Feed grain sign-up to start Monday in Iowa
Iowa farmers may begin signing up for the 1962 feed grain acreage retirement program on Monday with a March 30 deadline. The program covers corn, grain sorghum, and barley, with 20 percent diversion and payments in kind or cash, while wheat has a separate signup Feb 5 through March 30 and a 10 percent acreage cut.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Fred R. McLain
Iowa Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
McLain
Butter Made Available for Foreign Gifts Under Food for Peace
The U S Department of Agriculture announced that CCC butter, bought to support farmers prices, will be donated abroad to needy persons via U S private voluntary welfare agencies under Food for Peace for the first time since 1956. Uncommitted CCC butter stocks rose to 170.6 million pounds in mid January from 18.8 million a year earlier, enabling the transfer of U S dairy abundance to those in need while USDA officials emphasized the expanded donations.
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Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
U. S
Food For Peace
CCC
Farm Auction Listings Scatter Across Iowa Dates
A long OCR text lists multiple upcoming farm auctions across Iowa from February through February 22. Details include dates February 3 to February 22, 1920 style notices with closing out sales for livestock machinery grain hay and occasional public sales. Locations include Newhall Marion Des Moines Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids Manchester Monticello Ryan Chelsea and more. Names such as Walter Riots Kenneth Bailey Bert Rommann Gerald Pierce and Leo F P Smith appear with sale locations and times.
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Walter
Newhall
Kenneth Bailey
Marion
Iowa
Hawkeye Downs
Straw. Com
Bert Rommann
Vinton
Ed Fisher
Ryan Chester White
Walter Schminke
Phil Himebaugh
Monticello
C. J. van Norden
Chelsea
Leo FP. Smith
Melvin Frits
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Sanders
Central City
Howard van Alst
Rowley
Frank Staskal
Hereford Assn
Delbert Krug
Atkins
Ryan
John Mathis
Hearing Slated on Kennedy Farm Plan Controversy
Washington AP reports House hearings on President Kennedy’s farm program begin next Tuesday with Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman as the lead witness. Rep. Harold D. Cooley chairs the Agriculture Committee and introduced the administration bill, while Republicans including Rep. Charles Hoeven and Rep. Albert Quie criticize potential price support losses and calls for land retirement and quotas. Senate Republicans join in the critique as debate over production restrictions intensifies.
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House
Kennedy
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Larold D. Cooley
Dn.c
House Agriculture Committee
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Charles B. Hoeven
Iowa
Agriculture Committee
Republican Committee
Albert Quie
R-Minn
Paul Findley
R-Il
Senate
Directors Re elected By Waukon Creamery
WaukonCharles Bahr and George Hexom were re elected to the board of the Waukon Farmers Cooperative Creamery at the annual meeting. Officers named by the directors are Lloyd Clark president Garland Byrnes vice president and Hexom secretary treasurer.
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Waukon
Charles Bahr
George Hexom
Waukon Farmers Cooperative Creamery
Lloyd Clark
Garland Byrnes
Hexom
Winneshiek County NFO Names Officers
Winneshiek County NFO announces Curtis Marlow as president Ole Cornelius as vice president George Bidne as secretary Nels Severson as treasurer Maurice Heier named district director Pat Donovan and Walter Marlow elected trustees.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
NFO
Curtis Marlow
Ole Cornelius
George Bidne
Nels Severson
Maurice Heier
Pat Donovan
Walter Marlow
Swine Producers Meet to Hold Annual Dinner
Iowa City Johnson County Swine Producers Assn. will hold its annual dinner meeting Wednesday evening February 28 at St Patrick's School in Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Johnson County Swine Producers Assn
St. Patrick's School
Directors Named By Winneshiek 4-H Foundation
Mrs Dean Smith of Burr Oak and Robert Bily a former county boys 4 H president were elected to the Winneshiek county 4 H Foundation board of directors Mrs A J Ellingson of Ridgeway and William Wilkens of Decorah were re elected to the board The Foundation board serves as trustee for the Pinebluff 4 H camp in the county The election meeting planned a timber clearing day at the camp Feb 24 discussed employment of a camp director studied plans for a storage shed at the camp and made plans for the 1962 camping year
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Decorah
Dean Smith
Burr Oak
Robert Bily
Winneshiek County
A. J. Ellingson
Ridgeway
William Wilkens
Blood typing proves reliable in cattle studies
U S Department of Agriculture scientists with universities in four states and ten foreign countries tested more than 75 000 samples across 13 laboratories. In about 90 percent of trials labs agreed, and 99 percent matched on paired samples. The work, pioneered at the University of Wisconsin, notes blood type as a strong identification tool and aids in parentage, twin status, and breeding decisions.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
Bureau To Hold Area Sessions On Citizenship
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation will hold district meetings of county citizenship committees across the state over the next two weeks. Seven member panels will discuss a citizenship program, voting records of lawmakers, recruiting candidates, party activity, and get out the vote efforts for the primary. Meetings run 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in sites incl Fayette Cedar Rapids Mt. Pleasant.
