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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1964
Page
12
Wilbur Hotzler of 240 acres near Muscatine in Swedland township has registered and graded Halstein cows. He milks 30 Halsteins and raises 450 hogs per year.
Tipton reports start of basic conservation plats in Cedar county soil conservation district in 1958 with a roster of contributors led by Richard Direks, Bob Rix, Cloyce Downer, Chester Yosen, and many others. Hetzler dairy farm feeds ground corn, molasses, and 32 percent protein, plus top quality hay, corn silage, alfalfa, and brome. Hetzler, in DHIA testing, milks 30 cows with a rolling herd average of 548 pounds fat and 14,583 pounds milk. top cow last year yielded 627 fat and 16,860 milk in 306 days. Bulk milk ships to Mississippi Valley Milk Producers Association. Continuous pasture-rotation and balanced rations cited as keys to success.
Albert Timm operates a leading Holstein Grade A dairy near Muscatine with 66 cows yielding over 11 000 pounds of milk and 400 pounds of fat per test. The 250 acre farm feeds mostly homegrown grain with some purchased grain and straw. Records span two decades as Timms markets milk through Mississippi Valley Milk Producers Assn. Cows are housed in silos with a six-stall parlor and pipeline milker.
Jipton Inwa reports Cedar Conservation district progress with 1963 totals for contour farming 4378 acres terraces 259087 acres trapping 2509 acres livestock ponds 52 acres spaseed waterways 500 acres tile drainage 2706250 feet soil conservation surveys 15159 acres pasture planting 4181 acres wildlife area improvement 387 acres and more details across several categories.
TIPTON The Cedar county Soil Conservation Act outlines 1964 goals including 5500 acres of conservation soil survey 2800 acres contour 200 acres strip cropping 12910 terraces 10 structures and ponds 40 acres grassed waterways 250000 feet tile drainage and 60 acres pasture planting.
Ten Cedar County dairymen received certificates for outstanding Dairy Herd Improvement Association records for 1963-64. Cows in these herds averaged 11,362 pounds of milk and 427 pounds of butterfat per cow, an all time high. The state average for all Iowa cows in 1963 was 7,410 pounds of milk and 282 pounds butterfat. Names include Slade and Spring of Tipton, Herbert Sander of Londen, Hermann Schwein of Clarence, Dale Coppess of Stanwood, Ray Crock and Son of Tipton, Claire Gates and Robert Brand of West Liberty, among others.
Doonan and his wife operate a 120 acre dairy farm one mile west of Reynolds across the river from Muscatine. Their herd averages about 45 pounds of milk per cow daily with 22 000 pounds milk per cow and 0 butterfat shown, while Doonan expands production with a new milking parlor and DHIA records guiding culling and future plans. They also raise hogs alongside dairy cattle and rely on silage hay and green chopped feed.
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