Hay Fires Turn Neighbors Against Each Other in Northwest
In Ephrata Washington a wave of suspicious distrust follows August fires that destroyed 500000 dollars worth of hay in two and a half hours. Farmers linked to the National Farm Organization claim higher prices while some investigations produced arson charges later withdrawn. The fires fostered neighborly tension and fear of violence within the farming community.
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Ephrata
Wash
National Farm Organization
Grant County
Sheriff's of
Fice
Grand Coulee
Corning
Japan
Columbia Basin
Dale Smith
Hagin
Alvin Schulz
Quincy
Nf.o
Raupl W. Hall
Conflicting Views On USDA Top Information Post
Nixon aides clash over whether the director of information at the Agriculture Department should be a career appointee or a GOP patronage post. Harold L. Lewis’s retirement opened the slot, Hal Taylor serves as acting director, and others argue for merit-based leadership to preserve credibility with the press.
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Don Kendall Washington
Nixon Administration
Agriculture Department
Harold L. Lewis
Agriculture
Orville TL. Freeman
Lewis
Department
Clifford M. Hardin
Hal FR. Taylor
USDA
Taylor
Gordon Webb
Kennett
Michigan State University
Grazing Diverted Acres Prohibited in Linn County
Farmers were reminded that pasturing diverted acres is prohibited from April 1 to September 1 under the 1971 government set aside program. Linn County ASC Chairman Oliver Hepker noted only one week remains to enroll, as the program offers 20 percent set aside with a guaranteed $1.04 per bushel price for the remainder, and possible a 25 percent increase in corn production despite 9,200 acres diverted. Dairy herd leader Myron Rathjen’s herd in Marengo topped Town County Dairy Herd Improvement Association with 681 pounds fat and 16,813 pounds milk average. Rathjen family honored at the Iowa County association banquet. board members elected and officers named.
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Oliver Hepker
Linn County
ASC Commines
Hepker
ASC
Marengo
Myron Rathjen
Daren Rathjen
Town County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Rathjens
Iowa County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Tompkins
Lester Miller
Wellman
Claire Marner
Williamsburg
Albert Wille, Jr
Roy Miller
Don Vaelker
Iowa State University Dairyman
Voelker
Dairy
Passe Outfoxed In Chasing Bull
Florida City police chased a wandering bull that escaped from a posse. Chief William Fasulo recounted the action noting the bull bolted through the group before slipping away, with 15 people, four cars and multiple pickups involved in the chase.
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Florida City
Fla
Posse
William Fasulo
Fasulo
Allamakee 4-H Honors Waukon State Bank
Allamakee 4 H honors Waukon State Bank for meritorious service to 4 H in Allamakee County. The bank donated trophies for champion livestock at the county fair, including 15 trophies last year, and has received the silver citation from the Iowa 4‑H Club Foundation for five years running.
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Waukon
Alamakee
Hynevei Ave
Waukon State Bank
Allamakee
Iowa
Five Owners Buy Tract Sales Barn in Tracy
A group of five local men plan to take possession of the Tract Sales barn on June 1. Tom Smith will manage the business and act as auctioneer. Other new owners include William Podhajsky Jr, Robert Podhajsky, Guren Ewoldt, and Ernie Podhajsky. The barn, built about twenty years ago on the south edge of Tracy on highway 63, has hosted weekly sales with Roy Cooper, Kenneth Gates, and Karl Hoeppner involved in the ownership.
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TRAER
Tom Smith
William Podhajsky
Robert Podhajsky
Guren Ewoldt
Ernie Podhajsky
Roy Cooper
Kenneth Gates
Karl Hoeppner
Tracy
Highway 63
Ray Cooper
Merle Dalle
Man Finds Piglets Born In Drug Store Tale
Albert Rozansky walked into a Frethol d New Jersey drug store and asked for baby bottles. The clerk laughed as he claimed somebody had a baby. He insisted his son had sired 23 piglets born that day, noting one sow produced far more than usual with 16 surviving, a rarity acknowledged by local agricultural agent Donald Mohr.
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Frethold
N. J
Albert Rozansky
Rovansky
Rozansky
Donald Mohr
Monmouth County
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Johnson County Soil Conservation District
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Ed Christopherson
New York Times Service
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United States
Carroll D. Gray
N.P.O
N.F.O
National Warm Organization
Paul Manke
Devon Woodland
Maho
Np.o
Faun News
Congress
G.O.P
Noo Universal
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Joseph L. Robertson
Robertson
Merit
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Hardin
Frank B. Tl
Washington
Interior Management Improvement
State Commerce Commission
National Association of Wheat
Gene Moos
Edwel
Moos
Rathjen
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Jack! Voelker
Barry
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Hariwick
Sealy
Topam
Mad
Géordh House
Bom
Mechanicsville
Winstons
Winston
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Atti Sea
Toons Av
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FUG Rapers
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Marty) Smith
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