Johnson Hog Show Won By Lowell Jones
Johnson county 4-H show in Iowa City awards grand champion in market pen and individual hog classes to Lowell Jones of Wellman for Hampshire-Duroc crossbreds. Reserve champions go to Russell Reyman and Raymond Pechous. 210 lb champion individual and 203 lb pen average. Daily show judged by Russell Lyon of Traer.
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Lowell Jones
Wellman
Jones
Iowa City
Johnson County
Russell Reyman
Fairfax
Raymond Pechous
Cliff Iverson
Rath Packing Company
Waterloo
Tom Weeber
Ernie Rotter
West Point
Robert Moberly
David Bowersox
Swisher
Hampshire
Bill Steinbrech
Solon
Diane Lyons
Mike Snyder
Coralville
Ayrshire
Kenneth Yoder
Kalona
Ben
Woodland grazing harms forests and soil in Indiana and Wisconsin
Woodland pastures yield little forage and raise costs to cattlemen. Open bluegrass pastures provide far more forage per acre, while grazing woodlots damages tree roots and reduces lumber value. Soil erosion rises in grazed woods, compared with protected woods and open pasture. At Peoples Bank Cedar Rapids offers Regular and Special Checking with no minimum to open.
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Indiana
Wisconsin
Peoples Bank
Peoples
Third
Fourth Avenues
First Street
Cedar Rapids
Rural Home Accidents Claim Thousands Annually
About 3,000 rural residents die in home accidents each year with 430,000 additional injuries nationwide, highlighting a significant safety risk in rural living environments.
Benton Barrow Show Carcass Results Told
Six of the top ten live barrows at the Benton County fair finished in the top ten carcasses. Champion carcass from Vinton was shown by Kachel Urice weighing 220 pounds with 69.7 percent yield and 1.6 inch backfat. The hoof champion from La Porte City was second in carcass with 204 pounds and 66.1 percent yield. Other top ten carcases include exhibitors from Vinton Garrison Norway and Adair Henkle among others.
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Vinton
Benton County Fair
Wilson and Company
Cedar Rapids
Kachel Urice
Harold Wingert
la Porte City
Alice
Adrian Henkle
Garrison
Herbert Schulte
Norway
Jim Kirk
Kenneth Fry
Charles Birker
David Olson
Hereford and Angus Winners at Delaware County Fair
Deanna Powell of Ryan exhibited the grand champion 4-H baby beef a 935 pound Hereford and also took the reserve champion Hereford. Ellen Wessel of Colesbury showed the reserve grand champion Angus. Steven Robinson of Masonville presented the reserve champion Angus. James and Roger Robinson of Masonville showed the champion and reserve Shorthorns. Gerald Kintzle exhibited the champion pen of 3 baby beeves, with the reserve pen by Douglas Voelker of Manchester. The Colesbury 4-H club won the group of 5 baby beeves class. Deanna Powell.
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Clarence Cox
Manchester
Delaware
Delaware County Fair
Hereford
Deanna Powel
Ryan
Deanna Powell
Angus
Ellen Wessel
Colesburg
Steven Robinson
Masonville
James Robinson
Roger Robinson
Ryan Wednesday
Colesbury
James
Gerald Kintzle
Douglas Voelker
Champion Beef Show Highlights and Top Finishers
James Robinson placed second as the champion beef show man. Gerald Finley of Hopkinton won the rate of gain contest with his calf averaging 2.52 pounds per day. Roger Burbridge of Manchester was second with 2.52 pounds per day. The overall average daily gain for the 160 steers entered was 1.8 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Robinson
Gerald Finley
Hopkinton
Roger Burbridge
Manchester
4-H Demonstrations Planned Across Linn County
Linn county girls 4-H clubs report a record 60 demonstration teams this year. Sixteen younger girls will present foods demonstrations Friday at the Linn County fair in Central City starting at 10 a.m. The remaining 44 teams enter the county achievement show at the All-Iowa fair week after next.
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Linn County
Verna Madill
Linn County Fair
Central City
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Joe Goodlove
Jim Bowersox
Gazette
Paul Andre
Champion Guernsey
Johnson
Benton Barrow
Anamosa Livestock Auction
D. E
del) Brickley & Sons
Drapela Foods
MT. Vernon Ave
DIAL
Kraft Miracle Whip
Elsheimer
Dale's
Point
Bruhn
Midwest
DAILY
Arun
Hiawatha
Wieners
MT. Vernon Avenue
Monarch
Krafts Miracle Whip
Sunkist Lemons
Calif
Colorado
Mesa County
Peach Growers
Palisade
Clifton
Grand Junction
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