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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1955
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader is a second class mail publication in Tripoli Iowa under the 1879 act. Published each Wednesday, established since 1894 as the official Bremer County Iowa newspaper. Publisher William A Buckley lists subscription rates of 3.00 a year in Iowa and 3.50 elsewhere in advance.
National average price support for 1955 soybeans drops to $2.04 per bushel or 70 percent of parity as of February 15, per James Eveland chairman of the Bremer County ASC. flaxseed support is $2.91, 65 percent of parity, down from 70 percent in 1954. cottonseed support set at 65 percent of parity. The changes aim to balance oilseed supply with demand and curb excessive plantings in 1955.
Farm economist Francis Kutish of Iowa State College says small supply changes drive hog price moves as packers bid based on retail demand. He notes heavy pork storage in winter boosted November prices, with ongoing storage into mid January and voluntary buildup. Foreseeing August September farrowings and larger December February litters, he predicts restrained price rises into spring and summer.
4-H signs bearing the club colors green and white are sold at 27 cents each by the county extension office to boost club involvement. Iowa hog producers anticipate marketing 2.8 million head in March and April, a 23 percent rise from last year and 12 percent above the five year average, with April alone seen at a 20 percent increase. Dairy output in 1954 rose 2.3 percent from 1953, while government purchases fell.
The 1953 government program bought 8 percent of that year’s dairy production. The ADA advertising and promotion campaign coincides with losses in dairy food sales since 1945, despite steady prices and high quality. Substitutes gained share, urging dairymen to boost ADA cooperation. Farmers question soil insect control. recommended chems include aldrin chlordane dieldrin gamma BHC heptachlor lindane with broadcast or banded methods. Leader ads reported to bring results.
Bremer county extension director Dick Mathews urges farmers to prepare for corn borer control but not rush to spray. ISU entomologist Harold Gunderson notes spraying pays when 75 percent of plants show leaf feeding or 50 egg masses per 100 plants. field checks are essential to decide. Early inspection can avert losses, with potential yield drops and costs outlined for field and custom applications.
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