Benson Begins Battle for Lower Farm Price Supports
Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson launches a campaign to cut 75 percent parity floor on major crops and repeal the flexible price support formula, arguing higher prices burden taxpayers and fail to curb surpluses. Critics warn against diluting farmers’ income and congressional opposition signals a tough year ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson
United Press
Abhington
Ezra T. Benson
Congress
Mrs Hepker Named Honorary Linn 4-H Member
Mrs Earl Hepker of Marion was made an honorary Linn county 4-H girl member during a clover-chain ceremony at the county Rally day in Marion Rural Independent school. About 480 4-H girls teachers and mothers attended as Barbara Rohlena led the program theme This your 4-H Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Hepker
Marion
Teader
Linn County
Hopker
Marion Rural Independent School
Barbara Rohlena
4-H
Grace Nelson
Barbara Whitlock
Mary Cassatt
Chicago Art Institute
Lanacane Skin Gel Relief Billed By User Atrt
In a dated voice an alleged Lanacane user Atrt from Los Asgetes touts relief from itching and skin inflames including eczema with a new cream. The notice claims it kills germs and soothes injected skin tightness, promising rapid scratching stop and faster healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dh Howard
Los Asgetes
Allamakee DHIA Co Op Elects New Directors
Four directors were elected at the Allamakee DHIA Co Op annual meeting held at the county extension office last week. Elected directors are Hd Leath David Flage Lloyd Schneider and Walter Winke. Hardover directors are Will Regan Karl Simmons and Willard Fritz. Officers elected are Regan president Fritz vice president and Flage secretary treasurer. Wilbur Wilson recently completed DHIA training at Town State college and was employed as assistant to Supervisor Gordon Sivesind.
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Waukun
Allamakee Dhia
Hd Leath
David Flage
Lloyd Schneider
Walter Winke
Hardover
Will Regan
Karl Simmons
Willard Fritz
Regan
Fritz
Flage
Wilbur Wilson
DHIA
Town State College
Gordon Sivesind
Big 4 DHIA Co-Op April Milk and Fat Averages
The Big 4 DHIA Co op of Postville reported 696 cows tested in April with an average milk production of 098 pounds and 34.8 pounds of butterfat. Karlton Eberling owned the high herd in Postville with 42.1 pounds of fat per cow. Gerald Stevn of Luanan topped the month with 14,870 pounds of milk and 564 pounds of butterfat from one lactation. 96 herds and 2,184 cows were tested this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walleon
Dhia Co-op
Postville
Karlton Eberling
Gerald Stevn
Luanan
Weather Bureau Holds Optimism On Drauth Ending
The Weather Bureau expressed cautious optimism that soil moisture built up this year may blunt drought effects until larger weather patterns bring more rain. While not predicting an end to the seven year dry spell, officials noted progress and said certainty is elusive. Some regions in the Southwest and Plains have seen more rain than in all of 1950, though pockets of drought persist in western Texas and the Far West remains mixed with variable precipitation.
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Washington
Ins
Weather Bureau
Southwest
Plains
Pecos
Texas
Mississippi River
Iowa
New Mexico
Arizona
Hog Feeding Research Farm To Be Dedicated
IN THANOLA Ta UP A new hog feed research farm 346 miles east of here will be dedicated this week. It is the Larraw Research Farm described by its owner General Mills Inc as the finest business sponsored farm feed and management development center in the country. The main building is a red tile structure containing a feed room portable pen fences controlled temperature and humidity equipment farrowing crates central cleaning portable scales exhaust fans and thermopane windows. Outside there sure concrete winlows Scientists at the center test rations for pigs brood sows market hogs and breeding stock.
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Thanola
Here
Larraw Research Farm
General Mills, Inc
Manchester Dairy Herds Show Big April Milk Output
In Delaware county and South unit No 2, herds on test produced strong April results. The Manchester unit led with a high herd average of 1 344 pounds of milk and 42.4 pounds of butterfat, while Elvin Glen app’s registered Holstein cow yielded 11 570 pounds of milk and 467 pounds of butterfat in 289 days.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Clifford Bower
Harry Haynes
Elvin Glenapp
South Unit No. 2
Rollie Samp
William Voelker
Benson Says U S Gets Hidden Farm Subsidy
Secretary of Agriculture Benson told President Eisenhower the nation receives a hidden subsidy from farmers. He cited that more than half of young men and women leave the farm before age 25, a point raised in an annual report to the president.
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Benson
U. S
Washington
Eisenhower
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Bernard Brenner
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
G.O.P. National Committee
Ellender
Ewlendor
Hepker
Linn
Fayette
Maynard Park
Lawislette
Lester
Aliot Schulz
Hawkeye
Allamakee Dhia Co-Op
Roder
Millinois
Drauth
Tad
Nevada
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
North Central States
Bureau
Richard Eyer
Dupont Theater
Master Cleaners
Second Avenue SE
iDelaware Dhic
Excelsior Institute
CAL Methoss
Excelsior Springs
Northwestern Dell Telephone Company
Chrysler
Aimpla
Mighty Chrysler Saratoga
Mobilgas
Baxter Motors, Inc
Ave
Baxter Motor Impl. Go., Inc
Lynn St
Coreen, Iowa
Doe Jacobs
Marengo
Inna
Hugh Lament
Mechanicsville, Lows
A Avenue Auto Co
St. Vinton, Lows
Klemeck
Main St
Wyoming, Town
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