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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1966
Page
10
John Danner, son of Ralph Danner near Muscatine, notices a Roba or similar bird nest built on the crossmember of a four row corn planter idle in a field for two weeks due to rain. Danner had 150 acres of corn planted when the rains began and 150 acres left to plant, Journal Photo.
The article notes a 5.2 percent national drop in milk output in the first four months of the year, with Iowa hardest hit at 14 percent. Butter, nonfat dry milk, and American cheese inventories fell, while fluid and manufacturing milk prices rose. Government purchases are expected to be small in 1956-57, with stocks near record lows.
Sixty four graduates of the Iowa Highway Patrol academy will be sworn in at Camp Dodge near Des Moines. Among them from Muscatine are George J. Ball and Rodger L. Murdock, with Wayne G. Martin of Wilton also recruited. Ball will serve Fort Madison, Murdock in the Des Moines area, and Martin in Traer. Ted G. Augspurger of Bloomfield and John D. Jutte, now at Muscatine, receive new assignments. The ceremony features Chief Justice Theodore Garfield and will boost force to 400. new men start with one year probation.
Washington officials report cattle weights last week averaged 1030 pounds versus 1022 a year ago, hogs 250 pounds vs 243, and sheep and lambs 201 pounds vs 99. Farm leaders suggest shortening marketing weights during price declines to curb total meat tonnage and support livestock prices.
Washington Senator Pearson warned that shrinking wheat and feed grain reserves threaten national security. He noted CCC wheat stock fell to 343,978,000 bushels by April 1, the lowest since 1953, with corn at its lowest April 1 level since 1949 and other staples nearly exhausted. Charley Hennigan has caught 272 passes in his first five seasons with the Houston Oilers.
Washington AP report says wheat surpluses have vanished and reserves may dip to about 9 350 million bushels before the 1987 crop, well below the 600 million bushels deemed safe for emergencies. Officials worry shortages if plantings rise 15 percent in 1967 and crop outcomes vary, with shipments to needy countries increasing.
County Extension Director Eugene Mather notes damp lows boost weed pests. Wild carrot and wild parsnip spread along roadsides and pastures. Spraying with 2,4-D at recommended rates can curb these weeds and others, with multiple years often needed for eradication. The report also covers wheat demand and carryover projections for 1966–67 amid weather-related damages.
Muscatine area farmers may need to adjust corn and soybean varieties to ensure crop maturity. County extension director Eugene Mathern recommends latest planting dates by variety: corn full season by June 1, early by June 10, after June 10 switch to soybeans. soybeans by region ranging from June 5 to June 18. He notes earlier varieties may outyield late ones if planted early, and that soybeans do not fully use preplanned corn nitrogen. Harvesting a mature crop may trump fertilizer costs.
Cedar Valley residents will gather at the West Liberty Library on Wednesday June 1 at 2 p.m. Mrs Charles Newcomb hosts the Cedar Valley Community Club with roll call on current events Senator David Stanley of Muscatine will discuss Most Important Person at 2 p.m Personal notes mention Mr and Mrs Marvin Blair and family visiting Mrs Marvin Blairs parents Levi and Mary Eichelberger at High Prairie on Sunday
Karen Dockendorf a 1965 Farm Youth Exchange delegate to India will address Louisa County 4 H Rally Night on June 3. Dockendorf, a Des Moines County 4 H alumna now working as a county extension home economist, describes the IFYE program as a two way exchange fostering world peace through cultural understanding.
A government hearing referee ruled that Armour and Co may not run promotional sales that lose money for the packer, except in an introductory sale. The Agriculture Department seeks a cease and desist, with a possible federal court appeal. The ruling targets refunds offering a two pound bacon package at a loss, deemed a predatory practice by smaller packers.
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