Interview with Roy Hampton on farming and politics
Roy Hampton a 40 year old farm owner from Iowa discusses his acreage 105 acres owned and 335 rented near Springville. He details crops corn and soybeans, plans to raise hogs again, and shares views on the Vietnam war McCarthy and Democratic ticket support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Hampton
Springville
Carol
Sarah
Barbara
Ruth
Whittier
In Valley Farm Business Assn
Linn County Pork Producers Assn
William Penn College
Oskaloosa
Iowa State University
McCarthy
Vietnam
Doubled Chromosomes Create Larger Azalea Flowers
Washington reports botany breakthrough as USDA horticulturists R L Pryor and L C Frazier induce tetraploidy in azaleas using colchicine from fall crocus bulbs. Doubled chromosomes yield bigger leaves stems thicker plants and more intense colors. This first successful tetraploidy in azaleas follows prior work with lilies daylilies poinsettias carnations and roses.
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Washington
USDA
R. L. Pryor
L. C. Frazier
Linns Corn Acreage Down Sharply in 1968
Linn county farmers planted 139300 acres of corn in 1968 down from 156700 in 1967 and below the 1963-67 five year average of 142240. The Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service provided the figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Des Moines
Linn County
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Producers Face Pollution and Odor Problems
Ames and Kalona reports focus on pollution and odor from livestock and rabbit farming. Miller operates a rabbit dressing plant near Kalona and supplies 17 markets while breeding registered rabbits. Willrich from Iowa State urges manure management, lagoons, and zoning to reduce odor across counties and cities.
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Gazette
Alan Swegle
C. Jay Miller
Ottumwa
Kalona
Ames
Iowa
Ted L. Willrich
Willrich
Rabbit Meat Cooking Tips and a Baloney Mention
Miller notes rabbit meat cooks similarly to white chicken and suggests broiling for two and a half hours. He adds most homemakers prefer small fryers for a single meal, about 3 to 4 percent of body weight, and recalls trying rabbit baloney years ago though it’s not currently in production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Carlson's Corner and the Coons Corn Theft
A humorous note describing a farmer in a constant battle with raccoons over sweet corn. The speaker plans various tricks to deter the thieves but concedes the raccoons will still outsmart him and take more corn.
Wickersham Advises Buying Replacement Ewes Now
Tom Wickersham, former extension sheep specialist, urges replacing about a fifth of the flock yearly. He notes about 10 percent of ewes leave the flock annually, so half remain as old ewes after five years and prices are likely to rise later in the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Wickersham
Wickersham
Mid August Time for Fall Seedings
Ames farmer advised fall seeding of grasses and legumes should be done by mid August to early September. Extension agronomist Frank Schaller notes a dry fall may hurt results and recommends keeping seed in the top half inch and using a corrugated roller for best establishment.
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Ames
Frank Schaller
Extension Agronomist
Iowa
Dairy and Swine Judging at Linn County Fair
Judging of dairy and swine classes at the Linn County fair in Central City concluded Friday. Dairy champions include Debbie Becker Center Point and Dennis Becker Center Point for Holstein. Joe Kramer Center Point and Peter Pflughaupt Central City for Guernsey. Sue Titler Alburnett and Kimberly Dake Coggan for Jersey. John Freeman Center Point and Alan Rawson Central City for Brown Swiss. Sheryl Ross Mt. Vernon and Mark Bell Springville for Ayrshire. Market swine honors went to John Barnes Central City as champion and pen winner. Darrell Jansa Cedar Rapids reserve barrow. Kevin Johnson reserve pen. Top team in livestock judging was Alburnett Happy Workers 4-H. individual top judges were Chester Thomas Central City, Kent Schwartz Walker, John Brouick Mr. Verdon, Larry Dvorsky Central City, Lyn Henderson Coggon.
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Holstein
Debbie Becker
Center Point
Dennis Becker
Guernsey
Joe Kramer
Peter Pflughaupt
Central City
Jersey
Sue Titler
Alburnett
Kimberly Dake
Coggan
Joe Prult
Man- Rapids
Roorn
John Freeman
Alan Rawson
Ayrshire
Sheryl Ross
Mt. Vernon
Mark Bell
Springville
John Barnes
Darrell Jansa
Cedar Rapids
Barrow
Kevin Johnson
Happy Workers 4-H Club
CCC Bins Available For Resealed Grain
Des Moines reports wide storage space in 70 million bushels of empty CCC bins for resealed 1967 corn and soybeans. Farmers in the 1967 feed grain program may rent bins at no storage cost through ASCS, with rental costs covered. Reconsider delivery plans for those who had chosen to deliver lean grain earlier.
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Des Moines
Fred R. McLain
Iowa
ASC Committee
CCC
Towa
ASCS
Schnoebelen Re elected Eastern Power Director
L. F. W. Schnoebelen of Riverside was re elected to a three year term as district four director of the Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative at Lone Tree. About 800 members attended. Schnoebelen has served as a director since 1959.
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Lone Tree
F. W. Schnoebelen
Riverside
Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative
Schnoebelen
Picnic beetles dodge crowds with quick knockdown spray
Illinois Natural History Survey warns picnic beetles loom as uninvited guests at cookouts and homes. A quick knockdown is achieved with spray cans containing 0.1 percent pyrethin or 0.5 percent DDVP.
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Illinois Natural History Survey
Cedar county fair champions named with diverse breed winners
Tipton reporters record at Cedar county fair highlight market pig champion Jeff Tank Durant and reserve Dave Hubler Lisbon. Other breed winners include beef heifers Angus champion Steven Eiler Tipton and Hereford champion Loren Jackson Mechanicsville, among Holstein Guernsey and Brown Swiss class victors.
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Tipton
Jeff Tank
Durant
Dave Hubler
Lisbon
Kathy Kohl
Philip Hermiston
New Liberty
Angus
Steven Eil‘er
Randy Eiler
Steven Eiler
Roger Frick
Bennett
Hereford
Loren Jackson
Mechanicsville
Arlen Jackson
Shorthorn
LuAnn Stork
Steve Gamble
Holstein
Stan Sander
Lowden
Claire Hack
Guernsey
Bob Stolte
Clarence
Jeff Stolte
Brown
Kim
Lisborn lamb show yields champion and reserve awards
Clarence Gendelmann and Monica Robinson were reserve placers in Jersey and corresponding classes. Diana Hubler of Lisbon earned a reserve in the Jersey division with George Rathjen at Atalissa. Champion market lamb went to David Barnhart of Lisbon a medium weight lamb. reserve market lamb shown by Betty Isabel of Atalissa.
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Gendelmann
Clarence
Monica Robinson
Jersey
Diana Hubler
Lisbon
George Rathjen
Atalissa
David Barnhart
Betty Isabel
Corn Belt Feeder Cattle and Lamb Shipments Dip in June
Washington reports June feeder cattle and calf shipments to eight Corn Belt states totaled 291000, down 11 percent from June 1967. Feeder lambs and sheep shipments to the eight states reached 83000, a 13 percent drop from the same month last year.
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Washington
Crop Reporting Board
Martens' Reserve Champion Pen of Pigs at County Fair
Richard Martens of Conroy exhibited the reserve champion pen of three market pigs at the Iowa County fair last week. The Gazette report credited the award to a different exhibitor by mistake.
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Marengo
Richard Martens
Conroy
Gazette
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