Iowa survey shows land values at new high in 1964
Iowa State University researchers report an all time average land value of 265 dollars per acre on November 1 based on 584 broker responses. Medium and high grade lands led gains driven by farm enlargement pressure with regional increases and limited listings cited as key factors.
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Iowa
Iowa State University
William G. Murray
University
Murray
W. Dale den Herder
ISU
New Federally Inspected Meat Record Is Set
American consumers posted a record high in 1964 with average meat consumption exceeding 173 pounds per person. USDA graders stamped 10.4 billion pounds of meat and meat products, the largest annual volume in the Agri cultural Marketing Service history. Beef accounted for 9.2 billion pounds, veal and calf 149 million, lamb and mutton 373 million, plus 653 million pounds of other meats and lard certified under the meat acceptance service.
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Chicago
USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service
Local Farm Auctions Schedule Dense With Livestock Machinery
A series of estate and farm auctions list dates from December through January. Buyers may bid on beef cattle machinery hay grain and livestock across several locations including Waubeek Springville Center Point Van Horne Newhall Norway and Hawkeye Downs. Names include Fred Bowdish Geo Reid Rudy Kolar Ernest Haars Pete Bevins Irvin Schirm Ed Papesh Leonard Himmelsbach Vernon Thoman and O E Schlemmer. Sale times range midday to early afternoon with closing out and public auction notes.
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Fred Bowdish
West Edge
Waubeek
Rudy Kolar
Center Point
Ernest Haars
Irvin Schirm
Newhall
Ed Papesh
Blairstown
Chester White
Hawkeye Downs
Walter Schminke and Son
van Horne
Leonard Himmelsbach
Norway
Vernon Thoman
Govt Dairy Buying Drops Sharply This Marketing Year
Washington AP reports the government has spent less to support producer dairy prices this year due to higher demand for milk and products and a leveling off in production. USDA purchases of extra production continue to provide price support.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Bob Heine Named Shorthorn Classifier
Robert G. Heine of Drayton North Dakota is appointed official classifier for the American Shorthorn Assn announced by C D Swaffar executive secretary Heine a longtime Shorthorn breeder served as field man for the association in the southeastern states from 1956 through 1962 before returning to his North Dakota ranch
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Omaha
Robert G. Heine
Drayton
N.D
American Shorthorn Assn
C. D. Swaffar
Heine
Southeastern States
North Dakota
Morgan Horses Rise in Popularity and History
Rex Conn details the resurgence of Morgan horses in America, the Iowa Morgan Horse Association formation, notable breeders and horses, and the breed’s preservation efforts. The piece traces Justin Morgan and early registries, farm programs at Middlebury, and ongoing debates over maintaining Morgan type amid Saddlebred influence.
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Gazette
Carl Franks
Morgan
W. D. Andrew
Hinkley Ave
Cedar Rapids
Archie
Iowa
Morgan Horse Farm
Middlebury
USDA
Bureau of Animal Industry
Vermont Experiment Station
Colonel Battel
General Gates
Naylors Attend Idaho Seed Company Meeting
Mr and Mrs Jerry Naylor attended the first annual meeting of the Minidoka Seed Company in Paul Idaho. The new firm formed last summer with Naylor as major stockholder will specialize in clover and alfalfa seed. Naylor owns Nay lor Seed Company of Scotch Grove, founded by his father Ray Naylor, who is retired. The Naylors are visiting their daughter in Victorville California and plan to travel to Mexico after the holidays.
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Scotch Grove
Jerry Naylor
Paul
Idaho
Minidoka Seed Company
Naylor
Ray Naylor
Victorville
Calif
Mexico
Consumption of Food Is High in Western Europe
Western Europe now supports about 320 million people, about one tenth of the world population. Most countries produce enough food and export for trade to sustain high consumption. livestock products are about 60 percent of food output. The region imports much of its food and fats and oils. Diets vary, with grain heavy in Mediterranean countries and pulses fruits and vegetables emphasized there.
