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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1972
Page
5
Washington AP reports Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz, newly confirmed, defends farm prices and criticizes middlemen. He cites rising beef and cattle prices, calls for farmers to earn higher incomes, and vows political engagement ahead of November elections.
Fayette friends honor Melvin Wangsness at retirement party on Sunday April 9 at Colgrove-Walker auditorium Upper Iowa campus Fayette. Ray Bodensteiner chairs planning committee Mrs Wayne Miller handles guest book sign in. Program starts 1 30 p m with visiting and refreshments to follow cookies coffee and punch provided by 44 clubs of the county.
Washington AP four Northwest Iowa residents are set to testify at Price Commission hearings on April 13. Mayor Harland Hummel of Hawarden and Frank Buryanek and Glenn Gregg of Hawarden along with Ed Ladd of Rock Rapids will appear. Hummel represents the Northwest Iowa Farm Business Coalition. Ladd and Buryanek will also testify April 11 before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Grain chaired by Rep. Wiley Mayne. The hearings will review beef prices and the relation of food prices to other commodities.
Harvard economist Hendrik Houthakker warned at a grain and feed dealers gathering that proposed farmer bargaining bills could reduce competition and raise prices. He argued for more competition among handlers rather than expanding power for farmer associations, citing marketing orders in milk and produce as evidence of risks to consumers.
A Minnesota farmer, 520 acres of soybeans, corn and oats, writes to C Jackson Grayson Jr. of the price commission alleging profiteering, arguing price increases reflect broader factors. He cites wheat rye oats corn barley prices and notes rising costs of production and living, urging consideration of farmers’ view in upcoming hearings.
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