USDA Sets Milk Price Hearings
The U S Department of Agriculture will hold four regional public hearings on fluid milk prices for July through December 1966 across Denver St Louis Washington and Cleveland. Hearings respond to dairy farmer requests amid concerns of shortages and the temporary Class 1 price set April 10 and expiring June 30.
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Washington
U. S Department of Agriculture
Denver
St. Louis
Cleveland
Consumer and Marketing Service
USDA
More Donated Food Distribution In First Nine Months Fiscal 1966
Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman said USDA food assistance expanded in the first nine months of fiscal 1966, with 1,635 counties and 247 cities distributing foods to needy families including 75,154 in Iowa. Food stamps operated in 209 areas. schools received more donated foods than in 1965. Total donations surpassed 1.2 billion pounds, with 487 million to schools, 108.3 million to institutions, and 662.2 million to needy families, not counting foods bought for the national school lunch program.
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Orville L. Freeman
U.S
Department of Agriculture
USDA
Iowa
States
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
U.S. Territories
Marshall Shorthorns and Beef Trade Across Borders
Marshalltown reports Shorthorn sale averages of 301 for 16 bulls and 365 for 18 females amid 4.8 million needy recipients. Texas ships nitrogen-packaged beef to Germany, aided by oxytrol tech, with Iowa forming a Beef Cattle Council to promote purebred stock and aid marketing, led by Don Greiman and Dale Awbry.
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Europe
Waco
Texas
UPI
Germany
Des Moines
Ciations
Des
Iowa
Beef Cattle Council
Oeikarstadt
Ibe
Texas Beef
Iowa State University
Don Greiman
Garner Angus
Dale Awbry
Lake City
Druggist Buys 600 Acre Near Volga in Iowa Turmoil
Roy C. Bennington sells 600 acre farm three miles east of Volga to Robert DeKock a Tipton drug store owner. Possession set for March 1 1967. Farm long held by the Bennington family for over six decades. Manchester leaders send four youths to state 4H events at Madrid and Greeley with Penny Powell and Rob Ware county delegates.
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Delaware 4-H Council
Delaware County 4-H
Manchester
Marilyn Miller
Linda Zumbach
Gloria Lyons
Sandra Langer
Randy Burns
Benny Powell
Steve Zumbach
Robert Wendt
Rex Dory
Anamosa
Volga
Roy C. Bennington
Robert DeKock
Tipton
Benington
Ann Keck
Greeley
Gloria Ro
Delabinson
Penny Powell
Roware
Bert Wendt
Atj
Madrid
Leant Center
Holstein Stock Sale Highlights Prices and Buyers
The top price of 500 dollars was paid twice for a six year old cow from Homer A Long of Grundy Center, sold to Glen Haven Shorthorns at Manning. Leland Kellogg and Sons sold a young bull to Robert Beck and Sons in Mechanicsville. Kelloggs led the female sale with a cow and deer calf to Fred Nichols of Clemons for 355 dollars, another Kellogg female to Nichols for 325, and a Benning herd cow from Ackley sold to James C Collins of Keswick for 325. Dale Petty managed the sale with Tom Sherlock of Oxford as auctioneer.
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Homer A. Long
Grundy Center
Glen Haven
Manning
Leland Kellogg and Sons
Cole
Robert Beck and Sons
Mechanicsville
Kelloggs
Fred Nichols
Clemons
Kellogg
Nichols
William F. Benning
Farm Folk May Benefit Most From Medicare
Rural residents stand to gain most from Medicare says University of Illinois sociologist D E Lindstrom citing a USDA report. Older rural populations with less private insurance face higher social security and railroad retirement coverage. Taxes for self employed farmers rise, with gradual increases through 1987 and beyond. Benefits include hospital insurance and doctor costs, plus higher retirement and disability benefits and widows' eligibility. Details available at local Social Security Offices. Rice for Indonesia. Washington announces long term credit to Indonesia to finance $6,334,000 of rice purchases.
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Lindstrom
Indonesia
Washington
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Republic of Indonesia
Feeder Cattle Futures Start Planned at KC Board of Trade
Futures trading in live feeder cattle at the Kansas City Board of Trade is expected to begin in mid June with the first contracts slated for August. Delivery units total 25 000 pounds of Choice or better steers weighing 700 to 800 pounds and uniform in breed or crossbreds. Futures months listed are August October December and February with possible April and June additions. Price step is 22 cents per hundredweight and daily limit is $1 50.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Board of Trade
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