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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1979
Page
8
Agriculture Secretary Bergland says 1980 corn yields will likely fall from the 1979 record, projecting about 7.13 billion bushels with a possible range of 6.56 to 7.7 billion. He notes removal of set-aside rules will have little effect on erosion while expanding the grain reserve to eligible farmers and wheat crop exemptions.
Listings announce multiple upcoming auctions including 3 acres owned by Dan Thies located 244 miles west of Lowdon. Dora Moubry estate offers 400 acres near Center Point. Mrs. Alice Alden sells 39 acres east of Walker. Heirs of James Thompson offer 120 acres southeast of Ryan with scheduled times in late October and early November.
A compilation of upcoming agricultural conferences and 4-H activities across Iowa. Notable items include the National Parkettes conference October 30 31 at Amana Holiday Inn with coordinators Madeline Meyer Odebolt and Phyllis Wein rich Higginsville Mo and speaker Orville Sweet Des Moines. humorist Jeanne Robertson Burlington NC will speak October 31. Iowa Seed Dealers Association convention October 24 26 at Fort Des Moines Hotel Des Moines. major livestock events at American Royal Arena Kansas City Kan and Cow Palace San Francisco. county 4-H events across Linn Jones Johnson Delaware and Cedar Rapids with judging contests pest management training and soil related contests culminating in cash prizes.
Iowa harvest notes show soybean collection near complete while corn harvest runs 27 percent complete, well below last year's 57 percent pace. Gasoline supplies rose last week and diesel remained tighter as grain movement slowed and some corn was piled on the ground. The bean harvest is over 93 percent finished.
Des Moines Iowa Agriculture Secretary Robert Lounsberry announced that some Kansas cattle entering Iowa must be quarantined due to Kansas joining states with high brucellosis cases. Other states with elevated brucellosis include Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri Oklahoma Tennessee and Texas. Texas reports at least 2326 infected herds Kansas 126 and Iowa 21. Wednesday s Gazette leads in food and consumer news.
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