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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1965
Page
4
Dr. John B. Herrick of Iowa State University announces a market testing program to reduce brucellosis in Iowa. Beginning with cattle over two years moving to slaughter, tagging and reactor tracing will curb spread and protect cattle going to slaughter.
Feeder pigs and feeder cattle will be part of the Iowa Livestock Feeders Assn conference at Iowa State University. Speakers include Keith Myers of Grundy Center on feeder pig procurement and Robert Hamilton of Central National Bank of Chicago on Your Banker Wants To Say Yes. The event runs August 6 with a 10 am start in Curtiss Hall and continues in Kildee Hall.
The farm blood testing will continue for at least two years with targeted checks on those most likely to be infected. The market cattle testing program is a cooperative effort of state and federal disease eradication agencies to make Iowa a completely certified brucellosis free state by 1975.
AP report notes farm accidents in Iowa averaged 718 annually from 1960 to 1964 with 108 fatalities per year. In Manchester and Jesup areas two fatalities occurred in recent farm incidents. The Iowa State Farm Youth Exposition delegates are scheduled to visit. events include parades, tractor pull, Queen of Conservation contest, and local school baseball games.
July 25 31 marks Farm Safety Week in Town urging farmers to survey properties for hazards and place warning tags until hazards are removed.
Solon FFA will sponsor a tractor rodeo and pull contest this Sunday at the Miller farm on highway 1 half a mile south of town. The program will begin at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. with prizes and local exhibitors present.
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