State FFA Convention Set To Open In Sioux City
The thirty ninth annual Iowa Association of the Future Farmers of America convention runs Thursday through Saturday in Sioux City with nearly 2,000 members from 238 chapters. Events include state contest judging, Iowa Farmer degree conferrals, and presentations by national and regional figures.
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Sioux City
Iowa Association of the Future Farmers of America
FFA
Sheraton Warrior Motor Inn
Iowa Farmer
Byron F. Rawls
Kansas City
Agricultural Education Division
U.S. Office of Education
Keaton Vandemark
Blida
Ohio
FFA Foundation
Calvin D. Johnson
New Holland
Sperry-Rand Corporation
Opportunities Unlimited
Iowa Ffa
Sears Roebuck Foundation
Star Farmers of Iowa
FIA
Barrie Swinbank
Jesup
Terry Stueck
Vinton
Claude Greiner
Keota
Veterinary Clinic Scheduled May 9 in Cedar Rapids
The 33rd annual Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association practitioners clinic will be held Tuesday May 9 at Hawkeye Downs. Dr Leonard A Larson of West Liberty serves as general chairman with 9 30 a m demonstrations and discussions on veterinary problems. A closed circuit TV will allow observation of procedures.
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Eastern Iowa
M. P. Brimmer
Cedar Rapids
Robert Glotfelty
M. O. Pitcher
Maquoketa
Stanley L. Hendricks
Des Moines
Tom Tomason
Bob Shaw
Don Abernathy
Nai's 4 H Conference Under Way This Week
Washington AP reports this year’s national 4H Club conference opens with about 230 delegates from all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Rural youth leaders will be hosted by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the White House on Thursday.
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Washington
Puerto Rico
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Poultry Board Pushes EGGspansion Campaign
Chicago report notes the Poultry and Egg National Board targets $340 000 in a six month drive named Promotion EGGspansion. President Dr L A Wilhelm says $101 000 has been raised so far.
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Chicago
Poultry and Egen National Board
L. A. Wilhelm
Delaware 4-H Rally Night Set for May 26
Delaware County 4-H members will gather at West Delaware High School gym Friday May 26 for rally night. Four-H representatives selected during the event will be announced as they prepare for state 4-H events.
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Delaware
Manchester
Delaware County
West Delaware High School
58 East Towans Chosen in FFA Musical Groups
Sioux City hosts the thirty-ninth state FFA convention with two Eastern Towans leading musical activities. R Cedric Anderson directs the 105 piece FFA band and Joseph A McCoy directs the 113 member FFA chorus. Read lists show band and chorus members by school across Iowa.
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East Towans
FFA
Sioux City
R. Cedric Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Joseph A. McCoy
Grinnell
Sioux City Municipal Auditorium
Iowa
Anamesa
Craig Loertscher
Arlington
Martin Morris
Belle Plainer
Dale Johnson
Edgewood
Fred Schaffer
Elkader
Kevin Dice
Garnaville
Bill Zittergruen
Bill Wiley
Hudson John Kubik
Keota
Perry Palmer
LeGrand
Glenn Johnson
Lisbon
Lanny Seebeck
Lone Tree
Pat Carter
Maynard
James Claxton
Meneua
Richard Sass
Montezuma
David Gors
Anamosa
Mike McGovern
Glen Curtis
Bennett
Thomas Hetzler
Brooklyn
Craig Lang
Coggan
Dennis Bauer
Columbus Junction
Mike Massey
De‘Witt
Bob Bowman
Elgin
Frankie Baldwin
John Johnson
Ron Osborn
Hedson
Lowell Rasmussen
Jesup
Dennis Bunting
Charles Luers
LaPorte
Jim Hoyt
Dan Koupp
Roger Hotz
Marengo
Darrin Heitmann
Maynard David Anderson
Monona
Greg Bernhard
Lynn Merck
Monticello
Claret Lawrence
Qelwein
Bruce Buxton
Oskaloosa
Herbert Strasser
Postville
Matthew Erickson
Colon
Gary Hahn
Stanwood
Doug Crock
Summer
Gerry Schwabe
Tipton
Larry Wehde
Washington
Carl Wagner
Waukon
Ronnie Rumph
Wellman
Robert Embree
West Liberty
Tom Heither
Poults Hatched in Major States Down 7 Percent
Des Moines reports 3,574,000 poults hatched in ten major turkey producing states for the week ended April 15, down 7 percent from the same week in 1965. The Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service issued the figures.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Strands Arabian Champions at Des Moines Show
Strands Brothers of Oelwein exhibited the champion stallion and mare in the Arabian classes at the 25th Black and Bridle horse show held Sunday at the Iowa State fairgrounds in Des Moines. Dr and Mrs Russell M Wolfe of Marshalltown owned the champion Quarter Horse mare.
