Marketing costs keep farmers' share of food dollars at 30 percent
The farm share of the consumer food dollar for the first quarter of 1957 remained 30 percent, unchanged from 1956, as higher farm and retail prices were offset by increased middleman marketing charges. Prices to farmers rose 5 percent while consumer prices increased 4 percent, with meat costs a major factor. Marketing firms faced higher operating costs and rail freight rate pressures, hinting at further marketing charge increases in 1957.
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United Press State
Ashington
Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
First National City Bank of New York
Farm price supports reform urged by secretary
Secretary Benson sent to the House Agriculture Committee concrete proposals to overhaul the farm program. He seeks discretionary price supports from zero to 90 percent of parity for all supported commodities, with ranges 75 to 90 for basics and wider for feed grains. He calls for repeal of existing support formulas tied to surplus production. He warns continued high supports drive surplus and argues for either production controls or price-led balance.
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Henson
House Agriculture Committee
Benson
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson Tole
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
Cattle Feeders Set Day at Iowa College for Growth Stimulus Reports
Cattle feeders will hear reports on new growth stimulants for fattening cattle at Tuwa State College on June 11. Cr Culbertson notes experiments include an arsenic carrier growth stimulant and a fat additive, to be compared with stilbestrol in Iowa Economy Supplement. Women will attend a special Home Economics program led by Le nore Sullivan.
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Tuwa State College
Cr. C. Culbertson
Iowa
Culbertson
Betty Lea Trout
Lenore Sullivan
Farm Feed Tests Show Mixed Results On Animal Gains
Experiments on cattle and lambs tested tranquilizer doses in feed. Cattle gained 12 percent weight faster and 7 percent feed efficiency with tranquilizers in one four day test, while lambs showed gains up to 28 percent and feed efficiency up to 20 percent. Morse cites growing demand for more farming freedom.
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Luther
D. Morse
Congress
Morse
Early-cut hay boosts cattle digestion and feed value
Ohio researchers find cattle digest early-cut alfalfa and grasses faster, yielding more nutritious feed than later cuts. The rumen microbiome digests higher cellulose in early-cut hay, with notable differences across alfalfa stages and grass varieties.
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Ohio
Hamilton
Adlowe
Buul
Tranquilizers Speed Cattle Growth Reported At Center
Wet weather slows corn planting in Clayton but progress continues at the research center. Officials announce tranquilizers may speed beef cattle growth and reduce feed costs while a Guernsey cow from Marion sets a 305 day record with 10 667 pounds of milk and 877 pounds of butterfat.
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Clayton| Elekader
and Co
Eidawen
Guernsey
Natalie
Lakeside
John T. Hamilton II
Marion
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