May farm prices equal record high for month
The AP reports USDA figures show May farm price and expense indices near historic highs. Parity ratios lag 1951 levels, with May at 73 percent, while costs rise and income signals vary. Hog-corn ratio climbs, corn and hog prices rise, and wheat trade shows 1970-71 shifts amid global supply changes.
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Washington (Ap
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Lemon Chess Pie From North Carolina Recipe
North Carolina lemon chess pie recipe provided by Cecily Brownstone includes ingredients for filling and pastry shell. Instructions cover mixing to thick ivory color, baking at 140 degrees until top browns, and serving warm with whipped cream. Also includes pastry shell dough method and a note on German muscular mental health statistics.
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Record Low Colorado Fruit Crop Forecasts Hit Hillside Growers
Colorado's Western Slope fruit producers brace for a banner crop collapse after a May frost and March freeze, with apple yields in Montevina Montrose and Dethy counties seen at 150000 bushels and peaches in Mesa County around 100000. Officials warn spray costs may exceed returns as damaged trees reduce future harvests.
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Colorado Secretary Byron Anderson named national association president
Byron A Ane sterson, Colorado secretary of State, was elected Thursday as president of the National Association of Secretaries of State, becoming the first Coloradan to head the group. He missed the session due to illness, but his office announced the election from Houston, Pennsylvania.
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Butz Seeks Stabilized Farm Prices Speech in Walton Mass
Agriculture Secretary Butz told a Walton press conference that he does not want food prices to fall. He argued farmers have long earned little profit and inflation is not driven by the farmer. He cited declining share of disposable income and predicted the U.S. and USSR will soon sign a favorable trade deal as Moscow will need U.S. grain to feed its livestock.
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Number of Sheep and Lamb Deaths From Eagles Delayed Release
In Wyoming the Cr ag and Livestock Service agreed to release estimates of sheep and lamb deaths caused by eagles and other predators after media pressure. Officials say figures on eagles will be disclosed next week, with totals from the 1960s and 1970s under debate amid conservationist concerns.
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