Insects in Iowa cornfields warn of field losses
Iowa State extension entomologist Harold Gunderson urges a field check on corn borer activity as it peaks. Observe root resistance, aphid control, and pollination timing to decide on insecticide use for second broods and rootworm beetles, with options including Sevin Malathion DDT or Diazinon.
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Ames
Harald Gunderson
Iowa State University
Gunderson
Iowa State
Levin
Dot
Small Operators Realize More in Nonfarm Income
Washington data show more than half of U.S. farmers rely on nonfarm and nonagricultural income. About 1,769,000 of 3,252,000 farms in 1966 earned more from nonfarm sources, with the smallest farms averaging $3,719 from nonfarm income and $796 from farm income. Larger commercial farms reported higher farm earnings and relatively small nonfarm sums, highlighting a sharp income cleavage by farm size.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
Growers Seek Corn Acreage Cut For 1968 Grain Program
Washington AP report notes growers urge a 1968 feed grain program to trim production from this year’s record, especially corn, as National Corn Growers Association leaders push for lower planted acreage and higher price supports. The piece discusses wheat program foreshadowing, farm structure shifts, and concerns over escalating production costs and market demand.
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Washington
National Cart Growers Association
Walter W. Goeppinger
Boone, Town
Orville L. Freeman
Agriculture Department
Congressional
Red River Potatoes See Market Share Shift 1900 1950
At a Presque Isle conference University of Minnesota economist John K. Hanes reported the Red River valley has grown its share of national potato output since 1900 but since 1950 has held steady. The valley now accounts for 85 percent of Minnesota North Dakota production and 7.3 percent of U S potato output. Acreage rose from 137000 in 1954 to 160000 in 1964 while farms producing potatoes fell from 4600 to 1300 and average farm size grew from 30 to 122 acres.
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ST. Paul
Red River
Minnesota
North Dakota
John K. Hanes
University of Minnesota
Presque Isle
Maine
United States
World sugar crop ranks second largest on record
Foreign Agricultural Service revised reports show the 1966 67 world sugar crop at 71.9 million short tons, the second largest on record after 72.6 million tons in 1964 65. The figures reflect a robust global harvest amid fluctuating production trends and market impacts.
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Washington
Foreign Agricultural Service
Cavender Named to New FHA Outreach Post
WASHINGTON Secretary of Agriculture Orville L Freeman appoints G W Franklin Cavender of Nashville Tennessee as assistant administrator for rural development in the Farmers Home Administration The newly created post directs the Outreach function guiding rural areas planning and development groups and extending agency services to aid economic development and local communities
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Washington
Orville L. Freeman
G. W. Franklin Cavender
Nashville, Tenn
Farmers Home Administration
Cavender
Tennessee
Usda Credit Agency
Johnson
Freeman
FHA
Howard Bertsch
USDA
Iowans Buy Fewer Feeder Cattle and Lambs in Iowa
DES MOINES—Shipments of feeder cattle into Iowa for the first half of this year totaled 918,831 head, down from 1,052,611 in the same period of 1966. Feeder lamb shipments also dropped to 167,338 head from 286,402 year earlier, per the Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Clayton County Fair livestock entries total 665 head
Clayton County fair entries total 665 head will be exhibited at the 113th Clayton County fair August 10 to 14 at National. Dairy cattle number 269, beef cattle 144, hogs 170, sheep 43, and horses and ponies 43. Four H and FFA members will also exhibit non livestock projects.
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Elkader — County Extension
Jim Hosch
Clayton County
National
Four-H
FFA
Hosch
Allamakee Fair Shows Cattle Entries At WAUKON
The junior daily show at Allamakee county fair features 9 Holsteins 20 Guernseys 18 Brown Swiss 18 Jerseys and 2 Ayrshires plus 54 baby beeves entered for competition.
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Waukon
Junior Daily Show
Allamakee County
Steers Bring Strong Bids at Delaware County Fair Auction
Manchester Delaware County fair sale reports seventy one baby beeves averaged 27.05 per cwt and seventeen pens of three steers averaged 25.56 with Wielands at Marengo top price 32 per cwt paid by Manchester Rotary for reserve champion. Six Robinson of Masonville shown by Kelly Harlyn Wieland and their six. Winthrop children buyers featured at Aug 3 sale night show in Marengo fair.
