Costs Grow Faster Than Farm Income
A UPI report outlines ERS findings showing farm net income barely rose from 1949 to 1965 while production costs nearly doubled. In 1949 farmers earned 13.6 billion with 18 billion spent. in 1965 net income was 14.2 billion on 30.7 billion costs, amid rising government payments to farmers.
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Washington
UPI
Department
Economic Research Service
ERS
U. S
Hawaii
Alaska
Fertilizer Shortage Hampers India's Food Output
Indian soils suffer from long neglect of soil conservation and fertilization leading to very low crop yields. Fertilizer use per arable hectare rose to 3.68 kg in 1983-64 but remains far below global levels. Green manuring and manure use exist, yet farmers seek more fertilizer to boost food and income.
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India
California Farm Workers Vote On Union Tuesday
California farm workers vote in a union representation election at two ranches near Delano and Borrego Springs. About 1,800 eligible voters choose between the AFL-CIO and Teamsters unions with ballots counted in San Francisco. Results due Wednesday as both sides push to organize farm labor nationwide.
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Delano
Calif
di Giorgio Corp
San Joaquin Valley
San Diego
Teamsters Union
Afl-Cio
Sierra Vista Ranch
Borrego Springs Ranch
San Diego County
Highway Patrol
San Francisco
American Arbitration Association
East Towans
Stanwood Adj Farmer Evening Classes Start in Lincoln High
Adult farmer evening classes begin Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Lincoln Community High School Stanwood. Wayne E. Brown, vocational agriculture instructor, says sessions run weekly for ten weeks with the first meeting moved to Thursday night in September.
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Stanwood
Lincoln Community High School
Wayne E. Brown
Milk production study shows concentrates offset price drops
University of Illinois research indicates feeding high concentrate Levels and using AI sires can raise milk output enough to offset lower milk fat and price. Heavy concentrate feeding often lowers fat content, but production gains may compensate for income loss from fatter declines.
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Urbana
Illinois
Ave BO Nen
Peoria
Ill
Hampshire
Meinhart
Wilbert Meinhart
Hudson
Iowa
Spahr
Illinois Agronomists Say Corn Cultivation Primarily Controls Weeds
University of Illinois agronomists conclude that the main purpose for cultivating corn is weed control. The study tests seedbed prep, weed control methods, and soil types, showing atrazine with limited cultivation as an effective approach. Officials forecast export subsidies will decline for corn and grain, while wheat subsidies may persist briefly.
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U.S
Quail Habitat Study Seeks to Boost Northern Illinois Populations
Illinois Natural History Survey researchers report a 50 percent drop in bobwhite quail since 1963 and test habitat patches with corn, wheat, milo, buckwheat, and millets. Results show preemergence herbicides effective, quail favor ragweed and acorns, and coveys stay near woods edges.
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Illinois Natural History Survey
McNutt to Address Delaware Swine Association
Iowa City leader Paul McNutt will speak at the Delaware County Swine Producers pork barbecue and annual meeting. The event, connected with the Manchester fairground and local stockowners, includes discussion of quail habitat studies and Holstein interests.
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Iowa
Delaware County
J. P. Stewart
Fairground
Manchester
Maynard
Holstein and livestock dispersals and land sale listed
Listings announce Holstein dispersals by Dale Nielsen near Quasqueton and by Robert McNulty near Newhall, plus a locker equipment section by Sand Springs Co op Locker and a boar sale at Iowa Swine Testing Station in Ames. Also Jurgensen Brothers host Chester White stock sale near Center Junction and Frank Schulte Est auctions 380 acres of Linn County land near Walford.
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Dale Nielsen
Yami
Quasqueton
Robert McNulty
Newhall
Sand Springs
Jurgensen Brothers
Center Junction
Linn County
Frank Schulte
Walford
Four All-Iowa Dairy Champs Are Repeaters
At the Iowa State Fair four of six dairy breed champions repeated their wins from the All-Iowa Fair in Cedar Rapids. Repeaters include Brown Swiss female owned by Ralph Bright Eldora and Brown Swiss bull owned by Bernard Monson Gowrie, Holstein bull by Bernie Van Der Pol Sully, and Guernsey female by the Duane Woodruff family Indianola. Bright missed due to a heart attack and the champion Brown Swiss female was exhibited by Mrs Robert Schradle New Providence.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Bright
Eldora
Bernard Monson
Gowrie
Bernie van der Pol
Sully
Duane Woodruff
Indianola
Earl Gerlach
Toledo
Guernsey
Chester Onstot
Bright
Robert Schradle
New Providence
Rotary Farm Tour Near Manchester Set for Sept 12
Manchester Rotary members will visit the Tony Brogham farm three miles northwest of Manchester on September 12 to learn about the business side of farming.
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Manchester
Rotary Club
Tony Broghammer
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