Grain policy topics dominate farm editors gathering
DIETER KRIEG reports John Knebel, Under Secretary of Agriculture, warned at the Newspaper Farm Editors of America meeting that grain inspection is a real problem and indictments are rising. He noted the Senate’s grain bill showdown, pressed private sector control, and discussed food stamps and milk marketing orders with a stance favoring private and local control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dieter Krieg
Washington, D.C
John Knebel
Farm Editors of America
Knebel
U.S
Senate
Humphrey
Clark
Ford
USDA
Department of Agriculture
HEW
Ford Administration
Department
Congress
Red Rose 4-H Beef and Lamb Club Meeting
A Red Rose Beef and Lamb 4-H Club meeting is set for May 5 at 7 00 p m at Jay Rohrer farm Manheim R7. A beef fitting and showing demonstration for young members and parents will be held at the Rohrer farm located between Manheim and Mt Jay. Travel north on Rt 283 to the first exit past Salunga then Esbenshade Road Rohrer Road and Rohrer Lane to the first lane. All interested members are urged to attend.
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Red Rose
Jay Rohrer
Manheim R7
Rohrer
Manheim
Mt. Jay
Rt. 283
Salunga
Esbenshade Road
Rohrer Road
Record Brown Swiss auction sets new price marks at St John’s
The St John Invitational Sale at St John’s Dairy Glen dale Arizona March 6 set a new Brown Swiss average record with 44 head at 3544.32 dollars. High cow Needmor Lyric J sold for 16500 dollars to Maynard and Gordon DeMay Empire Farms Palmyra New York. Arbor Rose Stretchy Spicey brought 15000 dollars sold to Spicey Syndicate. Four vials of White Cloud Doris Jason semen sold for 1900 dollars.
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St. John
Earnest St. John
St. John’s Dairy
Norman E. Magnussen
Lake Mills
Wisconsin
Arizona
California
Colorado
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
Louisiana
New Mexico
New York
Oregon
Texas
Needmor
Lyric J
Lyric J Syndicate
Maynard
Gordon DeMay
Empire Farms
Palmyra
Arbor Rose
Donald Meier
Scappoose
Spicey Syndicate
Byron Blackburn
Ava
Bert DeGroot
Chandler
Joe P. Eves
Sun City
Fd Wall
Glendale
Norman F. Magnussen
Marion C. Magnussen
Doris Jason Semen
Crop stock totals fall in Pennsylvania and nation wide
Pennsylvania on April 1 1976 held 57.5 million bushels of wheat corn barley and oats, down six percent from 1975. Wheat 3.2 million bushels down 40 percent with most on farms. Corn 45.4 million bushels one percent below last year. Barley near 1.8 million down 26 percent and oats 7.1 million down eight percent. Nationally April 1 wheat 25.5 million metric tons up 42 percent. four feed grains 85.4 million metric tons up 25 percent. soybeans 23.4 million metric tons up 31 percent.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Crop Reporting Service
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Remington
Mighty Mite Chain Sav
Bantam
Free! Woodcutters
Gehman Bros. Sales & Service
Terre Hill
Dairy White
Maynard L. Beitzel
Lancaster
POL
Vernon E. Myer
R.D
Lebanon
Think New Holland
NEW Holland Sales Stables, Inc
Abe Diffenbach
Bob Kling
Luke Eberly
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