Co Op Meat Plant Hinted For Eastern Iowa
Homer Young of Kansas City CCA president hinted the cooperative may build a meat packing plant in eastern Iowa after successful feed plants at Ida Grove and Eagle Grove and a pork processing plant at Denison. He cited Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids plant dedication and projected egg plant in northwest Iowa with a $2 million cost. The group owns over 400000 farm members across more than 1700 local cooperatives and reports over $245 million in annual business with $18 million in net savings.
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Consumer Cooperative Assn
J Street
Cedar Rapids
Homer Young
Kansas City
CCA
Iowa
Young
Ida Grove
Eagle Grove
Denison
Iowa Falls
Secretary Delivers Brief Billie Sol Estes Report
The 1962 annual report details cooperation with two congressional committees investigating Billie Sol Estes Texas businessman indicted and convicted of defrauding farmers. Allegations of special benefit were not substantiated though poor administrative practices and tangled cotton allotment transfers were noted. Immediate steps were taken to correct deficiencies and strengthen regulations to prevent recurrence.
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Washington
UPI
Billie Sol Estes
Agriculture Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Estes
Department
Texas
First Tractor Pulling Contest Held in Keota
About 500 persons attended Keota’s first tractor pulling contest part of Spectacular Days hosted by the Keota community club. Winners were Ron Bowser of West Chester in light weight and heavyweight, Dennis Sieren of Keota in medium weight. Judges were West Liberty Lions Club members.
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KEOTA
Ron Bowser
West Chester
Dennis Sieren
Keota Community Club
West Liberty Lions Club
Face Flies May Become House Pests
Ames Iowa reports face flies that favored animal faces in summer are moving indoors this winter. Extension entomologist Harold Stockdale warns they rest on sunny exterior walls then enter through cracks, vents, and ducts. Caulking and a 0.5 percent dieldrin spray every 10 days deter entry and also curb cluster flies and box elder bugs.
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Ames
Harold Stockdale
Stockdale
Neighbors Help Clean Debris After Barn Fire Near Maynard
Neighbors from Maynard joined Ed McGill at his farm four miles east on highway 150 to clear debris from a barn burned earlier. Women prepared the noon meal for volunteers. McGill has not decided whether to rebuild the barn.
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Maynard
Ed McGill
Highway 150
McGill
Ibarn
Manchester FFA seeks farmer help for pigeon hunt
Manchester FFA members ask farmers to cooperate in a three day pigeon hunt from September 6 to 8. The event is a money raising project for the chapter and they pledge strict safety precautions.
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Manchester
FFA
Wheat grading rules spark industry fight in Kansas City
A clash over tightened wheat grading standards proposed by the department of agriculture intensifies as the Kansas City Board of Trade opposes four of ten changes. Great Plains Wheat, Inc. backs the changes, with a hearing set for Oct. 1 by the department’s grand standards division in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
UPI
Department of Agriculture
Kansas City Board of Trade
Great Plains Wheat, Inc
Garden City
Kan
Boards of Trade
Grand Standards Division
Board of Trade
Cedar County Feedlot Tour Slated Sept. 16
Cedar County cattle tour and outlook meeting set for September 16 in the northwest part of the county. The event begins at 9 30 a m at Mile Agne farm 74 miles northwest of Tipton with a free lunch at Mechanicsville at 11 30 a m. Speakers include William G Zmolek Ames Iowa State extension livestock specialist and Leslie G Kral Cedar Rapids district extension economist. Cattle at nine tour stops will be appraised by Ronnie Bowman Maquoketa Bow man Cattle Company.
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Tipton
Cedar County
James Mente
Cedar County Beef Producers Association
Mile Agne
Mechanicsville
Mechanicsville Park
William G. Zmolek
Ames
Iowa State Extension
Leslie G. Kral
Cedar Rapids
Ronnie Bowman
Bowman Cattle Company
Maquoketa
Farm Problem Declared Public Concern by Ogg
Wallace Ogg, farm economist at Iowa State University, says the farm problem touches all and is a public concern due to national legislation costs and its impact on food supply and prices. He notes overproduction from technical progress and a backlog of farmers unable to adapt to new technology.
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Ames
Wallace Ogg
Iowa State University
Iowa Farm Science Magazine
IYF Delegate Chavez to stay in Postville with Deering family
Elena Chavez an extension home economist from Peru and an International Farm Youth Exchange delegate will live in Postville with Mrs. Leone Deering and her daughters Jane and Ann from September 18 to October 5.
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Postville
Elena Chavez
Peru
International Farm Youth Exchange
Leone Deering
Jane
Ann
FASTEETH advertisement for denture powder use
An ad promotes FASTEETH denture powder to keep upper or lower dentures secure without slipping. It claims a non acid formula with no gummy taste, no souring effect, and helps control plate odor. Sold at drug counters nationwide.
Why the Farm Problem Is a National One
The article notes most U S farms are too small for efficient labor and capital use, causing underemployment and low incomes despite high prices. About 800,000 people leave farms annually and the farm count falls by about 100,000 each year since 1950. Reprints of the Iowa Farm Science piece are available at county extension offices.
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Iowa
Ogg
Local Farm Sold North of Sigourney to John Jones
Mrs. Ritta Shanafelt sold 160 acres of farmland north of Sigourney to John Jones of Sigourney. Possession to be taken Sept 1. She will move to Cedar Falls after departing Sunday to settle in her new home.
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Webster
Ritta Shanafelt
Sigourney
John Jones
Cedar Falls
Turkey Crop Same as 1962 Despite Breed Shifts
Washington AP reports the agriculture department estimates 92.7 million turkeys will be raised this year, about the same as 1962. Light breed stocks are up 6 percent, heavy whites up 2 percent, bronze and other heavies down 1 percent, with light breeds making up 10 percent of the total.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Farm Imports Rise 4 Percent Over Last Year
For July 1962 to May 1963 agricultural imports to the United States totaled 3.616 billion dollars, up 4 percent from 3.474 billion the prior year. Meats and meat products and cane sugar drove most of the gain, while other groups offset each other. Supplementary items reached 2.022 billion, up 7 percent from 1.888 billion.
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Washington
UPI
United States
USDA
Department
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the Home Buyer's Marketplace
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