Chris Jones Shows Supreme Champion At Washington Fair
Washington county fair results crown Chris Jones with supreme milking Shorthorn. Highlights include Mele Graber Crawfordsville grand beef champion, Jim Schneider Riverside reserve, Terry Yoder Riverside Holstein champion, Pal Jones Washington top junior showman, Jacque Reed Washington dairy goat winner, Linda Barnes Brighton champion market hog, Ed Anderson Crawfordsville champion market pen and showman, plus Rangy Finke Crawford sheep top market lamb and pen-of-three.
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Ed Anderson
Crawfordsville
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Kevin Horn
Farm Bill Loophole Lets Big Farmers Freeze Subsidy Ceiling
Congress slashed the 1974 subsidy ceiling to 20 000 per farmer for three crops yet kept a loophole allowing cotton planters to rent allotments to others to dodge limits. The 1971 rule could also let a farmer own 49 percent of a corporate farming unit to double personal payments, keeping total subsidies high.
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Beetle Quarantine Removal Sought by Iowa Officials
Iowa officials will urge lifting the federal quarantine on cereal leaf beetles at a hearing in Indianapolis. Agriculture Secretary Robert Lounsberry says the beetle has spread westward and is now quarantined in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. He cites surveys in Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin and notes much of Iowa and western grain states lack ecological habitat for large populations.
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USDA Responds To Complaints Of Food Prices
Washington report notes Farm Index table compares after tax income spent on food in 16 nations. It shows U S households spending 15.0 percent, with most developed countries ranging higher as meat intake increases. Nations listed include Australia Canada United Kingdom Japan Italy Sweden Spain Finland and others.
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Wheat Prices Soar to Record 4 Dollar Mark
Chicago grain markets show wheat futures hitting a record 49 dollars per bushel for the September contract amid foreign demand and bearish crop projections. Soybeans and oats also rise while soybean meal declines on old crop options.
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USDA Grant for Insect Brain Studies at NDSU
The U S agriculture department approved a 10000 grant to North Dakota State University Fargo for two years. Scientists will study cultured insect brains to determine how neurohormones control diapause development and water balance. Disrupting these functions could biologically control insects.
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Faun News Stock Shows Champion Beef at Johnson Fair
Iowa City detail shows Gary Stock buys grand champion Hereford steer for a record $190 at Johnson County fair. 192 head sold averaging $5964. Kalona bank buys champion market lamb for $127 cwt. Other breed champions noted include Angus Shorthorn Charolais and crossbreds with top exhibitors from Iowa City Solon Swisher and Coralville.
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Coralville
Don Hunter
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Glenn Moss
Marlene O'Neil
Richard Smith
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Crops Report Reveals Iowa Field Conditions
Iowa crop and livestock report says corn and soybeans are in good to excellent condition with about 80 percent of soybeans in or past bloom and 90 percent harvest complete. Corn 59 percent good and 36 percent excellent. dough stage at 25 percent, 76 percent silking, slightly behind average. Clover and alfalfa in good to excellent shape. second cut progress about 80 percent for alfalfa and 55 percent for clover.
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BeEves at Washington Fair Average 61 58
One hundred nineteen head of 4-H and FFA cattle at the Washington county fair auction sold last Thursday for an average of 991 pounds and $80.58 per hundredweight. Grand champion beef was 1,258 pounds, bought by Washington Livestock Auction Market, Inc. Calf daily gain averaged 2.74 lbs. total sale proceeds reached $71,420 versus $58,805 last year. Sheep sold 76 lambs at $61 per cwt. grand champion lamb weighed 105 pounds, bought by Walnut Grove Feed Company. Hogs sold at $67 per hundredweight with premiums.
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Linn County Fair Junior Holstein Pony Results
The Linn County Fair named Alburnett’s David Martin winner as champion pony last week with Lonny Cameron showing. Reserve honors went to Mike Minor of Waia tanks, joined by Joff Kuehl of Mt. Vernon as the junior Holstein-Priestan association recognized America’s champion showman.
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