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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1961
Page
8
Charted decade long trends show consumer market basket costs for farm foods, based on urban family averages from 1952 data. CPI base is 1947-1949, serving as overall comparison. Data derive from Agriculture Department’s Agricultural Marketing Service booklet Food Costs.
Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman told 800 attendees at the National Plant Food Institute that farming is everybody business and essential to the nation’s strength. He warned surpluses and subsidies distort views of farm issues and urged industry to help correct them, noting farmers earn about $1.37 per hour versus $2.29 for factory workers.
Agriculture Commissioner John T. Johnson said state workers will urge grocers to feature canned apple products to move stock before West Virginia's 1961 apple crop. Officials expect about 5 million bushels that year. Carroll Miller presented Gov. Barron with boxes of canned apple goods as the campaign launch.
Democratic farm leaders in Congress gain confidence to pass a compromise version of the administration farm bill. The proposal would let the secretary draft marketing quotas price supports and marketing orders for any surplus crop with a referendum for approval.
John S Phillips shares Monday reflections on heat and swimming plans in Beckley. He meets Clint Martin at court, visits Glen Scott's farm, notes choral society events, farm strawberries, and a Busy day mixing social chats with weather and future plans.
An article discusses using Border Collies and farm shepherd dogs to manage sheep, protecting them from marauders and aiding tasks like rounding, feeding, and sheltering. It notes plans for a Sheepmen's Association in Raleigh and Wyoming counties, plus examples from Aliff’s farm and references a book on working dogs by Leon F. Whitney.
Fragmentary note urges neighbors to attend Sunday gathering while joking about taking a shortcut and warning that a protruding chin is easy to hit. No clear names, dates, or locations.
Soybean prices on the Chicago Board of Trade slipped from a $3.40 April spike to $2.77 for July, hurt by selling and weaker demand from processors and foreign buyers. USDA’s mid‑summer outlook remains cautious as exporters and crushers vie for limited supply, while cattle, hogs, and lamb markets show varied moves amid ample supplies and steady wholesale cattle pricing.
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