Rural Areas Must Adjust To Change Says Eldridge
Eber Eldridge of Iowa State University told bankers at a rural banking school in Morris Minnesota that rural communities must adapt to changing social and economic conditions or face poverty ill health and low incomes. He urged multi county planning and strong leadership to build a modern rural community with strong agriculture institutions and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldridge
Morris
Minn
Eber Eldridge
Iowa State University Farm Economist
Minnesota
Dakotas
University of Minnesota
Towa
America
USDA Seeks Election of Favorable ASC Committees
Farmers nationwide will elect three ASCS community committeemen during a weeklong ballot in September to aid federal farm aid programs. The ASCS oversees crop control price support soil conservation and land retirement programs costing over $4 billion annually. Community and county committeemen work limited days yearly with per diem pay. county members earned 20 to 21 dollars for about 43 days last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department’s Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Services
ASCS
D. D. Offringa Visits Friesland Relatives Abroad
D. D. Offringa, longtime county agent and now county extension director, left Brem er for Ameland in Friesland Holland in April to visit family including brothers Menno and John and sisters. He plans six more weeks abroad with his grandson, tours in Sweden and the Rhine, and mentions Marshall Plan support and farm programs aiding farmers during postwar conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Offringa
Bremer
Linn
Jones Counties
Friesland
Holland
Menno
Sabula
John
Tipton
Randy Keehn
Des Moines
Sietske
D.D
Pietje Akkerman
Dunes
Pietje
Simon Akkerman
Sneek
Ruurd Botma
Cedar Rapids
Richard
Ann
Ruard
Randy
Sweden
Rhine
Germany
Wageningen
Iowa State University of Holland
Government Grain Bins Sold by Iowa ASCS Since 1963
The Iowa county ASCS committees selling 21 179 government owned grain bins to farmers and warehouses. The state ASCS committee plans to auction 12 710 more bins with capacity about 54 million bushels. Secretary Orville L Freeman urges sale to help farmers store grain on farms under price support if desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa County
ASCS
Commodity Credit Corporation
State
Orville L. Freeman
Postville FFA Member Joins European Tour Group
Rex Carlson of Postville travels with a Farm Bureau FFA tour group that departed for Europe this week to study agribusiness and agriculture systems abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Rex Carlson
FFA
Europe
The Newspaper Boy as Ground for Responsibility
A boy may build reliability through daily newspaper delivery. The text speculates on whether he can afford costs and manage upkeep, but emphasizes input on responsibility via regular service.
Dutton Re-elected to Eastern Iowa Co op Board
Warren Dutton of West Liberty was unanimously re-elected to a three year term on the board of Eastern Town Light and Copwe Cooperative at the District 4 meeting in Lone Tree. Other hold-over directors from District 4 are Frank Sherburne and F W Schnoebelen. In Des Moines an estimated 137 000 bee colonies were on Iowa farms July 1, unchanged from last year and 1 percent below the 1961 65 average. colony condition was 84 percent of normal and nectar plant condition 90 percent.
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Lone Tree
Warren Dutton
West Liberty
Eastern Town Light and
Copwe Cooperative
iDistrict 4
Frank Sherburne
F. W.schnoebelen
Riverside
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Iowa Calf Crop 1967 Prediction Matches 1966
DES MOINES The 1967 Iowa calf crop is forecast at 1 896 000 head, about 3 percent above the 1961-65 average and essentially holding at 1966 levels. Cows and heifers two years old and older on Jan 1 1967 total 2 061 000, about 1 percent higher than a year earlier. The U S calf crop is seen at 43 056 000 head, down 1 percent from 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
United States
Goldsmith Named Acting Extension Director in Benton
Jerry Goldsmith, extension associate in Benton County since July 1964, has been named acting county extension director effective September 10. Vernon Schrader, extension council chairman, announced the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Jerry Goldsmith
Benton County
Vernon Schrader
Kent Official Takes .D. State Position
Dr. Charles J. Goldsmith, acting extension director, replaces Eldon Hans as head of animal science at Iowa State University. Hans has taken leave until Jan 1, 1968, while Goldsmith handles Kent Feeds duties during the transition. The 48 states total 4,837,000 bee colonies nationwide, up 1 percent from 1966, ending a long decline since 1958.
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Puellcs
Muscatine
Charles J
Goldsmith
Lewis
Eldon Hans
Kent Feeds, Inc
Iowa State
South Dakota State University
Brookings
Allamakee DHIA Members Earn High Production Certificates
Twenty nine members of the Allamakee county DHIA received production certificates for herd averages of 450 pounds or more of butterfat in the testing year ending April 30.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
DHIA
Junior Livestock Winners Named At Manchester
The Delaware County fair junior show in Manchester crowned champions across sheep and horse divisions. Gary Kelly won champion market lamb with Duane Vermazen as reserve. Mark Patton led top market lambs and Jan Brockmeyer took reserve. John Brockmeyer was champion senior sheep showman. Mark Patton reserve. Scott Sampson and Bill Vermazen won junior sheep showmanship. Randy Kehrli’s Manchester entry captured champion horse with Sheryl Wendt reserve and top senior horse showman. Donna Barger was champion junior horse showman. Judges were Tom Wickersham, Elmer Garrels, and Tom Lyon.
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Manchester
Delaware County Fair
Gary Kelly
Duane Vermazen
Mark Patton
Ryan
Jan Brockmeyer
Colesburg
John Brockmeyer
Scott Sampson
Colesbury
Bill Vermazen
Randy Kehrli
Sheryl Wendt
Delhi
Donna Barger
Junor Daily Show
Jeff Harder
Tom Weigle
Earlville
Ron Krapff
Greeley
Tom Keith
Elmer Garrels
Mt. Pleasant
Tom Lyon
The
Iowa State Dairy Assn
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Faun News
USDA
Secretary of Agriculture
Offringa
His
Ameland, Friesland
Netherlands
Rex
Ameland
Marrum
Internal Revenue Service
Reader's Digest
Fai
eLavrow
Call
Ole Cedar Rapids
Guzzit
Dutton
Benton
Kent
Dhia Production
Syyod
Ayery
Gary Loudon
Creston, Tawa
Richard McGovern
Waterlog
Earl M. Davis
Marion, Lowa
George Samuelson
Jesup, Towa
Thos. Williams
E. Moline, Lilinois
Deloris Sharp
Marton
Marland Squire
Jesus
Marlys Jean Baker
Spot-O-Gold Corp
Sunray DX Oil Company
Joan Krein
Charles City
Lowa
Ronald Markham
Osage, Lowa
Larry Pratt
RCA
Carlisle, Lowa
Jim Cask
Waterioa
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