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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1971
Page
5
Washington AP The Agriculture Department agency FCIC that provides all risk crop insurance over 900 million annually weighs a sweeping overhaul based on a study panel's recommendations. The plan calls for staff cuts, higher premiums, separation of sales and claims, and broader agency responsiveness to farmers.
A Reuters AP report notes corn blight could push border-area farmers to consider grain sorghums as a substitute for corn in next year's feed crops. USDA estimates say corn seed should be in short supply, prompting decisions on sorghum, oats, and barley. a new grain sorghum guide is published for 20 cents.
In Kansas Douglas County produced about 151 thousand pounds of apples in 1969. Biennial bearing causes alternating heavy and light crops. thinning, especially in the four weeks after bloom, plus growth regulating sprays, improves annual yields and market stability for apples.
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service reports a small drop in prices for December from November and December 1969 levels. The index for all farm products was 241 with meat animals, wheat and soybeans lower than last month while sorghum grain corn hay barley and dairy products rose. Compared with December last year prices fell for meat animals and eggs but rose for most grains hay crops and milk cows.
Union Pacific offers 300 scholarships in 1971 to one 4-H member and one vocational agriculture student in each of its 198 Western states. Applicants must be high school seniors in qualified counties with a B minus average or better. State committee selects recipients.
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