Prices and Costs Rise for Farmers in 1967
Agronomists Ernest J. Cole L C Cunningham and R P Story caution that New York dairy farmers face higher milk prices in early 1967 alongside increased costs for feed labor and production items. Cow numbers may drop by about 4.5 percent, with a yearly price gain of about 15 to 20 cents per hundredweight and an overall 5 dollar blended farm price.
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Ithaca
Ernest J. Cole
Tompkins Co
Cornell
Cole
L.C. Cunningham
R. P. Story
New York
Cunningham
Story
Day Named Chairman Of Senate Agriculture Committee
Albany reports Theodore D. Day appointed chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee by Senate Majority Leader Earl W. Brydges.
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Albany
Theodore D. Day
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
Earl W. Brydges
Grain Market News Jan week features lower corn and soybeans
Cash grain markets show cheaper corn and soybeans for the week ended Jan 5 with most wheat steady to higher. Corn drops 3-4 cents per bushel due to larger supplies and soft export movement while high moisture corn remains a problem. Oats rise a penny. 1967 sign up for wheat and feed grain programs runs Feb 6 to Mar 3.
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Commodity Credit Corp
Food Cost Level Off and Retail Profits Small
Cornell economists report food prices have leveled after a peak last fall with meats down in the past two months. Farm prices for poultry eggs beef and hogs may decline further while wages rise and store profits stay around a penny per dollar sold.
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Ithaca
Cornell
Kenneth L Robinson
College of Agriculture
Robinson
Wendell Earle
Earle
Nursery Growers And Greenhouses Take Top Honors
New York state nursery growers and greenhouse crops totaled 60 million dollars in 1965, a six percent rise from 1964, accounting for six percent of all crop cash receipts. Potatoes reached 51 million, apples 42 million, with grapes onions hay and snap beans each over 10 million. New York ranks second to Washington in apple value and second in grapes.
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Ithaca
New York State
Cornell University
Arthur Bratton
College of Agriculture
Cornell
New York
Washington
Farm Outlook for 1967 in Seneca County Brightens
Seneca County agriculture agents say 1967 looks strong with higher milk prices and steady corn yields. Dairy income should rise as milk averages near 5.10 per cwt while feed costs stay high. eggs edge down and sugar beets improve with experience.
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Waterloo
Seneca County
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