Edgewood farmer talks family farm and politics
John Westerlen, 44, lives on an 80 acre Edgewood farm and runs a local implement business. He and wife have four children, are active in 4 H and local clubs, and discuss Charolais cattle plans while weighing Nixon Bramwell Culver and farm policy in the 1960s election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Westerlen
Edgewood
Jan
Iowa State University
Rich Pingel
Ft. Dodge
ISU
Pamela
Ross
Tracy
Delaware County Fair Board
Delaware County Beef Cattlemen’s Assn
Edgewood Commercial Club
Toastmasters’ Club
Bramwell
Culver
Government Farm Checks Not Secret Says AP
Government open door policy lets any citizen view federal farm payment data from county offices of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. Exceptions exist for law, national security, trade secrets, investigations, and confidential opinions on regulatory programs. Public data include loan program, acreage, and marketing quota payments released at designated times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Hubert H. Humphrey
Farm Bureau
Richard M. Nixon
G.O.P
Ayrshire Show At Goettsch Farm Iowa Hosts Cattle Event
Eleven breeders entered seventy seven Ayrshire cattle at the East Central Iowa district show held at the Harry Goettsch farm near Walcott. Judge Doug Wilson of the American Breeders Service praised top entries. Grand champion bull went to Fred and Lowell Mohr. junior and reserve by Harry Goettsch. Champion female was a two year old shown by Danny Doetscher. reserve by Harry Lorenz. Cherryle Ross won junior showmanship. Judging contest winners included Gerald Ross and Mrs Harry Lorenz, with juniors Merle Schlepkohl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa Ayrshire
Harry Goettsch
Walcott
Doug Wilson
American Breeders Service
Fred
Lowell Mohr
Tipton
Danny Doetscher
Harry Lorenz
Cherryle Ross
Mt. Vernon
Calf Crop in Iowa and U S Forecast for 1968
Iowa farms expect a 1968 calf crop of 1,889,000 head, down 1 percent from 1967 but above the 1962-66 average. January 1 1968 cattle on Iowa farms totaled 2,010,000 head, down 1 percent from last year. U S calf crop for 1968 is forecast at 43,902,000 head, up 1 percent from 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Town
Iowa
United States
Dr Allan Smith Pioneer in Soybean Protein Research
Dr Allan K Smith a Springville native and leading soybean protein authority visited Linn county this week attending the Wild family reunion centennial in Marion He trained at Coe College Columbia University and taught in South Dakota Kansas He joined USDA research in 1937 later transferring to Illinois and Peoria He spent two months in China in 1948 studying soybeans later solving processing issues with water absorption He retired from federal service but remains a soybean industry consultant.
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Springville
Linn County
Allan K. Smith
New Orleans
Wild
Thomas Park
Marion
Iowa
James Wild
England
Wisconsin
Smith
James Pearson
H.H. Lacock
Coe College
Columbia University
Sioux Falls College
South Dakota
Kansas State Teachers College
Pittsburgh
Kan
Dr. Smith
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
Institute of Paper Research
Appleton
Wis
University of Illinois
Northern Agricultural Utilization Laboratory
Peoria
Teins
American Soybean Assn
US. Department of Agriculture
Washington
China
Japan
U.S
All-town Adds Jr Baby Beef Glass New Division
The All-town fair will add a junior beef division for Charolais and other breeds to the 4 H and FFA junior steer show. Top premium is 20 with other placings of 15 10 and 6. A 5 premium is paid for all other head shown. Judging begins 9 a.m. Tuesday Aug 13 with entries open to Iowa 4H and FFA members.
