Record Forecast for Soybeans and Crops Across All Foods
The report projects a 1.588 billion bushel soybeans crop up 24 percent from last year with a 28.3 bushel yield. Cotton production at 13.1 million bales is 4 percent below 1972, while oilseeds total 99.1 million tons, a 20 percent rise over 1972. Wheat forecast at 1,727 million bushels sets a record high, and tobacco totals edge up 1 percent with mixed brick. Oranges Valencia forecasts fall 4 percent to 192.6 million boxes, fall potatoes rise to 252.7 million CWR.
Target prices and payment rules for 1974 farm programs
Target prices set at 1.38 per bushel for corn and 1.31 for grain sorghum. Payments depend on the target price exceeding the higher of the loan rate or five month average price, times yield and allotment. No payments unless five month average is below target. no preliminary payments, after March 1, 1975. Provisions on crop substitutions and cotton allotments. guidance to use soil testing due to tight fertilizer and fuel supplies. ASCS Office notes holiday on Oct 22.
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Decatur Daily
Next Week Breakfast in Adamic Style at Midnight Owl
A playful brief in a retro tone recalls a nocturnal gathering styled by John Adamses with the owl at midnight and the old applebox as guiding images. The piece evokes colonial whimsy and a nostalgic, intimate breakfast mood.
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New Names for Meat Shoppers
Auburn California roast Paradise roast London broil chuck-wagon cut what do these names mean to the meat shopper The Industrywide Cooperative Meat Identification Standards Committee proposed 314 specific names for beef pork lamb and veal with labeling details. Ground beef must be labeled ground beef with lean content shown. some cuts keep traditional names like Porterhouse and Filet Mignon as exceptions.
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California
Paradise
London
Billy Powell
Auburn University Extension
Cooperative Meat Identification Standards Committee
Powell
Kansas City
New York Strip
Cotton Export Embargo Sparks Alabama Arizona Debate
The Christian Science Monitor reports a split among cotton growers with Donald Comer urging an export ban to benefit domestic mills while Albert McDonald argues for continuing exports to protect markets. The dispute, led by Sen. Talmadge and the AITM, threatens foreign sales of Arizona and California cotton.
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New Mexico
West Texas
Calcot, Inc
Bakersfield
Calif
Calcot
California
Arizona
Cabot
Talmadge
Senate
American Institute of Textile Manufacturers
Butz
Washington
J. S. Stephens
Arizona Cotton Growers Association
Alabama
Donald Comer
Mill Group
Albert McDonald
Southeast Cotton Growers
Christian Science Monitor
Phoenix
Ariz
Hermann E. Talmadge
Georgia
Anginas
Corn and sorghum crops reach record and near-record forecasts
The report forecasts a large corn crop of 5 763 million bushels, down slightly from last month but 4 percent above last year. Sorghum production is set at a record 999 million bushels, up from last month and 22 percent higher than the prior year, with a record yield of 63.0 bushels per acre. Feed grains production combined for corn, sorghum, oats, and barley is expected to total 211 million tons.
1974 Feed Grain Program Details
The 1974 77 feed grain plan includes corn grain sorghum and barley. No set-aside or conserving base requirements for 1974. Farm allotments replace bases and will be set for 1974 at about 68 percent of last year’s base.
Wood-frame buildings show higher survival in quakes and hurricanes
A study finds wood-frame structures fare better under severe stress than those built with other materials, demonstrated by higher survival rates during earthquakes and hurricanes.
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