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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1968
Page
14
Floyd Cross, 67, farm owner near Urbana, speaks while corn is being picked. He lists a daughter Patricia and granddaughter Lisa Ann, notes a 60 dollar picker bought after a fall, and says he relies on hired help for field work while milking ten Holstein cows and keeping feeder pigs.
The Public Advisory Committee on Soil and Water Conservation warns sediment from erosion is a major national pollution source harming water treatment, recreation, fishing, and urban development. It cites 700 times sewage pollution load and over one billion cubic yards of sediment entering reservoirs annually, urging coordinated land and water use programs with local and state groups.
A reader list shows multiple farm auctions. Bernard G. Cocking holds a closing out sale near Manchester featuring Charolais cattle and hay on Oct 15 at 12 30 pm. Royal Tuttle of Norway hosts a sale at Hawkeye barn Fairfax on Oct 26 at 7 30 pm. Bill Sherman conducts a Holstein sale near Wemi NW of Alburnett at 12 40 pm.
Iowa State University schedules five one day conferences for pesticide dealers and applicators with up to date insect control information. Meetings will be in Storm Lake Atlantic Iowa City Waterloo and Ottumwa on November 12 13 14 15 and 20. Extension entomologist Harold Gunderson says the programs target machine operators rather than dealers though they welcome all.
Iowa City readers learn of the Johnson County Agricultural Association annual meeting where Don Spevacek and Lawrence Wall were elected to the board, succeeding Everett Winborn and Homer Riggle. Re-elected officers include Ralph Krall, Clair Hein, and Fremont Isaacs, with Robert Miller named vice-president.
The Towa County Fair directors announced the 1969 Iowa County fair will run July 28 through July 30. The dates were approved at a recent meeting and set for Marengo.
Iowa farm wages on October 1 climbed above year-earlier levels per the Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. Monthly wages with board were 260 dollars, and 330 dollars without board, up from 230 and 295 a year earlier. Daily wages rose to 11.60 with board and 14.10 without, from 10.50 and 12.70. Hourly wages without board or room stood at 1.55, up from 1.45. Nationally, hired farm workers' wages on October 1 were 9 percent higher than a year earlier and 166 percent above 1957-59 averages.
The Iowa Veterinary Medical Association schedules four district meetings starting Oct. 31 in Cedar Rapids at Town House, then Nov. 7 Mason City, Nov. 14 Storm Lake, and Nov. 21 Red Oak. Each session runs 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. and aims to help practitioners review their practice and plan for the future, announced IVMA executive secretary Dr. F D Wertman.
Lancaster Wisconsin hosted a Wisconsin Shorthorn and Polled Shorthorn sale with 43 lots averaging 317 dollars. Bulls averaged 335 while females averaged 310 with top bull bringing 450 to Richard Donovan of Dubuque and top female 500 to Steve Pinnow of Delavan. Auctioneer was Tom Sherlock and sale manager Neal James.
Gilbert Kardel 70 long time Shorthorn breeder at his Walcott farm died Saturday in a Davenport hospital after a long illness. He leaves his wife and three daughters. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 1 30 P M at Range Funeral Home Davenport.
The nation's farm labor force was estimated at 5.58 million for the week ended Sept. 28, down 3 percent from a year earlier and 2 percent below August, the Agriculture Department reports.
Don Williams, 63, head of the Soil Conservation Service since 1953, retires in January and works two more years with the Ford Foundation in India. He helped shape modern conservation from the Dust Bowl era through local soil and water districts, stressing prevention, cooperation, and nonpartisan action.
Three Cedar Rapids rabbit breeders won top awards at the National American Rabbit Breeders Assn show in Pueblo Colorado. Bechka Rabbitry took best and best opposite in Standard Havana all colors. Frank Bates Rabbitry had best Sable Silver Martin. Viking Rabbitry claimed best and best opposite and champion of the Golden Palomino class along with four firsts and four seconds.
Iowa farms produced 241 million eggs in September, 3 percent below last year and 14 percent under the 1962-66 average. Farm layers totaled 13.66 million, about 6 percent lower than September 1967. U.S. laying flocks produced 5.426 billion eggs in September, 4 percent down from August. January-September 1968 output reached 52.413 billion eggs, just under the prior year.
President Johnson signed a one year extension of the Agricultural Act of 1965 through the 1970 crop year. He described it as reluctant and warned Congress failed to make permanent production controls and price supports. The piece argues the extension gives a new administration time to shape policy before the next farm year.
The National Grange annual meeting will be held in Peoria Illinois from November 11 to 19 with headquarters at the Pere Marquette hotel Delegates from 38 Grange states will decide policies for 1969 Prominent speakers include Illinois Governor Samuel H Shapiro Senator Everett Dirksen and Agriculture Secretary Orville L Freeman
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