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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1975
Page
10
Ray Fisher of Mandan North Dakota tackled a behind schedule season by plowing and planting 46 acres of wheat despite lingering spring floodwater in parts of the state.
Advice from extension veterinarian Clifford Nelson on reducing losses to disease and predators in backyard flocks. Emphasizes buying from reputable breeders, clean well ventilated housing, vaccination, isolation of sick birds, prudent drug use, and regular disinfection. Includes parasite control and worming guidance. notes use of specific pesticides and vaccination as key preventive measures. Also reports Asgrow Seed Co. acquiring Farmers Hybrid seed corn assets from Monsanto subsidiary Farmers Hybrid Companies.
Iowa farmers made progress in the week ending Monday after rain, butwide wet conditions limited field work. Oat planting stayed low at 0 percent versus 95 a year ago, corn seedings at 6 percent vs 37, spring plowing 67 percent done, pasture conditions mixed with 8 percent poor, hay supplies tight, and a possible alfalfa disease noted. topsoil ample with 63 percent adequate and 37 percent surplus.
Des Moines Iowa Farm Bureau President J Merrill Anderson asks President Ford to use discretionary power to set a practical corn price support loan rate. He warns soybean supports in the farm bill could boost domestic and foreign production and risk halving export markets.
More than 60 senior Delaware county 4-H members were selected by the extension youth committee to attend out of county summer events. The state conference runs June 10 to 13 at Ames with delegates from Manchester, Colesburg, Strawberry Point, Ry an Earlville and Madrid. Chaperone is David Venteicher. other events include citizenship, safety, and leadership camps in Madrid and Ames with multiple delegates.
Mississippi Valley Milk Producers Assn members received patronage allocation checks totaling 318335.05 dollars, representing 25 percent of earned patronage for last year. After taxes, total allocated earnings reach 1,273,052.90 dollars and member equity payments rise to 5,253,490.00 since 1959. Alternates and trip participants from Manchester Colesburg and other towns are listed with chaperones and escorts for the Greensburg Pennsylvania exchange trip.
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