Maine Native Named to No 2 Post in Agriculture Service
Stewart N. Smith of Maine is appointed associate administrator of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. Smith, 41, will oversee farm programs for wheat cotton feed grains and other major commodities after farming 800 acres in Penobscot County.
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Washington
Stewart N. Smith
Maine
Agriculture Department
Smith
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Penobscot County
Corn piled at Pillsbury terminal highlights 1976 crop surplus
About 1.2 million bushels of corn from 1976 sit outside Pillsbury Co's terminal elevator as storage fills. Harvey Knight says demand low and farmers sold anyway. Plastic covered piles guard against spoilage while firm awaits buyers for any 1977 crop.
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Council Bluffs
Pillsbury Co
Pillsbury
Harvey Knight
Knight
No milk health hazard found from atom blast
Health officials say milk in the Midwest showed trace radiation after China’s September atom test but levels were far below quarantine or ban thresholds. Illinois reports 160 picoCuries per liter in milk from cows near Dongola on Sept. 26, far under the 8000 limit for state bans and 10000 for federal action.
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Chicago
API
Midwest
China
Petr Tedeschi
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Nois
Dave Ed
Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois
Dongola
Indianapolis
Grand Rapids
Mich
Detroit
Cincinnati
Cleveland
New Zealand Deer Farming Moves Toward U S Markets
The Agriculture Department reports deer farming in New Zealand is small but fast growing with producers challenging sheep farming. U S venison imports rose from 71 000 pounds in 1975 to 242 000 pounds in 1976 led by New Zealand supply, with further gains expected.
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Washington
New Zealand
Agriculture Department
USDA
U.S
United States
Bangladesh
Foreign Agriculture
Department’s
Foreign Agricultural Service
Harold T. Sanden
Wellington
Auctions Lat Oct 22 and 25 for large land tracts
An auction ad lists October sales lat 644 miles southeast of Dysart on October 22 at 11 a.m. for 325 acres from the Roy Land grebe estate. A second sale October 25 at 1 30 p.m. offers 280 acres by Laurence Reece, 44 miles northeast of Walker.
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Roy Landgrebe
Dysart
Laurence Reece
Walker
Hand Husking Champions Carry Old Farming Traditions
In Des Moines AP report, Joe Anholt of Fort Dodge wins with 463.92 net pounds at the National Corn Harvest Festival. John Jackson of Osage Kansas and Bob Ferguson of New Sharon Iowa place behind, with 30 All-America citations awarded dating to 1924.
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Joe Anholt
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Des Moines
Anholt
America
John Jackson
Osage
Kan
Jackson
Bob Ferguson
New Sharon
Ferguson
Howard Carson
Lincoln
Neb
Irene Dannen
Swaledale
Young farmer concern highlighted at farm hearing
Testimony before a congressional subcommittee focused on the plight of young farmers facing harsh regulations and economic conditions. Laurence Svoboda of Clutter urged a national young farmer homestead act while Vernon Jurgemeyer called for early farming assistance. Congressmen Grassley Nolan Hagedorn and Panneta listened as the panel explored potential family farming legislation.
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Mason City
UPI
Laurence Svoboda
Clutter
Congress
Svoboda
Iowa Farmers Union
Iowa
Vernon Jurgemeyer
Jurgemeyer
Klemme
Charles Grassley
Grassley
Richard Nolan
D-Minn
Fred Hagedorn
R-Minn
Leon Panneta
D-Calif
Nine scabies outbreaks told in six states
Nine cattle scabies outbreaks were confirmed in California Colorado Nebraska New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas in September. Quarantines were placed on infected and exposed cattle until cleared. Through nine months this year there were 136 outbreaks versus 55 last year. Scabies is caused by mites that burrow in skin and feed on body fluids and is controlled by dipping cattle in pesticide solutions.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
California
Colorado
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Department
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George Boucher
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Washington, D.C
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Iowa City
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Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Ames
Iowa State University
Harold Stockdale
ISU Extension
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England
Charles II
Dunkirk
Litton
3Rd Ave
Eisenhower
Senith
Zenith
Guluk
2Nd Avenue S.W
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Dick Staves
Citizens of
Isobel Mack
Beverly Kohl
Bob Miller
Wilbrunners
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