Banner Graphic, Volume 19, Number 44, Greencastle, Putnam County, 26 October 1988 — Page 7

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International Prlacllla claimed the champion Angus heifer ribbon for Chad Wilson, Cloverdale, in the recent 1988 junior show at In-

Rains delay harvesting, aid soil

WEST LAFAYETTE (AP) - Rain may have slowed the harvest in many areas of the state last week but it bolstered soil moisture supplies that had been dwindling, Purdue University said in its weekly crop report. Subsoil moisture was rated 72 percent short, 26 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus. Topsoil moisture was 11 percent short, 78 percent adequate and 11 percent surplus, state agricultural statistician Ralph W. Gann said in the report THE CORN HARVEST was 55 percent complete, nearly three weeks behind the record high of 88 percent harvested by the same time last year and one day behind the five-year average of 57 percent The com harvest was 45 percent

Market reports INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Estimated prices Tuesday at Indianapolis area elevators: Corn No. 2 yellow: $2.512.69, January $2.65-2.78. Oats No. 1 sound: $3.10. Soybeans No. 1 yellow: $7.40-7.53, January $7.52-7.75. Wheat No. 2 soft red: $3.793.86. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Hogs 850. Barrows and gilts moderately active, firm to 50 cents higher. Hog receipts exceeded estimate by 350. US 1-3 225-255 lbs 39.00-39.25. Sows: Moderately active, steady to 1.00 higher. US 1-3 475-650 lbs 28.00-33.00. Boars over 325 lbs 29.00-30.00. Cattle: 1200. Compared to last Tuesday, a higher undertone on slaughter steers and heifers early, compared to last week’s close, slaughter cows weak to mostly 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls firm, supply select and choice slaughter steers 35 percent heifers, 12 percent cows. Slaughter steers: Choice 2-4 few 1125-1225 lbs 68.75-70.00. Slaughter heifers: Choice 24 few 1000-1250 lbs, 67.0068.50. Choice 3-4 975-1050 lbs 64.75-66.00. Slaughter cows: Utility and commercial 2-4 43.00-49.00, high dressing 49.75-53.50. Cutter 1-241.25-46.50. Slaughter bulls: Yield grade 1-2 1050-1750 lbs 56.00-61.50. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - ndiana direct hog market at 70 yards and markets Tuesday. Barrows and gilts 25 to mostly 50 cents higher. Demand moderate to good. US 1-2 220-250 lbs 37.00-38.00, some to 38.50. Sows: 1.00-2.00 lower. US 13 300-500 lbs 25.00-28.00, 500650 lbs 25.00-28.00. Receipts: Monday’s actuals 22,200, today’s estimate 18,000, Tuesday week ago 19,300, Tuesday year ago 19,700, week to date 40,200, same period a week ago 44,500, same period a year ago 44,800.

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dlanapols. She also stood as the junior and reserve grand champion female in the 50-head open show. (Photo by American Angus Assn.)

Indiana prime site for pork processing

FORT WAYNE (AP) The announcement that Central Soya Inc. plans to enter the porkprocessing business was no surprise to some analysts. “The Indiana pork-processing industry has been ready for expansion for a long time,” said Chris Hurt, a Purdue University agricultural economist. “A lot of bigger companies see the industry as ripe for integration, so

complete in the north, 56 percent complete in the central counties and 66 percent complete in the south. The harvest in the northeastern and east-central counties

Nominations sought for county ASCS committee

The Putnam County ASCS office is seeking nominations for Community Committee persons (CMC) from Clinton, Madison, Greencastle, Marion and Warren townships to serve a three-year term. Nominations must be received by Oct. 31. The person nominated must be actively engaged in the production of agricultural products and be willing to serve on the committee. The definition of actively engaged includes husband Premier Angus ranks at top of state producers Premier Angus Inc., Cloverdale, ranked as the largest producer of registered Angus beef cattle in Indiana during fiscal year 1988, according to American Angus Association records. Premier Angus reerded 696 head of Angus during the period ending Sept. 30. Angus bleeders across the nation in 1988 registered a total of 143,520 head of cattle compared to 141,239 head recorded in 1987. APPLE CROP CUT WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) smaller than usual this year because of the drought, an expert says. “The trees are weakened. We know that,” Richard Hayden, an extension horticulturalist from Purdue University, said Friday. Also, trees hurt by the summer’s high temperatures and low rainfall will be more susceptible to injury if the winter is harsh. And that would make them more vulnerable to insects and diseases next spring, he said.

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they’re starting to make their move.” IN RECENT YEARS, Indiana’s 17,000 hog farmers have prospered more than those in some other states. Indiana is the nation’s third-largest hog producing state, with 4.6 million as of Sept. 1. However, it has been 25 years since Indiana’s meat-packing industry has received a boost of

was behind the rest of the state. Moisture content of harvested com was averaging 21 percent. Soybean harvesting continued to advance, with 73 percent of the

and wife. The election will be held from Nov. 25 to Dec. 5, 1988. The Community Committee is charged with electing a county committee person from their areas for a threeyear term. Nominations should be sent to the Putnam County ASCS Office at Route 1, Box 25, Greencastle 46135 on the nomination petitions mailed out or additional petitions may be picked up at the above address.

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need . t |||LY "ill Brenda Heacock, President 5 5 Terry Richards, Campaign ' Chairperson Martha Emery, Asst. Campaign Chairperson THE UNITED WAY Yes, I would like to contribute to the 1989 United Way Campaign, and help over 20 agencies in Putnam County. Name . Address City State Zip Plpocp Qpnrl TnUNITED WAY OF PUTNAM COUNTY Attn: Terry Richards P.O. Box 365 Greencastle, In. 46135 Thanks To You, It Works For All Of Us!!

Applications for emergency farm loans being accepted

Applications for emergency farm loans few losses caused by this summer’s drought are being accepted at the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) office located in Greencastle, FmHA County Supervisor John M. Weaver has announced. ALL 92 INDIANA counties were recently named by Secretary of Agriculture Richard Lyng as eligible for loans to cover part of actual production losses resulting from the drought Weaver said Putnam County farmers may be eligible for loans of up to 80 percent of their actual losses, or $500,000, whichever is less. For farmers unable to obtain credit from private commercial lenders, the interest rate is 4.5 percent. As a general rule, a farmer must have suffered at least a 30-percent loss of production to be eligible for an FmHA emergency loan, Weaver said. Farmers participating in the federal crop insurance programs

new capital, and many of the old plants have folded. An industry revival may be under way with pork consumption and production on the increase. ACCORDING TO the Indiana Agricultural Statistics Service, in the last several years Indiana has slaughtered only 55 percent of its hogs and shipped the rest to other states.

crop combined, one day ahead of the five-year average . NEARLY ALL OF the soybeans were mature, except some doublecropped soybeans.

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will have to figure in proceeds from those programs as well as all other disaster payments in determining their loans. APPLICATIONS for loans under this emergency designation will be accepted until March 22, 1989, but farmers should apply as soon as possible. FmHA is a credit agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It is authorized to provide disaster emergency loans to recognized

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farmers who work at and rely on farming for a substantial part of their living. Eligibility is extended to individual farmers who are U.S. citizens, and to farming partnerships, corporations or cooperatives in which U.S. citizens hold a majority interest. Loans are limited to family size farm operations. The FmHA office in Greencastle is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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