Gilbert named top 4-H dairy member
Dan Gilbert, 18, of Iowa Falls, was named the 1979 top 4-H dairy member at the Iowa State Fair dairy awards program in Des Moines. He owns 14 cows and heifers and will major in dairy science at Iowa State University this fall. Other Gazette area honorees include Kevin Eberling, Trent Henkes, Mary Kay Lindemann, Becky Lyons, and several production contest winners across Ayrshire, Guernsey, and Milking Shorthorn breeds.
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Brent Chapman
Clarion
Des Moines
Dan Gilbert
William Gilbert
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Gilbert
Iowa State University
Gazette Area
4-H
Kevin Eberling
Karlton Eberling
Postville
Madison
Wis
Trent Henkes
Vernis Henkes
Luana
Iowa Holstein Breeders Association
Mary Kay Lindemann
G. Marvin Lindemann
Humbolt
Ayrshire
Iowa Ayrshire Breeders Association
Becky Lyons
Lester Lyons
Cary Bierschenk
van Horne
Mark Stahlberg
Hopkinton
Michelle Crystal
Coggan
Paula Lang
Brooklyn
Dan Sivesind
Waukon
Guernsey
Howard Lyon
Toledo
Garst tops beef classic at Iowa Performance Carcass Classic
Garst Company of Coon Rapids won grand champion individual steer in division I with a 1380 pound carcass, ADG 3.01 pounds, ribeye 18.6 square inches, backfat .25 inches, yielding 71.34 percent lean. Anderson of Hampton won division II with a 1300 pound steer, ADG 3.46, ribeye 17.8, backfat .30, yielding 68.01 percent lean.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa Cattlemen’s Association
Garst Company
Coon Rapids
Garst
Cardinal Farms
Hubbard
Rawson and Sons
Kingsley
Wilmer Anderson
Hampton
Anderson
Clyde Black and Son
Robert S. Plager and Sons
Grundy Center
Iowa Beef Processors
Fort Dodge
Iowa Beef Improvement Association
Iowa State University Extension Service
Iowa County dairy herds post 18000 pound June milk totals
Calv in Swartzendruber reports several Iowa County farms surpass 18000 pounds in June. Notable producers include Weitzel Malcom Langs Grimm and others from Brooklyn Parnell Grinnell Kalona and Williamsburg with beds of top cows led by Yoder Hansen Staybaugh Rafferty and Hall among others. Thought for today quotes John Burroughs on time.
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Marengo
Iowa County
Calvin Swartzendruber
Iowa County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Bob Weitzel
Malcom
Jack and
Mark Lang
Brooklyn
Ronald Grimm
Deep River
Yoder and Hansen
Parnell
Dwight Staybaugh
Rafferty
Hedrick
Grinnell
Milk-E-Way Farm
Chelsea
Max Hall
Jim DePauw
Maynard Lang
Top Holstein cow leads dispersal sale at Spielbauer event
The top registered Holstein cow at the Joe and Delores Spielbauer dispersal sale sold for $2,500 to Wolden Brothers of Genoa Wisconsin.
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Volga
Joe and
Delores
Farm debt and farmers equity hit record highs in 1978
The Agriculture Department reports farm debt rose 15 percent to $137.5 billion while owners’ equity reached $682.7 billion and total farm assets climbed to $820.2 billion in 1978. Real estate, livestock, machinery and stores drove the gains, with average assets per farm at $311,142 and debt per farm at $52,172.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Carson D
Evans
USDA
American Agriculture Protest Group
Commodity Credit Corporation
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Ambroz Recreation Center
Marion Community Center
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