Government leaders clash over future farm prices
Washington AP reports Johnson administration officials hold differing views on farm price trends. Agriculture Secretary Freeman predicts price strengthening later, urging acceptance of higher farm prices while Council of Economic Advisers Chair Ackley warns inflation risks require adherence to price and wage guidelines. Freeman stresses a distinction between consumer food prices and farm prices.
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Washington
Johnson Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Gardner Ackley
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Freeman
F B To Study Beef Industry Des Moines Iowa Farm Bureau
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation will conduct an in depth study of Iowa's beef industry later this year. Objectives include highlighting industry importance involving county beef committees and producers, boosting profits and reducing risks, and gathering producer views on legislation marketing information education promotion animal health sanitation research and transportation.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Minn-tn-Wis
Leo Hammel
Decorah
Gail K. Danilson
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Don Bowlman
Hamilton
Terry Monroe
Mt. Hope
Wis
Harry Halverson
Ridgeway
Beef Consumption Set for New Records in 1967
Government and industry estimates show beef production may reach 19.7 billion pounds in 1967 and per person consumption could average 103.6 pounds, the National Livestock and Meat Board reports. Red meat consumption may total 172.6 pounds per person, close to the 1964 record.
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Chicago
National Livestock and Meat Board
U.S
The
Meat Board
Most Corn and Oats Fed on Home Farm
Washington AP reports nearly half of last year’s corn was used for feed and seed on farms where grown. The agriculture department also notes 65 percent of oats stayed on the farm and did not leave.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Foundation Advice for Farm Building Construction
The Portland Cement Assn describes foundations as crucial for structure, noting their impact on sagging roofs, warped walls, and hard doors. It explains trenching below the frost line, use of concrete or masonry walls, and recommended mixes with air entrainment.
Soils Essay Winners Chosen in Clayton
Debbie Ringdahl and Lanny Smith of Central Community School at Volga won first place in the Clayton county soils district conservation essay contest. The contest had two divisions for sixth seventh and eighth graders with a total of 414 essays on What Soil Conservation Means to Me.
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Eleader
Debbie Ringdahl
Lanny Smith
Volga
Clayton County Soils District
Neighbors Help Lowell Kinkade Harvest 140 Acres
Delta area neighbors plowed and harrowed 140 acres for Lowell Kinkade of What Cheer, 2% miles north of Delta, one day last week. Neighborhood women served lunch at the Clair Kinkade home. Kinkade has a leg in a cast from a recent farm shop accident.
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Delta
Lowell Kinkade
What Cheer
Npon
Clair Kinkade
Barrow Show at Decorah scales back to three days
Austin Minnesota welcomes the Nat ional Barrow Show with a three day format September 11 to 13 to boost exhibitor participation. Judging opens September 11 with Berkshire Chester White then Hampshire PolandDurroc and Landrace classes follow. Sales and banquets occur throughout the event with trophies and gifts bearing prominent breeder names.
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Austin
Minn
Carroll Plager
Berkshire
Hampshire
Poland
Yorkshire
Farm Cream Sales Decline 80 Percent Over Decade
USDA data show farmers quitting separating milk and selling only cream. Last year separated cream sold was 180 percent less than ten years earlier, totaling 106 million pounds. Whole milk sales in 1966 reached nearly 115 billion pounds.
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Washington
USDA
Government to Lease Coralville Tracts in Iowa River Valley
Rock Island district of the Corps of Engineers invites bids to lease five parcels totaling about 678 acres in the Coralville reservoir area north of Iowa City. Leases are five years for grazing or limited agricultural use. Bids open May 18 at 2 pm.
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Rock Island, Ii
Rock Island
The
Corps of Engineers
Coralville Reservoir
Iowa River
Towa City
Royal Show Scheduled for July Four to Seven
London The Royal Show, Britain’s premier agricultural event, will run July 4 through 7 at Stoneleigh Abbey in Kenilworth Warwickshire England. Invitations in several languages have been sent to farming organizations and individuals worldwide to promote attendance, sponsored by the Royal Agricultural Society of England.
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London
Britain
Stoneleigh Abbey
Kenilworth
Warwickshire
England
Royal Agricultural Society of England
Morgan Horse Assn Plans Field Day and Judging Clinic
The Hawkeye Morgan Horse Association will host a field day and judging clinic at Hawk Eye Downs on Sunday with halter classes at 10 30 am and afternoon performance judging Doris Ryan of Delavan Ill will judge the entries and explain placings Robert Riley of What Cheer will serve as ring master In Toledo Tama County DHIA organizes a June Dairy Month event a dairy princess contest with speakers Kenneth Falk Des Moines and co chairmen Mrs Dale Gerlach Toledo and Mrs Russell Lyon Traer.
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Hawkeye Morgan Horse Assn
Hawkeye Downs
Doris Ryan
Delavan, Ill
Robert Riley
What Cheer
Toledo
Tama County
DHIA
Dick’s
Kenneth R. Falk
Des Moines
Robert Hempy
Montour
Dale Gerlach
Russell Lyon
Traer
U S Fertilizer Use Doubled Since 1960
Washington AP reports that U S farmers used 15.5 million tons of primary plant nutrients in 1960, with fertilizer use nearly doubled by today. Monticello crop year expected at 15 cello FFA banquet set May 19 at 7 p.m. in Shan- reservation deadline May 15. C Miehe listed as ag instructor and adviser.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Monticello
Monticrop
Beef carcass weight rises in first quarter
Washington reports the average weight of federally inspected beef carcasses in the first quarter reached 614 pounds, up from 594 pounds in the same period last year. The data reflects changes in processing and cattle dimensions affecting industry benchmarks.
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Washington
Decline in Meat From Mexico Seen
The agriculture department foresees Mexico reducing meat and livestock exports to the United States as domestic demand grows. A U S report notes Mexican cattle imports are high but likely to fall as production cannot keep pace with demand. Beef and veal production growth is viewed as a long term objective by the department.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Mexico
U.S
United States
Farm Exports Lead Western World Gains
Foreign Agricultural Service reports U S farm exports rose six percent from the previous year, with Canada as the top buyer in the western hemisphere. Wheat and flour along with fruit and vegetable products, corn and oilseed lead the shipments to Brazil Chile and Venezuela.
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Washington
Foreign Agricultural Service
U.S
Western Hemisphere
Canada
Brazil
Chile
Venezuela
4 H Rally Night in Monticello June 1
ANAMOSA Jones county schedules 4H Rally Night for June 1 at the Youth center within the county fairgrounds in Monticello. The event invites 4H members and families to gather for activities and demonstrations.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Monticello
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