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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1969
Page
19
The Agriculture Department cites a quickening decline since October signaling lower total milk output for the year. 1968 production reached 117.3 billion pounds, a 1.3 percent drop from 1967, with per-animal yields not rising enough to offset the trend.
Waterloo area extension office hosts a beef calf production school on March 14 from 10 a.m. to noon. Eldon J. Hans, area livestock production specialist, notes the session at 335 Fletcher Avenue.
Darold L. Morris of Walker Iowa becomes a new member of the American Angus Association announced in St Joseph Missouri with the Angus organization.
A series of farm auctions and closing out sales listed for March across Iowa locations including Independence Urbana Tipton Springville North Liberty Marengo Earville Mount Vernon Cedar Rapids Prairieburg Belle Plaine Central City Mt. Vernon and Columbus Junction. Items include machinery livestock hay corn and real estate plus ponies antiques and a Hampshire boar and gilt show at Hawkeye Downs.
Iowa State University reports the 1966 68 soybean variety trials with top yields by region. Northern Iowa Dorsey 35 bushels per acre Hark 33.4 Amsey 32.8. Central Iowa Corsey 47.3 Amsey 45.4 Hark 44.1. Southern Iowa Amsey 42.1 Wayne 41.5. The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station conducted tests at seven locations and farms. A full report Soybean Variety Trial Summary 1968 is available at county extensions or Publications Distribution, Ames.
Robert Bell of Coggon had three of Linn county dairy cows on the DHIA test with fat outputs over 600 lbs during February. One Bell cow produced 726 lbs while Wallace Mills of Coggin also had an over 600 fat cow at 627 lbs. Bell’s other two cows yielded 692 and 622 lbs.
Des Moines Iowa a hog state with one fourth of the nation s swine has gone four months without a hog cholera case. Dr E A Butler chief of the division of animal industry says last case was Hancock county on Nov 5. February had one suspected case that was investigated and found negative.
The March class I milk price for the Cedar Rapids Iowa City federal market order area remains at 5.63 per cwt for 3.5 percent milk. Butterfat differential is 8 cents per cwt per 0.1 percent the test varies from 3.5. The February class II price is 4.23 with a butterfat differential of 7.3 cents per cwt.
Mary Whistler of Iowa City, named Washington county home economist, will work two days weekly in Washington and two counties start in April. A Winfield native, she taught home economics in Ames and has served Johnson County for 18 months. Her husband studies at the University of Iowa. Mrs. Sally Whetstine completes five and a half years as Washington county home economist this week.
Lorren Voss 28 of Tipton was named national pork cookout king at the National Pork Producers Council annual meeting in Omaha Nebraska Iowa candidate Claudia Arndt was chosen National Pork Queen succeeding Mary Ann Ebbing Jayne Olson of At kins was named first alternate Mrs Roy B Keppy of Davenport elected secretary treasurer of the National Parkettes auxiliary group
Three Brown Swiss cows from eastern Iowa are cited for lifetime production by the Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association. Golden Bell's Aster, Oak Forest Pioneer's Nora, and Brandt's Master Betty achieved over 100000 pounds of milk or 4000 pounds of butterfat, with owners listed as Schmelzer of Decorah, Gendelmann of Clarence, and Brandt of Postville.
Extension Forester Ed Grafton will deliver two illustrated talks on tree planting in Jones county next week. The first session is Tuesday at the Monticello Community Building and the second on Wednesday at the Anamosa Farm Bureau Building, both starting at 1 30 p.m.
Carl H. Lippold Jr of LeClaire Iowa has been named a member of the American Hereford Association in Kansas City Missouri confirming his status in cattle breeding circles.
Washington AP The Farmers Home Administration boosts emergency loans by $25 million raising the fiscal year total to $104 million for farmers hit by storms. Loans in disaster areas carry 3 percent interest and cover crop and production costs.
The Ammonia Workshop will be presented Tuesday March 11 at the Great Hall Memorial Union Iowa State University Ames with registration starting at 8 30 a.m.
Washington based report says officials consider creating an independent hunger fighting unit inside the Agriculture Department to oversee food stamp and related programs. The plan would not expand programs but would elevate these units to an agency status reporting to the secretary through the deputy.
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