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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1957
Page
9
Iowa produced 236.18 million pounds of meat in April, down from 242.37 million in April 1956 but well above the 10 year average. For January-April, total meat output reached 1.008 billion pounds, down from 1.072 billion a year earlier with pork down 14 percent and beef up seven percent.
Four of the six draft horse classes at the Shrine show will be judged Sunday afternoon with events at 2 pm and 3 pm. The program includes light and heavy teams four horse hitch and the model draft plus a quarter horse reining class. Friday features tandem and single hitch drafts, and a two for one admission policy applies Friday. The Wilson and Company Clydesdale hitch will present demonstrations but not compete.
Secretary Benson led a nationwide campaign urging greater milk consumption as market demand lags. The Agriculture Department plans to buy and remove about 5 percent of annual milk production under a price support program costing over $500 million yearly, with forecasts reaching a record 128 billion pounds this year.
Iowa farm economist notes rising mortgage debt from 1949 to 1959 while still conservative by historical standards. Payments stay about five percent above last year with few foreclosures. debt as a share of farm value remains around a quarter.
The Agriculture Department will use its promotion machinery this June as Dairy Month to encourage consumers to drink more milk and to choose dairy products. Officials say the effort supports dairy farmers by boosting demand for dairy goods nationwide.
Marilyn Arthur of Hawkeye was elected president of Fayette county 4 H Girls at the annual carly day event in Fayette. The gathering drew 375 members ro others and guests on the Upper Tens university campus. Also chosen were Mary Lou Erickson vice president Edith Weidemann secretary treasurer and Micanor Holtman historian. Janis Bennington won the senior beard groomed girl contest and Ann Deering won junior division. An honorary initiation honored Miss Bessie Schneider for long service to 4 H. Manchester Rotary members will join a soil conservation tour of Donald Eibey northwest of Manchester on June 10.
Two thousand workers will be needed for corn detasseling in the Cedar Rapids area and nearby towns. Detasseler sessions run June 9 through June 30 in multiple communities with pay around 73 dollars for a two week period and total payroll near 100000 in the region. Paul J Ohland, transfer to Sigourney Soil Conservation Service office, will attend training in several towns to coordinate the effort.
Decorah plans a June Dairy Month event titled Dairy Day on June 21. A dairy products smorgasbord will be served in the Journal building from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event is sponsored by local creameries dairies cheese and ice cream factories and distributors with county business men.
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