REA Loans Reach Six Million Rural Consumers
The sixth millionth rural consumer will receive central station electric service under the REA program after a Rural Electrification Administration loan to Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation in Cumming Georgia. About 1,300 new consumers gain access when the meter is connected. The program began in 1935 and now totals $5.5 billion in loans to 1,105 electric systems across 46 states plus the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
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Washington
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Rural Electrification Administration
Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation
Cumming
Freeman
REA
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Jersey Parish Meetings Set
Secretary Claire Gates of West Liberty announced a schedule of eight parish meetings and a Jersey Cattle Club board session. Events run from Monday in Knoxville to Saturday in Fairfield, with a March 8 Spencer and March 9 Toledo state Jersey board meeting. Tom Lyon will report on dairy council recommendations.
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Iowa Jersey Cattle Club Board of Directors
Claire Gates
West Liberty
Knoxville
Canton Cafe
Marshalltown
Pinicon
Independence
West Union
Liberty Lanes
Woody's
Fairfield
Spencer
State Jersey Board
Dick's Cafe
Toledo
Tom Lyon
Iowa State Dairy Assa
Iowa Purebred Dairy Council
Cattle Shipments Fall in January in Eight Midwest States
The Crop Reporting Board of the U S Department of Agriculture reports January shipments of stocker and feeder cattle and calves into eight north central states totaled 428 006 head, down 19 percent from January 1964. For all of 1964 cattle and calves shipped into these eight states reached 7 1 million head, up 7 percent from 1963.
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Washington
UPI
Crop Reporting Board
U.S. Department of Agriculture
North
Miller asks government to resume dried egg purchases
Senator Jack Miller of Iowa urged the Johnson administration to restart the dried egg purchasing program as egg prices hit new lows. He cited the collapse of Egga rama Inc. of Madrid and argued officials overlook past benefits of the program in stabilizing the market.
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Washington
Jack ‘Miller
Johnson Administration
Senate
Iowa
Miller
Agriculture Department
Farm Group Seeks Federal Egg Price Plan In Missouri
Lexington Missouri farm leaders and egg industry officials at a meeting of the National Egg Producers Organization urged a federal egg-control program to prop up prices. Chairman Forrest Nave Jr said immediate government aid is needed as small egg producers face bankruptcy under the current market. He blamed large corporate egg farms for low prices and proposed leases and quotas managed by the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service with a one cent per hen levy to fund the plan.
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Lexington
National Egg Producers Organization
Forrest ‘Nave, Jr
NFC
Nave
The
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
U S Red Meat Imports Fall 25 Percent in 1964
U S red meat imports for 1964 totaled 1.060 billion pounds, down from 1.417 billion in 1963. Beef and veal imported weighed 800.401 million pounds in 1964 vs 1.122 billion in 1963. Pork imports stood at 210.624 million pounds, nearly the same as 1963.
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U.S
Washington
UPI
United States
Agriculture Department
President Johnson Proclaims National Farm Safety Week
Washington AP reports President Johnson proclaims the week of July 25 as National Farm Safety Week to promote agricultural safety awareness.
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Washington
Johnson
FFA Event Won By Manchester FFA Team Dominates District
Manchester FFA from West Delaware county school swept gold emblem awards at the sub district contest held in Delhi with about 100 participants from ten schools. Winners advancing to the northeast district contest in Manchester include Maquoketa and Manchester in secretary’s record book. Manchester and Monticello in reporter’s scrapbook. Manchester and Monticello in treasurer’s book.
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Delhi
Future Farmers of America
West Delaware County
Manchester
Maquoketa Valley Community High School
FFA
Monticello
Maquoketa
Gary von Talge
Doran Zumbach
Ken Willie
Paul Wilcox
Steve Miehe
Don Burns
David Kerr
Coggon
Gary Kramer
Tom Glanz
Creed
Keith Cueno
Steve Zumbach
Eddy Combs
Western Dubuque County
Epworth
Merle Towne
Anamosa
Arthur Lillie
Alburnett Ffa
Guernsey Breeders Meet in Coralville District 3
Guernsey breeders from District 3 gathered Thursday at the Caroussel restaurant in Coralville to plan district activities. The Iowa Registered Dairy Day barn meeting is set for March 18 at Edwin Schroeder farm near Stockton, with the district show slated for July 22 in Wellman. Officers elected include Walter Dengler of Davenport president Don Sywassink of Letts vice president and Lester Miller of Wellman secretary treasurer.
