CCC Buys 40 Million Bushels of Soybeans in CCC Deal
The Commodity Credit Corporation took title on June 1 to about 40 million bushels of soybeans pledged for price support loans. Most of these beans will be processed or exported before October, setting market prices near the CCC minimum sale price. Projected carryover for this year could total 15 to 30 million bushels with further planting expected to rise in Illinois, Indiana and Missouri.
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L. H. Simers
University of Lilingis
Sam
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Stote
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Soil Bank Checks To Be Mailed In Iowa Soon
Des Moines reports the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee announced that soil bank payments totaling around 16 to 17 million dollars will be issued in the coming days. State Chairman Max E. Soeth noted most eligible farms have a single crop allotment, with totals varying by compliance.
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Des Moines
INS
Trovna
Soeth
Iowa
ASC
Florence Hawkeyes 4-H Club Tour Saturday
NORWAY The Florence Hawkeyes 4-H club annual tour will be held Saturday. Club Leader Royal Turtle has announced the group will meet at the Eldred Schulte farm at 4 30 a m and visit members homes to view current club projects. The tour ends with a sack lunch at the Milo Melberg farm at noon.
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Norway
Florence Haweyes
Royal Turtle
Eldred Schulte Farm
Will Ston
Milo Melberg Farm
Delaware DHIC No 2 Reports May Production
Manchester reports the DHIC No 2 unit of Delaware county produced 414 510 pounds of milk and 15 ee pounds of butterfat in May from 443 cows. The 18 herds averaged 23 251 pounds of milk and 874 pounds of butterfat. Lyle Cassel led the high herd for the month with average per cow 1 367 pounds of milk and 49 4 pounds of fat.
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Manchester
Delware County
DHIC
Lyle Cassel
Curtis Bill Seeks Board to Boost Agricultural Research
Senator Carl T. Curtis introduces a bill to create a bipartisan five member Agricultural Research and Industrial Board. The board would initiate research on industrial uses of farm products, develop new crops, run pilot tests, and expand facilities, funded from customs receipts. Decorah 4-H girls prepare to attend the Ames convention this week.
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Wasitington
INS
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
In Agricultural Research and Industrial Board
Secretary of Agriculture
Cedar 4-H Girls Name New County Officers
Cedar county 4-H girls elected new county officers at their rally day last week. Officers named are Sarah Hails Stanwood president Deanna Thompson West Branch vice president Lois Anderson Mechanicsville secretary treasurer Mary Jeanette Andre Mechanicsville historian.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Sarah Hails
Stanwood
Deanna Thompson
West Branch
Lois Anderson
Mechanicsville
Mary Jeanette Andre
Non-Compliance Corn May Get Price Support
Midwest crop reports spark talk of broader price support for corn now ineligible. Agriculture officials say if the harvest tops about three billion bushels, non compliant corn could receive aid similar to last year, but at a lower rate than compliant grain ending around 1.85 dollars per bushel.
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Washing Lon (Ap
Midwest
Agriculture Department
Iowa Bluegrass Seed Production May Double in 1956
Iowa State College seed specialist Louis Bass says Iowa’s bluegrass seed harvest will likely double 1956 production due to favorable cool wet spring conditions. Harvesting begins in southern Iowa and moves north as fields ripen, with cautions on moisture content and heat damage in drying yards to preserve seed viability.
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Ames
Iowa
Louis Bass
Iowa State College
Bass
Seven Men Receive WMT Soil Conservation Awards
Seven recipients named by Bob Nanen farm service director for WMT soil conservation awards. Clifton Klaus Colesburg J Mer rill Anderson Newton Donald Williams Tipton H J Montgomery Town City A J Marken Hampton Garland Byrnes Dor Chester John Garner Davenport honored for leadership in soil conservation. Engraved plaques presented the next day at a Cedar Rapids luncheon.
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WMT
Bob Nanen
Farm Service
Clifton Klaus
Colesburg
J. Merrill Anderson
Newton
Donald Williams
Tipton
H. J. Montgomery
Town City
A.J. Marken
Hampton
Garland Byrnes
Dorchester
John Garner
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Delaware 4 H Demonstrations Planned in 1957
Delaware county 4 H demonstrations announced with two days of events. Western county members attend at Yariville school on June 25 starting at 1 39 p.m. Others meet at the county extension office on June 28 starting at 1 39 p.m.
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Delaware
Cedar Rapids
Manchester
Yariville
Delaware County
Firss
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