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Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1975

Page

3

Farm land prices expected to cool in 1974 endquarter

Washington AP real estate experts from the Agriculture Department say farm land prices cooled late in 1974 after a sharp rise. Average value per acre on Nov 1 rose 21 percent from 1973 to 339 dollars, with state gains up to 30 percent or more in several states.

Washington Agriculture Department Department Economic Research Service Delaware New Jersey West Virginia Illinois Minnesota North Dakota Idaho

Noel Supports Livestock Bar Hearing in Missouri

About 35 cattle market operators and veterinarians attended a Missouri Department of Agriculture hearing in Jefferson City on new livestock regulations aimed at eradicating Brucellosis. State and federal officials discussed restrictions on cattle imports from 10 southern states, quarantine and testing rules, and March 1 1975 effective dates for health certificates and EIA guidelines.

Jefferson City Farm and Livestock Association Missouri Department of Agriculture James Boillot Taylor Woods Charles Gue Arkansas Alabama Florida Louisiana Mississippi Oklahoma Georgia Kentucky Tennessee Texas Gue Vic Gray Missouri Farm Bureau Farm Bureau Missouri Forest Noel Central Missouri Livestock Association Iowa

MFA Exchange Annual Dinner To Be Jan 27

The Mexico MFA Exchange will hold its annual dinner January 27 at Knights of Columbus Hall in Mexico, starting 6 30 p m. The meeting will elect seven board members for one year and choose nine delegates plus five alternates to MFA and Midcontinent Farmers Association. Delegates with expiring terms include Truman Coolley Paul West Robert Spires Raymond Jesse George N Neale Jr Pat Mudd William Talley Ralph Nowlin. The annual report will be presented andKeith McLaughlin MFA sales director will speak. Secretary Earl L Butz announced Richard M Poor of Neosho will join the ASC State Committee to fill the vacancy from Orin Schwanke’s promotion to chairman.

Mexico MFA Exchange Knights of Columbus Hall Raymond Jesse James Quinlan Paul West Truman Coolley Robert Spires Don Schutte George S. Neale Jr Missouri Farmers Association Midcontinent Farmers Association MFA Pat Mudd William Talley Ralph Nowlin Keith McLaughlin Earl L. Butz Richard M. Poor Neosho Missouri Agricultural Stabilzation and Conservation ASC Southwest Missouri Farmer Orin Schwanke Leonard

50th Soils and Crops Conference Attended by 108 Persons

By Dale Schwarre extension specialist, the 50th Soils and Crops Conference drew 108 attendees yesterday. The planning committee for 1976 includes Herman Wright Cuivie Don Biuteel Loutre Tom Talley Jr Prairie Arch Middleton Linn Gene Davis Wilson Donald Schutte South Fork Salt River and Bob Kilbourne Saling. Lunch was sponsored and served by Audrain County Farm Bureau women with cooperation from multiple area oil firms and elevator companies. Highlights from 1926 to 1999 cover soil fertility lime use legumes and cropping systems, with notes on attendance fluctuations and historical milestones.

Dale Schwarre Herman Wright Cuivie Don Biuteel Loutre Tom Talley Jr Prairie Arch Middleton Linn Gene Davis Wilson Donald Schutte South Fork Salt River Bob Kilbourne Saling Hall and Sons Kolb Oil Co MFA Oil Co Fowler Oil Company Vandalia Galloway and Naysmith Laddonia Collier Evans Oil Co Audrain Cooperative Assa R. C. Groves Oil Co Charles Chrisman Oil Co Empire Gas and DX Sun Oi Co Uregas Mexico Farmers Elevator Martinsburg Bill Snell Mfa Centralia Audrain County Farm Bureau Wilfley

Oh s Offspring Win For Edwards at Hamp Shire Show

Ruben Edwards and Family of Middletown scored at the National Hampshire Winter Meat Hog Conference in Athens Georgia in early January winning sixth seventh and eighth prizes in Class 1 and eighth prize in Class 2 plus second eighth and tenth prize gifts in Class 1. The entries were well received and sold well at the prize-winners sale. All winners were sired by Oh, Edwards' sire, helping Oh earn Reserve Premier Sire of the show.

Ruben Edwards Middletown Athens

Soybeans Drive Big Rise in Farm Exports

Farm exports for the first five months of the fiscal year, starting July 1, totaled 8.53 billion dollars, up 7 percent from 1973-74. November exports reached 2.35 billion, up from 2.1 billion. About four-fifths of the gain July through November stemmed from soybeans and products.

Washington Agriculture Department

Cattle On Feed Drops in Missouri and Regional Seed Move

Missouri reports 200000 cattle on feed for slaughter as of January 1, down 20 percent from 250000 a year earlier, with 120000 placed on feed in Q4 1974. State totals of major categories fall, while nationwide on feed declines. Howald Patrick of Martinsburg is named District Sales Manager for McCurdy Seed to cover East Central Missouri.

Ronald Patrick McCurdy Missouri Missouri Crop and Livestock Reporting Service Howald Patrick Martinsburg McCurdy Seed and Supply Co Fremont Iowa Patrick

New Farm Allotments Available for Eligible Producers

Eligible producers may file for a New Farm Allotment by contacting the Audrain County ASCS Office on or before February 15, 1975. Applicants must not have interests in another farm with a feed grain allotment and must own suitable equipment and expect farming to account for over half of current year’s income.

Audrain County ASCS

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