Land Contract Financing Gains Ground in Farmland Sales
Land contract sales, where sellers directly finance buyers without mortgages, rose since 1946 and accounted for 43 percent of farmland sales in the year ending March 1, 1958. The arrangement offers buyers quick control with low down payments and tax advantages for sellers, though risks include potential loss of equity on default and limited down payment requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Norman J. Wall
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
Mr. Wall
Delegates Named to State 4-H Convention
Linn county will be represented at the 30th annual state 4-H girls convention in Ames by 26 club members and leaders. Delegates include Mary Bittner Dianne Bencke Jeanette Foster Narda Simonsen Linda Freese Sandra Smith Virginia Titler Frances Krejci Jane Reinhardt Carolyn Lenz Joyce Ross Dianne Akers Bonnie Waterhouse Anna Mae Peck Kathleen Booth Maurita Soukup Judy Leonard Mary Jane Boland Marilyn Lefebvre Betty Hand Sally Miller Mary Roshar. Leaders include Mrs. Earl Hepker Mrs. Willard Goodlove Mrs. Edwin Benisi Mrs. Virgil Heins Doris Hennins and Mrs. Drenkhahn.
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Linn County
Ames
Grace Drenkhahn
County Extension Home
Iowa State College
Mary Bittner
Dianne Bencke
Jeanette Foster
Narda Simonsen
Linda Freese
Sandra Smith
Virginia Titler
Marion
Frances Krejci
Jane Reinhardt
Carolyn Lenz
Mt. Vernon
Willard Goodlove
Central City
Edwin Benisi
Fairfax
Virgil Heins
Center Point
Doris Hennins
Drenkhahn
Trucklot Judges Named at Austin
Austin Minn Carroll Plager will head the trucklot judging committee for the National Barrow Show in Austin Sept 15 18. Members include Leonard Duman Oscar Mayer and Co Davenport William Dusek Wilson and Co Albert Lea F B Johnson Cudahy Packing Omaha J J Mitchell Morrell and Co Ottumwa Gordon Rhodes Swift and Co South St Paul J P Riley Armour and Co Mason City Harold Stone Bath Packing Co Waterloo. A trucklot is 10 market hogs with at least 6 barrows.
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Austin, Minn
Carroll Plager
Hormel and Company
Austin
Leonard Duman
Oscar Mayer and Company
Daven
Port
William Dusek
Wilson and Company
Albert Lea
F. B
Public sales featuring livestock and farms in Iowa region
Public sales and auctions listed include Holstein cows and dairy equipment with hogs at Robert Liebe location 7 miles NW of Alburnett on Wednesday June 3. Ed Ear Sorenson Maquoketa sale Saturday June 6 at 2 30 p.m. includes house. Public sale Eleanor Bruestle Lovel Voet Eileen McMann 4 miles SW of Watkins Saturday June 20 at 1 30 p.m. 142 acre farm. Public auction Jenni Thompson Evelyn Thorman 2 miles NE of Blairstown Saturday June 27 at 1 30 p.m. 160 acre farm.
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Robert Liebe
Alburnett
Ear Sorenson
Maquoketa
Eleanor Bruestle
Lovel Voet
Eileen McMann
Watkins
Jennie Thompson
Evelyn Thorman
Blairstown
Poage Sees Early House Vote on Wheat Bill This Week
Representative Poage said the house would likely vote on new wheat legislation this week, possibly Thursday. The proposal would cut allotments by 25 percent and raise supports from 75 to 90 percent of parity, with penalties for noncompliance and no production control if marketing quotas are rejected. Ezra Benson announced the 1960 program under existing law with a 55 million acre national acreage allotment and expected 75 percent parity supports.
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Washington
UPI
W. R. Poage
Texas
House
Poage
Farm Bloc
Eisenhower
Ezra T. Benson
Neighbors help Schulte family after February surgery
A dozen neighbors from WAUKON helped Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Schulte of Dorchester with chores last week. Mr. Schulte is recovering from February surgery.
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Waukon
Gregory Schulte
Dorchester
Schulte
ASC Employs Soil Sampler for Linn County Farmers
Leo M. Mallie, a Iowa State college agronomy student, is hired by the Linn county ASC committee to collect soil samples for requesting farmers. Services run until July 15 at no charge. testing costs $1.50 per sample at the Ames soil testing lab. County extension director C. E. Herriott urged early-summer sampling for clear soil and crop response differences. Requests may be made at ASC or extension offices in Cedar Rapids or the SCS office in Marion.
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Leo M. Mallie
Iowa State
Linn County
ASC
Gilbert Fridley
Mallie
Ames
Fridley
C. E. Herriott
Cedar Rapids
SCS
Marion
Delaware Crop Report Highlights County Planting Progress
Delaware county reports about 80 percent of corn planted and few soybeans. Most emerged corn is weedy while pastures are excellent and oats are growing rapidly.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Shrine Horse Show Adds Six-Horse Hitch Class
The El Kahir Shrine horse show expands to seven draft classes with a new 6-horse hitch event. A gate will allow use of Hawkeye Downs quarter mile track, easing ring logistics. The 8th annual show runs June 12 to 14 with multiple classes, premiums from 40 to 75 dollars, and trophies for first place in all classes.
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el Kahir Shrine
Shriners
Hawkeye Downs
Fayette Soil Bank Contracts Signed in Fayette County
Eighty two conservation reserve contracts totaling 6702 acres were signed in Fayette county per ASC Chairman Ellis W. Thompson, marking a statewide initiative to preserve farmland and halt erosion.
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West Union
Fayette County
ASC
Ellis W. Thompson
Fayette 4-H Girls Delegates Picked for Ames Convention
Seventeen Fayette county 4-H girls and leaders were chosen to attend the 30th annual state 4-H girls convention at Ames starting June 9. Attending will be Barbara Begalske Hawkeye Virginia Rakowicz Sumner Emily Sullivan Bonnie Kaufman Dorothea Schuety Fayette Bonnie Miller Clermont Beverly Chenswold West Union Beatrice Brannon Waucoma Marilyn Gilmer Maynard Dorothy Helgerson Elgin Ruth Klingman Wadena Mary Ann Stewart Nancy McClain Oelwein Sandra Lauer Hawkeye newly elected county girls club president will attend along with pre-convention workshop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Begalske
Hawkeye
Virginia Rakowicz
Sumner
Emily Sullivan
Bonnie Kaufman
Dorothea Schuety
Fayette
Bonnie Miller
Clermont
Beverly Chenswold
West Union
Beatrice Brannon
Waucoma
Marilyn Gilmer
Maynard
Dorothy Helgerson
Elgin
Ruth Klingman
Wadena
Mary Ann Stewart
Nancy McClain
Oelwein
Sandra Lauer
Lub
Ralph Mann
John Graham
Merle R. Bovis
Faylette County
Two-Thirds of Corn Planted in Keokuk
SIGOURNEY About two thirds of the corn has been planted in Keokuk county and some soybeans have been planted. Some re planting will be required on the bottom lands of the North and South Skunk rivers and on the English river. Some farmers in the county have been unable to plant any corn and still have to do some plowing. Corn that is up looks good, however, it is weedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney
Keokuk
Skunk
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Total Electric Living
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Delaware Crop Report
Shrine Horse Show
Ford
Zawya
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Pawiwas
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