Farm Prospects Lifted by Snow and Rain in Great Plains
The Agriculture Department April 1 crop prospects report notes heavy snowfalls in the Rockies improved irrigation prospects in the central west. Freeze damage was light in March, spring plantings delayed by storms, but may still be made. Winter wheat shows gains from rains, with a 669 million bushel April forecast, the smallest since 1951. Corn oats and barley stocks exceed last year with corn at about 1.6 billion bushels.
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Agriculture Department
Central West
Rockies
Pacific Northwest
California
Missouri
Washington
Colorado
Montana
Texas
Oklahoma
Indiana
Illinois
Agriculture Groups Seek Improvements in Credit for Farmers
Agriculture department officials urge broader use of intermediate term notes to aid farmers. They cite demand from farm changes such as larger operations and shifts from crops to livestock, yet lenders favor short term loans for ease. They propose better planning, bank reserves, and earnings analysis to tailor credit to borrower needs.
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Agriculture Department
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4-H meat animal and tractor projects aid youth farming learning
Thousands of 4-H members learn cattle hog sheep and family tractor care including breeding feeding and marketing. The 4-H meat animal and tractor programs offer demonstrations judging fairs scholarships and state national trips funded by donors and organizations like Standard Oil Foundation and Thos E Wilson.
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Thos. E. Wilson
Chicago
National Club Congress
Standard Oil Foundation, Inc
Extension Service
Egg and Chicken Income Below 1956 Reported Total
The agriculture department reports 1956 gross income from poultry at 3.068 billion dollars, eight million less than 1955. Sixty four percent came from eggs, 56? from commercial broilers, and nine percent from farm chickens.
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Agriculture Department
Crop Corn Under Price Support Loans Reported
The agriculture department reports 362,250,500 bushels of the 1956 crop corn placed under price support loans and purchase agreements through March 15, up from 341,203.14 bushels in the prior year period.
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Agriculture Department
Farm Bureau Rejects Cotton Production Payment Plan
The American Farm Bureau Federation rejected a House bill creating a federal cotton production payment system as undesirable. A spokesman said such payments would be undesirable as a substitute for price supports and could cost the government about 376 million dollars.
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American Farm Bureau Federation
House Agriculture Committee
Farm Bureau
John C. Lynn
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Michigan
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L. N. Allison
Grayling Hatchery
4-H
Manchester
Ready MIX CO
Malcolm
Windsor & Schneider
Normandy
Ann Arbor
Saline, Michigan
N. Ann Arbor St
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Carl W. Carr
A.R. Burkhardt
Saline
H.P
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