Water Supplies Limited in Some Areas DES
A Iowa water survey shows many counties face limited good quality water for farming and domestic use. Harold Anderson notes rising municipal purchases, with severe shortages in southern and northwest regions and many farmers hauling water. Deep wells rise but cost and quality concerns curb drilling. nitrate and bacteria contaminate shallow wells.
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Lowa Farm Bureau
Lowa
Harold Anderson
Farm Bureau
Envronmental and Local Affairs
Hamilton County
Iowa
Lyon
Sioux
O'Brien
Clay
Cherokee
Osceola
Buena Vista
Saccounties
Northwest
Anderson
Tully
Monroe County
Gentral Jawa
State Hygienic Laboratory
Mississippi River
Muscaline
Missouri River
Harrison
Monona
Pottawattantie
Natural Resources Council
Effet Anderson
SCS
Towa
Care
Hospers
Davis County
Ithe
Beef Import Controls Seen Likely Next Year
A U S agriculture department expert says beef import controls for 1975 are virtually certain. Ford hinted at action either via mandatory quotas or a voluntary restraint system with Australia and New Zealand if imports exceed a trigger level around 1.182 billion pounds. 1974 imports are estimated at 1.08 billion pounds, with early 1975 data suggesting lower volumes due to weak prices and good range conditions boosting Australian cattle producers.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Ford
Australia
New Zealand
U.S
Americans Spend Higher Share of Income on Food
Washington AP: Government data show Americans spent a larger share of income on food in July through September. The ERS reports the 1968 level was matched, with a rise from 1960s highs and a 15.9 percent ratio noted, reflecting heavy spending by the rich. Analysts note per capita consumption of meat, poultry, and dairy goods has fallen since 1972 while fats, oils, fruits, vegetables show gains.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Economic Research Service
Department
Sy Sain
Cedar County Beet Weigh-ins Scheduled
Cedar County 4-H members may weigh in more market beeves this month, up to six, at West Branch Tipton and Bennett on December 27 28. Weigh-ins run from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in West Branch and Tipton and from 1 to 3 p.m. in Wilton and Mechanicsville.
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Tipton
Cedar County
West Branch
Bennett
Wilton
Mechanicsville
Penitentiary dairy herd sale nets $32 660
Fort Madison AP reports Java State Penitentiary dispersed its dairy herd last week, raising 832 600 from the sale of five cows and other animals. Officials plan a cattle raising operation on prison farms to cut labor and boost food supply, with milk sold to wholesalers and processed milk used for inmate meals.
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Fort Madison
Java State Penitentiary
DES traces found in three more beef livers
Washington AP. Legal traces of the chemical DES appeared in three additional beef livers sampled by federal inspectors. Samples from steers produced in Colorado Hawaii and Wyoming were cited as part of the 1974 DES monitoring, bringing total to five positive livers from 2,477 tested. The drug diethylstilbestrol had been banned as a growth stimulant in 1975 but was reinstated by a federal court ruling in January.
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Washington
Riculture Department
Colorado
Loan Guarantee Program Slow To Attract Takers
Washington AP report shows a $2 billion emergency loan guarantee program for livestock producers has disbursed only 78.8 million to 573 applicants in four months. Farm Home Administration data indicate most funds went to beet cattle producers and beet hog operators, with limited impact despite changes intended to ease qualification.
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Dea Kendall
Washington
Congress
Agriculture Department
Navy
Farmers Home Administration
Hove
Farm Bell
USDA
Ohio Farm Bureau Backs Earl Butz
The 61000-member Ohio Farm Bureau Federation endorsed U S Agriculture Secretary Earl L Butz at its annual convention. President Leonard Schnell praised him as an outstanding spokesman for agriculture and farmers, noting his honesty and advocacy for farm profitability. On this date in 1804, English poet Edith Sitwell died in London at 77.
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Earl L. Butz
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
U. S. Agriculture
Butz
Leonard Schnell
Schnell
Bulz
Agericulture
Dame Edith Sttwell
London
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