Stable hog prices driven by production shifts and demand
UW livestock marketing specialist Vernon Schneider says two changes— production methods and evolving consumer eating habits—have steadied hog prices. Fall and spring farrowings now mix more evenly, pork per capita consumption shows signs of leveling, and urban rural demand adjustments have stabilized pork markets.
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Adison
Wis
United States
Vernon Schneider
University of Wisconsin
Schneider
Kennedy Names RAD Committee
President Kennedy appointed a Rural Areas Development committee chaired by Secretary Freeman to coordinate federal rural programs. Members include cabinet secretaries of Commerce Health Education and Welfare Interior Labor Treasury and the administrations of the Housing and Home Finance Agency and Small Business Administration.
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Washington
Orville L. Freeman
Rural Development Committee
Kennedy
Freeman
Commerce
Health, Education and Welfare
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Housing and Home Finance Agency
Small Business Administration
Odds and Ends from The Editor's Desk
National Milk Producers Federation notes livestock rules vary by state Idaho allows grazing on highways and Texas requires herd monitoring while burros pose warnings in Lone Star state The piece recalls A C McCandlish dairy feeding guidance and notes Forest Products Week highlighting Americans use about 457 pounds of paper yearly
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Iowa
National Milk Producers Federation
Idaho
Texas
Lone Star
A. C. McCandlish
Iowa State
Food Storage in Cold Stocks Reached Six Billion Lbs
Washington reports October 1 cold storage holdings at six billion pounds, second only to six and a half billion in 1962. Compared with a year ago frozen poultry up ten percent, meat and meat products up forty four percent, frozen vegetables up two percent, but shelf staples show declines with ter at twenty two percent lower, American cheese down twenty one percent, frozen eggs down sixteen percent, and shell eggs down twenty nine percent.
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Washington
More Safety Designs In Machinery Says Iowan
Iowa City report quotes L W Knapp assistant professor of agricultural medicine at the State University of Iowa urging stronger accident prevention. He outlines the five E's Exploration Epidemiology Engineering Education and Enforcement as steps to reduce injuries in farm equipment and machinery. He cautions engineers to consider human factors and that safety education must include engineers and manufacturers.
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Iowa City
L. W. Knapp
State University of Iowa
North Midwest
American Society For Engineering Education
SUI
Knapp
More Egg Type Chicks Hatched in September
The crop reporting board shows U S hatcheries produced 183.7 million chicks in September, up 1 percent from a year ago. Broiler chicks totaled 159.7 million, down 1 percent, while egg type chicks reached 24 million, up 11 percent from September 1962.
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Washington
UPI
Crop Reporting Board
U. S
Berkshire sale nets high prices for boars and gifts
Five boars averaged 135 dollars and 16 gifts 87.50 at the Iowa Berkshire Breeders Assn sale at Hawk Eye Downs Saturday night. Champion boar consigned by Milo Worlab of Mt Vernon sold to a Missouri breeder for 165 dollars.
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Iowa
Agronomy Meeting Set for Denver in November 1963
In Denver Colorado the 1963 annual meeting of the American Society of Agronomy is scheduled for November 17 to 21 at the Hilton and Brown Palace hotels.
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Denver
Colo
American Society of Agronomy
Hilton and
Brown Palace
Exports of Wheat May Set Record for U.S. Trade
United States agriculture officials forecast that this marketing year could top the prior export peak of 1 billion bushels. Early unofficial estimates for 1963-64 place exports around 800 million, with 200 million destined for the Soviet bloc, while Canada and Australia remain major competitors.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
U.S
Department
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Wheat Exports to Europe Rise After 1941 Boom
Europe moved up to 335 million bushels then dwindled until 1941 as World War I began. Since that period, wheat exports to Europe have boomed, says Secretary Mrs. Harry Lenz of Lyle, Minnesota, noting involvement of at least five states and Canada.
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Europe
Britain
Ireland
U.S
States
Canada
Harry Lenz
Lyle, Minn
Services To Be Tues For Mrs L W Plager
Grundy Center obituary for 83 year old Mrs. L W Plager wife of a long time Grundy county agricultural agent. Survived by four children Wilbur Carroll Russell and one daughter Mrs James Hillier. All four men noted swine authorities with roles in York shire registry Hor me] Packing Co Farm Bureau swine marketing. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p m in Grundy Center Baptist church.
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L. W. Plager
Grundy County
Rotary Ann
Eagle Grove
Grundy Center Baptist
Plager
Wilbur
Blairsburg
Carroll
Austin
James Hillier
Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma State University
Fur Farmers To Hold 17th Show at Austin
The Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota Fur Farmers Assn will stage its 17th annual live animal and fur show at the county fair grounds in Austin on November 16 and 17. Entries are expected from noted breeders and exhibitors across the region.
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Austin
Minn
Iowa
Minnesota
Fur Farmers Assn
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