Farm policy debate echoes across borders
A Kansas City Star excerpt critiques Harding Wallace farm conference plans while noting Canadian officials oppose following U S price parity. It cites Ontario Ottawa discussions, Canada’s stance against U S farm subsidies, and warns that high U S prices distort world trade and harm farmers.
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Kansas City Weekly Star
Harding
Wallace
Toronto
Canada
Financial Post
United States
Gardiner
Ottawa
Gordimer
Finance
Harris
Linn ACP Sign-Up Meetings Set For County Farmers
ASC Chairman Lester E. B. Mitchell announced sign up for soil and water conservation cost sharing payments in 1957 across Linn county towns except Spring Grove. Sign ups occur Tuesday in most townships with addresses listed. Spring Grove holds Wednesday near Alice. County ASC office in Cedar Rapids handles requests for farmers unable to sign in their township before practice starts.
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Linn Acp
Linn County
ASC
Lester EB. Mitchell
Fairfax
Spring Grove Township
Spring Grove
Alice
Bertram
Township
Boulder
Prairieburg
Brown
Springville
Buffalo
Waubeek
Clinton
Covington
College
Community School
Legion Hall
Fayette
Pale Legion
Hall
Franklin
Mt. Vernon
Great
Walker
Jackson
Coggan
Linn
ORC
Cedar Rapids
Mitchell
Public auction and closing-out sales listed in Atkins to Walker area
A sequence of auction notices and closing-out sales appears for January. Items include livestock, machinery, hay, grain, dairy equipment and household goods with dates from January 5 to January 17. Locations cover Atkins Warren Ahrens Mechanicsville Ryan Mt. Vernon Manchester Cedar Rapids Walker and surrounding areas.
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Warren H. Ahrens
Ryan
Otto Pruess
Berenice Moffit
Moffit Estate
Mechanicsville
Speers and Wilson
Will Clark
Mt. Vernon
Crain
Emma Herman
Manchester
Iloan
Earl. Becker
Ami
Roy E. Miller
Cedar Rapids
Marvin Knipp
Walker
Thoreday
Prain
Henry E. Rinderknecht
Atkins
Delaware Receives 82900 For Conservation Work
Delaware county has received an allocation of 82900 for soil and water conservation work in 1957. Donald L. Barclay, chairman of the county ASC committee, said the sum is 2900 more than the 1956 allocation, with last year adding 43000. Farm meetings are set this month to explain the program and enroll farmers.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Donald L. Barclay
ASC
Tama F B Members Paying Dues Early
Tama County Farm Bureau members have sent in 1957 dues early, totaling over 1,100 despite no formal campaign opening until Jan. 14. The 1957 goal is 2,150 members as the organization plans future broadcasts and activities on Channel 9 hosted by Ray Anthony Snow Fridays at 9.
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Tama F.B
Toledo
Tama County Farm Bureau
Ray Anthony Snow
Channel 9
Sheepmen Urged To Guard Against Scabies in Iowa Flocks
Iowa State College specialists warn sheep growers to watch for scabies also known as wet mange. Earle Raun and Dr. John Herrick say the mite spreads sheep to sheep and can ruin wool and kill flocks. Quarantine may be used until vets confirm the disease is gone.
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Ames
Iowa
Earle Raun
John B. Herrick
Iowa State College
Hervick
Herrick
Raun Advises Dipping Sheep for Mite Control
Raun states mites are wiped out by benzine hexachloride dip. He advises shearing before dipping to speed contact, use warm water, and choose a relatively warm day to aid drying, following common sense in treatment.
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Raun
Drexler Buys Stewart Farm Near Whittier
Mr and Mrs Forrest Hopker sold the farm they had bought from Bert Stewart to Wilbur Drexler of Central City. Sale price was not announced.
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Drexler
Stewart
Whittier Whittier
Forrest Hopker
Ffrom Bert Stewart
Wilbur "Drexler
Central City
Untiet Farm Sold to Gethmann Near Garwin
Garwin resident William Untiet sells a 61 acre farm north of Garwin to Elmer Gethmann of Gin for 450 per acre. Possession will be given March 1.
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Gethmann
Garwin
William Untiet
Elmer Gethmann
Jones Linn Holstein Breeders Will Meet
ANAMOSA The Jones Linn Holstein Breeders Association will meet Monday at 10 30 a m in the Farm Bureau building Anamosa announced by President Alvin Lueder The program includes election of Traer Mr and Mrs Leonard fliers and planning of 1957 activities A talk by Holstein Fieldman Richard Mathews from the Harper Hartshorn estate farm west of Traer.
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Anamosa
Jones-Linn Holstein Breeders Association
Farm ‘Bureau
Alvin Lueder
Traer
Leonard Fliers
Marlin
Harper Hartshorn
Hichard Mathews
Iwest
Night school classes begin January at Columbus Junction High
Warren Greene vocational agriculture instructor says twelve classes will be offered starting January 7 at Columbus Junction High School.
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Columbus Junction
Warren Greene
BEL MONTES INL farmers place record soybean loans
BEL MONTES INL farmers report progress on price support loans for 1956 crop corn and record early 1956 soybeans. By mid December 14.6 million bushels of new soybeans were under loans and 100 640 bushels under purchase agreements, with expectations of higher final figures. Soybean loans may set a state record as application periods near end.
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BEL Montes
INL
Lews
Max M. Soeth
ASC
Tee
Leeth
Ioan
Cedar Rapids Gazette crop totals for 1956 Iowa yields
The report lists barley 7 789 bushels, rye 490 bushels, wheat 646 bushels, flaxseed 26 364 bushels, and other 38 648 hundredweights for the 1956 Iowa crops. Berghiton noted in figures dated December 15.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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