Iowa Master Farmers Named as Wallaces Farmer Awards
Norman Barker of Ireton Gaylord Stadiman of Sac City along with Paul E. McNutt of Iowa City and Roy B. Keppy of Davenport win Iowa Master Farmer honors. The awards recognize outstanding farm operations and community leadership with past winners including McNutt named Master Swine Producer 1965.
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Iowa
Norman Barker
Ireton
Gaylord Stadiman
Sac City
Wallaces Farmer Magazine
Des Moines
Paul E. McNutt
Towa City
Roy B. Keppy
Davenport
McNutt
Towa 4
Johnson County
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Towa State University
Mississippi Valljley Farm Business Association
Mary
Jim
Iowa State
Martha
West Branch
John
Midwest
Keppy
Top Cow Tops Brown Swiss Sale at Waterloo
The Iowa Brown Swiss sale at the National Dairy Cattle Congress pavilion yielded 23 head averaging 42 dollars each with seven 4H calves averaging 220 dollars. Top lot was a six year old cow from Walter VanderWaal selling for 750 dollars to Louis J and Bill Elpert. George W Opperman consignments sold cows for 600 dollars to Stanley Johnson. 4H calf consigned by Bernard Monson sold for 360 dollars to Walter VanderWaal. The top bull, a July born son of the top cow, also went to VanderWaal for 400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Iowa
Walter VanderWaal
Orange City
Louis J
Bill Elpert
Decorah
George W. Opperman
Manning
Stanley Johnson
Oakland
Neb
Bernard Monson
Gowrie
Vanderwaal
New Meat Inspection Sets Up Under New U S Structure
The federal meat inspection service of the U S Department of Agriculture began operating under a new organizational structure. Leven meat inspection field districts handle day to day inspection with Dr Samuel J Berger as acting director of the central district based in Kansas City covering Iowa Kansas Missouri and Nebraska. Deputy directors are Dr Morse A Gates for slaughter and Dr Willis H Irvin for processing. The poultry inspection service retains its five field area offices and supervisors including Dr Robert B Mericle of Des Moines Iowa.
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Washington
Federal Meat Inspection Service of
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Leven
Samuel J. Berger
Kansas City
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Morse A. Gates
Willis H. Irvin
Robert B. Mericle
Des Moines
Agriculture tests radio guidance for crop spray planes
The agriculture department begins a three month test of a new radio guidance system for aircraft spraying pesticides. Tests run near Alexandria Louisiana and involve the Louisiana agriculture department.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Alexandria
Louisiana Agriculture Department
Electric Cooperative Trip Winners Set for Washington Tour
Anamosa and Maquoketa contests yielded four winners of trips to Washington in June. Steve Indekofer of Monticello and Lynne Joslin of Sabula topped county contests, with Don Hardenersen and Mike Reiss as runners-up. Winners advance to join others for a June 6 Capitol tour after statewide speech contest success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Washington
Maquoketa
Iowa
Rural Electric Cooperatives
Lowa
Big Machinery Auction Promises Largest Sale Yet
A Saturday auction on April 9 at 11 a.m. offers twelve tractors including MM H and Ferguson models plus John Deeres and WC units. The lineup features ten plows ten discs wagon boxes power mowers corn pickers and PTO mills with sale by numbers and promises a big event.
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A&b
John Deeres
Wc’s
High Agricultural Accident Death Rate Declared
An Iowa expert said farmers die daily in accidents due to delayed medical aid. L. W. Knapp Jr of the Institute of Agricultural Medicine noted agriculture has the third highest accident rate among major occupations and lacks timely medical services and rehabilitation programs.
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Chicago
API
Tova
L. W. Knapp, Jr
Institute of Agricultural Medicine
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Knapp
American Medical Association
Rural labor and rural health cited in midwest lumber report
Knapp warns against losing labor vital to food and fiber as survey notes distant farm to clinic challenges. Five Midwest sawmills report hardwood log prices ranging from 102.90 to 121.75 per load, with the Forest Service valuing at 102.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knapp
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Clayton County Farm Bureau
Elkader Opera House
Shenandoah 3
Stormont School
Susan McKee
Mary Weger
Frank Philipp
Kathy Klingman
Mary Kay O'Brien
Paula Wieland
Joel Higgins
Jane Gibbs
Scott County
Scott County Swine Producers
Kep- Keppypy
National Pork Producers Council
Davenport Chamber of Commerce
Keppys
Glen
North Scott Community High School
Eldridge
Dale
Annette
Ila Jean
Mary Carter
Mary Carter Paint Store
Third Street
14Th Ave
3Rd St
Caulking Gabae
Vox
Rex Meyer
Alexander Center
Hampton
Birmingham
Ala
U.S. Jaycees
National LP Gas Council
Franking Meyer
Hampton Jaycees
LeRoy Draves
Lawrence Gilchrist
Jamp Barrows
James M. Irons
Clarence
William H. Lubben
Roger Hall
Monticello
Hopkinton Sales Pavilion, Inc
Movai
Novak Heating & Air Conditioning
16Th Avenue
LVL
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company
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