Farm Festival Trapshoot Set for July 26 Near Springfield
The 1969 Illinois Farm Sports Festival trapshoot will be held Saturday July 26 at the Mather Gun Club near Springfield. Entries must be made by July 18. shooters register by noon on trapshoot day. Shooting starts 11 a.m. with trophies for 11 classes and a high overall winner.
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Mather
Springfield
Illinois Agricultural Association
Roy Will
IAA
Will
Harold Dirks
Greenview
Gene McDonald
Chatham
Farm Bureau Opposes Illinois Highway Bond Proposal
The Farm Bureau fights House Bill 443 creating a Highway Trust Authority to sell about 200 million dollars in bonds yearly for 10 years. Bonds would total 2 billion with 30 year terms at up to 7 percent interest, paying only interest first decade. IRA suggests using 1 percent state income tax instead for current road funding.
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Farm Bureau
Illinois General Assembly
John K. Cox
Cox
Nixon seeks 2.6 billion in foreign aid Congress
President Nixon asks Congress for 2.6 billion in foreign aid. allocations include over 2 billion for economic aid to developing countries, 375 million for arms abroad, and 75 million to start a private investment promotion public corporation. Republican senators push budget cuts to reduce tax needs, while Illinois lawmakers approve a 1 cent cut to a gas tax but keep revenue near prior levels. new universities Sangamon and Governor's University advance. pesticide rules tightened with interagency oversight.
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Nixon
Congress
Ogilvie
Everett R. Peters
Peters
Department of General Services
Illinois
House of Representatives
Highway Study Commission
House Votes to Limit Subsidies
The U S House voted on May 27 to cap farm subsidy payments at 20000 per farmer. The limit was added to a 6.8 billion agriculture appropriation for 1969 70 as proposed by Rep Paul Findley and Rep Silvio Conte and passed 224 142 in a roll call vote.
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U. S. House of Representatives
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Paul Findley
Illinois
Silvio Conte
Massachusetts
IAA Contest Winners Named for FFA Chapters
Gary K. Madson announced Future Farmers of America chapter winners in two IAA sponsored programs. McLeansboro won first in the American Heritage Program and Sycamore won first in the Cooperative Activities Program. Winners receive expense paid tours to Washington Gettysburg Philadelphia Valley Forge June 22 27 and August 3 7.
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Gary K. Madson
IAA
Young Peoples Activities
Future Farmers of American
McLeansboro
Sycamore
U. S
Washington, D. C
Gettysburg
Philadelphia
Valley Forge
Paxton
Carlinville
Warren
Monmouth
Thomson
Maron
Watseka
Tonica
FFA
Potatoes Potatoes Bill Passes House Ag Committee
A compulsory check off program for promoting potatoes is approved by the House Agricultural Committee on May 27. The American Farm Bureau Federation opposes it as federal control opposed to potato producers.
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House Agricultural Committee
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bill Introduced By Senate For Bargaining Act
The Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act of 1969 was introduced in the U S Senate by George D Aiken Spessard Holland and Carl T Curtis as S 2225 and mirrors a House measure by Catherine May The bills aim to amend the 1967 Agricultural Fair Practices Act to require processors and buyers to negotiate with agricultural bargaining associations on prices and contract terms for production sale or marketing
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Senate Agriculture Committee
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Spessard Holland
Florida
Carl T. Curtis
Nebraska
Catherine May
Washington
House
Senate
IAA Supports Rural Telephone Improvement
The Illinois Agricultural Association urged the General Assembly and Gov. Ogilvie to create a study commission to examine rural telephone service. IRA president William J. Kuhfuss cited delays and poor service and supported House Bill 1713 proposing a $10 000 study to evaluate service quality, subscriber needs, excessive line connections, and Commerce Commission regulation.
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Bloomington
Ill
Illinois Agricultural Association
Illinois General Assembly
Richard B. Ogilvie
William J. Kuhfuss
IRA
Sam MM. Vadalabene
Edwardsville
L.N. Jones
Flora
Ilinois Commerce Commission
Kuhfuss
Daniel Webster Advocated Stamp Adoption Before Postage Reform
Historical note outlines Daniel Webster as a champion of the postage stamp idea before stamps were issued in the United States. It mentions the pre stamp era where postal revenue relied on a sender or receiver tax and portrays Webster pushing for a stamp system.
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United States
Daniel Webster
IAA Opposes Bond Funded Highway Expansion Plan
Illinois Agricultural Association and state Farm Bureau oppose a proposed Illinois Highway Trust Authority issuing 2 billion in bonds over 10 years to finance road work. They warn of high interest costs and no principal payments for a decade, urging funding through current revenue sources like gas taxes vehicle fees or income tax instead.
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Illinois
Ilinois Agricultural Association
Farm Bureau
Kukfuss
Timber Buyers License Proposed by IAA Backed
The IAA supports legislation to empower the Department of Conservation to license timber buyers. In 1967 a similar bill passed with an exemption for buyers with two or fewer helpers. John Ek Cox, IAA secretary of legislation, explained past abuses where buyers failed to pay farmers after delivering logs to another buyer. The new bill would cover all timber buyers.
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IAA
Department of Conservation
John Ek
Cox
Alfalfa Yields Reach Eight to Ten Tons Per Acre in Grundy
Grundy County farms report eight to ten tons of alfalfa per acre as a reality, with higher yields tied to efficient storage and nutrient management. University and FS Services note soil fertility, pH near 7.0, boron supplementation, and precise nutrient removal by crops. Sampling costs total 15.75 dollars for 40 acres, with pickup available at 942-1560.
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Grundy County
Midwest
F. S. Services
University of Illinois
F. S
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