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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1957
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader publishes weekly in Tripoli Bremer County Iowa as the official town newspaper. It is established since 1894 with William A Buckley as publisher and offers annual subscriptions of 3 dollars in Iowa and 3.50 elsewhere.
The piece argues the nation’s problems stem from lawmakers not the issues. It urges limiting U S senators and representatives to two terms to curb seniority and lifetime politicians and force future‑oriented leadership focused on prosperity rather than next election votes.
4 H club notes July 3 meeting at Kendra Mueller home with 13 members, 3 leaders and 1 visitor. Bake sale postponed to July 13 at Bock's Plumbing Tripoli. Demonstrations include Placket Zipper and clothing storage. County youth film and rope, boot jack demos. County day demo day July 17 Tripoli with ribbons awarded. July 31 achievement day at LeRoy No 1 School with committees named. Invitation to Family Living group ladies to show at 7 30.
Bremer County Extension director reports more long fed cattle heading for summer and early fall markets than last year with prices expected steady to higher. Kutish Iowa State College economist notes fewer grass cattle and short feds, delaying marketing and reducing October price drops. Hogs show modest gains in fall litters but profits depend on efficient feeder performance. telecom line cut incident in Red Oak noted.
Iowa’s beef cattle industry, moving about 2 billion pounds to market and generating 300 to 400 million dollars yearly, pursues lower production costs through breeding and feeding gains. At Iowa State College, researchers compare three breeding systems on a 540 acre Albia farm to measure progeny production, with calves from different groups averaging 475, 420, and 415 pounds by 190 days. Researchers stress year to year trends before final conclusions.
The article notes weighing calves at weaning and tracking gains to identify top producers for future replacements. Zmolek expects Albia tests to guide speedier feed efficiency improvements, while cattlemen rely on an experienced eye for form and carcass quality. It emphasizes that gain potential is inherited and best judged by observed performance with calves and careful record keeping.
The Bremer County Farm Bureau resolutions committee met at the Farm Bureau office in Waverly on Judy 30 to review this year's resolution process and contents of the opinionnaire.
One man farms at sixty miles per hour while a second man sells feed at a similar pace. Both driving on a gravel road collide, sending the car through poles and into the air. The farmer arrives as the salesman dies. who reached safety is left uncertain. Both men risked death from excessive speed and distraction.
A recent lightning bolt struck the Joy Galbraith farm near Stuart, punching a hole in the roof and melting the lead-in wipe on a TV set. No injuries were reported.
Donald Pleggenkuhle, 17, of Sumner, was injured in Waterloo when a concrete bucket swung from a crane broke loose and struck him as the operator's foot slipped from the control pedal. He is reported recovering.
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