Hickenlooper Heads Committee For Five Acre Soybean Yield Contest
Lieutenant Governor Rourke B. Hickenlooper of Cedar Rapids was named chair of a committee to sponsor a five acre soybean yield contest with the Town Corn and Small Grain Growers association and local farm groups. The winner earns state prize money and the title champion soybean grower of Iowa.
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Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
Town Corn and Small Grain Growers Association
Agricultural Bureau of the
Government Corn Released to War Effort Contingent Plan
The government proposed diverting corn to produce molasses and alcohol to aid the war effort. The plan estimated 125.2 million gallons of molasses requiring about 100 tanker trips from Cuba to the United States. It aimed to relieve corn surplus and address storage shortages for the 1981 crop.
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Cuba
Wickard
Monona Girls Champion Demonstrators In Clayton
Althea Thompson and team members from Monona county were named champion demonstration team at county 4-H Achievement Day. Their presentation titled Shining Silver Satisfies earned the top honor.
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Monona
Clayton
Elkader
Althea
Ee Hy Thompson
I Seen Hee
Emilie
Des Moines
Silo filling starts near Maynard amid heat and illness reports
In Maynard and Williamsburg area a rising number of horse illnesses linked to sleeping sickness is reported. On the Nick Samuelson farm near Parnell a horse owned by Maynard is named among cases. Extreme heat has caused corn silos to start firing, with filling planned next week.
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Peete
Williamsburg
Maynard
Nick Samuelson
Parnell
Bob Harris
Williams
Angus Champion in Louisa County Fair Beef Show
Angus champion at the Louisa county fair session this week was an Angus steer winning grand championship. The reserve championship went to a Hereford shown by Timmy Jones of Letts. First place by class included senior and junior Angus winners and senior Hereford winner Keith Duncan of Columbus Junction.
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Columbus Junction
Louisa County Fair
Timmy Jones
Letts
Fred Stone
Junor Angus
Keith Duncan
Decker Reports Iowa Stored Corn In Excellent Condition
Iowa official Decker says stored corn is in excellent condition with 10 percent damaged to any extent and live insects found in only 50 to 60 percent of bins. Infestations can be checked.
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Ames
Iowa
Elkader 4-H Reeves Sells Averages At Fair
A 4-H Reeves group member sold livestock at the Elkader fair. The sale averaged about 11.81 dollars per head with total receipts near 101.68 dollars for the lot.
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H Reeves
Elkader
Merci
Eekader
Dairy Calves And Hogs Are Judged At Maquoketa Fair
About 1 500 people attended the Jackson county fair and 4 H achievement show opening day. Winners included Brown Swiss and Milking Shorthorn calves, Holstein champion Loran unknown, and 4 H hog divisions with Dwane Willey of Whites as grand champion.
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Maquoketa
Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce
Dwane Willey
Poe
Barn Nears Completion At Gothic Shions Site
Special to The Ganette reports a new barn nearing completion on the Gothic Shions site near Margaret Kipp term in the south Seedom area with local labor and community interest.
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Ossian
Margaret Kipp
South Seedom
350 Acres Sell for 22750 Near Luana and Ossian
Luana farmer Milles buys the 350 acre Dan McNeil Jr estate farm three miles north of Luana for 22750 or 65 dollars an acre with possession in March. John V. De Cou sells 107 acre Ossian area farm west of Ossian on highway 52 to Melvin Neswick near Calmar for 110 dollars per acre.
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Coinl
Ganette
Luana
Milles
Luana Farmer
Dan’ McNeil, Jr
Ossian
John V. de Cou
Highway No
Melvin Neswick
Calmar
Kemp Tops Aged Bull at Illinois State Fair
Kemp, an Angus breecer, placed first with an aged bull at the Illinois State Fair this week. He also won eight blue ribbons with a trio of Angus bulls. Wayland Hopley of Atlantic showed the senior and grand champion Angus bull. Elliott Brown and John Brown of Rose Hill, Indiana, took first with a 2-year-old bull, cow, 2-year-old heifer, and get of fire, all graded.
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Kemp
Angus Breecer
Iinois
Angus
Lowan
Wayland Hopley
Atlantic
J “Ohn
Elliott Brown
Rose Hill
Ull
Farm Bureau Sports Festival at Tipton Saturday
Cedar county hosts the third annual Farm Bureau sports festival in Tipton with events starting at 10 30 a m a noon picnic and a pre baking contest to promote lard use Roy Joslin of Clarence is festival chairman
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Tipton
Bureau
Cedar County
Roy Joslin
Clarence
Ports Festival
Entries Open For West Liberty Fair
Entries are being received for the West Liberty Fair with sections for livestock exhibits crafts and produce. Officials urge local residents to submit entries by the stated deadline to ensure judging and participation in the event.
