Farm subsidies spark debate as new Congress convenes
A Washington report probes farm programs amid calls for reform. Secretary Freeman defends a broad set of payments aimed at family agriculture while the National Advisory Commission on Rural Poverty questions their benefit to rural poor. Read about billion-dollar land out payments, production subsidies, and concerns over tax-driven farming by wealthy individuals.
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Congress
Washington (Ap) Iich
America
Orville L. Freeman
National Advisory Commission On Rural Poverty
Mississippi
California
Hone
Freeman
Agriculture Department
J. G. Boswell Co
Kings County
Calif
Canada Feed Grain Output Up 23 Percent this Year
The U S agriculture department reports Canada will produce 13.7 million tons of feed grains this year, up 23 percent from 1967. The increase is framed as boosting Canada’s competitiveness with the United States in world export markets for barley and reducing Canada’s need for U S corn. The United States is forecast to harvest 171 million tons of livestock feed grains this year, including corn, sorghum, oats, and barley.
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Washington
Canada
Agriculture Department
United States
U.S
Department
Ten Elected to Linn Extension Council Posts
Ten new Linn county extension council members were elected at township meetings over three weeks. New names include Bertram, Robert Cribbs, Vernon, Clinton, David Nemec, Mrs Voetberg, Norman Appleby, James Stephenson, Mrs Kadlee, and Mrs Klinsky. Re-elected are Dale Slager and Paull Lillie. Terms start January 1. council to organize January 6 and elect officers.
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Linn County Extension Council
Bertram
Robert Cribbs
Vernon
Clinton
Robert C. Hagerman
Cedar Rapids
Fairfax
David L. Nemec
Franklin
Robert Voetberg
Jackson
Norman Appleby
Coggan
Monroe
George Kadlee
Marion
Putnam
Glenn Klinsky
Ely
Spring Grove
James E. Stephenson
Center Point
Dale Slager
Brown Township
Paull Lillie
Maine
C. E. Herriott
Farm Safety Council to mark 25th anniversary
The Iowa Farm Safety Council will observe its 25th founding anniversary at the annual meeting on Friday December 6 at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance HQ south of Grinnell. About 250 members and guests are expected with state and national figures in attendance. A commemorative medallion is issued for the occasion. The program opens with a business session followed by a noon banquet and concludes with finals of the state farm safety speech contest.
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Grinnell
Iowa Farm Safety Council
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company
State Farm Safety
Barger to Speak at Winneshiek 4-H Leaders Banquet
Paul Barger of Waterloo longtime Black Hawk extension director will address the Winneshiek county 4-H leaders recognition banquet on December 9 at 7 30 p.m. in St Benedicts school auditorium Decorah.
Iowa Farm Auctions Across Towns and Dates
A sequence of farm auctions lists various sales across Iowa towns. Attendees are invited to noon and 1 pm starts, with items including tractors machinery livestock hay grain and livestock equipment. Sellers include Delbert Andrews Wayne H Allen Estate Mrs Leo Anderson Elmer Fuess Ray Heston Harold Antons and Kirik estate Stanley Nelson Robert Becicka H A Jindrich Carl E Martin Rex Foster Mary and Joe Rayman and David Plickers.
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Lester Rain
Walford
Delbert Andrews
Urbana
H.h
Wayne H. Allen
Tiffin
Ray Heston
Fairfield
Harold Antons & Kirik
Manchester
Mary
Joe Rayman
C.R
David Plickers
Blairstown
Land values rise 6 percent in 1967 68 farming year
USDA reports the average U S farm land value at 178 per acre on March 1 up six percent from a year earlier with total land value at 193 7 billion dollars. Commercial farms average 550 acres worth 100 000 each while smaller farms average 120 acres and 24 000. 24 000 land transactions occurred in the year, down four percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Linn Yield Contest Measurements Needed
Entrants in Linn county Master corn and soybean growers yield contests must submit yield measurements to Ken Millsap by November 29. Millsap, secretary of the Linn county Better Crops Club, notes results are due at the Iowa Crop Improvement Association state offices December 1. High Linn county yields reported are 164 bu per acre for corn and 59.5 bu per acre for soybeans.
