Federal Grain Bin Loan Program Revisions Announced
Parker Goodsell, chairman of the ASCS county committee, said modifications to the farm facility loan program aim to better meet modern storage needs. Loans cover new movable or immovable storage facilities up to 85 percent of out-of-pocket cost or 50 cents per bushel capacity, subject to price support eligibility and vendor approval. Loans run up to five years with four annual installments at 4 percent interest. since 1949 about 166000 loans were made for over 700 million bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Goodsell
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Goodsell
Commodity Credit Corporation
ASCS
Frankford 4-H Plans Gift Show For Hospital Patients
Frankford 4-H Club members will entertain about 50 Rochester State Hospital patients on December 18 with gifts, a 1 hour program of music and readings, followed by cookies and candy. The group shifts from a gift exchange to service at the hospital recreation center.
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Frankford
Forage Tests Determine Hay Quality Details
Forage tests offer the most accurate method to assess hay quality by analyzing protein, fiber, and dry matter content.
Farm Price Index Rises to 80 in Mid November
The index of prices received by Minnesota farmers stands at 80 in mid November, up one point from the prior month and two points higher than a year earlier. The poultry and eggs price index rose by two points month to month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lysne Construction Co
Norman Peterson
France
Man
Kenneth Trom
PCA
Kenneth Brakke
Mower
Steele
Dodge
Freeborn
Minnesota
Gehl
Livestock Slaughter Below 1961 Levels in Minnesota
During January to October 1962 Minnesota plants slaughtered 1,171,000 cattle 159,500 calves 4,527,000 hogs and 798,500 sheep and lambs. Compared with the same period in 1961 cattle were 1,171,500 head, down less than one percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
U.S. Departments of Agriculture
Wright Wins Mitchell Corn Yield Contest
Wallace Wright of Elma topped the Mitchell County master corn growers contest with 126.30 bushels per acre. Duane Jorgenson and others followed with yields ranging from 118.31 to 99.48 bushels, while the average among nine contestants was 104.6. The event noted fertilizer, weed control, and plant population practices. The article also mentions field mice and their short lifespans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Wright
Elma
Mitchell County
Osage Chamber of Commerce
Duane Johnson
Osage
Iowa
Wright
Jorgenson
Insects and Weeds Cost Taxpayers 15 Billion Annually
Dr. Robert H. White-Stevens of American Cyanamid defended modern agricultural chemicals at the North Central Weed Control Conference in Ho tel Lowry, arguing they prevent starvation and disease. He warned Miss Carson’s Silent Spring risks alarming consumers and asserted chemicals undergo long safety testing before public use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
Robert H. White-Stevens
American Cyanamid Company
Hotel
Lowry
White-Stevens
American Cyanamid
Rachel Carson
Miss Carson
Miss
Mitchell County 4-H Building Fund Tops $10,000
Osage Iowa Mitchell County 4 H Educational Exhibit Building Fund surpassed the $10,000 mark with $8,877 in cash and checks and $1,190 in pledges received at the county extension office. Dorow expects about $250 more from 4 H clubs and townships to push total near $10,500 as planning begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Osage
Iowa
Mitchell County
Dorow
Farm Calendar Highlights 4-H Christmas Parties
Farm calendar lists Monday through Thursday 4-H club events. Adams Brownsdale Elkton Sargeant LeRoy Windom Woodland clubs host Christmas parties at schools or halls with specified locations and venues.
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Adams
Adams School
Brownsdale
Elkton
Kenneth Nelson
Sargeant
LeRoy
Windom
Liebenstein
Woodland
Woodland School
Farmers Cut Labor Hours Despite Similar Acreage
American agriculture now uses roughly the same total farmland as in 1920 while labor hours per acre have fallen by about half. This shift reflects greater mechanization and productivity improvements across farming sectors.
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James Taylor
Blooming Prairie Area
Sara Taylor
Mike Taylor
Taylor
Federal Land Bank Assocation
Production Credit Association
Blooming Prairie
George Frederickson
Land Bank
Pleasant View Club
Austin Association For
Hiall
Moscow 4 . H Club
Tennis VanWilgen
Ed Conn
Gail Stoa
Susie Larson
Ethel Wicks
Ruth Lunde
Karen Walker
Danny Ruble
Steven Stoa
Dale Wicks
Randy Ruble
Waltham Winners 4 -H Club
Gene Chris
Tians
Red Rock Rangers
Mower County
Don Hasbargen
Ron Seath
Shirley Nordstrom
With Philgas
Philgas
Rural Gaservice Corp
Hwy
Austin
Minn
The
Minnesota and
Duane Jorgenson
Stacyville
Larry Fox
Riceville
James Fox
Orchard
Gordon Shuster
Mark Sullivan
Edgar Dorow
Fred Hanson
Fair Board
American Entomological Society
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S
Farm Page
Austin (Minn
Herald
Hormel
Farmers Elevator
Oakland, Minn
S. W. Stephenson Elevator
Dexter, Minn
Brownsdale Creamery & Elev
Brownsdale, Minn
Woodson
Hall
Century of Service
Rose Creek, Minnesota
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