Farm Wife Finds Reward in Returning to Farming
Peg Lefebure a 36 year old Iowa farm wife who returns to farm life after college reflects on the evolving role of farm women. She details family farming operations including 1200 acres of crops, a 1500 head hog operation, and 125 feeder cattle, while noting increased in farm work involvement and leadership within Porkettes.
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Chicago
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Peg Lefebure
Don Lefebvre
Fairfax
Seventh Farm Forum
International Harvester
Chinaga
Our
Farm Forum
America
Lefebvres
Peg
Don
Lint County
Porkette
Doubts on Record Corn Crop Forecast by NCGA Official
Walter Goeppinger of the National Corn Growers Association questions the Agriculture Department’s projection of a 6.553 billion bushel national corn crop and record Iowa yields. He cites heat and drought in key production areas as factors not fully considered in the Monday report.
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National Corn Growers Assn
Iowa
Agriculture Department
Walter Goeppinger
National Corn Growers Agent
Lowa
Weather and supply shift expected in 1976 corn crop outlook
Analysts from several agricultural firms say weather will drive corn prices through harvest as forecasts adjust national production to about 6.253 billion bushels. Iowa production could total 1,275 million acres with yields near 104 bushels per acre, amid a record planting area and ongoing subsoil moisture concerns.
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Eldim Olsen
Cedar Ria
Goepplinger
Lowa
Allamakee County Fair Beefs Champion Sold For High Price
The grand champion beef animal at Allamakee Fair in Waukon sold Monday for 66 dollars per hundredweight. Exhibited by Pat Welsh the 1 180 pound crossbred was crowned grand champion, while reserve grand champion a 1150 pound crossbred shown by Jeff Bulman of Dorchester sold for 55 per hundredweight. Other top prices included 65 per hundredweight for an Angus shown by Jim Hitchens of New Albin. Prices dropped to 40 50 per hundredweight as cattle numbers stayed high though swine and sheep fell back.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Pat Welsh
Jeff Bulman
Dorchester
Jim Hitchens
Allamakee
Carol Welsh
Suv Curtin
Waukan
Sherry Welsh
Mike Suckow
Frankville
Aiso
Anne Weymiller
Girl Wins Five Coggon Beef Trophies At Harvest Home Show
Eleven year old Cathy Domer of Center Junction won five trophies at the Coggan Harvest Home show including the grand and reserve champion steer titles. She claimed the grand championship with a crossbred steer and the reserve champion with an Angus. Cathy also exhibited the champion Angus heifer. The event drew 91 steer entries with numerous regional winners and Brad Merritt earned best of show with a crossbred heifer.
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Cathy Domer
Center Junction
Cathy
Bod Domer
Grim
Angus Helfer
Coggon Lion's Club
Shorthorn
Neal Rathbun
Independence
Hereford
Russell Etten
Anamosa
Brad Merritt
Springville
Winners Named in Farm Show Beef and Dairy Cattle
Winners named in the Suckow Frankville dairy and beef shows include junior dairy champions for Jersey Gordon Rask and Guernsey Bradley Fossum with reserves Dan Sivesind and Danny Sivesind. Open class dairy honors go to Ayrshire Gary Cline, Brown Swiss Chad Gofer, and Jersey Julie Chine Decorah. Showmanship went to Lyons brothers in seniors and Schneider sisters in juniors. Hog, sheep, and other champions led by Mark Kern, Rick Heffern, Sue Curtin, and Paul Crew also noted with top sale prices.
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Suckow
Frankville
Jersey
Grand
Gordon Rask
Lansing
Kevin
Monroe
Waukon
Guernsey
Bradley Fossum
Waterville
Danny Sivesind
Holstein
Grend
Dan Lyons
Dung Lyong
Vince Larkin
Ken Kruger
Ayrshire
Dan
Dave Lyons
Dawn
Connie Schneider
Gary Cline
Decor+al
Brown Swisa
Chad
Rick Heffern
Harpers Ferry
Steve Flage
Siall Avermad
Postville
Sue Curtin
Paul Crew
Wathen
Jim
Baxter
Holly Santman Shows Champion In Dysart Show
Holly Santman, 18, of Dysart, topped an extensive field to win grand champion in the Dysart junior steer show. She exhibited an 1180 pound Maine Anjou Angus crossbred. Dawn Santman, 14, showed the reserve in the crossbred class with a 1250 pound steer. The overall reserve champion was a 1156 pound purebred Angus shown by Mike Smith. Jerry Messer, 18, of Dysart owned the champion Hereford steer weighing 4980 pounds. A 1085 pound Shorthorn shown by Doug Moothart of Fairfield earned top showman honors for the day.
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Dysart
Holly Santman
Ettead
Miss Santman
Earlher
Holly
Dawn
Wwe
Mike Smith
Smith
Angus Jerry Messer
Doug Moothart
Fairfield
Dana Clemens
Fem Pesta
Crossbred Wins Steer Show at Wyoming Fair
Sunde Todtz, 17, of Catanche showed the grand champion steer at the Wyoming fair steer show. The fair champion was a 1225 pound Charolais Short horn crossbred. The reserve champion was an 1085-pound Angus owned by Cathy Domer of Center Junction. Judge Jim Norton of Wilton presided. There were 126 steers entered in this year's show.
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Wyoming
Sunde Todtz
Catanche
Cathy Domer
Center Junction
Jim Norton
Wilton
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Hunter
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Rose Creek
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Hwy
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