U S Dairy Exports Shrinking Amid Global Surplus
U S production and stockpiles decline while price competition rises. France and other Common Market nations have large surpluses and export subsidies, drawing down U S share. The Agriculture Department notes a worldwide reassessment of milk production and export goals and a shift in dairy marketing efforts.
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
France
Department
United States
Corn Soybean Clinic Planned At Independence
About 800 farmers are to attend the 1969 corn soybean clinic at the Gayla ballroom Independence on Monday Feb 3. Farm Shows Inc Madison Wis will present an educational program with films and talks on farming innovations. Sponsors will offer demonstrations while the Independence Chamber of Commerce plans events for farmers wives and four $25 savings bonds will be awarded. Visitors will have free parking according to the police.
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Independence
Gayla
Farm Shows, Inc
Madison
Wis
Independence Chamber of Commerce
Independence Police Department
Adult Farmer Series Starts at Anamosa High School
A series of ten Monday evening adult farmer programs will begin January 27 at Anamosa Community High School guided by instructor Ronald Ruess. The article notes ongoing young farmer classes meet on the third Thursday monthly, though this month the young class is cancelled. Both programs begin at 8 p.m.
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Anamosa
Anamosa Community High School
Ronald Ruess
Closing out sales advertise livestock and machinery across Iowa area
A series of closing out sales listed by date detail livestock including Herefords Holsteins and ponies, machinery, hay and grain with locations and sellers such as Arthur Bezdek Sam Slaymaker Bud Thompson Hazel Beck and Paul D Scheetz among others. The Hawkeye Polled Hereford Show and Sale is slated for March 3 and 4 at Hawkeye Downs with Delbert Krug listed as manager.
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Sam Slaymaker
Marengo
Bud Thompson
West Branch
Emil Varrock
Hazel Beck
Belle Plaine
Evelyn K. Smith
Central City
G. R. Becker
Dundee
Paul D. Scheetz
Tiffin
Merle Murfield
Martelie
L. Dean Post
Tipton
Edward Holtz
London
Harold J. DeSotel
Coggon
Russell Davis
Millersburg
Hawkeye
Hereford Agsn
Hawkeye Downs
Delbert Krug
Atkins
Finnish Landrace Crossbreeding Study At University Of Minnesota
A University of Minnesota project, with USDA support and funds from Wilson and Co, investigates boosting ewe prolificacy using Finnish Landrace sheep. Finnish rams are being crossed with Minnesota 100 and Suffolk ewes, aiming for higher lambing averages while evaluating carcass and wool traits and management needs. First crossbred lambs due in 1969.
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ST. Paul
University of Minnesota
Wilson and Co
USDA
W. J. Boylan
Boylan
Europe
Minnesota
Angus Steers Win Top Denver Honors
At the Western Stock Show in Denver a boy named Brad Ott of Kiowa Kansas chose Quinine a 1100 pound Aberdeen Angus late summer yearling to win the grand championship after blue in the junior show Rex Miller of Alta Iowa took Marshall as reserve champion.
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Denver
Quinine
Brad Ott
Kiowa
Kan
Angus
Marshall
Rex Miller
Alta
Farm Programs Class Date Is Rescheduled
Manchester reschedules adult farmer class on governmental farm programs to January 20. Garland Ashbacher Manchester vo ag instructor, with Don Eibey ASCS and George Carlson SCS, will discuss agency programs and farm outlook. Meeting set for 8 p.m. in Manchester High School vocational agriculture building.
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Manchester
Garland Ashbacher
Manchester Voag
Don Eibey
ASCS
George Carlson
SCS
Ashbacher
Manchester High School Vocational-Agriculture
Land Bank Omaha Loan Volume Reaches New Peak
Federal Land Bank of Omaha reports total long term farm mortgage loans at 768 million dollars as of December 31, up 51 million from a year earlier. Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming show loan totals of 354 210 153 and 51 million respectively with 106 million loaned to 3800 members in 1968 through 79 associations.
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Omaha
API
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Thomas A. Maxwell, Jr
Omaha Bank
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Maxwell
Federal Land Bank
Federal Land Bank Associations
C R Land Bank Assn Annual Meeting Set
The Federal Land Bank Assn of Cedar Rapids will hold its annual meeting on Thursday Feb 6 with a noon dinner at the Town House convention hall Cedar Rapids. Wilbur Erickson senior vice president of the Federal Land Bank of Omaha will speak.
