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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1966
Page
6
An Agriculture Department report released Thursday says parity of income has risen, with about 450000 farms selling 12000 dollars or more in 1965 earning 12 percent above parity. It notes 550000 farms selling 18000 to 12000 fall 18 percent below parity, while many smaller operations rely on off farm income.
Washington AP reports Agriculture Department scientists discovered bran and shorts byproducts, husks from wheat processing, contain high quality proteins for human use. If redirected from livestock feed, five million tons yearly could yield about 1.8 million tons of food for people, aiding world protein supplies.
Douglas Buol, 18, of LaPorte City, won first place at the Region 7 conservation speech contest held at the Ox Yoke Inn in Amana. He graduates this year and will study electrical engineering at Iowa State University. Runners up were Connie Grunder of Wilton Junction and Barbara Boyle of Wilton Junction. Other contestants came from Williamsburg Cedar County Iowa County District Central City Linn County District Wapello Louisa County Tama Poweshiek County Davenport Scott County Washington Washington County Tama. The contest topic was Water Conservation Vital to All and is sponsored by the Iowa Association of Soil Conservation District Commissioners auxiliary and Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance. First-place district winners advance to the state contest September 18 in Cedar Rapids.
Thirty four Iowa high school students will leave Des Moines to attend the summer meeting of the American Institute of Cooperation at Fort Collins Colorado. Eastern Iowans include Gloria Bennett Preston Douglas Bual La Porte City Curtis Miller Wellman Russ Weston Lamont and Dawn Ray Arlington. Delegates travel by bus chartered by the Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa based on cooperative interest.
Twelve exhibitors showed 43 animals in the Brown Swiss Canton No. 1 show at Postville. Lewis Elpert and Bill Elpert of Decorah held champion and reserve champion females. John Mashek of Cambra had junior and grand champion bulls. Other firsts went to Lee Allen Eberling of Postville, LaVerne Funk, Duane Funk of St Olaf, and Ewald Brandl of Postville. Mrs Louis Elpert of Decorah and Stan Anderson of Postville led the side judging scores.
Ace Riggle a registered Holstein owned by Willis A McAlpin and Sons of Villisca is state production leader for senior three year-olds with a 351 day record of 18 153 pounds of milk and 833 pounds of butterfat.
University agronomists note OXNTAIL millet planted late can yield up to 25 tons of hay per acre in experimental plots near Grand Rapids and Rosemount. White Wonder and Empire varieties average 20 percent higher protein than sudan or sudan-sorghum hybrids.
Des Motnes Keith L Ludlow executive secretary of the Iowa Grain and Feed Assn calls for CCC to review all government grain purchases by Iowa warehousemen and issue cash refunds on inequitable contracts. From last November to April CCC sold about 402 million bushels of government corn, raising charges of favoritism between country elevators and terminal buyers. Ludlow urges USDA to offer grain to farmers and local elevators at market prices before moving to terminal channels.
The eighth annual Delaware County Swine Producers barbecue and annual meeting will be held the evening of Wednesday September 7 at the County fairground in Manchester. Don Maurer is president of the association.
CHICAGO The 32nd annual meeting will be held next Jan 4 to Feb 1 in the Ambassador hotel Los Angeles.
Five district annual meetings of the Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative will be held next week. Manager G. E. Fair announces director elections for three-year terms. Meetings run 8:30 p.m. from DeWitt to Wapello with venues in DeWitt Clarence Lone Tree Durant and Wapello high schools and American Legion building. Over 12,000 members served.
Omaha Farm Credit Board chairman Kenneth R. Lynk announced the three Omaha banks now hold more than $1 billion in loans, up 16 percent from last year. He cited ongoing capital subscription for labor, efficiency gains, expanded operating base, new technology use, and larger operations as driving factors.
ISU will host a two session agricultural engineering short course on Aug 9 10 and Aug 11 12 focusing on electric motors and rotary converters for farm use. About 120 utility company and equipment manufacturer representatives from Iowa and the Midwest are expected. The program features ISU and USDA researchers GE and other firms discussing three phase motors motor starters and protection. farmers increasingly demand three phase power as farm machinery scales up.
University of Illinois studies show custom charges up 11 percent since 1947 while direct costs of owning and operating machines jump 58 percent. Hay acres per baler rose from 54 in 1959 after 130 in 1950, and corn acreage per picker fell from 116.7 to 92.3, creating many potential custom operators and suggesting rates may reflect marginal rather than total costs.
Vegetables destined for processing are grown on 1.75 million acres. The scale indicates a major crop program with wide production, distribution, and potential market impact across the agricultural sector.
Des Moines Secretary of Agriculture Kenneth Owens questions why Iowa farmers get only about a cent more per quart for milk while consumer prices rise three to four cents. He demands explanations from dairies and retailers on the distribution of the price increase.
A government report shows small traders including bankers professionals lawyers and citizens from diverse backgrounds are increasingly speculating in grain markets. The rise follows dramatic changes in wheat supply expanding world demand and rising prices.
The Commodity Exchange Authority and agriculture department officials report rising small trader activity in wheat on the Chicago Board of Trade. The note highlights policy debates on futures markets and the role of small traders versus big professionals amid looming price shifts and stable grain supplies.
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