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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

25 Aug 1978

Page 14

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1978

Page

14

Top hog caller is 87 years old at Iowa State Fair

An 87-year-old Albert City man, Earl Longren, won the Iowa State Fair hog calling contest in the adult division after entering for the third time. Youth title went to Susie Jeffrey of Montezuma with sister Sherri second. The report also lists market hog sales and various breed champions and 4-H winners from Gazette area entries.

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Des Moines Albert City Earl Longren Susie Jeffrey Montezuma Sherri Galen Helgens Monticello Helgens Davenport Ila Jean Keppy Dale and Verle McGraw Pleasantville Holst Brothers of Austin Marty Gingerich Vos Brothers New Liberty Russell Whitney Fort Dodge Roger Snydner New Windsor James Carey Tipton Lanny Lyle Crawford Mount Pleasant Bob Johnson Delavan Wis Muller Farmers of America Ron Riechers Stamont Ayrshire Rhaellyn Hiemstra Prairie City Doug Danner West Marshall Guernsey Warren Engelbart Anamosa Jeff Core Indianola Jersey Lenny Watts Clarion Larry Benda Toledo Peggy Lyon Rich Hopper Patricia Jones Washington Kevin Eberling Postville Cavan Funk Winterset Ayshire Allamakee County Bruce Anderson Waterville Mark Kerndt Dave Kruger Greg Palas Waukon Iowa Madison Iowa State Fair Mary Vantrease Oklahoma City Okla William Schermer Gazette Michelle Mike Weiss Vinton John Deppe Maquoketa Ben Chondt Grinnell Chris Deeb Gazette Area Marnell Simmons Brooklyn Terry Jones Williamsburg FFA Swine Mike Renner Reinbeck Jeff Knupp Dysart-Geneseo Craig Smith Stanwood
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Roundup and Tours Highlight Linn County Soil District Event

The Linn County Soil Conservation District schedules an annual meeting on September 8 at Squaw Creek Lodge Marion with a 7:15 p.m. closing for a farm tour. A 6 to 7 p.m. catered meal precedes a bus tour of nearby conservation projects. reservations by September 1 cost $4 per person. Tickets are sold via local farmers and the district office in Marion.

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Linn County Soil Conservation District Squaw Creek Lodge Marion Soil District Usda Center
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Wheat price safeguards hinge on international wheat pact

Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland said the wheat target price and loan rate will not change until an international agreement is reached. He sees a good chance of a Geneva pact in October, but if not, he will pursue a North American bilateral deal in Canada. He spoke during a Missoula town hall and in a KHQ radio interview.

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Missoula Mont UPI Bob Bergland Bergland Geneva Switzerland Canada Spokane KHQ Radio
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Hog waste sniff tests turn foul

About 200 University of Illinois students earned $1 a day sniffing pig excrement in a six week odor reduction study. Only one of 22 tested products showed any significant effect, with most odor reducers failing to cut hog waste odor. Researchers and industry groups noted mixed reactions and no follow up hog-house tests planned.

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Champaign Ill University of Illinois Art Muehling Muehling
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Arkansans See Soybeans Supplant Cotton as Leading Crop

A group of Arkansas farmers toured the Corn Sweeteners plant in Cedar Rapids and concluded corn could power future energy. Mississippi County, Ark, now leads the nation in soybean production with about 390000 of 500000 acres planted this year. The visit was hosted at a luncheon by the Cedar Rapids Marion Area Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Bureau near Memphis.

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Arkansas Cedar Rapids Bill Crossknow Mississippi County Ark Mark Bryles Memphis Sheraton Inn Cedar Rapids- Marion Area Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Bureau
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Soviet harvest pace slow but not a crisis

The pace of this year’s grain harvest in the Soviet Union is among the slowest in a decade, according to the Agriculture Department. Officials say the slow progress is due to widespread rain, but the agency notes it may not indicate a drop in overall grain output.

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Washington Soviet Union Agriculture Department Department Foreign Agricultural Service
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Prospects stay bright for 1978 79 soybean prices

The Agriculture Department says farm prices should stay steady despite a near record 1.77 billion bushel 1978 harvest. A new oilseeds newsletter projects total soybean use at about 1.8 billion bushels in 1978-79, with rising crushings and exports, implying little chance of a reserve buildup.

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Washington Agriculture Department U.S
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