Farmers Get Only 38% of Food Dollar
Washington AP reports the farmer's share of the consumer food dollar averaged 38 cents in the first half of this year, down two cents from 1965. A modest rise in the second half is possible as food retail prices are expected to edge higher. Civilian consumers spent 83.4 billion on domestic farm origin foods last year, up 7 percent from 1965, with farmers receiving 28.1 billion, up 10 percent. The marketing bill totaled 55.3 billion, up 6 percent. Labor costs in the distribution system rose to 23.4 billion, up 5 percent. Corporate profits from marketing these foods rose to 3 billion before tax, with after-tax profits at 1.6 billion.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Popcorn Acreage Drops 18 Percent From Last Year
Iowa growers expect to harvest about 171000 acres of popcorn this year, 18 percent below last year and 1 percent under the five year average. Iowa remains the leading producer with about 41000 acres anticipated for harvest.
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Des Moines
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Towa
Egg Output Up From Year Ago in July Dairy Purchases
Des Moines report shows Iowa flocks produced 294 million eggs in July, up 4 percent from July last year but 13 percent below the 1961 65 July average. First seven months slightly higher than last year but 16 percent below average. 14.75 million layers. Nationally, July egg production reached 5,086 million, up 1 percent from June and 7 percent over July 1966, the highest July on record. Butter, cheese and nonfat dry milk purchases totaled 29, 14 and 19 million pounds respectively.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
U.S
Washington — Commodity Credit Corporation
All-Iowa Rabbit Show Judged At Fair
The All-Iowa fair rabbit show was judged Saturday and Sunday by Barkley Earles of Fort Dodge. Exhibitors won best of breed and best of opposite sex in various breeds including Flemish by Cedar Rapids Viking Rabbitry and New Zealand White by Mercer Brothers. Thirty-three exhibitors brought 293 rabbits, with 14 meat pens exhibited.
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Barkley Earles
Fort Dodge
Viking
Cedar Rapids
Mercer Brothers
Gladbrook
New Zealand
Alice Baumgartel
Marion
Guarantee
Maquoketa
William Husemann
Anamosa
Debner Rabbitry
Cascade
Beef and Dairy Winners Named At Clayton Fair
National beef winners Clyde Grimm of Strawberry Point and Roger i Szemkus of Garber led grand, champion and reserve grand titles at the Clayton County fair in National. Dairy champions included Rita Zurcher and Steve Moon in Holsteins and Guernseys led by Arlene Hempler and Reka Dickman, with Kim Moon and Paul Landt as senior and junior showmen. Giard FFA topped the dairy heifer group.
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Angus
Clyde Grimm
Strawberry Point
Roger i Szemkus
Garber
Clayton County Fair
National
Lorder
George Brink
Elkader
Craig Grimm
Rudy Hamann
St. Olaf
Jerry Brink
Bruce Kuehl
Carroll Ehrhardt
George
Rita Zurcher
Farmersburg
Steve Moon
Monona
Larry Meyer
William Kaiser
Garnavillo
Bill Stevn
Luana
Daryl Shde
Red Poll
Kevin Clefisch
Guttenberg
Kim Moon
Paul Landt
Giard Ffa
CCC inventory figures and image error noted
As of July 31 CCC shows un committed stock of 175 million pounds butter 59 million pounds cheese and 151 million pounds nonfat dry milk. The grand champion Jersey and Brown Swiss bulls on the Sunday farm page had their pictures transposed.
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CCC
Pigeon Fanciers Span All-Iowa Show At Cedar Rapids
Two hundred thirty three pigeons were showcased Sunday at the All-Iowa Fair pigeon show in Cedar Rapids. Judges Lloyd Thomas and Mel Kern presided. Gary Lucky served as show secretary. Best birds in each breed included Fantail Joan Legel and others from Cedar Rapids area. The Cedar Rapids Area Pigeon Club, with about forty members, sponsored the event.
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Lloyd Thomas
Des Moines
Mel Kern
Algona
Gary Lucky
Cedar Rapids
Joan Legel
Clinton
George Miller
Roller
Tom Jennings
King
Ernest Rimrodt
Carneaux
Rimrodt
Modena
Lucky Lofts
Homer
Ray Greene
Lorraine Palmer
Fulton
Ill
Cedar Rapids Area
Australian farming visitors study U S irrigation and crops
Mr and Mrs H R Jauncey of Brookstead Queensland Australia and their son Phillip are guests of Frank J Bukacek in Cedar Rapids. On a four month world tour they visit farms to learn about fertilizers improved crop varieties and irrigation. They operate a 2500 acre grain farm with wheat barley sorghum and corn and seek better varieties and soil testing.
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H. R. Jauncey
Phillip
Brookstead
Queensland
Australia
Frank J. Bukacek
Thirtieth Street
Jaunceys
Rex Conn
Frank J. Bukachek
Signal Corps
Brisbane
George Gray
Bukacek
Gray
Jauncey
U.S
Monticello Evening School Topics Told
Monticello announces fall series of adult farmers night classes from the high school vocational agriculture department. A swine clinic at the Monticello sale barn Sept. 25 opens the program, followed by weekly Mondays at 8 p.m. through November covering beef cattle evaluation corn insecticides and herbicides fertility and soils tests and other farm topics.
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Monticello
Monticello Sale Barn
High School Vocational Agriculture Department
Yo-Ag
Grover Miehe
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