Fort Hog Carcass Wins First Henry's Second
Audrain County extension meeting notes hog show results at Moberly Packing Co. First place honors go to Morris Fort and Son Martinsburg and Tim Henry Centralia. Officers elected include Edwin Lierheimer president and Jerry Wright secretary with several board members listed. Hog show entries and class winners from Dec at Missouri Livestock Market Center are detailed with multiple farms in Mexico Hallsville Thompson and Ladonia among those recognized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Schnarre
Audrain County Park & Producers Association
Wayne Yakley
State Department of Agriculture
Ross Swofford
Moberly Packing Co
Morris Fort & Sons
Martinsburg
Tim Henry
Centralia
Hunt-Wright- Norfleet
Mexico
Tom Kelly
Vandalia
Ed Lierheimer
Edwin Lierheimer
Charles Devault, Jr
Jerry Wright
Jim Quinlan
Morris Fort
Danny Barnes
Nolan Wilson
Jim Henry
Dale Hunt
Truman Coolley
Glenn Norfleet
J.O. Isgiig
Missouri Livestock Market Center
David Middleton
Hallsville
Thompson
Kenneth Dishman
Bruce Johnson
Wynn Henderson
Obstacles To Latin Beef Production
Washington AP farm expert says Argentina Brazil Paraguay and Uruguay hold latent promise for large beef output but face political unrest, limited transport, disease, and old marketing. Brazil offers most potential yet suffers vast rural areas beyond roads and rails. Brazil and Argentina lead herds among the four, with U S cattle estimates provided for scale.
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Washington
South America
Agriculture Department
Robert R. Anlauf
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Argentina
Brazil
Paraguay
Uruguay
Anlauf
USDA
United States
1974 Wheat Crop Worth $1 Billion More
Washington AP reports rising prices pushed the 1974 wheat crop value to more than 7.7 billion dollars despite a harvest of about 1.8 billion bushels. Production fell short of government expectations due to poor weather across major breadbasket states including Kansas, yielding the lowest per acre average since 1967.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
U.S
Kansas
NFO Aims At 30 Per Cent Of Production
Six Audrain Countians attended the 1974 National Farmers Organization convention in Memphis and returned with plans for a nationwide drive to enroll enough farm production into NFC bargaining blocks. President Oren Lee Staley said the goal is 30 percent of production, enabling price setting like other industries. The drive includes 10 county meetings and 160 locations to agree on prices based on cost of production plus a fair profit, with blocks offered at those prices or held on farms pending meeting them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Farmers Organization
Memphis
Martin Smith
Cy Donaldson
Ray Creek
Henry Paschang
Oren Lee Staley
NFO
Staley
Farm Debt Expected To Become Much Deeper
Washington AP reports Agriculture Department figures show farm debt could rise to 108 111 billion by Jan 1 1976 from 94.9 billion, with assets also climbing toward 598 608 billion. Outcomes depend on livestock prices feed crops and foreign demand. some farmers face heavier borrowing while others with good grain harvests may avoid banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Economic Research Service
Harvesting Slowly Nearing Completion
Agriculture Department survey notes corn and soybean crops near completion with about 95 percent harvested. Rain and snow slowed harvests in some areas while cotton and fall planted wheat faced delays. Texas saw rapid progress with 54 percent of cotton picked by December 4.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
Scabies Still a Livestock Problem Across Regions
Scabies, a cattle skin disease, remains a problem for stockmen despite federal and state actions. Two more outbreaks brought total since July 1 to 11, involving about 105,000 cattle. The latest outbreaks affected 6,000 cattle in an El Paso County Texas feedlot and 11 head on a Stevens County Kansas farm, with quarantines imposed per USDA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
el Paso
Tex
Stevens County
Kan
USDA
Higher prices lift US farm exports to about 22 billion
AP Farm Writer Don Kendall reports that higher prices for wheat corn soybeans and other commodities will lift U S farm exports to a record about 22 billion in fiscal 1975 despite a anticipated drop in export volume. David L Hume head of the Foreign Agricultural Service cites price driven gains with grains and seeds oilseeds and products contributing most of the value. Western Europe reduces grain imports while Japan orders are filled for the current year. A new reporting system for exporters aims to curb large unexpected sales while U S seeks liberalized agricultural trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Kendall
Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
David L. Hume
Foreign Agricultural Service
Hume
National Agricultural Outlook
USDA
Europe
Farm telephone bills rise 11 percent in 1974
An annual survey shows farm telephone expenses averaged 7.16 dollars per month nationally in 1974, up 11 percent from 1973. Last year costs averaged 6.45 dollars, a 3 percent gain. Middle Atlantic states saw the largest rise at about 15 percent, while New England and parts of the Southeast rose around 8 percent. Farm numbers declined about 1 percent to roughly 2.8 million.
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Washington
Iwiz
USA
Department
Statistical Reporting Service
Middle Atlantic
New England
Southeast
Bth Tel Murti
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Mr. Farmer
Fire Department
Atkins Income Tax
Accounting Services
Jefferson Mexico
Brick’ Mexico Lumber Company Hwy
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Eee
Morton Buildings
Morton Buildings, Inc
Morton Square Post
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Soviet Union
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Federal Land Bank
2Ndee Association OF Mexico
Livestock Center
MFA
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