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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1969
Page
2
Washington reports a department says per animal output this year will not rise enough to offset higher production costs. Prices paid to farmers for bottling milk rise about five percent in Q1, with smaller gains in Q2. Total milk use in 1968 increased 1.5 percent to 87 billion pounds, while dairy product sales held steady at 110 billion pounds.
Iowa State University reports results from 1966 to 1968 soybean variety trials. Top yields include Dorsey 47.3 bushels and Amsey 45.4 with Hark 44.1 in Central Iowa. Amsey 42.1 and Wayne 41.5 in Southern Iowa. Trials evaluated maturity, height, lodging, and composition across seven ISU farms.
Robert deBaca livestock specialist from Town State University will speak at a beef calf production school in the Waterloo area extension office on March 1 at 10 a.m. The session ends at noon. Eldon J. Hans notes the event. Office location is 335 Fletcher Avenue.
Darold L. Morris of Walker Iowa becomes a new member of the American Angus Association as the organization announces a fresh enlistment from ST. JOSEPH Missouri.
Robert Bell of Coggon had three of Linn county's DHIA tested cows exceeding 600 pounds of butterfat in February. One Bell cow produced 726 pounds fat while another reached 692 and a third 622 pounds. Wallace Mills of Coggon also had an over 600 pounds fat cow with 627 pounds.
A dense roundup of upcoming farm auctions and sales across Iowa towns including Independence Urbana Tipton Springville North Liberty Marengo Earlville Mt. Vernon Cedar Rapids Columbus Junction Central City Belle Plaine Mr. Vernon and more. Estates, machinery, livestock, and equine sales are noted with times and locations.
Iowa has gone four months with no hog cholera cases, says Dr. E A Butler of the Iowa department of agriculture. The last confirmed case was in Hancock County on November 5. One February case was investigated and cleared as negative. The state houses a quarter of the nation's swine and this record is seen as a major victory in eradication efforts.
Three Brown Swiss cattle from Iowa receive lifetime production recognition from the Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Assn. Golden Bell's Aster, Oak Forest Pioneer's Nora, and Brandt's Master Betty each exceed 4,000 pounds of butterfat and over 99 thousand pounds of milk in varying days in milk, with owners Deorra h Clarence and Postville.
Mary Whistler of Iowa City will take a two county assignment starting in April as Washington and Johnson counties gain an additional home economist. Whistler, previously with Ames schools and Johnson County, will split two days a week between counties while her husband studies at the University of Iowa.
A GOP adviser said a reorganization would keep food programs under a separate entity within the Agriculture Department. The plan would group the food program units into an independent service, while Davis notes the current setup has been under the Consumer and Marketing Service. Hardin said he has not heard of a switch and cautioned against moving programs to HEW.
Lorren Voss 28 of Tipton was named national cookout king at the National Pork Producers Council meeting. Claudia Arndt from Indiana was chosen National Pork Queen succeeding Mary Ann Ebbing of Waterloo. Jayne Olson of Atkin was named first alternate. Mrs Roy B Kenny of Davenport elected secretary treasurer of the Parkettes audience group.
Ed Grafton of Anamosa Extension will present two illustrated talks on tree planting in Jones county next week. The sessions are Tuesday at the Monticello Community building and Wednesday at the Anamosa Farm Bureau building, both starting at 1 30 p.m.
The March class I milk price in the Cedar Rapids market order area remains at 5.63 per ewt with 3.5 percent milk. Butterfat differential is 8 cents per ewt for each 0.1 percent above or below 3.5 percent. The February class II price is announced at 4.23 with a 7.3 cent per cwt differential.
Carl H. Lippold Jr of LeClaire Iowa is named a member of the American Hereford Association joining a roster of breeders and breeders groups in Kansas City Missouri legislative centers and regional offices.
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