Refutes Claims Of Cattle Waste
Washington AP An Agriculture Department economist says public misconception about cattle waste and beef production is overstated. About 10.2 million cattle were in feedlots Jan 1, nine percent of 116.5 million head, and grain fed totals have shifted to around 60 percent. Grain accounts for about 65 percent of feedlot rations, with roughages providing most of the rest. about 6.5 pounds of grain produce one pound of 450 pounds gain. Hogs use nearly as much grain as cattle, though fewer in number. Grain to beef conversion averages 5.6 pounds of grain per pound of beef for consumers, with 8.4 pounds for pork, and roughages remain essential for human food. Grain prices versus cattle prices push producers toward longer roughage use and heavier animals for feedlots.
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Consumer Resistance Cuts Fat Use in 1975 Outlook
Washington report says per capita consumption of fats and oils may drop to near 1967 levels as high prices for margarine salad dressings and other products curb use. Unemployment inflation and lower real incomes cited alongside tight supply as factors. Margarine and butter price shifts across February noted with associated shifts in consumption.
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Sweet-Sour News On Food Front
Washington AP Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz notes wholesale prices declined in March for the fourth straight month while farm prices fell in eight of the last twelve. He says farmers face higher costs about 10 percent above a year ago, though industrial prices have risen in 11 of the past 12 months.
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Wool Production Falls Amid Slump in US Sheep Flocks
Washington AP report notes continued declines in U S wool production with shorn wool last year at 132 9 million pounds down from 1973 and 1974 value at 78 6 million dollars. Sheep inventories have shrunk from 33 2 million head in 1960 to about 16 5 million by Jan 1 this year, marking the smallest flocks since USDA began records in 1667.
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Population On Farms Still On Decline
The U S farm population has fallen though not as quickly as in the past fifty years. About one in twenty Americans live on a farm now, down from roughly one in three over fifty years. From 1970 to 1973 farm residents declined 240000, the first three year period since 1920 with no substantial fall. Children under 14 dropped 13 percent, while those 14 and older remained steady. Minority farm residents fell 10.5 percent annually in that span. A March Finance Facts survey notes the ongoing downward trend but small declines.
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New Wheat Allotment Set Higher
The 1976 national wheat acreage allotment designated for base payments rises to 61.6 million acres, up 15 percent. Farmers may plant and harvest extra wheat not covered by the payments. Exports in 1976 are forecast at 1.2 billion bushels with domestic use around 664.7 million, and total domestic needs near $800 million in the 1975 crop year.
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Earl L. Butz
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Jerry Rees
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Department
May Increase Yield Without More Fuel
Agriculture Department expert predicts farmers will produce substantially more food and fiber in ten years while needing no additional fuel. He notes diesel’s efficiency, saying three gallons do as much work as four gallons of gasoline, driving higher yields with current fuel use.
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Agriculture Department
Winter wheat struggles as cold slows spring work nationwide
Low to below normal temperatures persist for a third week hindering development of winter wheat and fall crops across the nation. The Agriculture Department said April 13 that spring field work lags in most areas while heavy snows and damp, cool conditions raise livestock losses, especially among newborns. In Oklahoma jointing of winter wheat stood at 64 percent vs 80 normal, and Kansas reports similar delays with soil borne mosaic disease affecting many fields.
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