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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1965
Page
18
Farm Journal poll of 5 000 readers from 25 000 replies shows farmers favor major changes. They back lower price supports, less direct government aid, and move toward open market controls for wheat and dairy, with regional splits and a push for a fair practices law to negotiate with processors.
A Gazette notice lists multiple late February farm auctions with closing out sales of livestock machinery hay straw and grain. Names include George Hasler Franklin Backes Leonard Shavitar Wm M Phelps W J Wislsel W K Aitchison Loyel Voal Delbert Kru Hawkeye Potted Hereford Assn and others with locations near Coggon Luzerne Hiawatha Marengo Solon Cascade Tipien Blairstown Springville Cedar Rapids and Cedar Ravios. Auction times span Feb 20 to Feb 27 with public and closing out sales listed.
Lynn Millard of Central City was elected to a six year term as Linn County Soil and Water Conservation District commissioner at the district annual dinner in Marion Presbyterian Church. The hold over commissioners are Raymond Dake and Gordon Neal. Awards were given to several farm operations and Lumir Zahradnik and Mrs John Telecky. Ivan W Reihman received a new award for district contributions. Rev Laurence Nel spoke. about 130 attended.
The Benton County Electric Cooperative Association will hold its 29th annual meeting Saturday at Washington High School in Vinton. Registration starts 12 15 p m with the business session at 1 p m Earl L King of Des Moines will be the principal speaker. Three directors will be elected for three year terms: Glenn J Christy Charles Fisher Walter Geiken Alvin Block W Dell Hannen and Gordon Wiebold. Christy Geiken and Hannen are incumbents Gus A Carlson the poet laureate of The Gazette farm pages is vice president.
Page Worley and sister Melody from Ely Iowa dominated two breed shows at the San Antonio Livestock Exposition. Page won the Shropshire pet for a m and champion ewe and captured five firsts in other contests.
Duane Redlinger 35 was chosen as the Outstanding Young Farmer for Washington County by the Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce. Honored at a Jaycee awards banquet in the Methodist church, Richard Taylor of Des Moines spoke as state JC president. Redlinger owns 400 acres plus 100 rented in Cedar and Washington townships and lives four miles northwest of Washington on Home Road. He and wife have five daughters and attend St. James Catholic Church. He graduated from Washington Community High School in 1947 and has frequent involvement in adult evening agriculture classes.
In Monticello the Hopkinton Cooperative Creamery posted a moderately successful 1964 with growth in volume but some declines. The annual report shows 3.495 million dollars in patronage and notable gains in cheese and butter production, plus large hog operations and a new fertilizer blending plant planned for spring.
Chicago AP report notes Oscar Mayer to build a new meat processing plant in Illinois during late spring and summer. Directors elected Vernon Melchert Martin Hiller and Ed Digman to succeed three retirees. holdovers include Donald Huber Justin Suppie John Gross Carl Trumm Junior De Shaw and Gordon Keith.
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