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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1963

Page

3

Feeder Cattle Wars Mark Kansas City Market Nerves

A fall wait and see mood grips buyers and sellers at the Kansas City market, described by Jim Leathers of the Market Foundation. Eastern Iowa farmers toured the yards as beef cattle men toured, while rains delay wheat planting and wheat pastures shift, boosting silage and grain sorghum. Large irrigated cropland spurs commercial feedlots in western Kansas, easing fat cattle markets but hurting feeder cattle trading as packers face labor and plant closures amid two way radios and competitive shielding.

Ansas City Kansas City Jim Leathers Leathers Iowa Farmers State Bank of Marion Cedar Jones, Linn Johnson Benton Poweshiek Clinton Kansas Florida U. S Armour Wilson, Swift Morrell St. Joseph Packing House Missouri Farmers State Bank of Marion Sioux City Omaha Morris Neighbor Alburnett Marion Bank Leonard Trachta Linn County Cattle Feeder The Kansas City Livestock Market Foundation

Pro-Ag Club To Hear Talk on Export Trade

Tom Park export manager Cedar Rapids Engineering Co will speak at the Cedar Rapids Pro-Ag club meeting at Black Angus steak house near highways 149 and 30. He will discuss foreign markets for Iowa products and major exports such as feed grains. The club consists of men with agricultural training or farming-related work. interested men are invited to attend per Secretary Vernon Owens.

Tom Park Cedar Rapids Engineering Co Cedar Rapids Pro-Ag Club Park Europe Iowa Vernon Owens

Thorough sale list with multiple farm auctions and livestock

A sequence of farm sale notices across Iowa towns detailing dates times and locations for closing out sales and public auctions. Listings include cattle Holstein and Poland China, hogs, hay grains and farm equipment with organizers such as Peter L Connolly and Son, C W Lenker and Son, Walter Schminke and Sons, Ed L Helgens and Son, W J Willett as referee, and venues near Delhi Tama Centre Point Monticello and Manchester.

Peter L. Connolly and Son Delhi Poland C. W. Lenker and Son Wilton Jct Bennett Chester White Walter Schminke and Sons van Horne Corner Hwy L. Helgens & Son Monticello Tama W. J. Willett Harry Siver Central City Harold Koeneke Manchester

Tama Extension Home Economist To Be Honored

Mina Olin of Toledo and Eloise Hauser of Audubon will receive the National Home Demonstration Agents Association distinguished service award at the Salt Lake City convention September 30 through October 2. Olin, Tama county extension home economist since 1950, is honored for leadership with 4-H clubs and homemakers groups in the Indian settlement, and for farm and home development work and crafts skill. Tama county hosts 26 girls 4-H clubs with 420 members.

Toledo Iowa Mina Olin Eloise Hauser Audubon National National Association Tama County

Big cucumber grows big in Pence family's garden

Rebecca Pence, seven, raised cucumbers five miles from home at 1105 Sixth Street SE. One cucumber grew to 14 inches and weighed over five pounds. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Myron Pence.

Rebecca Pence Sixth Street

Make Loans Fit Farmer Advises Appraisal Head

George R. Burns, chief of appraisals for the Farm Credit Administration, contends farm mortgage loans should fit the farm and farmer rather than force the borrower to fit lender standards. He spoke at a conference of Federal Land Bank Association managers and fieldmen in the four-state district including Iowa and Nebraska.

Omaha Federal Land Banks George R. Burns Washington Farm Credit Administration Burns Federal Land Bank Association State Farm Credit District Lowa Nebras

F.B. Service Co Appeals Case to U.S. Tax Court

The Farm Bureau Service Co of Iowa now part of F.S. Services, Inc., has taken its tax dispute to the U.S. Tax Court seeking reversal of IRS adjustments that would tax patron refunds and stockholder payments. The case covers 1958 1959 and 1960 with disputed taxes totaling about 145563 while refunds and payments to stockholders involve about 200000.

