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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1963
Page
6
Harold Herren of Anita recalls starting his milk route in 1939 with a Model A and five five-gallon cans. The route now covers about 150 miles daily, aided by improved roads and evolving farm production, with cows per farm ranging from one to thirty.
Over 30 years 30 million acres or more of poorly adapted cropland were converted to forest and pasture while ten million acres of new land were brought into cultivation. Replacing poor land with good land has raised crop production.
Raymond Pim of Lucas, director of the Iowa Beef Producers Assn., argues Iowa’s personal property tax on cattle is ruinous. He says the beef industry pays four to five dollars per head for every cow one year old or older, discouraging expansion, while turkeys and poultry are exempt. He calls for tax reform to relieve cattle, hogs, and sheep from heavy assessments.
USDA scientists report crambe a new oil seed crop could be grown in the United States. The plant Crambe abyssinica is studied as a source of valuable industrial oils for domestic use and agriculture.
Dr. J. R. Haun of USDA reports crambe, a member of the mustard family, shows promise for planting and harvest with existing grain equipment. Seed supply for commercial use awaits further study of adaptation and processing. Crambe oil, high in erucic acid, could support artificial fibers detergents coatings resins and lubricants, with potential demand to exceed 65 000 acres.
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