More Beef Likely as Feedlot Numbers Rise in Sept.
The Agriculture Department reports over 7.6 million cattle and calves fed for slaughter as of Sept. 1, a 17 percent rise from a year earlier, signaling more beef for consumers but lower prices for producers. Texas leads with 2,095,000 head, Nebraska 1,327,000, California 1,177,000, followed by Colorado, Arizona, and others. August placements total 1.3 million head, up 2 percent from a year earlier.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Omaha
Texas
Nebraska
Colorado
Arizona
California
Kansas
Montgomery County Water District plans move forward
Adam Caran, chair of the Montgomery County Water District, says an engineering firm is drafting plans to form a legal entity to float bonds and supply water to most of Montgomery County. The county will be split into two systems with Mineola Danville New Florence area as one zone and Martinsburg Wellsville Middletown Bellflower as the other. Feasibility study due soon, construction not expected for at least a year. inquiries to Adam Caran in Bellflower. Lincoln County farmers with corn tissue tests are invited to a meeting September 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Powell Memorial Library.
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Montgomery County
Adam Caran
Montgomery County Water District
Martinsburg
Wellsville
Middletown
Bellflower
Mineola
Danville
New Florence
Rhineland
Adam _ Caran
Lincoln County
Powell Memorial Library
Farm Progress Show in Galesburg Ill This Month
Dale Schwarre notes the Farm Progress Show, dubbed the World’s Fair of Agriculture, runs Sept 26 27 and 28 on the Inness farm in Galesburg. About 550 acres of corn and 180 acres of soybeans will be harvested then disked and plowed. Over 300 exhibitors display equipment. a Sept 27 bus tour costs 7.50 per person with Sept 20 reservations at the Audrain Extension Center.
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Dale Schwarre
Inness Farm
Galesburg
Ill
Audrain Extension Center
Farmers Get 41.1 Cents Of Food Buck
Washington AP farmers in July received 41.1 cents from every dollar spent by consumers for food, the most in over two years, as higher hogs, chickens, eggs and some vegetables lifted the farm share to 41.1 cents from 40.6 in June.
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Washington
USDA
Omaha
Import Ban on Live Birds to Prevent Newcastle Disease
The Agriculture Department bans all commercial imports of live pet and exotic birds including finches canaries parakeets parrots and mynahs to curb spread of Newcastle disease. The measure takes effect Thursday and will stay in place until imports are proven free of the disease. Exotic Newcastle has caused about 3.9 million poultry and other birds losses, mainly in Southern California.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
California
FHA Office Closed For Meeting In St Louis
Farmers Home Administration personnel will be in St. Louis through Friday for a program meeting called by John C. Foster to review policy and discuss new FHA procedures. Audrain County Office closed at 12 30 p m today and will reopen at 8 00 a m Sept 18 1972 on East Highway 54 Mexico. Attending from Audrain are Joseph T Raine Larry E Bishop Mrs Stanley Kelley and Mrs James Stevinson.
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Farmers Home Administration
St. Louis
John C. Foster
FHA
Audrain County
East Highway 54
Mexico
Joseph T. Raine
Larry E. Bishop
Stanley Kelley
James Stevinson
FHA 539 New Farm Loans Issued In Missouri
FHA and Farmers Home Administration reported 539 new farm loans ending June 30 1972 in Missouri The loans funded farm purchase and expansion including land housing livestock and machinery with 36 5 percent to applicants under 30 and 70 1 percent to those under 40 The program aims to sustain family size farms reduce tenancy and aid young farmers The Missouri Agriculture Census shows farm tenancy fell 46 since 1950 and average farm operator age dropped to 52 with more under 25 now operating farms
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Purchase and Home Administration
Vetarane
Farmers Home Paar Antaeuonn Caeenrats Administration
Farmers Home Missouri Agriculture Census Administration
United States Department State
FHA aims to aid young farmers with ownership loans
Mr. Foster argues the agency’s farm ownership loan program helps reverse aging farming trends and cut tenancy. He says FHA plans will keep emphasizing loans to young farmers, asserting the future of agriculture lies with them and that avenues must be opened for young people to become farm owners.
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Foster
FHA
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Montgomery
Frank D. Miller
Montgomery City
Arthur Gerloff Jr
Arthur
F.L.B.A
Wlineis
Missouri
Chester
University of Missouri Livestock Pavilion
Columbia, Missouri
John Waddell
Sect., Rt. 2
Curryville
Wrile
Western Meat Packers Training, Inc
Woodcock
San Antonio
Heinold
Heinold Commodities, Inc
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Call Collect
Olen Kerns
MGR
Illinois
John ©. Foster
Eperist
Pfizer
Cupeufr
Orscheln
Elmer Welch
Duralon DS
Duralon
Mexico Area
Willie
Consolidated Electric Co-op
Corno
Corno Feed Products
Montgomery City, Mo
Black’s Feed and Produce
J.W. Outlaw
Vandalia
Allis Chalmers
Kelly Ryan
Amana
Philco
RCA
Raymond Outlaw
Wilmer Teague
Kelsay Hayes
Forney
Fred and
Bob Green
Joann Luckett
David Forgy
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