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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1969
Page
10
Hog price prospects look positive with higher summer and July averages, while total hog receipts rise after a slow start to occur through fall. Consumer demand and meat spending support pork prices amid rising supplies.
Rex Com AX Sauerbry USDA adviser in South Vietnam and family on furlough to Manila and Cedar Rapids. Max expects to return to Bien Hoa in July after leaving Saigon April 30. He met seed firms in Washington and plans more meetings for better farming in Vietnam.
The U S Air Force transports 100 tons of chickpea seed from California to northern Peru to aid farmers after a drought. Peru’s government purchased the seed. rains are returning after a prolonged dry spell, enabling the first good planting season in years.
A 1963 letter from Lewis J. Falck notes swift advances in farming, citing hybrids and high yields. Data reveal Iowa corn yields rose from 61.1 bu/acre in 1962-66 to 93 bu/acre in 1980, with 81.1 bu/acre in 1983, while planting delays and cool weather threaten early-season progress.
The Rural Electrification Administration updated its loan rules for generation and transmission facilities effective immediately. It removes the security and effectiveness criterion adopted in 1961 and restores availability and cost criteria to protect rural consumers while distinguishing initial from supplemental facilities. Administrator David A. Hamill says loans will support reasonable wholesale costs and enable pooling and sharing with other power suppliers.
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development approved a 45 million dollar irrigation loan to South Korea to boost irrigated agriculture. The project aims to cut food imports, currently about 17 million dollars yearly, by financing half of a 90 million dollar effort.
The CFA urged labeling clarity on poultry in cooked sausages as the Agriculture Department proposes up to 15 percent chicken in frankfurters and similar products. Public comments show mixed views with individuals opposing the change due to health and allergy concerns. The group represents 138 consumer groups and argues consumers deserve exact ingredient percentages.
A New York study reports a medication that can shrink hemorrhoids in many cases. The treatment relieves itching and burning quickly and reduces swelling without narcotics. Preparation H is available as ointment or suppository without a prescription.
U S Department of Agriculture reports April repayments reduce net loan stocks for corn soybeans and wheat with declines from March. April repayments total 16 19.7 and 16 million bushels respectively, while wheat and soybean totals drop compared with March and last year. A separate note from Madison Wisconsin announces the American Hereford Association 1969 war conference set for June 24 and 29.
The agriculture department reports hogs have become leaner while hot dogs and other cooked sausages show rising fat content. A department study finds lard per carcass fell by over 25 percent from 1952 to 1967, yet sausages’ fat rose from 18.6 percent in 1987 to about 31.2 percent in 1987.
Washington reports per capita food supply is near last year's level while prices increase. For the first quarter, food costs rose one percent amid strong consumer demand.
Federal regulations issued Friday tighten interstate cattle movement to curb brucellosis. Only cattle from Modified Certified areas with low infection rates may move freely. others face restricted paths via quarantined feedlots or approved markets. Exemptions allow immediate slaughter with proper permits and under six month old calves may travel in non Modified Certified areas after testing. A market lasting back tag will be used for individual identification with shipping permits.
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