Topographic Survey Under Way Around Cedar Rapids
Three engineers from the U S Geological Survey and local helpers survey 800 square miles around Cedar Rapids for detailed topographic maps. The team includes William K Mengel project engineer Stan Brady and Royal Ladies of Rolla Missouri with Cedar Rapids summer assistants Lee Todd Rex Karas and Bob Donnelly.
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U.S. Geological Survey
Cedar Rapids
William K. Mengel
Stan Brady
Royal Ladies
Rolla
Lee Todd
St. Mary’s College
Winona
Minn
Rex Karas
Iowa State University
Bob Donnelly
Lawrence College
Appleton
Wis
Linn
Benton
Iowa
Johnson Counties
H. Garland Hershey
Iowa City
Mengel
Sevel Ecan
Rex Conn
W. K. Mengel
Royal Lidies
ISU Researcher Urges Coloring of Pesticides
Iowa State University veterinarian William B. Buck urged the FDA to require uniform coloring of granular and powdered pesticides. He said color coding would prevent mixing unlabeled pesticides with salt or minerals used in livestock feed and help prevent contamination of meat milk and eggs and loss of farm animals.
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Ames
Iowa State University
Food and Drug Administration
William B. Buck
Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Eastern Iowans join Holstein Association
Thirty three Iowans are among 1 184 members of the Holstein Friesian Assn of America. New members in Eastern Iowa include Carsten Clement Waukan Arlin W Dempster Elkader Max L Hall Brooklyn and others. It takes about 11 pounds of whole milk to make a pound of nonfat dry milk.
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Brattleboro
Iowa Wool Clip Falls Short of Five Year Average
Iowa projections for 1968 show wool shorn and to be shorn totaling 6,157,000 pounds, down 28 percent from the 1962-66 average and 9 percent from 1967. Sheep shorn projected at 758,000 head, down 32 percent from the five year average and 8 percent from 1967. Average fleece weight is 8.1 pounds, near last year and above the five year average. Nationwide 1968 wool production is 175,871,000 pounds with 20,580,000 head shorn, slightly lower than 1967.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
United States
Interview with Williamsburg farmer and family man on farm life
Rex Conn records James Garringer a 43 year old renter of 360 acres near Williamsburg. He farms 70 cattle, about 100 calves per year, and 1 000 hogs, with oats 122 acres soybeans 46 oats 26 and rest hay. His children Patricia Mary Kenneth and others excel at fair events. He discusses crops livestock, oats yield about 90 bushels per acre, political views and Vietnam era concerns. Kenneth has college status and draft deferment, later to face possible call.
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James Garringer
Williamsburg
Kenneth
Upper Iowa College
Patricia
Mary
Janet
Ray
Paul
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
VFW
NFC
Marengo
Cork
Junior Horse Show Judged at Linn Fair
Central City hosted a 4-H junior horse and pony show with champions and reserves named. Pony champion Gary Knight Springville. reserve Tom Witter Cedar Rapids. Horse champion John Barnts Central City. reserve Chuck Price Central City. Obstacle race winner Myle Henderson Central City. runner up Debbie Pruit Monticello. Judge Dave Jones Cedar Rapids. About 1200 attended the fair board barbecue for junior exhibitors and friends.
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Central City
Gary Knight
Springville
Tom Witter
Cedar Rapids
John Barnts
iChuck Price
Myle Henderson
Debbie Pruit
Monticello
Dave Jones
Fair Board
Interstate Producers and St Louis Livestock Groups Merge
The Interstate Producers Livestock Association and the St Louis based Producers Live stock Marketing Association merged to form a single cooperative named Interstate Producers Livestock Association. The merged group serves Illinois Iowa and Missouri with three Illinois terminal markets 44 Iowa markets and a $1.7 million net worth projecting a 3.25 million head annual volume. Named directors include Lawrence Everett Lawrence Miksch and Lester Schrage.
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Des Moines
Interstate Producers Livestock Association
Producers Live Stock Marketing Association of
St. Louis
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
IPLA
State Farm
Krey Packing Company
National Stock Yards
East St. Louis
Iil
Marshall
Mt. Pleasant
Waukon
DeWitt
Tipton
Allison
Maynard
Elkader
Ridgeway
Washington
Grinnell
Lawrence Everett
New Sharon
Lawrence Miksch
Lester Schrage
Plant Leaves Release Vast Amounts of Water
USDA scientists report plants lose large water amounts through leaf pores. A corn leaf canopy with about 40 000 pores per square inch emits eight tenths of water compared with a lake surface of equal size.
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Washington
USDA
Linn County Fair 4H Baby Beef Sale Averages 28.84
One hundred one head of 4H baby beeves sold at Linn County fair in Central City for an average of 28.84 per cwt. Calves averaged 922 pounds with total sale of 27056 dollars. Top price 47 per cwt paid by Farmers State Bank of Marion and Alburnett for grand champion Angus owned by Linda Palmer of Alburnett. Auctioneers were Wesley Waterhouse Bud Smith and Virgil Hein. Farmers State Bank clerked the sale.
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Central City
Linn County
Farmers State Bank of
Marion and
Alburnett
Angus
Linda Palmer
Wesley Waterhouse
Bud Smith
Virigil Hein
Farmers State Bank
Lenker Re-elected to Eastern Power Board
Clarence Lenker of Wilton Junction was re elected to a three year term as district three director of the Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative. The meeting in Durant drew a record 800 members.
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Durant
Clarence Lenker
Wilton Junction
Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative
District Three
Charolais Picnic Planned by Iowa Breeders Assn
The Iowa Charolais Breeders Assn annual picnic and field day will be held Sunday at the Pioneer Hi-Line production plant a half mile west of the high school.
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Johnston
Iowa Charolais Breeders Assn
Pioneer
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Jack Haldeman
Don Fahren
Bernie Friedl
Bob Leedom
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