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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1975
Page
6
A survey by Iowa State University shows Northeast Iowa farmland values up 32.5 percent and East Central Iowa up 28.2 percent over the past year. The Nov 1 map lists county averages per acre, with Northeast ranges from 545 to 1295 dollars and East Central from 608 to 1512 dollars.
Williams burg residents Mr and Mrs Walter Talbot leave their longtime Longview farm of 52 years to live in a condominium and winter in Arizona. The piece recalls family ownership since 1869 and Talbot memories of dairy and later Aberdeen Angus stock, contour farming, and hopes to pass the land on in better shape. A second item notes Kenneth Ross named superintendent at the Northeast Iowa experimental farm near Nashua after a career at multiple ISU sites.
Brattleboro Vermont Holstein Friesian Association reports Ludwig Captain Dixma 6203956 EX4E bred and owned by Clarence Ludwig Breda earned Gold Medal Dam status for outstanding milk production and body conformation. Her lifetime milk 151705 lbs and butterfat 5412 lbs, with daughters Ludvite Princess Delite Ex-22 and Ludvue SL Dixie GP, plus sons Ludvue Senator Dean EX and Ludvue Royal Duke VG qualifying their dam. Fifty-one acres near Cedar Rapids sold for 2910 dollars per acre to farmer Leland Volroubek, Kriz family land for 64 years. Possession next spring.
An all time record of 23 county and district fairs in Iowa reported profits this season, up from 20 last year and 19 four years ago. The Gazette area included eight money making fairs such as All Iowa Cedar Rapids and Dubuque county fairs, with town fairs also setting new income, gate, and attendance records.
Only 19 of 103 town fairs posted losses in total operations while 11 Gazette area fairs lost money. Columbus Junction Louisa county fair lost 2956.19 with Linn county fair income 996.86 against 13835.87 expenses. Big fairs led attendance and income though Mississippi Valley fair Davenport posted a loss. All-Iowa fair and others showed varied profits and expenses. Drive safely.
Leann Miller of Dumont was named Iowa dairy princess at the state dairy conference in Waterloo last weekend. A Northwestern College freshman from Orange City holds the title as the new ambassador while De Anna Meyer of Dows was chosen as alternate princess.
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