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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1973
Page
9
A 1973 ABA feature explains three will cases where signatures at deathbeds were disputed. In one, a friend finished the name and the court ruled the signature valid. In another, a partial signature led to invalidity, as the signer had not completed the document. In the third, a hand guided by a friend while unconscious was not enough to make the signature valid.
Uncertainty surrounds hog supplies prices and profits for 1974. ISU economist cites outlook of high prices and profits while USDA data show cautious expansion. Farmers weigh selling grain over feeding hogs amid uncertain feed costs and markets.
The Iowa Crop Reporting Service of the U S Department of Agriculture will mail questionnaires to 20 000 Iowa farmers around mid December. The survey asks about final acreage production and utilization of farms harvested crops for 1973. Agricultural statistician Duane Show notes a significant year may prompt questions about reductions and uses.
Futrell notes a clouded market outlook for 1973 and early 1974 due to inconsistencies in USDA reports. Hog inventories show mixed changes with smaller March-May pig crops and modestly higher September 1 hogs. slaughter in Aug-Sep ran below expectations by about 15 percent. Demand may rise as supplies normalize, while slower economic growth could temper meat demand. Prices for 200-240 lb butchers slid from August highs to late September, then may ease further into Oct-Nov, but the annual average should exceed last year’s.
An estimated portion of the nation's rice crop is now seeded by airplanes. California grows over 200 commercial crops and supplies about a quarter of all U S food, ranking second in cotton production, while cottonseed provides about 15 percent of livestock protein concentrates.
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