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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1957
Page
5
A joint agriculture and commerce department report shows farm mortgage debt reaching 9.066 billion on Jan 1 1956, up 62 percent since 1950. The debt to value ratio stayed about 25, owner operated mortgaged farms rose to 35 percent, and average land value climbed from 73 to 104 dollars per acre.
Linn Cooperative Oil Company of Marion plans its annual meeting Thursday at Armar ballroom on Marion boulevard with dinner at 11 30 a m Ray Brown reports Edward McFaul of Chicago will speak. Brown and officers will present reports and three directors will be elected to three year terms. Expiring directors are Frank Frederick Marion Ben Neal Mr Vernon and Gilbert Batchelder Alburnett
Advertised closing out sale listings compile livestock machinery hay grain and other farm goods across Iowa towns including Rowley Hiawatha Troy Mills Iowa City Vinton Shellsburg Tipton Wyoming Wyoming Springville Center Point Hunter Newhall Mechanicsville and Center Point with times from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and multiple farm names such as Ray Schoeber Edith Foltz Orval Quaas Elmer Jellison Carl Erickson Frank Dusanek Wes Brusha Dale Thomson Cliff Thompson Howard Snyder Mabel Seeman and Virgil Heins.
A meat-type Duroc boar sold for 630 dollars at the Iowa Swine Testing Station sale held at Story county fairgrounds. The sale showcased 50 boars with an average price of 172 dollars. top buyers included John Lehman of Pleasantville Illinois. Breeders Miller and Beckett of Shenandoah contributed boars, while the highest test index boar was bred by Greg Vaske of Dyersville and bought by Dale McKee of Rio Illinois.
A Spotted Poland China boar bought for 260 dollars by Hoing and Merriman of Marshalltown leads on meat type index at the Iowa Swine Testing Station. Boars and barrow brothers show rapid gain, feed efficiency, and lean carcasses with backfat around 1.1 inch. More animals from Iowa will test starting April 1 at Monona hall, with sale limited to boars under 1.5 inch backfat.
Howard Stone led Delaware county DHIC No. 2 in January with 43,240 pounds of milk and 1,580 pounds of butterfat. Andrew Knipper placed second with 27,290 pounds of milk and 1,038 pounds of butterfat. High cows were Gilbert Klaren and William Voelker & Sons with 2,030 and 2,190 pounds of milk and 81 and 76 pounds of butterfat.
Harlan H. Backhaus of 1240 Elmhurst Drive NE was appointed assistant state conservationist for the U S Soil Conservation Service in Des Moines, announced by state conservationist Frank H. Mendell. A ISU trained engineer and veteran, he will replace Val Silkett who moved to Washington to head farm and ranch planning.
A series of area soil bank meetings will be held in Delaware county to explain the 1957 soil bank program. County ASC committee arranged the meetings, starting at 7 30 p m, with venues in Petersburg Greely Manchester Ryan Dundee Earlville and Delhi on specified dates.
The Dayton Creamery and Locker Company held its annual meeting in Clarence. Fred Bachman and Herbert Freese were re elected to three year terms. Board includes Edwin Decker president George Ibsen vice president Harry Meyer secretary William Gendelmann treasurer Donald Ruther and Chris Greim heared the locker plant. The manager Leroy Gade reports 100 additional patrons gained last year from facilities for handling whole milk.
Mr and Mrs Harvey Kowalsky relocate from the Bert Hudson farm toward Dunkerton. Mr and Mrs Gerald Michael plan to take over the Hudson farm, transferring ownership and residence to the local property.
Advertisement promotes Pazo a stainless compound from Grove Laboratories for internal and external relief of piles. Claims instant relief pain and itching with antiseptic and healing action. Suppositories and ointment marketed through druggists with money back guarantee.
A man delivers a five stop plan to his wife for investing jointly in common stock or bonds. He advocates regular monthly investments via a Monthly Investment Plan and urges consulting a broker for a sensible program while reading a dividends booklet. The tone mimics a home front guide urging sound finances.
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