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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1975
Page
6
Iowa farmers face continued drought stress as corn leaves fire and soybeans slow to mature. Rain helped pollination in spots but topsoil moisture remains scarce with 91 percent short and 9 percent adequate. Soybeans setting pods at 45 percent, below last year’s pace.
Tom Yoder and his father Duane showcased a 40 acre field of drilled soybeans during a herbicide tour near Kalona last week. They pre plant incorporated Lexone for broadleaves and Treflan for grasses. Tom reported 80 to 90 bushels per acre in seven inch rows and noted the yield will decide if they plant solid soybeans next season.
Oxford Junction reports 4 H clubs the Oxford Happy Hustlers and Livewires completed bicentennial color projects at Wapsie park. Over 20 picnic tables painted red white and blue after rain delays. Fire hydrants in town got blue fronts and white and blue tops in a Saturday effort funded by the city and park board.
MARENGO The annual public meeting of the Iowa county fair will be held at 0 pm Monday in the girls 4H building on the fairgrounds. The certification of the election of directors from the northwest and southwest quarters of the county will take place at the meeting. The fair will begin with the annual get together breakfast from 7 30 to 10 am Monday for 4 H and FFA members and their leaders and advisors.
Washington senator Richard Clark requests fuller ICC details on grain transport plans after this year and prior Russian sales. He questions emergency order language and potential gaps regarding private car ownership or leasing by large grain firms amid proposed monitoring, tariff changes, and possible embargoes.
Washington reports two hog cholera outbreaks in Texas ending the state’s federal free status and prompting Britain to refuse further U.S. pork shipments until the disease is eradicated or certified. Hog cholera affects swine economics, not humans, and U.S. progress had raised hopes for export growth.
Washington AP reports that Food for Peace shipments last fiscal year totaled about 4.7 million metric tons, roughly 15 percent under USDA projections, though up slightly from 3.2 million tons in 1973-74. The program cost about $1.2 billion, with future funding planned near $1.6 billion for 1974-78, reflecting delays and shipping issues that kept movement below targets.
Kevin Lamperek of Swisher won one class and placed second in two others in the Shorthorn portion of the National Junior Heifer Show in Omaha. East Iowa placings also included Della Krug of Atkins taking third in the Polled Hereford showmanship contest.
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