FFA Roundup Highlights Honorary Farmers and Awards
West Delaware Manchester Dysart Anamosa and Anamosa FFA banquets named adviser Mahlon Peterson and Kathy his wife honorary farmers. Star awards went to Jeff Zumbach John Preussner Bill Downs. Dysart Garners Kathy Krafka David Baldwin Ben Hach. Anamosa honored Keith Grey William Carlson Sr. New officers listed Curt Edwards Bonnie Carlson Matt Grey Bernadette Vanda Brenda Bieber Jill Siever Rob Holcomb. Weather note warns against soil compaction as spring work nears with guidance from Jerry Gogan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
West Delaware
Future Farmers of America
Mahlon Peterson
Kathy
Mahlon
Clinton County
Kay Hovey
Deb Weigel
Gary von Talge
Star Greenhand
Jeff Zumbach
Star
John Preussner
Dundee
Bill Downs
Cecil Downs
Don Preussner
FFA
Dysart
Dysart- Geneseo Ffa
Mike
Connie Schlotterbach
Dwayne Luze
Star Chapter Farmer
Kathy Krafka
David Baldwin
Garrison
Dekalb
Ben Hach
Krafka
Richard Krafka
Baldwin
Edwin Baldwin
Hach
Don Hach
Jeff Knupp
Knupp
Robert Knupp
Rodley Pritchard
Chris Wilson
Michelle Mehlert
Alan Beck
Buckingham
Roger Peters
Sentinel
Danny Degner
Anamosa
Anamosa Ffa
Keith Grey
William Carlson Sr
Jim Lockstead
Clint Grey
Carla Etten
Brad Bieber
Milt Luckstead
Curt Edwards
Bonnie Carlson
Matt Grey
Bernadette Vanda
Brenda Bieber
Jill Siever
Mary Luckstead
Rob Holcomb
Farm Auctions Schedule Listings
Farm auctions on Wednesday April 12 include a close out sale at 10 30 a m with machinery and household goods for Donald Mangold located 214 miles southeast of Ryan. On Saturday April 15 sales start at 11 a m with machinery for James O Connor located 31 miles north of Alburnett and at 1 p m with machinery for Forrest McCalley located 2 miles southeast of Alburnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mach
Donald Mangold
Ryan
James O’connor
Alburnett
Forrest McCalley
Boar Power Center Markets Breeding Stock to Midwest Farmers
Atlantic Iowa hosts a Boar Power sales center where farmers select breeding stock boars for hog production. Mary Eick, 22, a 1977 Iowa State animal science graduate, oversees operations and notes boars are viewed in private pens. The firm operates nine centers in several states and exports to farms across the Midwest and Southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic (Ap
Mary Eick
Iowa
Miss Eick
Iowa State University At
Ames
Atlantic Center
Boar Power
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Nebraska
Farmers Hybrid Companies Inc
Monsanto
Atlantic
Atlantic Bear Power Sales Center
Eick
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Arizona
Texas
Midwest
Bruce Burkland
Madison Avenue
Burkland
Southwestern
One Shot a Day Keeps 106-Year-Old Za c hanked Says
Jay Percy Zachary, a 106 year old from St Paul, credits a daily shot of whiskey with bacon and eggs for his longevity. He says he started drinking at nine but remains a moderate drinker, taking one 100 proof shot each morning around 6 a.m. Clare Boothe Luce, former ambassador, is noted as turning 75 today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
Jay Percy
Zachary
Clare Boothe Luce
Heptachlor Use Eases After EPA Decision for Corn
The EPA will allow limited production of heptachlor for corn through 1980 with strict rules. Iowa limits distribution to southern areas near highways, and usage is restricted for dairies and future legume crops. Gogan notes limited practicality due to resistance in some insects and plant-rotation constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Velsicol Chemical Corp
Chicago
U.S
EPA
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Highway 30
Jerry Gogan
Cedar Rapids Area
Gogan
Four 4-H Officer Nominees Named in Cedar Rapids Area
Julie Lang Iowa City 17 Luann Timm Marion 17 and Gregg Horn Riverside 17 named state 4-H officer nominees. Lang serves on the state 4-H council and is Johnson County beef queen. A total of 36 youths will be interviewed April 29 in Ames. six teen candidates will be chosen. Eight officers will be elected at the state 4-H conference June 12-15 in Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Julie Lang
Iowa City
Luann Timm
Marion
Gregg Horn
Riverside
Lang
Allen Lang
Johnson County
Timm
Megs
Darrell Timm
Hora
Keith Hora
Ames
Ruth Kabela
Sue Beeding
Dick Freeman
Fairfax
Linn County
Ernest Reinberg
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Peoria
Ill
America
Roger Timm
Mechanicsville
Sandy Teggatt
Robert Spenner
Judy Weers
Scotch Grove
David Jones
Williamsburg
Julia Gamon
Washington County Extension
FBI
Medical Society
Seenene
Foundation
Ey Hee
R.C. Cola
Cmme Et Im
Marion Blvd
34Th St
42Nd St
Edgewood Rd
Niau Wuay
Commercial Credit Commercial Credit Plan, Inc
Commercial Credit Plan, Inc
University Avenue
Waterloo
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