Farmers bear brunt as market basket prices drop
The March market basket shows food prices declined while farmers absorbed most of the drop, with the farmer’s share down 14 dollars mid-February to mid-March and middlemen gaining 9 dollars. Elevators in Princeton and Noble bankrupt, grain deals with out-of-state firms blamed on weak oversight. A reader donation supports farmers’ legal fund via the Olney Trust.
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Princeton and
Noble
Noble Area
C. F. Russell
Moneaqua
Rodney Walker
Soil Stewardship Week Emphasizes Caretaker Role
Jackson County observes Soil Stewardship Week May 7 14 with the theme Creative Conservation. John Sauer chairman of the Jackson County Soil and Water Conservation District says the observance stresses citizen responsibility as stewards of soil water and resources. Special church services and county materials prepared for the year’s observance will be distributed countywide. The effort marks the 18th anniversary of Soil Stewardship Week with participation from some 3000 districts nationwide. A county church service program and bulletins were prepared with assistance from the National Association of Conservation Districts.
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Jackson County
John Sauer
Soil and Water Conservation District
Sauer
Soil and Water Conservation
National Association of
Flamingo Feeds by Filtering Mud With Bent Bill
The flamingo uses a head under water and a hairlike comb along its bent bill to strain small shellfish and other animals from mud. This peculiar feeding method helps the bird extract prey from the sediment.
Chinese Government Controls Limit Price Pressures on Farmers
Government controls keep Chinese retail food prices stable while raising prices paid to farmers for grain. The U S Agriculture Department report notes China boosts grain output through irrigation and commune-led modernization, but non grain crops suffer from heavy grain bias. It also cites plans for greater mechanization and small local plants to build farm equipment, with private plots growing crops not favored by policy.
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Washington
U.S. Agriculture Department
China
Peoples Republic
U.S. Agricultual Attache
Farmers tackle illegal trash dumping and road-side waste
Jackson County Young Farmers met in April to address dumping along county roads and near the De Soto landfill. They also discussed controlling harmful weeds like fox tail and plan a newspaper ad to explain farmers’ role against rising food prices. The next meeting is May 16. Frederick Douglass was history’s first Negro vice presidential candidate, nominated with Victoria Woodhull in 1872.
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Jackson County Young Farmers Committee
de Soto
United States
Frederick Douglass
Victoria Woodhull
Equal Rights Party
New York City
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