Iowa Farmers Hold To Soybean, Stable Corn Planting
DES MOINES A Wallace’s Farmer poll confirms an Iowa Department report that farmers plan to plant more soybeans but the same corn as last year. About 65 percent will keep corn acreage, 14 percent add, 18 percent cut back. soybean plans show 59 percent no change, 18 percent up, 5 percent down. WAVERLY A World Hunger conference at Wartburg College Feb 27-28 will address production, food-short areas, international food reserves, and changing consumption. The American Lutheran Church sponsors the event with speakers Th urman Gaskill and Robert Busche. Most attendees are farmers.
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Agriculture Department
Lowa
Waverly
Wartburg College
Iowa
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Coming Farm Auctions Near Central City and Surrounding Areas
A sequence of farm sale announcements lists multiple close out auctions on February 15 to March 1. Buyers include Harold Spertilage, Ervin Kiensa, George Fresh Witers, Leland Pringle, Harry Rohwedder, Robert Lynge, Harry Rocksden, Leland Wilson, Douglas Helden, Date Robertson, Hulsteins, Lawrence Chefstiansen, Teed Richard Henderain, Wesley Waterhouse, Jim Tomash, Gurdad Mitchell, and George Murak. Locations span 24 miles northwest of Central City to southeast of Coggen and Marion, with items such as machinery, livestock, feed, cows, and Holsteins.
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Harold Spertilage
Central City
Dale
Ervin Kiensa
Wathina
Sale
Mach
Hh. Gonds
George Freshwiters
Leland Pringle
Springville
Harry Rohwedder
Olin
Robert Lynge
Nottewa City
Dairy Isle
Harry Rocksden
Wyoming
Jerseys
Leland Wilson
Sai
Ryan
Douglas Helden
Date Robertson
Williamsburg
Hulsteins
Lawrence Chefstiansen
Martelie
Richard Henderain
Coggen
Wesley Waterhouse
Uti
Central Cy
Jim Tomash
Tiffin
Goods
Gurdad Mitchell
Lal
Pam Mach
Quads
George Murak
Marion
Cattle Rebates vs Auto Prices Highlight Beef Costs
Washington reports cattle producers are selling 1975 model steers about 30 percent below last year, far more than auto rebates. USDA data show live steer prices and retail beef costs diverging, with beef still resisting steeper drops due to processing and distribution costs. The gap between farmer returns and consumer prices widened despite lower live animal values.
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Ciu- Ue
USDA
Wasi
Backroad Diary of Tiny Trifles and Reminiscences
A Decorah memory piece recalls childhood mishaps, sleigh bells on a horse, a fall in the barn, campus romance at Drake, a long road trip to Marshalltown for breakfast, and beloved gifts from children including a Model T wreck and peanut brittle, all vivid snapshots of family life and place.
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Iowa
Drake
Decorah
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Epen
Ann
Julia
Susan
Nixon Worker Gets Ag Job
Gary K. Madson 37, a former Nixon political worker, has been named deputy administrator of the Agriculture Department’s Rural Development Service, a $36,000 a year post he held previously for nine months. He previously served as a federal regional council representative in Chicago and was an aide to Rep. Paul Findley before joining the 1972 Nixon re election effort.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Agriculture Department
Gary K. Madson
Department
Ruraal Development Service
Madson
Federal Regional Council
Chicago
USDA
Paul Findley
RWS
Committee
Nixon
Century Farm Forms Now Available for Iowa Recognition
Application forms for the Iowa Century Farm program can be picked up at county Farm Bureau and extension offices. Applications must be mailed notarized to the Department of Agriculture in Des Moines by July 4, 1974. Eligibility requires 100 years ownership by July 4, 1976, original farmland preserved, and related current owner.
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Iowa Century
County Farm Bureau
Iowa
Iowa Department of Aprinature
Slate House
Des Moines
Iowa Bicentennial Commission
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Iowa Farm Bureau
Ayrshire Breeders Elect Doerscher President
Robert Doersch of Davenport was elected president of the East Central Iowa Ayrshire Breeders Assn at a weekend meeting with his wife Shirley chosen secretary treasurer. Robert Goettsch of Walcott was named vice president.
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Tipton
Robert Doerscher
Davenport
Iowa
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