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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1968
Page
11
UPI reports a U.S. agriculture department study showing Soviet consumers eat less potatoes and bread while meat milk and eggs rise. Meat up to 95 pounds per person in 1966 from 57 in 1950. milk 570 pounds. eggs 286 pounds. Market strategy targets livestock gains amid optimistic but questioned 1968 plans.
Rex Conn recounts a modest day in Monona and Castalia. A maple syrup run ends with Ken Greens and Miss Clara Sutter sharing memories and local history. Sutter, a pioneering extension agent and longtime poultry writer, reflects on her life and a humorous dictionary moment.
The agriculture department forecasts better poultry and egg prices and farm incomes in the second half of the year. The report expects declines in production of eggs, broilers, and turkeys from recent weakened levels, easing producer prices.
The Agriculture Department projects a record wheat crop this year totaling about 1.534 billion bushels, with exports expected at 760 million bushels for the 1967 marketing year. Planting allotments were cut 30 percent to curb overproduction while weather remains favorable but uncertain.
The Senate voted to extend Public Law 480, the Food for Peace program, for three years beyond next Dec 31. The bill authorizes increased expenditures of local currencies from the program for birth control and educational programs, while the House version proposes a one-year extension.
A promise on a two year extension appears likely though the House bill vote remains weeks away. The timing hinges on party support and committee action as lawmakers assess implications.
Washington AP report shows March range conditions in western states improved for cattle and sheep grazing. Agriculture department notes livestock overall were in better condition than a year earlier.
A national Hampshire sheep type conference sponsored by the American Hampshire Sheep Association Kansas Hampshire Sheep Breeders and Kansas State University is scheduled for June 18 and 19 in Weber Hall at Kansas State University. The conference will discuss Hampshire type standards and ram certification programs.
Six high school juniors are finalists in the Buchanan County Rural Electric Cooperative contest on rural electric service. Finalists include Rosemary Crock Masonville Larry Goedken Rosanne Goedken Karen McElroy Randy McGraw and Cheryl Schutte. They face final judging April 18 with two earning a paid trip to Washington in June.
European Common Market leaders pledge to avoid factory farming in future policies. Nations involved include West Germany France Italy the Netherlands Belgium and Luxembourg. The European Communities Commission says social policy should keep the family as the basis of agriculture.
An area extension turfgrass management school for golf course greenskeepers will be held Tuesday at Elmcrest Country Club in Cedar Rapids. Extension agronomist Vivian Jennings announced the event.
The National Association of Farmer Elected Committeemen urged the Senate Agriculture Committee to retain farm aid programs. President Robert J. Hoffman said the group, with about 30 000 members across 22 states, represents farmers who serve on local committees administering crop controls and payments.
The Foreign Agricultural Service reports the Soviet Union plans a 7.4 percent rise in farm production this year, mainly from livestock gains, while the European Economic Community targets a 4 percent increase. Last year the EEC rose 2.5 percent from 1966. U.S. farm exports to western Europe are expected to fall slightly in the year ending June 30.
DES MOINES Arthur S Thoreson state SCS soil conservationist will retire April 30 after joining SCS in 1938.
The dealer touts a simple two speed shift from Ist to Hi for cruising with a steering column lever and Park-R-N-Hi-rst indicators. It claims clutchless driving at $68.65 and invites customers to start in Hi or from standstill for a slow, smooth acceleration.
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