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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1978
Page
9
Iowa State University seed lab reports gray weathered oat seed with low bushel weights often germinates well. Dormancy occurs in a portion, and pre sprouting or field fungi reduce germination if moisture stayed high. Everson notes 26 to 28 pound test weights seen in samples.
A group of 43 Arkansas farmers will dine at a Thursday luncheon hosted by the Cedar Rapids Chamber Ag Bureau after touring the Corn Sweeteners plant in Cedar Rapids. The event will be held at the Sheraton Inn in Cedar Rapids.
Iowa beef checkoff organizers win endorsement from Iowa Corn Growers Association, Iowa Soybean Promotion Board, and Agricultural Promotion Board as county extension offices prepare for Aug 28 voting. Des Moines reports note farm gadget winner Kent Miller from Brandon with a cornhead windrow attachment and Vic Brennaman’s ewe lamb in FFA show. The National Live Stock and Meat Board rejects cancer risk link to nitrite in cured meats, noting rat data overstate danger and that most nitrite exposure comes from water and produce.
Windmill fixer Norb Hein buys and reconditions old windmills turning hobby into profit. He is pictured with his 31st mill, the first in the background pumping water to a pond on his Black Creek Wisconsin farm to prevent freezing in winter.
Mechanicsville crop expert LeRoy Deichman warns that cloudy July skies may reduce kernel fill and cut yields from a potential 6.5 billion bushel national corn crop. He notes late planting and uneven emergence as factors, estimating a local field near Pro Grow Inc. could yield about 190 bushels per acre.
Broad listing of fairs tours and conventions including Alaska and Minnesota state fairs in late August to early September plus farm bureau events in Iowa counties. Highlights include National Live Stock and Meat Board meeting in Des Moines, sheep referendum through Sept 1, and beef checkoff voting.
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