Familiar names top list of Fair winners Bottema shows supreme champion hog
In a Thursday finish at the All Iowa Fair hog show Roger Bottema of Dysart claimed the supreme champion with a 239 pound Hampshire Yorkshi re crossbred barrow. Bob Brown of Laurel took the reserve supreme with a 245 pound Hampshire Duroc crossbred. Twelve year old Troy Werning of Newhall earned reserve champion gilt, 244 pounds, after also taking the open champion hog at the Swine Expo earlier in February.
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al Swegle
Roger Bottema
Dysart
Bob Brown
Laurel
Troy Werning
Newhall
Farm Youth Center
Hawkeye Downs
Brown
Werning
Iowa
Des Moines
Farmers of America
Roger
Henry
Farrow
Barrow
Bob
Russell Brown
Anamosa
Jones County Pork Producers
George
Chester
Spectators judge beef at Cedar County Fair judging
Spectators evaluated 46 head of cattle in the Cedar County Fair beef ring in Tipton. The session covered entries from juniors and adults in the Dad's Day Carcass Show, with results pending at a 7:30 p.m. follow-up at the 4-H Building on July 19.
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Tipton
Dubuque
Geneseo
Ill
Jim Fry
Wilton
Kimberly
Dick Fry
Doug Sander
Lowden
Guernsey
Dean Behrens
Upcoming fair events livestock judging on fair circuit
The All Iowa Fair in Cedar Rapids features dairy judging in the morning. Benton County Fair at Vinton includes sheep swine and dairy judging. Cedar County Fair at Tipton features hog and beef heifer judging. Wyoming Fair at Wyoming features beef judging in the afternoon.
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Cedar Rapids
Benton County
Vinton
Cedar County
Tipton
Wyoming
Cedar Rapids Hog and Lamb Prices Steady in Thursday Quotes
Wilson Foods Cedar Rapids quotes hog prices at 58.00 to 59.00 steady by condition with discounts on lightweight and heavy hogs. Spring lamb prices steady at 56 to 58. Waterloc Bath Packing lists hogs at 58.50 to 59.00. crops and soybeans quoted with July and August futures. Buying hours are 7 to 10 a.m. Mon–Fri.
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Cedar Rapids
Wilson Foods
Wilson Ghorons
Wilsons
Waterloc Bath Packing Co
Aamed
Des Moines Market Reports on Eggs Hogs and Grains
Des Moines regional market notes show steady prices for eggs and hogs amid light demand and vacations. Reports include farm egg quotations, dressed meats trends, Iowa grain bids, and assorted livestock receipts with regional price ranges and comparisons to prior periods.
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Federal
Soviet to Import Large Grain Amounts Despite Farm Spend
London AP reports the Soviet Union will need to import 30 to 35 million metric tons of grain annually in the next few years and ease to 25 to 30 million tons after its 1980s food program, despite plans to invest over 200 billion dollars in agriculture.
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London
Soviet Union
International Wheat Council
Jean Parotte
United States
Moscow
Poland
Kremlin
Parotte
Afghanistan
Jimmy Carter
Reagan
Council
All-Iowa Fair flower judges set high standards and history
Dorothy Wallace of Van Horne is a federated garden club accredited masters level flower judge who has attended flower schools since 1965. At Hawkeye Downs she joins Carl Franks of Cedar Rapids in evaluating changing displays, with Kathleen Kennymore of Norway dominating this year’s table setting. The show spans generations, with Tillie Rohlena and multiple relatives part of a 30-year Hawkeye Downs tradition.
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al Swegle
Dorothy Wallace
van Horne
Federated Garden Club of Iowa
Dorothy
Hawkeye Downs
Benton County Fair
Bellevue
Garwin
Carl Franks
Cedar Rapids
Manchester
Franks
Cedar Rapids Art Museum
YWCA
Kirkwood Community College
The
Gazette
Iowa
Kathleen Kennymore
Norway
Kathleen
Tillie Rohlena
Tillie
Lori Parr
Blairstown
John and
Janelle Rohlena
Charles Rohlena
Center
Jessica
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Ower
Sioux City
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Omaha
Cinu Nwer
Ners
Sively
Geneva
U.S
Jose Sorzano
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Sorzano
Wallace
Rohlena
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