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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1965
Page
10
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation president J Merrill Anderson says government price fixing would wreck markets and contradict farm program goals. He urges minimum supports, land retirement, and Food for Peace to manage excess production while keeping markets open.
A compilation of multiple farm sale notices including Holsteins cattle machinery grain hay and household goods. Auctions occur across Vermont Iowa and surrounding areas with details on dates times locations and contact names such as Carl M Fensterman Dick Melson Richard Heeren Walter Faulkner and Dale Hoyt.
DES MOINES Awards for outstanding membership records in 1965 were presented Tuesday afternoon to 65 counties during the annual convention of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation in Des Moines. Eleven of the honored county Farm Bureau units are in The Gazette's Eastern Iowa circulation area. They are: Allamakee, Benton, Cedar, Delaware, Fayette, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Louisa and Washington.
The Louisa county fair association sets its annual meeting for Thursday at 7 30 p m in the 5 5 meeting rooms. Fair dates for 1966 are August 8 through 12. Directors elected include Cal Duncan RB Marshall C R Crawford Victor Stacy Richard Utter H M Duncan Farrel Rees William Diller Blair Duncan Thomas H Huston F D Smylie Elmer Thomas and Jack Parsons.
John E. Eidam announced at the bank’s 32nd annual stockholders meeting in Omaha that loans to cooperatives in Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming rose 38 percent in the year ending June 30. Total lending reached $113 million last year and $...
The U S Department of Agriculture raises voluntary federal meat grading fees from 7.40 to 7.80 per hour effective November 2. The increase covers higher operating costs under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. Minimum weekly contract charge remains 312 dollars for 40 hours.
A Washington meeting will organize a World Food Crisis Committee to raise US understanding of the global shortage and its future impact. James G. Patton leads the organizing group with members from the National Farmers Union and other farm labor and research organizations.
Iowa State University veterinary scientists receive 125 000 dollars for leukemia research in animals. The Ohio Experiment Station at Wooster and Pennsylvania State University also receive related grants.
An all day session on December 7 at Luther College Centennial Union covers dairy cattle feeding and disease control. Dr John Herrick and J J Van Horne of the extension service will lead the program from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Agriculture Department reports farm income and asset values surged in 1965 while debt climbed a record 9.5 percent to about 41.1 billion by Jan. 1, 1966. Assets may reach 253 billion, equities about 212 billion, with a favorable 1966 outlook and continued price supports.
Washington based official Ray mond A. Joanes, head of the Foreign Agricultural Service, told the Agricultural Outlook Conference exports for fiscal 1966 could hit a record 6.2 billion dollars, up about 1 billion from 1965, with potential to reach 7 and even 8 billion in coming years as wheat soybeans and food grains join the billion dollar club.
Iowa weather and crop report shows corn harvest two thirds complete by Monday with 70 percent overall. West central counties nearing completion while east central and northeast remain about half done. Soybean harvest nearly finished except in northeast. grain sorghum 9 percent. fall plowing near 60 percent. Soil moisture adequate and pastures providing average to above average forage.
Manchester extension officials extend the dairy shortcourse registration to November 20. The three sessions run November 30 December 7 and December 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Farm Bureau building in Manchester.
The report notes a twofold increase in corn production in Soviet Russia during the past decade, highlighting steady growth in agricultural yields and policy support.
The Department of Agriculture reports that orchardgrass seed for 1966 will be about one percent below 1965 supply while alfalfa seed is forecast ten percent lower than 1965 production. Carryover seed is slightly higher, keeping total seed supply about six percent below last year. Red clover seed 1965 output fell twelve percent from 1964. Carryover seed is large enough to keep 1966 total supply near 1965.
Sioux City will host the North Central States poultry and egg conference on November 18 and 19. The event brings together poultry producers and egg industry representatives for discussions and exhibits.
Seventy cows in 29 Winneshiek county herds completed 305 day lactation records over 500 pounds fat during October, a new Winneshiek DHIA mark. Top cow owned by Raymond Kuhn of Ossian recorded 751 pounds fat. Other cows over 700 pounds and many between 600 and 709 pounds were noted. Albin Massman of Ossian had 11 cows in the over 500 group. Four dairymen had six cows each: James Mickey Mabel Minn Erbie Steffens Depeered Kenneth Humnker Calmar and Raymond Kuhn.
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