Independence hog wins open division in Buchanan County show
A hog entered by Chris Lotz of Independence topped the open division in the Buchanan County carcass hog show. The winning carcass barrow weighed 192 pounds live and yielded 62.9 percent muscle. Kitty Rehberg of Rowley placed second, while Dallas Rathe of Lamont owned the first place hog in the novice carcass contest. Second place went to a hog entered by Golden Dome Farms of Winthrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Chris Lotz
Buchanan County
Kitty Rehberg
Rowley
Dallas Rathe
Lamont
Golden Dome Farms
Winthrop
Four 4-H Delegates to National Conference Named
Four Iowa 4-H youth and three adult leaders will represent Iowa at the National 4-H Conference in Washington D C April 12 18 The youth are Chadra Nu Christian 19 Ames James Norval Mosher Liscomb Lori Stakey 18 Stratford and Bernie Tobin 17 New Market The adults are Mary Ellen Wall Iowa City Marlene Bartlett Clear Lake and Robert S McCoy Rock Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Washington, D.C
Chadra Nu Christian
James Norval Mosher
Liscomb
Lori Stakey
Stratford
Bernie Tobin
New Market
Mary Ellen Wall
Iowa City
Marlene Bartlett
Clear Lake
Robert S. McCoy
Rock Rapids
Lein wins Iowa Farm Bureau essay on Agriculture as energy
A 17 year old high school senior, Susan Kaye Lein of Arlington, wins with an essay "Agriculture, a Renewable Source of Energy." She receives 200 dollar savings bond and plaque. Jolene Jamison and Janet Bickense finish second and third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau
Susan Kaye Lein
James Lein
Arlington
U.S
Levi
Maynard West Central High School
Iowa State University
Jolene Jamison
Darrell Jamison
Booneville
Janet Bickense
Edwin Bicknese
Oxford Junction
Leach accuses USDA of secrecy over grain purchases
Representative Jim Leach of Iowa accuses the U S Department of Agriculture of unconscionable secrecy for refusing to reveal exact payments to major grain companies after the January embargo on Soviet grain sales. He questions windfall profits and government involvement with Argentine firms like Bunge, demanding taxpayer access to records and canceled checks as proof of how funds were spent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jim Leach
Iowa
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S
Soviet Union
Leach
Igl Named District Conservationist for Buchanan County
Greg Igl age 26 of LeMars joined the Buchanan County soil district staff today as district conservationist. He succeeds Fred Hainline who has been appointed soil conservationist in Davis County at Bloomfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Greg Igl
LeMars
Buchanan County
Soil District
Igl
Fred Hainline
Davis County
Bloomfield
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Holy Hector
Leslie Kamstra
South Dakota State University
Brookings
Hector
Kamstra
Lotz
Taylor
Manchester
Dennis Glen
Delhi
Delaware County
Glen
Dick Bishop
Des Moines
Kay Williams
Iowa Falls
Iowa Hereford Auxiliary
Ben Leath
Postville
Norma Anderson
Atlantic
Marion Beale
Cincinnati
Davenport
Livingston Creamery Inc
Livingston, Wis
Mississippi Valley Milk Producers Association of
Lein
B&w T Co
FTC
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