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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1973
Page
21
Midwestern farmers in Iowa halt feeding fattened cattle as cattle prices slide to around 39.10 per 100 pounds while corn soars, risking a reduced spring market and higher retail beef costs. Large feedlot cattle numbers and corn market dynamics drive the drop, with growers like Max Naylor weighing losses versus selling corn now.
Consumers resist buying beef as ceilings rise while market prices fail to follow live quotes. An agriculture department survey reports a 4 percent decline in demand, highlighting a widening gap between official prices and street rates.
Oklahoma City lawyer denied under oath any deliberate failure to comply with a federal court order linked to AMPI payments as cattle numbers shift Chicago markets. Iowa farmer Naylor, amid record corn and soy crops, notes high prices, rising costs, and looming fertilizer and energy shortages threatening next spring's planting and farm operations.
Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz announced a one stop service center plan consolidating ASCS SCS FHA and FCIC with details sent to state directors at a Temple Texas meeting. ASCS would lose hiring and firing authority though could meet civil service guidelines. congress may need to act to remove county committee powers.
Madison Wis One effect of turning thermostats down this winter may be more uncomfortable house pets. Temperature shifts of five to six degrees twice daily stress many pets said John Skinner University of Wisconsin extension small animals specialist. He urged owners to watch pets closely and seek vet care if illness appears. For dogs cats and small mammals provide covered sleeping compartments with bedding and insulation. Cover bird cages at night with a heavy cloth. Aquariums need heaters twenty to forty watt to offset room temperature drop. Reptiles become less active and must stay active to maintain food intake.
Linn county CROP asks families to host a sacrificial meal this holiday season. Richard Freeman, publicity chairman, urges a rice or soup meal followed by the normal cost donated to CROP to aid world hunger.
Decorah honors longtime 4-H leader Mrs Dean Smith with a year pin at Winneshiek County 4-H leader recognition banquet. Recipients include Decorah residents Harold Haneman Kay Sersland and Lynn Daker plus several 5 and 10 year citations. Delaware Weigh In details market beef entries across several towns with CROP fundraising noted for hunger relief.
Iowa BCI seeks Crime Commission approval for a $62,000 grant to fund a dedicated cattle rustling unit. If approved, two full time agents, cars and equipment would enable swift statewide investigations by July 1974, addressing rising thefts amid an improving market. Local sheriffs report limited success linking thefts to broad state operations.
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