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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1955
Page
9
The data shows more men than women drink milk with 83 percent of men and 78 percent of women. Heads of families show fathers at 82 percent and mothers at 77 percent, while youngsters include 91 percent of sons and 84 percent of daughters. Milk costs little, yet 90 percent of professional and semi professional people drink milk compared with 81 percent of others.
The Politz survey shows 86 percent of people with some college drink milk compared with 77 percent of those with only a high school education. It urges colleges and high schools to teach the value of dairy foods.
Iowa State College researchers plan a systematic study to identify feed ingredients causing pasture bloat in cattle. They compare different feed rations and components, noting that bloat causes deaths and high costs for farmers. Detergents are considered experimental and not recommended.
Scientists say bloat arises from multiple interacting factors and may take time to solve. New research facilities at Iowa State College aim to enable a stronger, more vigorous attack on the issue as efforts progress.
A Journal AVMA report notes cobalt deficiency is common in calves and heifers, more than cows. Proper cobalt supplementation boosts concentration hay and water intake, growth, wool, and milk flow, with signs including poor appetite and rough coat. If symptoms appear, call a veterinarian for diagnosis.
May dairy output in Iowa falls 3 percent from 646 million pounds in 1954 to 626 million. Livestock data show egg production at 503 million eggs, the highest May total since 1946 and 6 percent above May 1954. Pasture conditions vary with drought in western areas but remain generally good overall.
May production tops 487 million eggs from 2 071 eggs per 169 layers beating the 1 996 eggs last May. An average of 24 286 000 layers contributed to the record output, surpassing the 1944-53 average of 478 million eggs for the month.
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