Farm prices rise amid inflation worry and cushion myth
Farm prices in November reach their highest average since 1952, sparking concern for Nixon's inflation fight yet farmers’ margins to retailers remain sizeable. Dr. Don Paarlberg of the Agriculture Department says the cushion should limit consumer impact though some price momentum may persist. Vegetables and eggs show notable gains, hog prices set records, while meat supplies stay just above last year’s highs. An advisory notes newborn pigs need warm, draft-free housing with temperatures around 85 to 90 degrees.
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Washington
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Don Paarlberg
Agriculture Department
Paarlberg
Paarberg
Prize livestock judged at 70th exposition in Chicago
Bennie Doane of the University of Illinois smiles as livestock judge awarding grand champion Hampshire wether honors to a University of Illinois entry. Junior livestock grand champion steer went to William R. Weir Jr. of Gladstone for his L175 Angus. In swine, Max Redibaugh of Rensselaer, Indiana won junior barrow honors.
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Bennie Doane
Chicago
Wether
University of
Hampshire
William R. Weir Jr
Gladstone
Angus
Max Redibaugh
Rensselaer
Ind
Barrow
Pesticide list drops aldrin and heptachlor in Illinois crops
Illinois extension entomologists eliminate aldrin and heptachlor from 1970 field crop insecticide recommendations after 17 years. Resistance reduces effectiveness on corn pests like seed beetles maggots and corn root worms. Organophosphate and carbonate insecticides offer control while dairy use exclusion limits milk residues. Holdover stocks usable. apply in year one corn after grass sods or after clover when grubs threaten production.
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University of Ilinois Extension
Illinois
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Jonesboro Man Joins Washington Farm Income Coalition
A coalition of 24 farm organizations met in Washington from November 19 to 22 to press for higher net farm income. Gerald Cain of Jonesboro attended along with farmers who met with House Agriculture Committee members and administration officials. They opposed a land retirement plan and proposed their own nine point program for wheat and price supports. The release emphasizes higher farmer income, parity for fair prices, continued price supports, and careful management of wheat certificates.
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Washington, D.C
Gerald Cain
Jonesboro
House Agriculture Committee
Tion
NFO chief Hall warns of farmer decline without fair prices
Hall, state president of the National Farmers Organization, warns American farmers may dwindle unless they bargain collectively for higher prices. He predicts massive corporate buyouts of land within five years as aging farmers quit, with 10 to 12 giant firms potentially controlling all farm land. Hall raises pigs near Mt. Vernon and notes NFO numbers and pay are unfunded.
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Ed Hall
Hall
National Farmers Organization
Illinois
NFO
America
Hall Gays
Hail
Mt. Vernon
Calorie Watch: Light White Sauce for Creamed Veggies
A thin white sauce is recommended for calorie watchers. Use a tablespoon each of butter and flour and one cup milk to make sauce for two cups of cooked vegetables like creamed spinach.
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