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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1958
Page
22
Benson tells Kurttan National that government incentives cause excess production and waste. He argues for expanding price supports beyond 75 to 90 percent of parity and cites missile and marketing programs as better uses for funds. He notes Eisenhower proposed a 60 to 90 percent range.
Iowa crop stocks on January 3 reached a record 295,332,000 bushels, led by on farm corn at 531,612,000 and oats up 80 percent from a year earlier. U.S. totals also rose for corn, barley, sorghum grain and soybeans, with oats and wheat showing variances compared with last year.
Springfield reports that over 2200 bids have been submitted by Illinois farmers for the whole farm soil bank program, with a January 31 deadline. Bids pass through county ASC offices to Springfield for evaluation, offering five or ten year contracts with annual per acre payments for land left out of production.
Keokuk County Swine Producers Association elected three directors for three year terms. Ronald Galbraith of Wat Cheer Ed Grieg of Sigourney and Gordon Gilwin of Ollie named. Officers are Leo Bucher of South Inglesh president and C. D. Kirkpatrick of Kenta vice president. Additional directors include Dale Axmear Keswick Elvin Lucis Kesta Martin Rice Hedrick and Clemens Streigel Sigourney.
The USDA reported by Monday that 1,109,000 acres had entered the 1958 soil bank conversion reserve by January 10, joining 6,500,000 acres already in reserve. Farmers have until April 15 to place more land under this program which retires land from production for 3 to 10 years.
First in a series of Farm Bureau information meetings will be held Tuesday evening at the Fayette office. Speakers include Extension Director Max Sauerbrey and Dr. George Browning from the sericultural experiment station. Officiating will be Don Groves, secretary of the county Farm Bureau Federation.
A dense notice lists numerous farm auctions and public sales in Iowa area towns. Items include livestock, machinery, poultry, hay, grain, and household goods with dates from Jan 30 to Feb 21. Names such as Bert Gray William Nerad H J Burgstahler W P Eckrich Milo Wolras Albert Martin Marty Iinster N R Waggoner Elmer Bud Barthelmes J M Jim Jordan Abdo Omar Jim Wilt Fred Payne estate Frank Robertson estate Luomir Wyman Louie Bayle Allen Kaufman and others appear alongside sale locations like Hawkeye Downs Center Point Olin Marion Center City and several townships.
The National Dairy Council funds a $10 000 study at the State University of Iowa to test fresh whole milk in infant diets during the first six months. Dr Samuel J Fomon leads the pediatrics project, measuring weight growth protein storage kidney function and overall health versus human milk and baby formulas.
Des Moines AP reports the Farmers Grain Dealers Assn of Iowa urged Congress to pass a new farm bill mandating production controls on all feed grain farms. The group argues voluntary plans failed and that uniform sacrifices would restore farm income, with swine market outlook discussed by Francis Kuish and Robert Skiether.
Ames The annual swine feeders day will be held at the Memorial Union, Iowa State College, Feb 19. D cc Culbertson reports preliminary findings on a feeding program to increase carcass meatiness while keeping rapid gains. Researchers Virgil Hays Damon Catron Vaughn Speer and L Quaife discuss arsenical and antibiotic additives and disease resistance. The symposium on Integration in the Swine Industry will feature participants from Iowa State and industry.
Fayette county will send three delegates to the 1958 Young Adult conference at Parsons College in Fairfield from January 38 through February 2. Delegates are Harvard Miner of Randall, Stanley Shaifer of Wadena, and Gordon Lauer of Hawkeye.
Fayette County Farm Bureau members push for improved rural mail service. A Feb 6 meeting at 8 pm at the Farm Bureau office in Fayelte will discuss a route system delivering to every farm and a petition to the post office. Over 2,500 signatures have already been gathered by the bureau women’s group.
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