Dairy price actions announced by USDA Freeman
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman announced two actions to maintain dairy farmer income for the 1969 70 marketing year. The manufacturing milk price and Class I price levels under federal orders will be continued with a manufacturing milk price of 4.28 per hundredweight for milk around 4.7 percent fat. The price actions will make current levels permanent, extend the 20 cent Class I differential, and set a minimum basic formula price of 4.399 per hundredweight in some areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville L. Freeman
Commodity Credit Corporation
Freeman
Green Valley Farm Bureau Planning Group Holds Second Meeting
The Green Valley Farm Bureau Planning Group held its second meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard GrossNickle. Edward Kahler was named secretary treasurer and Harold Dodson led a discussion on Christmas tree purchasing and selling. The group aims to improve the community from an agricultural perspective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Valley Farm Bureau Planning Group
Richard Grossnickle
Edward Kahler
Paul Spurrier
Harold Dodson
Dodson
Frederick County DHIA Report On Daily Milk Output
Frederick County dairy records show an average yield of 1.25 pounds of butterfat or more per cow per day. The data reflects DHIA measurements and highlights herd productivity across the county operations.
County ASC Program Sign-Ups For 1969 Begin
Frederick County ASCS chair Leo Duvall announces the 1969 Agricultural Conservation Program ACP opening. Farmers may apply Jan 20 through March 21 for a cost share from 50 to 0 percent to fund practices such as vegetative cover, contour stripcropping, waterways, terraces, wildlife plots, timber stand improvement and more. Farmers are urged to plan 1969 farming with conservation needs in mind and to check updates at the ASCS Office during the signup period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Duvall
4-H and 411 Club Officers and Meetings Set
Secretaries and treasurers named for Ballenger Girls 4-H and Jefferson Boys 4-H with new officers for 1969. The Ballenger group plans basketball and a meeting at Jimmy Frazer home January 21 at 7 30 p m. Walkersville Boys 4-H welcomed three new members and discussed Dairy Month planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walkersville Boys
Donald Tregoning
David Tregoning
David Crum
News-Post
4-H Clubs Activity Report From Frederick Area
4 H clubs in Frederick area report 1969 officer installations at the Lewistown Mountain View Club Christmas Party at St Pauls Lutheran Church. New officers named Debbie Moore president Chuck Moore vice president Cindy Long secretary Denton Lenhart treasurer Paul Shuff reporter Carolyn Wachter delegate. Middletown Senior Boys add four new members.
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Ballenger
Land
Doris West
Debbie Knott
Bonnie Baer
Lisa Zimmereman
Susan Nagle
Debbie Ann Kemp
Marcia Kemp
Frederick
Lewistown
Mountain View
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Debbie Moore
Chuck Moore
Cindy Long
Denton Lenhart
Paul Shuff
Carolyn Wachter
Canal club notes and local contests report
The Welland Canal entry notes last meeting attendees Terry Hood Russell Schroyer David Summers and Darhant Gala. The next meeting set for Feb 6 at Brenda Kept home to discuss ocean going ships and cataracts negotiations. Banquet awards include the LEWISDALE Dairyman banner to the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Hood
Russell Schroyer
David Summers
Darhant Gala
Welland Canal
Canada
Ieee
Niagara Falls
Brenda
Carroll 4-H Clubs Plan Visit to Pennsylvania Farm Show
Carroll County 4-H Livestock and Dairy Clubs will attend the Pennsylvania Farm Show this Wednesday. A chartered bus departs Carroll County Office Building at 8 a.m. and returns at 5 30 p.m. Reservations are limited and on a first sign up basis via John Wildenson at 848-1340.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
John Wildesen
Corporations in Agriculture Share Small Role in 22 States
A USDA survey shows corporations make up under 1 percent of commercial farms and about 4 percent of farm products in 22 states including the Cort Helt and Pacific Northwest regions. Some 6,700 corporate units operate roughly 40 million acres, with 71 percent family owned, 10 percent individual, and 19 percent diversified. There were no cows in America when Columbus first landed.
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U. Ing
Cort Helt
Lake Mountain
Northwest
USDA
America
Columbus
New World
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Virginia Ahab
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Jimmy Frazer
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Tim Mouse
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