Sloan Develops Electric Drying for High Moisture Corn
Iowa farmer Bill Sloan, 22, dries corn electrically using infrared bulbs and fans, claiming cost efficiency and even moisture reduction. The system avoids overdrying, works best in dry conditions, and Sloan notes higher moisture corn suits his hog operation. Sloan, a 1971 Iowa State grad, farms 500 acres near Alburnett with his father and runs 800 hogs yearly.
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Sloan
al Swegie Alburnett
Iowa
Bill Sloan
Lee
Alburnett
Cletis
Eric
Linn County
Linn County Park
Cattlemen's Association
Farm Bureau
Alburnett Lion's Club
Iowa State University
Ames
al Swegie
Bill
Future of Cooperatives Expands Into Livestock and Grain
Farm leaders anticipate a full service cooperative by 1980 with combines and trucks delivering grain to elevators and handling drying storage and marketing. Northwest Iowa cooperatives already market livestock in condominium feed lots while feeder pig cooperatives form regionally.
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John Harling
Omaha Bank For Cooperatives
Harling
Northwest
Iowa
Garling
Year Round Mississippi Travel Carries 37 Million Price Tag
An Army Corps official outlined a plan for year round Mississippi River navigation to Burlington and 46 weeks to Davenport with an estimated 37 million startup cost and 3 million annual expense. The plan faces ice and environmental challenges and calls for hearings before a Phase II study.
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Mississippi
Burlington
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
Davenport
Dudley Hanson
Corps of Engineers
Rock Island
Hansen
Midwest
Maurice van Nostrand
Iowa Commerce Commission
Thatcher Johnson
Iowa
Hanson
van Nostrand
Farm Letter Defends Beef in Protein Compare
Susan Athoff of Linn County Extension argues that USDA data show 100 grams of immature raw soybeans contain 10.9 grams protein, immature cooked soybeans 9.8 grams, raw ground beef 17.9 grams, and cooked ground beef 24.2 grams, countering Willis Hansen’s soybean versus hamburger protein claim. Her letter notes some skeptics may doubt Hansen’s arithmetic.
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Willis Hansen
USDA
Mr. Hansens
Grain Sale Sparks Bipartisan Criticism In Iowa
An aide to Senator Dick Clark charges officials moved too late to fix an alleged unrealistic government corn sale from March. Buyers paid 1.32 to 1.42 per bushel but could now sell at 2.47. The aide notes 30 million bushels were sold on a grade basis with no down payment and no delivery deadline, and no interest or storage charges. A new order ten days earlier requires payment within 20 days and storage charges if not moved, shifting sale terms to an as is basis. The change increases costs and worsens deterioration for buyers and adds 11 million bushels to an overburdened transport system. The matter stems from a May reveal after a Clark Hughes Gazette investigation.
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Sloan
Iowa
H.W. Overson
Wilton
Dick Clark
D-Iown
Bob Wegmuller
Clark
Wegmuller
Agriculture Department
Harold Hughes
C Lown
The
Gazette
WM Y
WMT
Zirtzman
Crow
M Farmall
Oliver
John Deere
J Deere
Ron Dearborn Hee
International
New Idea
Barrow
Kewanee
Sam Mokey
Owatonna
Colin Tschantz
K. Bronemanan
Bill McDowell
Century
Harrow
Farmers Friend
Briggs Stratton
Guernsey
Ayrshire
Erwin & Winona Hartia
Wilbur Colby
Noel Ostrander
Clarence Savings Bank
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Eisenhower
Clair E. Franson
Smith & Waterhouse and
Johnson
Gulf
Des Moines
Henry, Lee, Louisa
Muscatine County
Illinois Agricultural Association
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Susan Athoff
Listic
Coggon Livestock Sales CO
Coggon Phone Res
Kenny Hoge Res
Springville
Bud Smith
Eastern Iowa Livestock Commission, Inc
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El!shada and Sons Sale Karn
Bill Dickey
Bare Mer
Conrey
Williamsberg
Highway 119
SALE
Oliver & Tractor
Allis Chalmers
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Combine
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Lyle Donolwe
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