Shuman Says Farmer Made Living Costs Scapegoat
Charles B. Shuman addressed the National Plant Food Institute convention in White Sulphur Springs. He charged government surplus stocks depress prices and push farmers into voluntary controls, urging market pricing and conditioned foreign aid to rely on self help. Shuman also criticized administration actions as politically motivated and cited Farm Bureau ideas influencing surplus disposal and aid programs.
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Charles B. Shuman
National Plant Food Institute
White Sulphur Springs
Shuman
U. S
Farm Bureau
Fayette County DHIA To Honor 47 Dairy Herds At Dairy Day
Fayette County led the state with 47 herds averaging over 450 pounds of butterfat per cow in the Dairy Herd Improvement year ending April 30. Awards go to high producing herd owners at Dairy Day on June 24 in West Union.
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Fayette County
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Clayton County
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Dubuque
Delaware
Black Hawk
Scott
Linn
Poweshiek
Cedar
Benton
Conservation Speech Contests Set Across Eastern Iowa
Nine regional soil conservation speech contests are scheduled by the Town Association of Soil Conservation District Commissioners. About 60 youths are expected to compete with district winners moving to the state contest on Sept 18 in Cedar Rapids at the association's meeting. Regional events are July 18 in Manchester, July 21 in Amana, and July 27 in Ottumwa, with sponsorship from Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co.
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Conservation District
Association
Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa
Farm Bureau Building
Manchester
Amana
Holiday Inn
Ottumwa
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co
Grinnell
Farmers Union Rejects 1967 Wheat Program Plan
National Farmers Union President Tony T. Dechant criticized the 1967 wheat program announced by Secretary Freeman as failing price and income goals. He urged the administration to use export certificates to raise export prices and warned of possible amendments to the 1949 farm law. He noted reduced blend price for farmers and a shrinking July 1 carryover far below recommended reserve levels.
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Washington
National Farmers Union
Tony T. Dechant
Orville Freeman
National
Food and Agriculture Act
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Dechant
U.S
Associate Dean Named at Minnesota Institute of Agriculture
H. J. Sloan, director of the University of Minnesota experiment station since 1953 and former head of the poultry science department from 1948 to 1953, has been named associate dean of the university's Institute of Agriculture.
Cattle Price Rise Likely to Ease Soon Says Simer
Simer analyzes cattle and pork markets noting the long price uptrend may end within a year. Beef output remains high, pork supplies rise, poultry production increases, and consumer buying power persists before potential weakness.
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Simer
United States
Japan
Dairy Day Set In West Union
West Union Jaycees and dairy farmers plan Dairy Day festivities on June 24 with dairy princess candidates promoting dairy in two local grocers. A 6:30 p.m. banquet at Humphry Dairy honors princesses, followed by a 7 p.m. luncheon on Main Street. The 9 p.m. coronation occurs in the city canara amid large cow marketings and potential beef shortages later in the year.
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West Union Jaycees
West Union
Humphry Dairy
Main Street
Canara
Crops Progress Slow Amid Rains and Cool Iowa Week
Des Moines reports show frequent rains delayed field work across Iowa last week. Crop emergence slowed though conditions remained generally good to excellent. about 57 percent of corn cultivated and 10 percent replanted, with average heights near six inches statewide.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cedar DHIA Herds Get Certificates
By Monday four percent of the soybeans had been planted, compared with 89 percent a year ago and 93 percent for the 1960 64 average. Cool temperatures slowed germination but the crop is in good to excellent condition. Haymaking was hampered by weather though about 23 percent of the first alfalfa cut was stored by Monday, below last year and the five year average. Clover cutting stood at 11 percent, matching last year but under the 15 percent average.
Farm Bureau appoints staff in Iowa and updates DHIA honors
DES MOINES announces Jerry Snethen Urbandale named assistant director of the Farm Bureau Federation public policy division. Darryl Jahn Manning to the IFBF information division. The day also lists DHIA production certificates for twelve Cedar County dairymen with averages of 450 pounds fat per cow or more, including Ray Crock Jr Tipton and Harold Syring Tipton among others who recorded substantial milk and fat yields in the testing year ending April 20.
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Ounty Dhia
Ray Crock, Jr
Frederick Decker
London
Kelly and Hasselbusch
Harold Syring
Herbert Sander
Clarence Fay
Dale H. Coppess
Stanwood
Frank Decker and Son
Clarence
Des Moines
Jerry Snethen
Urbandale
Town Farm Bureau Féderation
IFBF
J. Merrill Anderson
Robert Sauer
Bennett
Eau
Snethen Ibs
Kenneth Jedlicka
Tip
Field Service Division
Vincent
DHIA
Darryl Jahn
I Manning
Milk output continues to fall despite price gains
Washington AP reports that milk production remains in a downward trend with a likely drop greater than the 2 percent Department forecast. For January through April output fell about 45 percent and May’s 4.1 percent decline from last year outpaced April’s 3.8 percent drop. May was the year’s high so far but did not return to normal gains.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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