Rain harvesting could become profitable crop for hills
Steven C. Drake reports from Coshocton Ohio that hydrologists at seven U S experimental stations say rain water could be harvested for about 100 dollars per acre per year. Hillside covers and large storage bags may let farmers sell collected water to cities or industries, potentially aiding rural poverty regions.
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Steven C. Drake
Associated Press
Coshocton, Ohio
United States
Ohio
North Appalachian
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Loyd Harrold
Heaid
Harrold
Ewing field day to feature weed chemicals and no till plots
Richard Swope of the Franklin County extension announces a 5:30 PM Tuesday field day at the Ewing Agricultural Demonstration Center. The 20 acre site will compare weed chemical results on 97 plots for corn and soybeans, with no till planting trials in fescue sod and corn stalks. 4-H Week follows, June 17 to 20 at the University of Illinois Urbana campus.
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Ewing Agricultural Demonstration Center
Richard Swope
Franklin County Extension
Swope
Nouth
Ewing
Franklin County
University of Illinois Agricultural Extension Advisers
Perry
Jefferson
Williamson
Jackson
Franklin Counties
University of Illinois
Urbana
Eight States Form National Tractor Pullers Association
Illinois and seven other states form the National Tractor Pullers Association to promote tractor pulling contests. Information available from Jim Leeds in Rockport, Illinois.
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Alinois
National
Tractor Pullers Association
Jim Leeds
Rockport
Ag department raises commodity loan service fees
The Department of Agriculture increased service fees for commodity price-support loans to eight dollars per on farm loan and four dollars per warehouse loan, with a four dollar and two dollar rise respectively. Interest rates stay about 3.5 percent. Changes also affect farm storage and drying equipment loans, cutting loan coverage percentages and removing several loan types and fees.
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Dept. of Agriculture
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Commodity Credit Corporation
Not Spectacular Illinois price talk on crops and demand
University of Illinois economist Larry Simer talks soybean prices in relation to corn, noting 1964 crops were larger than needed and price support cut 30 cents per bushel. He expects next year’s crop to be slightly larger than domestic and foreign demand.
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University of Illinois
Larry Simers
Simerl
Chevrolet
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