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Washington
Western
Europe
USDA
Economic Research Service
Western Europe
ERS
Denmark
Sweden
Four-H Calf Weighing Schedule in Benton County
Royal Tuttle of Norway announces Benton county 4-H baby beef calf weighings. The plan lists sessions Monday December 28 at Mt. Auburn 8-12 and Van Horne 9-12 with Cedar Valley sale barn Vinton 1-4. Tuesday December 29 Fairfax sale barn 8-12 and Keystone 9-12 and Blairstown 9-3. Wednesday December 30 Newhall and Schmitz elevator Cheney 8-12.
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Vinton
Benton County
Royal Tuttle
Norway
Mt. Auburn
van Horne
Cedar Valley Sale Barn
Fairfax Sale Barn
Keystone
Blairstown
Newhall and Schmitz
Cheney
Few Soybeans Being Put Under Supports
Farmers are using price supports for the 1964 soybean crop at a much lower rate. An Agriculture Department report shows 15 million bushels placed under price support loans by December 1, far below 36 million a year earlier, as market prices run well above the support level.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
4 H Calf Weighing Dates Set in Cedar
Ray Penningroth announces the 4 H calf weighing schedule in Cedar. Dates are December 28 forenoon Wilton Junction and afternoon Bennett December 29 forenoon Clarence and afternoon Mechanicsville December 30 forenoon West Branch and afternoon Farm Bureau station Tipton.
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Tipton
Ray Penningroth
Wilton Junction
Bennett
Clarence
Mechanicsville
West Branch
Farm Bureau
Love's Brown Swiss Cow Tops Two-Ton Milk Producer
Fairbank owner Harvey H. Love reports his registered Brown Swiss cow Love's Holly R A Gela L B has joined the two ton butterfat club. Her lifetime totals reach 87 092 pounds of milk and 4 005 pounds of butterfat in 2 409 days in milk per the Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association.
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Fairbank
Love
Holly
USDA Amends Milk Marketing Orders in Four Midwest Markets
The USDA amended four federal milk marketing orders covering Cedar Rapids Iowa City Des Moines North Central Waterloo and Quad Cities Dubuque. The changes apply to Class I bottling milk prices within the Minnesota Wisconsin price series with specified differentials subject to the Chicago order supply demand adjustor. Effective January 1 the pricing remains tied to the Chicago order based on evidence from a July 29 hearing in Cedar Rapids demanded by milk handlers.
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Chicago
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Des Moines
North Central ‘Iowa
Waterloo
Quad Cities-Dubuque
Agricultural Marketing Service
Minnesota-Wisconsin
USDA
Low Coumarin Sweet Clover Developed at Madison
A new Denta sweetclover variety contains only one twentieth of the coumarin in common types. It is non bitter to livestock and may reduce risk of certain diseases. Denta yields about one third more forage, matures late by three to four weeks, and shows tolerance to blackstem disease. Limited seed will be available this spring.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
University
W. K.smith
Smith
Hampshire Swine Registry Issues 83 774 Certificates
Secretary Harold Boucher reported the Hampshire Swine Registry issued 83 774 registration certificates in the last fiscal year. The figures include 32 485 litters and 51 289 individual registrations.
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Peoria
Iill
Hampshire Swine Registry
Harold Boucher
Boucher
Freeman and Shuman to discuss farm policy this week
In Washington two leading figures debate government's role in agriculture. Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman supports government programs to stabilize supplies and prices while American Farm Bureau Federation President Charles B. Shuman calls for a gradual withdrawal. A quiet meeting in Freeman's office may precede a legislative clash.
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Washington
Congress
Orville L. Freeman
Charles B. Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Freeman
Shuman
Johnson
Farm Bureau
Butter in Storage Drops 61 Percent from Last Year
Government reports Dec 1 cold storage total at 7.8 billion pounds equal to prior year refrigerated holdings and 13 percent above the 1958-62 Dec 1 average. Butter in storage 94 million pounds, 41 percent below average and 61 percent under last year. lowest since 1960.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Turkey
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Iowa Morgan Horse Assn
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Curtiss Breeding Service
Laverne H. Knight
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