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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1969
Page
15
Agriculture Secretary Clifford M. Hardin has held private meetings with farm and allied groups since taking office. He announced plans for March to May meetings with commodity groups to discuss the nation's agricultural problems and potential government actions.
Wisconsin topped the Delaware county swine show in Manchester with Wilbur Kehrli winning for the fifth year. Ohio judges note 68 hogs entered, Rex Boatman to speak on results, and cholera is declared eliminated in Wisconsin hogs by the USDA.
A sequence of closing out sales and auctions with dates February 18 to March 4. Listings include livestock hogs cattle machinery oats antiques and more with respective locations near Anamosa Manchester Delhi Williamsburg Newhall Marion and Hawkeye Downs plus managers Blake Pringle Jonnier Beitz Luther Anderson Harold Carlson George Minish Loyd Martin Delbert Krug and Hawkeye Polled Hereford Assn show at Hawkeye Downs.
A new Iowa State University Press study by Edward and Frederick Schapsmeier analyzes Henry A. Wallace's evolution from farm editor to Roosevelt era secretary of agriculture. The book highlights his farm policy influence, ties to Roosevelt, and the broader agrarian policy movement.
Agri culture department economists forecast higher nonproduction costs for 1969, with increases in feed fertilizer and pesticides while hired labor remains near 1968 levels. They note farmers substitute machinery for labor as farm input costs grow, highlighted by a tractor sales drop and rising investment in equipment. Marsha Malloy named Williamsburg FFA chapter sweetheart at the chapter dance.
Washington county extension sponsors a two day beef cow calf school on February 26 and March 3 at the Washington YMCA from 9 30 a m to 3 p m each day with sessions on cow calf management and local farming practices.
Prof John W Kendrick of George Washington University predicts 1969 will ease inflation without a recession while federal economists and state experts at the National Agricultural Outlook Conference note a slight drop in net farm income for the year.
The article reports that roughly 47 percent of the United States milk production is consumed as fluid milk and cream, with the remainder allocated to processing and other products.
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