USDA Clarifies Duties of Local ASCS Committees
Agriculture officials say farmers elected to community and county ASCS committees must carry out administrative duties under farm aid laws regardless of program support. Committeemen may be removed for inaction but are not required to campaign for or against programs. Committees administer acreage quotas price support and conservation programs and do not set policy.
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USDA
Ashington
Agriculture Department
United States
Farm and livestock auctions listed for September and October
A sequence of farm sale notices includes dates from Sept 18 to Oct 5. Items feature closing out sales of machinery cattle sheep hay grain and listed locations near Williamsburg Belle Plaine Marion Hawkeye Downs Marshalltown Wyoming Delhi Wilton Junction Van Horne and Central City with times from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. and various owners such as A R E Jones L F Eichmeyer Estate G R Hagerman Jurgensen Hog Farm Peter L Connolly and Son C W Lenker and Son Walter Schminke and Sons Harry Siver.
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G. R. Hagerman
Marion
Fred Egger
Central City
Hawkeye Downs
Earl Girton
Box
Marshalltown
Peter L. Connolly and Son
Delhi
Poland
C. W. Lenker and Son
Wilton
Bennett
Harry Siver
Milking Shorthorn Sale Averages $290 In Iowa Event
Forty two Milking Shorthorn females averaged $290 per head at the Iowa Milking Shorthorn Society consignment sale at Hawk Eye Downs. The top cow, six years old from the Ernest Fox herd at Keokuk, sold for $465 to Elroy and Ronald Gruenwald of Lost Nation. Top bull price was $205 for an August yearling from the Fox herd bought by Kenneth Harter and Son of Ottumwa. Auctioneer was Bill Dixon of Springfield Missouri. ringman Walter Kruse of Sheldon. Sale managed by Harry Clampitt of New Providence.
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Iowa Milking
Hawkeye Downs
Ernest Fox
Keokuk
Elroy
Ronald Gruenwald
Lost Nation
Kenneth Harter
Ottuma
Fox Herd
Bill Dixon
Springfield
Walter Kruse
Sheldon
Harry Clampitt
New Providence
Cow Produces 80 Pounds Milk Daily Drinks 300 Pounds Water
A dairy cow producing around 80 pounds of milk per day may consume as much as 300 pounds of water. The note highlights high water intake linked to milk production levels.
Mystery Derma-Soft promises painless removal of corns
Thousands of sufferers report astonishing results with a medicated creme named Derma-Soft that softens and dissolves corns calluses and warts enabling painless rubbing off without cutting acids or abrasives. It claims to leave skin silky smooth and urges readers to buy at all druggists.
Dairy quotas and foreign imports under U.S. price supports
The article discusses government dairy price supports costing about a half billion dollars annually, with import quotas and evasion through non quota products like Ireland’s Chocolate Crumb. It notes the economic impact, calls for world trade, and mentions Senator Proxmire’s move to the appropriations panel plus Farmers Union leadership shaping party ties and forthcoming regional agricultural discussions.
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U.S
Ireland
Federation
Dairy Co-Op
Sen. Proxmire
Wisconsin
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Farmers Union
James G. Patton
Salt Lake City
Milk marketing areas deliver billions in milk value
Milk marketing areas delivered 52.9 billion pounds of milk valued at $2.2 billion. Producers numbered 190275 in January 1962 and 181446 in November. Average daily delivery per producer ranged from 852 pounds in May to 704 pounds in August. Market areas population totaled 97 million.
New Manager Named At Meeker's Landing
DES MOINES Ray Yoder formerly of Cherokee is named manager of the Farmers Grain Dealers Association river grain terminal at Meeker's Landing near Burlington. Executive Secretary Don E. Edison announced the change, with Yoder succeeding Lee Parmenter.
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Des Moines
Ray Yoder
Cherokee
Farmers Grain Dealers Association of
Meeker’s Landing
Burlington
Don E. Edison
Yoder
Lee Parmenter
Hereford Association Records 12 Percent Gain in 1962 63
Kansas City based American Hereford Association reports 513 076 Herefords registered in fiscal year 1962 63 up 12 percent from 458 998 in 1961 62. Herd book entries with joint certification with the American Polled Hereford Association total 4 644. New memberships reached 1 583, totaling 47 862. Over 32 000 registrations were for non members.
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Kansas City
American Hereford Association
Paul Swaffar
Association
American Polled Hereford Association
Hereford cattle transfers rise as breeders expand herds
A total of 296 195 head of registered Herefords were transferred to new owners during the year, up by nearly 10 000 from last year. Officials said many transfers went to new breeders building herds to meet rising demand for Hereford bulls among commercial breeders.
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Association
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Jay Partridge
Independence
Buchanan County
Harold Gunderson
Buchanan County Extension Council
Gunderson
K. A. Betts
Fairbank
Roger Marks
Rowley
J. C. McFadden
C. W. Hare
Fred Griesenger
Clarence Flaskerud
R. R. Allen
A. Burrack
Aurora
By Ovid A. Martin
Department
Congress
The
A. R. E. Jones
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Williamsburg
L. F. Eichmeyer
Belle Plaine
Chester White
Spot
Jurgensen Hog Farm
Wyoming
Walter Schminke and Sons
van Horne Corner
Hwy
Drigcraven
Ars
Sioux City
Bahay
G. F. Clark
29Th Street
Austin
Minn
Harvey Richardson
Bud Abernathy
Elmore City
Oklo
M. R
Marty) Smith
Peoples
Cedar Rapids
Empire
Maytag
Maytag Electric
Meeker's Landing
Hereford Assn
Arwell
Midwest
Arwell Inc
Modern Pest Control, Inc
Ist Ave
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