Sioux City Hopes To Crown Hide Capital Of World
Sioux City leader Jack Minnoch head of the National Hide Association says his town should win the title of hide capital. Plans include a permanent short course in hide processing and a new textbook, with interest from Europe and Asia. He notes the Iowa Nebraska river region between the Missouri and Mississippi yields top hides, rivaled only by Texas, and that Midwestern cattlemen supply the industry’s backbone.
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Sioux City
Jack Minnoch
National Hide Association
Europe
Asia
Minnoch
Chicago
New England
East
Iowa-Nebraska
Missouri
Mississippi
Texas
Minnock
Leather trade endures amid rising shoe costs and free market praise
Minnoch, a 73 year old meatpacker turned leather advocate, touts a free market for hides, cites Iowa Beef Processors in Dakota City as a regional hub, and recalls expanding markets from Japan to Europe. He links leather back to fashion, notes hide costs rise with cattle shortages, and explains rawhide price dynamics and labor inflation.
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Iowa
Dakota City
Neb
Minnoch
Minnock
New Year's Dance Planned by Linn County 4-H Members
Linn County 4 H and 4 H members announce a New Year's dance on Friday December 29 from 8 30 to 11 30 p m at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids admission 1 per person Also dairy reports note high yielding Holsteins in Central City and county fair weigh ins scheduled in Vinton Marengo and other towns with specific dates and times.
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Linn County
4-H
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Central City
Lawrence Yanda
Terrel Zumbach
Hopkinton
Robert T. Lawrence
Anamosa
Marcus Leonard
Monticello
Merle and
Rick Henderson
Coggon
Western Buyers
Keystone
Cedar Valley Livestock
Vinton
Hawkeye Livestock Auction
Fairfax
Marengo
Iowa County
FFA
Iowa County Livestock Commission
Delaware County
Dubuque
Greeley
Manchester
Hennessey
Delhi
Johnson County
Fairground
Iowa City
Birmingham Cattle Co
Marion
Hawkeye
Walker
Washington County
Washington
Kalona
Trier
Keota
Wayland
Rural group schedules many Iowa farm events in December
The notice lists numerous Iowa meetings and trainings from December 13 to 15 including the National Farmers Organization convention in St. Louis and the 71st Iowa Fairs and State Agricultural Convention in Des Moines. Sessions cover dairy nutrition, farm bureau tasks, 4 H and FFA weigh ins, and community farm tours with dates, times, and venues across Clayton, Delaware, Linn, Benton, Cedar, Fayette and Johnson counties.
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National Farmers Organization
St. Louis
Association of Iowa
Hilton Inn
Des Moines
Benton County
Gene Rouse
Wayne Newton
Blairstown
Cedar County
Tipton
Clayton County
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Elkader
Delaware County
Farm Bureau
Manchester
Fayette County
Fayette
Keokuk County
Sigourney
Linn County
National Park Congress
Indianapolis
Ind
Stephen Martin
Springville
Ron Bechcka
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Farm Bureau Public Relations and Legislative Committee
Oelwein
State Land Preservation Policy Commission
Henry A. Wallace
East Grand Ave
State Forest Nursery
Jerry Kemperman
Gunder Road
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Kirkwood Community College Agribusiness and Natural Resources Department
Beginning farmer faces daunting hurdles in Dubuque conference
In Dubuque last week Bill Huemoeller of Northeast Iowa extension says starting a farm alone is nearly impossible for a young entrant. He cites small initial acreages, high startup costs around 105000 dollars, and reliance on Farmers Home Administration loans. He notes rising land values, opportunity costs, and the need for credit and skills.
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Dubuque
Bill Huemoeller
Northeast Iowa
Farmers Home Administration
Huemoeller
Iowa Beef sale worries Rep Bedell
Rep. Berkley Bedell of Iowa urged the Justice Department to study anti competitive effects in the sale of IBP and Missouri Beef Packers to private firms. He questioned potential loss of competition in livestock processing and cited IBP as the largest beef processor and Missouri Beef as third largest based on 1977 figures.
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Washington
Berkley Bedell
Iowa
U.S. Justice Department
Iowa Beef Processors
Missouri
Bedell
Griffin Bell
IBP
Pacific Holding Corp
California
Securities and Exchange Commission
Missouri Beef
ConAgra
Cargill
Lawyers and Firms Contribute Time to Public Interest
A poll in the American Bar Association Journal finds 60 percent of lawyers or their firms have donated legal services to public interest work. The study shows 71 percent of Southeast lawyers likely to devote time, compared with 53 percent in the Northeast.
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Chicago
American Bar Association Journal
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de Sansa
Foreign Agriculture Service
Orient
Japan
China
Korea
Siobhan McKenna
New York
Chalk Garden
Henry VIII
Charles I
Newcastle
Clayton County Farm Service Co
Dairy Nutrition
Montgomery Hall
Young Farmer
Otis Armstrong
Kirkwood Community College
Linn-Mar High School
Linn-Mar Ffa
Dysart-Geneseo High School
Dysart
DIAL
Owa
Connie the Boyd
Steve Murphy
Linda Edwards
First Avenue
Scottsbluff
North Platte River
Iowa- Illinois
Ideas and Information Center
Ony
SS Pub. Ee
8Th Ave
Rich Etscheidt
Bill Hungerford
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