Four News Sen Predicts Better Asian Food Output
In Washington Dr. B R Sen director general of FAO spoke at the Water for Peace conference. He praised a developing psychology of government services researchers and farmers and a new technology for using water fertilizers and high yielding seeds. He urged optimism for India and Pakistan with potential breakthroughs by 1970 to 1971 depending on monsoon performance.
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Washington
B. R., Sen
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
India
Pakistan
Asia
Johnson
Dr. Sen
Pesticide Use Causes Livestock Losses in Western Iowa
In western Iowa, at least two farmers report livestock losses after using an organophosphate pesticide. One man lost 10 pigs, two dogs, and seven cats. another lost five pigs. A partially used sack was left near planting, pigs accessed spilled pesticide, and animals died after exposure from contaminated feed. Experts warn pesticides can be hazardous if mishandled.
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Ames
Iowa
Dave Mick
Iowa State University
Washington State
Ern Jowa
Wilson and Co Scholarships Awarded to Regis Senior
Peter J. Reiter, top Regis student and member of NHS, received a Wilson and Co four year college scholarship at a Towns luncheon. The program aims to train personnel and boost world food production with a proposed 500 million dollar yearly effort, amid warnings on pesticide safety and farm accident prevention.
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Epee High School
Wilson and Co
Wilson
E. A. Trowbridge, Jr
Chicago
Peter
William J. Reiter
Higley Avenue
Mr. Reiter
State University of Town
Regis
Thespian Society
Trowbridge
Mick
Gazette
Rex Conn
Regis High School
Cedar Rapids
Town House
The
State University
Paul B. Wren
Wilson and Co. Teer
Senator Nelson Attacks Soil Erosion Problems
Chicago dispatch reports Senator Gaylord Nelson asserts about 400000 acres of topsoil erode annually in the United States polluting rivers and streams. He links water and soil conservation, cites $1 billion yearly flood costs and 250 million to remove 850000 acre feet of sediment, and notes erosion from road banks on major roads as a major pollution source.
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Chicago
UPS
United States
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Nelson
Texas Wheat Crop in Poor Condition Reported
The USDA bulletin notes warm weather lifts Plains prospects for fall seeded winter wheat but Texas wheat remains generally poor in condition. Freeze damage on the state's high plains appears widespread while Kansas wheat matures and corn planting lags in the eastern Corn Belt.
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Washington
U.S. Weather Bureau
Great Plains
Texas
High Plains
Bureau
Kansas
Carol Wilson Wins Farmer's Daughter Title
Carol Wilson aged 18, daughter of Gaylord and wife from West Liberty, dubbed Iowa's Favorite Farmer's Daughter in the tenth annual Town Electric Light and Power Company and WMT stations contest. Runner ups Sharon Sorensen and Lynda Wylam hail from Nevada and Waverly. Wilson, chosen from 254 nominations across 78 counties, is a freshman at Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant majoring in music education, a 4-H alum, and active in vocal groups.
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Carol Wilson
Gaylord Wilson
West Liberty
Iowa
Town Electric Light and Power Company
WMT
Sharon Marie Sorensen
Charles Sorensen
Nevada
Lynda Sue Wylam
Duane Wylam
Waverly
Miss Wilson
Town Wesleyan
Bill seeks tax treatment fix for crop insurance proceeds
U.S. Senator Jack Miller introduces a bill to amend the internal revenue code to allow farmers to report crop insurance proceeds in the year received or in the following year when the crop income would normally occur. He cites a tax inequity harming cash basis farmers who harvest in fall but sell later. The measure would correct income timing from weather damage and provide an option to align insurance proceeds with the corresponding year’s crop income.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Jack Miller
Iowa
Sen. Miller
ASCS Meeting At Oelwein Draws Overflow Crowd
An overflow crowd estimated at 450 to 500 attended the ASCS grassroots meeting in Oelwein held in the Knights of Columbus hall. State ASCS chairman Fred R. McLain presided as Herman Fenneman and Maurice O’Reilly defended farm policies, with R. L. Sutherland explaining crop and livestock estimates. Arden Newell outlined Farmers Home Administration programs, and leaders from farm organizations urged closer cooperation and pledged to coordinate efforts at a future meeting.
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Qoelwein
ASCS
Knights of Columbus
Oelwein
Fred R. McLain
McLain
Herman Fenneman
Maurice O'Reilly
R. L. Sutherland
Arden Newell
State Farmers Home Administration
Cattle Shipments Down In Eight North Central States
Agriculture department reports April shipments of stocker feeder cattle and calves into eight north central states fell 17 percent from a year earlier to 388000. First four months total 1716205 head, down 7 percent. declines noted in Iowa Illinois Nebraska Minnesota Michigan while Ohio Indiana and South Dakota rose. Feeders urged to curb operations to trim beef supplies as prices may rise. Farmers aim for 40 to 60 percent moisture for haulage into conventional silos.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
North Central
Iowa
Illinois
Nebraska
Minnesota
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
South Dakota
Shuman Faults U.S. At Geneva Trade Talks
Farm leader Angus Shuman said the United States failed to secure meaningful concessions on farm exports at the Kennedy round. He warned the main benefit of the Geneva agreement would be broader international trade, not stronger wheat promotion. Registration data show Angus totals up 3.9 percent for the first half of the fiscal year.
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Shuman
ST. Joseph
American Angus Assn
Washington
Charles B. Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
United States
Kennedy
Geneva
Kculture
Farm Bureau
Johnson
Tion
Wool and Cotton Losing Ground to Man Made Fibers
Washington AP reports farm grown fibers continue losing ground to synthetic competitors in markets to clothe Americans and supply household and industrial cloth needs. Fiber industry notes trends in demand and production amid rising synthetic use.
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Washington
Roath Ontinn
Want Lane Oe
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