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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1967
Page
10
Washington AP report notes farmers and leaders fret as farm prices slide from late 1966 peaks. Freeman vows full use of measures to bolster farm income, while rising processing and transport costs offset declines. Officials warn consumer benefits may lag as parity remains below target.
Multiple upcoming farm auctions and dispersals across Iowa with dates from February 1 to February 21. Entries include closing out sales for livestock machinery grain hay straw at locations near Coggon Brooklyn Anamosa Marengo Tipton West Branch Martello and more, plus a Hawkeye Polled Hereford sale at Hawkeye Downs.
OTTUMWA A ewe and lamb clinic will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Mahaska sale barn at Oskaloosa. Clifford I Iverson TENCO extension livestock specialist announced. Flock management parasite control and lamb grading will be demonstrated. Speakers include Tom Wickersham Dewey Jontz Tom Jager and Iverson.
WAUKON The Farmers Waukon Cooperative Creamery posted a 1966 record with 120 million pounds of milk received. Manager Wendell A Watts reported at the annual meeting held in the Waukon high school auditorium. The year showed sales of 3 617 132 dollars, up 1 330 000 from the prior year, total assets 1 087 000 dollars, and patronage dividends totaling 4 973 dollars from the revolving fund. Two directors were elected for three years: Lloyd Bechtel replacing Kenneth Kenndt and John Prestemon replacing Eugene Yohe. Remaining directors include Lloyd V Clark president and others. Speakers included Les Rhodes and Ann Henning. The cooperative was founded in 1937 and has since expanded with a dry milk plant and 1963 office building. a new butterprinting machine was installed in December. most butter production (about 20 million pounds) is sold in prints to A&P Tea Co.
Washington AP reports domestic use and export markets took a record 40.4 million tons of American feed grains in the last quarter of 1966. The rise was nearly 15 percent from the previous year and about 23 percent above the five year average. The boost reflects more grain consuming animals on farms than last year.
Iowa turkey growers plan to raise 7,387,000 birds in 1967, 2 percent above 1966 and 11 percent below the 1961 65 average. Heavy output near 7,000,000 with light breeds at 387,000, nationwide 125.2 million if plans hold, a new record versus 115.7 million in 1966.
Linn County high schools host farmer evening classes discussing crop production and handling. Topics include Grain Drying at Alburnett Fertilizer and Its Use at North Linn Troy Mills and Pasture Improvement at Central City. All meetings start at 7 30 p.m. in school lagoon rooms.
The seventh annual Delaware county spring market hog show is set for Saturday at the Manchester Sale Barn. Open class entries limit two market hogs per farm with one carcass contest entry per farm. 4-H and FFA members may enter extra hogs. Bath Packing Company will provide carcass data. Pre entries due by February 16. Schedule has hogs due at 9 30, judging at 10, live judging at 10 30.
Worley’s Banner Valley Haven Sheep Farm of Ely Iowa topped flock classes in Shropshire and Dorset breeds at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth Texas. They won first prize yearling and aged Shropshire rams with the yearling as reserve champion. In Dorset, their yearling was reserve champion and they won first on a pen of four lambs.
Kansas City special report notes the American Hereford Association board offered to extend the joint Polled Hereford certificate agreement with the American Polled Hereford Association for five more years or in modified form. If not renewed by year end 1967, it would lapse in 1972, with the AHA continuing registry under its rules and resuming full service for breeders.
A swine production meeting is scheduled February 15 from 9 30 a m to 3 p m in the Farm Bureau building Tipton Speakers include M D Whitaker extension swine specialist Carl Frederick of Iowa City commercial swine producer and Bob Casey of Ida Grove manager of the CCA Swine testing stations
Linn county resident Tim Huber of Coggan began work as the third testing supervisor for Delaware County DHIA Cooperative in Manchester. He is the nephew of another DHIA supervisor, David J. Huber. The new supervisor follows Charles Lillibridge, now with a dairy AI firm, and Howard Nesheim remains laboratory manager.
John D. Jenks, longtime Lexington Herald farm editor famed for wearing a medal-heavy key chain, died Monday at age 56. A former farm editor for the Columbus Enquirer, he amassed about 30 medals as awards during his 12 years in Lexington.
U S cattle numbers stand about two million head lower than January 1 1966 figures, reflecting changes in herd size and market conditions across major farming regions.
Keokuk county extension council for 1967 names Kenneth Capps Packwood chairman Leonard Hollingsworth South English vice chairman Mrs James Souer Delta secretary Richard Williams Ollie treasurer In Sigourney the group voted to close the county extension office on Saturdays.
Officers of the Iowa Angus Auxiliary elected at the annual meeting in Des Moines include Mrs. Asher Schanck Jr of Fremont as president Mrs Vernon Brogla of Oxford as president elect Mrs Otto Frank of Manilla as secretary treasurer Mrs F W Hoover of Des Moines as historian and Mrs Art Johnson of Coin as publicity chairman.
Postville dairy records show Vic's Rosie, a four year old Brown Swiss owned by Ewald C Brandt, completed a 305 day lactation with 15 520 pounds of milk and 735 pounds of butterfat.
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