Recession Not Felt by Farmers in Wheat Belt Survey
A 1958 four state tour through western Kansas, Iowa and Minnesota finds farmers reporting improved income in some sectors due to tight supplies and higher prices, yet worries persist over Benson policies and farm costs. Farmers in Iowa and Minnesota note price supports and dairy cuts affecting sentiment and potential voting shifts.
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Iowa
Ezra Taft Benson
Bord Ag
Minnesota
Cairyland
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Labor Department
Agriculture Department
Washington
Kansas
Rio Grance
Benson
Midwest
Iain Dale E. Saffels
Garden City
Lan
Saffels
Rochester
Minn
Eugene Foley
Albert Quic
Rex. H. Gregor
Bewson
Gregor
R. V. Enpard
Fort Dodge, Inc
Feppard
UPI
Fort Dodge
Arend Balster
Scotch Grove
Kasson
Ralph Engelstad
Kan
Floyd Booth
Marion
Lenox Farmer Challenges Wheat Quota in Des Moines
George Barrans, Lenox farmer and former mayor, faces a $266 penalty for allegedly growing 435 acres of wheat beyond his allotment. He defends by saying his 306 acres span four farms and contends the law allows 15 acres per farm, urging no quota.
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Des Moines
George Barrans
Lenox
E.R. Hickdin
ASC
Secretary of Agriculture
Barrans
Milk Production in Iowa Dips 2 Percent in May
Iowa farms produced an estimated 653 million pounds of milk in May 1953, down 2 percent from May 1952. First five months total reached 2,739 million pounds, 2 percent below the previous year, with pasture and yield details noted. U.S. May output totaled about 12,089 million pounds, down 1 percent from last year. A Holstein cow in Delhi set a 13,580 pound May lactation record for the South Delaware DHIC.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Town Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Iowas Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Ile
United States
Hopkinton
James Shover
Delhi
Delaware
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