Farm Bureau Pushes Two Year Extension of ACP Payments
The American Farm Bureau Federation urges Congress to extend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act conservation payments for two more years. President Allan B. Kline argues for coordination of soil programs and opposes changes to local election methods for committees and the stripping of payment pledges as crop security.
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Farm Bureau
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate Agriculture Committee
Allan B. Kine
American Farm Bureau Federation
Ments
Congress
Kline
Department of Agriculture
Record Crowd Expected at F.F.A. Confab
The twenty second Iowa Future Farmers of America convention will draw more than 1200 delegates to Cedar Rapids April 27 28 and 29. H T Hall says events include four sessions a mile long parade tours a banquet and state final F F A contests with a Cedar Rapids Night Program open to the public.
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Iowa Association
Future Farmers of America
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
H. T. Hall
F.F.A
Don Jorgensen
Lake City
Wendell Body
Sac City
Myron Miller
Charles City
Gerald E. Barton
Hampton T. Hall
Des Moines
State Board For Vocational Education
Field Work Starts in Decorah Area This Week
Decorah farmers began field work with frost lingering in sheltered spots and rain hoped for. Surface moisture measures 10 to 12 inches while subsoil remains dry. New seedings show up in spots though some areas report strong conditions. Farmers kept more sows than last year and average litter sizes suggest a larger spring pig crop. Feed is ample and pigs are in good condition.
Treating Vegetable Seeds to Prevent Rot At Home
Iowa State extension plant pathologist Arden Sherf urges gardeners to treat seeds with Arasan or Spergon to guard against damping off soil fungi. He notes wet weather and seed quality aren’t the main causes and describes how to dust seeds inside seed packets or use a glass jar for larger lots.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Arden Sherf
Sherf
Dairy Day Set for June 7 in Delaware County
Delaware County Dairy Day is scheduled for June 7 with sponsors including local creameries and dairies along with Dairy Herd Improvement Associations and the Delaware Dairy Products Improvement Association. Officers are Paul McElmeel chairperson John Shores secretary and Merle Robinson treasurer.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Dairies
Dairy Herd Improvement Associations
Delaware Dairy Products Improvement Association
Artificial Breeding Association
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Vocational Agriculture Departments
Veterans Administration Organization
County Extension Service
Paul McElmeel
John Shores
Merle Robinson
Earle Sampson
Thomas Hotchkiss
Lyle Cassell
Ralph Wilson
Harry Gibbs
Robert Hall
C. O. McCarthy
Davey Lee Smith
Elwood Mundy
Don Hartke
Bill Mawe
Carl Anderson
Ross Childs
Self-Financed Farm Program Gains Support
Vincent J. Burke reports farm leaders push for a self financing price supports plan. Farmers would pay a special tax on sales of price supported commodities to fund government losses, moving costs from taxpayers to producers and keeping trade channels stable while curbing overproduction.
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Vincent J. Burke
Tashington
ULP
National Milk Producers Federation
National Grange
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Council
John Davis
Grange
John Brandt
Minneapolis
Milk Producers’ Federation
Twelve Iowa 4-H finalists for National Camp named
Wilferd Becker 21 of Watkins is among eight finalists for Iowa 4-H to represent state clubs at the National 4-H camp in Washington June 14 to 21. Des Moines interviews will choose four delegates two boys and two girls. Finalists include Elaine Chapin Joanne Hirz Patricia Kuhn Lu Ella Sojka Roger Spilde Graydon Trible Allen M White.
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Ames
Joanne Hirz
Harry Hirz
Northboro
Patricia Kuhn
Ralph C. Kuhn
Duncombe
Lu Ella Sojka
Rose Sojka
Riverside
Becker
Roger Spilde
Iver J. Spilde
Decor
Potatoes in Control Bill Reach Senate Floor
The Senate agriculture committee approved a tough potato control bill targeting surpluses. It requires acreage allotments announced by Sept 1, a referendum among 75 000 commercial potato growers, and price support if accepted. Penalties apply for marketing excesses and weather driven surpluses could trigger withholdings.
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Windbreak Planting Demonstration at Clarence Kash Farm
A windbreak planting demonstration is scheduled at Clarence Kash farm 342 miles northwest of Dundee on Friday at 1 30 p m. Ex extension Forester E T Gardinder will discuss shelter belt tree location planting procedures growth and care.
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Manchester
Clarence Kash
Dundee
E. T. Gardinder
Cedar Rural Women's Day Set for Tuesday
TIPTON Cedar county rural homemaker day will be held Tuesday at Tipton city hall starting at 1 pm. Mrs Vernon Heerner of Toddville will speak on United Nations Crossroads of the World and Mrs William Davidson of Stanwood on The Plight of Germany. The Cedar county rural women's chorus will sing under Mrs Don Dallas.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Vernon Heerner
Toddville
Farm Bureau
United Nations
William Davidson
Stanwood
Germany
Don Dallas
F F A Delegates Named from Calmar Chapter
Calmar F F A names delegates to the state convention in Cedar Rapids April 27 to 29. Sherald Sluka and Joseph Shindelar chosen as delegates, Sluka and David Flaskerud selected for the state F F A band. Spencer Williams serves as vocational agriculture instructor and adviser.
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Calmar
Joseph Shindelar
Sherald Sluka
Calmar F.F
Cedar Rapids
Sluka
David Flaskerud
Spencer Williams
Colesburg Creamery Hosts Buttermakers Meeting
Colesburg cooperative creamery will entertain buttermakers and wives of Section 9 Iowa Buttermakers Association at a meeting in the local creamery Thursday.
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Colesburg
Arthur Honn
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B. C. Nesvik
Ossian
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Sarwnyard
Emil Lamparek
Fairfax
Peoples Bank of
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David Bradley
SEARS
David Bradley Garden
Broiler
Inc
Windsor
Sears and Save Sear
2Nd Ave
M. Feder & Sons Iron and Steel Scrap
F Avenue
Dial
Wilferd Becker
Harold Abel
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
USDA
Texas
West
Abel
Cedar Rural
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Twelfth Avenue
Twelfth Street
Tony Schmitz van Horne
George B. Basker
Spiegel
Sporting Goods
Asl
Decoray
Second Avenue
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