Farm Food Expenditures Top $1,000 Mark In 63
Expenditures for food remain the largest farm family expense in 1963 Iowa data from Margaret Pratt shows food purchases hit over $1,000 for 187 families, accounting for 24 percent of total spending. Total average family outlay was $4,319 while net income for living rose in 1963 with varied ratios across income levels.
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Margaret Pratt
Extension Home
Iowa
Farm Snd
Everett Stoneberg
Larry Kurtenbach
Household spending drops in several categories
The report shows decreases in spending for household operations recreation education giving automobile operation home improvement home furnishing automobiles and farm produce used reflecting downward trends in these areas.
Prospects Improve for Lamb Feeders in 1964
Iowa State University economist Gene Futrell says lamb feeding profits were strong this past winter despite higher feed costs. Sheep and lamb numbers decline, tightening the lamb crop and supporting spring prices. He notes prices may ease this summer but stay above 1963 levels, with mid May slaughter lamb prices above a year earlier.
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Iowa State University
Gene Futrell
Futrell
Lamb Prices Rise As 1964 Slaughter Returns Hit Peak
Winter and spring prices climbed with Chicago mid May around 24 to 25 dollars, while 1963 lamb crop fell five percent from 1962. Economists note margins widened from higher slaughter lamb prices and lower fall feeder costs. The 1964 crop is expected down about five percent due to a four percent drop in stock sheep on farms. US sheep and lambs totaled 28.2 billion head at year start, six percent below 1962 and the smallest since records began nearly 106 years ago.
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Chicago
Field Day State Plowing Match Held in Dallas County
The 1964 Iowa Soil Conservation District Field Day and State Contour Plowing Match occur September 9 and 10 in Dallas County. At Fletcher Jennings farm near Van Meter, exhibits cover conservation practices and outdoor classrooms for students. The plowman’s banquet on September 9 will crown Iowa’s 1964 Queen of Conservation to serve as official hostess.
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Iowa Soil Conservation District
Dallas County
Henry Tord
Fletcher Jennings
van Meter
Towa
Corn Billbugs Hard To Find In Corn
Report notes corn billbugs hard to locate in fields with easy signs on roots and soil. County Extension officials say to dig carefully around corn plants to reveal pests when soil is disturbed and plants pulled, as most damage occurs on post sod plantings.
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John’ Johnson
Beetle pest menace on corn noted with control tips
A report describes a long snouted beetle feeding on young corn at soil level. Adults puncture holes, while larvae bore into plants, killing them. Expert John Johnson recommends preplant treatments with toxaphene or heptachlor, or banded toxaphene when damage appears.
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John‘son
High Producing Cows Listed in Palo Alto May Report
The May list from the Palo Alto Dairy Herd Improvement Association highlights ten top milkers. Names include Owen Mattox, Kenyon’s Holstein Ed, Blacky, and Leonard Johnsons Moopey with milk yields from 61 to 80 pounds daily and fat tests from 2.9% to 4.59%.
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Owen “Mattox
DHA
Palo Alto
Yra
Hans Appel
Leonard “Johnson's Holstein
Tbs
Sally
Bernard Haack
Carol
Henry
Duperibusch and, Sons
Leonard Johnson
Terry
Bernaack
Iowa soybean outlook mild decline in May
Iowa State University economist Gene Futrell sees little chance for price gains as May prices slip and demand remains weak. He projects total soybean crush this year around 425 to 430 million bushels, down from earlier 500 million expectations, with 1963 crush at 475 million. Exports may exceed last year by about 100 million, but larger carryover could occur due to reduced domestic use, with October 1 stocks near 60 million bushels and beans under price support loans totaling close to 60 million. Farmers may redeem loans by July end as prices rise slightly above loan rate, while CCC holdings near carryover level keep potential price weakness. Early crop prospects look favorable with higher acreage and good moisture.
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Iowa State University
Gene Futtelly
Futrell
Neal
CEC
CCC
Seedling Disease Threatens Corn Yields
The article notes seedling disease affecting corn with 8 percent BF milk testing figures and mentions small plants prone to toppling in cool spells. Recovery depends on rain and growth. continued slow development could sharply reduce yields. Satin and Leonard Johnson are referenced in context of daily measurements.
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BIF
Satin
Leonard Johnson
Corn Seedling Disease Threat to Local Crop
The county reports a seedling disease damaging corn throughout Palo Alto. Extension Director John Johnson notes the fungus in the soil attacks tiny root hairs, leaving only the main trunk root of infected plants and hindering growth.
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Palo ‘Alto
seys_Extension
John. Johnson
Platitude's Odd Power Shifts Worldview
American observers note Wilde quip that platitudes bind people, claiming simple phrases erase distance and create shared sense of kinship across modern society. The remark emphasizes how everyday sayings influence social bonds and communication.
Twin foals born to Daisy at Lee Simons farm
A five year old Appaloosa mare Daisy produced twins at the Lee Simons farm near Cherokee County border. The rare event is cited as occurring about once in 210000 births. Both foals are under 60 pounds and over two weeks premature.
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Daisy
Lee Simons
Cherokee County
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