Hog Prices Expected To Decline This Fall
Washington AP reports hog prices are expected to fall this fall and stay well below a year earlier while other live hog classes stay near or above 1969 levels. The Agriculture Department notes large pork and beef production offset declines in nonfed beef veal and lamb, lifting total red meat output. Fed cattle marketings rose from the prior year as beef output increased about 4 percent. Prices for choice hams in Chicago moved higher late year, then slipped.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Svers &T Kcago
Marti
Soil erosion cuts profits and shows control need
Soil depth loss lowers crop income by about 2 dollars per inch of soil reduction. Extra fertilizer cannot replace lost soil quality. Erosion brings stand difficulties, reduced water capacity, machinery damage, and higher seed bed costs. Fall is ideal to start erosion control with Soil Conservation Service guidance.
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Mexico
University of Missouri South
Soil Conservation Service Office
US Owns 755 Million Acres Mostly Poor Land
AP Farm Writer reports Public Land Law Review Commission urges selling government held acreage only where market demand exists and land is suitable for intensive farming. About a third of US land totals over 755 million acres, mainly forests and ranches, with caution about converting grasslands back to farming. Commissioner Clark dissented on returning land to cultivation. An Agriculture Department study links Dust Bowl era woes to farm foreclosures and rural migration, noting droughts and poor practices damaged resources.
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Washington
Public Land Law Review Commission
Commission
U.S
Robert E.clark
Arizona University Law
Agriculture Department
H. H. Wooten
Wooten
August Is Pasture Improvement Month
R A Kimmel urges August soil tests and fertility boosts to improve winter pastures for cows. Plan lime and nutrients now, sample soils, seed orchard grass early, and maintain legumes for nitrogen. Emphasizes proper seeding depth, erosion control, and a robust, legume-rich pasture for spring and fall grazing.
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R. A. Kimmel
Timothy
Conte
Green Phone Network For Quick Farm Advice
A statewide Green Phone network links 200 MFA offices with headquarters in Columbia Missouri where 20 staff specialists advise farmers on alfalfa to zucchini at no charge. The plan includes a $55 000 payment ceiling for subsidy receivers and a three year farm bill moving through Congress with cost estimates around 4.5 billion annually. Republicans split on the final vote as the House approved the ceiling amid broader subsidy limits.
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Missouri
Missouri Farmers Association
Columbia
MFA
Lters
Ithamsealvas
General Telephone Company
Agriculture Committee
Atterj
Midwest
W.R. Poage
D-Tex
Clifford M. Hardin
Silvio
Conte
R- Mass
Paul Findley
R-Ul
Washington
House
Senate
House Agriculture Committee
Nixon
Larger Farms Earning More Increasing In Number
Washington AP analysis shows farm income rising with larger units. In 1969 they produced over half of cash receipts and 36 percent of total farm income, while 211000 farms grossed over 40 000 with projected gross receipts around 16.2 billion last year. Projections for 1970 show gross income near 56 billion with lower prices likely for meat eggs and poultry later in the year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
AI Allel
LG Ben Hee
Meat Price Complaints Replied To By Board
Chicago reports figures from the National Live Stock and Meat Board addressing complaints over high meat prices. The board notes overall food costs rose 30 percent from 1951 to 1970 while wages more than doubled. A family of five spent 5.5 percent of disposable income for 690 pounds of meat in 1951 and 14.5 percent for 915 pounds in 1970. Food spending as a share of annual income dropped from 23 percent in 1951 to about 16.4 percent in 1970.
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Chicago
National Live Stock and Meat Board
U. S
MFA official cites network to aid farmers with expert advice
George Palley, vice president supply and marketing for MFA, says the network provides expert guidance to farmers when and where needed. He notes that rapid agricultural innovation makes access to expert knowledge valuable, covering crop variety choices to favorable marketing techniques.
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Ar Mar LE
George Palley
Prsident
MFA
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