Alaska Palmer county ASCS newsletter highlights future farming
The Palmer county ASCS January newsletter describes Alaska agriculture as the heart of Palmer county, notes an emergency feed grain program termination with livestock aid, and lists ACP 1966 successes including conservation actions and tree planting. It cites demographers predicting population growth in less developed countries and details county committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohn
D. Nash
Williamsburg
Agity
Palmer County
Alaska
Nash
Fred Nash
Gazette
Byron Frazier
ASCS
County
ALCS
Roland Snodgrass
Harold Kelton
William J. Lentz
Wayne Bouwens
Pat Carney
Prosperous Nations Have Fewer Farmers
A discussion on declining farm populations and its relation to national prosperity. The piece cites Allan Kline and the U S Department of Agriculture noting that heavily agricultural nations are poor and farm workers face limited nonagricultural opportunities. It argues U S productivity allows movement to industry.
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Allan Kline
Vinton
Grain Marketing Co-Op Posts Record Volume and Returns
Farmers Grain Dealers Assn of Iowa reported marketing grain valued at over 111 million dollars last year at its Des Moines annual meeting. The group bought about 56 million bushels and stored 8 million, with net savings of 766,658 dollars and patronage refunds totaling nearly 600,000 dollars to 350 member companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Farmers Grain Dealers Assn. of
Iowa
Charles W. Hanson
Hanson
Livestock and Machinery Auction Schedule Across Counties
A long list of upcoming sales and closings out events from January to February. Entries name dates times locations and auctioneers including Richard Maas C L Nichols Francis Murphy Robert Thompson Leonard Peck and Elwood Becker among others. Gusts of farm equipment grain hay livestock and dairy items appear with precise mile markers and directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Maas
Williamsburg
C. L. Nichols
Clinton
Elvira Road
Francis Murphy
Worthington
Leonard Peck
Keystone
Robert S
Thompson
van Horne
Roland
Nathan Port
Ralph Stewart
Springville
Ed R. Pingmann
Millersburg
Joe Holub
Louise Cooperider
First Farm
Luzerne
Colin Kelly
Blairstown
Harvey Bacon
Hopkinton
Elwood Becker
Stanwood
Paul Redeker
Coggen
Francis Creps
Brooklyn
Mast Appointed Iowa Survey Entomologist for State Farms
iMast Gale B Mast of Alleman begins work as survey entomologist tasked with tracking insects threatening crops and livestock. The position is funded by the university and Iowa and U S departments of agriculture, a first for Iowa. Mast will expand from livestock pests to field crops and nurseries as the season grows. He reports to university and state and federal authorities to guide educational and regulatory actions. Mast trained at South Dakota State University and previously served as state entomologist in South Dakota. He and his wife live in Alleman with their four children.
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Ames
Gale B. Mast
Alleman
Marvin Anderson
University
Iowa
U. S. Departments of Agriculture
Iowa State
Mast
Emerson, Neb
South Dakota State University
South Dakota
Latin America sees no gain in food race in 1966
UPI reporting shows Latin America barely kept pace with population growth in 1966. The region's 23 countries produced 26 percent more food than the 1957–59 average, but population rose similarly, leaving per capita production roughly flat from 1957–59. Venezuela led gains, while Cuba lagged with 24 percent less food and population up nearly 20 percent.
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Latin America
I Washington
UPI
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Mexico
Argentina
Department
Economic Research Service
Brazil
Venezela
Uruguay
Cuba
Haiti
Bolivia
Chile
Ecuador
Peru
Venezuela
Fidel Castro
U.S
Iowa City Christmas Tree Growers Elect New Officers
The Iowa Christmas Tree Growers Association elected new officers at a Holiday Inn meeting near Iowa City. Jack Miller leads as president with Jim Stroutman as vice president, Alfred E. Jones secretary, and E J Weigle re elected executive secretary treasurer.
