Freeman Defends 1968 Wheat Allotment Cut
An Agriculture Department official said Secretary Freeman cut the 1968 wheat allotment by 13 percent to balance foreign aid needs and domestic use. The move follows the Perkins report urging action to head off starvation and notes potential 1.5 billion bushels with weather being non-ideal.
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Ashington
Agriculture Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
State Department
Agency For International Development
Department
Freeman
67 Wheat Checks Top 700 Million for 1967 Crop
Government payments totaling more than 700 million dollars will go to about 822000 wheat farmers who participated in the 1967 crop program. The 1967 rate is 1.36 dollars per bushel on 35 percent of projected production, higher than 1.32 dollars last year, in addition to market prices or price support loans averaging 125 dollars per bushel.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Food Chains Back Higher Farm Prices Amid Calls From Farmers
The National Association of Food Chains says food retailers want price increases to help farmers stay in business. Secretary Freeman warns weak farm prices could push toward corporate farming and possible consumer strikes as prices rise later this year.
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Ovid A. Martin
Washington
National Association of Food Chains
Association
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Cash leases rise in Illinois with rents over fifty dollars
Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago reports cash leases on Illinois farms are increasing with many rents above 50 dollars per acre as demand grows for land leasing.
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Chicago
Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Meat Imports Fall Short of Earlier Forecast
Washington report shows meat imports for the year may total about 860 million pounds, 40 million below March estimates. Last year’s imports were 823.4 million pounds. Lawmakers debate quotas if imports hit 995 million pounds, while industry groups oppose tighter limits, warning higher prices and consumer harm.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
Meat Importers Council of
New York
Two Breed Shows at Manchester July 14
Guernsey and Jersey breeders will hold district shows jointly Friday July 14 at the Delaware County fairground in Manchester. Junior classes for 4H and FFA members and ringside judging contests are planned. Top animals will join district and parish herds to compete at the state dairy show in Cedar Rapids August 9-12.
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Manchester
Guernsey
Jersey
Delaware County
FFA
Cedar Rapids
Farm Progress Show picks Greene County Iowa site
Des Moines reports the 1968 Farm Progress Show will be held October 1 3, 1968 in Greene County Iowa on the Robert and Roger Clause farms three miles east of Grand Junction on highway 30. Wallaces Farmer sponsors the event.
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Des Moines
Greene County
Iowa
Wallaces Farmer
Robert and
Roger Clause
Grand Junction
Highway 30
Farm Magazine
Leroy Seesling
Chal’ Mers
Ind
New Iowa lime law licenses producers and sets ECCE testing
Rex Conn notes Gov Harold Hughes signed an ag lime bill to license producers, require ECCE based analysis, and mandate annual $25 licenses by Jan 31. The act details sampling rules, sieve based fineness factors, and penalties for enforcement. It aims to standardize lime quality for better soil results.
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Harold E. Hughes
State Secretary of Agriculture
Louisa County 4-H Girls Meet Friday
Louisa county 4-H girls hold their annual camp day Friday at Chautauqua park in Columbus Junction. Max Exner, extension music specialist, directs folk games and music. Elizabeth Carroll and Kenneth Enke of Columbus Junction, delegates to the state 4-H conservation camp near Madrid, report on experiences there.
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Columbus Junction
Louisa County
Chautauqua Park
Max Exner
Elizabeth Carroll
Kenneth Enke
iLouisa County
Madrid
Christmas Growers Hold Summer Session at Goose Lake
RUNNELLS The Iowa Christmas Growers Assn will hold its summer meeting Sunday July 23 at the Arrow head shooting preserve near Goose Lake. President Jack Miller of Runnells announced reservations are required and attendees should contact association secretary E. J. Weigle Box 67 Decorah for reservations.
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Runnells
The
Iowa Christmas Growers Assn
Arrowhead
Goose Lake
Jack Miller
Miller
E. J. Weigle
Decorah
Iran Expects Record Wheat Harvest This Year
Tehran reports Iran to harvest over 4.5 million tons of wheat in the current year. Agriculture Minister Gen Ismail Riahi says the crop would nearly double last year’s output and yield a surplus of about 250000 tons, benefiting farmers and producers.
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Tehran
Iran
Ismail Riahi
Delaware 4 H Show Judges Named for State Fair
Delaware 4 H show judges are listed for the junior livestock event in Manchester with beef judged by Cliff Iverson sheep by Tom Wicker swine by Al Christian dairy by Tom Lyon horse by Elmer Garrels and poultry by Bill Kenny. The judging schedule spans July 26 to July 29 with specific times for horses sheep dairy poultry rabbits swine beef and the market beef auction. U S farm debt on Jan 1 stood at 45 8 billion reflecting a 10 percent year over year rise.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Cliff Iverson
Ottumwa
Tom Wicker
Sham
Iowa
al Christian
Towa
Tom Lyon
State Dairy Assn
Elmer
Garrels
Mt. Pleasant
Bill Kenny
Edgewood-Colesburg Vo Ag
Farm Living Costs Hit New High in 1966
Chicago report cites Harris Bank survey showing Iowa family budgets rising. A typical five person household spent 43 percent of net income 11995 on living costs, up 580 from 1965 as costs climbed up to twelve percent higher for the year.
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Chicago
Iowa
Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Barrow Show Premium Booklets Mailed for 1987 Event
Nearly 10,000 copies of the premium list for the 1987 National Barrow Show in Austin Minnesota were emailed to hog producers, county extension offices and instructors. Premiums totaling 40000 dollars are listed. Boar gilt and single barrow entries must be postmarked by August 14.
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Austin
Minn
Voag
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Johnson
James A. Perkins
White House
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Waterloo
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Lag Reales
Rex Conn
Hughes
Dvorak
Krysler
Plymouth
Christmas Tree Assn
Delaware
U.S
Barrow Show
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