Freeman Warns U S Might Face Land Shortage
Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman warned at the Soil Conservation Society of America meeting in Des Moines that rapid population growth could exhaust available farmland. He urged a long term land use policy and discussed loan rates on corn while cautioning against scare selling and urging prudent marketing.
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ES Moines
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
United States
Freeman
Soil Conservation Society of America
Des Moines
Freeman Defends USDA Statistics and Policy Critique
Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman urged agricultural leaders to improve the USDA crop and livestock estimates system. He said current land use favors short term gains and warned against neglecting posterity while proposing farmer bargaining and market power measures.
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Freeman
Washington
Orville L. Freeman
Statistical Reporting Service
Department
USDA
A Farm Marketing Board
Tions Board
Swine Carcass Tops Told at Washington
Washington 4H and FFA hosts a swine carcass contest with Herbert Fickel taking champion carcass at 220 pounds. Peggy Chabal of Riverside placed second, followed by entries from Tom Horn Riverside Randy Davis Columbus Junction and Steve Davis Crawfordsville. Farmers Union urges use of CCC storage programs to hold grain off the market until prices recover.
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Farmers Union
Denver
Commodity Credit Corporation
Washington
Credit Corporation
Joang County
FFA
Swineland
Inj
Herbert Fickel
Peggy Chabal
Riverside
Iain-eye
Tom Horn
Randy Davis
Columbus Junction
Steve Davis
Crawfordsville
Washington 4H team chosen for state fair livestock judging
Washington Iowa selects Tom McGraw Mike Rich and Bill Ross from Washington and Mike Horn of Riverside to represent Washington county in the 4H livestock judging contest at the Iowa state fair.
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Washington
Iowa
Tom McGraw
Mike Rich
Bill ‘Ross
Mike ‘Horn
Riverside
Washington County
Iowa State Fair
July Milk Output 10% Under Average
Iowa milk production in July was estimated at 505 million pounds, 2 percent below July 1966 and 16 percent below the 1941-45 average of 564 million. Per cow output averaged 800 pounds, above the five year average of 714. Through seven months, total Iowa milk output reached 3,497 million pounds, up 1 percent from 1966 but 10 percent below the average for the period.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowal
Ieiatia
Jowa
Nance shines as soybean award anchors beef show at All Iowa fair
Bob Nance of WMT Cedar Rapids area earns top honors as his Angus heifers capture open beef championships at the All Iowa fair. The event, held in Peoria and judged by Bert Priebe, names Nance and Steven Eiler as leading figures in farm broadcasting. More than 85 head were shown across Hereford and Shorthorn classes with multiple champions and reserves crowned.
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R.B
Labor Farm of Scranton
Iowa
Peoria
Ill
Bob Nance
WMT
Cedar
Eugene Brunscheen
Memerican
Wyoming
Nance
Pion
Steven Eiler
Tipton
National Assn
Farm Broadcasters
Hereford
Kevin
Brian Minish
Springville
Linda Taylor
Humeston
Keppy Hogs Win All Iowa Show
Roy Keppy of Davenport led the All Iowa fair quality park event with the top two 200 pound Hampshire darrows among 77 entries. Judges Perry Kidder and John Larick placed Paul Glenn of Olin third and Ronnie Davis of Columbus Junction fourth, followed by Merle Keppy Eldridge fifth and Justus Kammermer Larmersburg sixth and seventh. The 77 barrows were trucked to Wilson's for slaughter.
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Roy Keppy
Davenport
Hampshires
Perry Kidder
Cedar Rapids
John Larick
Austin
Minn
Paul Glenn
Olin
Ronnie Davis
Columbus Junction
Merle Keppy
Eldridge
Cattle on Feed In Iowa Aug Equal Last Year
Iowa on feed cattle and calves total 1 610 000 on Aug 1 matching Aug 1 1966 and down 11 percent from July 1 Placements July 192 000 head marketings 330 000 head July 1966 128 000 and 273 000 head Steers and heifers at major markets 446 101 head July up slightly from 1966 Prime choice good grades 426 382 head live weights steer 1120 907 pounds for steer and heifer respectively
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Arizona
California
Colorado
Towa
Nebraska
Texas
Diehl Named Information Director for Holstein Association
Diehl a native Iowan and Iowa State graduate becomes director of information for the Holstein Association of America effective Oct 1. He has worked as a fieldman since 1958 and was county extension director in Fe wa before joining the staff. Ninety three baby beeves and 155 market hogs plus 41 lambs to be sold Saturday at Decorah's Winneshiek County fair junior livestock sale.
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Brattleboro
David C. Diehl
Helstein-Friesian Asan. of America
Association
Diehl
Iowa State University
Decorah
Winneshiek County
European feed grain demand seen rising to 1970 and 1975
Washington AP reports the economic service forecasts the European Economic Community will lift livestock feed grain use by 18 percent by 1970 and 43 percent by 1975 as demand grows.
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Washington
the Economic Service
European Economic Community
NFO Session Plans Action on Hold for Farm Prices
Des Moines AP reports National Farmers Organization members plan a Wednesday meeting in Des Moines billed as a meeting for action to bolster farm prices. President Oren Lee Staley says about 30,000 farmers from 28 states are expected, marking the largest gathering yet to decide on future actions amid slipping grain hog and milk prices.
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Des Moines
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Oren Lee Staley
Rea
Staley
USDA Sees Some Gain In U S Wool Prices
The Agricultural Department forecasts higher woolen mill activity toward year end as lower wool prices boost demand. Retail apparel sales remain strong and wool fabric deliveries to the military stay high. Domestic raw wool falls from 45.6 to 41.5 cents per pound since January, helped by cheaper man made fibers.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Corn Borer Losses Reach New High in 1966
The agriculture department estimated Saturday that damage to the corn crop by the European corn borer last year was the heaviest since 1957, totaling 165 million dollars. It compares with 59 million in 1965 and 159 million in 1957.
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Freeman
Washington
Agriculture Department
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Halk
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ABC Kilgarette
Ralph Dyer
Pleasantville
Monty Joe
Angus
Fairview
Soybean Assn. Award
Jo Ann Stork
Mechanicsville
Steve Gamble
Bert Priebe
Algona
Alan Burr
Lone Tree
Market Lamb
Hampshire
Jeff Swinbank
Jesup
the Breweries of America
United States Brewers Association, Inc
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Ofcedla
Keppy Hogs
Holstein Post
Junior Livestock Sale
Iowa Electric
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
NFC
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