Slump in Soviet Red China Agricultural Trade Studied
A UPI report notes that 1955 to 1961 ERS analysis shows reduced agricultural exchanges between the Soviet Union and Red China. Imports from China fell sharply after 1959 while Soviet exports also declined, with total trade patterns shifting as both nations remained net importers for repayment needs.
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Washington
UPI
Soviet Union
Red China
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
Ussr
China
ERS
Red
Vinton Produce Firm Consents To P&S Order
Vinton Produce Company a Vinton Iowa poultry processor agreed to a Packers and Stockyards Act order issued July 11 by USDA Judicial Officer Thomas J Flavin after a P&S division complaint. The firm admitted jurisdiction and consented to the order promising to keep full accounts show actual selling prices deductions and all items showing true nature of poultry transactions.
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USDA
Thomas J. Flavin
P&s
Jennings Buys Carney Farm at Williamsburg
John P. Jennings buys the 142 acre Carney farm six miles southeast of Williamsburg from J. J. Carney. Possession is to be given March 1. J W Donohoe, Williamsburg real estate broker, handled the deal.
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Williamsburg
Maurice J. Carney
John P. Jennings
J. W. Donohoe
Average Hen Laid 212 Eggs in 1962
Washington reports the average laying hen produced 212 eggs in 1962, up 100 from 1925, with most gains since 1934. Advances in genetics nutrition disease control and flock management drove productivity and reduced the cost of a dozen eggs as lays rose. Producers increasingly rely on eggs, intensifying competition and narrowing profits.
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Washington
United States
The
Economic Research Service
Cattlemen oppose subsidy grazing plan in HR 7154
Washington cattlemen tell USDA officials they back general aims but oppose using tax dollars to bring newcomers into the crowded beef industry. They warn cattle numbers are rising and recent oversupplies hurt feeders, calling the proposal a shift of the crops surplus problem onto cattle.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
Department
Cushman S. Radebaugh
Orlando
Fla
American National Cattlemen’s Association
Cattlemens’ Organization
Corn Crop May Be The Largest Ever
The US weather bureau weekly crop bulletin says this year's corn crop may be the largest on record despite idle land. Showers boosted prospects in the Corn Belt while cooler Midwest weather slowed topsoil evaporation. A bumper crop is also in prospect in the Southeast.
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Washington
U.S. Weather Bureau
Midwest
Meggers to Retire From Buckingham Farm
Mr and Mrs Franz Meggers will retire from their Buckingham area farm on September 1 after many years of work. They have purchased the C D Kern house in Buckingham and their son Leslie will take over the farm management.
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Buckingham
Franz Meggers
C. D. Kern
Leslie
Swift To Expand Hog and Cattle Kill at Omaha
The Swift and Company plant in South Omaha, Nebraska will expand its meat processing operations this fall under manager K. M. Coughenour. The heavier workload will create more jobs though exact numbers are not yet known. Slaughtering of hogs and cattle will rise, with beef pork and table-ready meat processing shifting from Sioux City to Omaha.
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Omaha, Neb
Sioux City
Omaha
Master Corn Growers Contest Deadline Set
July 27 is the deadline for entries in two Delaware county master corn growers contests. Sponsors are the Ryan Lions club and the Everready Grange of Colesburg. All entries must be made by farmers themselves.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Ryan Lions Club
Everready Grange
Colesburg
Freeman trip draws Republican farm leaders’ criticism
Iowa Representative Charles B. Hoeven and others question Secretary Orville L. Freeman’s month long tour of communist countries while Congress remains in session. They say the trip risks neglecting wheat cotton and dairy legislation and could cost taxpayers and farmers.
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Iowa
Charles B. Hoeven
Orville L. Freeman
Hoeven
Congress
Paul Findley
Illinois
Guernsey Shows Set This Week Across Eastern Iowa
Three district Guernsey shows unfold this week in Eastern Iowa as part of a six stop state series. Events occur in West Liberty Independence and Elkader at fairgrounds with Thomas L. Lyon judging. Winners advance to Cedar Rapids Aug 12 Des Moines Aug 20 and Waterloo Oct 3-4. Gazette want ads cited as key to business success.
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Ames
Iowa
West Liberty
Independence
Elkader
Thomas L. Lyon
Iowa State Dairy Association
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Waterloo
Neighbors Move 1400 Bales at Don Pavelka Farm
Fifteen men and eight boys brought eight tractors and wagons to the Don Pavelka farm northeast of Traer and stacked 1400 bales of hay in a few hours. Pavelka is recovering from surgery.
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TRAER
Don Pavelka
Pavelka
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Poultry Processing Corporation
U. S. Department of Agriculture
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Carney
Tipton
Cedar County
Nancy
Aundry
United Feature Syndicate
Wakefield
BY Ernie Bushmiller
National Berkshire
Dairy Congress
American Berkshire Assn
W. Monroe
Springfield, Ill
Ravey Life
Meggers
State of
United States Brewers Association, Inc
Iowa Division
Rex Conn
Freeman
Findley
Department of Agriculture
U.S
Guernsey
Gazette
Weather Bureau
Landis
Russ Landis
Dept
Landis Loans& Investments, Inc
First Ave. I.E
NGPL
Herschel
Cooks Mills
Ill
Natural Gas Pipeline Company OF America
Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Company
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