Kleckner Issues Farm Bureau Priorities and Appointments
Iowa Farm Bureau President Dean Kleckner outlines top goals including a farm bill with moderate price supports and a production-based property tax plan. He voices support for Sen Bery Priebe as a potential top Carter farm post candidate but notes the organization will not directly make recommendations. He urges a national eradication approach to the swine disease pseudorabies with indemnification.
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Iowa Farm Bureau
Dean Kleckner
Rudd
Bery Priebe
D-Algona
Carter Farm Post
Carol Foreman
Foreman
Kleckner
Priebe
Cedar Rapids
Carter
Farm Bureau
Congress
Ray
Glen Taylor
Iowa
Illinois
Fry and Bossler Win Lions Corn Yield Race
In Van Horne Lions club first annual contest Ed Fry, 34, produced 155.36 bushels per acre to win on a field north of Van Horne. Ronald Bossler, 31, earned 154.9 bpa for second on a field nine miles east. Both fields were planted May 5 and May 6 in 30 inch rows with 26 000 and 24 000 plants per acre. Weather records note April and May rains aided crop growth. Awards were given by Lions club president Leon Werner.
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van Horne
van Horne Lions Club
Ed Fry
Ronald Bossler
Bossler
Fry
Lions Club
Marion Retter
Leon Werner
Iowa Hogs To Be Tested Soon for Pseudorabies
Waterloo AP report outlines state wide plan to test several thousand Iowa hogs for pseudorabies to better understand the disease. Dr. E A Butler of the Iowa Veterinarian aims to collect swine blood samples as part of a funded research effort following a 100000 dollar legislature grant and rising case counts statewide. Tama county earned honors for county organization, Benton for best pork promotion, Scott for pork education, with awards to Mrs. Donald Beck and Mrs. John Wail and leadership changes in Iowa Porkettes and Iowa Pork Producers Assn.
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Waterloo
Iowa
E.A. Butler
Iowa Pork Producers Assn
Tama County
Benton County
Scott County
Donald Beck
Buckingham
Iowa Parkette
John Wail
Iowa City
Wilfred McCreedy
Ainsworth
Iowa Porkettes
Ralph Howe
Clemons
Farm auctions and sales listing from January and February
Classified ad roundup shows multiple farm sales and auctions across Iowa towns including Ryan Keystone Independence Wyoming and Linn County. Entries list times, commodities like machinery and Holsteins, and locations with mile references and owner names such as Leander Eike Melvin Oldorf Joel Vogeler Cecil Petersen Floyd D Neal and John Cope. Harvest advert invites readers to shop today.
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Mach
Leander Eike
Ryan
Melvin Oldorf
Stanwood
Joel Vogeler
Keystone
Claude Shoemaker
Independence Sun
Cecil Petersen
Wyoming
Iowans Shine With Top Honors At National Western Stock Show
Iowan Ann Hilbert of Algona set a historic record by winning both grand and reserve grand champion titles and grand championship honors for two consecutive years at the National Western Livestock Show in Denver. His two animals sold for 11.50 and 6.60 per pound respectively. Sandra Sweeney of Runnells placed among top sellers, with a steer selling for 1.80 per pound. Other Gazette area exhibitors, including Tim Jones of Williamsburg, K and K Shorthorns of Swisher, and the Wolrab family of Mt. Vernon, also earned top placements.
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Denver
Ann Iowan
Greg Hilbert
Algona
Hilbert
Bert
Donald Hilbert
Iowa
Sandra Sweeney
Runnells
Gazette
Tim Jones
Williamsburg
Swisher
Mary
Milo Wolrab
Mt. Vernon
Jones
Leighton Jones
Kevin Lamparek
Kay
Lamparek
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Lafayette
Ind
Leonard Lampa
Hartman Duroc gilt sells for 1800 at national sale
Hartman Duroc of Manchester sold a gilt for 1800 dollars at the national Duroc test station sale in Eagle Grove. Bob Perry of Bethel Mo. bought the Hartman gilt. Two boars brought 2000 dollars each, including a Ro land owned boar bought by Mike Musselwhite of Wingate NC. The 32 gilts averaged 267 dollars and 33 boars averaged 636 dollars.
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Eagle Grove
Dick Hartman
Manchester
Hartman
Bob Perry
Bethel
Christian and
Grantow
Roland
Mike Musselwhite
Wingate
N.C
Iraqi government foils coup. twelve executed in 1970
On this date in 1970 Iraq stopped a plot to topple the government and carried out twelve executions. The actions marked a severe crackdown as authorities pursued those involved and sent a hard line warning to dissenters.
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Iraq
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al Swegle
Top Lions Corn Growers
Farm Auctions
Thurs
Bill Bishop
Anchestor
Fui
Torres Hum
Mel
Vinton
R. L. Craig
Floyd D. Neal
Linn County
John Cope
Whittier
Sale
Glenn Etscheidt
Blairstown
Hartman Duroc
SVC
Salem
New Salem
Sthod
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