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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1953
Page
4
Mississippi County Extension Agent R. Q. Brown notes over 300 free publications for farmers and homemakers. Topics span agricultural chemistry, livestock, insect pests, field crops, home economics, and gardening with popular titles cited. Includes guidance on pest identification, fertilizer use, and hybrid corn benefits amid drought conditions.
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson announced farmers who seed 90 to 100 percent of their 1954 wheat acreage allotment will not be penalized in future allotment provisions under current law. He said past acreage influences county allotment distribution and aims to relieve farmers from control program inconveniences by allowing single field seeding without splitting.
A legal note states a farm operator who underseeds the 1954 wheat allotment must be treated under the present law as if the allotment were fully seceded in 1954, with not more than a ten percent deviation for each farm. The ruling emphasizes consistent application of the allotment policy across all farms under current regulations.
The U S Department of Agriculture announces a national average minimum price support for 1954 wheat at not less than 2 20 a bushel, 90 percent of the Aug 15 1953 parity price, with 1953 crop support at 2 21 a bushel. Eligibility requires compliance with 1954 allotments and marketing cards. Loans and purchase agreements run through Jan 31 1955, with Missouri maturities up to March 31 1955.
Secretary Benson ordered a USDA study September 25 to examine the gap between live cattle prices paid to farmers and retail beef prices paid by housewives. The move follows a 6 percent beef price rise from July to August amid abundant supply and low cattle prices, aiming to quantify margins and relate them to cattle price changes.
A historical briefing questions whether margins for beef from farm to table are excessively high. It notes the complexity of moving meat and calls for clarity on prices and practices to inform farmers about potential charges and truths.
Secretary Benson told the National Association of Commissioners Secretaries and Directors of Agriculture that farmers should produce for a free market rather than Federal bounty. He stressed individual and group action can solve many local problems and advance objectives with a minimum of government intervention.
President Eisenhower outlines reorganization of the Department of Agriculture to give states a larger role in developing and administering farm programs. The plan, still undecided for official announcement, would base administration on local conditions and increase state and local participation in reforms to be proposed to Congress next year.
Surveys underway show growing desire for more local control as recommendations trend that way. Sunday dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Joe Kem and daughters from Kennett and Mr and Mrs Hansel Duncan and son Larry from Sikeston.
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