Washington Farm Bureau Service Co Iowa F.S. Services, Inc U.S Internal Revenue Service Farm Bureau

Rewards of caring in October Reader's Digest

In October Reader's Digest read how caring or not caring can affect success in work and marriage. Learn to expand your capacity for caring and sharpen it in your children. Get October Reader's Digest now on sale.

October Reader’s Digest

Thirty Winne Shiek 4-Hers to Visit ISU Ames

Thirty Winne Shiek county 4 H members will take a bus trip to Iowa State University in Ames on Saturday. They will be accompanied by Mrs Virgil Bangfort Kenneth Moen and County Home Economist Mary Jane Osland.

Decorah Winneshiek County 4-H Iowa State University Ames Virgil Bangfort Kenneth Moen Mary Jane Osland

Decorah Women Visit Historic Galena in Extension Program

Decorah women involved in the Winneshiek county extension home economics program will visit historic houses in Galena Illinois this Saturday. The trip aims to explore regional heritage and related educational experiences for participants.

Decorah Winneshiek County Extension Galena, Ill

Benton 4-H Awards Dinner Set for Oct 5

WINTON The annual Benton 4-H boys award banquet will be held Saturday evening October 5 in the exhibition hall at the Benton county fairgrounds. Lyle Mackey says county extension associates note the banquet menu features barbecued beef prepared by 4-H officers and county committee. County winners for 1963 will be honored with award presentations, plus entertainment, installation of new county officers and a citizenship presentation.

Winton Benton

Strawberry Point Tractors Win In Jaycees Pull

Sixty two tractors competed in Strawberry Point as Jaycees sponsored a Sunday pull. Winners by weight class included Bob Harold and Don Farmer in under 4500 pounds, Willis Timmerman and Dean Oldridge in 4500 to 6500, Merv Sealock and Leland Smith in 6500 to 8000, and Lee Thurn and Sealock in over 8000 pounds.

Strawberry Point Strawberry Point Jaycees Bob Harold Don Farmer Willis Timmerman Dean Oldridge Winthrop Merv Sealock Traer Leland Smith Arlington Lee Thurn Edgewood Sealock

Stoner Powell Show Top Angus At Ak-Sar-Ben

Two eastern Iowa 4-H club boys won top honors in the Ak-Sar-Ben livestock show featuring 489 Angus steers. Warren Stoner exhibited the champion 965-pound Knight, with Benny Powell showing the 940-pound reserve Chuckie. Marion Sick exhibited the champion Hereford heifer, and Kathie Pollard was named Ak-Sar-Ben queen.

Omaha Iowa Angus Knight Warren Stoner Mt. Vernon Warren W. G. Stoner Chuckie Benny Powell Ryan Marion Sick Blairstown Kathie Pollard Schaller

Top Spot Boar Brings $2,000 In State Sale

Iowa Spotted Breeders Association sale at Hawkeye Downs features top price of 2000 paid by Don Schwecke of Gibbon Minn for junior and grand champion boar bred by Bill Hemm of Sheffield. Other notable results include 575 for state fair champion boar, 1225 for reserve, 450 for top female, and 370 for champion gift. Maurice Fitzgerald served as sale manager and auctioneer.

Iowa Norman Pothast Spencer Merle Runyon Urbana Ohio Pothast Gary Pitstick Jolley Carl Niehaus and

Poland Seeks New Wheat Deal With United States

Poland asks to enter a new agreement with the United States to purchase wheat and other grains. Polish Ambassador Edward Drozniak discussed the overture with Secretary of State Dean Rusk in Washington on September 13. No specific grain amount was named, though Poland imported about 2.5 million tons last year.

Washington Poland U.S State Department Edward Drozniak Dean Rusk Drozniak

86 Proofs 1963 Echo Spring Distillery Louisville KY

A 1963 notice from Echo Spring Distillery of Louisville Kentucky highlights 86 proofs and details related to the product or brand in a concise regulatory or advertising brief. The short item focuses on the distillery and its proof specification within a historical local newspaper context.

Echo Spring Distillery Louisville, KY

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