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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1975
Page
5
Washington AP report summarizes USDA figures showing October pork prices easing slightly due to declines in live hog prices, while middleman costs rise. Farmland hog prices fell to about 58.52 per hundredweight, with retail pork averaging under 1.56 per pound by early November.
Numerous auctions and estate sales announced for Friday and upcoming days. Listings mention antique items, machinery, dairy stock, Holsteins, farm equipment, real estate plots, and household goods across multiple towns including Independence, De Wil, Wolfe, Coggon, and Grucley with times ranging from morning to afternoon and locations noting roads and nearby landmarks.
Roger Blobaum of Crepton led a Midwest farmers delegation to China describing hog farming without grain. Chinese hogs feed on byproducts from food plants and backyard farming is common. They terrace land, build canal systems, and use garden tractors to replace water buffalo. Household life includes late schooling and small families with incentives for birth control pills. Local farming shows diverse practices and low crime. Sloan honored at Kiwanis event near Albany.
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