Unclaimed Denver Show Winner To Be Auctioned
The 1,310 pound steer Big Mac, formerly tied to McDonald’s, is ordered auctioned after Judge George McNamara ruled it had unknown ownership and off the Denver show record. The Colorado Brand Commission will sell, with expected bids around 32 to 33 cents per pound, though publicity may lift offers.
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Denver
Colo
George McNamara
Colorado Brand Commission
McDonald’s
Colorado
Earl Brown
Brown
House Proposes Bill To Boost Wheat Sales
Washington report on a bill by Representative Graham Purcell to fund research and promotion of wheat and wheat foods. A 19 to 107 House committee vote approved creating a board with equal industry representation to guide programs intended to raise per capita wheat consumption and expand domestic sales.
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Washington
U. S
Graham Purcell
House Committee On Agriculture
United States
Purcell
Farm Landlord Income To New Record Level
Iowa State University extension economist Everett Stoneberg notes record high gross and net incomes for crop share landlords in 1971. ISU survey shows landlord return on investment at 7.1 percent, with per acre gross income 41.80 and net 20.15 after 21.85 expenses. Land values rose 2.8 percent to 427.31 per acre, and regional returns varied by land quality and area, unimproved farms outperforming improved in five-year trends.
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Ames
Iowa
Everett Stoneberg
Iowa State University Extension
Iowa Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers
ISU
Stoneberg
Siross
Cash Grain
Senate report balks at pesticide bill allowing warrantless home entries
A Senate report says amendments to a major pesticide control bill would let EPA agents enter almost any private home or farm without a warrant or suspicion of law violation. The Commerce Committee approved the changes, sparking opposition from Sen. Sam J. Ervin and the ACLU over Fourth Amendment privacy protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Senate
Commerce Committee
Agriculture Committee
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
James B. Allen
D-Ala
Talmadge
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Allen
Charles Morgan, Jr
Ervin
Congress
North Carolina
Helstein Show Sets New Entry Record in Monticello
103 livestock entries marked the largest Monticello district eight Helstein show on record. Grand champion male owned by Elmer Taper of Stockton Holstein. reserve grand champion male Ted Becker of Center Point. Proske brothers of Muscatine won grand champion female. Debbie Becker of Center Point reserve female. Phillip Specht of Monticello led men’s judging. Mrs Phillip Weigel and Barbara Slater tied for women’s top honors. Mike McGovern won junior division. Scott county 4-H won top team honors. Rose Ann Wegmann named district Holstein princess.
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Monticello
Helstein
Alvin Lueder
Elmer Taper
Stockton Holstein
Ted Becker
Center Point
Proske Brothers of
Muscatine
Scott County
Rose Ann Wegmann
Dyersville
Directors Re-elected To Farm Credit Board Post
Ralph Raikes of Ashland Nebraska and James Hendry of Lost Cabin Wyoming have been reelected to three year terms on the Farm Credit Board of Omaha. Raikes has served since 1953 and Hendry since 1962 with terms effective January 1 1973. The board directs policy for the Federal Land Bank of Omaha the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Omaha and the Omaha Bank for Cooperatives serving Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming.
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Qmaha
Neb
Ralph Raikes
Ashland
James Hendry
Lost Cabin
Wyo
Farm Credit Board of Omaha
Raikes
Hendry
Omaha Farm Credit Board
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Omaha
Omaha Bank For Cooperatives
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
New Committee Chosen To Study Farm Policies By Bernard Fre
Washington announces a new committee under Undersecretary J Phil Campbell to study farm policies after a leaked YEC report urged phasing out subsidies within five years. Campbell stresses the YEC reports reflect members views, not official department policy.
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Bernard Fre
Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Young Executives Committee
YEC
J. Phil Campbell
Department of Agriculture
Campbell
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Hardin
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Department of Helals
First Grain Exports Predicted For India
Washington AP reports India, once starved for food, is projected to become a net grain exporter this year under the Food for Peace program. Improved high yield wheat and rice varieties and the green revolution drive India’s shift from a large buyer to a supplier amid postwar aid and farm sector reform.
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Washington
India
Science
U.S
Food For Peace Aldler
Food For Peace
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New State 4-H
Warlyn Fink
Jones and
Cedar County
Fink
Jim Nuss
Iowa State University Extension Association
Robert Knisely
McDonald's
Brand Commission
Knisely
Bartel Prewstar
WN Brown
Faun News
Credit Board Post
Eri Se Tenentoy
Avtacans
Weather Outlook
National Weather Service
Kenneth L. Perry, SR
Democrat
Chrom Acolor
Zenith
Enuy
Fiat
Stuart of
Cash
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