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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1975
Page
9
Kansas City grainmen face a world market as U S exports rise with overseas buyers. Growth in feed grains and soybeans shifts demand, boosting dollar value and diversifying customers while export volumes swing with foreign conditions. The farmer must monitor international trends to market wheat wisely.
Franklin County 4-H weighed 100 animals Monday evening as hogs and sheep entered the first rate of gain program. Susan Verdoorn announced weights while Bob Bozworth ear tagged each animal for later tracking. Hogs ranged from 70 to 200 pounds. sheep from 45 to 100 pounds.
The 1975 corn crop is nearly all planted by June 1 with 96 percent. pace ahead of last year and normal. Soybean planting also progresses, two thirds planted, Illinois leads at 87 percent. Wheat oats barley harvests in Texas slowed by heavy rains. cotton planting 83 percent in 11 states. DES traces in beef livers rose in Q1 before new livestock certification began.
The 1950s to 1960s saw exports climb to about 6 billion dollars annually, then a 1972 peak above 8 billion. USDA projections for 1975 reach 22 billion, with 1974 at 21.332 billion. Wheat dominates, corn surges past 1.2 billion bushels in early 1970s, soybeans near 465 million. Kansas City traders note exports influence farmer marketing, though precise effects vary.
We will sell items at a public auction on the farm located 2 miles east and 1% south of Williamsburg as we depart the property. The sale includes household goods tools and farm equipment offered to the highest bidder with terms to be announced at the auction site.
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