Farm Sign-Up Opens In Iowa For 1969 Program
Des Moines Iowa. The 1969 farm program sign-up starts next Monday February 3 and runs until March 21. Fred R McLain chairs the ASC state committee. Farmers must set aside at least 20 percent of their corn and grain sorghum base to qualify for payments. Direct price support is 30 cents per bushel times projected yield times half the historic base. Diverting half the base yields a state guarantees average price of at least 1.33 dollars per bushel and a state average payment of 56.92 dollars per acre for the acres between twenty and fifty percent of the corn base.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fred R. McLain
Iowa Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
McLain
American Beef Packers reports six months results
American Beef Packers, Inc. reports an 84 percent gain on sales of 113 million for the six months ending November 30, 1968, from 67 million in the prior year. Net earnings declined 20 percent to 350,150. The company operates plants in Oakland, Omaha, and Fort Morgan.
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Oakland
American Beef Packers, Inc
American Beef Packers
Omaha
Neb
Fort Morgan
Colo
Grain Dealers Back Qualified Land Retirement
Des Moines delegates at the Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa meeting endorsed continuing government voluntary farm programs with tweaks. They called for defined land retirement under proper appropriations, land retirement quotas, soil conservation and weed control on retired acres. They also supported cooperative farming, a strategic reserve, stronger co op bargaining and praised Iowa State University and extension services for help to farmers.
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Des Moines
Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa
Fred Ludwig of
Laurens
Resolutions Committee
FGDA
Iowa State University
State Extension Service
Weed and insect control program set in Montezuma
Iowa State specialists Tiny Gunderson and Dutch Sylvester will lead a weed and insect control program from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Thursday at the extension office in Montezuma, per Poweshiek county extension director Gary Peterson.
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Montezuma
Tiny Gunderson
Dutch Sylvester
Iowa State University
Gary Peterson
Poweshiek County
Coming Farm Auctions Across Iowa Schedule Summary
A congested list details farm auctions and clos outs from late January to early March. Entries name dates, times, sale types, and locations across Belle Plaine, Dundee, Morley, Anamosa, Fayette, Atkins, Keystone, Manchester, Van Horne, Newhall, Alburnett, Williams burg, Monticello, and Hawkeye Downs. Organized by seller groups and individuals such as Charlie De Bonte, Bob Mescher, Ray mond Kramer, Melvin Zimmerman, Dennis Gudenhauf, and more. includes livestock, machinery, grain, hay, and estate sales.
Chester Champ Returns as Poland China Showman
Harvey Richardson of Elmore City Oklahoma a Chester White board member will travel March 13 15 to Hawkeye Downs for a Poland China show. He previously held the Spotlight gilt champion title and has 25 Chester and 20 Poland sons. His fall sale averaged 500 and his Chester White gilt was crown champion at the National Barrow show last September.
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Chester White
Hawkeye Downs
Poland
China
Elmore City
Oklahoma
Richardson
Chester
Chicago
European Farming on Manchester Program
Dennis Blumhagen, an Iowa State university student teacher, will discuss European agriculture as he saw it last summer. The talk is part of the Manchester adult farmer evening class at the West Delaware VOAG building, scheduled for 8 p.m. on Monday.
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Manchester
Dennis Blumhagen
Iowa State University
West Delaware
Manchester Voag
Hog Disease Problems Topic at Thursday Meeting
Dr. John Anderson of Iowa State University extension will discuss swine disease problems at a 7:30 p.m. meeting Thursday in Independence courthouse assembly room.
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Independence
John Anderson
Iowa State University Extension
Spotlight Charger Uphold Parkison Rodibaugh Hog Tradition
In Cedar Rapids the Parkison Rodibaugh herd shines at Spotlight as Charger sires champion and reserve barrows. Jack Rodibaugh, Purdue alum and longtime herd manager, notes the four annual sales and the breed’s demand, while his son David aims for Purdue and carries 4-H swine titles. Dorothy Parkison attended ringside for the champion barrow.
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Chester White
Cedar Rapids
Jack Rodibaugh
Rodibaugh
Bob Parkison
Chester
Purdue
Clifford Breeden
Parkison
Rensselaer
Ind
Hampshire
Chesters
Charger
Premiums of 150 dollars at Winter Hog Show
Washington county winter market barrow show on February 18 at Kalona Sale Barn will award a record 150 dollars in premiums. Two barrows per exhibitor enter either lightweight or heavyweight live classes and a carcass class. Entries in morning, judging to start afternoon. Event is 12th annual, sponsored by Washington county Pork Producers association. Larry Shalla is president of Riverside.
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Washington
Washington County
Kalona Sale
Jim Frier
Washington County Pork Producers Association
Larry Shalla
Riverside
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By al Swegle
Montezuma Thurs
Gazette
Wesday
Belle Plaine
Bob Mescher
Raymond Kramer
Dundee
Melvin Zimmerman
Morley
Mach
Henry Petersen
Fred Caspers
Anamosa
Cleo Korns
A. W. Martin and Sons
Fayette
Harold Thoman
Atkins
Laverne Junge Estate
Keystone
Marvin Brandt
Dennis Gudenhauf
Wallace Boddicker
van Horne
H.h
Nelson Zobeck
Norway
Rolland Brecht
Newhall
Donald Palmer
H.n
Fred Walton
Alburnett
Paul Behrends
Monticello
Lucille (Barney) Madorin
Williams
Burg
C. H. Williams
Williamsburg
Hawkeye
Hereford Assn
Delbert Krug
Sheldon
Tribune
News Synd., Inc
Davenig
Novak
Chester Champ
Harvey Richardson
Chester White Board of Directors
Spotlight
Parkison- Rodibaugh
David
Purdue University
Dorthy Parkison
Bob
Alan Swegie
Indiana
Drigcraven
Leibsohn
First Ave
Second Ave
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