Soviet Union Expands Free Marketing of Farm Goods
The Soviet government reports liberalized agricultural policy with higher farm product prices and lower obligatory deliveries. It outlines market reconstruction, more private selling on personal plots, and new market trade rules including price freedom and truck support.
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Washington
Vladimair Bogachev
Soviet Union
Bogachev
Novosti Press Agency
Moscow
Council of Ministers
Russian Federation
Sovietskaya Rossiya
Darya
Voluntary Cotton Acreage Plans Studied for 1966
Washington reports representatives of cotton producers and Agriculture Department officials are studying voluntary acreage cutbacks for 1966. Proposals mirror the feed grains diversion payments system, offering growers payments to reduce plantings. Some officials favor a voluntary program that would keep the national allotment intact while seeking at least 300 million dollars in annual federal cost savings.
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Washington
UPS
Agriculture Department
Administration Farm
Linn F B To Host State Tour Groups
Two groups totaling 210 Farm Bureau members from Arkansas Texas Louisiana and Oklahoma will arrive in Cedar Rapids about 8 p m July 12. The Arkansas group will join a July 13 breakfast at the Linn County Farm Bureau building in Marion, while the Texas Louisiana Oklahoma group will visit Clinton County Farm Bureau in DeWitt. The tours aim to learn about county programs.
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Southwestern Farm Bureau
Arkansas
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Farm Bureau
Vince Horst
Marion
Horst
DeWitt
Clinton County Farm Bureau
Midwest
Dairymen Earn Certificates for High Butterfat Yields
Eight Tama county dairymen will receive certificates for production averaging above 450 pounds of butterfat per cow during the DHIA testing year ending in April. Top performers include Garland Hopper of Toledo with 517 pounds and Floyd Dinsdale and Son of Traer with 515 pounds.
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Toledo
Tama County
Garland Hopper
Floyd Dinsdale and Son
Traer
U S Corn-Fed Beef Wins Fans at Madrid Fair
U S grain fed beef draws strong crowds at Madrid Feria del Campo as 30 000 hamburgers and 20 000 roast beef sandwiches are served. Homer Andrew of John Clay and Co. notes exceptional response to American quality beef at the trade show. The exhibit, a 6000 square foot Western style patio, features hamburger roast beef snack bars and Steakhouse USA.
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USDA
U.S
Jeremiah Vanderstock
Corell University
Spain
Feria del Campo
Madrid
Senor
Alvaro Domegy
Doug Crawford
Homer Andrew
Texas Cattleman
Alvaro Domeg
John Clay and Co. Livestock Commission Firm
Fort Worth
America
USA
American Meat Institute
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food spending share drops under 1964 levels in US disposable income
USDA reports 1964 food expenditures at 18.4 percent of disposable income, down from 18.9 percent a year earlier. With incomes rising faster than food prices, a further decline is anticipated in 1965.
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Washington
USDA
May Grade Al Milk Price Set at 3.49 a Cwt
The May uniform price for Cedar Rapids Iowa City area producers is 3.49 per hundred weight of 3.5 percent milk. Price may adjust by a 6.8 cent butterfat differential per tenth of a percent. May prices fall 6 cents from April and rise 12 cents above May 1964.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
E. H. McGuire
McGuire
Efficiency Key to Turkey Costs and Profits in Iowa Study
Iowa State University extension turkeys show four high profit flocks outperforming four low profit flocks. Higher feed efficiency, lower medication and poult costs, and better market weights drive a $1.04 per bird profit gap, with 2.71 cents per pound feed cost difference and mortality factors molding outcomes.
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Ames
Iowa
Wallace Ross
Iowa State University
Turkey
Ross
Stalk Bedding Found Cheaper Than Oat Straw
Iowa dairy researchers in Iowa Farm Science say high yield crops such as sudan sorghum, sundangrass and corn stalks provide cheaper livestock bedding than oat straw. A sudan sorghum hybrid yields about 5 tons per acre per cutting, with potential of 8 tons from two cuttings, offering lower cost even after deducting oat grain income.
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Ames
Iowa State University
Iowa Farm Science
C. F. Foreman
A. R. Porter
Mosquito Control Tips From Extension Expert Gunderson
Extension entomologist Harold Gunderson notes that frequent rains create flood pools with Aedes vexans mosquitoes. Regularly inspect pools, remove standing water, and treat with kerosene or fuel oil if wrigglers are found. Improve yard hygiene and consider repellents. farm bedding favors oat straw, chopped sudan, and chopped corn stalks when dry.
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Harold Gunderson
Gundersor
Gunderson
Tama County Dairy Day to Be June 24
Tama County will host Dairy Day on Thursday June 24 with the crowning of Tama County's Dairy Princess. The day's events end with a banquet at Dick's restaurant in Toledo in the evening.
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Tama County
Tama
Dick’s
Toledo
Iowa First In Many Things Yet 33rd In Broiler Production
Iowa leads in multiple sectors yet ranks 33rd in broiler production, reflecting a mixed agricultural profile as researchers note regional strengths and gaps in poultry output across the state.
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Iowa
Town Ranks Third in Turkey Production Behind CA and MN
The town last year finished third in turkey production, trailing California and Minnesota. Local growers credited favorable feed, rising demand, and improved farming practices for the placement.
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Town
California
Minnesota
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