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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1982
Page
24
Fragmented OCR shows grain and soy prices and market notes for Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. Mentions soybeans yellow and new crop prices, corn crop terms, delivery details, and local market activity with several unreadable fragments. Surviving place names indicate Cedar Rapids and Waterloo among listed markets.
Federal State Market News Service reports steady to moderate live egg and meat markets in Des Moines and surrounding areas. Prices show Grade A eggs around 7 cents per dozen and hog trade slower with varying loads, receipts and weights listed. cattle and dressed meats show tentative demand and price ranges in regional reports.
Friday prices show butter at 146 to 149 for 92 score A and 147 to 149 for 93 score AA with unchanged delivery costs. Retail grade A carton delivery prices range 67 to 70 extra large, 45 to 46 large, and 22 to 53 medium. Wheat No 2 hard winter 3.44 off, soft red 3.44 off, Corn No 2 yellow 2.74 off 2% with soybeans No 2 heavy 196 off 4%.
The American Agriculture Movement filed a class action in federal court alleging the Farmers Home Administration forecloses on farm loans without giving borrowers required notice or an opportunity to apply for deferral under the 1970 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. Missouri officials and officials from FmHA named as defendants.
Bonnie Greiner of Ollie claimed the grand champion market hog at the Keokuk County Fair with a 215 pound crossbred. Bruce Cline of Oskaloosa earned reserve grand champion with a 240 pound crossbred.
Big Holsteins win both supreme championships at Hawkeye Downs Fair. Joe Demmer of Peosta earns supreme female with a 4 year old milking cow producing 24 000 pounds milk, 796 pounds butterfat. Ted Becker of Center Point wins supreme bull with a 3 185 pound registered Holstein. Event marks first dairy supreme contest at All-Iowa Fair with 334 entries. judges Craig Lang, Dick Horne, Larry Madren select top cows after milking before final drive.
The Benton County Fair featured a large sheep and hog show with Kerri Krafka 15 of Dysart winning the champion individual market lamb. Debbie Karr 17 of Newhall took reserve, and her siblings were awarded multiple honors in the sheep division. In hogs, 10 year old Lance Radeke of Vinton captured the grand champion individual hog.
Mike Mackey, 15, of Olin Hawkeyes 4 H Club won the grand champion trophy with a Chianina Angu s cross steer at the Oxford Junction calf show on July 3. Nancy Lasack earned reserve grand champion with a 1 050 pound Chianina Simmental Hereford cross. Robbie Darrow showed the top gainer a Chianina Glen cross that rose 3.7 pounds daily. Daryl DeVore won the 4 H Showmanship trophy for Lost Nation Junior Farmers.
The Gazette notes livestock judging actions across fairs in its circulation area. All Iowa Fair concludes today after Friday’s supreme dairy champions. At Waukon the Allamakee County Fair hosts dairy judging. Benton County Fair in Winton features beef heifer and market beef shows, plus dog and pet events. Cedar County Fair in Tipton offers market steer judging. Keokuk County Fair in What Cheer includes draft horse judging, harness racing and a Pepsi challenge motorcycle race. Wyoming Fair runs with a tractor pull.
At the Allamakee County Fair in Waukon two sisters dominated the 86 head steer show. Anita Heffern, 17, took grand champion with a 1 130 pound steer while sister Julie, 14, earned reserve champion with a 1 190 pound steer. Parents are Robert and Mrs Heffernan of Harpers Ferry. Lightweight champion was 1 125 pound crossbred shown by Vicki Bodley of Postville. Middleweight champion weighed 1 255 pounds and was shown by Alan Whittle of Harpers Ferry.
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