Iowa State Fair Barrow Brings $948 At Auction
Iowa State Fair champions and reserve winners across hogs steers lambs and dairy surpassed expectations at the Des Moines event. The grand champion crossbred barrow from Conrad sold for 948 dollars, while reserve grand champion barrow and grand champion hogs from other breeds earned solid bids. Steers averaged 34.93 per hundredweight with a top price of 2502 per pound for the Hereford grand champion steer. In dairy judging Fayette County named Ayrshire grand champion Gary Lehmann and Holstein reserve champion Alan Steffens led a slate of junior prize winners.
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Des Moines
Dowden
Barrow
Conrad
Town State University
Quality Park
Trimble
Bob Walker
Mystic
Hereford
Roger Boatman
Waterloo
Ralph Danner, Jr
Muscatine
Merrill Neary
Coralville
Robert F. Wilson and Son
Mason City
Royce Rueber
Westgage
Fayette County
West Union
Ayrshire
Gary Lehmani
Elgin
Alan Steffens
Clermont
Weat Union
Gary Lehmann
Loren ‘Hackman
Alan Hackmann
Champain Guernsey
Charles Decker
Oelwein
Jersey
Debra Martin
Fayette
Holstein
Gene Arthur
Maynard
Karen Steffens
Darcie Lehmann
Rigin
Wes Gary Lehmann
Towans Win Angus Awards At State Fair Show
In Des Moines AP reports out of state entries dominated the cattle show at the Town State fair with Towans clinching top breeding cattle honors. Ben Kelly of Dallas Center won the female grand championship with his cattle shown by Robin Pollard. Summitcrest Farm of Summitville Ohio displayed the grand champion Angus bull. Ben G. Studer of Wesley exhibited the grand champion Towar Shorthorn bull. Clark and Mark Steen of Elk Born presented the grand champion Short horn female.
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DES Moines
Towans
Ben Kelly
Dallas Center
Kelly
Robin Pollard
Schaller
Summitcrest Farm
Fred Johnson
Summitville
Ohio
Fremontt
Iowa
Ben G. Studer
Wesley
Studer Farms, Inc
Clark
Mark Steen
Etk
Linn 4-H Members Win Blue Ribbons at State Fair
Linn county 4 H members earned four blue ribbons for exhibits at the Iowa State Fair. Winners include Tim Davis from rural Cedar Rapids in photography, Patty Cribbs from rural Mt. Vernon with two blues, and Debbie Kyach of Cedar Rapids for a sweater. Red ribbons went to Douglas Jordan of Marion in anthropology and Robert Lynott of ME Vernon in trail bike transport. Exhibits will be displayed in the 4 H building at the state fair through Aug 37.
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Linn County
Desk
Tim Davis
Cedar Rapids
Patty Cribbs
Mt. Vernon
Debbie Kyach
Webber Heads NFO Second District Elects Colesburg leaders
Webber Colesburg Ray Webber of Bernard was elected president of the second district National Farmers Organization at the Lone Pine Tree Country Club. Leon Hageman of Mabel Minn was district vice president Mrs Dennis Dolan Prairieburg district secretary and Elmar Schmitt Onslow district treasurer also chosen. State NFO convention set for Sept 2 in Anes and committees named for rules bylaws resolutions vote and tally credentials arrangements and more.
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Colesburg
Ray Webber
Bernard
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Lone Pine Tree Country Club
Leon’ Hageman
Mabel, Minn
Dennis Dolan
Prairieburg
Elmar Schmitt
Onslow
Anes
NFC
Kansas City
George’ Platten
Earlville
Ingo. Opheim
Hawkeye
John Brainard
Postville
Charles MacBride
Clermont
Alois Schindelar
Fr. Atkinson
Farm Advisor Optimistic On Viet Land Reform Progress
Former Eastern Iowan Max Sauerbry, a land reform adviser in South Vietnam, said the program would continue despite U.S. disengagement and that land ownership records are being established to support settlement. He noted rice mechanization potential, rising hog and poultry projects, and the need for protein feeds, while predicting farmers could achieve three to four crops yearly with new rice varieties. Sauerbry plans to become farm director for KMMJ Grand Island Nebraska after Washington briefings.
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Towan
South Vietnam
Max Sauerbry
Southeast Asia
Sauerbry
Elkader
Sauerby
Washington, D.C
Adj Vieer
South
Vietnam
Saigon
Washington
U.S
KMMJ
Grand Island
Neb
Moi
Tagnerd
Highlands
Saverbry
Pola
Viet Bart
Iowa
Sauverbry
Few Farmers Attend Soil Loss Hearings in Four Counties
Few farmers attended public hearings in four eastern Iowa counties on soil loss limits. In Johnson County only three attended. limits range from two to five tons per acre by soil type and use. Benton County hearings reported 18 percent attendance with limits from one to five tons per acre. Poweshiek noted loss limits continuing discussion.
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Lown
Olin
Johnson County
Benton County
Acna
SCS
Officd
Vinton
Poweshick County
Montezuma
Ray Glentzer
Keokuk County
Glenizer
Glentzer
Allamekee
Linn
Buchansa
Linn County
Allamakee
Fuchanan
Linn Rural Electric Plans Annual Meeting
Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative Association schedules its 34th annual meeting at Armar Ballroom Marion. Registration opens at noon with the meeting starting at 1 pm on Thursday August 1. The event follows discussions on soil loss limits and public hearings required by the state soil conservation law.
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Linn Rural Electric Plans Annual Meeting
Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Armar Ballroom
Marion
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Uri Phe
Ritchie Mig. Co
Hampshire
Poland
China
Darrell
Bill’ Tucker
New London
Trimble Manor
Angus
Linn 4-H
State Health Department
California
Webber
Faun News
al Swegie
Squerbry
Johmseng
Johnson County. Regional Planning. Commission
Jose
Sears
Sears and Save
Lindale
State Fair
J.D. Coffland
Benton Community
FFA
J.D
J. D
R. C. Jewells
Otis Rothlesburger
John Freese
Banton
Chester
Mike Hagen
February
Soil Conservancy
Sth
Mo-Frost
Thein Esport
Codor Rapids
Marlon Are
C.R. Lumber
Second Street
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