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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1973
Page
8
Washington reports a record 1972 crop value totaling 33.2 billion across major and minor crops with corn valued at 7.017 billion and soybeans at 4.431 billion. Sorghums reached 1.41 billion, hay 3.266 billion, wheat 2.575 billion, cotton 1.745 billion, and tobacco 1.442 billion, with subsidies lifting total values further.
Kirkwood Facilities Foundation agrees to purchase about 197 acres adjoining the Kirkwood campus near Cedar Rapids to support agricultural education. The land will be leased back to the college for laboratory farming, with annual lease payments of 45 per acre and possession set for March 1.
Waterloo sale at Hawkeye Institute of Technology saw Warren Lin den of Grinnell consign the top bred gilt bringing $200. Twenty seven bred gilts averaged $220 and fifteen open gilts sold for $115. sale conducted by the animal science club at the Paul Barger building during the Cattle Congress grounds event. John Mager oversees the project as animal science instructor.
A series of livestock auctions listed with dates and locations across multiple areas. Cattle including Holsteins and Angus were offered with descriptions of consignors, approximate bearings from towns, and sale times often in the morning. Several entries note cash terms and specific farm names, with nearby landmarks to guide bidders.
Washington UPI reports Sen. Bellmon introduces a bill to require fuller disclosure of future grain deals with foreign partners. The plan would force nations to publicly announce their purchasing plans before sales and seek government consent, aiming to curb low price Soviet purchases last year.
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Robert Lounsherry urged extending the office term to four years and renaming the department to agriculture and consumer services. He argued most budget and work focus on consumer protection and regulatory services, and tied term parity to the governor. He outlined priorities on sanitation of kennels, updated restaurant laws, safety standards, animal disease control, seed labeling, chemical residue limits, and dairy inspections.
Washington AP reports Senate Agriculture Chair Herman Talmadge accuses President Nixon of usurpation by cutting congressional funded programs. He urges prompt farm act proposals and warns against dismantling the Agriculture Department while planning hearings on rural development and the Soviet wheat sale. He criticizes nine month rulemaking for act regulations and cites farmers’ need for long term planning. Talmadge also notes farm share of the food bill and calls for accountability hearings and an inquiry into last fall’s grain sale to the Soviet Union. Vincent to speak at Monticello 4-H Night with slides from Sweden trip.
Senator Dick Clark urges Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz to halt government grain sales and crop loan actions amid transport delays. He cites exhausted storage, rising spoilage from wet weather, and a backlog of 20 000 boxcar requests in Iowa, calling for temporary rescission to ease emergency storage.
The Nixon administration will extend a year old pilot paying farmers to set aside land for jetting hunters hikers and recreation. About 1.5 million dollars will reach roughly 4000 farmers across 50 counties in 10 states in 1973. Officials note the program mirrors last year and requires testing before broader expansion. The plan arose after urging from Sen Henry Bellmon and other lawmakers who support its idea.
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