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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1976
Page
14
For May 6 through 12, fields were fit for rainwork with 336 rainfall days. Reported by 4-H crop and weather reporters in Lime Creek English River and surrounding townships. Corn planting progress varied with replants noted and beans starting. several locations show completed corn planting and ongoing bean planting with spotty yellow corn.
ISU economist Gene Futrell projects pork production to rise about four percent in 1976, with slaughter above 1975 levels by June and sustained. Farrowing and slaughter patterns suggest a peak in late June or early July with prices in the low to mid forties by fall, and a weaker trend into Q4.
Des Moines reports debate on whether annual appropriations improve or hinder state government efficiency. Democrats favor yearly budgeting while Republicans resist. The piece notes hearings for 130 agencies and the strain on departments like social services, with critics arguing nit picking and reduced planning time under annual budgets.
Plans for a bigger Washington County Fair run July 26 to 29. Extension 4-H leader Julia Gamon says livestock projects will be shown, a new show ring and swine barn are nearing completion, and a bicentennial 4-H program will energize Wednesday events. Feature events include a quilt show, antique cars, steam engines, and old tractors with a tractor pull, talent show, style revue, demolition derby, and teen dance scheduled across the week. The premium book is being printed, with 4-H FFA and adult senior citizen classes in hobby crafts flowers and needlework.
Jim Frier, Washington county extension director, announces a nationwide USDA survey launching in late May and June to estimate 1976 planted acreages and livestock numbers. Iowa will be directed by the Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service led by Duane Show.
University of Chicago researchers Albert V. Crewe and Michael Isaacson have produced the first motion pictures of single atoms using Crewe’s scanning electron microscope. The 18 to 30 second film captures atoms as they move and interact with carbon and with each other, offering insights for medicine chemistry and materials science.
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