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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1979
Page
8
A farmer four miles southeast of Morley in Jones County tried to haul manure on a Sunday but his tractor sank to the drawbar in a corn field. A long log chain and a second tractor were needed to pull it free. Spring cleanups faced delays from heavy snow and soft ground after snowmelt.
Washington report on Agriculture Secretary Bergland pressing for changes to the parity index used to calculate federal milk price supports. He cites rising costs and proposes amendments to remove items like feeder cattle from the index, while Congress debates extending the current minimums beyond October.
Iowa State University extension official explains shock chlorination to treat contaminated wells after snow melt and heavy rain. He outlines dosing three pints of chlorine per 100 gallons, creating a chlorinated mix, recirculating, and flushing the distribution system before testing water.
The Agriculture Department reports 47 February outbreaks of cattle scabies in 11 states, with 173 outbreaks since Oct 1, down from 226 a year earlier. Quarantines bar shipments until fixes, and dipping cattle in pesticides kills the mites. Readouts list California eight, Colorado eight, Iowa seven, Nebraska seven, Oklahoma five, Wyoming five, Kansas two, Minnesota two, New Mexico one, South Dakota one, and Texas one.
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