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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1956
Page
11
Iowa State College reports Jan 1, 1956 livestock totals show a record beef supply with older steer numbers up 14 percent from 1955 and a likely larger beef slaughter in 1956. Calves rise 2 percent. dairy cattle dip slightly but milk output climbs. Sheep and hog counts also trend down, while poultry gains hint at a strong laying flock.
Iowa State livestock expert Dr L N Hazel told Iowa swine producers that meat type boars must stay trim on full feed to prevent fattening. He urged full-feed testing, live back fat probing, and carcass exams, plus participation in certified meat type programs.
A sequence of public auctions runs Feb 21–Feb 25 across Iowa near Manchester Cassel Anamosa Springville Tipton Waubeek Vinton Marion Aurora Coggon Marion Hunter and Winthrop. Listings include dairy cattle polled Hereford cattle machinery livestock hay grain hog houses and farm real estate with multiple estates and executors among the sellers.
An expert remarked that the approach should help appreciably in improving the meat quality of our pork products, signaling potential benefits for producers and consumers alike.
A meeting for South Delaware DHIA members and owner-sampler members will be held at Buck Creek school on February 28 at 8 p.m. Don Voelker from Iowa State College extension dairyman will assist the association with potential changes in its organization structure, per president Harold Wilson.
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson argues against government purchases of live hogs to raise prices, detailing past costs of support programs, the risk to hog producers, and the rationale for keeping agriculture out of political bidding. He cites pork distribution, farm aid, and foreign sales as current policy directions.
The department bought 12 million pounds of hamburger for school lunches and shipped 20 million pounds of beef to Spain in January with International Cooperation Administration funds. The military expanded heavy beef reserves to about a 90 day supply as part of continued purchases. The speaker pledges sensible policy for farmers and the people despite pressure.
Carl Malone agricultural extension economist will discuss Agricultural and Foreign Policy at two Allamakee county gatherings. He meets extension council at the extension office at 2 p.m. and Lansing Kiwanis at 6 30 p.m. on February 27.
WAUKON A Allamakee county beef producers meeting will be held at the extension office Thursday at 1 15 p m according to Fred O Riley county extension director Dick McWilliams extension animal husbandryman will discuss all phases of beef production
Wilbur L. Plager of the Iowa Swine Producers Association spoke at Iowa State College on Iowa hog producers day. He listed ten New Year’s resolutions to boost profitability, stressing meat-type breeding stock, multiple farrowing, silage use, pigs per sow, proper pig feeding, balanced ration, disease control, cost records, optimal hog weight 190 to 220 pounds, and eating and selling pork.
Linn county ASC office in the ORC building will be closed all day Wednesday in observance of Washington's birthday, according to Office Manager Carl Oliphant.
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