Senate wary of house limit on farm price supports
AP dispatch reports Senate leaders resist a House-passed 20 000 cap on individual farm payment limits for 1969 76. Sen Spessard Holland opposes the cap, saying he wants the current program intact until 1970. officials predict the farm program will likely stay undiluted. Direct payments totaled about 3.5 billion last year, with cotton, grains and wheat receiving most allocations as the Nixon administration favors a hands off approach until new legislation.
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Don Kendall
Farm Weller Washington
Senate
Sen
Spessard Lb
Holland
House
Agriculture Department
Clifford M. Hardin
Nixon
Hardin's Country Confabs Delayed in Midwest to July
The Nixon administration's plan for six to seven listening conferences for farm voices stalled by car trouble. Agriculture Secretary Hardin led the Lincoln Nebraska meeting on April 12 and Pulman Washington on April 22. No hearings have occurred since and more are uncertain until at least July with two additional possible next month.
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Washington
Nixon
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Lincoln
Neb
Pullman
Wash
Sine
Entry Dates Set for Linn County Fair
Extension Youth Leader Tom McCormick said entries for 4H and FFA projects must be submitted by June 30 for the county achievement show. Home economics entries close July 25, garden entries will be received at the fair to be held in Central City July 29 to August 1.
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Linn County Fair
Extension
Tom McCormick
Central City
Fhata
Tom
Mt. Vernon
Zieser
Cheryl Frantz
Palo
Nadine Volesky
Cedar Rapids
Hidden weakness in beef prices warned by Simerl
University of Illinois expert LH Simerl warns there is a hidden weakness in the cattle market. He notes a lag between live cattle and beef retail prices and says retailers may bear costs while retail margins shrink. He cites a sizable cattle investment and discusses price structure effects on demand and margins.
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Simerl
LH. Simerl
University of Illinois
Delaware ‘County
Paul Viktor
Mt. Vernon
Delaware County Fairground
Rach Caregss
All-Iowa Fair Stock Entries Due By Monday
All-Iowa fair stock entries for five statewide livestock shows must be filed by midnight next Monday. Fair Manager Billy Greiner said entries may close earlier if barn space fills. The exposition opens June 27 and runs through July 8 with a split week schedule for dairy sheep beef swine and 4H FFA events. Premiums will be added for beef steers in junior livestock based on gain rate. Entry blanks and premium books are available from the All Iowa Fair Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Billy, Greiner
Iowa
Basil Greiner
Greiner
Cedar Rapids
Alltowa Fair
Third Street
iHolstein Twilight Meet at Masonville
Delaware county Holstein association twilight meeting to be held at the Everett Van Note farm one mile north and one mile east of Masonville on June 2 at p.m. The event gathers local dairy interests for breeding and show updates.
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Masonville
Delaware County Holstein Association
Everett van Note
Junior Hereford Field Day at Kenyon Ranch June 2
The Iowa Junior Hereford Association field day at Kenyon Ranch Tama features speeches, live demonstrations and a judging contest with five breeding cattle classes and an extra get-off-fire class. Ronald Kenyon and Dale Dudley host with keynote by R H Matthiessen Jr of Hume Virginia.
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Iowa
Hereford Association
Kenyon Re Ranch
Tama
Midwest
Ronald Kenyon
Ower
Dale Dudley
R. H. Matthiessen, Jr
Hume
American Hereford Assoociation
Gehe Wiese
Manning
American Hereford Association
Art N Linton
AHA
Willl
Glenn Oleen
American Junior, Hereford Association
Falun
Kan
Gene Johnson
Thorp Hereford Farm
Britton
S. D
Gene Schroeder
Schroeder Cattle Company
Palisade
Neb
Ted Thomas
Wyoming Hereford Ranch
Cheyenne
Wyo
Kenyon Hereford Ranch
Iowa Junior Hereford Association
MHA
FFA
Inn Crops Club To Sponsor Two Yield Contests
The Lim County Better Crops Club will sponsor corn and soybean yield contests this year. Entries close July 15. Contests require at least 19 acres, with measurements supervised by the club. Entry fees are 7 for one contest or 9 for both. Winners advance to the district contest. certificates awarded for yields above 125 bushels per acre for corn or 0 for soybeans. Mail entries to Ken Millsap, Box 9, Cedar Rapids.
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Lim County Better Crops Club
Ken’ Millsap
Millsap
Ken Millsap
Box 9
Cedar Rapids
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