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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1957
Page
2
Iowa farmers earned an average of 11393 per farm with 3738 left after expenses. USDA reports show Iowa had 192000 farmers, 2045.742 million from farm products, 1619.855 million from livestock, and 425.887 million from crops. Government payments added about 66 million to Iowa farm income.
Washington report notes 4 783 021 farmers counted in 1954. 779 282 age 65 or older and 951 310 aged 55 to 64. Older Americans lacking birth certificates may obtain a census age transcript from the U S Bureau of the Census for a fee. Fees cover routine or expedited searches and processing times. records are confidential and accessible only to the individual.
DES MOINES AP About 98 percent of Iowa farm families have central station electricity through the REA. David A. Hamil said 135,633 Iowa farm families are served by REA financed lines. Since 1935, REA advanced $137,798,179 to 57 borrowers in Iowa with 55 being cooperatives.
Thirty three women joined the Postville adult night school course Calories Anonymous guided by Mrs. Ernestine Mcleod of the high school staff. Members received weighing charts to track pounds lost.
The main factor for sweet clover appearing in alfalfa fields is the hard seed of sweet clover that can remain viable in the soil for many years before germination.
Armour and Company announces all hogs at country buying points will be purchased on grade and merit. The market is quoted on U S No 2 hogs with meat-type hogs graded and bought above No 2 prices, and over fat No 3s priced accordingly. Meat-type status requires at least 50 percent of chilled carcass weight in four lean primal cuts.
The American Meat Institute has urged member companies to buy hogs based on meat type qualities, a move aimed at standardizing quality across suppliers and improving product consistency.
Iowa farmers are reminded they have three days to file federal gas tax refund applications with the IRS in Des Moines. Papers must reach revenue officials by Monday. B. Lee Phillips, internal rever ( truncated text )
The Iowa district director said about 109,000 refund applications have been filed and 40,000 to 50,000 more are expected. The refunds cover the three cent federal gas tax paid by farmers in the year ending June 30, 1957 but not used for highways. Iowa applications processed at Kansas City averaged about $50 each.
Stanwood-Ronald Spear of Stanwood sold 18 Angus steers averaging 1100 pounds in Chicago for 26.50 per hundredweight this week.
Twenty Eastern Iowa farm boys marketed 100 head of steers at Hawk Eye Downs as part of the Junior Cattle Feeders market day. Cattle were graded with prices from 22.50 to 24.00 per hundredweight, and 15 head were evaluated at Wilson and Company plant for further grading and yield. A second market day is planned at Hawkeye Downs on November 7.
A sequence of public sales listings includes Milo Phelps estate near Tipton offering farm machinery and household goods at 1 pm on Saturday September 28, Grade Kennon estate near Ryan with livestock and grain at 12:30 pm, Duane Simmons and Dr. Virgil Caldwell estate near Alburnett on Monday September 30, Msgr N J Peiffer estate near Parnell on Thursday October 3, and John A Bell near Coggon on Friday October 4.
The Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative Association supports federal Hells Canyon dam construction. At the annual meeting in Des Moines the group urged Iowa lawmakers to back the project. Herbert Moeller of Denison was re elected president Alfred Schlimmen of Marcus named vice president J T McGarry of Victor named secretary treasurer to succeed Allert Olson of Osage McGarrys wife elected chair of the womens division The group opposed raising REA loan interest rates and the establishment of a public utilities commission.
Ames and Iowa State College awarded 22 Sears Roebuck Foundation scholarships to farm-oriented students. Ray Batchelder of Alburnett, 19, enrolled in agricultural engineering, joins others from Kalona, Brighton, Hudson, Rose Hill, Waukon and Iowa City. News notes include five freshmen in agricultural business receiving $250 awards and assorted $200 scholarships from Aluminum Corp and the Federal Land Bank of Omaha totaling 55 grants.
The agriculture department reports 1 964 705 acres pledged for 1958 winter wheat soil bank contracts by Sept 20, far below last year's 6 392 561 acres in the same period. Reduced payments under a 3000 per farm cap and better wheat prospects are blamed for the decline. Total 1958 payments expected exceed 40 million dollars, with average payoff about 545 dollars per contract versus 1 057 last year. McGregor Irwin Meyer to show 13 head of Milking Short horns at the Dairy Cattle Congress.
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