Freeman cites rise in farm exports and gains forecast
Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman touts growing U.S. farm exports with projections for fiscal 1966 and beyond. He cites dollar-portion growth in export value, a push toward larger totals, and indicates exports could reach 8.0 to 9.0 billion by 1980 while noting record chick and egg-type hatchery output in April and May.
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Freeman
Washington
UPI
Orville L. Freeman
U.S
Unger Wigwest
Minneapolis
Crop Reporting Board
U.S. Imported Food Share 1965 Survey Findings
A US Agriculture Department survey shows about 11 percent of all food used in 1965 was imported. Nonfood imports rose to 26.5 percent of total agricultural inputs, with farm product exports tied to cotton tobacco feed grains and oil cake. Wheat rice soybeans and edible fats formed key food uses, while nonfood imports included wool cotton tobacco and hides.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
U.S
United States
Bas Reu
66 farm outlook sees record profits despite costs
A UPI report from Washington notes the Agriculture Department foresees 1966 farm prospects as among the best years, with farm income rising and government payments stabilizing as price supports and new investment programs shape output in cotton, feed grains, tobacco, and dairy.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculcrease
Ity Credit Corp
Prolion
Gavnet
New York
Jersey
Pennsylvania
Food Expenditures Rise in Early 1966 Quarter
The Agriculture Department says January-March 1966 food expenditures hit an annual $91 billion, up 21 percent from 1965. Retail grocery sales rose 10 percent and dining establishments 13 percent as prices mostly climbed.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Garden advice after frost damage advises patience and no pruning
County extension agents urge home gardeners to wait before acting on frost damaged shrubs fruit trees and other plants. They warn final damage may not show until warmth returns and recommend not cutting back plantings though some growth will return next year.
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J. H. Limbird
Limbird
Eldon
Banta
Ohio State University
James Caldwell
Caldwell
Agricultural colleges urged to expand roles in public service
A three year Carnegie Foundation funded study argues that agricultural colleges must shift from rural image toward broader roles in government and industry. The report, The College of Agriculture, notes cities supply over half the students and less than 15 percent enter farming, while banks, equipment firms, and food processors seek graduates with farm knowledge.
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Washington
UPI
Carnegie Foundation
The
College of Agriculture
Science
McGraw-Hill
Charles Kellogg
Agriculture Department
Soil Conservation Service
Davis Knapp
Kellogg
Knapp
America
AFS pupil from Guatemala cites Americans as busy values
Milward Van Tuylen, a Guatemalan exchange student with the American Field Service at New London High School, told the Farm Bureau Youth Council at Henrietta School last week that Americans are in a rut. He spoke on Guatemalan customs and noted dating, religions, climate, and schools. The next meeting is June 13.
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Henrietta
Milward van Tuylen
Guatemala City
Guatemala
New London High School
American Field Service Program
Farm Bureau Youth Council
Henrietta School
Nine Huron County landowners join conservation district
Nine Huron County landowners signed as cooperators of the Huron Soil and Water Conservation District naming Edward Peper Richard Deppen C B Rescoe Burton Worcester Joseph W Sherman Joseph B Sherman James Huggins Myron Rospert and Robert Havanas with acreages listed. An Area Science Fair for Huron Wyandot and Portage counties is set for Norwalk at 2 p m Friday. An all day Agronomy and Conservation Field Day is tentatively planned for August 9 with program details at Kent State University June 21 to July 23 1966. The board also plans a conservation equipment contest honoring outstanding district farmer and district performance.
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Norwalk
Huron County
Huron Soil and Water Conservation District
Edward Peper
Clarksfield
Richard Deppen
Fitchville
C. B. Rescoe
Greenwich
Burton Worcester
Joseph W. Sherman
Hartland
Joseph B. Sherman
Lyme
James Huggins
New London
Myron Rospert
Townsend
Robert Havanas
Wakeman
Huron
Wyandot
Portage
Production Credit Association
Huron Scd Board of Supervisors
Alfalfa Weevil Alerts for Lorain County Farmers
Lorain County farmers should monitor alfalfa fields for Alfalfa Weevil this spring with inspections twice weekly beginning May 1. Weevils were found in seven counties causing about seven million dollars in damage. several insecticides are listed with per acre rates and preharvest or grazing intervals.
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Lorain County
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