Farmer Loren Airy Reflects On Farm Life And Plans
Loren Airy, 56, of 380 acres near Marion and son Phil operate 440 rented acres. He explains drying corn limits, storage needs, and plans for a continuous flow dryer. Airy raises 800 to 1,000 hogs yearly, markets on grade and yield, and discusses hog health, breeding sources, and future price outlook. He is a Republican, supports Nixon, and comments on farm versus city federal funding.
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Loren Airy
Marion
Phil
Carol
John
ISU
Marion County
Madison County
Linn County Farm Bureau
Farmers Hit By New Social Security Tax Deposit Rule
Des Moines IA Tuesday district IRS director John F. Hanlon warned farmers must deposit social security taxes on farm labor when monthly or cumulative totals exceed 100 dollars. Deposits due by the 15th of the following month, via the Federal Tax Deposit Card 501. New card distribution and requests details provided.
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Des Moines
John F. Hanlon
Internal Revenue
Federal Reserve Bank
Internal Revenue Service Center
East Bannister Road
Kansas City
Missouri
Eastern Iowa Quality Beef Show Set for Sept 16
The third annual Eastern Iowa Quality Beef Show runs 1 30 p m Sept 16 at Mechanicsville sale barn with weigh in 7 11 a m Judges are George Moldovan Iowa State University extension beef specialist and Bob Swanson of Wilson and Co Carcass results will be posted at Wilson and Co Cedar Rapids at 7 30 p m Sept 18 Lincoln Stanwood and Tipton vocational ag departments sponsor Ken Lee is Lincoln vocational ag instructor
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Mechanicsville
Iowa
Zmolek
Iowa State ‘University
George Moldovan
Stockton
Bob Swanson
Wilson and Co
Tipton
Burlin Matthews
Cedar Rapids
Lincoln School
Stanwood
Ken Lee
Lincoln Vocationall
Lower Prices Cut Farm Export Value
USDA reports that lower prices accounted for two thirds of the decline in U S farm exports in the year ending June 30. Exports fell from 6.7 billion to 6.3 billion, a 7 percent value drop, while volume declined only 2 percent.
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Washington
U.S
USDA
Farm policy debate leaves price supports in limbo and voluntary controls
Rex Conn discusses how farmers expect relief from the price squeeze but warn that production quotas are unlikely. He notes price supports must relate to markets to avoid consumer backlash and outlines split views between Farmers Union and Farm Bureau. In Cedar Rapids, Mrs. Charles Hubler won a registered Chester White gilt in a 1967 Iowa show, tying pork breeding success to local farm pride.
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Benson
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Cedar Rapids
Charles Hubler
Lisbon
Chester White
Walter Schminke
van Horne
Hublers
Hampshire
Burly
Ruben Edwards
Middletown
Hawkeye Downs
Hubler
Hog Evaluation Supervisor Jim Baehnk at Oscar Mayer
Jim Baehnk serves as hog evaluation supervisor at Oscar Mayer, overseeing quality assessment processes and product guidelines within the meatpacking giant.
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Jim Baehnk
Oscar Mayer
Cedar County Quality Park Show set for Sept 14 in Tipton
Geary Green, livestock procurement manager for Oscar Mayer and Co., Davenport, will judge the Cedar county Quality Park Show at the Tipton fairgrounds. Weigh-in times are 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Sept 12. Each exhibitor may enter up to three barrows. Carcasses will be judged by professional standards.
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Tipton
Geary Green
Oscar Mayer and Co
Davenport
Cedar County
Directors Named By Buchanan REC INDEPENDENCE
At the Buchanan county Rural Electric Cooperative annual meeting in Independence Charles Reckemmer of Maynard and Eugene H. Wilson of Fairbank were re elected to the board. A E Crain of Rowley was elected to replace Lawrence Falcon who did not seek re election. Patronage dividends on 1955 business totaling about 31000 were paid to members. In the reorganization session all officers were re elected: Cecil Grisson president, Walter Brock vice president, Robert Reed secretary, Norman S Frye treasurer.
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Independence
Buchanan’ County Rural Electric Cooperative
Charles, Reckemmer
Maynard
Eugene H. Wilson
Fairbank
A. E. Crain
Rowley
Lawrence Falcon
Cecil Grisson
Winthrop
Walter Brock
Jesup
Robert Reed
Lamont
Norman S. Frye
Fertilizer Association Announces Six Dealer Meetings
DES MOINES The Iowa Fertilizer and Chemical Assn. schedules six area dealer meetings on Financing Fall Fertilization. Eastern Iowa sessions include Sept. 12 at Ramada Inn Iowa City and Sept. 18 at Humphrey Dairy West Union.
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Des Moines
Iowa Fertilizer and Chemical Assn
Iowa
Ramada Inn
Iowa City
Humphrey Dairy
West Union
USDA surveys land prices and ownership trends nationwide
The Agriculture Department reports 2.3 billion acres in US, with about one billion farmland. A biannual survey shows farm land value at 193.7 billion on March 1, 178 dollars per acre, varying by region from 360 dollars in the Corn Belt to 59 in the Mountain states. Foreclosures are near a record low and voluntary transfers remain common.
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Washington
United States
Iarms
Agriculture Department
Department
Mountain States
World Sheep Numbers Rise Slightly in Early Year
World sheep numbers are estimated at just over one billion head, up less than one percent from last year and about three percent above the 1961 65 average, per the Foreign Agricultural Service.
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Washington
Foreign Agricultural Service
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Barbara Halverson
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Dale Gerlach
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Winneshiek
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Chuck Thompson
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Dan Specht
Monticello
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Buchanan
Fertilizer Association
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State Fair
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Worthington, Iowa
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Dubuque
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Mineral Point
Wisconsin
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