Educational dairy judging at Benton County fair
Rex Conn notes Tom Lyon of the Iowa State Dairy Assn. judges dairy cattle at the Benton County fair in Vinton. He explains placements to exhibitors over the loudspeaker and teaches showmanship tips while outlining economics of dairying and the value of milking cows.
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Rex Conn
Benton County Fair
Eddie Becker
Watkins
Sharon Schulte
Norway
Ayrshire
Allen Ehrman
Blairstown
Jersey
Ann Glime
LaPorte City
Genevieve Rickart
Guernsey
Barbara Harrison
Garrison
Tom Lyon
State Dairy Association
Tom
Iowa State Dairy Assn
Benton County
Vinton
Four Month Dry Spell Strikes Eight Western States
The U S weather bureau reports eight western states endure a four month dry spell. Southern California averages less than one fourth normal rainfall, Arizona and Nevada receive 20 to 45 percent, Colorado and northern California 30 to 60 percent. From Montana westward to the coast totals run two thirds to near normal, with higher amounts near the Canadian border.
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Washington
U. S. Weather Bureau
California
Arizona
Nevada
Colorado
Montana
Canadian
Buchanan County DHIC Studies 4-H Test Plan
Buchanan County Dairy Herd Improvement Cooperative explores a plan to allow 4-H members with small herds to test for the state 4-H production contest. Final details will be announced soon, says Jim Buckman, DHIC supervisor. A June calf records 14,310 pounds milk and 503 pounds fat from a registered Holstein owned by Tom Sullivan of Jesup.
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Hazleton
Buchanan County Dairy Herd Improvement Cooperative
Jim Buckman
DHIC
Buckman
Tom Sullivan
Jesup
Errat
Wilfred Becker
Atkins
Becker Farm
ISU Receives Grant for Added Protein Study
Washington grant of 65 635 funds Iowa State University to continue a three year study on how plant proteins support antibody production in blood. Dr Lotte Arnrich, nutritionist at ISU, will direct the project sponsored by USDA Agricultural Research Service.
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Washington
Iowa State University
U. S. Department of Cagniculture
Lotte Arnrich
USDA
Agricult
Japan Leads in Imports of U S Farm Products
Japan emerged as the leading foreign buyer of U S farm goods in 1965, purchasing 879 million dollars of exports, with soybeans accounting for 52.4 million bushels valued at 153 million. U S feed grains and corn also surged, and grain sorghums shipments to Japan reached 70 million dollars.
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Japan
U.S
Washington
Canada
Cattlemen urged to watch herds for foot mouth disease
Agriculture department urges Texas cattlemen to monitor herds for disease with symptoms similar to foot and mouth disease. Vesicular stomatitis appears in some Texas cattle and is clinically indistinguishable from foot and mouth, requiring lab tests for distinction. Dr. R J Anderson of ARS stresses reporting suspicious conditions promptly to safeguard livestock.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
R. J. Anderson
Department
Agricultural Research Service
American National Cattlemen’s Association
U.S
Boar selection warned to boost herd at Urbana tests
Illinois livestock specialists advise buyers that a superior boar must exceed the herd average. Offspring will be gilts and barrows about 4% shorter, with more fat, reaching 200 pounds later and needing roughly 40 pounds more feed per 100 pounds of gain.
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Urbana
University of Illinois Livestock Specialists
Americans Use More Sugar This Year
In Washington AP report the Agriculture Department shows sugar delivered to user outlets in the first seven months rose about 4.5 percent from last year. Totals reached 5,812,000 tons compared with 5,563,000 a year prior and 5,310,000 two years ago.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Animal Science Membership Gains in New Jersey Meeting
The American Society of Animal Science reports 3 232 members, up 219 from last year. Dr A M Pearson of Michigan State University serves as secretary treasurer and notes coverage now includes all states and 80 foreign countries. Rutgers New Brunswick hosted the meeting with Dr J E Oldfield of Oregon State University named president and Dr R H Dutt of the University of Kentucky named vice president.
