U.S. May Be Giving Ground On EEC Farm Trade Policy
U.S. negotiators at Geneva appear ready to concede ground to persuade the European Economic Community to relax farm protection. The EEC insists on price supports and tariffs, while U.S. groups push for freer access to European markets. White House seeks a broader system allocating export markets and controlling prices if Europe stalls.
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U.S
Ashington
Geneva
Europe
European Economic Community
United States
John F. Kennedy
American Farm Bureau Federation
Coming Farm Auctions Schedule for January and February
A long list of farm auctions and sales announced across Iowa towns including Olin Ryan Dysart Cedar Rapids Monticello Springville Van Horne Hopkinton Clarence Williamsburg Williamsport Martelle Anamosa Anamosa Hawkeye Downs with items such as livestock machinery grain hay straw pigs Angus Holsteins and a dissolution sale. Observers can note dates starting Jan 17 through Feb 21 with times from morning to afternoon and multiple venues near Cedar Rapids and surrounding counties.
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Herbert Rittmer
Olin
Charles Wolfe
Ryan
Shirley Happel
Misc
Rohlené Bros
Cedar Rapids
Edward Brainerd
Jerome Besier
Monticello
William F. Tomas
Springville
Elmer Hartkemeyver
van Horne
Raymond Hugh
Art Kelly
Hopkinton
Robert S. Thompson
Roland
Nathan Port
Ralph Stewart
Weidners Sell Farm and Buy Elkader House
Mr and Mrs C J Weidner sell their 274 acre farm east of Volga to Harold Christeleit whose home farm borders the Weidner place They buy the Faye Cook house in Elkader and plan to move March 1 Tama county extension council holds reorganiza tion meeting naming Rex Cobet Tama chairman J D Shouse Gladbrook vice chairman Mrs Marion Heller Toledo secretary and Mrs Louisa Cooper Toledo treasurer
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Volga
C. J. Weidner
Harold Christeleit
Weidner Place
Weidners
Faye Cook
Elkader
Toledo
Tama County Extension Council
Rex Cobet
Tama
J. D. Shouse
Gladbrook
Marion Heller
Louisa Cooper
Chandler Sees Sharp Rise in Corn and Hog Production
J W Chandler president of Farmers Hybrid Companies in Hampton predicts 1967 will see increased corn acreage and hog numbers as sales to dealers across seven midwest states rise from last year’s 30 year high. Hybrid boar deliveries for six months were up 21 percent and gilt deliveries nearly double the prior year.
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Hampton
J. W. Chandler
Farmers Hybrid Companies, Inc
Midwest
Chandler
Trend to Fewer Farms Continues
The agriculture department projects 1967 will show fewer but larger farms. The crop reporting board estimates 3,176,000 farms operating across 1.14 billion acres, with an average farm size of 359 acres, up from 351 acres a year earlier. Texas leads with 152 million acres, down 1 million from 1966.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Texas
REA Financing Bill Is Pushed In Congress
Washington officials announced rapid momentum for a proposed supplementary credit system for rural electric and telephone co-ops. Rep. W R Poage reintroduced the measure after a prior defeat, while Assistant Secretary Baker stressed the need for new rural credit sources to prevent co-ops from failing.
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Washington
UPI
House
W. R. Poage
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Poage
Agriculture Department
Congress
John A. Baker
Minnesota
Baker
Milk Cows Down 5.4 Percent From Year Earlier
An Agriculture Department survey shows the number of cows in U S milk producing herds fell by about 860000 last year. The average milked per cow rose from 8080 to 8310 pounds, helping milk production drop only 3 percent. dairy cow totals have fallen 42 percent since 1944 while total output remains above 1955 levels due to higher yields.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Springville Co-Op names three directors
Springville Cooperative Elevator re elected Harold Fer of Marion Ernest Miles of Central City and elected Robert Bowen of Marion to three year terms at the annual meeting Saturday night in the Springville school A R Pearson was honored for 24 years of service receiving a monetary gift and a watch from fellow employees
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Springville
Harold Fernow
Marion
Ernest Miles
Central City
Robert Bowen
A. R. Pearson
Iowa Girl Captures Two Breed Championships in Denver Show
Iowa farm girl Margo Berkler, 18, won two breed championships at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, taking the Shorthorn crown with a 1000 pound steer and the Angus with a 990 pound steer. Her Shorthorn also earned reserve grand champion in the junior show. Berkler, a freshman at Coe College, is the daughter of Dean and [Mrs.] Berkler of Lytton, Iowa.
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Denver, Colo
Iowa
Denver
Margo Berkler
Dean Berkler
Lytton
Miss Berkler
Coe College
Iowa County DHIA Seeks New Supervisor
Marengo officials announce the Iowa County Dairy Herd Improvement Association seeks a new supervisor as current supervisor Daren Rathjen returns to other work March 1 per President Jim Tompkins.
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Iowa County
Dhia
Marengo
Iowa County Dairy Herd Improvement Assn
Jim Tompkins
Daren Rathjen
Tompkins
Government farm program topic for Belle Plaine class
The 1967 government farm program will be the topic at the second adult farmer evening class of the year Tuesday. The session starts at 7:30 p.m. in the agriculture room at Belle Plaine Community High School.
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Belle Plaine
Lo Ag
Belle Plaine Community High School
Cattlemen Face Mixed Outlook As Hog Prices Lag
The report notes Iowa farm income hinges on animal demand with feed costs at risk. Hog prices lag last year while the 1966 pig crop rose 8 percent to 85.5 million head. Cattlemen expect a cautious 1967 with political actions and market oversupply affecting profits. DeWitt clinic marks 1967 Farm Bureau drive targeting 1,809 members.
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U.S
Dewitt
Clinton County Farm Bureau
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Clarence
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Williamsburg
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Blairstown
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Martelle
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Hereford Sale
Hawkeye Downs
Elkader House
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Rapids
Coats
Third St. SE
Armstrong
Dial
Springville Co-Op
Rex Conn
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Porterville
Calif
American Nate Cattlemen’s Assn
Colorado Springs
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