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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1965
Page
8
On the McNeal farm near Muscatine, A C Allen installed a heated insulated watering fountain fed by city water through a buried four foot deep 126 foot line. The automatic system stabilizes warm water for about 600 hogs and supports a continuous farrowing plan with ten litters at a time.
The annual Cedar County beef banquet will be held in the London School gym on Monday January 24 at 6 00 p m. Tickets are available from executive committee members Cedar County Bankers or the Extension Office.
Taking a break after completing a four foot deep and 126 foot long trench by hand. The water line runs from Mrs. Amos McNeal's basement along the county road to a plastic pipe feeding an automatic heated fountain at the hog lot. Temperatures dropped to eight degrees that morning, making soil hard to work.
Iowa State University economist Gene Futrell told the Iowa Livestock Feeders Assn in Des Moines that 1965 was an exceptional year for cattle feeding with profits at high levels. He projected 1966 would be favorable though lower, with higher feeder cattle prices offset by cheaper feed, and forecast price ranges for steers in Sioux City from 24 to 25 this winter up to 26 to 27 in late spring and summer.
County Extension Director Eu gene Mathern notes insects in shelled corn are visible as crusting in cold months. Entomologist Harold Gunderson explains how to check for warmth, remove infested grain, and spread it to expose insects to cold. Bran bugs, about 1/8 inch long, multiply in fall. center-bin heating raises grain temperature, aiding moisture and mold risk. Recommendations include aeration, monitoring two feet below surface, and fumigation with carbon tetrachloride or carbon disulfide if needed, with safety gear for large applications.
Schroeder brothers Larry and Kenneth Schroeder are named Ak Sar Ben Scholars in the Agri cultural Education and Agricultural Engineering fields. Larry, a junior at Iowa State, plans to teach vocational agriculture and holds a $250 scholarship. Kenneth, a senior, holds a $150 award and is active in ASAE.
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