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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1963
Page
17
UPI reports Agriculture Department review shows per capita consumption of food fats and oils at 46 pounds in 1962, up from 1961. Butter and margarine declines continue while cooking oils and shortening rise. margarine first annual decrease since 1955.
Iowa State soil expert J A Stritzel warns buyers about two main soil conditioners sold in Iowa. Inorganic mixes offer little value on local soils while organic products resemble damp barnyard manure, with much of their price tied to marketing rather than nutrients. He cautions spending 140 dollars a ton buys far less plant nutrition than purchasing actual nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
DES MOINES Thirty six Iowa farm youths will meet in Des Moines on April 19 to be interviewed for 18 scholarships presented annually by the Iowa Farm Bureau women. The finalists will be questioned by a state Farm Bureau scholarship committee. Two winners from each of the nine Farm Bureau districts will be awarded the scholarships. Finalists from Eastern Iowa include Jacqueline Farrell Buckingham Kay Hall Independence Sharon Hartig Tipton Connie Butterworth Bellevue Sueann Trpkosh Ely Ila Rock Dixon Diane Griffin Columbus Junction Nancy Mc Reynolds Hedrick and Bonnie Campbell Ainsworth.
AINSWORTH A total of 59 purebred boars averaged 321 per head and 42 pure bred gifts averaged 153 at the Stephens and Greene Hampshire boar and gilt sale on the Greene farm. 178 commercial pigs averaged 84. Receipts totaled 40232.50. Top price 1200 paid for a son of Penrod by Jim Irons and Sons and C W Smith. Two other boars sold for 1000 each. Roy Keppy and Kenneth Cottt bought one each. Top gifts sold for 775 and 300. About 1000 people attended from Iowa and other states. Mark Pickel was the auctioneer.
Cedar 4 H girls and the county 4 H committee announce a program for 4 H mothers and friends on April 17 at 7 30 p m in the Tipton school auditorium. A Cedar Rapids department store representative will present an illustrated talk on decorating and home furnishings.
The East Central Iowa Veterinary Medical Association will meet Thursday at 6 30 p m at Bill Zuber s restaurant in Homestead for its regular monthly dinner meeting Dr Lyle Boley of Haver-Lockhart Laboratories will speak on baby pig diseases.
A $3,000 research grant has been established at the University of Nebraska to study turkey loss during the November to April poults period. Funds are provided equally by the National Turkey Federation and Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company to help hazard insurers write less coverage.
A six county Rural Family Accident Study from the Institute of Agricultural Medicine at the State University of Iowa shows machinery causing 25.5 percent of 416 reported injuries between August and December. Falls, auto crashes, home accidents, hand tools, animals, and burns follow. Injuries affect mainly extremities with many head injuries among under 21. most accidents strike ages 45–64, with notable 6–16 group figures. Monday and Thursday peaks noted. further data needed.
The study aims to show the most frequent accident types affecting rural families. It notes that more detailed research will follow by the Institute staff to identify causes and potential prevention measures.
Eight neighbors joined in an oats crop Saturday on the Ed Fitzpatrick farm five miles east of Edgewood on Highway 3. Neighborhood women prepared and served dinner at noon. Fitzpatrick is a patient at Mercy hospital in Cedar Rapids.
Representatives from nine Midwest states and the Purebred Dairy Cattle Association will convene in Ames at Iowa State University to discuss DHIA record processing. The session runs 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Memorial Union Council Chamber.
A Cedar Rapids concert on April 20 features the Iowa State chamber singers before about 500 Eastern Iowa 4-H members from 11 counties. The event showcases a social courtesy and dress training program, with the 24 member chorus directed by Prof. Richard Koupal and Max Exner. The program includes RCA-Victor recordings and a booklet Attending a Concert. Organizing efforts were led by Extension staff including Joe E Legg and Kenneth Muller.
Shel by S Kahrs of Smithton Mo has been added to the field representative staff of the American Polled Here Last year 15000 agricultural association as needed for industry. Only 6000 graduates were available.
Linn county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee chairman Thomas M. Armstrong reminds growers that April 30 is the last day to file applications for wool payment program for the 1962 marketing year. Payments planned for this summer rely on sales records April 1, 1962 to March 31, 1963. Early filing helps determine the national average wool price and payment rates for shorn wool and unshorn lambs.
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