Administration Pushing Expanded Farm Exports
Washington officials push a broad export drive to raise farm income and trim the balance of payments gap. Freeman notes $21 billion returned over four years as export teams market soybeans, wheat, and feed grains abroad amid Trade Barriers fears and protectionist bills in Congress.
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Larry D. Hatfield
Washington
UPI
Johnson Administration
U.S
United States
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Cooperative Government Industry
Europe
North Africa
Middle East
Far East
Agriculture Department
Administration
Farm Auction Calendar Highlights Multiple Open Days
A historical sale list outlines farm auctions across Iowa with dates from Tuesday January 14 to Friday March 8. It details closing out sales for Holsteins cattle machinery grain hay livestock and related items at numerous locations including Linn County Williamsburg Manchester Independence Prairiebure Coggon Tracers Ryan Brandon and more with seller names such as Wingfield Von Ahsen Mangold and Wilson Satterler Miller Parker Lehnoff Reece and others.
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Claude
Kenneth Wingfield
Linn County
Wayne von Ahsen
Williamsburg
Mangold and Wilson
Manchester
Harold Satterler
Independence
Miller and Parker
Tipton
Andy
Lehnoff
Ryan
Reece
Brandon
Levana Lawrence
Prairiebure
Joe Ries
H. N. Mason
Robert Evenson
Johnson County Fairground
Iowa City
Keith Enochson
Five ram progeny test entries received from three states
Jack Worley reports first entries for five pens in the 1968 state ram progeny test from three breeders in three states James Gray and Son Mechanicsville Mo Shonkwiler Neosho Mo president of the National Suffolk Assn Hart Cozad Neb with two Suffolk pens and one Hampshire pen A 40 by 150 foot pole type test barn is under construction at Banner Valley Haven farm Ely Fifty six pens can be accommodated and entries will be accepted on a first come basis First lambs arrive Thursday February 29 and continue weekly until April 18 The test was first held last year at Boone County fairgrounds and continues this year at Ely The notice also corrects a prior farm acreage figure for U S farms detailing land totals and declines since 1959
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James Gray
Worleys
Banner Valley Haven Farm
Ely
Worley
Boone County Fairground
Boone
Jack Worley
Page
Reissen to Speak at Williamsburg 4-H Banquet
Jeanine Reissen of Walcott and International Farm Youth Exchange delegate in Israel in 1967 will address the Iowa county 4-H leaders recognition banquet on January 22 in the Farm Bureau building Williamsburg.
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Marengo
Jeanine Reissen
Walcott
International Farm Youth Exchange
Israel
Iowa County
Farm Bureau
Williamsburg
Private enterprise urged to boost world food production
A New York Times summary reports leaders warn that hunger in Asia Africa and Latin America persists. They cite a need for favorable government attitudes toward private enterprise and robust fertilizer investment to raise food output by 1985 and beyond.
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York
United States
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Armour Revises Flag Operations
Armour and Co will boost hog slaughter at several plants to offset Omaha plant closure later this year. Plants at St. Joseph Missouri Worthington Minnesota Huron South Dakota and Spokane Washington will increase activity while Mason City and Sioux City Iowa continue operations. A new buying point opens February 1 at Wesley Iowa and the first Midwest shipment of 330 hogs to Spokane was sent last week.
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Chicago
Armour and Co
Omaha
Drain
Armour’s Park Division
St. Joseph
Worthington, Minn
Huron, & C
Spokane
Wash
Armour
Mason City
Sioux City
Towa
Wesley
Iowa
Midwest
Nebraska
Delaware Swine Association Membership Growing
Delaware County Swine Producers Assn reports progress toward a 400‑member goal with about a quarter reached by week end. President Earl Zumbach cites 1 620 hog farms in the county per 1964 census. members urged to pay 2 dollars annual dues and 50 cents opt in. Board members listed include Don Guetzke Delhi Earl Sampson Colesburg Ben Johnson Manchester and Phil King Hopkinton.
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Manchester
Delaware
The
County Association
Don Guetzke
Delhi
Earl Sampson
Colesbury
Ben Johnson
John Wacker
Phil King
Hopkinton
Omaha Largest Livestock Market Again in 1967
Omaha officials said the Omaha livestock market remained the nation's largest in 1967 with total receipts of 4 971 760 head, far surpassing 1966. Most gains came from hogs as St Paul and Sioux City ranked next in total receipts.
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Omaha
UPI
The
Livestock Exchange
St. Paul
Sioux City
Chicago
Pork Queen Sought In Johnson County
The Johnson County Swine Producers Assn seeks nominations for the 1968 Johnson County Pork Queen. Eligible are girls 17 to 21 from pork producing farms. The contest will be judged at the annual pork producers banquet on Jan. 30 with Lee Kline as banquet speaker. the county queen advances to the district contest.
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Iowa City
Johnson County Swine Producers Assn
Johnson County
Lee Kline
Iowa Hens Produce 3 591 Million Eggs in 1967
Des Moines Iowa farm laying stocks produced 3 591 million eggs in 1967 down one percent from 1966 and 15 percent below the 1961 65 five year average. National production reached 70 171 million eggs, six percent more than in 1966.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Delaware Hog Show at Manchester February 17
The Delaware county spring market hog show is scheduled for Saturday February 17 in Manchester. Organizers expect exhibitors from local 4 H clubs and FFA chapters to compete for top market hog honors.
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Delaware
Manchester
Delaware County
Corn Clinic Set for Jan 25 at Colony Village
Marengo hosts the second day of a two day corn and soybean production clinic on Thursday January 25 at the Colony Village restaurant near the Amana interchange on Interstate 80.
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Marengo
Colony Village
Amana
Interstate 80
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