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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1973
Page
10
The Independence Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a second annual 4 H broiler project. Forty one 4 H members in the county will raise 50 broilers each in spring and summer. Chicks arrive May 12. sponsors provide chicks and judge a five broiler show with dressed birds awarded to winners.
Donald Pullin of Waterloo announces that effective April 1 Richard Byrum will become secretary-manager of the National Dairy Cattle Congress, replacing Maurice Telleen who has served fourteen years at the Congress. Byrum, from Onondaga Michigan and a 1970 Michigan State graduate, previously led youth activities at the Michigan State Fair.
Teresa McGraw was named the winner of the Allamakee county soil conservation district speech contest held in Waukon. Jim Wede finished second. Both spoke on Long Range Community Benefits from Proper Land Management.
Multiple sales and auctions scheduled Saturday and Monday in Iowa towns. Items include machinery, straw goods, surplus equipment, and household goods. Locations include Monticello, Brandon, Shellsburg, Central City, Fayette, Oxford Junction and Winslow Wessel, with times from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at Linn County conservation building.
The U S agriculture department said Americans face rising food costs but not as sharply as shoppers overseas. A Foreign Agricultural Service survey in March showed sirloin at 1 69 a pound in the United States vs 2 45 Brussels 1 88 London 2 79 Rome and 1 68 Ottawa. Beef loin in Tokyo was 1 90 a pound with higher T bone and ground beef prices.
Dr. Mayfield Laboratories Inc of Charles City Iowa and its president Dr O Mayfield Jr were fined for manufacturing unlicensed vaccines in a federally regulated plant They pled guilty to two counts involving special bacteria and super bacteria from Jan 15 1970 to March 19 1971 The company must not sell veterinary biologics in interstate commerce until licensed again by USDA
An appeal to servicemen to advertise their services targets a broad audience of over 250,000 readers. The notice emphasizes reaching a wide community and encouraging timely promotional placements.
The Soviet campaign to rebound from last year’s harvest is threatened by inefficiency in Selkhoztekhnika the centralized farm equipment maintenance system. Selskaya Zhizn cites five to six month repairs and scarce spare parts fueling disruptions across regions including Crimea Novgorod and Kirovograd with farmers voicing frustration over delayed field work and potential harvest impact. A leadership shakeup sees Ziya Nuriyev promoted to deputy premier while Dmitri Polyansky remains a Politburo member and troubleshooter in agriculture.
The National Farmers Union says farmers and ranchers are the easiest targets when food prices rise but ignored when farm product prices fall. It notes livestock parity at 100 percent and calls attention to higher beef prices while wheat and feed grain receive far lower parity percentages.
A Kremlin bulletin marks a decade since Lunik IV passed within 5,281 miles of the moon. Scientists note the craft achieved a new lunar distance milestone as missions continue.
Mexican ranchers push lightweight feeder steers into the United States amid record cattle and beef prices. Mexico shipped about 527,000 head to U S feeders in late 1972, with total Mexican cattle imports reaching roughly 900,000 of 1.2 million. Prices for light steers climbed to about 138 dollars on average in late 1972. Feeder prices remain around 67 to 70 dollars per 100 pounds in early March.
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