All-Iowa Junior Heifer Show Honors Decided at Fair
The yearling Angus heifer topped both junior and grand champion awards at the All-Iowa Fair and was named the Angus champion in the junior show. Sharon Schilder of Malcolm exhibited the champion. reserve Angus shown by Kevin Schultz of Columbus Junction. 52 Angus entries. Connie Paasch of Teeds Grove showed the champion Hereford with 26 Herefords in the class. Mary Jane Neuzil of Iowa City had the reserve Hereford. White Shorthorn champion shown by Jeffrey Miszner of LaPorte City. reserve Shorthorn by George Zinnell of Rockwell City. 23 Shorthorn entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Schilder
Malcolm
Kevin Schultz
Columbus Junction
Connie Paasch
Teeds Grove
Mary Jane Neuzil
Iowa City
Jeffrey Miszner
LaPorte City
George Zinnell
Rockwell City
Louisa County Fair Beef Auction Sets Averages
One hundred four H and FFA baby beeves averaging 922 pounds sold for an average of 28.57 per cwt at the Louisa County fair in Columbus Junction. Top price reached 35 per cwt for the 985 pound reserve grand champion shown by Bob Dunn of Wyman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Bob Dunn
Wyman
Champions Named at Clayton County Fair
Steven Meyers of Monona won champion individual and champion pen of three in the junior market hog show at the Clayton County fair National. David Kenny captured both champion individual market lamb and champion pen of three. Clyde Grimm of Strawberry Point held champion baby beef with Junior Leath of Elkader as the reserve champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven Meyers
Monona
Clayton County Fair
National
David Kenny
Clyde Grimm
Strawberry Point
Elkader
Iowa's 1969 ACP Allotment Tops Eight Million
Iowa receives 8 036 000 for the 1969 Agricultural Conservation Program with 40 000 farms expected to benefit statewide. Nationally Congress appropriates 195.5 million for next year as ACP priorities focus on aiding low income farmers and erosion control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
ASCS
Fred R. McLain
Congress
McLain
Orville L. Freeman
ASC
Administrative ACP 1969 plan with state and federal aid
In coordination with local soil and water conservation districts the project administers the 1969 ACP with technical assistance from state and other federal agencies following work plans to support conservation efforts.
Decline in Farm Numbers Shifts to Small Units
The 1960 to 1967 U S farming census shows US farms fell 23 percent with most losses in units under 10 000 annual sales. Subgroups fell 27 percent under 2 500 and 32 40k to 9 999, while larger sales bands grew or held steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
USDA
Iowa Crops Ahead of Last Year
Iowa crop progress remains strong with 41 percent of corn in the dough stage, up from 34 percent a year earlier. Soybeans show 85 percent blooming and 68 percent setting pods versus 83 and 59 percent last year, while overall condition is mainly good to excellent and topsoil moisture is largely adequate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Louis
Tama
Meat Imports Are Up But Exports Drop in May
U S red meat and live cattle imports rose in May while exports fell. May red meat imports reached 106.5 million lbs up 19 percent with beef and veal at 71.3 million lbs up 25 percent and pork at 28.8 million lbs up 14 percent. Live cattle imports totaled 110 591 head in May up 70 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
USDA
Foreign Agricultural Service
July Farm Labor Force Drops 4 Percent
Washington reports the nation's farm labor force in July at 5,745,000 workers, down 4 percent from a year earlier. Family workers fell 1 percent while hired workers declined 4 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
USDA
IFYE Delegate Trudel Wolfhard Arrives in Delta Farm Stay
DELTA Two months international Farm Youth Exchange delegate Trudel Wolfhard from Germany arrived Saturday at the James Sauer farm near Delta and will reside there until Sept 4 as part of the exchange program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta
Trudel Wolfhard
International Farm Youth Exchange
Germany
James Sauer
Farmer Marion Goodrich Discusses Crops and Politics
Marion Goodrich, 56, a Brooklyn area farmer, talks about yields contracts with Quaker Oats, corn and soybean crops, on farm operations with Louis. He favors Humphrey, Hughes for senate, Franzenburg for governor, Bandstra for congress, and argues for limited farm payments and better use of diverted oats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Goodrich
Brooklyn
Louis
Joan
Roger Hall
Malcom
Gary
Houston
Texas
Mary Jane
Virgil Hershman
James
Marvin
Federal Land Bank Assn
Marengo
Bennett Named to Fayette FHA Advisory Board
West Union. Cleve L. Bennett is appointed to Fayette county Farmers Home Administration advisory committee by FHA Supervisor James D. Rogers. Bennett succeeds Arthur Niewoehner whose term expired June 30. Other members are John Thompson of Fayette and Marvin Seegers of Westgate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Cleve L. Bennett
Fayette County Farmers Home Administration Advisory Committee
FHA
James D. Rogers
Arthur Niewoehner
Sumner
iFayette County
John Thompson
Fayette
Marvin Seegers
Westgate
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Angus Bull Labor Farm
Scranton
ANGUS
Duroc
Wiese
Star Farm
DeWitt
Kenyon Hereford Ranch
George Parsons
Clayton County
Allamakee
Waukon
Jim Rosenbaum
Postville
Don Moore
New Albia
Lee Kerndt
Tom Baxter
Muscatine
Dale's Fruit Markets
Center Pt. Rd
6Th St. Sena
Florida
Egeland
Dept. I. E
Columbia St
Waterloo
Ifye
Office of
C. R. Kitchen
Optometrist
Sears
Rex Conn
Kentucky
Henry Walter
Minnesota Lakes
Minn
Kennedy
Humphrey
Hughes
Franzenburg
Bert Bandstra
Bennett
Fayette Fha Advisors
Julius Wechter
The
Hollywood Reporter
Chitwood
Czech
Beseda
Boddicker
Cedar Rapids
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