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Iowa City
Iowa Christmas Tree Growers Assn
Holiday Inn
Jack Miller
Run‘nels
Jim Stroutman
Carroll
Alfred JE. Jones
Osceola
E. J. Weigle
Decorah
Stroutman
Tom Thorpe
Des Moines
R. W. Daubendiek
Ed Clark
Panora
Iowa Horticultural Society
J. A. McKinzie
Fairfield
Iowa
National Christmas Tree Assn
Towa
Swine Short Course Hear Speakers In Manchester
Robert Young of Platteville Wis swine division manager for Tri State Breeders Cooperative will speak in the second session of a three day swine short course in Delaware county The session runs 9 30 a m to 3 p m at the American Legion hall in Manchester Young is slated to present at 11 30 a m Other speakers include Vernon M Meyer and Duane W Mangold from Iowa State University agricultural engineering department in Ames Iowa
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Manchester
Robert Young
Platteville
Wis
Tri- State Breeders Cooperative
Delaware County
American Legion Hall
Young
Vernon M. Meyer
Duane W. Mangold
Agricultural Engineering
Iowa State, University
Ames
New DHIA Supervisor Hired in Iowa County
Calvin Swartzendruber of Parnell is named testing supervisor for the Iowa county Dairy Herd Improvement Association effective March 1. He succeeds Daren Rathjen of Marengo who left for other work. Swartzendruber has farmed in southeast Iowa, owned a dairy herd in the owner-sampler testing program, and served as a DHIA director.
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Marengo
Calvin Swartzendruber
Parnell
Iowa County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Daren Rathjen
Swartzendruber
Iowa County
DHIA
Corn Yield Meeting Set for Pekin Thursday
SIGOURNEY Lloyd Dumenil extension agronomist will report on the Iowa corn yield study project Thursday at 7 30 p m in Pekin high school The study is in 15 counties including 40 farms in Keokuk county
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Pekin Sigourney
Lloyd Dumenil
Extension Agronomist
Iowa
Pekin High School
Keokuk County
ISU Farm Ops Banquet Set for February 1
Iowa State University farm operation students will host their parents on campus for the annual winter banquet February 1. Parents meet with faculty advisers in the afternoon, attend a reception at Memorial Union at 5:30 p.m., and join a banquet at 6:15 p.m. Speaker Gilbert Stane k of Fort Dodge, a 1954 ISU graduate and 1964 Outstanding Farmer award winner, will discuss How To Be a 4-point Dropout.
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Ames
Iowa State University
Memorial Union
Gilbert Stanek
Fort Dodge
Iowa State
Mahaska Livestock Feeders Organize in Iowa
Oskaloosa hosts a two day corn and soybean clinic for Delaware county farmers with speakers Dr. E. R. Duncan and Virgil K. Webster. About 70 farmers attend as Mahaska Livestock Feeders Association forms in Manchester with officers Warren Franz Gary Gatton and Max Jackson all from Rose Hill.
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Manchester
E. R. Duncan
Ames
Iowa
Virgil K. Webster
Delaware County
Oskaloosa
Mahaska
Alchester
Tional Livestock Feeders Associations
Rose Hill
Warren Franz
Gary Gatton
Max Jackson
Fayette County Beef Producers to Organize Meeting
Fayette beef producers will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Farm Bureau building to organize the Fayette County Beef Producers Assn. Earl Gibson of Fayette serves as temporary chairman. In Manchester, the Iowa Beef Producers Artificial Breeding Cooperative Assn. will be represented by Les Klink of Elkan der at the Delaware County annual meeting in the American Legion hall.
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Fayette
Farm Bureau
Fayette County
Earl Gibson
Tem- Manchester
Delaware County
Iowa Beef Producers Artificial Breeding Cooperative Assn
Les Klink
Elkas
American Legion Hall
Ander
State of Manchesterganization
U.S. Farm Numbers Largely Stable Since 1875
The Agriculture Department reports 3,176,000 farms in 1966, roughly the same as 1875, with peak farm counts reaching 6.8 million in 1935 and a long decline since. Farm size rose from 150 acres in 1875 to about 359 acres in 1966, while total land in farms grew from 475 million to 1.13 billion acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Agriculture Department
West Liberty Farm Session Set Wednesday
West Liberty will host the annual farm meeting co sponsored by the high school vocational agriculture department and the West Liberty State Bank. The program features Roy Keppy of Eldridge and Charles Phelps of Hastings Neb with the theme Livestock Management and Outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
West Liberty High School Vocational Agriculture Department
West Liberty State Bank
Roy Keppy
Eldridge
Charles Phelps
Hastings
Neb
National Livestock Feeders Assn
Farm Management Meetings Planned in Iowa Counties
Marengo resident Vivan Jennings and Cedar Rapids extension leader Leslie Kral will speak at two Farm and Home Management meetings next week. One session is Friday at 10 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus hall in Victor, and the other at 10 a.m. Monday at Middle American restaurant north of Williamsburg.
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Marengo
Vivan Jennings
Leslie G. Kral
Cedar Rapids
Iowa County
Knights of Columbus
Victor
Middle America
Williamsburg
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