Where He Goes He Sparks Controversy in Agriculture
A profile of Dr. V A Tiedjens, a controversial agronomist famed for urging lime use over fertilizer and claiming U S yields could quadruple with his methods. He criticizes universities and fertilizer interests while recounting his shift from state work to Growers Chemical Corp. The piece links his views to broader holiday farming themes and biblical fruit lore.
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Victor Alphons Tiedjens
Santa Claus
V.A. Tiedjens
Tiedjens
United States
State University
Growers Chemical Corp
Milan
St. Louis
Joe Henry
Soil Science
Olena
Dr. Tiedjens
Wisconsin
White Pine
Massachusetts
Farm And City Outlook For 1967 Agriculture
The piece notes higher farm prices and rising production costs in 1967 with demand aided by exports and military use. Meat animal prices look solid, dairy earnings may rise modestly, and food grain prices may fluctuate. India’s wheat issue unsettled. Agronomy Guide due soon with clinics on January 18 and February 15.
Nine Couples and Bachelor Enroll in Farm Planning Course
NEW LONDON The first year of a new three year course in Farm Business Planning and Analysis concludes with eleven area participants, five couples and a bachelor. Gilman Baker leads the class at students’ homes with lessons on farm accounting and post class follow ups. The year focuses on farm records with plans to computerize summaries at Ohio State University for the next phase.
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New London
Gilman’ Baker
Baker
Ohio State University
Closing Market Report for Consignors and Lot Prices
Total 130 head with hogs 650 higher world markets show 16.50 to 21.65 for market hogs and 12.30 to 15.70 for sows. Cattle totals include 85 head with steers 24.50 to 25.20 for Choice and heifers 23.25 to 24.70. Calves 36 head at 34 to 44, sheep 202 head with lambs 75 to 80 and feeder lambs 21 to 21.90. Cows mix 14.50 to 20 and utility 15 to 16.50. Overall higher than last week.
Farm Bureau head urges outlawing consumer boycotts
Charles B. Shuman president of the American Farm Bureau Federation advocates national legislation to outlaw consumer boycotts of food stores. In a signed Nation's Agriculture editorial he links housewives protests over rising prices and union boycotts to inflation and argues boycotts depress production and fail to correct price problems.
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Washington
UPI
Charles B. Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
Shuman
Bureau
Nation’s Agriculture
Johnson Administration
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Huron County
Eldon S. Banta
Holy Land
Suet
India
Helen’ Payne
Pat, Vicki
Donald Jackson
Bucyrus Auction
Jim Butler
Sendidion Firelands Tool Rental, Inc
Woodlawn Ave
Norwalk
Santa
Norwalk Parts CO
Linwood
Firelands Elevator Assn
N. Hester ST
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