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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1966
Page
9
The USDA sticks with earlier forecasts predicting farm production prices to ease later this year while total farm income rises at least 10 percent from 1965. Projected net income per farm runs about 4785 dollars, with higher government payments and prices offsetting rising costs.
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service notes Cedar County posts the state’s highest soybean yield at 34 bushels per acre and ties for top corn yield at 163 bushels. Kossuth County produced the most corn, 17,455,550 bushels, and the most soybeans, 3,846,000 bushels, driven by the largest planted acreage. Central Iowa led in overall corn and soybean production.
Seven Iowa County 4 H members advanced from a Marengo meet held at Iowa Valley Community High School to compete next month at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Carol Achterberg Beth Schwartz Sydne Maas Terry Jack Bruce Bevan Anne Himler and Marilee Dillon will represent Iowa County in demonstrations ranging from home economics to agricultural topics and dairy cattle outcomes.
Watkon in Allamakee county hosts the annual Rural Amateur Variety Entertainment contest on September 21. The event is sponsored by the Farm Bureau women and will take place in the Farm Bureau building.
West Union Iowa dividend checks totaling more than 24600 will be mailed next week to member borrowers of the Federal Land Bank Association for West Union. Wallace B. Sandager says more than 681 farmers in three counties served have 8,000,000 in long term loans outstanding, up from last year. The West Union cooperative farm mortgage lending association has paid a dividend each year for the past five years, with more than 34000 returned to members during that period.
Miller and Sage dealers at West Union bought the Frank Wiley farm four miles north of Volga known as the Millen Dutt place. Wiley of Cedar Rapids rented the 160 acres for years. the farmstead is now vacant. John Moore and wife bought the 240 acre farm 244 miles west on the Volga Wadena road from the Robinson Jones estate and have possession. Food stamp plan operated in 325 counties and cities during June.
R R Forsythe head of poultry science at Town State argues for cage systems to cut contamination in eggs, recommending sealed cartons with optional viewing windows. He cites labor savings and notes many cages use mechanized manure handling.
Monticello resident George Eastburn reported a heavily infested field of northern rootworm adults that threaten corn pollination as they feed on silks. Extension entomologist Harold Gunderson recommends spraying at an average of 20 beetles per plant, using carbar yl or malathion formulations per acre to reduce beetle numbers and restore pollination.
Secretary Orville Freeman said current market wheat prices give farmers incentive to expand planting for next year. The May 15 percent rise in 1987 allotments plus a $1.25 per bushel government support are cited, though Freeman could not assure prices at harvest time.
A total of 237 head of Iowa beef cattle are entered in the open beef show at the All-Iowa Fair with 22 Angus 71 Short horns and Herefords among the entries. The closing day for beef entries is August 12, the first livestock show deadline for the 31st annual exposition, August 12 to 18.
Washington AP reports 29 percent more cattle and calves were shipped into eight midwestern Corn Belt states in the first half of this year for herd enlargement and feed for the slaughter market. Total 2,672,000 head versus 2,078,000 a year ago.
Forty seven bears averaged 223 dollars each at the first production tested sale of the season near New Hampton at the Northeast Iowa Swine Testing Station. Top seller was a Duroc calf from LaPorte City bringing 599 dollars to the University of Tennessee. Wilbert Meinhart offered Hampshire boars up to 3900 dollars for two, and 350 dollars for two others. Open house judged by 2% FFA teams from three states. Waverly-Shell Rock won the team and high individual. DES MOINES Iowa cattle outlook reports a 1966 calf crop of 1,822,006 head 3 percent below 1965 and 2 percent above 1944-averages. US calf crop projected at 42,263,000 head, first drop since 1958.
Washington AP reports the agriculture department projects this year’s shorn wool production at 211,248,000 pounds, down one percent from last year, with 24,873,000 sheep and lambs to be shorn, also a one percent decline.
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