Forty-Nine Iowa Counties exceed 1975 snow budgets
A Farm Bureau survey shows two thirds of 71 counties exceeded snow removal budgets in 1975 with another four likely to do so. Costs totaled 4.6 million, though hidden expenses surged from diesel fuel, extended equipment use, and 24-7 shop operations.
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Iowa Farm Bureau
Orville Ives
Monona County
Iowa
Clay
Cherokee
Carroll
Plymouth
Sac
Shelby County
Central
East Iowa
Grundy County
Poweshiek County
Butler County
Jones
Scott
Carl Schnoor
Boone County
Clark Calls for More Rural Development Act Funding
Senator Dick Clark urged stronger federal support for rural development at a national conference. He criticized data and leadership gaps, pressed for full appropriation under the Rural Development Act, and urged unity among rural groups to amplify rural voices in Congress.
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Rural Development Act
Washington
America
Iowa
U.S
Dick Clark
Rural America
Senate
House Appropriations Committees
Senate Rural Development Subcommittee
Rural
Earl Butz
Congress
House of Representatives
Executive Branch
Koss Ayrshire Receives All American Honor
Mt Vernon Ayrshire Ski Pal farm owned by Gerald Koss earns distinguished All-American status from the National Ayrshire Breeders Association. Fifteenth annual program drew 145 entries with 86 nominations from 23 states. 14 animals earned elite All-American ratings, Ski Pal’s get of Elk Run Royal Lightning among them.
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Ayrshire
Gerald Koss
Ski Pal Farm
National
Ayrshire Breeders’ Assn
Brandon, VI
Get of
Elk Run
Royal Lightning
Get of Fire
Grain Elevators May Dwindle In Iowa Rail Consolidation
An Iowa Commerce Commission official said about 900 elevators could disappear in five years due to railroad service consolidation. Rail inspector Ralph Pilger says farmers may benefit from fewer elevators, as independent operators are bought by larger firms with unit loading facilities offering lower shipping costs and up to eight cents more per bushel to farmers.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Commerce Commission
Ralph Pilger
Commission
Pilger
Barn Reroofing Under Way at Hawkeye Downs
Removal of roofing from the No. 3 cattle barn progresses as part of a major remodeling plan for the 40th All Iowa Fair. All three cattle barns will be reroofed before the fair opens June 27, with other buildings moved to create a new center of interest.
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Hawkeye Downs
Falmouth
Mall
Harry Knight
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