Pseudorabies spreads with rising costs for farmers
AP reports USDA APHIS data showing 1,256 pseudorabies cases in 1977 up from 714 in 1976 and earlier years. The disease, also called Aujeszky's or mad itch, affects multiple species though not humans. The roundup also notes a coal corn workaround in Illinois miners during a 100 day strike, high coal prices, and a Wallace's Farmer poll showing 48.8 percent opposition to the Panama Canal treaty.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
James Downard
Department
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Aujeszky
Benton, Ill
Wesley Conner
Conner
Orient No. 3
Waltonville
Illinois
Des Moines
Wallaces Farmer
Soviet Union agrees to cooperate on U S deep sea project
On this date in 1973 the Soviet Union agreed to work with the United States on a deep sea diving project by contributing 1 billion dollars annually and supplying technical expertise.
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Soviet Union
Scrapie payment boost eyed by Agriculture Dept
The Agriculture Department considers raising indemnity payments for sheep destroyed to curb scrapie. Current rates are 90 dollars for purebred and 40 dollars per head for commercial quality. proposed payments could reach 300 dollars per head based on appraised value. The disease is incurable with long incubation and affects only sheep and goats under control programs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Egg plan wins easily
Iowa Agri culture Secretary Robert Lounsberry reports producers voted to continue a 3 cent per 30 dozen egg checkoff for promotion, with an unofficial 3 to 1 margin. Results await canvassing. referenda occur every five years for producers owning 500 or more laying-type chickens.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Robert Lounsberry
Lounsberry
Agriculture Department
Farmers plow under winter wheat in protest
American Agriculture urged a break-even price and farmers across Colorado Kansas Nebraska and Texas began plowing under half their winter wheat crop starting Tuesday. Some plan to plow up to 50 acres per farm while others favor grazing to prevent wind erosion as winter wheat yields face cuts across multiple states.
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America
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Texas
Ray Morgan
Hugoton
Kan
Keith Thomas
Springfield
Colo
Thomas
Baca County
Hereford
Roddy Allred
American Agriculture
Montana
Oklahoma
J.C. Lewis
Guymon
Okla
Georgia
Ohio
Iowa
Dean Simeral
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Soviets Buy Additional Grain From U S
The Soviet Union purchased another 500000 metric tons of U S corn for delivery this year under a long term agreement, bringing total grain bought in 1977 78 to 12 million tons. The mix includes about 85 million tons of corn and 3 5 million tons of wheat. Officials expect the full 15 million ton annual entitlement to be used.
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Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Agriculture Department
United States
Russia
Parke Farm Auctions Slated Across the Region
Parke Farm schedules a series of public auctions over March with sales on Thursday at 1 p.m. for machinery by Tom Higgins four hundred fourteen miles north of Independence, Saturday at 12 30 p.m. for machinery by Vernon Dvorak twenty four miles southeast of Walker and a 11 a.m. tools sale by Mrs LeRoy Wart two miles southeast of Central City, another 11 a.m. machinery sale by Darwin Gott twenty four and a half miles southeast of Mount Auburn, and a closeout sale Tuesday at 1 p.m. for machinery goods by Hugh Norris four miles west of Central City.
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Mach
Tom Higgins
Independence
Vernon Dvorak
Walker
Sale
Tools
LeRoy Wart
Central City
Darwin Gott
Mount Auburn
Hugh Norris
Brenton Bank Offers Free Linen Luggage With Deposits
A practical offer from Brenton Bank promotes six piece linen luggage sets. The lightweight duffle bag (A) can be free with a $500+ deposit into a new or existing savings account or certificate of deposit. The zippered fly bag (B) is among six Scotchgard treated pieces. Customers may visit branches or mail in deposits with a coupon to receive the luggage.
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Brenton
Brenton Bank
Jones Clinic names winners in Anamosa swine clinic
Leo Tjaden of Monticello won first place with a 200-pound crossbred carcass hog that produced 61.02 percent muscle, a 6.0 square inch loineye, and one inch backfat. Lee Edwards of Anamosa took second with a 235-pound hog at 59.3 percent muscle, 6.7 square inch loineye, and 1.17 inches backfat.
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Anamosa
Leo Tijaden
Monticello
Jones County
Tjaden
Lee Edwards
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