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Billy Greiner
Greiner
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
U S Wool Clip Falls 7 Percent From Last Year
The Agriculture Department estimates 175 871 000 pounds of wool to be shorn this year a 7 percent drop from 1967 due mainly to a 6 percent decline in the sheep and lambs shorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Montezuma Boy Attends Camp Miniwanca in Michigan
Montezuma youth Don King son of Mr and Mrs Lester King will attend Camp Miniwanca near Shelby Michigan from August 12 to 25 The nine year 4 H record includes local and county offices delegate to state leadership conferences and several county awards including a trip to Chicago
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Montezuma
Don King
Lester ‘King
Weather Cut Ranch Income In Southwest
Washington AP reports Southwest livestock ranchers saw sharp 1967 income declines due to bad weather and higher costs. Cattle net averaged $6,312 vs $7,293 in 1966 and $7,410 1957-59. sheep net $7,216 vs $11,778. northern Rocky Mountain cattle area led with $19,065.
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Washington
Southwest
Department of Agriculture
Rocky Mountain
Plains
Four Regional FFA Star Farmers Named
Four regional FFA Star Farmers have been chosen by national officers and directors. DeLane Ruess of Owosso Michigan Jack W Gibbons of Clymer New York Boyd Joe Spencer of Albert Oklahoma and Michel L Oakley of Scio Oregon are the four named with one to be chosen national Star Farmer at the October convention in Kansas City Kansas.
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Washington
FFA
Future Farmers of America
FPA
DeLane Ruess
Owosso
Mich
Jack W. Gibbons
Clymer
N.Y
Boyd Joe Spencer
Albert
Okla
Michel L. Oakley
Scio
Ore
Kansas City
Clayton County Fair Junior Entries Told
ELKADER The annual Clayton County fair will be held at the National fairground Aug 1 12. 4 H and FFA entries include 287 dairy cattle 109 steers 23 beef heifers 160 hogs 37 sheep 47 horses 23 pens of poultry and 45 rabbits 130 displays in non livestock projects.
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Elkader
Clayton County
National Fairground
Jim Hosch
FFA
Hosch
Fewer Cattle Entries In Poweshiek Fair
Poweshiek county 4 H and FFA fair in Grinnell August 5 8 reports fewer beef and dairy entries than last year per county extension director Gary M Peterson fair secretary Yet science mechanics and arts exhibits attract more entries than before
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Grinnell
Poweshiek County
Gary M. Peterson
Top Farm Leaders To Meet With Platform Committees
Washington leaders from the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Farmers Union join Herschel Newsom of the National Grange in Miami Beach to present farm policy planks for the 1968 Republican platform. They aim to compare party positions and advocate supply management reform and tax-loss farming controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.O.P. Platform Committee
Democratic Platform Panel
Chicago
Grange
Newsom
NFU
Dechant
Midcrest Area Beef Carcass Show Set for Sept in Creston
A Midcrest extension area beef carcass show will be held September 3 in the Creston livestock sale barn with classes for individual steers and pens of five. Eligible exhibitors come from Adair, Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Madison, Ringgold, Taylor and Union counties. Animals will be judged live by Clifford Iverson of Ottumwa and carcasses graded at the Bookey plant in Des Moines. Carcass placings will be announced at the Bookey plant on September 5.
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Creston
Midcrest
Adair
Adams
Clarke
Decatur
Madison
Ringgold
Taylor
Union
Clifford Iverson
Ottumwa
Tenco
Bookey
Des Moines
Charles Yancey
Federal Meat Grading Agency
Delaware Beeves Averaged $28.67 at Manchester Fair
Sixty four beef calves and sixteen pens of three sold at the Delaware county fairbeef auction in Manchester. The average was $28.67 per cwt for beeves and $26.68 for pens. top price reached $40.50 for a Hereford calf owned by Kelly Robinson of Masonville. Thirty six calves remained unsold amid thirty different buyers and a total value near $30,000.
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Manchester
Delaware County Fairground
Kelly Robinson
Masonville
4-H
Waterloo
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Chile
Pami
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Nixon
Senator
John Welterlen
Ayrshire
Goettsch Farm
Allan Smith
Miniwanca
Gateway Gardens
Sixth Street
S.W
First Credit Corporation
Third Street
Cedar Rapids
Ford
FFA Star
Clayton County Fair
Poweshiek Fair
Ford Ltd
By Bernard Brenner
Farm Bureau Stand
The
Farm Bureau Federation
General Farm Organizations
Midcrest Area
Delaware
Zenith
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