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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1965
Page
12
USDA suggests a 2 percent cut in 1965 turkey production to balance supplies and prices. The guideline notes pork’s share shrinking to 12 percent of store meat sales from 30 percent, due to a poor image, while turkey output is expected to rise 5 percent or more.
Forty two Iowa counties have been named modified certified brucellosis areas. Dr John B Herrick of Iowa State University notes the goal to have all counties in modified certified status by June 30 1965 and then eradicate the disease statewide. He cites past infection reductions from about 10 percent to under one percent.
Des Moines reports Iowa flocks produced 225 million eggs in December, up 1 percent from November but 2 percent below December 1963. 1964 total eggs reach 3,518 million, 3 percent below 1962 and 21 percent under the 1958-62 average, while U S output for 1964 is 64,609 million eggs, 2 percent higher than 1963.
Maquoketa 4 H club and FFA members weighed in 370 calves, about 40 more than last year. Six members entered 33 head of junior feeder cattle, Maquoketa FFA members weighed seven baby beef calves. Breeds include 166 Angus 141 Herefords 56 Shorthorns and seven Charolais.
Mr and Mrs Woodrow Wilson of Walker have purchased the 200 acre Coberly farm near Center Point from Mr and Mrs George Coberly. Possession will be taken March 1.
A Gazette notice lists numerous farm auctions from January 6 to February 4 across towns like Norway North Liberty Mechanicsville Cedar Rapids Farley Quasaveton Walker Van Horne Marion Manchester Newhall Prairieburg Whittier. Listings include livestock machinery grain hay dairy cattle and hay, with times from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and various closings out sales and public auctions.
Iowa farms produced 476 million pounds of milk in December, up 10 percent from November and 8 percent over last December. The 1964 annual total reached 5.944 billion pounds, 1 percent above 1963 and below the 1958-62 five-year average. Canton Brown Swiss breeders elected Lee Barber president and Merlin Gendelmann secretary, with Colesburg’s David Wessel named treasurer and vice president. The group plans the breed’s national convention in Iowa in 1965 and the 1965 Brown Swiss sale set for March 27 in Waterloo.
Washington report shows government price support investments in commodities totaling 7.1996 billion dollars as of November 30. The sum includes 4.7506 billion in outright CCC holdings and 2.4490 billion in outstanding loans on commodities still held by producers.
Iowa beef and cotton holdings drive a large credit picture with loans and inventories exceeding 2.4 billion dollars. Prairie Farmer notes state cattle leasing ties across Illinois Wisconsin Kentucky and Iowa with taxes prompting consideration of shared charges.
PCA Annual Meeting plans described for Mt Pleasant with speakers Frank Bechka Frank Bates and Bill Hemmer of the Cedar Rapids area presenting on Russia and bidding on the Iowa/Credit rabbit show. The meeting at 9:30 a.m in the First Methodist Church covers shows and future organization progress.
The wheat investment, long the top individual surplus commodity, dropped to second behind cotton. Government funds totaling 1.78 billion dollars were tied up in 26.6 million bushels of wheat, with the government owning over 832 million bushels valued at 1.5 billion. Tobacco investment stood at nearly 795 million, and dairy at 106.8 million.
Washington reports U S hatcheries produced a record 2 835 025 000 chicks in 1964 up from 2 768 930 000 in 1963. Broiler type chicks reached 2 306 066 000 head up 2 percent, egg type chicks 528 959 000 up 3 percent. Egg farms averaged 333 acres, incubator eggs up 2 percent since January.
Anamosa Iowa Jones County Beef Producers Association plans a two day tour to the Denver Fat Stock Show and feeder cattle show and sale in Denver Colorado. A guided tour of the Safeway Stores meat distribution system is also included. Reservations should be made with Joe E. Legg before Sunday.
In fiscal year about half of all U S milk deliveries totaling 53.8 billion pounds were marketed under federal orders. The program covered milk valued at least 2.3 billion dollars, sold by about 172000 dairy farmers to dealers serving two thirds of the nation’s nonfarm population.
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