Water Rights Law Debated At Meeting Des Moines
Farmers push irrigation plans while city sewage officials warn irrigation worsens sewage treatment and pollution risks. Iowa lawmakers recently passed a water rights law and a few permits have been issued amid opposition from Conservation and Izaak Walton League officials.
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Iowa
Tarry Harrison
Iowa Observation Commission
Intrinski
Guthrie Center
Cve
Richard Bullard
the Conservation Commission
Izaak Wallon League
Farmers Oppose Ike Farm Plan Says Magazine
Des Moines reports from Wallaces' Farmer and Town Homestead indicate farmers broadly oppose the 60 percent parity price support plan with no allotments. Polls suggest only a minority favor HOF loans and unrestricted corn acreage, with uncertainty on quotas for feed grains and compulsory measures.
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Des Moines
Towa
Blathower
Congress
Farm Magazine
Wallaces’ Farmer
Town Homestead Magazine
Meeting Set at Traer On Wet Corn Storage
A meeting on storage of wet corn is scheduled in Traer. County Extension Director Gress Rogers will chair at 1 15 pm at the Leland Sealack farm west of Traer on Highway 63, focusing on high moisture corn stored in a silo, then move to the Traer Library basement for a discussion led by Larry Van Fossen, Iowa State College extension engineer.
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Traer
Gress Rogers
Ta Jecde
Leland Sealack Farm
Tracer
Highway 63
Traer Library
Larry van Fossen
Nwa Ate College Extension
Moves Planned in North English Area
North English area residents plan farm moves as an Iowa farm management adviser notes income shifts for local operations. The Lawing and Joe Kelly families relocate to new farms as Bremer and Hersburger properties change hands, while other households reassess pen setups and pig farrowing. Conservation leaders in Decorah approve new basic plans and cooperators at the January meeting.
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Farrow
Mrs. Lawing
Frazier
Oxford
Shead
Harry Gardner
Joe Kelly
Berry Farm
Decorah
Winnishiek County
Soil Conservation Districts
Philippines Purchase Santa Gertrudis Bulls Arrive
Manila reports the first shipment of 281 Santa Gertrudis cattle from the United States reaches port. The JIB bulls were unloaded from a steamship, transported from Brownsville to San Francisco, then loaded in a novel corral system onto the ship. They head by rail to Manila and will be sent to a government farm for nationwide livestock improvement.
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Manilla
P. I
Santa Geertrudis Cattie
U.S
Philippines
Manila
Brownsville
Texas
San Francisco
Multiple Farm Sales and Livestock Auctions Listed Across Iowa
A long list of forthcoming closing out sales and public auctions dates February 1 through February 20 detailing livestock poultry machinery hay grain furniture and farm goods. Locations include Hawkeye Downs Olin Center Point and Central City with organizers such as Walter B Meyer W P Eckrich Marty Imnster and Gatewand Bailey.
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Walter B. Meyer
Walker
Jowa Duroc Breeders Assn
Hawkeye Downs
W. P. Eckrich
Cosgrove
Berkshire
Milo Wolrah
Hawkere Downs
Hampshire
Albert W. Muar
Tin and Sons
Marion
Marty Imnster
Dr. N. RB
Elmer “Bud” Barthelmes
Center Point
J. AM
Jim” Jordan
Abdo Omar
Fayetic
Afurnett
Fredd. Payne
Winthrop
E. J. Mahoney
Lumir Wyman
Central City
Louie Doyle
Ryan
Tursday
Crain
Allen Kaufman
Coggan
Glenn Wall
Velma Wright
Wereford Association
Gatewand and Bailey
Whittier
Beauregard
Central
Uily
Farmer's accident highlights farm safety need
A rural account notes a Iowa farmer survived a fall from a hay mow costing $180 in medical bills but far greater losses in income. It blames poor feeding timing and weak crop stands, urges creation of farm safety committees to prevent similar accidents and losses.
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Viser
Wardle
Iowa
Wardie
Chester White Spotlight Sale Set for Hawkeye Downs
Officials of the Chester White Swine Record Assn Rochester Ted announce the seventh annual Chester White Spotlight show and sale at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids March 13 to 15. The three day event starts at 10 a.m. with burrow glasses on the hoof and ends with a Saturday auction of prize boars and gilts after type demonstrations and champion selections.
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Chester White Assn
Chester White Swine Record Assn
Rochester
Ted
Chester White
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
J ‘Braun
Wilson
Sheraton-Montrose
Noo
400 Iowans Set for Electric Co Op Confab in Texas
About 400 Iowans will attend the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association annual convention opening Monday in Dallas Texas. The Iowa delegation includes farmer directors and employees from Iowa 55 rural electric cooperatives and the Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative Association led by Herbert Mueller of Denison. More than 6 000 electric cooperative leaders from across the nation are expected to participate in the four day meeting.
