Tractor Frames Protect Upset Victims Warn Iowa Farmers
Iowa safety specialist Norval Wardle warns that crush resistant tractor cabs frames and seat belts could save up to three fourths of deaths and injuries from tractor upsets. He notes many cabs offer little protection and urges buyers to choose crush resistant models for safer overturn protection and better air and exhaust protection. A 940 pound Angus shown at the Johnson County fair is named grand champion with an average daily gain of 1.65 pounds per day while other breed champions are listed along with rate of gain winner Howard Pewitt for the third year.
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Ames
Iowa
Norval Wardle
Iowa State University
Wardle
Iowa City
Gary Hahn
Johnson County
Sandra Spevacek
J Route 2
Dennis Forbes
Lone Tree
Becky Lang
JoEllen Wall
Angus
Jim Rowan
William Neuzil
Julie Estle
Debra Steinbreck
Solon
Duane Stock, Jr
Julie Burr
Patty Duffy
Howard Pewitt
Riverside
Don Rinner
Grundy Center
Interview with Raphael Martin on farming life and politics
Raphael Martin owner of 350 acres near Van Horne discusses cattle breeding with Angus purchases since 1954. He details bulls, calf marketing, corn sealing, oats yields, politics as a Democrat backing Humphrey, and calls for tax relief and pari mutuel betting to fund schools.
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Raphael Martin
van Horne
Tokyo
Singapore
American Legion
Angus
Immaculate Conception Church
Insecticides Safe in Beef Cattery Feed Tests
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department found oral insecticides safe for beef cattle with no meat contamination, but earlier dairy use caused insecticide residues in milk. Tests show current dairy use resolved residues. final general approval is pending.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Iowa Butter and Cheese Output Rises in 1967
Iowa dairy plants increased butter production to 127.2 million pounds up 2 percent from 1966 and cheese output to 87.9 million pounds up 3 percent. American cheese remains the main product while other whole milk cheeses fell 52 percent. Condensed skim milk dropped 37 percent while dry nonfat solids rose 4 percent to 187.3 million pounds.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
Tractor Pull Contest At Springville Sunday
A tractor pull event is set for Sunday at 12 noon at the Springville football field. Weigh-in begins at 8 a.m. The contest features multiple weight classes and is sponsored by the local sports club.
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Springville
Iowa
Productionville Sports Club
Surface Runoff Study Near Eldora At Pine Lake
A research project by the Agricultural Research Service and Iowa State University tests surface runoff using 9 acre terrace tanks and tile inlets near Eldora. John M. Laffen reports the system measures runoff and sediment, with minimal erosion observed from small clay or silt aggregates. Visitors at the 1968 Iowa Conservation Field Day on September 5 and 6 can learn more from Laffen about early results.
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Agricultural Research Service
Department of Agriculture
Iowa State University Agricultural Engineering and Agronomy
John M. Laffen
USDA
Iowa
Benton County fair beef sale at Vinton averages 28.14
One hundred seventy four 4 H baby beeves sold Wednesday at the Benton County fair in Vinton for an average of 28.14 per hundredweight. The grand champion Hereford shown by Steve Thompson of Vinton sold at the State Bank of Vinton for 45 per cwt. Morris Long was the auctioneer.
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Vinton
Steve Thompson
State Bank of
Morris Long
Poverty numbers decline in 1959 to 1966 study
A Commerce Department study shows Americans in poverty decreasing 23 percent from 39 million in 1959 to 30 million in 1966. The share drops from 22 percent to 15 percent, with 8 million whites and 1 million non whites exiting poverty.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Tractors Global Share Stated as U S Farm Dominance
A historical note claims two thirds of all tractors in the world are on United States farms, highlighting the country’s dominance in agricultural machinery and farming scale.
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U.S
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