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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1974
Page
3
Loral Park Producers announce a Feeder Pig Show and Sale on Saturday April 20 at the Ag Park Hog Barn. Each exhibitor may present up to five pens of three pigs weighing between 40 and 70 pounds. A type demonstration and junior judging contest start at 10 am, with sale of pens of three at 1 pm.
US dairy imports jumped to 3.9 billion pounds milk equivalent in 1973, up from 1.7 billion in 1972, as Agriculture Department data show quotas raised to counter higher food prices. Production fell 4.2 billion pounds, with more quota increases ordered for several products. Ditches used instead of insecticides to combat mosquitoes in tidal creeks allow fish to feed on larvae.
United States railroads add boxcars for fertilizer transport but stop short of Agriculture Secretary Butz's request. ICC orders 100 covered hopper cars from each of two railroads to move fertilizer from Florida to farming areas by April 1. Butz had urged 4,000 tail cars and 1,000 boxcars, plus 3,000 additional hoppers, by May 1 to ease the spring fertilizer pinch.
Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz told reporters rural Americans remain loyal to President Nixon and will back Republicans next fall as farm prosperity continues. He sought to soothe protest over Nixon’s remark that farmers have never had it so good, acknowledging some sector soft spots while predicting farm income to stay high and down only slightly from last year’s $23 billion. He suggested about half of farmers still back Nixon, while hinting at personal political timing and aging.
Lincoln announces 1974 4H and FFA dairy show rule updates by Phil Cole of the University of Nebraska Lincoln. Changes include equalized junior and senior calf class ages, registration-first class order, rosettes for all high production cows, revised herd scoreboard, and Ak-Sar-Ben two day timing with Minnesota invitational entry.
The Agriculture Department reports West Germany imported about 1.2 million bales in 1972 73, with the United States supplying 187 000 bales or 16 percent, second only to Turkey, and up from the previous year.
Washington reports scientists weigh unpeeled potatoes for chips. USDA says more study needed to gauge consumer reaction and potential skin chemicals. February Agricultural Research notes unpeeled chips cook with a thin golden ring. yield and waste reduction cited. peel near nutrients.
The public is invited to a Hog Production Seminar March 29 in Albion at the National Bank community room. Sessions start 9:30 a.m. with rolls and coffee, featuring topics on swine nutrition, housing and confinement, the economics of hog production, disease and sanitation, plus a noon lunch with speakers from Nebraska institutions and industry.
Washington experts project a mid 1975 grain reserve rise if U.S. crops hit record levels this year. A larger wheat and corn crop could lower consumer food costs but shrink U.S. farm income due to lower grain prices. The Foreign Agricultural Service forecasts another record harvest in 1974-75, with world supplies rising despite strong international demand.
AP from WASINGTON reports the Agriculture Department cites widespread consumer misconceptions about farm prices. It notes farmers, feeders, and meat packers all faced losses due to rising costs and price ceilings, with cattle costs outpacing slaughter values and markets offering take it or leave it prices.
Washington reports U S cotton exports may miss next season with up to 1.3 million bales delayed by transportation problems. Webb of the Foreign Agricultural Service cites 3.1 million bales sold for export in the 1974 crop, and up to 4.4 million bales may be committed for next season, including a crop not yet planted.
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