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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1976
Page
3
Washington AP reports the 1975 corn harvest at nearly 5.8 billion bushels, 24 percent above 1974, with exports and domestic use supporting supply. A bigger soybean and wheat crop, plus high grain prices, spurs livestock production, while grain weather varied across regions.
Cattle on feed for slaughter Jan 1, 1976 in 23 major states totaled 12,296,000 head, up 28 percent from last year and 32 percent above Oct 1, 1975. Missouri had 260,000 fed cattle, 30 percent above a year earlier and 49 percent above the previous quarter. Marketings in Oct-Dec 1975 declined 11 percent to 4,940,000 head. Missouri shipments were 70,000. State projections for Jan-Mar 1976 total 6,188,000 head, about 12 percent above 1975’s first quarter. Missouri expected 105,000 head, 7 percent above last year. Placements Oct-Dec 1975 rose 27 percent to 8,317,000 head in 23 states, with Missouri at 175,000, up 32 percent. Disappearances totaled 342,000, including 20,000 in Missouri. Cattle on feed Jan 1 weighing 900+ pounds numbered 3,468,000, up 4 percent. 700-899 pound cattle rose 42 percent. Missouri steers and heifers 700+ pounds were up 1) percent.
The MFA Exchange of Mexico will hold its annual meeting February 2 at 6 30 p m at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Mexico. Manager Bob Berrey will present the annual business report while seven board members and ten delegates with five alternates are elected. A full meal will be served and Attendance needed to finalize plans. Ray Young of the Missouri Farmers Association and MFA Oil Company will speak.
Seven members of the Mexico FFA Chapter were raised to Chapter Farmers at Area 4 initiation ceremonies held January 15 at Centuria High School. Jeannie Simpson, State FFA VP from the northeast district and Paris FFA, gave the keynote. Attending were Ralph Windmann, Area 4 second vice president and Mexico FFA VP, and new chapter farmers Steve Hobbs, Bill Sonwalt, Dennis Higgins, Bernard Fennewald, Randy Erdel, Randy Sprock, and Bill Wilson, with advisors Kevin and Ken Dishman. Hamp-An Farms showed high placing Hampshire hogs at the National Hampshire Winter Meat Hog Conference in Dothan, Alabama, including the reserve champion boar and multiple prize winners sold in the prize-winners sale. Over 200 animals competed for prize money.
Washington reports that new large U.S. grain sales to the Soviet Union appear unlikely this season until delivery backlogs for wheat and corn are resolved. Assistant Secretary Richard Bell says Russia could buy more only if backlog cleared and indicates current talks may yet trigger. New Hereford Association members Le Roy and Hazel Stubblefield of Auxvasse, Rte. 1, are announced.
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