What’s What Roy Miller Says About Farming and Politics
Roy Miller, 47, a 260 acre farmer near Fairfax in Benton Linn county line, with six children, discusses Brown Swiss cattle sales, herd management, Oxford sheep, and dairy marketing. He favors Humphrey with reservations, plans to vote Hughes for senator, and cites rising costs as farm main issue while dairying remains a seven day job.
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Roy Miller
Fairfax
Benton-Linn
Gene
Wilson and Co
Beth
Jim Clayton
Waukee
Ned
Benton County
William Penn College
Oskaloosa
Zen
Ted
Von
South English
Webster High School
Orange Township
Black Hawk County
Story County
Maxwell
Church of the Brethren
Cedar Rapids
USDA Completes Meat Buying for School Lunches
Washington AP reports two major USDA campaigns ended last week with contracts for enough canned chopped meat and frozen ground beef to feed needy families and school children into next winter. In September a total of 94,455.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Cancer
Department
Weighty Fat Cattle Could Lower Price
Washington officials warn rising weights of fat cattle heading to market may weaken prices. The Agriculture Department notes current fed cattle prices exceed last year’s and attributes higher prices to cattle finishing at proper grades. It cautions feeders not to delay market by holding cattle for heavier weights, calling extra pounds the fastest way to drop prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
Purdue to Hold 78th Swine Judging School
Purdue University will conduct its 78th swine judging school on July 12 starting at 9 am at the university farm center. It is the oldest continuous school of its kind in the United States.
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Gazette
Rex Coon
Hampshire
Wilbur
Charlene Kehrli
Manchester
FFA
James Irons
Clarence
Iowa Hampshire Assn
LeRoy Faint
Lisbon
Tom Wiley
Grover Miehe
Monticello
Harold Hodson
Iowa State University
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
U.S
Large meat purchases under 1935 farm act funds
The department reported 000 pounds of canned meat bought for direct family distribution and 29 832 000 pounds of ground beef costing over 16 million dollars for school lunch programs. Both long range campaigns were funded under section 32 of the agricultural act of 1935.
U S corn exports rise in first nine months
USDA reports show U S corn exports for the first nine months of the current fiscal year up 13 percent from the same period a year earlier.
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Washington
U. S
USDA
Expected 1 Percent Drop in U.S. Milk Consumption
The Agriculture Department says per capita milk consumption in the United States will fall about 1 percent this year from 586 pounds in 1967. The decline is smaller than the 3 percent drop last year, aided by higher government aid for domestic food programs and stronger demand for dairy products.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Department
Conservationists To Meet July 27 in Decorah
The Soil Conservation Society of America's Area I, comprising 99 members and families, will hold its summer meeting in Decorah on July 27. Chairman William Mills announces events include Nordic Fest activities, site visits, and farm tours to observe local conservation practices. Area II covers 24 northeast Iowa counties from Tama to the Minnesota line.
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Decorah
Soil Conservation Society of America
Area I
William Mills
Area II
Winneshiek County Soil Conservation District Board
Soils District
Iowa
Tama
Benton
Linn
Jones County
Minnesota Line
Marion Teacher Attends Iowa Conservation Camp
Edward DeWees ninth grade teacher in Marion Independent Schools is among about 100 Iowa teachers at the 19th Iowa teachers conservation camp June 23 to July 13 at Spring Brook State Park near Guthrie Center.
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Guthrie Center
Edward DeWees
Marion Independent
Iowa
Spring Brook State Park
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Iowa State College
Waterloo
Scenic City
Iowa Falls
Des Moines Co-op Dairy
Marion
Oxford
Pullins
Jihvass Humphrey
Humphrey
Nixon
Hughes
Park Lane Drive Inn
16Th Avenue
20Th Street
Kozy Inn
First Avenue
Stickney
Susan Brown
Anamosa
Swine Judges School
Down, Town
2Nd Ave
Midwest
Swisher
Swifts
Protea
Texas
S. E
Armar
Kenny ' Hofer
Tony’s Steak House
Tony
Charcoal Steak House
16Th Ave
Marion Man
Amusement Park
First Ave
SAT
SUN
FOX and Hounds
QUART
1St Ave
Ist Ave
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