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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1977
Page
20
Entries from eight states total 550 lambs competing in wool show and market lamb classes at Freeborn county fairground Albert Lea. Central test class draws 99 lambs from five states, matching last year with four-year history of growth.
James Culver 46 tends his cornfield near Joliet Illinois harnessing Belgian horses as his ancestor Daniel Culver did after homesteading the farm in 1834 This reflects a long family farming tradition preserved through generations.
The U S Geological Survey reports the drouth expanding east with 60 percent of stations recording below normal streamflow in May. Five major rivers fell 25 percent since April and most were 40 percent below normal, while groundwater levels remained low in the West and several states report record dry wells.
Linn county extension council accepts Keith Westercamp resignation as 4-H leader after five years. Barbara McKinney of Marion will fill in as 40-hour week aide while a replacement is sought by mid August. Westercamp becomes a real estate appraiser for Bohemian Savings and Loan in Cedar Rapids.
Michigan officials find dioxins in cow liver samples from a sickly herd and link the contaminant to pentachlorophenol wood preservative. Tests indicate significant dioxin levels, raising federal health concern about a potential national hazard.
Iowa farmers must report planted acreage for corn grain sorghum and barley this summer for the first time in three years. Non compliance could mark zero planted acreage and jeopardize 1978 program benefits. Deadline August 16, with temporary staff possible. data stay within ASCS.
Iowa Farm Bureau President Dean Kleckner told reporters at the mid year convention that the 1977 property tax bill will not shift burdens from farmers to city dwellers. He argued most coverage is unfounded and noted the change would tax farmland by productivity value only, avoiding large ag valuation increases. He warned without farmland assessment changes a major shift to farmers’ favor would occur.
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