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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1972
Page
9
Des Moines reports show rain and muddy fields followed by unexpected snow delaying harvest. Corn about 38 percent complete, soybeans slightly over 80 percent, grain sorghum and popcorn near zero. topsoil moisture remains heavily surplus with 76 percent. The weeklies call the snow earlier than normal and the season the worst harvest weather in memory.
Meade of the U S department of agriculture Export Marketing Service will be the noon luncheon speaker at the annual Towa Soybean Association meeting in Amana Colonies Holiday Town on Interstate 80 on Dec 7. He will review the general export picture with emphasis on soybeans, joined by Harold Kuehn and Carol Rasmussen in related presentations. The session will cover market development and research funded by Iowa's half cent a bushel checkoff, including four projects at Iowa State University on fertilizer response, rhizobia testing, soymeal hog rations, and new germ plasm in breeding.
Kent Nelson and Wendell Ryder will lead a two day Dairy Nutrition School in West Union at Humphry's dairy bar on December 4 and 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is sponsored by the Fayette county extension service. Contact the Fayette county extension office to participate.
Tipton area farms show rapid adoption of conservation tillage with over 100000 acres in Cedar county using the practice. A USDA survey finds more than 475 farmers, about a third, shifted from moldboard plows to conservation tillage tools to prepare seedbeds for corn and soybeans. Anliker notes erosion reductions and residue cover cut soil loss significantly, with chisel plows leading Iowawide use and potential for countywide adoption when paired with terraces and contouring.
Three new 4-H clubs organized in Delaware county amid a push to form more groups. The county now reports 29 girls clubs and 19 boys clubs, a record, with enrollment projected around 850 for 1973, up 45 from 1972. New clubs Lucky Horseshoes Buck Creek Buckerettes Edgewood Boys Club and Hopkinton area plans are noted with officer roles and meeting dates.
Washington reports corn producers boosted plant density this year leading to a record or near record national yield. The Agriculture Department notes a national average of about 94.5 bushels per acre with total production near 4 billion bushels despite a slight drop from last year. Iowa and Illinois show higher per acre yields aided by more plants per acre and narrower row spacing.
Pood Producer Town produces nearly a percent of all the country's food, underscoring its pivotal role in national agriculture and supply chains.
Farmers are described as courageous, hard working, persistent, practical and fair minded men whose ideals others imagine themselves to be, reflecting a tribute to rural labor and character.
Washington AP reports dairy farmers produce the most milk since 1965, with output around 120.5 billion pounds this year. Per capita use falls slightly from 1967 levels, while commercial demand rises and USDA forecasts overall dairy purchases drop from 1971 levels.
Washington AP reports supermarket prices may average more than four percent higher in 1972 than 1971 with higher farm costs driving the rise. Restaurant meals also up about four percent. Americans may spend a record $125.2 billion on food this year, up from $117.3 billion in 1978. Meat and produce lead the increase with some leveling expected in fall as pork and beef enter markets.
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