McGovern Praises Purdue High Lysine Corn Breakthrough
Senator George McGovern calls Purdue University high lysine corn a major breakthrough in the war against hunger. He compares its impact to a manned moon landing and urges policies to boost U S food for overseas aid and self help farming while warning of population growth and looming hunger.
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Lafayette
Ind
George McGovern
South Dakota
Purdue University
Purdue
McGovern
Food For Peace
Kennedy
Senate Agriculture
Congress
United States
Pudue
School of Agriculture and
Corn Industries Research Foundations
Corn Curl Noted In Indiana Crops As Drought Persists
Indiana agricultural weather observers report scattered thunderstorms late Sunday into Monday failed to relieve dryness. Corn on lighter northern soils shows moisture deficiency while central crops experience curl over larger areas during recent days.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indiana
Hog Prices to Stay Strong Through July Says Purdue Economists
Purdue University agricultural economists forecast hog prices to stay strong through June and July, then ease to about 19 to 21 dollars by year end. They also expect fed cattle prices to move irregularly lower into July.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University Agricultural
Greene County youth hired for soil and water work
Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District hires three young men from Wisconsin Michigan and Indiana to work with the Soil Conservation Service on watershed and soil and water conservation surveys. Joe Overman and Karl Armstrong join Charles Clark on the Lattas Creek engineering crew. Stephen Williams transfers to Rockville for the Little Racoon Creek Watershed crew.
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Harod Creech
Greene County
The
Soil Conservation Service
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Karl Armstrong
Charles Clark
Civil Service
Joe Overman
Switz City
Switz City Central School
Southeastern Christian College
Winchester
Indiana University
Overman
Charles Wolfe
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Shepherd, Mich
St. Louis, Michigan
Michigan State University
Armstrong and
Clark
Lattas Creek
Hoosier
SCS
Rockville
Little Racoon Creek
Williams
Switz City Delegates Attend Indiana FFA Convention
Central FFA delegates Chuck Stickler Gary Patterson Wayne Hl Steve Price Paul Carrico and Steve Schantz represented the Switz City chapter at the 37th Annual Indiana Association Future Farmers of America Convention held at Purdue University. Chuck Strickler was elected District Seven vice president. Carrico and Schantz were among 193 members awarded the Hoosier Farmer Degree from about 10 000 active members.
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Chuck Stickler
Gary Patterson
Wayne Hl
Steve Price
Paul Carrico
Steve Schantz
Switz City
Indiana Association of Future Farmers of America
Purdue University
Chuck Strickler
District Seven
Max Carrico
Bernard Schantz
Lyons
Egg prices seen lower in late 1966 period
Egg prices during the last half of this year are expected to average two to four cents per dozen lower than for the same period of 1965. Most of the decline probably will occur in the last three months of 1966.
Urban shift in U.S. population by century end
Housing experts estimate 300 million people in the United States by year end with about 85 percent living in urban areas. The projection highlights a major urbanization trend and implications for housing, infrastructure, and services nationwide.
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United States
Wheat crop forecasts show slight Indiana increase in 1966
Indiana's 1966 wheat crop is forecast at 41.6 million bushels, six percent above 1965 but ten percent below average, with cool weather and frequent rains aiding growth. May freezes reduced peach output to 110000 bushels, 21 percent below last year and 61 percent under average. May milk production hit 289 million pounds, three percent below 1965, due to fewer cows. Egg output in May was 192 million, five percent under 1965.
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Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
Purdue University
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