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Manchester
Sheep owners see high returns despite Iowa flock decline
Rex Conn notes sheep pay well but Iowa numbers fall. Shorn sheep projected at 345,000 in 1967, down 12 from 1966 and 29 below 1961-65 average. Wool output at 6.69 million pounds, 11 percent below 1966 and 26 below the five year norm. Lamb feeding losses and shrinking flocks explain the trend. 1966 lambs born were 480,000, down from 603,000 a decade earlier.
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Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Iowa
Weather May Cause Poor Tomato Set At Iowa State Farm
Ames hot days and cool nights may be keeping tomatoes from setting as Extension Horticulturist Ben Vance notes. He warns wind and high night temps hinder fruit set and that excess nitrogen fosters vegetative growth over fruiting. He advises delaying heavy fertilization until tomatoes reach nickel size.
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Iowa State
Shelby-Grundy
Beaconsfield
Ames
Iowa
Ben Vance
Vance
Minnesota Farm Population Down 20 Percent in 5 Years
Minnesota farm population fell about 4 percent per year from 1960 to 1965 while rural nonfarm and urban populations rose. Economists Hoyt and Hanson say farm declines reflect fewer farms, limited rural jobs, and farming mechanization and consolidation.
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Minnesota
ST. Paul
John Hoyt, Jr
James Hanson
University of Minnesota
The
Star
Hoyt
Hoyt and
Hanson
United States
Sheep Flock Returns and Breeding Shows Highlight Economic View
At current prices a well managed flock yields about 1 to 2 percent yearly from lamb and wool. Labor needs are modest aside from lambing and parasite control. The sheep sector lacks strong growth factors, though ram progeny testing at Boone has shown satisfactory results. The National Lamb Show at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids each June gathers carcass data to locate breeding lines for better lamb carcasses.
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Boone
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Five Fayette Youth Attend State Leadership Camp
Fayette County youths Diane McNeil Castalia Vicki Becker Arlington Jolene Ameling Waucoma Phil James Stanley and Bill Brownell Westgate attend a state leadership camp this week at the 4 H camping center near Madrid.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Madrid
Diane McNeil
Castalia
Vicki Becker
Arlington
Jolene Ameling
Waucoma
Phil James
Stanley
Bill Brownell
Westgate
Milk Is Bigger Bargain Than Ever Says Council
The National Dairy Council reports 1966 dairy use and prices show milk a better bargain in minutes worked. Cheese per person rose to 9.9 pounds while fluid nonfat and low fat milk hit 17.6 quarts per person. Total milk output fell to about 120 billion pounds due to fewer cows, with farm income at 5.6 billion dollars. Prospects hint at modest production rise in 1967 and higher prices overall.
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National Dairy Council
Counci
U. S
4-H Demonstrations Winners at Marengo County Contest
Demonstration teams from three Iowa county 4-H clubs qualified to represent the county at the Iowa State fair after winning the Marengo county contest last week. Winners include LaMar Huedepohl of Pilot Pals with Off to a Beautiful Start, Jerry Wille and Bob Jones of Troy York Hawk eyes with Various Ways to Control Soil Erosion, and Francine Winslow and Barbara Hulman of Honey Creek Honeys with Democracy in Action.
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Marengo
Iowa County
LaMar Huedepohl
Pilot Pals
Jerry Wille
Bob Jones
Troy York Hawkeyes
Francine Winslow
Barbara Hulman
Honey Creek Honeys 4-H Club
USDA Bans Bullet Stunning in Meat Inspection Rules
The Agriculture Department amended federal meat inspection rules to prohibit using dead meat cheeks and brains from animals stunned by bullets for human food. Officials cited lack of reliable assurance that edible head tissues would be uncontaminated and noted alternatives like captive bolt stunning.
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USDA
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Soviet Farm Machinery Output Reported Down
Pravda reports a decline in farm equipment production while urging farmers to harvest a bumper crop for the Bolshoi Revolution anniversary. The front page editorial cites thousands of pieces of equipment at work as evidence of party attention, noting 139000 tractors 46000 trucks and 43000 grain harvesters produced in the first half of 1967.
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Moscow
Pravada
Communist Party
Pravda
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