Farm Exports Hit Record Again in 1962 U S
Washington reports the Agriculture Department estimates U S farms and ranches supplied 5 billion dollars in export farm products for 1962 matching 1961. Exports of dollars were 3.4 billion with Food-for-Peace at 1.6 billion in both years. Japan led as top market, followed by Canada and the United Kingdom.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
U.S
Department
Economic Research Service
ERS
Africa
Latin America
Japan
Canada
United Kingdom
Cross Bred Sheep Produce More Weaned Lambs and More Weight
A eight year USDA Beltsville study found crossbred ewes yielded up to 27 more weaned lambs per 100 ewes than purebreds and lambs were up to 10 pounds heavier at weaning. Researchers led by Dr. George M. Sidwell tested Hampshire Merino Southdown and Shropshire breeds, with future trials including Suffolk and Dorset.
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Washington
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
George M. Sidwell
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
Hampshire
Southdown
Shropshire
Sidwell
Suffolk
Dorset
March farm sales calendar listing livestock and machinery auctions
A series of upcoming rural sales and auctions listed with dates and locations. Items include closing out sales and livestock, machinery, hay and grain at various rural sites such as Quasqueton Keswick Coggon and Marion. Names include Cleveland Morris Francis Bender Eddie Butschi Harold Stewart and Mrs Mike McCann.
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Cleveland E. Morris
Quasqueton
Francis A. Bender
Kes Wick
Eddie Butschi
Harold Stewart
Whittier
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Ear St. Girton
Mar
Mike McCann
Marion
Ohio Scientists Link Lumpy Jaw to Heredity in Cattle
Researchers at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Wooster report lumpy jaw is highly heritable in cattle. The disease from Actinomyces bovis attacks jaw bones and soft tissues. inheritance patterns observed in dairymen’s cows show varying susceptibility among breeds, with Guernseys affected more often than Holsteins.
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Wooster
Ohio
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
USDA Seeks Bids for Nonfat Dried Milk Supplies
The U S department of agriculture asked for weekly offers from manufacturers to supply about 55 million pounds of nonfat dry milk in small containers for domestic and foreign donation. Bidders must match plant capacity and delivery starts March 25 through the week of June 10.
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Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Store Milk Sales Rise in St Louis Market
Market administrator report shows home delivery of milk fell from about 51 percent of total sales in 1952 to 21 percent in 1961. Wholesale sales to retailers have climbed each year since 1952 and now make up 78.22 percent of total milk sales. About 63 percent of milk sold is in half gallon containers.
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ST. Louis
Veterinary Society Dinner Meet Set Thursday in Cedar Rapids
The East Central Iowa Veterinary Medical Association will hold its monthly dinner meeting Thursday at 6 30 p m at the Twin Towers restaurant in Cedar Rapids. Robert Jones of Laurance Press will be the speaker.
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East Central Iowa Veterinary Medical Association
Twin Towers
Cedar Rapids
Robert Jones
Laurance Press
Farm Groups Meet March 26 in Anamosa
An eastern Iowa regional meeting of agricultural agencies and groups will be held March 26 in the Farm Bureau building Anamosa. The nine sponsored by the state soil conservation committee will open at 9 30 a m with discussions on soils districts recreation programs and the impact of the European Common Market on Iowa agriculture The afternoon covers new soils surveys soil loss data and state legislation affecting soil conservation districts.
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Anamosa
Iowa
Farm Bureau
State Soil Conservation Committee
A.m
Farm Work Force At 50 Year Low
In late February the U S farm labor force reached a 50 year low with 4 991 000 workers for Feb 17 23 down 3 from a year earlier and 10 below the 5 year February average Family workers totaled 3 986 000 down 3 from a year ago Hired hands at 1 005 000 rose seasonally over January but remained 3 below February 1962
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Department
Farm Bureau Leaders Plan Capital Visit from Iowa
Fifty six Iowa Farm Bureau leaders depart Des Moines for a three day Washington trip to meet with members of the Iowa congressional delegation. Eastern Iowa members include Ray Houseman Moscow Glenn Fritz Burlington Joe Newell Columbus Junction Laurel Haas Marengo John Wallace Wapello Frederic Strothman New London LaVerne Larson Elgin Cecil McClinnon Preston and Kenneth Ruggeberg DeWitt. DE WITT Clinton county beef outlook meeting set March 14 at 7 30 p m at DeWitt elementary school with speakers Everett Stoneberg Iowa State extension economist and Jerry Leighton president of the Chicago Union Stockyards.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau
Washington
Iowa
Ray Houseman
Moscow
Glenn Fritz
Burlington
Joe Newell
Columbus Junction
Laurel Haas
Marengo
John Wallace
Wapello
Frederic Strothman
New London
LaVerne Larson
Elgin
Cecil McClinnon
Preston
Kenneth Ruggeberg
DeWitt
4 H Group Sets Trip to Canada
Clayton county 4-H members age 14 and older may join a July bus trip to the Weyburn area of Saskatchewan Canada leaving Elkader July 12 and returning July 22. The tour passes near the Montana North Dakota line with stops including the South Dakota Badlands Mount Rushmore and possibly the Corn Palace at Mitchell.
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Eleader
Clayton County
Weyburn
Saskatchewan
Canada
Cedar Rapids
Elkader
Jack W. DeWolf
U.S
Montana-North Dakota
4-H
South Dakota
Badlands
Mount Rushmore
Corn Palace
Mitchell
S. Dak
Wheat Sign-Up Lags Behind Last Year
The voluntary 1963 wheat program shows 353,560 farms sign up to divert 5,839,900 acres from wheat to conservation. Spring wheat 620,760 acres are included, with the rest from winter wheat. Last year 730,484 operators signed for 11,992,600 acres under the 1962 program. Potential advance payments total just over $67 million.
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Washington
UPI
Cotton price supports put farm future at risk
Rex Conn argues the 814 cent export subsidy keeps cotton overvalued, harming competitiveness at home and abroad. He cites falling exports from five million bales to an estimated 4.44 million, domestic use slipping to 8.3 million, and warns the industry must face facts rather than wishful thinking.
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U. S
Soybean growers resist higher price supports in 1963
George M. Strayer of the American Soybean Association argues against raising the 1963 support price, predicting a 2 to 3 million acre rise in soybean plantings regardless of policy. He cautions higher prices would hinder export competitiveness, raise soybean meal costs, and fail to curb oversupply.
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George M. Strayer
Hudson
The
American Soybean Association
Strayer
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