Farm Bureau urges cooperative bargaining for livestock sales
The American Farm Bureau Federation says livestock marketing shifts require farmers to form bargaining agencies to secure better prices. It notes 85 to 90 percent of Western meat animals move directly from farm to packer, a trend from past terminal markets. The Nation's Farmer urges cooperative marketing to counter skilled packer buyers.
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Associated Press
Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Organization
Nation’s Farmer
Western States
Cooperative Livestock Marketing Association
Farm Bureau
Midwest
State Milk Production On Decrease
Wisconsin 1966 milk output through November totaled 17.0 billion pounds, four percent below the same period in 1965. November production reached 1.4 billion pounds, up three percent from a year earlier, aided by higher output per cow despite fewer cows. Nationwide 11 month production fell three percent from 1965 to 9.1 billion pounds in November. Wisconsin set a 1964 record of 19.2 billion pounds, up from 1963’s 18.4 billion.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Statistical Reporting Service
Amity Dauntless
Martha
Augur
Corn Clinic Set as Seventh Evening Session in Spring Grove
SPRING GROVE Minn The seventh in a series of 10 adult evening school meetings will be held January 9 in the vocational agriculture room of the school The meeting will be a corn clinic and is open to the public.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Record Holstein herd sale sets price benchmark
Donald Augur of Northford Connecticut sold his 72 head Holstein herd for 627750 at auction, averaging 8719 per cow. Tri State Breeders Cooperative of Westby bought a yearling bull for 10500. Augur started with a single calf 16 years ago and avoided milking aged cattle and AI.
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Donald Augur
Northford
Conn
Tri-State Breeders Cooperative of
Westby
Augur
King Totilla Acme
Mildred
Wisconsin
American Breeding Service of
DeForest
Amity Dauntless
Martha
Heatherstone Enterprises
Baraboo
Parnell Hamilton
Blanchardville
Permin Graber
Monticello
Training Projects For 4 H Leaders Conference Plans
ST PAUL Minn Three state 4 H conferences for about 100 junior and adult leaders are set for December 28 to 30 at the University of Minnesota St Paul Campus. The 4 H Agronomy Conference the 4 H Automotive Conference for adult leaders and the 4 H Electric Conference for junior leaders train project leaders to assist and promote county projects and will also recognize achievement.
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ST. Paul
Minn
University of
Wisconsin Dairy Manufacturers Conference Set Jan 25 26
The Wisconsin Dairy Manufacturers Conference will discuss problems of the dairy manufacturing industry. The event forms part of the Agricultural Industries and Public Affairs Forum at the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Dairy Manufacturer’s
Agricultural Industries and
University of Wisconsin
Heifer Pride Moreta Saved From Slaughter For Christmas
Britain's heifer of the year Pride Moreta of Thorn, bought for 3640 dollars by John Evans, was spared from slaughter after a nationwide campaign. The Royal Smithfield Club sale terms required slaughter for meat photos, prompting legal review and potential club action as Evans considers breeding plans.
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London
Britain
Pride’ Moreta
Thorn
John Evans
Pride Moreta
Royal Smithfield
Evans
U.S. Crop Production Drops in 1966
Weather reduced overall output by three percent from 1965 with per acre yields down two percent and harvested acreage down one percent. Despite declines, total 1966 crop volume tied 1963 as second highest, aided by surpluses. Corn reached a record 4.10 billion bushels.
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Department
Milk Prices Level Off In Urban Areas
Washington AP report: retail whole milk in 25 major cities averaged 21 cents a quart in early December, unchanged from early November, with slight rises in some cities and declines in others. Distributors paid $61.9 per hundred pounds, down four cents from November but $0.63 above last year. Skim milk sales in the first nine months rose 11 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Tobacco Show Set for Jan 14 in Viroqua Exposition
The 13th Northern Wisconsin Tobacco Exposition will be held in Viroqua on Saturday January 14 with a $142 total adult prize pool across ridge and valley divisions. Winners receive cash prizes and plaques with an auction of 14 prize samples after the program. Entry requires submitting 60 leaf samples by January 7 with drop-off at local mills or the Northern Wisconsin Tobacco Pool.
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Viroqua
Wis
Westby
FFA
University of Wisconsin
Gays Mills
la Farge
Coon Valley
Chaseburg
Cashton
Wisconsin
Crop Improvement Day Is Scheduled
The annual Crop Improvement Day for seedsmen seed growers and elevator managers is set for Wednesday January 11 at Midland Hills Country Club near the University of Minnesota St Paul Campus. Morning sessions include the Minnesota Approved Seed Processors Association meeting at 9 and the Minnesota Crop Improvement Association meeting at 10.
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Midland Hills Country Club
University of Minnesota St
Health gaps take aim at quackery and cures
Sylvia Porter launches a five column series in the La Crosse Tribune to expose health gaps and quackery. She cites a yearly $2 billion drain from health nutrition and cosmetic quackery on American pocketbooks.
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Sylvia Porter
la Crosse Tribune
Miss Porter
Minnesota Sees 41 Child Abuse Reports Since March 1
The Welfare Department reports 41 child abuse cases in Minnesota since March 1. Superintendent Bart Bauer notes underreporting despite a 1963 law. estimated 150 children are abused statewide. Of the 41 cases, two children died, five had broken bones and two suffered burns.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Welfare Department
Bart Bauer
Christmas Rites Set In Melrose
Melrose and area churches announce Christmas services. Melrose Methodist holds a candlelight service at 11 p.m. Christmas Eve with no Sunday services. St Kevin s Catholic Church has a midnight Mass with sermon at 11 50 p m and a Christmas Day Mass at 10 30 a m. North Bend Presbyterian Church will hold a 11 a m Christmas service on Sunday with no Sunday school.
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Melrose
Wis
Melrose Methodist
St. Kevin's
North Bend
Sparta 4-H Member Chosen for Woodworking Tour
Sparta Wis Roger Breitenfield son of Mr and Mrs Jennings Breitenfield has been selected to take part in the 1966 H Club woodworking tour He is one of ten boys from the state to tour wood products industries in the Wausau area.
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Sparta
Wis
Roger Breitenfield
Jennings Breitenfield
Roger
Wausau
Crater Lake Named in 1869 by Early Visitors
Crater Lake in Oregon earned its name from explorers in 1869. The lake sits within the crater of a long extinct volcano and is renowned for its strikingly blue, clear waters.
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Crater Lake
Oregon
Food price rise debated by Wisconsin housewives expert
University of Wisconsin marketing specialist Marvin Schaars argues inflation drives higher food costs while extra services and consumer demand for convenience push prices up. He notes most housewives spend 60 percent on marketing margins and 40 percent to farmers, with improved living standards also raising the grocery bill.
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Madison
Marvin Schaars
University of Wisconsin
Schaars
National Commission of Food Marketing
United States
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