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Linn County
Ken Millsap
Millsap
Better Crops Club
Iowa Crop Improvement Association
World faces surplus as nations ramp up food production
Washington AP reports world supply and demand for farm products will not absorb a growing surplus. The Agriculture Department projects July 1 carryover wheat stocks at 600 to 650 million bushels, up from 537 million this year, with 1968-69 exports unlikely to reach 750 million.
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Washington
United States
Agriculture Department
Agency For International Development — Aid
Department
East Asia green revolution aids self sufficiency
The speaker notes Pakistan's wheat crop rising 50 percent this May to June and predicts Pakistan could be self sufficient in food grains by decade's end. He says the Philippines have ended rice imports and may export rice soon. He calls the green revolution a present reality in parts of Asia and the Middle East and questions its spread.
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William S. Gaud
India
Pakistan
Turkey
Philippines
East
South Asia
Middle East
Holstein records show October milk fat production in Iowa herd
Registered Holstein owned by Edward Kleitsch of Fairbank completed a 305 day record with 24 460 pounds of milk and 852 pounds of butterfat. Other notable lactations include 16 960 pounds milk and 721 butterfat in the Kleitsch herd and three cows from Triana Farms and Anderson at 655 634 and 611 pounds butterfat.
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Hazleton
Edward Kleitsch
Fairbank
James Buckman
Buchanan County
DHIA
Kleitsch
Triana Farms
Anderson
Oelwein
Steve Miller
Association
Buckman
Vo Ag Class Receives Donated Tractor Engine
Central City junior vocational agriculture students gain a loaned tractor engine for a five week mechanics sequence. Kenneth Shoop, rural Central City farmer and father of Dennis Shoop, donates the engine to the class.Instructor Paul J. Gorman notes the program runs through next week.
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Central City
Central City Community High School
Kenneth Shoop
Voag
Dennis Shoop
Paul J. Gorman
Soybean Assessments Expand Markets Abroad
U.S. soybean producers contribute self assessments totaling more than half of the 23 428 86 destined for the American Soybean Association expanded international market development program. Phase 1 exceeds expectations as growers fund most of the effort, with Illinois leading in dollars and participation.
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Hudson
U.S
American Soybean Association
Midwest
ASA
Chet Randolph
Illinois
Towa
Ohio
Arkansas
Texas
Winneshiek 4-H Boys Will Go to Chicago
Three Winneshiek county 4-H members head to Chicago for national 4-H events. Norbert Lovestuen of Burr Oak is among Iowa 34 delegates to the National 4-H Club Congress. Larry Steffens of Decorah joins the Iowa dairy judging team at the International Dairy Show. Don Hanneman of Decorah is among eight Iowa dairy club members earning Chicago trips from Felco of Fort Dodge.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Chicago
Norbert Lovestuen
Burr Oak
Iowa
Larry Steffens
Neighbors Harvest 70 Acres of Corn at Ed Davidson Farm
On November 19 neighbors gathered at the Ed Davidson farm and harvested 70 acres of corn. Davidson suffered injuries in a tractor accident and was hospitalized at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Local women prepared and served a community dinner.
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Stanwood
Ed Davidson
Davidson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
South English Farm Brings $96 an Acre
SOUTH ENGLISH The 100 acre C. C. Wilcox farm 1 1/2 miles southwest of South English sold at auction Saturday for $96 per acre to Ellis Walton who owns the adjoining farm. The land has not been farmed for several years and the improvements are in poor condition.
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South English
C. C. Wilcox
Ellis Walton
Washington Award Dinner Set for December 7
Washington county 4H leader recognition and awards banquet planned for Saturday evening December 7 at the Methodist church in Washington. Rich Johmson extension 4-H leader announced the event.
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Washington
Washington County
Methodist Church In
Rich Johmson
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