Choice Beef Becomes Menu Item in U S School Lunches
Government purchased Choice beef will soon appear in school lunches nationwide as rolled boneless rounds and chuck. Miss Ruth Hogan of the Meat Board explains moist heat cooking for less tender cuts, with thawed or frozen options and two ounces of protein per meal amid standard menu components.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth O. Hogan
National Livestock and Meat Board
Cedar Rapids
Meat Board
Miss Hogan
Chicago
Meat Board Home Economist
Farmers Favor Market Place for Buying and Selling
Local farmers show strong support for a dedicated market space to buy and sell produce and goods. Organizers cite improved trade access and community ties as key benefits for growers and buyers.
Barrow Champion Crowned in West Liberty Carcass Show
Maurice Miller of Solon FFA won the 200 pound Hampshire carcass division at the spring market barrow show held last week by the Future Farmers of America and chamber of commerce in West Liberty. The Gehris family of Bennettsville took the next four places with Ray mond and Joes entries among top finishers. Entries came from Tipton Solon New Liberty Iowa City Muscatine Nichols and West Liberty. FFA chapter plans another barrow show in 1965 with a tentative date of April 1.
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West Liberty
Hampshire
Maurice Miller
Solon Ffa
Future Farmers of America
Chamber of Commerce
West Liberty Fairground
Gehris
Bennett
Oscar Mayer and Co
Davenport
Raymond
Joe
Elmer
Tipton
Solon
New Liberty
Iowa City
Muscatine
Nichols
J. Joe Wright
FFA
Farm Field Work Slowed by Rains in Iowa
Des Moines reports wet weather delayed spring field work across Iowa keeping 55 percent of plowing complete, similar to last year. Pastures and fall-seeded wheat and rye greened up, with growth to be boosted by warmer temperatures. Winter-kill of new clover and alfalfa feedings runs about 4 percent, below the five year average. Soil moisture ranges from short to adequate as wet fields limit work to about 1.5 days last week.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Agriculture
Mother Daughter Tea and Style Show at Tipton School
Tipton Cedar County 4 H girls sponsor a mother daughter tea and style show next Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Tipton Community School with more than 400 girls modeling clothes they made
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Tipton
Cedar County
April Class I Milk Price Set At 3.76 Per Cwt
The April Class I price for the Cedar Rapids Iowa City market area is 3.76 per hundredweight for 3.5 percent milk. The price is one cent lower than March. Butterfat differential is seven cents per 0.1 percent above or below 3.5 percent. March Class II price is 3.18 per hundredweight of 3.5 percent milk. February Class II was 3.13. March Grade A minimum price to producers will be announced later this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
E. H. McGuire
McGuire
Stephens and Greene Hamps Average $195 Sale Notes
In Ainsworth Stephens and Greene sold 149 registered Hampshire hogs with an average price of $195. Boars averaged $216, open gilts $140, bred gilts $192, and bred sows $204. Unregistered commercial gilts averaged $102 and open commercial gilts $51. Top price $580 for a tried sow from Folsom Farms Council Bluffs. second high $330 for a bred gilt to Bernard Frye Walcott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Stephens and Greene
Folsom Farms
Council Bluffs
Bernard Frye
Walcott
Kinley Memorial Fund deadline extended to May 1
The Francis Kinley Memorial Fund deadline has been extended to May 1. Kinley, a former state vice president of the Future Farmers of America, was killed last summer in an automobile crash. Contributions should be sent to the Kinley Memorial Fund at Linn County State Bank in Coggon, Iowa 52218.
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Coggon
Francis Kinley
Kinley
Future Farmers of America
Linn County State Bank
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Rabbit Show Winners Named at Teamsters Hall
The Cedar Rapids Small Stock association held its spring rabbit show Sunday at Teamsters hall. Exhibitors from Iowa and Illinois competed for prizes, ribbons, and trophies. Judges were Darrell Bramhall and Henry Zimmerman. Best of breed and opposite sex winners included New Zealand whites from Chuck Silvey Des Moines and Lowell Dunkin Des Moines. New Zealand reds from David Paul Des Moines and John Jennings Cedar Rapids. New Zealand blacks from Guarantee rabbitry Maquo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Small Stock Association
Teamsters Hall
J Street
Iowa
Illinois
Darrell Bramhall
Mason City
Henry Zimmerman
Dubuque
New Zealand
Chuck Silvey
Des Moines
Lowell Dunkin
Reds
David Paul
John Jennings
Rt. 1
Cedar Rapids
Blacks
Guarantee Rabbitry
Maquo
Rabbit show results across Iowa and neighboring states
The report lists breeders and exhibitor groups from Des Moines Cedar Rapids Kalona and other towns winning best in show awards including English Spots Flemish Black Checkered Giants and Ruby Eyed Polish. Notable names include Viking Rabbitry C J Miller Dinah Miller and Ted Coleman with meat pen of three rabbits feted in Knoxville and S and J Rabbitry winning in Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keta
Silver Martin
Thomas Thorson
Des Moines
Frank Bechka
Cedar Rapids
Dan Gingerich
Best
Clarence Smith
Cedar Falls
Troxel Rabbitry
Sandy
C. J. Jay
Dinah Miller
Kalona
Viking Rabbitry
George Wasendorf
C. J. Miller
Ted Coleman
Knoxville
S and J Rabbitry
Vernon
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Gazette
Rex Conn
Ultima
M. R. Wright
24Th St
S.E. Cedar Rapids
Barrow
Kentucky
Stephens
Greene
Kinley Memorial Fund
Olds
Avis Lettow
James Jordan
Clyde Simonsen
Marion
Marion High School
Jordan
C.R. Rabbit
E. Cohn & Sons Inc
L St. SW
Old Dubuque Road
John Deere
Oliver
Kewan
Massey Harris
Kewanee
Parizek & Donohoe
Holland & Musser
James and
John Grolmus
Oldsmobile
General Motors
Allen Motor CO
First Ave. SE
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