4 H Barrow Tops Open at State Fair
A 220 pound crossbred barrow shown by 14 year old Robin Green of Ainsworth won the grand championship at the Iowa State Fair among 290 hog exhibitors from six states. Reserve grand champion hog was a 198 pound crossbred Hampshire-Duroc shown by Alan Stevens of Northwood. Three queens were crowned Jill Rife Hereford Queen Mary Catherine Sullivan Angus Queen and Jayne Olson Iowa Park Queen. Attendance for Monday was 40 792, down about 5 000 from last year.
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UPI
Iowa
Jill Rife
Jayne Olson
Miss Rife
Wilton Junction
Olson
Atkins
Des Moines
Robin Green
Ainsworth
Robin
Robert
Connie Greene
Alan Stevens
Northwood
Stevens
Mary Catherine Sullivan
Dunlap
Mary Catherine
Bob Sullivan
Iowa Park Queen
Lyle Olson
Iowa State University
Bones Hereford Ranch
Parker, S.D
Iowa Swine and Sheep Farmer Neal Smith Discusses Herds and Family
Neal Smith, 28, of Stanwood, talks with a reporter about his 320 acre farm with his father James. He lists three children, his Iowa State animal science degree, roles at Cedar County fair sheep show, and plans shifting from Herefords to Angus. He recalls time at Boys Town, family ties, and breeding methods. His flocks include 40 Hampshire and 15 Southdown sheep. cattle inventories total 38 Angus cows, 15 Hereford cows, and 15 crossbreds. lambs show strong gains and efficient feed conversion.
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Neal Smith
James Smith
Stanwood
Craig
Carmen
Iowa State University
Cedar County
Mechanicsville Presbyterian Church
Father Flanagan
Boys Town
Meat import quotas face renewed battle in Congress
Washington officials plan to resist new proposals to cut meat imports as September estimates gauge 1968 import levels. Current quotas stand at 950.3 million pounds with a trigger point at 1.045 billion pounds. early forecasts put 1968 imports around 935 million pounds, leaving room for debate and potential protests from cattle groups.
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Washington
UPI
Administration
U.S
Agricultural Department
Agriculture Department
Nominate Grinnell Vet for AVMA Board
Grinnell veterinarian Dr. F. E. Beaver is nominated to the AVMA Executive Board to replace president-elect Dr. John Herrick. Beaver, a former Grinnell mayor and 25 year practicing vet, is backed by the Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association. Herrick serves as extension veterinarian at Iowa State University.
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Grinnell
F. E. Beaver
Iowa Veterinary Medical Association
American Veterinary Medical Association
AVMA
John Herrick
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Beaver
D. L. Brinkmeyer
New London
Herrick
Iowa State University
Winneshiek 4-H Auction Totals 22200 Dollar Sale
At the Winneshiek county fair auction 145 4-H pigs 45 lambs and baby beeves averaged 28.28 dollars per hundredweight and sold for a total of 22200.57. Decorah's Mark Aschim owned the grand champion steer while Wayne Humnker exhibited the grand champion pig and sold for 40.50 per cwt.
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Elkader
Winneshiek County
Mark Aschim
Decorah
Wayne Humnker
Futures Market Removes Price Risk
Omaha reports Robert J. O'Brien chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange tells 800 Production Credit Association officers that the futures market removes cattle price risk and allows feeders to hedge margins, improve efficiency, lower financing costs, and expand operations.
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Omaha
Robert J. O’brien
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
O’brien
Wiese Chooses Hog Raising After MS Degree
Vernon Wiese of DeWitt continues hog farming with his father Marvin at the Four Star Farm a 300 acre Purebred Duroc operation. The farm sells 150 170 production tested Durocs each fall and has 35 purebred litters this spring. The Duroc open champion boar at the All Iowa Pig Congress reached 200 pounds in 142 days with backfat .81 inches and an estimated loin eye area of 5.31 square inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiese
Marvin
DeWitt
Wiesel
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Beef Tour Planned for September
Iowa state extension livestock specialist Nelson Gay and area specialist Andrew Boston will participate in the Cedar county beef tour on September 9. Nine farm stops are planned in the northwest part of the county with a 9 a.m. start at the Larry Horr farm east of Stanwood.
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Tipton
Iowa State University Extension
Nelson Gay
Andrew Boston
Cedar County
Larry Horr
Stanwood
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Barrow
Atkins Queen
Hereford
Iowa State
West Liberty
Ely
By Bernard Brenner
Bill House
Cedar Vale
Kan
American National Cattlemen’s Association
Hercules
Ralph
Rowdy Dunn
Dunns
Gene Reierson
Eagle Grove
Hampshire Rams
Nixon
House
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Thomas R. Hughes
Freeman
Senator
Don Johnson
Schwengel
Congress
Australia
L. John Hoyt
Merchants’ Delivery
6Th Avenue
Avma Board
Carnation Farms Breeding Service
Hiawatha
O'Brien
By al Swegle
Vern Wiese
University of Missouri At Columbia
FFA
Ames
New Hampton
McComb, Ill
Aipment
The
Gazette
Catle
Office of
Dr. C. BR. Kitchen
Optometrist
Sears
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