Ammonia Pipelines May Cut Fertilizer Costs Midwestbound
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago notes three major pipelines will ship anhydrous ammonia into the Midwest this spring. Production centers in Texas and Louisiana supply the Gulf Coast, with pipeline delivery slashing costs and reducing storage needs. Ammonia prices and use in farming and industry could rise as supply becomes more accessible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis B. Sharpe
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicase
Midwest
Gulf Coast States
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Gulf Coast
USDA Plans Lard Export Subsidy to Boost British Trade
The USDA announced an export subsidy plan for American lard to counter Common Market subsidies. Payments of 2 cents per pound will apply to offers Jan 13–24, with a second rate to be announced Jan 24 for Jan 27–Feb 7. Contracts in early 1969 target about 75 million pounds, all lard must be federally inspected and certified for wholesomeness.
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Washington
United Kingdom
U. S. Department of Agriculture
United States
USDA
Consumer and Marketing Service
C&ms
Closing out sales listed across Iowa locations this January
A sequence of closing out sales for livestock machinery grain hay and equpment is scheduled from January 11 to January 25 across multiple towns including Springville Keystone Monticello Mechanicsville Cedar Rapids Marengo Belle Plaine Central City Norway and Coggon. Buyers include Franklin Kenney Dwayne Meyer Roy Bertin Clyde Williams Cari Moir Fred Ledger Arthur Bezdek Sam Slaymaker Emil Varrock Hazel Beck Evelyn K Smith Jake Hansen Est Harold J DeSotel and others with dates and venues provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Kenney
Springville
Dwayne Meyer
Keystone
Roy Bertin
Monticello
Clyde Williams
Vinton
Sam Slaymaker
Marengo
Emil Varrock
Hazel Beck
Belle Plaine
Evelyn K. Smith
Central City
Newspaper promises bigger news and global coverage in 1969
The notice proclaims the ongoing newspaper will be more important and exciting than ever in 1969. It pledges full stories from town to nation and world, with timely reports, thrilling features, and a valuable shopping guide for every day this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Cattleman Predicts Changes in U S Beef Industry
Denver UPI Bill House president of the American National Cattlemen's Association says changes are coming as beef producers have not seen a price rise in 20 years He blames imports for hurting U S producers and argues the industry affects 38 states and is a national issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
UPI
Bill House
American National Cattlemen’s Association
Cedar Vale
Kan
House
Japan
National Barrow Show Planned in Austin September
Austin Minnesota hosts the 1969 National Barrow Show from September 8 to 10 with exhibitors and events expected to attract pork industry participants and spectators.
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Austin
Minn
FCIC Payments in Iowa Total $1.5 Million
Iowa farmers received 1.5 million in indemnities from the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation for 1968 crop losses. Of this total 1.4 million went to corn and soybean growers for frost hail and brouth losses, with oats growers getting the balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Justin C. Dee
FCIC
Dee
Bulls Averaged $332 In Hereford Auction
Cold weather and bad roads kept buyers away at the East Central Iowa Hereford Assn sale at Hawkeye Downs. Twenty six bulls averaged 332 and eight females 220. The Amana Society bought the two top bulls consigned by Lee Brothers for 540 and 500. Top females were sold to John Schild for 275. A heifer sold for 255. Sale managed by George Caraway with auctioneer Emerson Marting.
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Iowa
Hereford Assn
Hawkeye Downs
Amana Society
Lee Brothers
Letts
Grove
John Schild
Belle Plaine
Clifford Bowers
Center Point
T. G. Murray
Oxford Junction
George Caraway
Marion
Emerson Marting
Washington Court House
Ohio
North Linn Launches Adult Farmer Series
Troy Mills Iowa January 15 marks the first of ten adult farmer classes at North Linn Community School’s new high school building. Instructors Mel Essex will lead sessions in the new vo ag rooms one mile east of Troy Mills. The opening class covers a hay and grain show with subsequent topics on water systems wills and estates leases marketing pests feeding steers machinery and the farm shop.
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Troy Mills
North Linn Community School
Vo Ag
Mel Essex
Dennler Buys 120 Acres for Pasture
Volga area purchase by Virgil Dennler of Elkader for 120 acre farm known as John Follo farm in Highland township. Moraries sold and moved to Central City. Dennler will raise and pasture livestock, but not reside there. Possession given March first.
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Volga
Glenn Morarie
Virgil Dennler
Elkader
John Follo
Highland Township
Moraries
Central City
Dennler
Beef Banquet Planned by Washington County Producers
Washington County Beef Producers Assn announces its annual banquet to be held Thursday January 23 at the Knights of Columbus hall in Washington.
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Washington
Iowa
Washington County Beef Producers Assn
Knights of Columbus
Freeman lists inventory of conservation needs nationwide
Outgoing Agriculture Secretary Freeman briefs his successor Clifford Hardin on future conservation needs. He cites water pollution from nutrients, flood prevention, pollution controls, subsidies for long term projects, land reclamation from mining, rural fire protection, soil surveys, outdoor recreation, sediment control, and a united national resource management policy to align all agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Or‘ville L. Freeman
Clifford M. Hardin
Freeman
Agriculture Department
Great Plains
Linn 4-H Members Weighed in 208 Beef
About 208 market beef calves were weighed in by 102 Linn county 4-H members and one FFA member. The group averaged 522 pounds, up 30 pounds from last year, with 90 Angus 54 Herefords 46 Shorthorns and 18 Charolais. Ten calves weighed under 400 pounds.
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Linn County
4- H
FFA
Tom McCormick
Extension 4H
4-H
McCormick
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Norway
Harold J. DeSotel
The
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Soute
Amonia
Hereford
North Linn
Adult Farmer
Rich Mar Lane
Gene Todd
Jack Haldeman
Bob Grill
Bob Leedom
Wally Gall
Bernie Friedl
Frank Sill
Tommy Tucker
Knepper
Don Fahren
Alicia Jackson
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