Land prices fall 6 percent in Iowa in 1960 study
Iowa land values averaged 237 dollars an acre as of November 1 1960 down 6 percent from a year earlier according to Farm Economist Dwight M Gadsby based on ISU broker surveys. Causes include high interest rates weak farm income and wet spring.
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Ames
Iowa
Dwight M. Gadsby
Iowa State University
Gadsby
Northeast
North-central
North
Iowa Farm Science
Polk County farm auctions list scattered throughout the region
A long sequence of upcoming farm auctions and estate sales is listed with dates from December through January. Entries name buyers sellers and locations including Tipton Anamosa Cedar Rapids Marion and other towns, detailing livestock dairy equipment machinery hay grain and household goods for sale.
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Lester Humphrey
Tipton
Roe Jean Anderson
Terry Edwards
Anamosa
Gerhardt Krug
Cedar Rapides
Erain
Sterling Gewecke
Newhall
Cue and Moore
Urbana
James R. Reuter
Clarence
Ephraim J. Doupnik
Marion
Louie Behrens
Atkins
Anthony F. Bulechek
Solon
Charles Chaloupka
Blairstown
Livstock
Zimmerman Brothers
Hutton and Paul
Onslow
Otto Edler
Brown and Kuhlman
Manchester
Chester White
Poland
Henry Jurgensen
Center Junction
Midtown Hereford Assn
Marshalltown
John Henecke, Jr
Hiawatha
John Siver
Mechanicsville
Wiliam White
Prairieburg
Alvin Meyer
Keystone
Willard Child
Masonville
Saterday
Charles Yoch
Ellery Fine
Shellsburg
Delaware-Dubuque Holstein Association elects officers
Andrew Knipper of Earlville elected president of the Delaware-Dubuque County Holstein Breeders Association. Other officers named include Lewis Peters Jr of Delhi as vice president Phil Weigel of Earlville as secretary treasurer and Frank Wegmann of Dyersville as state director.
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Manchester
Andrew Knipper
Earlville
Delaware-Dubuque County
Holstein Breeders Association
Lewis Peters, Jr
Delhi
Phil Weigel
Frank Wegmann
Dyersville
European Feed Grain Outlets Promoted in 12 Nation Tour
Walter Goeppinger of Boone and R. G. Peeler of Amarillo, officers of the U S Feed Grains Council, reported that a two month tour through 12 European nations mapped outlets for an extra half million tons of U S feed grains. They met with importers, farm groups and officials to expand U S grain use and noted Italy granted six months of unlimited U S corn and barley imports, lifting prior restrictions.
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Israel
United States
Feed Grains Council
U.S
Mendelsohn
Walter Goeppinger
Boone
H. E. Sanford
Charles Gidney
Rome
Israel Village Cooperative
Goeppinger
United States Feed Grains Council
R. G. Peeler
Amarillo
Texas
Council
Portugal
Spain
England
Holland
Belgium
Luxemburg
West Germany
Switzerland
Italy
Greece
Turkey
New Therapy Claims Piles Shrinkage Without Surgery
An advertisement touts Bio-Dyne based Preparation H as a non surgical treatment that reduces hemorrhoids relieves itch and pain and is maintained over months. It highlights doctor verified improvement across various long standing cases and features suppositories and ointment with applicator.
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New York, N. Y
U.S. Feed Grains Council Announces Expansion Abroad
Goep pinger said Monday half a million bushels of feed grains are headed to a nation. The council aims to extend import liberalization beyond June 30. It operates as a government supported group to boost overseas markets with a Rome office opened this year and new offices planned in Rotterdam and other centers. Marketing teams are in Japan and South America.
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Goeppinger
U.S
Feed Grains Council
Council
Rome
Rotterdam
Japan
South America
Clayton County Soil District approves farm cooperator agreements
Clayton County Soil District commissioners approved applications for district cooperator agreements on 17 farms. Two complete plans have been approved.
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Eleader
Clayton County Soil District Commissioners
Farmers reject increased government intervention says Shuman
Denver report cites Charles B. Shuman president of the American Farm Bureau Federation stating farmers rejected proposals for nationwide or regional price controls and marketing orders. He urges Congress to abandon multiple price supports and expand four focus areas to raise farm income through cooperative purchasing expanding markets reducing costs and boosting market power.
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Denver
Charles B. Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
Shuman
Six Homemakers Honored at D. M.
Six Iowa farm women were named Master Farm Homemakers for 1960 by Wallaces Farmer for outstanding homemaking and community service. The honorees are Mrs. Irvin Bergman Harris Osceola county Mrs. Hilman Gaarder Kensett Mrs. Hugh Louden Grinnell Mrs. Gene Murphy Reinbeck Mrs. Franz Schneider LeMars and Mrs. Lucy Vosseller Plainfield. The group and families attended a Des Moines luncheon where former winners and families were guests.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Wallaces
Irvin Bergman
Harris
Osceola County
Hilman Gaarder
Kensett
Hugh Louden
Grinnell
Gene Murphy
Reinbeck
Franz Schneider
LeMars
Lucy Vosseller
Plainfield
Veterinary Society to hear Dr Self on swine nutrition
Dr H L Self of Iowa State University livestock specialist will speak on swine nutrition at the East Central Iowa Veterinary Medical Assn monthly dinner meeting. The event is set for Thursday evening at the Sheraton Montrose hotel in Cedar Rapids.
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H. L. Self
Iowa State University
East Central
Iowa Veterinary Medical Assn
Sheraton - Montrose
Cedar Rapids
Morley NFO Meeting Scheduled for Thursday Evening
Morley officials announce an NFO gathering set for 7 30 PM at the Morley school. All farmers are invited to attend the meeting.
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Morley
NFO
Delaware extension council set joint meeting time
A joint meeting of the old and new Delaware extension council is scheduled for 11 30 a m December 21 in the extension office.
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Manchester
Old and New Delaware Extension Council
Manchester-Delaware Bounty Agronomy Short Course
A bounty agronomy short course gathers at 10 a.m. on December 19 in the extension office. The event targets local farmers and researchers seeking updated crop techniques and soil management practices.
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Manchester
Delaware Bounty Agronomy
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