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Des Moines
Strand Brothers of
Freeman Delays Milk Price Increase Decision
Washington AP secretary of agriculture Orville Freeman postponed a plan to raise producer prices for bottling milk in 70 major marketing areas. The proposed rise of about 20 cents per hundred pounds faced farmer criticism and calls for as much as 40 cents, with dairy leaders citing higher production costs and shortages.
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Washington (Ap
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Pacific Coast
Ayrshire Sale at Hawkeye Downs Sets Record Averages
Forty two lots averaged 885 dollars at the Grand National Ayrshire sale closing the Ayrshire Breeders Assn 92nd annual meeting in Brandon. Top price 2500 dollars paid by Reidina Farms for a January 3 1965 heifer consigned by Ralph D Cooley. Bulls sold up to 1500 dollars. The sale featured a 196? calf from Cooley and included buyers from Newtown Pennsylvania and Toledo Iowa. The census fact follows unrelated.
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Hawkeye Downs
Ayrshire Breeders Assn
Brandon
G. A. Bowling
Port Chester
N.Y
National Association
Reidina Farms
Newtown
Ralph D. Cooley
Ghent
Cooley
Lyon Brothers
Toledo
Iowa
Belmont Farms
Ft. Atkinson
Wis
American Breeders Service
DeForest
LaFranchi Brothers
Calistoga
Calif
George Sutherland
Prescott
Kan
Seed Certification Deadline Is May 15
Ames applications for certification of small grains and forage crops must be filed with the Iowa Crop Improvement Assn at Ames by May 15. Secretary C. D. Hutchcroft has warned.
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Ames
Iowa Crop Improvement Assn
C. D. Hutchcroft
Delaware 4H Camp Set At Camp Wapsie June 24
Manchester announces the annual Delaware county 4H camp will be held at Camp Wapsie south of Coggan on June 24. May 26 is the registration deadline for the camp.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Wapsiery
Cogg
Cattlemen Urge 5 Percent Beef Herd Cut in U S
Denver leaders of the American National Cattlemen's Association urge an immediate at least five percent reduction in U S beef herd to avert economic destruction and secure future supply. They call for earlier slaughter of feeders and lighter stocker cattle, discourage herd expansion, and push tighter culling and broadened lender liaison.
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Denver
American National Cattlemen’s Association
Angus Tour Heads to Osage Bluestem Country
The 1967 Angus Challenge of the Future tour will run June 22 to 24 in Oklahoma's Osage bluestem country with tour headquarters in Bartlesville. Registration begins June 22 at 9 am at the Washington County fairgrounds in Dewey.
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St, Joseph
Oklahoma
Glen Bratcher
Angus Assn
Bartlesville
Okla
Washington County Fairground
Dewey
26 States Now Can Ship Pork To W Germany
The agriculture department reported progress in making American pork acceptable for foreign markets. West Germany restricts imports due to disease concerns. 26 states have met modified requirements, though Iowa is not among them.
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W. Germany
Washington
Agriculture Department
West Germany
Iowa
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RCA
Whirlpool Corporation
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Radio Corporation of America
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