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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1966
Page
18
Government payments to U S farmers totaled 2.45 billion dollars in 1965 as programs for price and income stabilization expanded. Receipts rose from 1964 by 221 million, with major shares going to Midwest grain and Great Plains cotton regions.
Iowa county 4H members postponed last week’s skating and sledding party due to below zero temperatures. The rescheduled event is this Saturday from 1 30 to 4 p m at the beach area on the west side of the new Iowa county lake eight miles south of Ladora. 4H Honor club members will serve refreshments.
A long sequence of farm sale notices from Feb 4 to Feb 24 lists closing out auctions for livestock, machinery, grain, hay and household goods. Names include Willard R. Yoder John Bloom Adolph Christensen Ollie Kula Lewie Jd Renken Harold G Prainer Larry Cronbaugh and many others with locations around Baldwin Baldwin County area and neighboring towns.
Linn County DHIA members voted to recruit new members and boost DHIA testing. State goal is to double enrolled cows by 1970, with a plan to expand testing for 21 percent of county cows, above the state average.
Elkader Production Credit Association will hold its annual meetings in two sections. The first on February 21 at Veterans hall Elkader, the second on February 22 at St. Mary's school Manchester, both starting with a noon dinner. Principal speaker at Elkader is Donald L. Havendick of Omaha.
DeWitt hosts the ninth Interstate Producers Livestock Association market in Iowa bringing the total Iowa Illinois markets to 42. Bob Bowman is manager. The affiliate also runs Chicago Springfield and Peoria terminal market agencies and leases facilities from Corn Belt Cattle Co. in DeWitt.
William C. Ritter of Elkader will visit the Fayette County ASC office in Fayette Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to help farmers with tree-planting practices woodlot management and state conservation commission programs.
Waterloo Iowa officials unveil a revised 1966 premium list for 11 classes with new awards including premier sire breeder's get and supreme champion. The show shifts to a single day per breed with interbreed competition and an expanded meat animal show from September 24 to October 2.
Willamere Farms of Stanwood bought the reserve champion open class female for $600 on the final day of the Iowa Angus Association show and sale. The top futurity female sold for $3,050 to Freda Angus Farm of Hope Arkansas. Hawk Eye Acres consignor’s futurity female sold for $1,400 to Picket Fence Farm. Clyde Hanna reports 270 head sold for an average $625 in 13 states and Canada, about $100 above last year.
Davenport notes the Scott County Beef Producers Assn holds its annual meeting Monday at 6 30 p m in the Davenport Masonic temple on February 14.
The West Union Cooperative Creamery merges with Farmers Cooperative Creamery Association of Cresco. Approval by 95 percent of West Union members follows three years of study. West Union will keep operations, Tom Weston remains manager, and Cresco gains collection points at Alta Vista and West Union with Cresco appointing two directors until February 1967.
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