Pushed Too Hard for Market Controls in Farm Shakeup
Washington AP reports a shakeup at the Agriculture Department after James T. Ralph resigned from a top post under Secretary Orville L. Freeman. The move follows criticism that Ralph pushed too aggressively for production and marketing controls on farmers while Freeman argues initiative should start with producers.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
James T. Ralph
Orville L. Freeman
FBF Public Policy Meetings Scheduled in Iowa
DES MOINES The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation will hold nine district meetings for local Farm Bureau national policy committees. About 700 local members will discuss international trade and federal farm policy, per secretary Kenneth Thatcher. Eastern Iowa sessions are set for Fayette on Monday Cedar Rapids on Tuesday and Mt. Pleasant on March 6.
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Iowa Farm Bureau
County Farm Bureau
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International Trade and Fedral
Kenneth Thatcher
Iowa Farm ‘Bureau
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Fayette
Cedar Rapids
Mt.Pleasant
Samon To Speak At Market Hog Show Banquet
Washington report notes food stocks in early spring larger than 1961. Iowa event features Samon as speaker with Show Manager Robert Fix announcing March 2 dinner at Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Grant Blake reports on hog cholera eradication and Rolland Paul outlines pork promotion plans for 1962. Tickets at Hawk Eye Downs and door sales.
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Eye Downs
Coming Farm Auctions Across Counties and Dates
A readable schedule lists multiple farm auctions with dates near late February and early March. Items include dairy heifers machinery hay grain livestock and farm equipment. Locations span Central City Marengo Monticello Homestead Center Point Coggon Beysuue and Nor way among others with varying closing times and sale details.
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Hvertick
Wailer
D. Rowe
Walker
Sul
Howard Willams
Central City
Lawrence Rundall
Marengo
Carl Thur
Dick Funk
Edeeood
Minnard Olson
Norway
Max Graham
Alburnett
Loren Moss
Homestead
Grein
Albert Slemon
van Horn
Volstein
Edwin Knight
Center Point
Datsday
John Freak
Herbert Folkmann
Beysluue
Broiler and dairy markets shift with seasonally changing prices
The text notes broiler supplies remained high in 1960 but unlikely to repeat in 1961. Retail broiler prices rose from late 1961 levels and are expected to be near the previous year’s level in the coming months. Eye supplies rise seasonally and will be plentiful in the first half, with prices likely to decline seasonally. Dairy stocks on January 1 point to higher market supplies than demand, signaling potential price effects.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Linn County Beef and Swine Groups Banquet Attracts 550
More than 550 attended the joint dinner meeting of the Linn County Beef Producers Assn. and Linn County Swine Producers Assn. in Fairfax. A panel of Chicago market reps discussed central livestock markets while Dr. Robert Rust highlighted Linn 4 H beef carcass contest results. Officers were elected to both associations and a two day swine production clinic announced for Benton county extension offices.
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Royale
Fairfax
First National Bank of
Marion
Robert Rust
Linn County
Marvin Fernow
Beef ‘Producers Association
Jim Hynek
Swisher
Don Lefebvre
Irvin Scott
Robert Williams
Benton County
Monticello and Marion Names on Producers' Board List
Kintele of Monticello and Howard Quaas of Marion are new board members. Hold-over members include Bentty of Cedar Rapids Virgil Stoner and Denny Neal of Mt. Vernon Ernest Diltz of Walker Robert Zingula of Marion and Tedl¢ Kemper of Center Point. The board will elect officers at its next meeting.
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Monticello
Howard Quaas
Marion
Yeaf Producers’ Board
Id Bentty
Cedar Rapids
Virgil Stoner
Denny
Neal
Mt. Vernon
Ernest:Diltz
Walker
Robert Zingula
Tedl
Kemper
Center Point
Farmers Double Borrowings for Grain Storage
Washington reports a record 129 million bushels of on farm storage added in 1961, with 124 million bushels under the farm storage facility loan program. About 70 percent of steel structures, 23,733 loans totaling 35 million dollars, and a cumulative 69 million bushels added since 1949.
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Washington
UPI
Cedar Soil District Elects March 9 at Tipton
Tipton Milo Ahrens of Lipton and Leo Shuger of Wil ton Junction are nominated for six year terms on the Cedar county soil conservation district board to succeed Paul Hain whose term expired. Election follows a pancake supper at Tipton city hall starting 6 30 p m Holdover commissioners are Harold Oldorf and Walter Hansen Don Williams is SCS district conservationist and Clarence Beyer is conservation aid
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Tipton
Milo Ahrens
Lipton
Leo Shuger
Wlton Junction
Cedar County
Farm Bureau Women Organize St Louis Trip Dates Set
Linn county Farm Bureau women arrange a three day tour to St Louis from March 21 to 23 with stops at Mark Twain's birthplace a stage production zoo art museums and jet airport Reservations are via the Linn county Farm Bureau office per tour committee chair Mrs Elsie Mottinger Also noted is a Friday ITV 9 airing of Sinbad the Sailor starring Doug Fairbanks Jr Maureen O'Hara at 10 30 p m.
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St. Louis
Mark Twain
Elsie Mottinger
Doug Fairbanks, Jr
Maureen O'Hara
Sinbad the Sailor
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