Farm Roundup Highlights Local Dairy and Beekeeping News
Postville re elects Stanley Martins to Hamp shire Swine Registry board for three years. federal administrator Ray Fitzgerald to speak at Eastern Iowa Conservation Tillage Show in Cedar Rapids on soil erosion. Fayette County appoints Jerry Muff soil conservationist succeeding Lyle Jackson. Manchester elects Eugene Werner as president of Delaware County Dairy Herd Improvement Cooperative with David Clemens as VP and Mike Gienapp as secretary treasurer. Ames re elects Glenn Gregg as Iowa Beef Industry Council chairman. Elkader 2 year old Guernsey Rae Mar Chastity yields 16 420 pounds milk and 647 pounds butterfat in 305 days for Richard Troester. Marengo cow Jody of Max Hall yields 24 170 pounds milk and 894 pounds butterfat in 305 days.
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Postville
Stanley Martins
Hampshire Swine Registry
Indianapolis
Martins
Hampshire
Ray Fitzgerald
Iowa
Five Seasons Center
Cedar Rapids
Fitzgerald
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Federal Farm Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Manchester
Eugene Werner
Delaware County
Elkader
Guernsey
Rae Mar Chastity
Richard Troester
Marengo
Iowa County Dairy Improvement Association
Jody
Max Hall
Brooklyn
Linn County Extension Council Elects Officers
Three counties including Linn elected extension officers this month. Kenneth Jones of Center Point was chosen for a second one year term as Linn County chair. Warren Stephenson and Karen Volesky were named vice chair and secretary, with Wayne Gugler re elected treasurer. Regular meetings set for the first Wednesday each month at 730 pm standard time and 8 pm daylight time. Other counties Clayton Delaware and Delaware County also named officers with chairs vice chairs secretaries and treasurers announced for Manchester Elkader Garnavill Monona Ryan and Garber.
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Linn
Clayton County
Harold Dahling
Elkader
Mark Brase
Garnaville
Jeanne Zittergruen
Garber
Jean Smith
Monona
Delaware County
Jim Cramer
Manchester
Doug Voelker
Phyllis Price
Ryan
Dianne Oberbroeckling
Pork Producers plan bus trip to National Pork Congress
The Linn County Pork Producers charter a bus to the National Pork Congress in St. Louis. Departure from Cedar Rapids is 10 a.m. March 4, return the evening of March 7. Cost 25 dollars per person. Contact Ron Becicka at 319 848 4726. Also announces a Valentine banquet February 14 at 6 30 p.m. with music by Dave Dighton.
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Linn County Pork Producers
National Pork Congress
St. Louis
Cedar Rapids
Ron Becicka
Mount Vernon
Becicka
Banquet Launches Washington County Grain Group
A 6:30 p.m. banquet at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Washington will inaugurate a Washington County corn and soybean growers association with plans for an annual event. Committee members include Keith Horn, Leo Vittetoe, Don Sheetz, and Dennis Berger. Merlin Groot and Jud Seely will speak on soybean and corn promotion and potential Central American demand for soybean products.
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Washington
Washington County
Corn and Soybean Growers Association
Knights of Columbus
Keith Horn
Riverside
Leo Vittetoe
Don Sheetz
Dennis Berger
Wellman
American Soybean Association
National Corn Growers Association
National
Corn Growers
Merlin Groot
Manson
Varel Bailey
Anita
Iowa Corn Growers Association
Jack Parsons
Wapello
Jud Seely
Donnellson
American Soybean Association Market Development Foundation
Seely
Central America
China Increases U S Wheat Purchases To 400 000 Tons
The Agriculture Department reports China has bought an extra 100000 metric tons of U S wheat for delivery through May 31 1981 raising total 1980 81 purchases to 400000 tons and more than 1260000 tons for the current marketing year to date officials said Thursday
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Washington
Agriculture Department
China
U.S
Rickert Receives 25 Year 4-H Leader Pin
Roger Rickert of LaPorte City earned an emerald pin for 25 years as Bruce Roosters 4-H Club leader at the Benton County 4-H leader banquet in the American Legion Hall. He led from 1953 to 1972 and 1975 to 1979. Gold pins were given for 10 years to Annamae Winklepleck, Caroline Krafka of Dysart, and Joan Reinberg of Cedar Rapids. Silver pins for five years went to fourteen leaders including Judy Reams, Mary Magill, and many others from Vinton, Keystone, Van Horne, Norway, Atkins, and Newhall.
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Garrison
Roger Rickert
LaPorte City
Bruce Roosters
Rickert
Benton County
American Legion Hall
Annamae Winklepleck
Judy Reams
Mary Magill
Carmen Wirth
Sandra Driscol
Jean Herger
James Merchant
Milo Spina
Elwyn Bahr
Vinton
Julie Himan
van Horne
Glennis Nissen
Keystone
Leola Wagner
Watkins
Louise Brockschink
Norway
Mark Olson
Atkins
Larry Root
Newhall
Eisenberg Leads U S to Big Bridge Victory Over Italy
The second 16 boards produced a 64 IMP swing as the American team built a 25 IMP lead in a match dominated by Billy Eisenberg and teammates. West led spades and misfired, while the Italians misread an artificial club convention.
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Italy
Billy Eisenberg
West
East
Billy
South
North
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Laverty
Indianola
West Union
Jerry Muff
Adel
Fayette County
Lyle Jackson
Muff
Dallas County
Beef Council
Ames
Glenn Gregg
Hawarden
Iowa Beef Industry Council
Wayne Anderson
Yale
Wise Burroughs
Roger Rust
Sheffield
Extension Councils
Pork Producers
Supreme Court
Drapery Dept
KREBS
Wilton Ave
By Mary V. Zielinski
Caroline Krafka
Dysart
Joan Reinberg
Oswald Jacoby
Alan Sontag
Kantar
Eisenberg
Goldman
Soloway
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
David Steinberg
Smulekoff
Anmara
Amana Coffee
Amana
Smulekoffs
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