Linn County Dairy Promotion Plan Set for Summer
Roy Atkinson Jr. of Coggon heads a Linn County dairy promotion project with the Cedar Rapids Junior Chamber sponsoring a Drink More Milk campaign June 6 and 7 in Cedar Rapids Marion banks. The effort includes a June Dairy Month program and a county dairy princess event July 26 tied to Harvest Home festival.
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Linn County
Roy Atkinson, Jr
Coggon
Atkinson
Cedar Rapids
Burnett Ringer
Dows Manuti Dairy Farm
Joe Leto
Eastern Iowa Co-Operative Dairy Producers
Francis Young
Iowa Farm Products Company, Inc
Jim Nielsen
Wapsie Valley Creamery
Stan Voelkel
Cherry-Burrell Corporation
Don Gatto
Sanitary Farm Dairies
Ken Vogel
Home Town Dairies
Milt Nelson
The
Gazette
Nelson
Iowa
Marion
Dairy Promotion Committee
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jaycee
Farmers State Bank of
Marion Bank
Hay Dollar Promotion Returns in Iowa for 1963
Iowa dairymen will receive 75 000 Hay Dollars this month as part of a promotional effort by county extension offices and milk plants. Voelker notes early hay cutting can boost income by 10 to 15 dollars per ton, with recommended cutting dates from May 20 to June 10 across southern central and northern regions.
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Ames
Lowa
Donald E. Voelker
Iowa State Extension Dairyman
Voelker
Iowa
Central
Winthrop Girl Selected for National 4-H Center Role
Ester Mae Franck of Winthrop an Iowa State University coed and 4-H veteran will serve as a counselor at the National 4-H Center Washington this summer from May 27 to July 5. She will assist with assemblies guide field trips lead activities and work in the citizenship leadership office before returning to Appanoose County as an extension trainee with Mrs Igna O Eddy.
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Ames
Iowa State University
Washington
Ester Mae Franck
Edward Richard Franck
Route 2
Winthrop
Franck
National
4-H Club Foundation
Appanoose County
Igna O. Eddy
Iowa State
Franck i
Switch to Beef Cattle May Be Tapering Off
The agriculture department said it doubts 1963 will bring much change in recent shifts from dairy to beef cattle production in some regions. Until last winter beef prices were relatively more favorable than milk and cream prices.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Red China mobilizes two million for drought fight
Reports from Hong Kong say the Chinese communists are assembling two million forces in Kwangtung to combat a severe drought. The anti drought army will recruit factory workers students and party cadres and could act if rain does not come in early May.
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Hong Kong
South China
Kwangtung
Red China
Pet Birds Should Stay In Cages Says Dr. Small
Urbana Illinois Dr Erwin Small University of Illinois veterinarian warns dangers of letting parakeets canaries and other pet birds fly loose in homes Concussions from hitting walls windows and fans and burns from pots of boiling liquid are noted as hazards Birds fare better in standard cages with simple toys Temperature should stay 65 to 70 degrees to avoid respiratory issues and psittacosis risk is higher in pigeons Feed should be commercially prepared with optional vitamin mineral supplements Beaks of long beaked birds may require clipping a veterinarian should be consulted.
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Urbana
Ill
Erwin Small
University of Illinois
Small
Veterinary expert advises early checks for bird health signs
Dr. Small recommends consulting for any respiratory or digestive issues in birds at first signs, plus watch for excessive feather picking, fractures, and tumors as warning indicators.
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Small
National Soil Stewardship Week Observed by Linn District
Linn county soil conservation district joins 2,930 districts nationwide to mark National Soil Stewardship Week May 19 to 26. Paul Quaas of Alburnett, chair, says the theme is We Turn Our Eyes to the Future. The district will provide bulletin inserts posters and booklets for churches to use on the two Sundays of the observance.
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Linn County
Paul Quaas
Alburnett
Linn
Quaas
Registration Increase Noted for Angus Cattle
ST. JOSEPH Mo Registrations of Angus cattle for the first six months of the American Angus Association 1963 fiscal year totaled 176 950 head. This was up 10 percent over the same period last year. Transfers of ownership were 7.9 percent higher. New memberships rose 13.7 percent and junior memberships increased 8.8 percent said national secretary Frank Richards.
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ST. Joseph
American Angus Association
Frank Richards
Association
Richards
Corn Kernel Size Compared To Weed Seeds
A corn kernel measures about four times larger than an average weed seed. The statement notes the relative size difference between the two common agricultural seeds.
Shucks Lets Talk It Over By Rex Conn
The piece discusses farm income parity goals, noting prices near parity but mixed results from price supports and acreage diversions. It highlights rising average income per farm due to fewer farms, larger average farm sizes, and a drop in farm numbers from 1950 onward, with USDA data showing under five million farm workers.
Diary Quality Assn Holds 15th Annual Meeting
The East Central Dairy Quality Improvement Association held its 15th annual meeting in Cedar Rapids Tuesday evening. Officers named include Junior Anderson of Walker as president C M Bouska of Tama as vice president and D D Offringa of Cedar Rapids as secretary treasurer. Ed Wegermann of Sanitations Laboratories Cedar Rapids reported 11 541 cream samples were collected and inspected for the year ending March 31. The group aims to help producers and creameries improve dairy quality. A survey noted 150 000 fewer farm workers than a year ago with 34 000 fewer hired workers and the rest family workers.
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East Central Dairy
Level Quality Improvement Association
Cedar Rapids
Junior Anderson
Walker
C. M. Bouska
Tama
D. D. Offringa
Ed Wegermann
Sanitation Laboratories
National Holstein Delegates Named for Iowa
Two delegates from Fayette county M J Levi and I P Stewart will join Iowa’s two others Arthur Gerlach of Saint Ansgar and M M Campbell of Newton at the seventy eighth Holstein Friesian Association national convention in Salt Lake City Utah June 4 to 7. The 204 official delegates will attend with representation based on active association membership. Mary Alberta Sink, 19, of Lexington NC winner of the 1962 National Champion Holstein Girl award will be a guest of honor at the convention. She was second high 4 H individual in judging two breeds at the National Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo Iowa in 1960.
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Brattleboro
Iowa
Holstein- Friesian Association of America
Fayette County
M. J. Levil
I. P. Stewart
Maynard
Arthur Gerlach
Saint Ansgar
M. M. Campbell
Newton
Salt Lake City
Utah
Mary Alberta Sink
Lexington
N. C
Waterloo
Buchanan County Farm Bureau Women’s Day at Independence
The annual Buchanan County Farm Bureau women’s day will be held next Tuesday at the Independence Methodist church. The program begins at 1 PM and features a style show, skits, and craft displays.
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Independence
Buchanan County Farm Bureau
Coletti Writes on Practical Dairying
Anthony Coletti, longtime Iowa State University dairy farm superintendent, releases A Handbook for Dairymen from Iowa State University Press. The on-farm guide answers daily herd management questions and targets dairymen, herdsmen, 4 H and FFA members. Copies available from the Ames press for 4.50.
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Ames
Iowa State University Press
Anthony Coletti
University Dairy Farm
FFA
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Rex Conn
U. S
USDA
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