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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1963
Page
20
The piece argues farm problems reflect broader unemployment from automation, noting rural and urban job losses. It cites Orville Freeman's Rural Areas Development plan to create new industries, train nonfarm workers, and curb price depressions as agriculture grows more efficient.
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman rejects any new wheat legislation if the 1964 program is defeated in the May 21 referendum. President Kennedy and congressional leaders echo the view, with a two thirds farmer approval needed to implement the plan, which offers $2 per bushel with tight production controls.
Iowa State sociologists compare farm reared and city reared families in Cedar Rapids with seventh and eighth graders. Farm background families are larger and younger parents. More farm fathers hold unskilled jobs. more farm wives work, but job mix among employed wives is similar.
City readers chase the urge to leave indoors and explore local parks trails and events as spring warms. Parks departments report busier weekends with guided hikes bike rides and family outings across multiple neighborhoods inviting residents to join outdoor fun.
Reprints of the article can be obtained through county extension offices or from Publications Distribution located in Morrill Hall at Iowa State University in Ames.
The minimum April Class I price in the Cedar Rapids Iowa City milk marketing area is 3.70 per cwt for 3.5 percent milk. Butterfat differential is 7 cents per cwt for each 0.5 percent above or below 3.5. The April price is one cent below March and 15 cents above the Chicago order.
Charles B. Shuman president of the American Farm Bureau Federation will address a banquet honoring outstanding young farmers. From 43 state winners the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce will announce the nations Four Outstanding Young Farmers. Iowa's entrant is Donald Nelson of Danville with Paul Barger of Waterloo on the judging panel. The national OYF program ran April 6 to 8 1959 in Cedar Rapids.
Elvin Gienapp of Manchester was elected chairman of the Delaware County Dairy Council at the 1963 organizational meeting. Bill Stinehart and Wesley Coonfare, both of Manchester, were named vice-chairman and secretary. Elected to the council were Dean Helmrich and LeRoy McQuillen of Manchester, Phil Weigel of Earlville, Harvey Horn of Ryan, M. J. Bodensteiner of Earlville, and Marion Beattie and Paul Turner, both of Manchester.
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