New Miracle Grains Spark Asia's Green Revolution
A feature on the rapid spread of high yielding dwarf grain varieties across Asia. It notes India's record wheat harvest, Pakistan's move toward self sufficiency, and rice gains in the Philippines, Ceylon, and Japan, driven by Rockefeller Foundation backed breeding programs and IR8 and related hybrids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Ralph W. Cummings
Rockefeller Foundation
Cummings
India
Indira Gandhi
Pakistan
Philippines
Indonesia
Ceylon
Japan
Iran
Mexico
Los Banos International Rice Research Institute
Taiwan
Agricultural College of the Philippine University
Agricultural Department
Madras
Feedlot Design Must Weigh Weather and Drainage
An Iowa State extension engineer urged area cattle feeders to plan feedlots with weather in mind and use natural slope for drainage. He advised diversion ditches and retention ponds for runoff, cost estimates per space, and surface size per animal plus a 12 gallon daily water supply accounting for evaporation and leakage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa State University Extension
Nevada
Dale Hull
Towa
Iowa
Hull
Charles R Ballan retires after 35 years in conservation
Charles R Ballan a longtime extension soil conservationist at Iowa State University since 1956 retired December 31 ending more than 35 years in conservation work. He led soil and water programs and served in state and university projects throughout his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Critchfield
Gazette Farm Department
Columbia University
Nagpur University
India
The
Washington Star
the Star
Vietnam
Ames
Charles R. Ballantyne
Iowa State University
Farm Auction Listings Announced Across Several Iowa Towns
A sequence of closing out and public auctions listed for January to March in Iowa towns. Entries cover Herefords livestock machinery grain hay straw ponies and dairy equipment and include sellers such as Sam Slaymaker Bud Thompson Emil Varrock Hazel Beck G R Becker Paul D Scheetz Merle Murfield Est L Dean Post Edward Holtz Jake Hansen Est Richard Heutmann Otto Schmidt Est Harold J DeSotel Russell Davis Charlie De Bonte Dennis Gudenhauf Fred Walton Delbert Krug Hawkeye Polled Hereford Assn show and sale manager Delbert Krug At kins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Slaymaker
Marengo
Bud Thompson
West Branch
Hay
Straw
Paul D. Scheetz, Jr
Tiffin
Hay, Misc
Merle Murfield
Martelle
L. Dean Post
Tipton
Edward Holtz
London
USDA Provides Model Poultry Inspection Law
USDA releases a model state poultry inspection bill mirroring the Wholesome Poultry Products Act of 1968 and a combined model for poultry and meat inspection. States have up to two years to enact programs with an additional year for full implementation if progress is shown. Mandatory inspection before and after slaughter and plant sanitation are required to ensure wholesome products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Consumer and Marketing Service
Holstein Registrations Set New All-Time Record
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America reported 292128 Holsteins registered in 1968 led by Pennsylvania New York and Wisconsin. The organization issued 70 percent of dairy certificates as U S milk cow numbers declined by about half. Computers now print all certificates enabling rapid handling of more applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Vermont
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Robert H. Rumler
Holstein Association
Pennsylvania
New York
Wisconsin
U.S
Antipoverty Loans Show Mixed Early Returns
An Agriculture Department study of 359 rural families in South Carolina the Ozarks and the Mississippi Delta finds antipoverty loans averaging 1718 dollars boosted average net cash family income by about 200 dollars or 11 percent in the first year. Borrowers expect further gains averaging 400 dollars in the second year.
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Washington
API
South
Agriculture Department
South Carolina
Ozarks
Mississippi Delta
Red Blanchard to Speak at Jones County Dairy Banquet
Chicago entertainer Red Blanchard will address the Jones county dairy banquet in the Youth Center Monticello on February 13. The event is sponsored by the Jones county dairy promotion committee with Richard J. Hanken serving as banquet chairman.
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Red Blanchard
Jones Dairy
Monticello
Chicago
Jones County
Jones County Dairy Promotion Committee
Richard J. Hanken
Chester White Spotlight At Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids
The eighteenth annual National Chester White Spotlight show and sale will be held Jan 23 24 25 at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids. Co directors Kenneth Wendt and Clarence Williamson oversee entries from 56 breeders in 13 states with over 300 Chester White boars gifts and barrows.
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Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth Wendt
Buckingham
Clarence Williamson
Eagle Grove
Wendt
Hoor
Wilson and Co
al Christian
Iowa State University
Robert Perry
Bethel
Robert Rust
Iowa State University Extension
Austin
Minn
National
Chester White Record Assn
Iowa Chester White Breeders Assn
The
Agricultural Bureau of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce, Wilson and Co., and
Champion at Denver Brings $7.50 a Pound
The grand champion steer at the National Western livestock show in Denver sold for 7.50 per pound to the Brown Palace hotel. The 1 105 pound Angus owned by Brad Ott of Kiowa Kansas brought 8287 50. The reserve grand champion shown by Rex Miller of Alta Iowa sold for three dollars per pound and netted 3390
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Denver
Brown Palace
Brad Ott
Kiowa
Kan
Rex Miller
Alta
Iowa
Second 4-H leadership session moved to Jan 22 in Manchester
Manchester Delaware county 4-H girls leaders program rescheduled to January 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The training session is the second in a three part series and will be held in Manchester.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Johnson proposes cuts and retirements in USDA budget
President Johnson’s USDA plan lowers overall outlay to seven billion for the new fiscal year and shifts funds toward social programs. It pivots away from price supports by proposing four million acres in long term land retirement and eliminates the four hundred four million dollar school milk program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USDA
Johnson
Congress
Farm Bureau
Fund For Feeding
USDA Hails New Era in Agriculture Progress Abroad
The USDA reports a new agricultural era began in 1967 marked by sharp growth in crops across Asia and other developing regions. Pakistan 1968 wheat rose 37 percent, India 1968 wheat up 35 percent, Ceylon rice up 34 percent, Philippines rice gains end import dependence, with U.S. support driving fertilizer plant construction across Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Asia
Pakistan
Ceylon
The
Philippines
Iowa Fertilizer Assn Elects New Officers
At the annual Des Moines conference the Iowa Fertilizer and Chemical Assn named officers Charles O. Laverty of Indianola as president Leslie Baer of Waukee as vice president Merle Hunt of Ackley as secretary treasurer and Winton Etchen of West Des Moines as executive vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Fertilizer and Chemical Assn
Charles O. Laverty
Indianola
Leslie Baer
Waukee
Merle Hunt
Ackley
Winton Etchen
West Des Moines
Crop Improvement Day Set for Feb 10 in Ames
Iowa State University hosts Crop Improvement Day on the Ames campus February 10 starting at 9 a.m. in the Memorial Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State University
Memorial Union
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Faun News
By Richard Critchfield
West
Ballantyne
Gazette
Emil Varrock
Hazel Beck
Belle Plaine
Hay, Hh
Goods
Evelyn K. Smith
Central City
G. R. Becker
Dundee
H.h
Jake Hansen
Norway
Richard Heutmann
Otto Schmidt
Keystone
Harold
J. DeSotel
Coggon
Russell Davis
Millersburg
Harold Thoman
Atkins
Dennis Gudenhauf
Fred Walton
Alburnett
Hawkeye
Hereford Assn
Delbert Krug
Kins
Pete’s
Weather Bureau
Holstein Assn
Chester White
C.R
Rex Conn
Farmers Home Administration
Department
United States
China
Iowa Fertilizer Assn
America
Che Codur Rapids Gazette
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