Horse numbers near eight million in US growth boom
A council in Washington reports the US horse population has reached about eight million, more than doubling since 1960. Equine events drew 105 million spectators in 1973, while AQHA registered over one millionth Quarter Horse by 1974 with 1,038,559 horses in the Stud Book and 153,236 transfers. Parimutuel wagering on Quarter Horse racing rose to 173 million, with thousands of shows and 60,000 entries in 1974.
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Amarillo—A
American Horse Council
Washington
D.C
United States
Don Jones
American Quarter Horse Association
AQHA
Amarillo
Upper
Midwest
Astern Seaboard
Carolina
Virginia
England
America
American Junior Quarter Horse Association
Henry Ford
Conservation Plan Like Good House Blueprints
A soil and water conservation plan is likened to a house blueprint guiding layout, drainage, and protection from erosion. It covers contour farming, terraces, waterways, water supply from a farm pond, and disposal via grassed channels and ditches, with help from the Soil Conservation Service in Mexico Missouri.
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Soil Conservation Service Office
USDA
Highway 54 East
Mexico
Missouri
Farmers Cut 1974 Corn loan stocks, soybeans fall too
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department notes a sharp drop in price support loaned crops. By Jan 31 farmers held 58 million bushels of corn under loan, down from 221 million a year earlier, while soybeans loaned fell to 20.6 million from 105.4 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Farm Census Returns Over Half of Forms Mailed Back
More than half of the 4 million 1974 Census of Agriculture mail forms have been returned, with officials noting high quality reporting. The process emphasizes skip questions for farms with no crops or livestock, strict confidentiality, and mandatory response. Returns speed up final results and mail allows convenient completion.
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Bureau of the Census
Bureau
Department of Commerce
Social and Economic Statistics Administration
Census Bureau
U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee On Census and Statistics
Madatory
Area Farmers To Be Queried On Expenditures
Missouri farmers will be surveyed on expenditures for fuel fertilizer machinery and chemicals to raise crops and livestock. Donald M Bay state statistician says results aid farm program planners and agricultural specialists in understanding the economy.
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Donald M. Bay
Missouri Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
USDA
Bay
Predict Lower 75 Farm Net Outlook By USDA
Washington AP The Agriculture Department warned 1975 farm income prospects look weak with a likely sizable downturn from 1974. Crop output uncertainty could drive results, with 1974 net farm income at 27.2 billion, down about 16 percent from 1973's 32.2 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Economic Research Service
Grain Based Feeding Would Mean $130 Loss
A cattle producer who bought a 600 pound steer last August faces an estimated $130 loss under grain based feeding as reported by AP Farm Writer Don Kendall in Washington.
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Don Kendall
Washington (Ap
Omaha
USDA
New Farm Record Book Is Available
Dale Schwarr announces the Revised Missouri Loose Leaf Record Book through the University Extension Center. The new edition adds expense forms match schedules an income tax report Balance Sheet Profit and Loss and cash flow planning. Price with binder is 3.25 dollars.
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Dale Schwarr
University Extension Center
Missouri
Extension Center
Corn Hog Ratio Rises From December Level
Washington AP reports the hog cow ratio or hog corn ratio rose in January to 12.5 bushels of corn per 100 pounds of live weight hog, up from 11.8 in December, still too low for much profit. The 1974 annual average was 11.6, with 1973 at 19.3 and 1972 at 20.6.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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Henry Block
Hirblock
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LOROX
DuPont
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American Pork Congress
Kansas City
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Doane
P.O. Box
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