Farm policy fights heat up as new corn plan urged
Agricultural editor outlines renewed farm program debates after corn base defeat. Benson plans a new corn center program as House hearings open in the first week of the new session. Cattle prices drift lower while hog prices rise for the fifth week, with hog supply and poultry output shaping a precarious livestock outlook.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Benson
Cooley
House Agriculture Committee
Land Owners Liable For Farm Ponds Says Illinois Rules
Illinois conservation districts reported 82 new farm ponds last year as water conservation grows. Owners may be liable if a pond endangers children, with nuisance and attractive nuisance concepts guiding liability. Posting warnings alone may not suffice. eviction or parental notice may be required for high risk ponds.
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Ilinois
Illinois
World Crop Fine Tunes Potato Prices Across Regions
Washington reports a global potato harvest larger than 1955 in Western Europe up 12 percent and North America up seven percent. World output outside the Soviet Union tops one billion six hundred eighty-five million tons, signaling potential lower U.S. prices as excess supply shifts to nonfood uses under a government program.
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Washington
Ins
Foreign Agricultural Service
Soviet Union
Europe
North American
U.S
U. S
Public sale notices for livestock and machinery in Iowa area
A sequence of dates and times lists closing out sales and public auctions for livestock machinery hay grain and household goods across several towns including Central City Springville Cedar Rapids Center Junction Mechanicville Ryan Mt Vernon Manchester and Cedar Rapids with sellers named such as Nie and Abbott Tom Follick Will Clark Moffit estate and Roy E Miller among others.
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Nie and
Abbott
Anamons
Clif Teefer
Central City
Charles Stock
Walter Cape
Randall
Ville
Tom Follick
Whittier
Merie Blair
Cedar Rapids
Allen Horman
Center Junction
Drake and Russell
Iceville
Warren H. Ahrens
Ryan
Mechanicsville
Spoers
Mt Vernon
Emma Herman
Manchester
Earl J. Becker
Roy E. Miller
Safety Resolutions For Farmers Listed
University of Linoma extension safety specialist G L Hogsett offers 1957 New Year safety resolutions for families. Goals include removing hazards, handling poisons and explosives with labels and keeping guns unloaded, promoting safety in organizations, and staying alert during two weeks of the year.
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Minke
G. L. Hogsett
University of
Linoa
Childran
Result of Corn Referendum Misleading Says Simerl
Urbana report quotes L H Simerl University of Illinois farm outlook specialist contending the corn referendum was misreported. He notes less than 29 percent approved acreage allotments, over 61 percent backed base acreages, and argues two thirds was required for base acreage but not for allotments.
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Urbana
Tik
L. H. Simerl
University of Illinois
Simern
Boil Bank
Seli Bank
Congress
Simerl
Cedar Beef Banquet Set for Jan. 9 at Bennett School House
TIPTON Jan. 9 banquet time 6 30 p m set for Cedar County Beef Producers Association. Ronald Spear Stanwood association president confirms venue Bennett school house and outlines event details.
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Cedar Beef
Tipton
Cedar County Beef Producers’ Associaion
Bennett School House
Ronald Spear
Stanwood
Association Presient
Linn F B Membership Meetings Scheduled
Linn F B membership kickoff meetings are planned in multiple townships. Central City and Ely groups, meeting at the Legion hall, will begin with supper at 7 pm, with Dan Murphy of the Iowa Farm Bureau speaking. Linn County 1957 goal is 2 501 members. Clarence Schafer won district public speaking, advancing to the January state contest in Des Moines.
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Ling County Farm Bureau
Clfford Peterson
Chalrize
Inn
Boulder
Buffalo
Jackson
Maing
Otter Creek
Spring Grove
Grant
Washington
North Marion
Brown
Legion Hall
Central City
Fairfax
Clinton
College
Fayette
Monroe
South
Marion
Bertram
Linn
Franklin
Putnam
Ely
Dan Murphy
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Linn County
Clarence
Connie Schaefer
Iowa
Grain’ ‘Dealers of
Des Moines
Carlson's Corner Christmas Greeting Card
Noel wishes ring from Carlson's Corner with a festive note for house guests and friends. The message hopes for good cheer to stay and extend into the coming year, amid warm holiday season sentiment.
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Noel
Iowa Tops Nation in Referendum Balloting
DES MOINES UP reports Iowa led nationwide in corn referendum voting with 87,180 supporters for the losing plan. About 39.5 percent of Iowans favored the soil bank base acreage measure.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Voting on acreage plan shows varied state support
About 40.8 percent backed the old acreage allotment program. Illinois reported 66,654 votes, while Indiana counted 46,904 in the tally and other states were listed in the nationwide result.
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Indiana
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