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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1966
Page
7
UPI reports strong 1965 results for eggs broilers chickens and turkeys with gross income totaling 3.546 billion. Egg output reached 64.6 billion while broiler production rose 8 percent to 2.333 billion birds and turkey income hit a record 418 million.
Dr Herrick describes Repromix as a synthetic hormone feed drug that stops the estrus cycle for five days, with cows returning to heat after withdrawal. Field use advised with cows calved at least 60 days, normal cycling, and good nutrition to improve conception rates with AI or natural service.
The USDA predicts fewer milk outlets and greater cooperative control. Markets will overlap and bargaining power shifts from individual farmers to cooperatives. The study foresees a decade of consolidation with smaller firms exiting and mid to large firms gaining power.
The Crop Reporting Board reports March shipments to eight North Central states of stocker and feeder cattle totaling 513000 head, 54 percent higher than March 1965. Sheep and lamb shipments into the same states amount to 120000 head, down 10 percent from a year earlier.
The agriculture department reported that in the 1965-66 marketing year ending March 31 about one third fewer dairy products were removed from the market through price support and export programs than in 1964-65. Net removals equaled about 2.9 billion pounds of milk, or 2.4 percent of total marketings, with cheese imports rising under an expansion of trade quotas. Canada aims to shift milk to cheese production and away from butter, seeking a larger share of its dairy supply for domestic use.
Agriculture Department scientists have devised an emergency washing process for strontium 90 fallout on wheat. The method uses a weak acid wash, rinse, centrifuge, and dry steps, and can be installed in standard mills without harming flour quality. Fair dates set for Louisa county in Columbus Junction run Aug 8 to 12 with horse races on the first two nights.
The text explains Colonel Taylor built his Bourbon distillery in a castle-like limestone structure to symbolize permanence and flavor. It invites readers to buy Old Taylor to judge if the castle influences taste, noting Taylor Distillery Co located in Frankfort and Louisville.
Dr John B Herrick of Iowa State warns sleeping sickness or equine encephalomyelitis can affect humans and horses. Mosquitoes spread it, with most cases in July to September. vaccination is cheap and urged before mosquito season. In 1965 Iowa reported 812 cases, 1 287 in 1964, prompting two vaccine doses per season suggested by veterinarians.
The National Apple Institute plans a June 16 to 18 meeting in Traverse City Michigan to survey progress in mechanical harvesters. Maurice Sanders of Emmett Idaho serves as grower president of the institute.
The report surveys accelerated mechanical harvesting research advancing fruit and vegetable picking. It outlines methods, performance metrics, and potential impacts on yield, costs, and labor efficiency, highlighting key challenges and future work for industry adoption.
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