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Electric Co-Op Confab
Des Moines
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Dallas
Texas
Iowa
Lural Electric
Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Herbert Mueller
Denison
Midtown Hereford Show and Sale Planned for March 17
LISCOMB The annual spring show and sale of the Midtowa Hereford Association will be held March 17 in the Marshalltown livestock auction barn. Clair Mason will serve as the auctioneer.
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Liscomb
Midtowa Hereford Association
Marshalltown
Clair Mason
Farmers approve physical exams for farm drivers
A farm magazine reports a poll of several hundred Iowa farm people showing 59 percent of men and 61 percent of women favor annual physical examinations for drivers, as urged by the Public Safety department. Age influences support with 65 percent of 20 to 34 year olds for exams versus 55 percent of those 50 and older.
Rarick Elected to State Angus Board
Iowa City Johnson county Aberdeen Anguss Association affiliated with Iowa Aberdeen Anguss Association. A A Rarick president of Johnson county group named a director of the state breed organization at the annual meeting in Des Moines this week.
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Rarick
Iowa City
Johnson County
Iowa
A. A. Rarick
Des Moines
Methoxychlor Dust Okayed For Hornflies On Cattle
U S agriculture service recommends using methoxychlor as a dust treatment in dairy barns to control hornflies on dairy cattle and not as a spray. FDA allows use if no residue enters milk. dairy cows must be treated so milk remains residue free. Studies by USDA entomologists show dust treatment effectively reduces hornflies. The board today also weighs moving to whole milk and reorganizing the mutual stock company into a cooperative.
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Washington
dePartment of Sericulture
Agricultural Reef
USDA
Food and Drug Administration
Sst Department of Health
Frank Pillard
Darredl Meredith
Lawrence
Yanda
Alvin Byerly
W. Lee
Finn
Elwyn May
Harold Heetres
Nev
Cecil Hay
Lawrence Shane
Towa
Carroll elected president of Ryan Co-operative Creamery
Carroll was elected president at the annual meeting succeeding Louis Lyness. New directors Bernard Lyness Kenneth Bacon and Jon Parker were chosen. Retiring directors include Harold Steffen Francis Carroll and Clarence Quint. Manager George Koch reported 2 129857 pounds of cheddar cheese and 115593 pounds of butter produced last year with about 275 attendees at the luncheon and meeting. County Extension Director Robert E Hall and Orville Lindell spoke.
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RYAN
Francis Carroll
Ryan Cooperative Creamery
Louis Lyness
Bernard Lyness
Kenneth Bacon
Jon Parker
Harold Steffen
Clarence Quint
George Koch
Robert E. Hall
Manchester
Orville Lindell
Ames
Iowa Institutes of Cooperation
Directors Re elected By Anamosa Creamery
Anamosa farmers Creamery re elected directors at its annual meeting this week. Mana ser A Hazel Smith has an unclear status in the text but is noted among the names associated with the reelection.
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Anamosa Creamery
Anamosa Alton
Anamosa Farmers Creamery
Manaser A. Hazel Smith
Amber Creamery names officers and meeting notices
Amber Creamery at Amber names officers with Wehling as president and Etten as former leader moving to advisory roles. The annual meeting of Central Iowa Production Credit Association is set for Cedar Rapids February 5 with director elections and a talk by Richard Spangler on farming and management. Fayette Farm Bureau plans a February 4 meeting at the Farm Bureau building with a Newton-area segment on February 6.
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Carl Wehling
Thelof
Amber Mutual Creamery Company
Wehling
Alfred Etten
Central Iowa Credit
Anamosa
Harley Anderson
Cen-|Assa
Junction
Center Junction
Central Iowa
Leo Bonjour
Cedar Olin
Rapids
Sheraton
Dick Dircks
Pertment
Mana‘gement
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Newton
Paul
U S Packers Exit Uruguay Amid Labor and Subsidy Dispute
Swift and Armour pull out of Uruguay after November notices and December liquidation. About 6 500 workers laid off due to labor unrest and cattle shortages. Government monopoly National Packing controls meat for domestic sale in Montevideo, exports restricted until needs are met, subsidy payments delayed. Independent slaughterers fill much of city demand.
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U. S
Uruguay
Washington
Swift and Armour
USDA
Foreign Agricultural Service
U.S
Naional Packing
Montevideo
Soils Work Advances in Allamakee County
Allamakee County farmers drive soil conservation as 649 cooperators join the district. Of them 495 completed farm plans. about a third adopted conservation measures. 1957 saw 70 new planters and 42 approved farm plans. county leads in contour strip cropping with 26 950 acres. Additional gains include 4 000 acres of contour farming, 50 farm ponds, terraces and trees planted.
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Allamakee County
Waukon
Alamakee County
Allamakee
Kerndt
Anamakee County
Niles
Jim Barnes
SCS
Ray Falleck
Conservaion Aide
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