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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1963
Page
20
Farmers rejected the Kennedy administration plan to tighten wheat production controls for 1964, with 579,776 voting yes and 547,151 no. The vote, driven mainly by Southeast states, foreshadows lower wheat prices and a possible shift in farm policy while parity and surplus issues persist.
Farm policy analysis notes that lower support prices for wheat may not devastate farmers if planting is restrained, while overplanting could boost manpower and machinery demand, rail freight, and global market share. It cites corn program effects, hog price manipulation concerns, poultry industry growth without controls, and shrinking wheat stocks suggesting lower 1964 carryover.
A House bill introduced May 23 by 20 Republicans would bring wheat under a voluntary feed grain plan with payments in kind, land diversion, soil conservation, and price supports tied to participation. It delays action until the wheat referendum results. no penalty for opting out. The plan applies to 1964 onward, removes acreage quotas, and fixes 1964 price supports by the Agriculture Secretary amid 6 to 7 percent ranges for wheat and corn.
Keirns outlined 1963 state fair firsts and an Ohio Expositions Commission ruling boosting exhibitors. Up to 7700 in premium incentives will be paid to livestock and poultry exhibitors who keep entries intact during the final weekend. New events include tractor pulling, pony and cart races, youth choir, and a 50 cent grandstand admission for harness racing.
The American Agricultural Marketing Association a Farm Bureau subsidiary moves into contract farming for fruits and vegetables The plan includes a market information service to track supply demand and prices While opposing federal marketing orders AAMA seeks antidiscrimination legislation to protect growers and promote price stability with maximum freedom for producers
Berlin Heights reports Clover Clovers 4 H club members, ten girls, learn tire changes greasing and oil filling under instructor Donald Smith. The class meets weekly for ten weeks with a final talk on safe operating procedures by Police Chief Sidney Daniels. Joan Wank, a high school commercial teacher, also participates.
Frank Herrmann of the Lorain County Farm Bureau Cooperative urges farmers to plant Certified Henry soybean seed to combat root rot. The seed, developed by the Ohio Experimental Station and U.S. regional lab, is a cross of Richland Num and Canfield varieties and yields well. It matures in 123 days and is complemented by Hawkeye and Harosoy seeds. Soybeans are Lorain County’s key crop with a strong market including plastics paints and animal feed. The Farm Bureau distributes about 4 000 bushels annually, with roughly 23 000 acres planted each year.
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