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West Liberty Fair
4 H Showmen To Be Honored At State Fair Special Guests
The 4 H Club veteran showmen who won grand championships in 1923 and 1936 at the Iowa State Fair will be guests this year as part of a silver anniversary celebration for 25 years of club work. Loyd Taube of Marion and other former champions, along with Gov. George Wilson and Farm Bureau officials, will attend events during the fair including a lunch and dinner in the 4 H dining hall. The list includes Arthur Windom Nodaway 1925 Harvey Larson Elkhorn 1926 Wendell Nordstrom Aurea 1927 Byron Hayes Cumberland 1928 Ivin Jorgenson Elkhorn Robert Stanley Earlham 1930 Dean Miller Bloomfield 1933 Helen Wilhoit Batavia 1934 Clifford Goecke State Center 1935 Kenneth Goecke State Center 1937 Herbert Olson Newhall 1938 Atlantic 1939 Herbert Pleasantville 1940 plus nine others from 1916 baby beef era.
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Lews
Ames
George Wilson
Farm Bureau Federation
Ween
Eerie Epacer
Taube
Drake
Arthur Windom
Nodaway
Harvey Larson
Elkhorn
Wendell Nord
Camy
North Jones Test Assn Produces 31.3-Pound Butterfat Average
North Jones Cow Testing association reports average butterfat 31.3 pounds per cow for 406 cows on test in July, with 810 pounds milk per cow in the mix and Muller and Bell leading individual cows. Tester Sam Alshouse notes 452 cows in 29 herds including 57 dry.
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North Jones
Kee Monticello
J. E Abirich
Muller and
Bell
Wag Association
Sam Alshouse
High individual in Maynard herd produces July milk
Sonherd of Maynard led in July with 1 984 pounds of milk and 69.4 pounds of butterfat, highlighting her top performance among her peers.
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Sonherd
Maynard
Drought Threatens Corn Crops in Turkey River Bottoms
Drought devastates crops with four weeks of heat and no rain. In the Turkey river bottoms the corn crop is almost destroyed threatening county yields. Threshing and limited rains are discussed as possible salvage efforts.
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Turkey
Postville Creamery Pays 469 Butterfat Tax
Postville Farmers secretary Carl Welzel paid $469.41 as a butterfat tax for the period June 1 to June 15. The payment supports the dairy tax collection for Postville Creamery operations.
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Postville Creamery
Postville
Carl Welzel
Hereford Wins In Buchanan 4-H Show Summary
Hereford wins in Buchanan as Independence leads the top 4-H club colt. First place colt class honors go to the top winners by class including Purebred Ayrshires calf Marie Pratzke Jesup second year calf Arthur Morris third calf John Lindsay. Purebred first year Herbert Shares. Jerseys first year Wilford Nachholz second year and third year Jack Braden. Guernseys first and second year Clark Satterlee third year Colin Marsh.
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Marie Pratzke
Jesup
Arthur Morris
John Lindsay
Herbert Shares
Wilford Nachholz
Jack Braden
Clark Satterlee
Colin Marsh
Fayette 4Hers To Show 180 Calves At County Fair
Fayette 4 H club members plan to display 180 calves at the Fayette County Fair August 18 to 22. Pigs lambs poultry and a few colt entries will also be shown. County agent Paul Barger will judge pigs and 4 H demonstrations. Girls clubs hold local achievement days with top exhibits advancing to the fair. Demonstrations will be given by several clubs and judged by Mrs. Grant Kiel Miss Jean Hutchison Mrs. Frank Paschal and Miss Bernice Burling.
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Fayette County
Paul Barger
Waterloo
Black Hawk
See
Avenue Patridge
Doris Steege
NRG
Harlan Townsh
Betty Siolle
Vidys Pape
Union Sunny Sal
Deseose
Elsa Scharff
Merry Hearts of Scott
Dermack Seedorff
Violet Schmidt
Faireld Lucky
Miss and Smithfield Jolly
Eleanor Day
Betty Yearous
Putnam
Arlene Amundson
Lorraine Follett
Clermont Clover Clovers
Grant Kiel
Jean Hutchison
Frank Paschal
Bernice Burling
Schoff's Hamps Average $55 At Auction
Lost Nation Orben Schoff, last Nation Hampshire breeder, last week averaged $55 for top show stock. Loren Oxley of Atalissa paid $100 for a Hampshire ram, underscoring strong demand.
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Schoff
Orben Schoff
Hampshire
Loren Was ‘Oxley
Atalissa
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