CCC Moves Government Wheat Into Market
The agricultural department announced it is moving government owned wheat from country elevators in the Central Great Plains to replenish terminal stocks and free local storage for the 1966 crop. Nebraska shipments are heavier, with about 22 million bushels stored earlier and roughly 12 million moved to major markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agricultural Department
Central
Great Plains
Nebraska
U.S
Linn County Swine Producers meet backs pork plan
About 170 people braved cold weather for Linn County Swine Producers Association annual banquet at Linn-Mar High School gym in Marion. James A. Peterson urged 60 percent pork production and 40 percent promotion, and pushed on farm testing and pork cookery guidance for new brides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Swine Producers Association
Linn-Mar High School
Marion
J. Robert
Washington
Ann Williams
Springville
Agriculture Department
Association
Iowa
Ames
Simon
Williams
James A. Peterson
Vinton
National Pork Producers Council
Peterson
Galette
Milt Nelson
Linn-Mar
John Mallie
Mt. Vernon
Larry Koenig
Central City
J. Donald Lefebvre
Fairfax
Ronald W. Beatty
Palo
Roy Hampton
Traer Jaycees Name Outstanding Young Farmer
John Holmes, 31, named Outstanding Young Farmer of north Tama county at Traer Jaycees banquet in Traer Memorial building. He farms 328 acres near Traer, owns 240, and runs a parttime dude ranch with Farm Vacations and Holidays of New York. Runner-up William Danker, 32, owns 80 acres and rents 240 acres near Traer. father of two.
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TRAER
John Holmes
North Tama County
Traer Jaycees
Traer Memorial Building
Holmes
New York
Aaly
Traer Oyf
William Danker
Iowa Counties Added to Food Stamp Plan
Washington Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman designated 139 new areas in 29 states for food stamp participation, expanding to 348 areas in 40 states. Iowa counties named are Woodbury O’Brien Decatur Van Buren and Dubuque.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Iowa
Woodbury
O’brien
Decatur
van Buren
Dubuque
Fayette NFO Officers Named for Fayette County
New Fayette county NFO officers include Clarence E. Schuchmann Hawkeye president Larry Becker Arlington vice president Clarence Pleggenkuhle Hawkeye secretary Emery Christensen West Union treasurer and DeVere Manderfield Waucoma trustee in West Union.
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Fayette Nfo
West Union
Fayette County
NFO
Clarence E. Schuchmann
Hawkeye
Larry Becker
Arlington
Clarence Pleggenkuhle
Emery Christensen
DeVere Manderfield
Waucoma
Local Auction and Sale Schedule Randalls in Iowa Towns
A long list of closing out sales and public auctions across multiple Iowa locations. Items include machinery livestock grain hay household goods and cars with dates from January through February. Sales feature various owners and farm operations near Marion Robins Mechanicsville Cedar Rapids Norway Olin Monticello Alburnell Prairieburg Urbana Belle Plaine Atkins Ryan Coggan Marion Winthrop and Hawkeye Downs with Hawk Eye Polled Hereford sale managed by Delbert Krug Atkins.
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Art van Woert
Marion
Howard Schrimper
Robins
Comer
Ostersaerd
Mechanicsville
Frank H. Tomash
Cedar Rapids
Gilbert Vernimont
Monticello
Addpd Christensen
Alburnell
Dilie Kula
Prairieburg
E. L. Herndon
E. C. Nagel
Walter Krug
Atkins
Miller and Gould
Cedar Valley
Vinton
Stanley Kula
Ryan
Ray
Frank Ross
Coggan
Siemer and Hoskins
T, Dunn and Sons
Winthrop
Hawkeye
Hawkeye Downs
Delbert Krug
Capacity for Grain Storage Increases Across Nation
Capacity for commercial grain storage rose by 28 million bushels last year, bringing total storage to 5,463,160,000 bushels. The gain reflects gradual expansion as government efforts curb grain surpluses, with Texas contributing 916,000,000 bushels to the total.
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Washington
Texas
National Holstein Show Sought at Cattle Congress
Spencer Iowa Holstein Breeders Assn members urged directors of the National Dairy Cattle Congress and the Holstein-Friesian Assn of America to negotiate to resume the national Holstein show at the Waterloo exposition. A Brattleboro Vermont meeting previously discussed this issue.
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Spencer
Iowa Holstein Breeders Assn
National Dairy Cattle Congress
Holstein-Friesian Assn. of America
Waterloo Exposition
Bratleboro
Iowa Holstein Association
Willis McAlpin
Willisca
Richard Lomen
Waukon
A. J. Johnson
Elkader
Robert McCuen
Yale
Ed McCarthy
Oelwein
Jay Slater
Olin
Art Gerlach
St. Ansgar
William Winkowitz
George
State Holstein Association
Francis Persinger
Grundy Center
Morris Miller
Clarion
National Holstein Association
Francis Winslow
Clarence Ludwig
Breda
Alvin Thoreson
Postville
Allan Novak Named Winneshiek Outstanding Young Farmer
Allan J Novak 30 of Ridgeway was named Winneshiek county Outstanding Young Farmer for 1965 at the Decorah Jaycees awards banquet. He farms 390 acres near Ridgeway, dairying grade B milk for Schley Cheese and operates hogs and beef cattle, with irrigation by windbreaks and minimum tillage. The Iowa Department of Agriculture will hold pesticide applicator exams at various sites to license areas including general pest control and field crop pesticides.
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Ecorah
Decorah Jaycees
Allan J. Novak
Ridgeway
Winneshiek County
Nob Hill
Decorah
Novak
Hilahia
Des Moines
Iowa Demilitary Service
Hasber
Winneshick County
St. Joseph’s
Iowa
Strathman
Anderson Farm
Anderson
Orleans Lutheran
State Chemical Laboratory
Gazette
Nelson
Allan Novak
Marilyn
Cresco
Novaks
Winneshiek County Extension Service
Bryan
Steven
Kirk
Ann
Susie
Tight U.S. Foreign Farm Aid Proposed by Rep Stalbaum
Rep Lynn E Stalbaum proposes a four point foreign farm aid program to strengthen global hunger relief. He argues development of capital and agricultural business facilities improved production methods research and international coordination are needed while warning against relying on unlimited U S farm surpluses as quick fixes.
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Washington
America
Lynn E. Stalbaum
D-Wis
U.S
Stalbaum
Livestock Marketing Meeting Scheduled in Newhall
WINTON The Benton county Farm Bureau will sponsor a countywide marketing information meeting Monday at 8 p.m. in the American Legion hall at Newhall. Speakers include Gray Daly of Peoria Illinois vice president and manager of Interstate Livestock Producers Association and Harold Mindermann of Des Moines director of livestock marketing for the commodity division of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation.
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Winton
Benton ‘County
Farm Bureau
American Legion Hall
Newhall
Gray Daly
Peoria, Ill
Interstate Livestock Producers Association
Harold Mindermann
Des Moines
Lowa Farm Bureau Federation
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CCC
Linn County
Wons
Leo &. Sonka
Norway
Virgil Ferguson
Ya mi
Johns-Manville Rock
TED Foltz & Son Roofing and Siding CO
1St Street
Doc Maniey
Cattle Congress
Winneshiek Oyf
John Novak
Mannan
I Holstein Association
Congress Board
Charlotte
Kcrg-Tv
Sade Holstein
Schley Cheese Company
Interstate Power Co
Riverside Roundhouse
Fourteenth Avenue
Cesdar Rapids
Mt Pleasant
REC
Oldtimers
Suzette
Dow Chemical Company
Midland
Michigan
Stanwood
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