President seeks 16 percent cut in farm budget
President Johnson asked Congress to trim the agricultural budget by 16 percent for the coming fiscal year to 5.798 billion dollars, largely via program shifts and loan transfers. He urged continued aid aimed at rural communities while boosting the food stamp allotment to 132.6 million dollars amid broader farm policy changes.
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Ashington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Department
Agricultural Department
Food For Peace
Cooley
McGovern
Keogh Urges Retention of Section 14B
Kansas City NA Cattlemen head urges keeping Section 14B of Taft Hartley law to preserve free choice. Brooks J. Keogh of Keene North Dakota attacks compulsory unionism as counterproductive and calls for responsible labor leadership while condemning some unions for defying laws.
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Keogh
Kansas City
New York
Johnson Backs Expanded Food for Peace Program
President Johnson asked Congress to enlarge the Food for Peace program to boost aid by using surplus harvests for hungry nations. Proposals by Sen. McGovern and Rep. Cooley would increase spending, with long term dollar repayable credits and private shipments, while aiming to raise recipient nations’ agricultural production.
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Johnson Backs
U.S
Johnson
Congress
Cooley
Coming Farm Auctions With Dates Across Iowa Listings
A serialized notice lists multiple farm auctions and public sales in Iowa towns from January 25 to February 22. Entries include closing out sales for hogs livestock machinery grain hay dairy equipment and household goods with farm names and nearest towns such as Delhi West Branch Center Point Marion Robins Cedar Rapids Monticello Alburnett Belle Plaine and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Smith
Delhi
Laverne Vedepo
West Branch
Art van Woert
Marion
Howard Schrimper
Robins
Comer
Ostergaard
Mechanicsville
Frank H. Tomash
Cedar Rapids
Johnson Proposes Financing Key for Rural Electrification
Johnson urges new funding methods for the rural electrification program and suggests legislation to cover federal meat and poultry inspection costs. He estimates user charges could raise 68 million dollars in fiscal 1967.
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Johnson
New Beef Directors Named in Washington County
Washington County Beef Producers Association elects Baxter Freese Oscar Steele and Ronald Ornduff as new directors at the fourteenth annual meeting and beef banquet held at the Washington Methodist church. About 400 attendees.
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Washington
Iowa
Washington County Beef Producers Association
Baxter Freese
Wellman
Oscar Steele
Riverside
Ronald Ornduff
Ainsworth
Methodist Church
Linn County ASCS Sells Government Corn Weekly
Linn County ASCS announces weekly sale of 6 500 bushels of government owned corn at various bin sites. Bidders offer a price per bushel for grain as found with no grade information and no bid adjustments. Open to all bidders in lots over 100 bushels. call the ASCS office in Marion for details.
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Linn County
ASCS
Marion
Corn Borer Count Down in Midwest
U S agriculture reports fewer European corn borers in major U S horn producing areas this winter. Entomologists in 16 states cooperated with ARS to survey infestations and estimate live larvae buried in cornstalks. Growers lost 87 million bushels to borers in 1964 with North Central states showing 41 borers per 100 plants, down from 82 in 1964.
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Washington
U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Agriculture Research Service
North Central States
Chester White Boars Set New Breed Record at Spotlight Sale
Chester White boars averaged $411 at the National Chester White Spotlight sale at Hawkeye Downs. Top boar was champion shown by Lyle Baugartner and sold to George Corran for $1,400. champion bred son, shown by R A Riemenschneider, brought $620.
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Hawkeye Downs
Marvin Garner
Rochester
Ind
Lyle Baumgartner
Sullivan, Ill
George Corron
McComb
Ohio
R. A. Riemenschneider
Kingsley
Land Bank Meeting Scheduled in Victor
The Federal Land Bank Association of Marengo will hold its annual meeting at noon Wednesday in the American Legion hall in Victor announced by manager Clyde R. Maring.
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Marengo
Federal Land Bank Association of
American Legion Hall
Victor
Clyde R. Maring
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Farm Payments
Commodity Credit Corp
Farmers Home Administration
The
Treasury
Rural Electrification Administration
Brooks J. Keogh
Keene, N.D
American National Cattlemen’s Association
Marguerite Davis
Agriculture Department
Gazette
John H. Heinich
Center Point
Dale
Ivan Riggle
North Liberty
Leo E
Sonka
Norway
Gilbert Vernimont
Monticello
Adolph Christensen
Alburnett
Ollie Kula
Prairiebars
Floyd James
Belle Plaine
E. L. Herndon
E. C. Nagel
Walter Krug
Atkins
Miller and Gould
Holstein
Cedar Valley Sale Barn
Vinton
Realto Wille
Ryan
Ray
Frank Ross
Coggon
Siemer and Hoskins
Wm. T. Dunn and Sons
Winthrop
Hawkeye
Delbert Krug
Mmanager
Cook’s Paints
Armstrong and Mannington Mills
1St Ave
Washington County
Linn County Ascs
Midwest
Chester
ROPER
Hardwick Gas Ranges
Illinois
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