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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1973
Page
4
Washington AP figures show U.S. crop production value rose to a record nearly 33.2 billion in 1972 led by corn and soybeans with market prices pushing soybeans to a record 4.451 billion and 3.49 dollars per bushel. Wheat, cotton, sorghum, rice, tobacco and hay also posted gains.
Washington reports Japan, a major U.S. soybean buyer, may source up to 11 percent of its livestock protein from petroleum byproducts by 1975. ERS notes paraffin wax derived protein via yeast adds essential amino acids, including lysine, with comparable or lower costs to soybean meal. World production remains small with France, USSR, and Britain cited.
Audrain County farmers without a feed grain base may apply for a 1973 new farm feed grain base by February 15, 1973. Applicants must not hold a feed grain base in another farm and must own or access equipment for feed grain production. Operators should expect to earn more than half of current income from farming and complete MQ-25 forms at the Audrain County ASCS Office.
The Audrain County Pork Producers met at the Livestock Center with Dale Hunt presiding. Gerald Schutte reported 29 new members since the last meeting and plans to grow membership. Howard Barker updated the program committee and the March 6 1973 meeting will feature Glen Grimes on the 1973 service outlook. After the meeting members enjoyed meat analog refreshments, mistaken by some for ham.
Audrain County voters have a few days to cast ballots in the University Extension Council Election. Voters in Mexico and Vandalia may use multiple local stations including Commerce Bank of Mexico and the Courthouse Extension Center. Mail ballots must be returned by Jan 30 to be counted.
Washington officials resist price controls despite rising food costs. Agriculture official Don Paarlberg warns of renewed pressure after a 6.8 percent December wholesale price surge, predicting higher store prices and noting the public would suffer from controls in the long run.
Agricultural Science Week at the University of Missouri runs January 30 to February 2 hosted by the College of Agriculture. The event features an irrigation short course, farm electrification, soil and water contractor discussions, cattle feeding seminars, Ag Day, and an Ag barbecue with tickets from the Extension office.
Washington AP Secretary Earl L. Butz lends sympathy to sheep producers angered by the ban on poisonous coyote control while signaling no firm pledge to ease predator policies. He cites public consensus and bald eagle protection as reasons for the 1080 ban, urging development of alternative methods to protect lambs or accept higher costs. President Nixon appointed him to a broad natural resources role.
The article urges action to restore wildlife after habitat loss from forest clearing and drainage. It emphasizes that all wildlife need food water and cover year round and calls for farm wildlife plans. It notes erosion of quail deer prairie chickens and songbirds and points to Sericea Lespedeza plantings and windbreaks. The Soil and Water Conservation Service in Mexico Missouri offers help.
Audrain County ASCS announced all 1971 and prior year warehouse and farm stored commodity loans for Audrain County producers must be liquidated at maturity. All 1972 commodity loans must be liquidated at maturity except 1972 Farm stored Feed Grain. Decision on 1972 feed grain to be made later.
USDA reports sharp increase in federal indemnities paid to poultry and swine producers for disease control in 1972. Exotic Newcastle disease hit southern California, with about 9.8 million birds destroyed and indemnities around $20 million for poultry. Swine destruction under hog cholera control topped $3 million, covering roughly 94,000 head in 2002 terms.
Hamp-An Farms of Middletown bought the reserve champion Hampshire gilt at the National Hampshire Conference held at the University of Missouri Livestock Center. They paid $1300 to Ed Simpson of Port Byron for the daughter of Butkus out of a Jumbo dam, higher than the $1050 for the champion gilt. The champion boar sold for $5500 to Hinds Farms of Willow Springs. Second high boar sold for $4000, consigned by Michael Meyer of Bowling Green, though he placed third. Boars averaged $1029 and gilts $310 bred and $104 open.
The Agriculture Department reminds farmers and elevators that about 50 million bushels of corn and 50 million bushels of wheat plus eight million hundredweights of sorghum grain owned by the Commodity Credit Corp are ordered moved to new locations to facilitate sale. The policy, first announced January 4, aims to make stock more saleable, but has drawn criticism from some lawmakers who call it hasty.
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