Hotz and McCabe Capture State Crop Titles at Ames
C. F. Hotz of Fort Dodge won the 1968 Iowa soybean yield title with 66.41 bushels per acre on a 32 acre Clarion Webster soil field. Lavern McCabe of Cascade claimed the state Master Corn Grower honor with 182.90 bushels per acre on 25 Fayette soil acres. Contour corn winner Jerry Russell of Corning topped 2,014 entrants with 170.25 bushels per acre on Southern Iowa slopes. Awards were presented at the Iowa Crop Improvement Association luncheon at Iowa State University in Ames.
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Ames
Iowa Crop Improvement Association
C. F. Hotz
Fort Dodge
Hotz
Iowa State University
Iowa
Francis Childs
Manchester
Jerry Russell
Corning
Csierattae Stare
Lioyd Burr & Son
Loneree
Johnson County
Lee Foster
Olumbus Junction
Tine County
Dostal
Benton County
McCabe
Fayette
Russell
Corning High School
Cattle Lift Converts Fort Worth Into Chile-Bound Hub
Fort Worth hosts the world first cattle airlift moving 7,000 Herefords to Punta Arenas Chile aboard a converted giant jet. The first 332 cattle travelled 15 hours, far quicker than the old 40 mile daily drives, with additional shipments planned through February and December as weather permits.
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Fort Worth, Texas
UPI
Punta Arenas
Chile
South America
Trans International Airlines
Darlene Robertson
Fort Worth
Linn 4-Hers Win Judging Contest at Angus Show
Des Moines Des Moines Iowa Linn county 4 H judging team Judy Palmer age 13 Linda Palmer age 11 Gary Palmer age 10 and Dave LeClerc of Cogganthe won the reserve championship trophy at the Iowa State Angus Association show and sale held at the state fairgrounds. This followed another reserve heifer trophy won on Thursday.
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Des Moines
Judy
Linda
Gary Palmer
Alburnett
Dave LeClerc
Coggan
Linn County
Iowa State
Gary
Leo Palmer
le and Be Angus Farms
David LeClere
Dwight LeClerc
4-H
Delaware Swine Producers win top local association award
The Delaware county Swine Producers Association was named the top local association in Northeast Iowa for the third time in four years at the Iowa Park Industry conference in Des Moines. The group, with 296 members in 1967, co sponsors spring hog shows tours meetings and fairs. board members include Don Guetzke Klein Lubben Ben Johnson Dale Diercksen John Wacker and Earl Sampson. The award will be presented February 25 at the Spring Market Hog Show exhibitor's banquet.
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Manchester
Delaware
Don Guetzke
Klein Lubben
Delhi
Ben Johnson
Dale Diercksen
John Wacker
Earl Sampson
Colesbury
Independence to Host Farm Event
Independence officials plan a downtown Corn Soybean clinic on Monday Feb 3 at the Gayla ballroom. The event targets farmers with farming method talks and product sponsor demonstrations, expecting 800 to 1,000 attendees who may bring spouses. Local retailers will feature sales items to enhance the visit.
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Independence
Independence Chamber of Commerce
Gayla
Buchanan Extension Service
Ed Pierson
Retail Bureau
Pierson
Farm Auction and Sale Schedule Listings
A dense timetable lists farm auctions closings and estate sales from January 29 through March 4. Entries name organizer bidders and locations north central Iowa towns including Dundee Morley Anamosa Fayette Manchester Keystone Norway and Williamsburg with events at Hawkeye Downs managed by Delbert Krug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye
Hereford Assn
Hawkeye Downs
Delbert Krug
Waukon Creamery Elects Directors
About 300 people attended the annual meeting of the Farmers Waukon Coop Creamery at Waukon high school. Incumbent directors Garland Byrnes and Carlton Larsen were re-elected. The 1969 officers will be chosen within ten days.
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Waukon
Waukon Coop Creamery
Waukon High School
Garland Byrnes
Carlton Larsen
Delaware DHIC Names Klaren as President
Gilbert Klaren of Hopkinton was elected president of the Delaware county Dairy Herd Improvement Cooperative at the annual DHIC meeting in Manchester January 21. Other officers elected include Vice-president Harold Chrystal, secretary-treasurer Frank Allyn, and four new directors Bill Harder Delhi Dean Helmrichs Manchester John Nachtman Manchester and George Heidersheit Holy Cross.
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Manchester
Gilbert Klaren
Hopkinton
Delaware County Dairy Herd Improvement Cooperative
Harold Chrystal
Coggan
Frank Allyn
Bill Harder
Delhi
Dean Helmrichs
John Nachtman
George Heidersheit
Holy Cross
Brant's Heifers Set Swiss Record
Ewald Brant of Postville shows two first calf Brown Swiss heifers that set Brown Swiss DHIR records. LaSalle Reva produced 14 800 Ibs milk and 634 Ibs fat at one year nine months. The second cow yielded 12 530 Ibs milk and 571 Ibs fat at a year eight months. A seven and a half year old cow produced 18 370 Ibs milk and 774 Ibs fat.
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Postville
Ewald Brant
Brown
Swiss Cattle Breeders Association
LaSalle Reva
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Ishop
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the Gazette
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Bary
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Lesion
Raymond Corr Sianajo
Cascade Corn Champ
Texas
By Ashley P. Cheshire
W. W. Wright
Livestock World Airlift
Wright
Corfo
Bank of Chile
U.S. Agency For International Development
Utah
Nevada
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Oakland
South Texas
Ernatio
Linn
College of
America
Council
Office of
C. R. Kitchen
Optometrist
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Faun News
Delaware Swine Group
Gazette
Bob Mescher
Raymond Kramer
Dundee
Melvin Zimmerman
Morley
Henry Petersen
Fred Caspers
Anamosa
Cleo Korns
Hampshire
A. W. Martin and Sons
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
Fred Walton
Paul Behrends
Monticello
Lucille
Barney) Madorin
Williamsburg
C. H. Williams
Kins
Ilife
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First Ave
9Th St
Marion
Sun
Waukon Creamery
Wendell Watts
Waukon Co-op Creamery
Watts
DHIC
Klaren
Brant
Rolex
Omega
Girard Perregeaux
Bulova
Hamilton
Elgin
Bill Malloy
Loy
Malloy Jewelers
Probasco’s
Third Avenue
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