Parity Ratio Dropping While Net Farm Income Rises
In 1970 net farm income reached 13.8 billion dollars in constant dollars, up 800 million from 1960, though the ERS notes the parity ratio has fallen to 68 in September. The ratio reflects price relationships not overall farm welfare and ignores technology and quality changes. Farm revenue comes from price received plus sales volume, with nearly half of farmer income from off farm sources.
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Medial News Service
Washington
Economic Research Service
ERS
Agriculture Department
Myers
Congress
Farmers unite on political front as farm vote gains heft
A longtime view of farmers as weak fades as farmers and dairymen build political power with a substantial fund approaching a million dollars. Illinois Farm Bureau leaders praise gains in influence, while Washington watchers note Nixon’s concern for Midwest votes in 1972.
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Mike Carr
Lindsay-Schaub
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Earl L. Butz
Farm Bureau
Kennedy
National Farmers Union
Roger Fleming
General Motors
Tenneco
Nixon
William W. Allen
Illinois Agricultural Association
State Farm Bureau
Fleming
Conservation workshop on soil drainage in Pinckneyville
A one day workshop January 12 at the Perry County Farm Bureau Building in Pinckneyville will cover procedures and practices for soil conservation drainage work. Organizers include the Cooperative Extension Service SCS and the Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association with instructors from SCS and University of Illinois agricultural engineers.
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Perry County Farm Bureau
Pinckneyville
Cooperative Extension Service
The
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association
SCS Conservationists
University of
Paul Ice
Murphysboro
LCS
County Extension Office
Soil and Water Conservation District Office
Woman and dog patrol Kiowa ranch amid flood memories
Mary Verspille and her dog Squally walk the Kiowa ranch near Kiowa Colorado as she says she wants no part of city life after being flooded off her ranch in 1965. She favors quiet rural living away from the road and city bustle.
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Mary Verspille
Kiowa
Colo
Verspille
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Marty Myers
Page
Souther
Ninoisa
Southern
Marion
Union
Carbondale
Illinois
Herrin
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