Prime Steer Roundup at Jones County Fair
The top prime steer, 1,210 pounds, Angus shown by Ralph Hosch of Cascade, won the grand prize with a $1,000 check. The same steer sold for $44.50 per hundredweight at auction to Waterhouse Auctioneers. Second place was a 1,180-pound steer by Stanley Eichhorn of Tipton winning $700. The show featured 65 head, averaging $42 per hundredweight. Eli Shada of Anamosa coordinated the event.
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Monticello
Jones County Fair
Angus
Ralph Hosch
Cascade
Waterhouse
Central City
Manchester
Stanley Eichhorn
Tipton
Harms and Helgens
Eli Shada
Anamosa
Iowa Farm Bureau backs all risk crop insurance plan
NORWALK the Iowa Farm Bureau backed an all risk crop insurance program to provide disaster protection for farmers. Leo Waggoner said a reinsurance model could prompt private carriers to offer comprehensive coverage. AMES meat pricing probe welcomed by Iowa Cattlemen’s Assn spokesman Bill Schermer. Iowa City 4 H member Pam Hill attended a wildlife conservation workshop in Washington. Western Iowa reports a rare alfalfa webworm outbreak across four counties causing early economic damage. Rockford Harold Trettin elected president of the Midwest Poultry Federation ahead of March convention in Minneapolis.
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Norwalk
Iowa Farm Bureau
Leo Waggoner
U.S. House
Ames
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Iowa Cattlemen’s Assn
Bill Schermer
Latimer
Iowa
Iowa State University
Cass
Union
Pottawattamie
Harrison
Cass County
Nebraska
Rockford
Harold Trettin
Midwest Poultry Federation
Radisson
Minneapolis
Wash ington fair hog double win contrasts with beef show
At Washington County Fair, live grand champion hogs split results. John Carter of Kalona claimed reserve grand carcass honors with a 235 pound Hampshire producing 7.4 square inch loineye and 62.44 percent muscling. Joel Horak of Washington showed the carcass winner a 205 pound red ribbon hog. Ann Schneider of Riverside led beef grand champion at 1,105 pounds with 14.08 square inch ribeye, while Lael Stout of Washington earned reserve with 15.5 square inches.
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Eleader
Mike Dahling
Strawberry Point
Clayton County Fair
Dahling
Elkader Future Farmers of America
John Carter
Kalona
Joel Horak
Washington
Ann Schneider
Riverside
Lael Stout
Scheider
Stout
Samuelson Brothers Have Three Champs
In Winneshiek county fair beef show Decorah youths claimed three champions. Marty Samuelson 11 exhibited the grand champion steer weighing 1 176 pounds and ranking seventh in rate of gain at 3.04 daily. Jerry Samuelson 13 held the champion crossbred heifer with Randy 16 taking the champion Angus heifer.
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Decorah
Keith Klimesh
Calmar
Terry Selness
Mabel, Minn
Jones Fair Steer Brings $75 a Hundred
At Monticello the 4 H auction sold 193 head for an average $42.50 per hundred and a total of $90,248.87. A 1,155 pound Angus/Maine Anjou steer shown by Chris Deeb, 16, of Anamosa, earned grand champion honors after winning earlier shows. Joyce Vacek of Oxford Junction sold the top bid 75 dollars per hundredweight for a crossbred steer.
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Chris Deeb
Anamosa
Monticello
Phillip Ortgies
Shelley Rickless
Keifer
Ruthann Clapp
Oxford Junction
Angus Keifer
Jones County
Jaymee Glenn
Olin
Curt Edwards
Danette Koutny
Springville
Joyce Vacek
Oxford Junction Legion
Maine
Cathy Domer
Center Junction
Cathy
Angus
Phyllis Casel
Cascade
Jon Iben
Hereford
Russell Etten, Jr
Koutny
Dennis Dirks
Edwards
Ortgies
Casel
Charolais
Richard Andre
Janell Andre
Karen Antons
Shelley Ricklefs
Steve Axline
Mike Seehusen
Paul Feuss
Julie Hodgden
Kandi
Paul Schrader
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Berrys World
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Linn County
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Shellsburg
N.W
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Pleasant Creek Rec
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Duane K Holst
Jim Nolan
Jones Fair
Adatcange
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Amana Browning
U.S
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