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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1965
Page
6
The soybean market shifts from tight to ample as supplies improve. Farmers delay sales amid bullish sentiment, with 1965 acreage up 13 percent and output seen at about 852 million bushels, while storage costs and shrinkage affect farm handling.
A compiled list of upcoming farm auctions and sales across Iowa in November and December. Catalogs include Holsteins and other cattle, dairy cattle, machinery, hay and grain, closing out sales, and public auctions at multiple locations such as Independence Earlville Tipton Maquoketa Keystone Van Horne Hawkeye Downs and Hawkeye Downs manager George Caraway with various dates and organizers.
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in five states on Nov 1 rose 11 percent from October and 14 percent from a year earlier to 3 606 000 head. October placements totaled 1 004 000 head, up 17 percent from October 19d. Marketings rose 6 percent to 640 000 head. Sheep and lambs on feed declined seven percent year over year to 1 957 000 head, with Iowa leading declines at 23 percent and California down four percent.
OSCOW AP report says new Soviet leaders ordered farmers to be allowed private plots after chores on state collectives but old-line local officials sabotage the plan. The Kommunist magazine cites ongoing obstruction despite Khrushchev successors push to boost farm output.
About 3,500 Iowa farmers and wives attend the 47th Iowa Farm Bureau convention in Des Moines. Delegates from 100 county bureaus discuss policy, elect leaders, and hear a vesper talk as the meeting advances through its three day schedule.
Two Iowa State economists say long run farm export prospects depend on faster per capita income growth in less developed countries. Food demand shifts from cereals to livestock products as incomes rise, expanding U S exports over the next decade though not solving short term surpluses.
Delaware county 4-H club officers will attend a training school on December 4 at Manchester High School. The event aims to prepare youths for club leadership and program activities with guidance from state 4-H educators.
Rex Corn notes 1965 cattle slaughter hits a record while per capita beef consumption falls from 100 to 99 pounds. Population rise and lighter slaughter weights shrink total meat use to about 168 to 169 pounds per person. Imports rise with feeders aiding the market, led by Mexico and Canada.
Eastern Iowans Bay Iverson sale near Colo topped with top bull calves bought by Tuttle Brothers of Norway and T. G. Murray and Son of Oxford Junction for 325 dollars. James J. Murray purchased the top heifer calf born July 5 for 225 dollars. The 45 calves averaged 203 dollars, with bulls averaging 210 and heifers 187.
Lee Gruenhaupt of Ames is named Allamakee county extension director effective January 3. A native of Jasper county, he is a 1960 Iowa State agronomy graduate and will receive his MLS degree in December with a major in education and a minor in agricultural economics. The Gruenhaupts will move to Waukon in December. staff include Donald Arendt, Sharon Bell, and Joyce Meyer.
Manchester event marks a Christmas festival with an exhibition of home decorations in the extension office on December 3 and 4.
Consumer advertorial urges quick home draft fixes with Warp FLEX-0-GLASS storm windows. Claims easy installation over screens, durable heat retention, and up to 40 percent fuel savings. Price advertised as 90 cents per square yard at hardware or lumber dealers.
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