IFAP Presses Renewal of World Wheat Pact
The International Federation of Agricultural Producers warns world wheat markets could become an economic jungle if the international wheat agreement expires July 31. Negotiations for renewal begin Feb 20 in Geneva, with IFAP urging broader participation and a lasting multilateral framework.
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Washington
INS
Roger Savary
International Federation of Agricultural Producers
IFAP
Geneva
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United States
Great Britain
International
U. S
Canada
France
Australia
Patton Re-elected Leader of Manchester Cooperative Creamery
James E. Patton of Manchester was re-elected president at the annual meeting held at the Farm Bureau office. Elmer E. Kehrli is vice-president and Richard C. Ryan is secretary. Directors for three years are Patton Schwartz and Schmidt. holdovers include Overmann Bishop Mawe and Woellert. Gross business for the year totaled 263246.72 dollars.
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Manchester
James E. Patton
Manchester Co- Operative Creamery Company
Farm Bureau
Elmer E. Kehrli
Richard C. Ryan
Patton
Charles E. Schwartz
Paul Schmidt
Vince, Overmann
James Bishop
William C. Mawe
Fred G. Woellert
Rockcrest Farm Bull Named Silver Medal Type Sire
ELKADER Rockcrest Burke Admiral a registered Holstein bull owned by A J Johnson of Elkader was named Silver Medal Type Sire by The Holstein Friesian Association of America. Twenty daughters three years old or older show an average type score of 81 9 with two rated very good. Decorah Winneshiek corn allotment for 1956 stands at 72899 acres, down 12274 from last year per ASC chair Leo C Herold.
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Elkader
Rockcrest Burke
A. J. Johnson
Holstein- Friesian Association of America
National Association
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Leo C. Herold
ASC
North English Creamery marks 25th annual meeting
North English patrons gathered at the high school for the twenty-fifth annual North English Valleys Cooperative Creamery meeting. Manager George Gilmore reported 1955 butter production at 2,248,547 pounds and sales of 1,311,507.55 dollars with gross butterfat income of 71.81 cents per pound.
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Bertilla Hogendorn
North English
English Valleys Co-Op Creamery
North English High School
English Valleys Cooperative Creamery
George Gilmore
Gilmore
Oae
O. O. Hauskins
Cedar Rapids
Francis Giblin
Garrison
Walter Fry
Duane Swink
January Egg Output Falls From Previous Year
Iowa's hens produced about five percent fewer eggs in January this year. The Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service estimated total January egg production at 450 million, down from 474 million last year. Layers counted 25,748,000 versus 26,646,000 a year earlier, and the rate of lay was 1 748 eggs per 100 layers compared with 1 779 last January.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Reporting Service
January Milk Output In Iowa Rises 8 Percent
Iowa farm milk production for January is estimated at 474 million pounds, up 8 percent from January 1955 and 6 percent above the 1945 1954 ten year average. Despite fewer milk cows, higher output per cow raises total state production. U S production is 9 604 million pounds, up 5 percent from last year and about 15 percent above the 1945 54 January average.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa i Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
United States
Record Chick Hatch Reported in January
The agriculture department reports January set a chick hatch record with 149,886,000 total, up from 111,137,000 a year earlier and above the 1950-54 average. Of the total, 109,154,000 were for commercial broiler use and 40,732,000 for other purposes. Heavy breed turkey poults totaled 1,888,000, up from 1,196,000 last year, while light breed poults fell. Also noted are new Winneshiek coop officers Maynard Newhouse, Lawrence Allen, and Arnold Luzum.
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Washington
INS
Agriculture Department
Hatcheres
Department
Hampshire Bred Sow Sale and County Auctions Schedule
A dense list of upcoming sales and auctions across Iowa towns from February 17 to 25. Items include livestock grain hay machinery and real estate with multiple bidders and farm names such as Albert W. Martin and Sons Vance McCray and Glenn Veries.
