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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1967
Page
2
A White House advisory commission divides on continuing government subsidies for commercial farmers. Sixteen members favor keeping price supports with modifications while a 13 member minority urges phasing them out and replacing aid with direct payments during a transition.
USDA engineer R A Saul of ISU reports a formula to estimate storage duration before corn quality declines, based on moisture content and temperature. The model uses a carbon dioxide release reference curve and shows faster deterioration at higher temps and moisture, with caveats about other factors like handling, damage, molds and pests. Reprints available via extension offices.
Manchester program announces the Delaware County Swine Producers Association annual meeting and pork barbecue on September 6 at the county fairgrounds. Don Maurer, president, disclosed details.
Junior exhibitors brought 50 steers and 27 purebred heirs at Field Day. The calf was bred by Lou Eckles of Lennox. The reserve champion steer was exhibited by Ken Loughren of Masonville.
About 600 head of 4 H and Shorthorn livestock were entered for judging at the Delaware County fair. The event, with a full judging schedule from July 26 to 29, featured winners including a Manchester home raised calf as champion heifer and a reserve champion sheep show. Judges included Paul Potter and Dan Stoner with Allen Burr handling entries.
More than 7 800 acres of oats were inspected for seed certification this year, says C D Hutchcroft secretary of the Iowa Crop Improvement Assn. With normal yields these fields could provide seed to plant 10 percent of Iowa s 1968 oats acreage.
AMES Iowa seed certification and seed foundation officials and extension agronomists will meet Wednesday through Friday at Iowa State University to discuss standards and practices for seed quality and certification.
West Union district dairy shows concluding Saturday at Fayette county fairground featured Ayrshires Milking Shorthorns Brown Swiss Guernsey and Jersey classes. Champions and reserve champions were named across breeds with 4-H winners and top bulls displayed for state competition in Cedar Rapids August 9 to 12.
The Canton Mabel FFA team won the ringside judging contest. Top individual judges were Dean Housker and Norbert Lovstuen from the Canton Mabel team and Larry Steffens from Decorah.
At the Delaware County fairground in Manchester the Guernsey District 2 and Jersey Parish 3 shows judged. Fifty seven Guernseys and 34 Jerseys were shown with winners including A J and Tom Aitchison Cascade as champion bull and Ralph and Dean Wilson Hopkinton as reserve, Kenneth Pancratz Zwingle champion female and Leo Fitzpatrick Dubuque reserve female. Jersey champion bull Karl Krapfl Greeley and reserve David Kunde Zwingle. champion female Roger Kinkade and family Waterloo. reserve Krapfl. Le land Hansen Lamont also won a blue ribbon.
Eighty six 4-H members from six counties participated in a livestock judging workout at the Wilson and Co. yards in Cedar Rapids. Top four scores were Steve Thompson 369, Mark Olson 364, Ed Becker 356, Myrl Schultz 356.
Manchester Delaware county 4-H girls present a style revue modeling clothing they have made at the Delaware County fair on July 27.
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