Nelson of Colorado Sweeps Lamb Show Carcass Contest
Forrest Nelson of Meeker Colorado swept the National Lamb Show at Hawkeye Downs winning the grand champion lamb on the hoof for a second year and capturing champion and reserve champion carcasses in the Wilson and Co. cooler. His prize lambs were sired by a Suffolk ram bought from the University of Wyoming for $1,000. he operates 80 Suffolk ewes and an Angus herd on a 9,500 acre Meeker ranch. Other top placings included Robert Lewis Correctionville Iowa and Mike Holt Victor Colorado in carcass rankings, with notable breed winners across Suffolk, Hampshire, and Dorset classes and a breeding stock sale. Wilton Junction ram lambs auction also noted, with a top ram selling for $160 and Nelson’s influence seen in several consignments.
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Ware
Jim Brown
Fort Collins
Colo
Jim Davidson
University of Wyoming
Page Worley
Ely
Mike Mann
John Schwartau
Red Wing
Minn
al Swegle
Dorset
Page Wosley
Suffolk
Robert E. Lewis
Corractionville
Hampshire
C. J. Hall & Son
Sheffield
Forrest Nelson
Meeker
Calo
Hawkeye Downs
Wilson and Co
Nelson
Robert Lewis
Correctionville
Mike Holt
Victor
Harry Murphy
Windsor
Joe’ Sellers
Chariton
Zaruba Brothers
Mechanicsville
Murphy
Saral Rinehart
Knoxville
Eldon Horney
Clarks Hill
And
Worley
Jambs
Wilton Junction
Wiltom Junction
Suffolks
Derwood Keith
Von
Town State University
James Schnocklotti
New Liberty
Keith A
Suffolk Jam
A Robert Lewis
Correction Board
Ville
Keith
H Education
Ateeneed
Association
L.8.e.a
Lam
Wilton
Ewe Lambs
Wilton Schools’, Employment, Co
L.H.A
Éwé Lamb
Forrest
Charles Lee
Huxley
Ewe Lamb
Jim
Stephensort
Reinbeck
School Board backs policy adherence in FFA farm dispute
A Thursday statement from the school board asserts full compliance with board and administrative directives amid a dispute over Keith’s FFA owned farm. The Gazette noted the controversy over using funds for a Chicago trip and a $720 field chopper, plus placing part of the 40-acre farm in a government program begun in 1957 through Keith’s initiative.
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Keith
FFA
Gazette
Chicago
Five State Teams Enter National Lamb Show Judging
Atkinson Illinois 4H member Bill Diryer scored 239 of 250 to lead the junior judging contest with 45 4H participants and 20 FFA teams from 24 chapters. Judges were drawn from Illinois Minnesota and Iowa for 4H and Minnesota Wisconsin Indiana and Iowa for FFA with top finishers listed for both divisions.
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Atkinson
Ill
Bill Diryer
FFA
Ilinois
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Indiana
Bill Duryer
Tom Nelson
Jackson
Minn
Jeff Handevidt
Tony Schneider
Bloomington
Wis
Jim
Rowe
Jackson Minn
John Jamen
Kieth
Bothell
Towa City
Owen Tagbritson
Joe Kesler
Webster
City
Dean Willson
Quoketa Valley
Delhi
Vani
Johnson
Rick ‘Wagner
Lincoln
Stanwood
Lincoln School of
Awtry Calls for Accurate Reports Of Planted Acres
Des Moines and Strawberry Point report on farm acreage data for the 1969 Feed Grain Program. Dale H. Awtry urges precise acreage certifications to avoid reduced payments or loss of eligibility due to discrepancies between certified and actual planted cropland.
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Des Moines
ASCS
Dale H. Awtry
Town Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Strawberry Point
Beekeepers Assn
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio
Backbone State Park
Scrops
Washington State
Minnesota
Gerard
Colorado
Kansas
Melleray Abbey
Ledj
Booal
ABCS
Iowa Declares Three Hog Cholera Cases Last Month
Iowa's swine industry reports three hog cholera cases last month with outbreaks in Waynes, Cedar Rapids, and Story County. Dr E A Butler notes infected hogs were destroyed or moved to slaughter, as events across Spencer, Mason City, Osksloosa prepare at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids show July 13 with state final in Nevada July 20.
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Waynes Cedar Rapids
Iowa
E. A. Butler
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Nevada
Spencer
Mason City
Osksloosa
Doug Petty
Eldora
Animal Heath Association
Linn BHIA Reports May Production Highlights
The Linn BHIA notes 41 herds in Lina DHIA tested in May averaging 4 cows per herd with an average production of 322 pounds of milk and 12 pounds of butterfat per cow. Eight cows achieved lactations above 300 pounds butterfat. Witwer and Simonsen herd at Marion led with 14,680 pounds of milk and 755 pounds of butterfat. Other Witwer and Simonsen grade Holsteins posted 659, 609, 505 and 503 pounds of butterfat. Robert W. Bell owns a grade Holstein cited in the report.
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Lina Dhia
Witwer and Simonsen
Marion
Ifat
Robert W. Bell
PCA Ag Scholarships Awarded in 3 States
Production Credit Associations in Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota have awarded two agricultural college scholarships in each state to graduating high school seniors. The Iowa winners for study at Iowa State University are Dennis Miller of Charles City and Robert Moeller of Salem.
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Omaha
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa State University
Dennis Miller
Charles City
Robert Moeller
Salem
Swift To Buy Bookey Packing in Des Moines Deal
Des Moines reports that Swift & Company will purchase Bookey Packing Co in Des Moines. N L Dike Swift fresh meats president and Morton B Bookey and Lester B Bookey of Bookey Packing Co announce the arrangement. Bookey Packing Co posts about 100 million in annual sales.
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Des Moines
Booking Packing Co
Swift
Town Packing Co
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Wilton Wong
John
Judy Sehwartou
Buffalk Ewes
Yearling
Judy Schwartau
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Hampshire Rams
Jim Brown & Sons
Ft. Collins
Ewes
C. L. Hall & Son
Jamba
A. School Board
Eee
Ag Committee
Washington
House Agriculure Committee
Jeter Thie Waar
Backbone
Towa
Stats
Photese
Arith Theon
Linn Bhia
PCA Ag
Bookey
Arlans
First Avenue
Torrdate
Hinday
Othie Lines
Wrigley’s
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