Farmers Leveling Out Marketings Move Toward Orderly Sales
Washington AP government surveys show farmers increasing price gains through more orderly selling. Price support loans let growers store crops, easing harvest declines. Cattle feeders urged to market lighter to lift meat prices, with Francis L York proposing monthly Department projections on sale percentages and ideal weights.
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Washington
York
Francis L. York
Indianola
Iowa
Agriculture Department
Department
Shorthorn Sale Averages $254 at Eldora Auction
In Eldora the 92nd Shorthorn sale by Marshall and adjoining counties saw 37 head average $254 with 16 bulls at $331 and top females at $196. The high bull $500 to D B Lin daman. second high $475 to J Miszer. Top female $300 to E C Bolson. second $290 to J Miszer. Sale manager Dale Petty and auctioneer J E Halsey. Also note Delaware dairy princess nominations due June 3 in Manchester.
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Eldora
Marshall
Lorence Lundby
Ridgeway
Delbert B. Lindaman
Wellsburg
Leland Kellogg
Hereford Shipment to Portugal Sets U.S. Record Trade
Kansas City reports the first ship load of the largest single export sale of beef breeding cattle in U.S. history is bound for Portugal. Over 1,200 Herefords valued around 500000 dollars, including 43 registered bulls and 573 commercial females, are to be followed by about 600 more head from Texas and Oklahoma.
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Kansas City
U.S
Atlantic
Portugal
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Southwest
Virginia
C. Til Barns, Jr
Virginia Department of Agriculture
U.S.D.A
Hampshire Breeders Set Picnic at Ames Event
The Iowa Hampshire Association will hold its annual picnic on June 10 at the Iowa Swine Testing Station west of the State campus in Ames. Registration is at 9 30 a m with judging contests at 10. The Hampshire queen contest begins at 10 30 a m.
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Ames
Iowa Hampshire Association
Iowa Swine
Iowa
Ogden Livestock Dealer Charged by Federal Authorities
Eldon Wenger, a livestock dealer from Ogden Iowa, faces a 30 day suspension under the Packers and Stockyards Act from June 1 for false livestock weight accounting. The order bars him from engaging in business during the suspension. Charges include issuing billings from incorrect weights and making false invoices part of others records under the act.
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Chicago
Eldon Wenger
Ogden
Iowa
Packers and Stockyards Act
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Britan
USDA
Thomas J. Flavin
Wenger
Computers to police futures trade signals seen by UPI
Federal officials plan to hire a computer system to screen farm commodity futures trade reports to uncover manipulation. Agriculture official Alex Caldwell said the plan would boost annual transaction reviews from about 3,000 to 250,000, tackling abusive practices such as wash sales and fictitious trades across major exchanges.
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Bernard Brenner
Washington
UPI
Alex C. Caldwell
Agriculture Department
Commodity Exchange Authority
House Agricultural Appropriations
Caldwell
House
CEA
Medallions Presented to Hughes and Parks on Farm Credit 50th
Three Farm Credit Banks of Omaha directors traveled to Des Moines and Ames to award commemorative medallions marking the farm credit system’s 50th anniversary. Governor Harold Hughes and Iowa State President W Robert Parks received the limited 2000 pieces designed with the U S Department of Agriculture.
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Parks Omaha
Farm Credit Banks of
Omaha
Des Moines
Ames
Harold E. Hughes
W. Robert Parks
Iowa State University
Farm Credit System
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Congress
L. B. Johnson
Farm Credit Bank
R. Edward Baur
van Meter
Milford M. Beeghly
Pierson
Kenneth R. Lynk
Marshalltown
State House
Gov. Hughes
G. S. Hauge
Federal Land Bank Assn
Eldon Boswell
Nevada Federal Band Bank Assn
President Parks
Egg Producers Report Slim April Profits Across Flocks
Iowa State University extension poultrymen report April margins were narrow as 23 flocks averaged 2,871 birds each producing 19.8 eggs per bird. Receipts 36 cents, expenses 29 cents per layer. top five flocks earned 45 cents with 27 cents costs, bottom five 36 and 23 cents respectively.
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Ames
Iowa State University Extension
Farm Items Pay for Foreign Purchases
Washington AP report notes the agriculture department paid 67.5 million dollars in the first quarter with surplus farm products used to settle foreign purchases.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Cotton Acres Seen Dropping Toward 100 Year Low
The agriculture department projects this year’s cotton acreage around 10 million acres the lowest in about a century. The first official planting report arrives July 10, with forecasts based on farmer signup for the cotton program and early field reports. Last year’s production fell by over five million bales from domestic use and exports, offset by surplus stocks under price support.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Wheat support rates announced for 1967 crop
The agriculture department set terminal market and county price support rates for the 1967 wheat crop. Base rates match last year in Missouri River area and California markets. East Coast Pacific Northwest Central and South Central markets see two cent cuts, Minneapolis St Paul area one cent cut, and Gulf port markets one cent rise.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Missouri River
California
East Coast
Pacific Northwest
Central
South Central
Minneapolis- St. Paul
Gulf Port
Bennett Tipton FFA elects chair of gilt chain committee
Bennett community high school selects Bennett Dennis Paustian of Tipton as chair of the FFA gilt chain committee. The committee currently has 14 gilts leased to Bennett FFA members.
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Bennett
Dennis Paustian
Tipton
FFA
Bennett Community High School
Bennett Ffa
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