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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1947
Page
14
Higher production costs trample profits for farmers despite higher prices. War era feed prices were lower. today corn and grain costs rise faster than dairy and poultry prices. Hog returns improve, yet overall farm earnings shrink as feed inputs and supplies rise.
Alvin Byerly was elected president of the newly formed Jones County Creamery Association at a meeting in Anamosa. Officers include Louie Helgens as vice president and Burton Brown as secretary, with directors Byerly Helgens Slater Buol and Cramer. A fieldman will assist dairymen on quality issues. next board meeting May 13.
Des Moines AP report shows 25 771 additional farm families gained power from rural transmission lines from June 30 1945 to December 31 1946. total farms with electricity reach 150 687 or 72 percent, including 60 081 by private utilities 85 087 by REA lines 4 109 by municipal extensions and 1 500 by other services.
Ames entomologist Harold Gunderson says strawberry pests are controllable. Prepare ground three years clean to avoid white grubs and source plants from reliable dealers. Control leaf roller and slug with DDT mixes or rotenone, noting rotenone is non toxic to humans and leaves no residue.
Ames Iowa State College accepts a 2500 grant from Safe way Stores of Oakland California for poultry research. Dr Charles E Finley announces the gift and says the study will be conducted by the poultry husbandry and foods and nutrition sections focusing on post mortem changes in poultry carcasses affecting palatability.
Special to The Gazette Ames Iowa State College will host the twenty ninth annual Cattle Feeders Day on Friday May 23 announced by C C Culbertson animal husbandry specialist. The one day program once drawing over two thousand Iowans will feature reports on experimental feeding tests and market value appraisals by Chicago cattle buyers at the morning show. The afternoon session will include talks by nationally known livestock specialists.
Ames Iowa State College agronomists urge farmers to test germination of soybeans intended for seed. With fields still wet for oats seeding, seed demand will draw on hold-over stocks some of which may not germinate well, the experts warn.
Chicago news reports Professor Theodore Schultz of the University of Chicago foresees a drastic transition in farm prices with lowers in the long term. He cautions against exporting cuts and suggests processing taxes to absorb high farm prices and fund treasury needs. In Marengo, a local canning plant acquires a sweet corn harvester and announces Evergreen corn at $18 per ton.
Iowa State College engineer C H Van Vlack urges farmers to lay and inspect drainage tile to improve farm drainage in spring. He advises using corrugated iron outlets for 10 inch or smaller tiles, with sections 18 to 20 feet long, 3 to 4 feet beyond banks, and concrete joints.
Chicago experts of the National Livestock and Meat Board predict beef production will top all previous years. At the national food show they estimate total meat output for the year at 22 750 million pounds, up from 21 880 million in 1946.
DES MOINES UP reports Iowa State College entomologist Harold Gunderson recommends a two part mole solution. First roll and trap runways then monitor reopened tunnels and treat for insects with lead arsenate while avoiding strawberries. Also covered is Iowa farmers price index dipping eight points in April from March highs though still a record level context.
DES MOINES Veterinary authorities urged a drive to stop brucellosis in Iowa swine herds. The germ causes severe undulant fever in humans. Plan calls for removing pigs from older stock at weaning, testing before breeding, removing reactors, retesting infected herds, and strict farm sanitation.
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