Hayes Fair Acres Breeds Simmental Cattle Alongside Horses
Hayes Fair Acres Inc led by Bill Hayes pursues cross breeding Simmental cattle with American beef stock. The plan begins with half Simmental calves and, through successive artificial insemination, aims for pure Simmentals, seen as profitable and expanding the farm beyond horse breeding.
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Sam Denoms
Hayes Fair Acres
du Quoin
Hayes
Bill Hayes
Hayes Fair Acres, Inc
Sweden
North America
Canada
American Simmental Association
Crossbreeding Simmental Boosts Beef Herd at Fair Acres
Hayes of Fair Acres reports improved performance from crossing Simmental with standard American cattle. The herd includes 18 three-quarters Simmentals and six bred yearlings. a yearling heifer sold for 2500 dollars, supporting fairgrounds and Du Quoin State Fair upkeep.
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Hayes
Hayes Fair Acres
du Quoin
Decade of farm news reflections and projections
Mike Carr surveys the 1970s farm saga from corn blight to price controls and energy questions. He traces years 1970 to 1974, noting price spikes, shortages, policy shifts, and ecologist debates as farmers pivot to energy production while facing diesel, fertilizer, and nitrogen cost pressures.
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Mike Carr
Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Russia
Washington
Caution signals blink for 1974 farm outlook
Don Kendall reports farmers face a cautious 1974 with risks of fuel shortages and higher fertilizer costs. Wheat prices may fall due to rising world production while exports and cutbacks could curb overseas sales. The Agriculture Department forecasts pressure on supplies early 1974, but asks for cautious optimism as output climbs later.
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Fertilizer Institute
Don Kendall
U.S
Agriculture Department
Energy crisis to boost inland river fuel traffic
Ashland, Ky. Orin E. Atkins, chairman of Ashland Oil Inc, says the energy crisis will drive growth in inland waterway transport. He estimates petroleum products and coal will dominate the rise over 20 years and calls for offshore port facilities for supertankers to move crude oil to inland vessels.
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Ashland
Orin E. Atkins
Ashland Oil Inc
Atkins
Record October agricultural exports push U S trade balance into black
The USDA reports October agricultural exports at 1.7 billion dollars creating a farm trade surplus of 1 billion and lifting the monthly U S trade balance to a 376 million surplus. For January through October agriculture shows a 6.8 billion surplus while non agricultural deficit narrows to 6.6 billion. A forecast year end surplus over 8.5 billion is expected. A second note explains elephant tusk weight and use.
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Medial News Service
Washington
U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
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