Slower Pace in 1971 Farm Drop
The Agriculture Department estimates the U S farm population fell to 9 4 million in 1971 from 9 7 million in 1970 a 4 4 percent share of the national total The number of farms edged down to 2 831 000 in 1972 from 2 876 000 in 1971 with total farm land shrinking about 3 2 million acres and average farm size rising to 389 acres The report attributes the trend to the disappearance of small farms and growth of larger operations amid urban growth and highway construction.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Crop Reporting Board
DES Withdrawn DES from cattle feed certification program
Mandatory DES withdrawal certification ends feeding of DES in cattle and sheep. Producers must sign forms at sale barns, packers, or by agent, confirming no DES feed or proper withdrawal with seven day wait. Noncompliance delays slaughter and may affect purchase. dealers must license under Animal Welfare Act with Topeka address for application and inspection.
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Food and Drug Administration
Paul Kelly
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Federal Drug Administration
New Method Cuts Freeze Damage in Boar Semen
Agriculture Department says USDA scientists developed a process to reduce freeze damage to boar semen. By using an extender with glycerol during cooling and removing it before freezing, mobility and acrosome integrity improved. In Beltsville tests 72 pigs were born from nine sows, with 45 of 83 sows fertilized.
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Agriculture Department
Scien
USDA
Beltsville
Farm Labor Rates Rise Four Percent in Last Year
The Crop Reporting Board reports farm labor wages rose four percent last year. The average rate paid workers without board and room was 1.82 dollars per hour on January 1, up from 1.76 in 1971. The composite rate including fringe benefits was 1.63 dollars per hour, up from 1.58.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Call your Tribune carrier by 5 30 p.m.
Directions instruct readers to contact their Tribune carrier if missed delivery or in case of impossibility, with a phone number 431 3400 and a 5 30 p.m. reference. The tone resembles a delivery notice urging contact for service continuity.
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Tribune
Wheat Fund For Research Gets $2 Million Backing
Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz announced a $2 million allocation for a National Wheat Institute research and market promotion program at the National Association of Wheat Growers meeting in Denver. Funds will fund a work plan review of past research and promotion before proposing specific projects for department approval. The money comes from 1968 export subsidy leftovers authorized by Congress last year.
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National Wheat Institute
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
National Association of of Wheat Growers
Agriculture Department
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