Urgent push for earlier hog cholera eradication in U S
Des Moines reports a call by Herman C. Aaberg chairing the national hog cholera committee urging an accelerated target to eradicate hog cholera before 1972. The 12-state conference at the 50th annual LCI meeting reviewed vaccines handling infected herds and funding.
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Des Moines
U.S
Herman C. Aaberg
National
Hog Cholera Committee of Livestock Conservation, Inc
Aaberg
LCI
United States
Survey shows plantings may be below goals
A private survey of 800 farmers indicates wheat and feed grains plantings may be below government goals while soybean acreage could reach a record 41.5 million acres. Corn acreage may rise 7 percent to 71.2 million, matching a government estimate but yielding only half the desired gain.
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Washington
UPI
Farm Journal Magazine
National Farm Publication
Agriculture Department
U.S
Farm Journal
Lincoln's Dad Hurt By Bad Land Titles
Historian Warren portrays Thomas Lincoln as an innocent victim of Kentucky land title chaos. He bought three farms in good faith, losing acres and funds to misrepresented obligations and ejectment suits. The tale notes Indiana offered clearer titles, prompting the move in 1816, with title insurance urged for prevention.
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Lincoln
Omas Lincoln
Lewis A. Warren
Thomas Lincoln
Kentucky
Farm Desk
Floyd Knapp
Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Company
Cedar Rapids
Warren
The
Kentucky Historical Society
Knob Creek
Indiana
Spencer County
Abraham
Underwriters Review
Abe
Postville Co-Op Reports Strong 1966 Year
Postville Farmers Cooperative Society shows a $210000 rise in sales and a total volume of $2460000 for 1966 across merchandise, livestock purchases, and sale barn activity. At the sixty third annual meeting new directors William J Humker Keith Smith Edwin Kirkestue were elected and Gilbert Livingood re elected. Officers Clay Schultz Jr president Keith Carlson vice president and Ewald C Brandt secretary treasurer were re elected.
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Postville
Postville Farmers Cooperative Society
Roy D. Knight
William J. Humker
Keith Smith
Edwin Kirkestue
Gilbert Livingood
Clay Schultz, Jr
Keith Carlson
Ewald C. Brandt
Fayette Corn Study Reveals Strong County Yields
Fayette county long range corn yield plots averaged 123 bushels per acre with a range of 57 to 160, per Earl Kerker SCS work unit leader. Plant populations varied from 11 800 to 25 000 per acre as part of a statewide ten year study on soil management and climate effects in Iowa.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Earl Kerker
SCS
Towa
West Union Jaycees honor Outstanding Young Farmer Wayne Gibbs
Wayne Gibbs 33 of Hawkeye named West Union Jaycees Outstanding Young Farmer at the awards dinner in West Union. He runs a 210 acre Hawkeye area farm with 24 Holstein cows and about 350 hogs yearly and plans to add 30 acres. He and wife have three daughters aged 10 6 and 4.
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Earl Bardach
Oelwein West Union Oyf
Wayne Gibbs
West Union Jaycees
West Union
Gibbs
Robert Crane
Des Moines
Jaycee
Hawkeye
Edward Wunzer
Daniel Winter
Marion Bush
John Moorman
Interstate Power Co
Dale Halverson
Beef Short Course at ISU March 13
A three day beef feeders school at Iowa State University in Ames will run March 13 with experts Nelson Gay and William Zmolek. The program covers nutrition veterinary medicine engineering feedlot storage and handling marketing and management. First class starts 10 a.m. in Kildee Hall with four topics offered each half day. Advance registration with a $20 fee is due soon to the Short Course Office Curtiss Hall Ames 50010.
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Ames
Iowa State University
Nelson Gay
William Zmolek
Kildee Hall
Gay
Zmolek
Curtiss Hall
Town
Fayette County Market Hog Show Planned in West Union
The Fayette County Park Producers Association will sponsor a market hog show on Tuesday March 7 at the West Union Auction Exchange located at the county fairground.
