Big Gain in Poultry and Egg Business
The poultry and egg industry grew from 1940 to 1965 with gross farm income rising from about 1.0 to 3.6 billion dollars. Egg proceeds increased to 1.8 billion, broilers to 1.2 billion, and turkeys to 418 million. Georgia led 1965 in gross, California topped egg production, Georgia headed broilers, Minnesota led turkeys.
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Ashington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
Georgia
California
Arkansas
Iowa
Minnesota
Beef Field Day Planned June 24 at Afton Iowa
A beef field day set for June 24 in Union county at Afton will feature three speakers from Iowa State University including Dr. Leslie Johnson. Topics cover breeds staying power and Iowa beef production philosophy. Iowa Beef Improvement Association members will display validated bulls with some for private treaty sale.
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Ames
Iowa
Afton
Union County
Bob deBaca
Iowa State University
Leslie Johnson
William G. Zmolek
Robert G. Taylor
Animal Science
Iowa State
Iowa Beef Improvement Association
Slaughter of Cattle at Three Month Peak
Cattle slaughter last week rose to the highest level since mid February. Beef production reached 314 million pounds, up from 302 million the prior week and 293 million a year earlier. Total meat output was 519 million pounds, versus 513 million last week and 488 million a year ago.
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Washington
Huber Joins DHIA Staff in Delaware
Manchester Dave Huber of Dyersville joins the Delaware County Herd Improvement Association supervisor staff. Other supervisors are Howard Nesheim laboratory supervisor and Charles Lillibridge. At present 193 herds with 5300 cows are enrolled in production testing programs in Delaware County.
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Manchester
Dave Huber
Dyersville
Delaware County
May 1 Red Meat Storage Stocks Below Year Ago
U.S. crop reporting board reports May 1 cold storage totals at 585 million pounds, 13 percent below last year and 11 percent under the May 1, 1960-64 average. Beef 214 million, pork 276 million. poultry 168 million with 92 million frozen turkeys. Frozen fruits 356 million, vegetables 1.178 billion. orange concentrate 39 million gallons, 17 million less than a year ago. Butter 35 million pounds and American cheese 251 million.
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Washington
UPS
Crop Reporting Board
Hog Cholera Vaccine Restriction Listed by Ag Department
UPI reports the Agriculture Department restricted inter state movement of hogs vaccinated with modified live virus hog cholera vaccines of porcine origin. Vaccinated hogs after April 1, 1966 may not be shipped interstate. Vaccine of porcine origin is being phased out due to safety concerns. Two alternative vaccines remain available and unaffected.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
Clayton County 4 H elects new council members
Clayton County 4 H announced new members at a county rally night. Girls named are Carol Glawe Inga Hanson Linda Rehmke and Marcia Urlaub. Boys named are Keith Garrs Craig Mueller Bill Radloff and Dick Wessels. Marvin Kricke honored for driving 4 H exchange trips to Canada and North Carolina.
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Elkader
Clayton County
Carol Glawe
St. Olaf
Inga Hanson
Elgin
Linda Rehmke
Marcia Urlaub
Garnaville
Keith Garrs
Monona
Craig Mueller
Bill Radloff
Luana
Dick Wessels
Farmersburg
Marvin Kricke
McGregor
Canada
North Carolina
Meyer to Meet Delaware Farmers on Livestock Facility Plans
Vernon Meyer extension agricultural engineer will visit Delaware county on May 24 to confer with five farmers who requested help designing or remodeling livestock facilities.
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Manchester
Vernon Meyer
Delaware County
Europe to Near East Vacation Journal Continues Westbound Return
Farm Editor Rex Conn outlines a two month Europe and Near East trip with his wife Helena and family. They tour Italy Greece Egypt Jordan and the United Kingdom visiting Naples Brindisi Athens Corinth Mycenae Epidaurus Baalbeck Damascus Byblos Tyre Sidon Cairo Jerusalem Bethlehem Jericho Nablus Amman Rome and London before returning to Cedar Rapids. The voyage includes a Naples to Igoumenitsa crossing and multiple ancient sites plus a dinner with Jim Vaughan at the Bell Inn near London.
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Europe
Near East
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Cmdr
Bill Kernan
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Athens
Bill
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Scott
Sheryl
Stanton
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Beirut
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Damascus
Byblos
Tyre
Sidon
Jim
Kay Vaughan
The
Bell
Tyndall
London
Square D
Come Pany
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Eastern Iowans Receive Honors
Washington ceremony honors 92 USDA employees including Eastern Iowans C Warren Curtis Logan native Columbus Junction and Alice Fray Nelson Packwood chief of publications. John G Wilson Newton accepts group achievement award for Jasper county soil conservation district with staff Gary L Mc Cool Anamosa.
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Washington
U.S. Department of Agriculture
C. Warren Curtis
Logan
Harrison County Soil Conservation District
Columbus Junction
Alice Fray Nelson
Foreign Agricultural Service
Packwood
John G. Wilson
Newton
Iowa
Jasper County Soil Conservation District
Gary L. McCool
Jones County Soil Conservation District
Anamo- Sa
Anniversary Tree Farm Days at Crandon Mill
Crandon Mill Tree Farm hosts a Silver Anniversary Tree Farm field days with a new 32 acre lake and 23 to 25 foot water depth. The event marks the American Tree Farm system anniversary and Iowa tree farming milestones. Principal speaker is Harry Mosebrook of Weyerhaeuser. Five eastern founders will be honored.
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FT. Madison
Crandon Mill Tree Farm
Soil Conservation Service
American Tree Farm System
Crandon Boy Scout
Iowa
Harry S. Mosebrook
New York City
Weyerhaeuser Co
Iowa Tree Farm
Carl Mitzner
Tipton
R. W. Dyas
Maquoketa
James Stewart
Columbus Junction
Charles Cummings
Fairfield
Gerald Meyer
Garnaville
One-Eighth of U.S. Food Is Imported
Government reports show that over the past decade an average of one eighth of all food consumed in the United States was imported. Key imports include coffee from Brazil tea from Ceylon and cocoa from Ghana. Last year nonfood imports were wool cotton and tobacco making up 16 percent of agricultural imports.
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Washington
Brazil
Ceylon
Ghana
LP Gas Engine School Set For Iowa State June 6 8
The 13th Midwest LP Gas engine school will run June 6 to 8 at Iowa State University under S J Marley of the agricultural engineering department. Propane fueled tractors combines and stationary engines spur expansion of the course with lectures on propane handling energy conversion and electrical systems plus workshop sessions and an evening cold weather operation class. The event is hosted by the Iowa and National LP Gas Associations in cooperation with Iowa State.
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Ames
Midwest
Iowa State University
S. J. Marley
Agricultural Engineering Department
Iowa Farms
Iowa
Lpgas
Iowa State
Iowa Reports 21 Rabies Cases in April Across 17 Counties
Twenty one rabies cases were reported in 17 Iowa counties during April according to the state hygienic laboratory in Iowa City and the veterinary diagnostic lab in Ames. Dr John B Herrick says this year’s total is down from last year’s seventy one cases with forty linked to skunks since January.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa City
Iowa Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
John B. Herrick
Iowa State University
Herrick
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