Soybeans Rise While Feed Grain Stocks Diminish
April 1 report shows feed grains down 10 percent from a year earlier and 19 percent below the 1961-65 average, with corn, oats, and grain sorghum down but barley up 7 percent. Soybeans reach a record high and 22 percent above last year as farmers hold 1966 crop beans. Wheat stocks fall 23 percent, the smallest since 1952, and per quarter grain usage shifts with corn and oats down but grain sorghum at a record high.
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Washington
No Change Seen In Feed Grain Diverted Acres
Washington AP reports the Johnson administration plans no change in the feed grain production program this year to spur more land under cultivation. Farmers indicate they will plant less corn and sorghum, raising concern among industrial users about tighter supplies and higher prices. Some farm leaders oppose any program modification.
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Washington
Johnson Administration
Home-Churned Butter Demand Shrinks With Farm Milk Use
Washington reports continued decline in home churned butter as farm milk use drops. Agriculture department tallies 362 million pounds used for home butter last year versus 915 million in 1962, about one third of one percent of farm milk production.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Beekeepers Face Crisis Without Optimal Blossom Weather
Iowa beekeepers warn of a crisis by June 1 unless nectar production improves. Earl C. Robinson of the Iowa Honey Producers Association says strong winter numbers and early colonies require more queens and careful feeding. Meeting in Marion drew about 40 members as forecasts hinge on calm conditions and 60 to 65 degree days. Eastern Iowa group plans next meeting and officer election on October 7 at the REC building in Marion.
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Iowa
Earl C. Robinson
Oelwein
Iowa Honey Producers Association
Robinson
Jspring
Eastern
Ilowa Beekeepers Association
Linn County
Marion
REC
Pony Pulling Contest Winners Are Listed
Thirty teams from four states competed in the fifth annual pulling contest at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids sponsored by the Iowa Pony Pulling Association. Top teams included Selmer Skogen Beloit Wisconsin and Jerry Miller Rockton Illinois for 44 inch and under. LeRoy Little Kansas City Missouri and Dean E Seaba Sigourney for 47 inch and under. Harvey Hargis Lake City and Norman Tuttle Chariton for 50 inch and under. Victor Holzworth of Harper is association president. Lyle V. Smith of Sigourney was the announcer.
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Sigourney
Iowa
Wisconsin
Missouri
Ilinois
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Pony Pulling Association
Selmer Skogen
Beloit
Wis
Jerry Miller
Rockton, Ill
LeRoy Little
Kansas City
Dean E. Seaba
Harvey’ Hargis
Lake City
Norman Tuttle
Chariton
Victor Holzworth
Harper
Iowa’ Association
Lyle V. Smith
Date Changed for Small Fruit Clinic in Winneshiek County
DECORAH Iowa Small fruit clinics are moved to Friday on two Winneshiek County farms. The first at 8 30 a m on the Henry Schultz farm northeast of Castalia and the second at 10 30 a m on the Mike Herald farm 214 miles northwest of Calmar. A E Rd Cott Ames Iowa State extension horticulturist will conduct both sessions.
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Decorah
Winneshiek
Henry Schultz
Castalla
Mike Herald
Calmar
Gazette Farm
A. E. “Rd’? Cott of
Ames
Iowa
Strawberry Point Contest Winner Advances to District
Talent winner Kim Kramer of Strawberry Point captured the Farm Bureau Rural Amateur Variety Entertainment title in Elkader. Kramer earned eligibility to compete in the district contest next November.
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Strawberry Point
Kim Kramer
Farm Bureau
Meeting on Corn Refrigerated Storage in Vinton
Donald E. Palmer of Frigidome Corp will discuss on farm shelled corn storage using dehydroflight? dehydrofr idation. The 7:30 p.m. talk at the Benton County Electric Cooperative office is hosted by co op manager Macy Garwood.
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Vinton
Belle Plaine
Donald E. Palmer
Frigidome Corp
Peoria
Benton County Electric Cooperative Association
Macy E. Garwood
Frigidome
Garwood
Northeast Iowa Quarter Horse Show Slated In Central City
The fourteenth annual Northeast Town Quarter Horse show is set for next Sunday at Linn county fairground near Central City. Judging begins 8 30 a m with halter classes, performance events follow. Five horse quarter mile races highlight the afternoon. Judge E F Bud Alderson of Sharpsville Ind presides. Harry C Barnes is association president and Mrs Dale Buzz Oliphant is secretary. Alburnett FFA will provide lunch.
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Central City
Linn County Fairground
E. F
Bud” Alderson
Sharpsville
Ind
Des Moines
Harry C. Barnes
CentralCity
Northeast Iowa Quarter Horse Association
Dale “Buzz” Oliphant
Rowley
Alburnett Ffa
Officers Named By Winneshiek DHIA
Winneshiek county DHIA elected officers at the annual meeting with Erbie Steffens as president Kenneth Barnes as vice president and William Elpert as secretary treasurer All live on Decorah rural routes Other directors include Earl Aroneson Spring Grove Minn Dave Schwinefus Postville James Hanson Decorah and Gerry Johnson Decorah
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
DHIA
Tate
Erbie Steffens
Kenneth Barnes
William Elpert
Earl Aroneson
Spring Grove
Minn
Dave Schwinefus
Postville
James Hanson
Gerry Johnson
Ultra-meaty hogs show shock risk during handling
Iowa State swine researchers report very meaty hogs bred for lean meat may go into shock and die when stressed in confinement. Tail twitching and red white skin blotches signal onset, with all fatal cases tied to unusually meaty pigs. Research to identify causes and preventive practices is underway.
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Cedar Rapids
David Topel
Iowa State University
Ames
Dr. Topel
Topel
Guatemala to Buy U.S. Purebred Cattle for Beef and Dairy
The Guatemalan ministry of agriculture is authorized to obtain purebred cattle in the United States to boost the beef and dairy sector. A livestock purchase team led by the minister will travel to the U.S. in July to select the cattle.
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Washington
Ministry of Agriculture
United States
Minister of Agriculture
U.S
Farmers Can Do More Now to Increase Corn Yields
DeKalb Agricultural Association urges farmers to optimize corn planting by adjusting date speed rate and depth. Data from Dayton Iowa show earlier planting boosts yields, with April planting favored. Advice covers speed limits 3-5 mph, seed population up to higher densities, and shallow early planting to improve moisture access and soil warmth.
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DeKalb
Dayton
Iowa
Bob Christensen
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Duroc
Marvin Garner
Chester White
Gene Benedict
Landrace
Allan Krejci
Carroll Plager
Hormel and Co
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Tipton
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Winneshiek Dhia
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Guatemala
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