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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1972
Page
9
The Town Masters record set last year by Bill Tolander of Winfield with 202.79 bushels remains a benchmark as top finishers vow refinements for 1972. Tolander and the other two 200 bushel producers intend to add soil and plant tissue analysis to their management programs, refining fertilizer and growing practices based on combined test results.
Iowa County 4-H prepares an Arbor Day planting, detailing plans for Jansen and Tolander to plant corn on Saturdays in April. Tolander uses 226 000 rate in 38 inch rows with nitrogen phosphorus and potash. Jansen uses 24 600 in 34 inch rows with 165 70 70 fertility. Both expect 1972 planting and discuss weed control insecticides and adjusted nutrient rates to match past yields.
Initiated last fall the Iowa County Fair Board asks each of four 4 H chairs to donate a tree. A short dedication ceremony led by the 4H county council will occur in the girls H building before planting. Donors include Amana Achievers Honey Creek Honeys Jr Lincoln Feeders Loyal Leaders Parnell Peppers Sumner Sweethearts and others across Marengo York Troy Hilton Hartford Hartord and Happy Rustlers.
The National News Paper Farm Editors gave its first wounded steer award to Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz at a banquet. Butz quipped about the remark at a Des Moines press conference last February and joked about a red calf and Brenner scooping. He reflected on farm policy and parity while addressing reporters.
Washington AP reports an Interstate Commerce Commission incentive plan to speed boxcar returns during harvest may misfire. A 1970 Economic Research Service study found higher daily rents did not hasten car returns and could encourage carrying empties to await loans, signaling continued general boxcar shortages despite pricing changes. The article also notes historical figures and agricultural productivity contrasts.
A Kansas City feature explains that without soybeans for meal, meat, poultry and eggs would require a corn harvest of 10 to 12 billion bushels, far beyond current projections of about 3.845 billion. Soybean meal dominates protein supplements and boosts feeding efficiency, supporting high per capita meat and dairy consumption globally.
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