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Coralville
Guernsey
Caroussel
Iowa
Edwin Schroeder
Stockton
Wellman
Walter Dengler
Davenport
Don Sywassink
Letts
Lester Miller
Dairy Co op Members In Two Counties Meet
Des Moines Cooperative Dairy members from Delaware and Dubuque counties met in Earlville at the Methodist church for a pancake and sausage supper. Speakers included Harvey Moeckly and Roy Nelson. Worley, Elrod, and Ries judged at the Houston show.
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Earlville
Des Moines Cooperative Dairy
Delaware
Dubuque
Harvey ,Moeckly
Polk City
Roy Nelson
Lynn Houston
Texas Page
Worley
Ely
Elrod
Des Moines Co- Iowa
Shrop
Des Moines
Johnson County Farms
Johnson County Sheep and Wool Growers elects board
Johnson County Sheep and Wool Growers Association elected Dale Coch of North Liberty and Marvin Janko of Solon to two year terms on the board at its annual meeting and banquet held at the Mayflower in Iowa City. Merrill Maske of Kalona and Russell Winborn of Iowa City were re elected. About 150 attended with Linda Klouda Miss Wool 1964 Cedar Rapids and Mrs John D Rarick eastern district director as guests.
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Iowa City
Dale Cochran
North Liberty
Marvin Janko
Solon
Johnson County Sheep and Wool Growers Association
Merrill Maske
Kalona
Russell Winborn
Linda Klouda
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
John D. Rarick
New Directors Named by Linn Beef Producers
Linn County Beef Producers elected three directors for three year terms at their annual dinner in the Royale ballroom Fairfax. They are William Burlage Coggan Leonard Trachta Marion and Ed Hynek Swisher. Karl Heimke of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange spoke on beef cattle futures. About 430 attended.
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Fairfax
Linn County Beef Producers Assa
Royale
William Burlage
Coggan
Leonard Trachta
Marion
Ed Hynek
Swisher
Karl Heimke
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Gail Danilson
Iowa Beef Producers Assn
Four-H
Boars Average $170 In Test Station Sale
In Lisbon the CCA Swine Testing Station sale offered 54 boars and sold for an average of $170. Prices ranged from $100 to $290, with top bid of $290 for a 197 indexing Hampshire from the Carl Lettow herd at Iowa Falls purchased by Timmerman Meyer and Meyer of Cascade. A high indexing boar of 207 from the Lettow Hampshire herd sold for $275 to C V Schrager of Dows. A Duroc from Neal Rasmus herd at Mt. Union sold for $275 to Kenneth L Weber of Kalona. Jim Morris acted as auctioneer.
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Lisbon
CCA
LeRoy Faint
Timmerman
Meyer
Dows
Mt. Union
Kenneth L. Weber
Kalona
Jim Morris
Iowa Ranks High in Artificial Breeding
Iowa dairy cows bred artificially to proven bulls reached 41 percent in 1964, says Tom Lyon Iowa State Dairy Assn field secretary. The state ranked eighth nationwide with 230 729 cows bred that year.
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Ames
Iowa
Tom Lyon
Iowa State Dairy Assn
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A. Ransier
Springville
Stanley Coberly
Glass Road
George Schulte
Cecil Zimmerman
Urbana
Frank W. Dvorak
Walker
Jonn F. Bohiken
Scotch Grove
Sen. Miller
Gazette
Jane Bigbee
Marengo
Ray Shaull
Don Denzler
Denny Frimml
Denzler
Earl Shaull
Robert Swanson
Central City
Denny Cooper
Bob Opfer
Allen Napier
Larry Schott
Lavern Stoecker
Gene Werner
Arden Fischer
Larry Swanson
Fred Loesche
Jim Wickman
American Distilling Company, Inc
New York
N.Y
Pekin, Mi
Dairy Co-op
F.B. Victory Party
Houston
Johnson Sheep Assn
Linn Beef Producers
Second Street
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Wards Airline
RADIO
Australian National Research Expedition
Volkswagen
Antarctica
Empire Motors, Inc
Center Point Road
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