Little Change Seen in 1963 Farm Income
The Agriculture Department projects 1963 cash receipts from marketings near 1962 levels with crop receipts barely above 15.9 billion and livestock returns around 19.8 billion. Government payments likely 10 percent higher, with supports and kind payments aiding some crops while overall gross income remains just above 40.6 billion and net income near 12.9 billion.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
Annual Swine Tour Set By Delaware Producers
Manchester The annual Delaware county swine producers tour has been set for June 14. Stops will be made at the Frank Orr farm 514 miles southeast of Ryan and the Sylvester Loesche farm 214 miles southwest of Petersburg. One other farm visit is planned with L. J. Bodensteiner of Decorah assisting with arrangements.
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Manchester
Robert E. Hall
Frank Orr
Ryan
Sylvester Loesche
Petersburg
L. J. Bodensteiner
Decorah
Iowa
Kalona Lamb Market Day Set at Sale Barn
A lamb market day will be held next Tuesday at the Kalona sale barn. The event is sponsored by the Johnson and Washington county extension services. Lambs must be delivered to the sale barn by 9 a.m.
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Kalona
Kalona Sale Barn
Johnson and Washington County Extension Services
Sale Barn
Farm investment nearly doubles 1950 total
UPI reports Economic Research Service data showing 1962 U.S. farm capital at 162.5 billion dollars, averaging 47 632 dollars per farm and 23 259 dollars per farm worker. 1950 figures were 93.9 billion total with 17 193 per farm and 9 430 per worker.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
U.S
Manthei To Head Ames Laboratory
Dr. Chester A. Manthei of Ames advances from assistant director to director of USDA's national livestock disease laboratory near Ames. He succeeds Dr. William A. Hagan who died in February. The $16 million facility spans 350 acres and employs 450 people. Manthei, MSU graduate, has conducted animal disease research since 1938.
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AMES
Chester A. Manthei
USDA
National Livestock Disease Laboratory
William A. Hagan
Manthei
Michigan State University
Cedar County 4-H Girls Elect Officers at Rally
Cedar County 4 H girls will elect officers at the annual rally day held Saturday at Tipton High School. Eight nominees seek four offices including Linda Kay Eiler Tipton Katricia Klein Stanwood Donna Guyer Durant Sally Andresen Clarence Barbara Isabel Atalissa Karen Anderson Tipton Linda Burr Tipton and Jean Carolyn Riedesel Bennett.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Tipton High School
Linda Kay Eiler
Katricia Klein
Stanwood
Donna Guyer
Durant
Sally Anndresen
Clarence
Barbara Isabel
Atalissa
Karen Anderson
Linda Burr
Jean Carolyn Riedesel
Bennett
Delaware County Banks Offer Free Milk During Dairy Month
Delaware County dairy princess candidates will serve free milk Friday and Saturday in banks across Manchester, Greeley, Edgewood, Delhi, Earlville, Colesburg, Hopkinton and Ryan. Elvin Gienapp, chairman of June Dairy Month activities, says the event aims to promote dairy.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Elvin Gienapp
Greeley
Edgewood
Delhi
Earlville
Colesburg
Hopkinton
Ryan
Tomato disease control using zineb nabam or maneb
Control septoria leaf spot and early and late blights on tomatoes by applying zineb nabam or maneb at 7 to 10 day intervals.
Poultry and Egg Income Drops Despite Production Boom
UPI reports a 1962 gross income of 3.3 billion from poultry and eggs in the 48 states, down from 3.6 billion in 1952. Despite rises in broilers turkeys and eggs, sharply lower prices trimmed income by about 250 million from eggs and farm chickens, with turkeys steady and broilers up 300 million.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Contiguous States
Turkey
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
North Carolina
Maine
California
Maryland
Arizona
North
Aitchison Wins PCA Scholarship for Iowa State
Cascade resident Thomas E. Aitchison wins a 400 dollar PCA college scholarship for freshman year at Iowa State University. Two other winners from Nebraska and South Dakota join him, with selections made by the agricultural colleges per PCA committee chair James W. Rooney.
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Cascade
Thomas E. Aitchison
Iowa State University
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Melvin J. Heitmann
Bennington
Neb
Donald Cooper
Doland
S.D
University of Nebraska
South Dakota State College
Pcas
Agricultural Colleges
James W. Rooney
O’niell, Neb
PCA
Holstein Award Honors Fay C. Barney at Waterloo Show
Iowa Holstein Breeders establish the Fay C. Barney award at the National Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo. The $100 cash prize goes to the breeder and exhibitor of the best Holstein in the milk ing classes. Barney, a longtime Holstein-Friesian World associate editor, is honored alongside his father W. B. Barney, a founder of the Holstein show at the Cattle Congress.
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Waterloo
Iowa Holstein Breeders Association
Fay C. Barney
National Dairy Cattle Congress
Holstein-Friesian World
W. B. Barney
Iowa
Cattle Congress
Fay Barney
Hampton
Iowa State
Breed Paper
June Class Milk Price Set at 3.68
The minimum Class I milk price for the Cedar Rapids Iowa City Federal Order area in June is 3.68 per cwt for 3.5% milk. The June price is one cent lower than May’s. Butterfat differentials stay at seven cents for Class I and 6.4 cents for Class II per 0.1% variation around 3.5%. The May minimum Class II price is 3.075, three cents below April. The May blend price to producers will be released next week by the market administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
E. H. McGuire
McGuire
Iowa State Bulletin on Zoonoses Overview
Iowa State University released a bulletin outlining zoonoses or diseases transmitted between animals and humans. It notes about 100 zoonoses exist with rabies brucellosis leptospirosis and tuberculosis as the most familiar in Iowa, and lists 14 types in the publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames—I
Iowa State University
Iowa
Common Zoonotic Diseases and Public Health Guidance
Bulletin 295 outlines diseases transmitted between animals and humans with details on recognition, prevention, and treatment. It notes availability at county extension offices for public access and education.
Cattle feeder shipments rise in April across eight states
Rex Conn reports April movements of stocker and feeder cattle into eight North Central states reached 487000 head, up 16 percent from 1962. Nebraska led gains with nearly 144000 head, while Minnesota and South Dakota also boosted purchases. Iowa faded slightly as prices deterred feeder purchases.
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Orn Belt
North Central States
Crop Reporting Board
Nebraska
Minnesota
South Dakota
Iowa
Illinois
Strawberry Bed Renewal After Harvest
After harvest, remove the oldest strawberry plants to rejuvenate the bed. Leave young vigorous plants spaced 8 to 10 inches apart in two foot rows to maintain healthy growth.
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Ames Laboratory
Jay Partridge
Independence Outdoor Cookery School
Farm Bureau
Buffalo
Hazleton
Buchanan County
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Carl Follmer
Stanley
Alma Michels
N. G. Maley
Ben Peterson
George Hill
Bern
Kling's Farm & Home
Walmar’s
Lacm
MIT
IC Et
Aitchison
Barneys
Iowa State Bulletin
Filsworth Co
Shapley Or
Wings
Oakland Road
Kelvinator Triumph
Kelvinator
J & R Auto Stores
2Nd Ave
Rex Conn
Ohio
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