Parity debate draws crowd at North Tama gym
About 350 to 400 residents packed the North Tama High School gym for a Farm Parity Debate. Iowa State economist Gene Futrell argued parity is outdated due to modern farm output, while Curt Sorteberg and Bob Joslin defended parity as still relevant to prices and profits.
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TRAER
Iowa State University
Gene Futrell
Futrell
Curt Sorteberg
Des Moines
Sorteberg
U.S. Agriculture
Earl Butz
Butz
Joslin
Boyle
NFC
Dick Steffens
Dunkerton
Steffens
Pigs Strut Snow at German Zoo Amid Photo Interest
Two Hungarian mangazi pigs at a Frankfurt area zoo posed in the snow attracting a photographer’s attention. Officials noted the pigs enjoyed the cold, their thick fur coat protecting them from winter weather.
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Frankfurt
West Germany
Ray asks Bergland to locate Iowa agricultural information center
Gov. Robert Ray sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland proposing a permanent agricultural information center and visitor exposition near Des Moines at the I 35 and 80 intersection beside Living History Farms. He said the center would educate hundreds of thousands yearly and urged a site visit before an option expires. Iowa State University aides are assisting in planning.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
U.S. Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Iowa
Ray
Bergland
Midwest
Living History Farms
Iowa State University
Area farm auctions set for Feb 18 to 25 across Iowa
A series of farm auctions and close out sales are scheduled from Saturday February 18 through Saturday February 25. Listings cover Curtis Nordheim Cresco Merrill Flitsch Springville Solon West Branch West Branch Buck Creek Belle Plaine Brandon Vinton Independence Alburnett Center Point Mechanicsville and the Verna McCall Estate Sievers Memorial Building in Mechanicsville. Times range from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with varying offerings including acres machinery hay and sheep.
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Curtis Nordheim
Cresco
Mach
Hh. Goods
Merrill Flitsch
Walker
Hay
Roy Freese
Edge of
Springville
Misc
Lynn Haines
Solon
David Howard
West Branch
Vince Freiburger
Buck Creek
Clarence Witt
Belle Plaine
Art Athoff
Brandon
Clifford Geiger
Vinton
Bill Hoffman
Independence
Nick Hamling
Alburnett
Aliban Bieber
Center Point
Verna McCall
Sievers Memorial
Mechanicsville
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State Farm Bureau
Bob Joslin
Clarence
John Kopsa
Jerry Boyle
Dexter
Farmers Union
Winthrop
Byron Township
Aurora
Oliver 1855
Hydraulic & Freeman
Massey-Ferguson
IHC
Demco
Lilliston
Oliver
Clark
New Holland
Allis-Chalmers
Massey-Harris
Badger
Smidley
Star
Ideal
Smithey
Ideal LP
Chevrolet
Steven Walthart
Wayne Miller
Farmers State Savings Bank
Kmart
Save
Goodyear Welt
Our
Washington
Kmort
Sylvania
Sporting Goods
Hostess
Amen Elt
16Th Ave. S.W
Our Reg
Kwik -Kover
Auto Department
Han
U.S
Terry
Pere Us
Corn Board Directors
Robert Lounsberry
Iowa Corn Promotion Board
W.R. Gillett
Spencer
Melvin Dorr
Marcus
Richard Thompson
Kanawha
E. Thurman Gaskill
Corwith
H.J. Lichty
Waterloo
J. Howard Mueller
Waverly
George Naylor
Churdan
Thomas McIntosh
Missouri Valley
Ray Lounsberry
Nevada
Alan Britten
McCalisburg
Jerry Goldsmith
Gene Weih
Tipton
Max Naylor
Emerson
Jack Parsons
Wapello
Robert Boyle
Hubert Tait
Humeston
Area Farm Auctions
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