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New Brunswick
N. J
American Society of Animal Science
L Ower
A. M. Pearson
Michigan State University
Pearson
Rutgers University
New Bruns Rink
Waeny
J. E. Oldfield
Oregon State University
R. H. Dutt
University of Kentucky
Iowa Dairy Plants Saw Lower Butter and Cheese in 1965
Iowa dairy plant survey shows butter output at 149.1 million pounds in 1965, down 10 percent from 1964 and 11 percent from the 1959–63 average, while cheese total fell 12 percent from 1964 but rose 25 percent versus the 1959–63 average. Ice cream output reached 10.568 million gallons, just above 1964 and 1 percent below the 1959–63 average.
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Des Moines
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
Towa
Iowa
Freeman Says Dairy Farmers Are Underpaid
Secretary of Agriculture Orville L Freeman said dairy farmers are the lowest paid group in a generally underpaid food industry. He cited New York dairy workers earning about 40 cents an hour after costs and warned that many leave dairying for higher paying nonfarm jobs, reducing milk supply and raising prices.
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Washington
Orville L. Freeman
New York
Freenan
82 Holsteins Shown In District 7 Event
Twenty exhibitors brought 82 cattle Friday for the District 7 Holstein show at the Dairy Cattle Congress grounds in Waterloo. Elmer Paper of Stockton judged. Jungling and Gerlach of Parkersburg had the junior and grand champion bull with William Jungling of Parkersburg reserve grand. Dale Gerlach of Toledo exhibited the senior and grand champion female and the junior champion female. Colene Persinger of Grundy Center won senior showmanship and Steve Kiewiet of Grundy Center took junior showmanship honors.
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Waterloo
Holsstein
Dairy Cattle Congress Ground
Elmer Paper
Stockton
Jungling
Gerlach
Partersburg
Wiliam Jungling
Parkersburg
Dale Gerlach
Toledo
Colene Persinger
Grundy Center
Steve Kiewiet
U S May Ration Wheat Shipments For Foreign Aid
The agriculture department report suggests the United States may limit wheat exports for foreign aid due to sharply reduced domestic supplies. Exports could be cut by as much as 150 million bushels this year even after reductions, impacting countries dependent on U S wheat and possibly prompting grain subsidies in corn, oats, and barley.
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Washington
United States
Agriculture Department
Hereford Wins at Marshalltown Fair
Quad-County Fair highlights include Hereford lightweight grand champion baby beef shown by Pamela Goecke of Clemons at Strawberry Point. An Angus exhibit by Walter Wessel of Colesburg took first in heavyweight Angus, with Dick Soules of Aurora showing reserve grand steer. Other class winners: Shorthorn Mark Sauerbrel Arlington, lightweight Hereford George Brink Elkader, heavyweight Hereford Roger Szemkus Garber. Hearing set for Sept 15 in Minneapolis on national food and agriculture policies.
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Strawberry Point
Marshalltown
Pamela Goecke
Clemons
Berry Point
Angus
Walter Wessel
Colesburg
Dick Soules
Aurora
Susan Fuller
Angus iCenter
Mark Sauerbrel
Arlington
George Brink
Elkader
Roger Szemkus
Garber
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Center
David Yanacek
Walford
Cheryl Schulte
Jim Yanacek
Catherine Schulte
James Harrington
Wilfred
West
Buchanan County Dhic
Mill Nelson
ISU
Animal Science
Dairy
Freeman
Ege
Hereford
National Commission On Food and Fiber
Minneapolis
Earl Bardach
Derweth
Dick Downer
Brenda Jones
Lamont
Strawberry Point Fair
Kenneth Hansen
Winthrop
William Frankenhoff
Boscobel, Wis
Sears
Sears Catalog
RADIO
Lindale
Cedar Rapids
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