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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1955
Page
3
The Iowa Farm Bureau urges Secretary Benson to require cross compliance on price supported crops to limit diverted acres and restore farm income. President Howard Hill says control of diverted acres is essential to a workable price support program and asks for action before fall wheat seeding.
Continued drouth lowers corn yields in Delaware county with farmers expecting 80 bushels now hoping for at least 40. One light rain in the Manchester area in a month, corn damage visible, crops fired on light soils though heavy bottom soils fare better, and a heavy rain could still help.
Cedar County Beef Producers Association arranged two buses for the Nebraska Sandhills tour. The trip departs Tipton at 7 a.m. August 31 and returns the following Sunday, reflecting high reservation demand.
Colesburg vocational agriculture instructor Willard Branch and Mrs. Branch bought an 80 acre farm three miles west of Colesburg from Mrs. Harriet Coon. They will take possession this week as Mrs. Coon moves to the town house owned by Mrs. Harley Barnhart.
A Fayette extension service and Richard Haagenson organize soil sampling method demonstrations. Sessions cover applying soil test results to crop and soil management at multiple farms in Jefferson Fairfield Pleasant Valley Beth el Center and Fremont townships from Aug 29 to Aug 31 with morning and afternoon times.
About 40,000 bushels of Commodity Credit Corporation corn are shipped from Hawkeye to Clinton by the cooperative elevator. Half comes from steel bins and the rest is corn turned in on price support loans.
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation will run two voting booths at its state fair exhibit to let visitors try a voting machine. A daily rotating question asks about exchanges with Russia, high school sports emphasis, Eisenhower’s presidency, Democratic nominees, UN admission for Red China, installment buying, road quality, and air inspections of military facilities.
Forty four 4-H baby beeves sold at the Winneshiek county fair auction averaging 914 pounds and fetching $23.90 per hundredweight. The grand and reserve grand champions were not offered. Market pigs averaged $18.25 per hundred with a top of $22 for the champion. Lambs topped at $20 per hundred.
Needy families may receive wheat flour and cornmeal from approved state distributing agencies if the governor requests under Public Law 311. The act runs for two years ending June 30, 1957, with up to $15 million a year authorized for the Agriculture Department to administer. Distributions to begin late September or early October after federal and state arrangements are completed.
Washington reports plans finished for the second National Watershed Congress on December 5 and 6 to boost upstream flood prevention via soil and water conservation, forestry, and small dams. Sponsoring groups include major farm organizations, AFL CIO, National Association of Manufacturers, U S Chamber of Commerce, Isaac Walton League, and Audubon Society.
The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention act allows local groups to petition the secretary of agriculture for federal financial help after detailed development plans are made. The plan covers drainage water supplies flood prevention wildlife betterment and pollution control with funds split between beneficiaries and federal contribution for cross border benefits. The National Association of Soil Conservation Districts pushes speeding up decisions as authorities from across the country study federal state and community roles.
The American Farm Bureau Federation urges the Agriculture Department to create a swine disease and nutrition research laboratory and a seed storage bank in next year’s budget. The group says the lab would address swine diseases nutritional deficiencies and parasitic conditions while the seed bank would preserve stocks for developing new varieties for future needs.
Washington reports revive talk that the United States may sell farm surpluses to the Soviet Union as tensions ease. Agriculture Secretary Benson met briefly with Vladimir Matskevich but no concrete trade talks emerged.
Alburnett resident John Wilson receives a junior membership from the Holstein-Friesian Association of America confirming his status with the breed group. The award highlights his involvement in dairy cattle activities within the Alburnett area.
Kenneth Thatcher announces nine district meetings for Farm Bureau school committees from Sept. 6 to 12. Sessions cover schools finance and reorganization with county groups to relay information and spur local discussion. Dates and venues include Cedar Rapids Twin Towers cafe and several Farm Bureau buildings.
Eldon Sneugling of the Guttenberg U S fish hatchery reports strong farmer interest in pond stocking. By Sept. 1 the facility will have shipped about 0.5 million bass and 3 million bluegills to farms across Iowa Illinois Nebraska and South Dakota. Applications exceed last year as the Soil Conservation Service assesses pond suitability before delivery. Fish are hatched at Guttenberg and raised to fingerlings in Mississippi island ponds, with 45 acres of rearing ponds now and 12 more planned for next year catfish production.
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