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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1965
Page
8
The piece explains how grain grades like No 2 yellow corn and No 1 white oats are valued, with producers able to appeal grade judgments to an appeal board. It notes that premiums apply to the top grades and lower grades fetch market-based prices, reflecting buyers’ needs.
A Poweshiek county assembly of Farm Bureau, Grange and NFO members met at the NFO headquarters in Malcom to prepare 1965 state legislature recommendations. The proposals call for premiums on high quality grain, a state meat inspection system, disclosure of committee activity, and a broad set of tax and policy reforms.
The Gazette lists a series of farm auctions with multiple buyers and locations across Iowa. Executions include closings for livestock machinery grain hay and dairy cattle at sites near Van Horne Readlyn Norway Norway Walker Hawks Hawkeye Downs and other towns with sale dates from January 7 to January 23. Individual bidders include Clement Pete Bevins Kenneth Jaeger Herman Schwers William R. Martin Irvin Schirm Dale Altmaior and Son E Schlemmer Charles Penne Alvin Munin Ed Papesh Leonard Himtrelsbach Elmer Kadera Cecil J. Milbach Vernon Thaman Keith Boisen Carl Slaymaker and more.
Secretary Freeman announced a sweeping plan to combine inspection, warehouse and marketing functions into a new Consumer and Marketing Service within USDA. The move seeks efficiency, saves over five million dollars this year, and realigns research and field offices to cut costs and streamline operations.
During 1964 the pilot food stamp program operated in 40 counties and three cities across 22 states. USDA reports indicate it enabled 393000 persons to buy more and better foods.
Des Moines reports soil conservation district offices are accepting orders for fish to stock farm ponds. Bass and bluegills available for ponds of all sizes, catfish for ponds one acre or larger. Fish are free to district cooperators and delivery usually occurs in spring when stock size is suitable.
The 1964 farm research by the U S Department of Agriculture ARS highlights improved machines for autopsying silage grain and blends, new pest control chemicals from corn silks, and connected water conservation methods. Entomologists report progress in combating plant and animal pests.
Iowa Farm Bureau launches a two phase safety program with focuses on driver refresher training and a rural road survey. Eight hour National Safety Council courses will target preventable crashes while Farm Bureau women assess signs at dangerous points and urge county action.
Mr and Mrs Zemans of Chelsea purchased a 120 acre farm near Vining from Mr and Mrs Joe Hladky and took possession Dec 30. The deal was handled by John J Kaloupek real estate of Chelsea. The report also notes radiation research to control insects in stored grain and ongoing studies of parasites in Otter Creek area.
USDA reports seven million school children participate regularly in the national school lunch program this school year, about one third of total enrollment. Participation is rising at nearly one percent annually. The U.S. farm population is estimated at 13,360,000 people, about 7 percent of the total population.
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