Iowa Tops Nation in Meat Production for 1954
Iowa State Development Commission reports final 1954 figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show Iowa again led all states in total meat slaughter and output, producing about 2.8 billion pounds. If all Iowa meat stayed in state, each resident would eat roughly three pounds daily. Iowa also rose 135.7 million pounds vs 1953, beating Illinois by 591 million. 1955 national meat production rose 7 percent with per capita consumption near 161 pounds. By Jan 1, 1956 Iowa ranked high in cattle, beef cattle, milk cows, sheep, and pigs saved from 1955 crops.
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Man Hospitalized After Rifle Wound From Dog Fight Incident
Harold Wingate, by misusing a rifle as a club during a dog fight, caused a self inflicted breast wound and was hospitalized. In Keokuk County, 101 year old Frances Fischer marked her birthday at Kinross. Born in 1855 in Washington County, she is among Iowa’s oldest residents.
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Keokuk County
Frances Fischer
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Washington County
Legally Speaking What good are records
This Iowa State Bar Association public interest article urges keeping orderly records for legal and tax protection. It recommends envelopes for expenses and receipts, copies of contracts and letters, and storing vital documents in a safe place or bank box to guard against future legal issues.
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Iowa State Bar Association
Plan to aid people leaving farms suggested
Wallace Ogg, farm economist at Iowa State College, proposes a nationwide program to assist young people and farm families who would take other jobs. The plan would raise individual income, aid long run supply demand balance, and boost farming efficiency through use of know how. It could offer job training, a moving expense loan, and wider promotion of off farm opportunities.
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Wallace Ogg
Iowa State College
Ogg
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