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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1969
Page
63
Washington officials say per animal milk output may not rise enough to offset higher costs. Prices paid to farmers for bottling milk rose about five percent in the first quarter, with smaller gains anticipated April through June. Domestic milk use climbed 1.5 percent in 1968, while total dairy product sales held about level. government stocks remain ample to meet school lunch and welfare program needs.
Iowa State University reports three year results from 1966 to 1968 field trials across multiple farms. Top yielding varieties include Dorsey Amsey Hark and Central Iowa entries with yields listed in bushels per acre and notes on maturity height lodging and chemical composition.
Robert deBaca livestock specialist 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. The area office is located at 335 Fletcher Avenue.
Darold L. Morris of Walker Iowa is added as a new member of the American Angus Association announced from St Joseph Missouri. The announcement notes his residence and affiliation with the Angus group.
Robert Bell of Coggon had three of Linn county’s top DHIA cows exceeding 600 pounds of butterfat in February with yields of 726 692 and 622 pounds. Wallace Mills of Coggon also produced a cow over 600 pounds fat at 627 pounds.
Listings for upcoming farm auction events across multiple estates and properties. Beings include Carl C. Peterson estate near Independence, Arden Roll estate near Urbana, Ted McCroskey estate near Tipton, Mrs. Leonard White near Springville, and others with details on real estate, machinery, livestock, and miscellaneous goods. Also notes Hampshire Show and Sale at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids and Hamp Shire boat and gilt sale at Columbus Junction fairgrounds.
Iowa remains free of hog cholera for four months, with the last case reported in Hancock County on November 5. Dr. E A Butler of the Iowa department of agriculture notes the record is remarkable given the state holds a quarter of the nation’s swine. One February case was reported as suspicious but tested negative.
Three Brown Swiss cows in eastern Iowa are cited by the Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Assn. for lifetime milk output over 100000 pounds or butterfat above 4000 pounds. Golden Bell's Aster, Oak Forest Pioneer's Nora, and Brandt's Master Betty are listed with their owners and totals.
Iowa City resident Mary Whistler, previously of Winfield and Ames school service, will hold a two county assignment as Washington and Johnson county home economist starting April, spending two days weekly in Washi. The move follows Sally Whetstine’s nearing retirement after five and a half years in Washington county duties. FHA emergency funds of 2104 million are authorized for storm recovery, offering 3 percent loans for crop and production expenses in designated disaster areas.
Ames Iowa news brief reports a plan to reorganize USDA food programs into an independent service. Hardin questions the move and notes no endorsement of shifting programs to HEW. The Ammonia Workshop at Iowa State University is announced for March 11.
Lorren Voss 28 of Tipton was named national pork cookout king at the National Pork Producers Council meeting in Omaha Nebraska Claudia Arndt Indiana farm girl was chosen National Pork Queen succeeding Mary Ann Ebbing of Waterloo Jayne Olson of Atkins was named first alternate Mrs Roy B Kenny of Davenport was elected secretary treasurer of the National Porkettes the Park Council auxiliary group
Extension forester Ed Grafton will present two illustrated talks on tree planting in Jones county next week. The programs 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 for Cedar Rapids area remains 5.63 per ewt with 3.5 percent test. Butterfat differential is 8 cents per ewt per 0.1 percent above or below 3.5. February class II price is 4.23 with butterfat differential 7.3 cents per cwt.
Carl H. Lippold Jr of LeClaire Iowa is named a member of the American Hereford Association in Kansas City Missouri. He joins fellow breeders and shows continued involvement in Hereford cattle circles across the Midwest.
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