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West Union
Fayette County Park Producers Association
West Union Auction Exchange
County Fairground
Eiltonier Calf Crowned San Antonio Champion
The champion senior Angus steer at the San Antonio stock show was exhibited by Naomi Lauterbach of Plainfield Illinois. The calf was bred by Eiltonier Angus Farms of Tipton Iowa.
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San Antonio
Texas
Pro-Ag Club Dinner Set at Essen House Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Pro-Ag club will meet Thursday at 6 30 p m in Essen House at Town and Country on First avenue se. Guest speaker Vivan Jennings farm crops leader at the area extension office Cedar Rapids reports on new crop production and soils management.
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Cedar Rapids
Pro-Ag Club
Essen House
Town and Country
First Avenue SE
Vivan Jennings
National Live Stock and Meat Board Meets in Denver
The 44th annual meeting of the National Live stock and Meat Board is set for June 12 and 13 at the Cosmopolitan hotel in Denver. Delegates from the board and affiliated meat and livestock groups will discuss industry standards and marketing programs.
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Chicago
National Livestock and Meat Board
Cosmopolitan Hotel
Denver
ISU Hog Wins At Albert Lea
A purebred Hampshire exhibitor from Iowa State University was named grand champion at the Minnesota State Spring Barrow Show in Albert Lea. Reserve honors went to Mike Loftin of Grimwell Iowa, with other top placements by Kenneth Hamer Woodstock Ia and Lickteig Bros. Algona.
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Albert Lea
Albert Lea, Minn
Iowa State University
Minnesota State
Albert
Iowa exhibitor sweeps Dorset and Shropshire shows in Texas
Wor ley's Banner Valley Haven Farm of Ely Iowa, an eastern Iowa exhibitor, swept both the Dorset and Shropshire shows last week at the San Antonio Livestock Exposition in Texas.
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San Antonio
Texas
Iowa
Worley
Banner Valley Haven Farm
Ely
Hawkeye Polled Hereford Sale and Upcoming Auctions
Auction schedule listing multiple sales from February 20 to March 4 at Hawkeye Downs and surrounding farms. Entries include closing out sales and public sales for cattle, machinery, grain, hay, and miscellaneous farm goods with locations such as Springdale, Walker, Troy Mills, Olin, Mt. Auburn, Vinton, Urbana, Monticello, Shuveyville, Tipton, Olin, Watkins, Martelle, Alburnett, Alburnett, Springville, and Shelisburg. Names appear for auctioneers and organizers including J. Fulwider, Geo. Peden, J. Howard Heinrich, Virgil Fisher, Raymond Stoakes, Dr. H. Lames, Vernon Langham, Walter Streeper, Merle Lentz, Joe Diourhy, Frank Pavlis, Mike Moes, Henry Weseman, Richard Dietrich, Burdette Holthaus, Arnie Dvorak, Tom Maxwell.
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Hawkeye
Hawkeye Downs
Hey
Straw
J. J. Fulwider
Geo. Peden
Springdale
Alfred
Carmen Vaeupel
Walker
H.h. Goods
Virgil Fisher -Va
Olin
Raymond Stoakes
Dr. H
Lames
Mt. Auburn
Ralph C. Little
Vinton
Vernon Langham
Urbana
Walter Streeper
Monti
Richard Dietrich
Watkins
Burdette C. Holthaus
Martelle
Albert Aller
Alburnett
Arnie Dvorak
Springville
Tom Maxwell
Shelisburg
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American Farm Bureau Federation
Cooperative State
Postville Co-Op
Rex Conn
West Union Oyf
ISU
Meat Board
Cook
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Kentile
Formica
Gazette
J. Howard Heinrich
Troy Mills
Cello
Merle Lentz
Shuveyville
Avetion
Antiaves
Misc
Joe Diourhy
Frank Pavlis
Mike Moes
Tipton
Henry Weseman
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