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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1964
Page
15
After the inauguration, farm policy faces uncertainty as both parties offer vague planks. Johnson-Humphrey back strong aid while Goldwater pushes for repeal over 5 to 10 years, with price supports and subsidies shaping an orderly market.
Mr and Mrs James F Merchant of Garri son buy 79 acre Alauna Acres farm two miles south of Vinton court house from the three daughters of Earl S Girton for 375 per acre. Daughters reside in Lincoln Nebraska Chevy Chase Maryland and Fremont California. Remaining 159 acres leased long term with purchase option at same price.
Mahlon Higgins, 65, owner of 160 acres near Webster, discusses his family farm begun in 1853, soil, corn hobby with Dr. Lloyd Dumenil, and wartime service in the 48th Artillery, First Army in France. He plans to farm again, votes for Johnson and Hughes, and praises Congressman Kyl after a Washington visit.
Dairyland Power Cooperative of La Crosse Wisconsin the largest Rural Electrification Administration borrower paid 4.5 million dollars in advance on its debt to the U S government last week the Agriculture Department announced.
Dairyland Power Cooperative, which serves 27 member coops supplying 104000 retail customers in four states, made the largest advance payment to the Rural Electrification Administration. The cooperative has borrowed $91.3 million from REA and already paid substantial principal and interest ahead of schedule. The report also notes ample cold storage and livestock stocks in the agriculture sector.
The article notes farm payments this year surpass $2 billion while President Johnson signals a desire to trim costs. A shift toward moderation could ease government control over prices and production, aligning with Republican cautions yet still offering more aid than Goldwater would. Congress faces reauthorization of wheat, cotton, and feed grain programs expiring in 1965.
USDA Secretary Orville Freeman announced the Commodity Credit Corporation is suspending the sale of hard red spring wheat for domestic unrestricted use until further notice. He cited ample supplies from the large 1964 production.
Connie Gordon of Vinton won four major Benton 4-H awards at the Washington High School gym. She took the merit and Danforth leadership prizes and held the top senior and current year record books, earning a second Chicago trip to the National 4-H Congress. Martha Thompson of Vinton won the Grady award and Mrs. Paul McMann of Blairstown was named Benton county’s outstanding 4-H leader for 1963 64.
Land farmers report plans to farrow 7 percent fewer pigs this fall. As a result, fewer hogs will be fed during the rest of 1964 and into early 1965. Cattle feeding is likely to stay high in 1964-65, with a slight rise in broiler output expected.
The article describes a century old Tennessee method for Jack Daniel's whiskey. It details selecting hard maple, aging charcoal in wooden vats ten feet deep, and drop by drop infusion of new whiskey over ten days, emphasizing patience and costly precision to achieve smooth aging results.
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