distrust as dairy ruined by contaminated feed
Blaine Johnson, once a top Newaygo County dairy producer, now battles not only financial ruin but neighborly suspicion after cattle were culled from a feed mix up. Doomed herds, halted milk sales, and court delays strain his farm and community as neighbors threaten boycotts and markets vanish.
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Hesperia. Mich
Blaine Johnson
Johnson
Newaygo County
Michigan
Michigan Farm Bureau Services
Farmer
Adela
U S Could Lead World Food Supply Amid Shortage Crisis
BISMARCK NC APL The United States faces a critical role in global food supply due to widespread shortages. Gav Arthur Link told Great Plains Wheat Inc directors that world reserves have shrunk to about 27 days as famine hits Africa and Southeast Asia. He noted disaster in Nebraska and South Dakota and possible crop failures in the Soviet Union could worsen the situation. The Great Plains Wheat Inc includes Dakotas Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Texas Colorado representing major crops valued at 2.4 billion dollars last year.
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Bismarck
United States
Arthur Link
Haday
Link
Great Plains: Wheat Inc
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
Africa
Southeast Asia
India
Nebraska
South Dakota
Midwest
Soviet Union
Great Plains Wheat Inc
Dakotas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
Reduced U S soybean crop could hit world supplies
U S agriculture analysts warn a smaller 1974 soybean harvest will lower global oilseeds and meal output to about 63.8 million metric tons for 1974-75, though larger crops in other nations and big U S reserves may cushion the decline.
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Alan E. Holt
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
India
Brazil
Holz
Growing Herbs Like Vegetables for Easy Kitchen Use
Novice gardeners should treat herbs as vegetables and plant annuals basil chervil coriander dill fennel parsley and chives with summer annuals. Perennial herbs such as sage oregano rosemary mint and thyme can be grown ornamentally and stored near the kitchen for convenience. Harvest leaves regularly and dry for storage in labeled jars, avoiding heat and direct sunlight.
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Chevron Chemical Company
Ortho Divison
East Central University Fall Registration Schedule
Regular undergraduate registration at East Central University begins 8 am in the Student Union Ballroom. Beginning freshmen and transfers with under 12 hours report to Room 214 for preregistration, transfers with 12 hours or more to Room 112. Registration order follows last names A-C from 8 to 9, DeHa 9 to 10, He-Me 10 to 11, MeR 11 to noon, afternoon slots 12 to 2 for T-Wa, 2 to 3 for WZ, and latecomers at 4 to 4.
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East Central University
Beegin
A-C
DeHa
He-Me
Mer
T-Wa
74 REAP funds now available
REAP and RECP funds remain available for building ponds terraces and overseeding in fall legumes. Committeemen must decide what constitutes real conservation and how to use these funds across counties. The administration considers a 1976 budget cut from 305 billion to 300 billion and asks if conservation programs will suffer.
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Bulz
Butz
Nixon
Ford
Don Paarlberg
Paarberg
Tulsa
Alaska
Anchorage
Food and Home Notes
East Central
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