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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1965
Page
15
RBANA Ill By 1980 the use of electronic brains may revolutionize farm accounting and decision making as linear programming and computer analysis help choose the best farm plans. Costs and data needs limit early use but promise faster, more accurate enterprise optimization.
A dense roster of farm sale notices. Entries specify dates from December to January, times around 12 30 p m or 1 p m, sales including livestock machinery grain hay and household goods, and land marks such as towns Dyersville Belle Plaine Ryan Eldridge Marion Manchester Coggon Atkins Mt. Auburn Springville.
The Iowa Crop Improvement Association board approved oat varieties for certification in 1966. Varieties listed include Bonkee Burnett Cherokee Clintford Clintland 64 Garland Goodfield Lodi M2672 M3018 Neal Nemaha Newton Nodaway Peterson 100 Taylor Tippecanoe Tyler and Santee.
The agriculture department reports nearly 48 percent of wheat acreage in the middle and southern Great Plains is used as pasture for livestock, up from 30.7 percent last year.
Iowa State extension service monthly record shows 29 laying flocks averaging 2,569 birds and 17.1 eggs per bird in November. Receipts 49 cents per bird, expenses 27 cents. Five high-profit flocks averaged 1,807 birds and 23.3 eggs per bird with 72 cents receipts and 29 cents expenses. Five low-profit flocks averaged 3,289 birds and 8.3 eggs per bird with 29 cents receipts and 24 cents expenses. Mortality 0.8 percent. Eggs priced 22 to 38 cents a dozen, mostly 33 to 36 cents.
Extension livestock specialist William Zmolek reports 18 Iowa counties host cow calf beef production schools this winter. Sessions may span two to four all day days with experts covering cattle business, herd management, feeding, disease and parasite control, and facilities. Eastern counties include Iowa City area and Jackson.
Mary Jane Ludley daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Ludley of Manchester has been chosen an International Farm Youth Exchange delegate to Argentina next year according to the National 4-H Foundation. Miss Ludley a senior in home economics at Iowa State University is the first IFYE delegate from Delaware county.
ISU Crops Day will be held at Iowa State University on February 7. The event gathers researchers and farmers for demonstrations and talks on crop improvement strategies in Ames.
In Linn County Danes have collected Christmas porcelain plates since 1895. Mrs. Frank Filip near Cedar Rapids owns a notable set and explains why she began collecting. The article describes plates by Kai Lange Dahl Jensen Oluf Jensen and references Royal Copenhagen and Bing and Grøndahl firms.
The guidance states breeding ewes should be sheared from the middle of March to the middle of April. This timing aims to optimize wool quality and ewe welfare during the lactation period.
An Agriculture Department market report indicates pork supplies will shrink in the near term and prices will rise. Last week’s federal hog slaughter fell 21 percent from a year ago to 1,115,000 head, with beef also down slightly, driving red meat production 7 percent below last year and 9 percent below the prior week, while demand for breeding sows pushes sow prices upward.
Des Moines Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Kenneth Owen urged strict adherence to the Iowa seed labeling law. He listed requirements including a 100 percent total of seed components, germination data, and legible English labeling on all packages with the true name, contents, and the maker or dealer. He emphasized annual germination testing and noted wild bird feed falls under the commercial feed law.
The Crops Association proposes an amendment to simplify membership. Any participant in a charged association function becomes a paid-up member, while others may join by a $1 annual fee. Delinquency begins July 1 after membership. Secretary C D Hutchcroft cites reduced duplicate fees and refund checks as benefits. The vote will occur at the annual meeting after the Iowa State University Crop Improvement Day on February 7.
Ross Childs of Manchester topped the Master Corn Growers contest sponsored by the Manchester Chamber of Commerce with a yield of 147.45 bushels per acre. Larry Childs finished second with 140.75 bushels. The Delaware county contests averaged 108 bushels, up from 114 bushels last year.
Manchester report states the Delaware County extension council will meet January 3 at 1 30 p m in the county extension office to elect officers and organize for the new year.
Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman extends the life of the national 33 member advisory committee on rural development for two years. The group, with farm and educational leaders, serves as a sounding board for anti poverty efforts, loans, and technical assistance to unemployed and under employed rural residents. It was organized in 1961.
The UPI bulletin reports 1965 corn harvest virtually complete with limited cleanup in Illinois and Iowa. Cotton harvesting is 90 percent in Oklahoma and 78 percent in Texas, while sugar cane in Louisiana is 85 to 90 percent done. Pecan and peanut digging near completion, potatoes shipped from Florida Everglades, and grazing season ended by snow and cold across many areas.
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