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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1957
Page
13
Washington AP report says retail food prices may rise further in fall and winter 1957 as marketing margins and costs of processing, transport, and containers push costs higher. Agencies forecast wage and freight rate increases, with eggs and meats showing varied movements amid larger farm surpluses and overall consumption patterns.
Purdue agricultural engineer Les Hill warns that rushing combines causes bean and money losses. Excessive speed over folds in the cylinder and rack can drop beans. high speed with overloading increases losses beyond 10 percent. Slower operation, cutting below the lowest pod, and proper reel height reduce losses. use a yard measurement to estimate per acre losses and adjust settings accordingly.
Ames report on the 1956-57 Town Poultry Demonstration Blocks shows replacement chick quality as key to profits. Iowa State extension poultryman W. R. Whitfield notes high production breeds outperform cheaper layers by over 30 eggs per bird and stresses avoiding stress factors like disease, crowding, and poor management to protect profits.
U S exports of corn oats barley and grain sorghums for July 1958 to June 1947 totaled 6.1 million long tons, down about 20 percent from the 7.6 million tons in 1955 56 but higher than in all years except 1955 56. Martin Sorkin named assistant secretary of agriculture and top economic adviser to Secretary Benson. A University poultry specialist says feeding grit to young chicks may reduce gains.
Washington county ASC office wins top honor in Iowa for overall performance across price support wool incentive and other programs. The award cited July 31 performance, with district and state competition to follow. plaque and citations to staff and committee members.
A sequence of farm sales listed across October near South English Parnell Mezti Hawk Eye Downs Cedar Rapids and Vinton. Items include livestock dairy equipment machinery grain hay bales and household goods. Auctions feature families and breeders such as Helgens Brothers John Bett and Walter Schminke with locations on routes and highways in Cedar Rapids Fly Vinton and surrounding areas.
Crop output in Winois shows about 105 percent of the 1947-49 average and just below the all time high set in 1948. The Urbana report notes production remains strong yet trails the peak, with 10 percent short of the 1947-49 average and a widening gap behind the record.
Washington reports vaccine producers are using millions of incubating eggs to grow Asian flu virus. Officials say egg supply and prices could sway vaccine output, with an estimated 20 to 150 million eggs needed to produce about 3 million doses over four to five months.
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service named Turkey on the November 1 list of plentiful foods along with broilers and fryers pork potatoes winter pears apples cranberries grape juice jam and jelly canned fruits peas almonds and filberts and butter. Mrs Mabel Bailey of Cedar Rapids will speak at a women’s special interest meeting October 8 at 8 pm in the Manchester extension office.
The USDA reports soybean oil and lard will help maintain food fat supplies in the coming year. A bumper soybean crop of about 470 million bushels offsets reduced cottonseed output. Exports of all fats near a record two billion eight hundred million pounds. The potato diversion program is also announced with payments and conditions for No. 2 or higher potatoes in certain states.
University of Illinois agricultural economist J. Ff Simerl reports the intracrop forecast for Illinois indicates soybeans at 120 million bushels down 1 percent, corn at 472 million bushels down 2 percent, wheat at 35 million bushels down 40 percent, and the oats crop at 163 million bushels down 27 percent.
Delaware county 4-H boys hold annual meeting in Manchester 3 school gym on Saturday Oct 2 with election of county officers initiation of an honorary 4-H member and entertainment. Officers listed include William Alawe Allan Kintzle Leland Klaus and Bob Spoers. Delaware county girls 4-H open new year Oct 18 in the extension office Atanchester.
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