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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1961
Page
14
The Kennedy administration seeks a feed grain plan to lift price supports, divert acreages to conservation, and let the government dump surpluses to punish nonparticipants. It would give Washington broad power to set or suppress market prices for corn, oats, barley and sorghum and affect processors, storers, and buyers.
Four ad juster training schools announced by Federal Crop Insurance Corporation officials in Des Moines. Specialized training in field computation of loss claims for the 1961 crop year will be given by personnel from Washington and the Iowa state office. The 2 day schools are: Feb 27 28 Iowa Falls March 2 3 Spencer March 6 7 Oelwein and March 9 10 Atlantic.
Iowa State University and the Iowa Bankers Association agricultural committee sponsor a two day conference March 15 16 at Ames. The theme is farm credit needs of the 60s and sessions will cover farm costs production marketing and Iowa economic growth requirements. H B Howell ISU farm economist outlines topics to be presented at Memorial Union on the campus.
A judging jamboree for 4 H girls in Delaware county is scheduled for 1 p.m. on March 11 at the Manchester American Legion building.
The agriculture department forecasts record world harvests of farm products for 1960 61 but notes population growth will erode per capita gains. It expects higher world trade prices though not enough to prevent rising surplus stocks in wheat feed grains coffee and other commodities with production up in most regions except Eastern Europe.
The article notes an anticipated decrease in production across Latin America the Far East and Communist bloc nations as part of broad economic trends for 1959.
Southeast Iowa Soil Conservation Contractors Assn members met Sunday at Curt Yocum's cafe in Iowa City. Frank Wilkerson of Findlay Ohio spoke on irrigation and drainage problems. Andy Cartwright of Martin-Roasa Co Cedar Rapids also spoke. Association members were guests of Martin-Roasa at a buffet dinner. Russell Pence of Keota is president.
Washington USDA reports show total wheat consumption rose with population but per person usage fell by two pounds from 1959. The data highlight slower personal wheat intake despite higher overall supply and demand trends.
Forty nine boys from eight chapters competed in the southeast sub district FFA contest at Alburnett. Gold medalists bound for the district contest in Manchester include Dennis Schmickle Alburnett and Francis Finley Coggon for Freshman Creed Speaking. Lindy Schirm Alburnett and Tom Aitchison Monticello earned Public Speaking. Extemporaneous Speaking winners Norman Peterson Manchester Jim Patton Coggon Glenn Tobieson Monticello. Parliamentary Procedure team Alburnett and Coggan. Program of Work Alburnett.
Allamakee county Soil Conservation District plans a speech contest for junior and senior high students. Information available at the SCS office in Waukon.
Emery J Kaisand 35 a Kellogg farmer was named Iowa Outstanding Young Farmer at a state Junior Chamber of Commerce program in De Witt He started farming in 1947 after leaving the army and now runs 26 beef cows 400 to 600 hogs annually on a 200 acre leased farm northeast of Kellogg He later bought the farm paying over half the mortgage Dean Kleckner and Stanley Weiser Jr were runners up among 39 nominees from Iowa chapters.
Washington AP reports January feeder cattle and calves shipments to corn belt states reached 476000 head, up 26 percent from a year earlier. The 1960 total fell 6 percent versus 1959. Covered states include Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Minnesota Iowa South Dakota and Nebraska.
Catalogs for the seventh Tri-State Draft Horse Breeders Assn show and sale list about 50 Belgians and 20 grades consigned by breeders from Iowa Illinois Wisconsin and Minnesota. The event runs March 14 12 30 p.m. start with a dinner and meeting while the sale begins March 15 at 11 a.m. Sale committee members are Elroy Brass Harold McMain and Gordon Fickett.
A sequence of livestock and machinery closings announced with dates and landmarks. Upcoming sales include Art Yetsley near Mt. Vernon on Feb 28 at 1 p.m., Fletcher Dunlap near Hopkinton on Mar 2 at noon, Don Brennaman near Cedar Rapids on Mar 5 at 10:30 a.m., Edward and Bette Babks near Shellsburg on Mar 7 at 1 p.m., Wayne Stake near Marengo on Mar 7 at 1 p.m., and Ralph Garbers near Van Horne on Mar 11 at 12:36 p.m. Each sale lists farm items and access directions.
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