Farm Progress Here And There Inspires Spring News Notes
A Tennessee countryside drive spotlights Dr. Walter Courtenay at Eagleville and Charolais cattle, rainfall impacts in the region, and loans from the Farmers Home Administration. Sykes Martin and Luke Pryor named top Alabama cotton growers in Birmingham. Billy Maples of Elkmont elected Angus president. The column mixes farm life with Maine horse twitching lore and Hollywood trivia, ending with questions on using twitchers cribbers and crowders.
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Middle Tennessee
Kentucky
Walter Courtenay
Eagleville
Tennessee
Decatur
Memphis
Alabama
Nixon
Farmers Home Administration
Sykes Martin
Courtland
Luke Pryor
Birmingham
Billy Maples
Elkmont
Angus
Buck Hill
Decatur Grain
National Guard
Raising Yields and Lowering Herbicide Costs
Alabama cotton growers report higher yields and better stands using KARMEX ciuron weed killer. Trials show 11 percent more stands, 30 percent more bolls, and 13 percent higher yields versus competing preemergence herbicides. At about a dollar per acre, KARMEX offers weed control for four to six weeks at planting.
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Alabama
Iowa farmers weigh spring planting amid wet winter woes
In Winterset Iowa Ernest McNamara notes a mud soaked landscape as farmers consider larger soybean crops and slightly more corn. Economists question why higher hog prices haven’t spurred more livestock, while forecasts foresee only modest pork supply growth and potential price shifts with wage talks looming.
Farm Prices, Feed Costs Restrain Livestock Herds In Iowa
In Webster County Iowa farmer Garland Hanson plans 880 acres with corn and soybeans and expects soybeans near 3 to 4 dollars a bushel by next November while noting current prices are unlikely to last. McNamara reports scarce cattle and hogs with high feeder pig and corn costs squeezing profits. The Agriculture Department's grain programs aim to raise supplies but farmers remain cautious about expanding herds and dropping loan protections.
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McNamara
Omaha
Webster County
Iowa
Garland Hanson
Hanson
Chicago
Agriculture Department
Cutbacks in farm program suggested by Nixon adviser
Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz told the House Agriculture Committee that the administration seeks a broad rewrite of farm support and surplus control programs. He said Congress should draft a new farm bill preserving acreage idling payments while phasing out income supplement payments, potentially reducing total federal farm payments by about half and possibly to zero in strong markets.
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Bernard Brenner
Washington
UPI
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Nixon
Congress
Butz
House Agriculture Committee
Administration seeks new price and payment powers under farm program
Butz testified the administration backs eliminating 75 percent parity for flour in milk price supports and removing the 62 cent wool target. The plan would grant authority to set wool and mohair payments to meet income and program goals. An estimate mentions a herd of one million caribou producing 150,000 animals.
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Butz
Free Beltone hearing aid model offered by mail
Beltone offers a free non-operating model of the smallest Beltone aid to anyone replying to the advertisement. The unit weighs under a third of an ounce, ear level, wireless, and no obligation to try or keep it. Write to Dept. 5023 Beltone Electronics Corp 4201 W Victoria Chicago NI 60646.
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Ill
Beltone
Beltone Electronics Corp
W. Victoria
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