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Hampshire
Albert W. Martin and Sons
Marion
Vance McCray
Cedar Rapids
King, Taylor, Egge
Vinton
Glenn Veries
North Liberty
Earl Domer
Joseph E. Kloubec
Kcrg-Tv
Highway 150
Marvin Knapp
Waubeek
Frank and
Blanche Parizek
Swisher
W. A. Coufal
Bernard Rieder
Cassel and Berends
Manchester
Hawkeye
Hawkeye Downs
Lee Romer
Anamosa
C. B. Cope
Springville
James R. Laing, Sr
Tipton
Aubry Smith
Claire J. Booth
Hunter Airport
Drying off cows in dairy herds and mitigating issues
Practical guidance on drying off cows includes milking reduction, stopping milking at low production, and allowing udder reabsorption. Monitor for swelling or inflammation post drying off and adjust feeding and environment. Seek farm financial help from Peoples Bank Cedar Rapids officers.
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Peoples Bank
Third Avenue Bridge
Cedar Rapids
Benson Blames Wage Hikes for Farm Cost Pressures
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson charged that wage increases since 1947 in food processing and distribution raised costs for farmers who bore higher prices and lower meat returns. He cited a 43 percent rise in wages with less than half offset by productivity, while food retail prices rose 11 percent and wage cost per unit climbed 26 percent.
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San Francisco
Ezra T. Benson
Benison
Benson
Iowa Ranks Second in 1955 Honey Price Supports
Iowa held 328,505 pounds of 1955 crop honey under government price support, the second largest total among 17 states using the program. Four price support honey loans totaled 263,505 pounds in Boone, Hamilton, and Story counties.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Boone
Hamilton
Story
Linn Co-Op Oil reports record 1955 sales and savings
Linn Co-Op Oil Company announced at its twenty sixth annual meeting in Armar ballroom that 1955 sales reached 724 144.90 with new savings of 92 683.84 including 1 611.20 interest on capital stock and 90 716.57 in deferred patronage dividends. Membership stood at 3 080 with over 300 patrons earning enough dividends to buy memberships. Board changes include John Lefebvre Jr Fairfax named to replace Godfrey Vondracek with Bert Meeks Martelle and Miles Sutera Marion re-elected. The meeting featured Cecil Hunter known as Stutterin Sam as main speaker.
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Linn Co- Operative Oil Company
Armar
Educational Fund
Ray Brown
Brown
John Lefebvre, Jr
Fairfax
Godfrey Vondracek
Bert Meeks
Martelle
Miles Sutera
Marion
B. C. Neal
Mt. Vernon
Gilbert Batchelder
Alburnett
J. A. Witousek
Cedar Rapids
Stanley Sejkora
Frank Frederick
Emmett Sehl
Central City
Allamakee County 1956 corn allotment set at 47343 acres
ASC chairman Waukon Adolph Hachlen reports Allamakee county corn acreage for 1956 totals 47343 acres, 7123 acres less than last year. Farmers will receive individual allotment notices by March 2.
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Waukon
Adolph Hachlen
ASC
Allamakee County
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Savary
The
World Organization
International Wheat Council
Council
Rockcrest Farm
Riverside
North English Creamery
E. M. Houlden
David Gilmore
Webster
Orval Faas
Frank ‘Wallace
Roy Wallace
Orval Fry
Frank Bliss
Henry Norling
S. S. Cobb
Newel Gibbons
Charles Bauer
Hauskins
Theodore Spading
Winneshiek Breeders Cooperative
Maynard Newhouse
Lawrence Allen
Arnold Luzum
Sale Pavilion
Walter Olson
Marengo
Emerson Marting
D.H
Ohio
Tom Sherlock
Oxford
B. O. Gammon
E. Sth
the Gazette
the Hill Farm
Coggon
Lacey Hill
Siemer
Sinaiko
James R. Fernow
Paul W. Quaas
Fred Zody
Assa
Linn Co-Op Oil Company
Cecil Hunter
Tulsa
Okla
Stutterlin
Sam
First Ave
Philco
Motorola
Peoples Furniture
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