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Federal Land Bank Assn. of
Cedar Rapids
Town House Convention Hall
Charles L. Davis
Wilbur Erickson
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Forestry Meeting Set in Waukon on Timber and Walnuts
Timber owners from Allamakee and Winneshiek counties will meet Tuesday Jan 28 in the Waukon courthouse assembly room to discuss timber management marketing and growing black walnuts led by Ed Grafton extension forester Dean Prestemon forest marketing specialist and Bill Ritter forester for the Iowa state conservation commission
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Waukon
Allamakee
Winneshiek
Ed Grafton
Dean Prestemon
Bill Ritter
Elkader
Iowa State Conservation Commission
Miller Chosen Chairman of Iowa County Ext Council
Marengo resident Herb Miller was elected chairman of the Iowa county extension council last week. Also chosen were Vice-chair Gilbert Gingerich, Secretary Richard Hagen, and Treasurer Raymond Roberts.
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Marengo
Herb Miller
Iowa County Extension Council
Gilbert Gingerich
Richard Hagen
Raymond Roberts
Flying Farmers Meet Sunday at Cedar Rapids Airport
Iowa Flying Farmers district 2 held a meeting at Cedar Rapids Municipal airport. Deep snow and poor roads limited attendance to 17. District Director Raymond Wassmer presided. Harold Barber and wife gave an illustrated Alaska trip report. Secretary Swanstrom outlined state activities. Directors named include Bill Fallis Darrell Lerch and Roy Schultz.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Raymond Wassmer
Central City
Harold Barber
Marion
Alaska
Robert Swanstrom
Ottumwa
Iowa Flying Farmers
Bill Fallis
Fairfax
Darrell ‘Lerch
Anamosa
Roy Schultz
Castalia
Farm Numbers Fall to Post Civil War Levels
USDA estimates 2,979,000 farms operated in the United States this year, the lowest since 1870 and well below the 1935 peak of 6.8 million. The average farm size is 377 acres, up 3.3 percent from 1968, while total farmland reaches about 1.12 billion acres, down 0.4 percent from last year. Farm counts fall in most states, with Alaska, Washington, Nevada, and Oklahoma spared. Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and California show the sharpest declines.
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United States
USDA
Alaska
Washington
Nevada
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
California
World Milk Output Sets 1968 Benchmark at 713 Billion Lbs
Washington reports world milk production for 1968 is estimated at 713 billion pounds. The figure reflects global dairy output, with analysis noting trends in major producing regions and potential impacts on markets.
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Washington
Hawkeye Angus Assn to Convene at Amana Colony Inn
The Hawkeye Aberdeen Angus Association holds its annual dinner meeting Thursday at 6 30 p m in the Colony Inn Amana Cedar and Linn counties will elect directors Bob Nance of WMT will speak The women’s auxiliary meets with Mrs Roger Smith presiding Officers include Leo Palmer president Duane Wennett vice president Roger V Smith secretary treasurer Jack Driscoll representative Directors listed from Cedar and Linn counties with multiple members in Blairstown Parnell Mt Vernon Mechanicsville and Wyoming.
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Hawkeye Aberdeen-Angus Assn
Colony Inn
Amana
Bob Nance
WMT
Cedar
Iowa
Linn
Roger Smith
Mechanicsville
Association
Leo Palmer
Alburnett
Duane Wennett
Wyoming
Roger V. Smith
Jack Driscoll
Williamsburg
Angus Assa
Benton
Leonard Brecht
Blairstown
Stanley Eichhorn
Tipton
Tom Gaffey
Parnell
Johnson
Robert Lenz
Iowa City
Jones
Donald Brunscheen
Milo Wolrab
Mt. Vernon
West Union FLBA Reports Record Farm Loans and Dividends
Federal Land Bank of West Union had 11 207 700 dollars in loans outstanding to farmers in Fayette Clayton and Chickasaw counties at end of 1968. The 1968 loan total rose from 10 015 700 dollars in 1967 with 1 810 800 dollars loaned during 1968. Over 16 000 dollars in dividends were distributed to 710 stockholding farmers. Walter Niewoehner serves as president and Harry Stolle Jr as vice president with a seven member board including Harry L Olesen Arnold Bodensteiner Merle Rochford Melvin Scott and Clay W Schultz Jr.
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West Union
Federal Land Bank of West Union
Fayette
Clayton
Chickasaw
W. B. Sandager
Sandager
Walter Niewoehner
Sumner
FLB Association
Harry Stolle, Jr
Harry L. Olesen
Arnold Bodensteiner
Lawler
Merle Rochford
Melvin Scott
Elkader
Clay W. Schultz, Jr
Postville
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H.h
Jake Hansen
Norway
Richard Heutmann
Otto Schmidt
Keystone
Charlie de Bonte
Harold Thoman
Dennis Gudenhauf
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Angus Steers
Jay Partridge
Buchanan County
Joanne Viasek
Black Hawk County
Buchanan
Norris Kimball
Winthrop
C. R. Fuller
Kenneth Fox
Fairbank
Omaha Land Bank
C.R. Land Bank Assn
Office of
C. R. Kitchen
Optometrist
Sears
Rex Conn
Hawkeye Angus Assn
West Union Flba
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