Farmers Union and Democrats Grow Cautious Alliance Frays
The Farmers Union and the Democratic Party see a cooling of their long cooperative bond over farm aid. Johnson's spending cuts and farm policy shifts spark frustration from Patton's group, signaling possible shakeups among national farm organizations.
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National Farmers Union
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James A. Patton
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House Agriculture Committee
Congress
John A. Baker
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Edwin Christianson
Minnesota Farmers Union
Lail W. Schmidt
Rocky Mountain Farmers’ Union
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Hog Marketing Meeting Set for Fayette County
Farm Bureau sponsors a 13 county hog marketing meeting on Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Farm Bureau building in Fayette.
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Fayette
Farm Bureau
Fayette County Dairy Princess crowned in West Union event
Barbara Tope 18 of Hawkeye was named Fayette County Dairy Princess at West Union on Dairy Bay Day. Alternate Sharon Harrington 18 of Maynard also selected. judges included local officials. Alvin Frey won a purebred Holstein heifer. Marvin Walters and Charles Rose won businessmen and farmers contests. Event featured dairy demonstrations, free ice cream, and a dairy smorgasbord.
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Barbara Tope
Hawkeye
Fayette County
West Union
Barbara
Linda Lyon
Traer
Iowa
North Fayette County
Dairy Bay
Harold Tope
Meinerz Creamery
Fredericksburg
Sharon Harrington
Maynard
Joseph Harrington
Harlan Cooperative Creamery
Max E. Sauerbry
Elkader
Clayton County Extension
Leon Lilley
Patrick
Virginia
Mary Regan
Des ‘Moines
American Dairy Association of Iowa
Marvin L. Walters
Peoples Natural Gas Co
Charles W. Rose
The
Fayette County Dairy Promotion Committee
West Union Chamber of Commerce
State Fair Plans New Barrow Show
Des Moines Iowa State fair introduces a barrow competition with a $500 first prize. Barrows will be fed from 60 pounds to fair time at the Ames swine testing station to assess rate of gain and feed efficiency. Barrows under 230 pounds may be slaughtered. those 190 to 230 pounds shown Aug 29 and 30 for data. Final placings weigh gain and carcass quality, says swine superintendent H. M. Duncan.
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Turkey hatcheries underused despite high hatchability
USDA reports that with a 60 percent hatch rate the turkey industry utilized only a third of its total hatchery capacity last year, highlighting underused facilities despite good yields.
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Washington
USDA
Conover Family Dominates Berkshire Honors at Lisbon Picnic
Linda Conover crowned Berkshire queen at the Iowa State Berkshire Assn. picnic near Lisbon. Craig Conover won the junior judging contest with a prize donated by his brother Bruce. Winners included Jim Hauser and Bill Woods in men’s, Mrs. Bob Stork and Mrs. Milo Wolrab in women’s, and Bur dette Conover as a cousin. About 75 attended. Gilbert Reeves of Graettinger reelected president with Mrs. Reeves as secretary-treasurer.
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Holstein
Iowa State Berkshire Assn
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Linda Conover
Craig
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Jim Hauser
Struble
Bill Woods
Mechanicsville
Bob Stork
Milo’ Wolrab
Mt. Vernon
Craig Conover
Burdette Conover
Linda
Gilbert Reeves
Graettinger
Reeves
Fayette County DHIA Mark Is Best in State
Fayette County leads Iowa in dairy records for 1965 66 with 24 herds averaging over 500 pounds of butterfat per cow and a county total of 56 herds over 450 pounds. Top Fayette herd is Carl Lueder’s grade Guernsey at 632 pounds per cow, followed by Forest F Hamlett and Lyle Jones of Lamont at 599 pounds.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Iowa
Melvin C. Wangsness
Wangsness
Forest F. Hamlett
Lyle Jones
Lamont
Cattle Grub Costs Put At 100 Million Annually
The National Independent Meat Packers association says cattlemen face about 100 million dollars yearly in losses from cattle grub damage to hides and reduced weight. Individual cattlemen may lose one to five dollars per head. The group launches a campaign to help fight the pest.
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Washington
National Independent Meat Packers Association
Service wants advertising space in want ad section
Classified notice seeks to sell advertising services in the want ad column. The short ad requests placement guidance and pricing details for service promotion.
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