Elimination of Acreage Allotments Draws Support
A Washington D C report by Ovid A Martin outlines proposals to end federal acreage allotments for crops like cotton corn and wheat. The piece notes the Farm Law directs allotments to limit surpluses, cites Secretary Benson’s critique of allotments and discusses potential shifts to price support levels and production control without acreage limits.
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Ovid A. Martin
Ashington
API
Congress
Agriculture Department
Franklin Roosevelt
Coleton
Benson
Poultry and farm auctions and sales listings
A sequence of farm auctions and dispersals scheduled from Oct 9 to Oct 18 across Iowa locations Hawkeye Downs Walk er Solon Swisher Marion Cedar Rapids Linn County with buyers sellers and sale times noting dairy cattle furniture machinery and livestock in multiple estates and farm closings.
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Chester White
Walter Schminke
Frank J. Dvorsky
Solon
Robert S. Thompson
van Horne
Hawkeye Downs
J. Gerald Brown
Hamman
Anna Hrdlicka
Swisher
Wendt Nechville
Marion
Frank Shavy
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Delaware DHIA Herds Average 23 6 Pounds
Delaware DHIA tests show 25 herds and 21 owner herds reported for September. The 637 cows in DHIA herds averaged 12 pounds of milk and 23 6 pounds of butterfat, with high lactation records listed for several named farmers and herds including Halsteins and Holsteins in Manchester Dyersville Earlville Greeley Orlesburg Dundes and more.
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Delaware
Duia
Harry Haynes
Manchester
Fire Prevention Week Urges Farm Hazard Checks
Fire Prevention Week urges farmers to remove hazards as farm fire losses reach 145 million dollars annually. Glenn Prickett of the University of Minnesota cites wiring faults, oil, cobwebs, and dust as risks. emphasizes proper fuses, extinguishers, and clear areas around lamps and tanks. A Millersburg 4 H club banquet is noted for the Iowa county event.
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Minnesota
King
Eitler
Glenn Prickett
University
Iat
da Tawa Ceenesie
Fallon Eiserhower
U.S
U.S. Department of Agricul Feom
National Farm
Prickett
Land Prices Jumped 8 Pct In Last Year
Bernard Breener reports that U S farm market values rose 8 percent to a new high of 112 400 000 000 in the year ending last July 1. The gain marked the largest since 1951 and occurred across 47 states with soil bank and industrial demand boosting land and building values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Breener
Washington
States Included in Witness Percentages
The list shows state percentages with Istates at 9 percent, Wisconsin 10, Minnesota 9, Missouri 8, South Dakota 6, Nebraska 2, Kansas 6, Wyoming 3, and Colorado 2. The data implies a regional distribution or sampling breakdown across these states.
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Witness
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Msssouri
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Wyoming
Colorado
Wool Incentive Increase Might Exhaust Funds
The USDA set the wool incentive price at 62 cents per pound for the 1958 marketing year beginning April 1, keeping parity and leaving a nine million dollar leeway after projected income and payments. Producers argued for 65 cents to reflect rising costs since 1955, but officials warned higher rates would erode reserves.
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Washington
Department
iThey
USDA
Allciais
Midwestern
Agriculture price supports and import concerns noted
The report states imports may affect markets and a 85 cent and 70 cent price framework. It notes potential deficits if imports do not arrive and that no payments on good air are likely since market price exceeds the support level.
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Agriculture Department
Iowa 4-H Boys Attend Chicago Dairy Meeting
About 150 4-H members from 19 states travel to Chicago for the third annual 4-H dairy conference held with the International Dairy Show. Iowa delegates Merril Hanson Monona Gary Huh Monona Marvin L Mahy Jr Indian Billy E McClerkle Knox ville Ylang Smith Crascert William Mawes Jr Manchester James McDonald Gowrie Rond Buaetke Long Grove will join a program on dairy career opportunities designed for members with dairy project specialization.
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ABYES
Iowa
Delaware Dairymen Given Honor Awards
Two members of the Delaware DHIC south unit received roll of honor certificates for herd averages over one pound of butterfat in the last testing year. William Tiacussler Ryan 421.6 pounds and James Shover Delhi 405.3 pounds earned the honors, certificates awarded by the Purebred Dairy Cattle Association.
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Manchester
Delaware Dhic
South Unit
William Tiacussler
Ryan
James Shover
Delhi
Purebred Dairy Cattle Association
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Oxford
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