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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1983
Page
23
The Lumir Dostal farm hosts the Farm Progress Show with hostess playing spoons in a kitchen band. Lib and Lumir Dostal Sr. celebrate a long farming career as their children Darlene Mollenhauer and Bud Dostal oversee the event planned for September 27 to 29. Lumir fell ill during harvest but delayed seeing a doctor.
Lumir Dostal continues farming past retirement with the same vigor. His hillside combine stalls when hot, but runs smoothly in cool weather. The 40 acre field event will be part of the National Corn Picking Contest scale this year, with 800 acres under three days. Lumir and family reflect on farming's evolution from 1930s prices to today. Lumir Jr. and Jim Mollenhauer share duties, while Libbie plays spoons in church nursing homes. The trio and Sara have ties to Linn-Mar school board and local teaching. Thursday previews Farm Progress Show with officials John Block and Terry Branstad.
Reagan administration agriculture officials say current farm programs and insurance can handle drought losses with billions in payments and in kind aid. Senate hearing heard of emergency loans to help farmers, while critics argue loan terms are too limited and drought turmoil may force farm failures and land sales.
Iowa and Illinois school officials demand rigorous USDA review after NBC accusations of unwholesome meat from Cattle King Packing Co. and Nebraska Beef. Iowa reports no meat from these packers this year but will see a third inspection for future shipments.
Double O Farms of Greene Iowa won supreme champion ewe with an Oxford ram named for the fourth straight year at the National Cattle Congress sheep show. Wayne and Jo Ubben of Stanhope Iowa exhibited the supreme ram a Suffolk. Exhibitors hailed from six states Iowa Ohio Illinois Wisconsin Indiana Missouri.
Market notes show lamb and corn prices with Cedar Rapids area processors. Wisconsin and Waterloo listings include lamb processing bids and yellow soybeans with varying crop month quotes.
The market shows steady to firm tone with light activity in eggs and dressed meats. Prices for eggs and meat items are mostly unchanged as supply remains tight and demand limited across major centers including Des Moines and nearby stations.
AP dispatch notes live cattle and hog trading with steady to firmer bids on some classes. Cattle futures showed late firmness on steers and heifers while hogs remained active with prices around 37.5 to 38.0 for lighter weights and 35 for heavier sizes as market demand fluctuated amidst limited supply.
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