Iowa farmer buys registered Simmental bull for herd boost
Vernon Hoffman of Aurora Iowa paid 12820 50 for Cross Bar Ceremonio H the first full-blooded Simmental bull in the area His plan this time is to use AI aided by the new bull to accelerate calving and lift the value of his 140 half blood and 12 three quarter blood Simmentals The purchase follows years of expanding his herd and experiments with Gelbvieh and other exotics.
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Aurora
Astern Towa
Vernon Hoffman
Hoffman
Iowa
Adel
Calgary
Alberta
Cross Bar
Norman Gadsby
Frenchman Butte
Saskatchewan
Dean
Dan White
Winthrop
Ranor
Iowa State University
Canada
Ryan
Silver Creek
Masonville
Masonville Robinson
Freeman
Oliver
Ford
IHC
Carlson's Corner Christmas 72 War Time Hope
Carlson reflects on a wartime Christmas contrasting earthly power with the humble birth of a baby in a stable. He argues that iron will and bombs fail to secure lasting peace, insisting the savior’s birthday offers the true hope for survival of the nation and world today.
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Earth
Monsignor Denies Farm Union Role
Monsignor Roger M. Mahoney of the Fresno Diocese says the Teamsters did not discuss intensifying recruiting among farm workers in California Arizona and Colorado. He notes union officials met with him Bishop Joseph Donnelly and Msgr George Higgins but did not discuss renegotiating contracts with about 170 growers. He supports federally supervised representation elections and the right of farm workers to organize and bargain collectively.
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Fresno
Calif
UPI
Teamsters Union
California
Arizona
Colorado
Roger M. Mahoney
Teamsters
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers Union
Mahoney
Joseph Donnelly
Hartford
Decorah Cow Sets 22 120 Pound Milk Record
Robert Jevne of Decorah topped Winneshiek county DHIA for 305 days with 22 120 pounds of milk and 767 pounds of butter fat in November. Quass brothers of Ossian posted two 700 pound records at 736 and 762 pounds.
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Decorah
Robert Jevne
Winneshiek County
Dhia
Quass Brothers
Ossian
National Western Show Reports Record Entries
Denver reports record entries for the 1973 National Western Stock Show January 12–20 totaling 4,627, with junior cattle and lamb divisions reaching all-time marks. Open class breeds, horse shows, and new Hall of Education funding are noted, with exhibitors from 42 states and Canada and advance sales up.
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Denver
Colo
Willard Simms
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Texas
Wyoming
Missouri
Montana
Utah
Michigan
Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Indiana
Idaho
Ohio
Register of Merit
National Western
Mexico
Simms
White House Tries To Trim REAP Soil Funds
The White House pushes to cut 85 million from the Rural Environmental Assistance Program for 1973, with USDA resisting to keep funding at proposed levels. State allocations show Texas 12.38 million, Iowa 5.59 million, Missouri 5.33 million, Illinois 5.07 million, Kansas 4.53 million, amid broader budget tightening and policy shifts.
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White House
Congress
Agriculture Department
Nixon
USDA
Texas
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Kansas
Lucas Purchases Central City Farm
Mr and Mrs James Lucas purchase the Central City farm from Mr and Mrs Mervyn Moore. Possession will be given in March. The sale was handled by Jerry Cox Real Estate Inc of Cedar Rapids.
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Mervyn Moore
Central City
James Lucas
Jerry Cox Real Estate, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Department foresees fats rationing in 1943
Thirty years ago the Department of Agriculture predicted butter lard and other fats and oils would be rationed early in 1943 as part of wartime measures affecting daily food supplies.
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Department of Agriculture
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