Abnormal Surge in Demand Blamed for High Machinery Prices
Washington AP reports that March 15 1974 saw large tractors in the 110 to 129 hp class average 20900 dollars, up 44 percent in two years, with similar rises across farm machinery. The White House council cites abnormal demand and material shortages for 1974 75, as policy shifts after 1972 spurred production.
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Agriculture Department
White House
Council On Wage and Price Stability
Soviet Union
U.S
Iowa State University names Gene Rouse livestock specialist
Gene Rouse of Spencer has been named an Iowa State University extension livestock specialist at Ames. He will plan and lead extension education programs in feedlot nutrition and management. Rouse, a Minnesota native, earned his master's and doctoral degrees from Iowa State.
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Gene Rouse
Spencer Area
Iowa State University
Ames
Rouse
Minnesota
Iowa State
Two Hog Capitols Battle for Title
Two western Illinois counties Henry and Pike fiercely tout hog leadership with rival claims. Pike emphasizes heavier hog weights while Henry champions pasture rearing and the largest beef cows on pasture. A July 10 festival in Pittsfield and a Labor Day weekend Hog Capital festival in Kewanee frame the rivalry.
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Kewanee
Ill
Illinois
Henry and
Pike
Harry Wright, Jr
Pike County
Wright
Henry County
Fike
Pittsfield
Farm Bureau Sponsors Iowa Soil Award Plan
DES MOINES The Iowa Farm Bureau will again cooperate with the Iowa Department of Soil Conservation and the Iowa Association of Soil Conservation district commissioners to recognize farmers for outstanding soil conservation. Executive director Dale Nelson said the bureau will sponsor the awards program and present an inscribed plaque to each winner of the nine regional contests at the association’s annual meeting beginning November 29 in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau
Iowa Department of Soil Conservation
Iowa Assn. of Soil Conservation District Commissioners
Iowa
Dale Nelson
Farm Bureau
Lowa
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