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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1966
Page
16
The Agriculture Department study analyzes the 1960 Census Survey of Agriculture noting farmers use credit to expand and take risks. It finds debt levels vary by income and farm size, with most farmers moderately indebted and foreclosure rates under 0.5 percent, while total debt climbs as farm expansion continues.
On Wednesday October 12 two sales in Worthington and Independence list Brown Swiss cattle grain hay and club calves with Peter and Nick Kons at 4/4 mile NW Worthington and Tri-Valley Shorthern Assn at Independence sale barn. On Saturday October 1 and following days Paul N Erickson of Toddville near 2 miles SE hosts machinery hay and misc items while J Clair Evens near Shellsburg and Lloyd L Kohl near Lisbon run closing out sales for livestock machinery tools and related goods.
In Manchester the annual Delaware county 4 H leaders recognition banquet is set for Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Methodist church basement at Greeley. Principal speaker will be Rev. Ted Ager a Lutheran missionary teacher in New Guinea for more than six years.
Floyd county ASCS office in Charles City was named the outstanding among 100 Iowa county ASCS offices. Fred R. McLain announced the award to be presented at Thursday night’s banquet in the Charles City Elks club with other county winners from eight districts, including Louisa at Wapello Montezuma in Poweshiek and Maquoketa in Jackson counties.
Harold Jensen, 53, farmer near Luzerne, discusses crops beans corn hogs and cattle. He cites labor shortages inflation and politics, backs Republicans though wary of Johnson era and envisions modest gains for GOP with focus on youth and farm succession.
William G. Zmolek and Harold J. Stockdale both of Iowa State at Ames will speak at a beef cattle outlook and grub control meeting next Monday at 8 p.m. in Lambert School Manchester. The event is the second of two countywide agricultural production meetings in Delaware County this month, coordinated by the county extension service and local vocational agriculture departments.
The United Kingdom led world pork imports, with 1 440 million pounds in 1964, amounting to 53 percent of global pork imports. In 1965 the United States imported 333 million pounds of pork and exported 55 million pounds.
The Agriculture Department may announce a 1967 program to raise corn and grain sorghum acres by about 15 million to 90 million total. The plan would use idle land payments plus loans and price supports with a 15 to 30 percent diversion range to curb surpluses.
The Keokuk County Farm Bureau will host a Know Your Candidates meeting Wednesday at p.m. in the Farm Bureau building Sigourney. Candidates from both parties have been invited to participate in the program.
Iowa State extension safety specialist Norval Wardle warns that 1965 corn harvest accidents cost farmers about 1150 on average, exceeding previous years. He cites carelessness, oversized tractors, hopper gear injuries, PTO hazards, and urges four safety tips to cut risks.
Manchester events include an 8 p.m. Tuesday soil resource study report by Virgil K. Webster Iowa State extension agronomist and a Wednesday 8 p.m. public affairs committee meeting to discuss 1967 plans and the two-evening November workshop.
Des Moines Iowa audit of the state department of agriculture for the year ended June 30 1965 is on file in the State Auditor Lorne R Worthington office. The department received 988840 in state appropriations and 1127640 in license fees from 62 groups. Of the fees 360169 was transferred to the state general fund.
Secretary Freeman reports U S agricultural exports set a 1966 record of 6 7 billion and likely reach or exceed seven billion for the fiscal year 1967 with July September 1966 exports 6 percent higher than a year earlier.
U S agriculture department reports total honey output this year reached 285 million pounds, up 3 percent from last year and the 1960 64 average. Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia saw sharp declines due to a cold wet spring and hot dry summer. California, despite the most bee colonies, fell from 37.5 million to 22 million pounds.
An early forecast indicates the 1966 soybean crop will be about ten percent above last year's output. Officials cited favorable growing conditions in key producing regions and steady demand supporting the higher projection.
Iowa breeders fueled Angus breed growth with 29 540 calves and 389 141 certificates in the fiscal year ending Sept 30. The state ranked third in registrations and sales with 23 879 transfers and 308 life members. The American Angus Association reported gains across registrations and ownership transfers nationwide.
Nineteen cows in 13 Winneshiek DHIA herds last month completed lactation records above 500 pounds butterfat. Thomas Ryan of Cresco had five cows between 506 and 566 pounds while Sersland and Lomen of Decorah had four cows from 508 to 634 pounds. Leonard Tuby of Calmar owned a 629 pound cow. Oran Benzing is named the new Winneshiek DHIA supervisor with three years DHIA experience in Minnesota.
Bakersfield California reports a new dental product Acryline that fits denture plates with a vacuum seal. The maker claims the seal feels natural and lasts six months requiring reapplication. Actyline is sold at drug counters.
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