P&SA Scrutiny of Livestock Scales Seeks Price Accuracy
Washington officials vow a hard look at livestock scales to ensure farmers are paid accurately as market prices rise. Marvin L. Metcalf, head of the Packers and Stockyards Administration, cites tests showing 20 percent of livestock scales and 8 percent of railroad scales inaccurate and needing repair. The agency notes rising production and sales and reports increasing case numbers tied to violations. A March testimony highlighted a 30-pound discrepancy on a 60-dollar per cwt feeder steer, equating to about $18 per animal.
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P&s
Tom Livestock
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Farm Bureau Backs Trade Plan Despite Reservations
Washington AP Farm Bureau Federation supports a proposed Trade Reform Act of 1973 granting the president broader authority to negotiate foreign trade deals. President Rubfuss testified the step is justifiable for a limited period given a changing world, though he urged explicit joint negotiations on agricultural and industrial products and a ban on interagency trade deals that fix prices.
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American Farm Bureau Federation
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Holstein Barn Meeting Planned at Elkader
The Clayton county Holstein Breeders Assn sponsors a barn meeting for Elkader area residents at Milford Koehn farm north of Elkader on Thursday May 31. Larry Landsord of Tystville, president, says the session starts at 2 30 p.m. Holstein fieldman Kil Fellers and GEM Consultant Toren Engelbrech will conduct the program. The Koehn farm lies four miles north of Elkader on the under pavement and three miles west on the Jig Springs Trout Hatchery road.
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Milford Koehn
Larry Landsord
Tystville
Kil Fellers
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Tllinois
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Benton Night Rally Preview at Wilford Hall
Local notice outlines a Benton rally event at Wilford Hall in Vinton with a tentative start time and remarks about an evening gathering. Details are fragmented but indicate a community gathering and schedule in the upcoming night.
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Benton Cooly
Wilford
Iowa Feedlot Cattle On Hand Matches Year Earlier
USDA figures show Iowa feedlots held about 2,000,000 cattle as of May 1, essentially unchanged from a year before. April marketing fell 24 percent to 216,000 head while in-move cattle dropped 12 percent. Prices for choice steers hovered around 35.26 per hundredweight, and spring snowstorms threaten beef output with calf and cow losses.
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Iowa
Panel Urges Butz To Halt Use Of Tax Data Access
Congressional panel led by Rep Moorhead urged Secretary Burl Butz to suspend the Agriculture Department’s access to farmers income tax data under a presidential order. The subcommittee’s vote seeks a pause during ongoing inquiry into privacy and propriety, citing strong questions about monitoring farmers’ tax information. The dispute centers on scope, confidentiality, and potential precedent for privacy invasion. Williamsburg 4H rally set for May 40 at Williamsburg High School auditorium.
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Officials Expect China To Buy More Grain From U S
Washington officials say the People's Republic of China may seek to buy over 200 million dollars of U S agricultural products this year, mainly grain and cotton. First quarter exports show 33 million dollars to China, cotton figures not yet reflecting hoped for sales, with rumors of large cotton purchases and hidden sales varying by report.
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State Department
People's Republic of
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Fuel shortages idle farm equipment across regions
Across several states farmers report fuel scarcities delaying planting and worrying about yields and future prices. Michigan officials urge priority fueling as nine major suppliers run dry, while California and Maine show limited impact. Midwest floods compound strain as Gulf Oil announces diesel releases to Missouri Minnesota Illinois at set prices.
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Iowa State Ag Honorary Cites Eastern Iowans
Eastern Iowans join Iowa State University honor society Sigma Delta as initiates. Graduate Vivian M. Jennings of Columbus Junction and Clair B. Brooks of Luana lead a list of undergraduates from Cedar Rapids to Monticello. Alumni initiates include Greiner, Hansen, Laing, Peterson, and Swegle, with roles in soil conservation banking electrical cooperatives public affairs and agriculture.
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Jamma Sigma Delta
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Luana
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Margaret Ryach
Cedar Rapids
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Coggon
Richard Wieck
Dysart
Steven Zumbach
Manchester
Paul von Behren
Mechanicsville
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Fruitland
Wayne J. Swegle
Arlington
Hay
Egg Consumption Declines After 1972 Low Point
In the United States per capita egg consumption fell from a peak in 1989 to 310 and then rose to 311 and 944 in later years before dropping to the lowest level since the mid 1940s.
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United States
Loswest
McHone Re-Elected To Ayrshire Post
McHone of Ames was re elected director at the Ayrshire Breeders Association meeting in Portland Maine. He owns Wayside Farm in Ames and has six children. The family has long involvement in Ayrshire affairs since 1946 and has exhibited Ayrshires at Laval state and national shows. He is a director and past vice president of the national association and received the 1970 Iowa Distinguished Dairyman Award for service to community leadership and dairy production.
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Bud
Iowa
Laval
Pst
National Association
Dhia
Hest
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Sar Bureau
Turkey consumption hits record 9.1 pounds per person in 1972
Records show U S turkey consumption reached 9.1 pounds per person in 1972, up from 6 pounds the prior year. The ten year trend indicates rising demand since about seven pounds per person a decade ago.
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