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Des Moines
Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa
Fayette
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Brazelton Hotel
Mt. Pleasant
Bretner Buys Farm Near Quasqueton
Steve Bretner of Center Point bought the John Mausser 160 acre farm south of Quasqueton with possession set for March 1. C Norris assisted in handling the deal.
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Quasqueton
Steve Bretner
Center Point
John Mausser
WV. C. Norris
Allamakee soils district board named in coopera tors
Waukon New cooperators for the Allamakee county soils district are Joe M Land Gene Sickels Gerhard Gabrielson Leo Foels Richard Winke and Dale E Riser.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Joe M. Land
Gene Sickels
Gerhard Gabrielson
Leo Foels
Richard Winke
Dale E. Riser
Bulls Reach $1000 Top At Iowa Bull Testing Sale
Forty one bulls averaged $500 at the Iowa Bull Testing Assn. station north east of Ames. Top price was $1,000 paid by Richard Harms of Alden for a bull bred by Adams Brothers Co. of Odebolt. A Polled Hereford owned by Marlowe Leitsinger of Kinross sold for $850 to McGregor Brothers of Nashua. The top Angus sold for $800, owned by T. E. and Edith Lagerstrom of Burt and bought by Mawdsley and Sons of Burt. Next test entries are due soon. the 140 day test will begin in March after a 30 day cooling-off period.
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Ames
Iowa Bull Testing Assn
Richard Harms
Alden
Adams Brothers Co
Odebolt
Marlowe Leitsinger
Kinross
McGregor Brothers
Nashua
Carl Goeken
Atlantic
Top Angus
T. E
Edith Lagerstrom
Burt
Mawdsley and Sons
Anderson's Bull Is Fort Worth Champion
A senior yearling shown by William Anderson of West Branch Iowa was the grand champion Shorthorn bull at the Southwestern Exposition in Fort Worth Texas.
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Fort Worth
Texas
William Anderson
West Branch
Valiant Signet 200 Wins Styling Medal From Society of Illustrators
The Society of Illustrators awards the Valiant Signet 200 a medal for styling excellence marking its standout look. Valiant features a unique jaunty design and has reduced prices for the second consecutive year as Chrysler quality engineers the model. Visit a Plymouth Valiant Dealer to price and test drive.
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Valiant
The
Society of Illustrators
Florida
America
Chrysler Corporation
Plymouth
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Guy & Isher
John Diask
Troy Mills
Earl V. High
mMachinery
McComb Sod Grove
Leslie Dudley
Richard Petersen
Mt. Auburn
Keith Jones
Manchester
Hoeven
G. O. P. Criticism
Sheraton Montrose Hotel
Lucien
Block
Loxst Reo
United States
Third Avenue SE
Lot
Sun
Clarence Cox
Francis Childs
Zero
Francis
Ross Childs
Larry
Childs
Waukon Creamery
NFO Names Officers
Winneshiek 4-H Foundation
Bureau
Bretner
Spilhaus and Evans
Spartan
Don Routy
Thomas Plumbing Service Showroom
15Th Street
Anderson
Ft. Worth
Daytona Beach
Low Price
J. D
G. Tracter
Don Schmitz
State Bank of Vinton
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