State 4-H officers elected at Ames meeting
Libby Bruene of Gladbrook was chosen state girls 4-H president, succeeding Mary Oberbrockling of Manchester. Julie Roberts of Marion became state historian, Angie Brown of LaPorte City state vice president, and Nancy Morgan of Kelerton state girls secretary. Iowa boys 4-H officers named include Mike Peterson of Alicia as president and Reid Mason of Calamus as vice president. Alumni awards to four former 4-H members were announced for the closing session of the state conference.
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Ames
Tama County
Libby Bruene
Gladbrook
Mary Oberbrockling
Manchester
Marion
Julie Roberts
Angie Brown
LaPorte City
Te State
New State Girls
Miss Roberts
Linn County
Nancy Morgan
Kel Terton
Mike Peterson
Alicia
Reid Mason
Calamus
Brad
4-H
Iowa
4 H Series Fair Exhibitors Set for Workshops
Manchester hosts a slate of livestock workshops for 4 H and FFA members. Dairy sessions run June 23 at multiple area farms. sheep on June 24 at John Vermazen acreage. swine on June 28 at Wilbur Kebli and Martin Hillers farms. beef at Dan Bockenstedt and D A Burns locations. horse session July 1 at Val Ryan farm. Sessions cover fair rules, health, showmanship, appraisals, and management tips.
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Manchester
4-H
FFA
Alvin Voelker
Ryan
Bill Gibbs
Highway 20
Earlville
Larry Kruse
Petersburg
John Vermazen
Delhi Road
Wilbur Kebrli
Manchester Nn Highway 20
Martin Hillers
Highway 2
Dan Bockensted
Gretley
D. A. Burns
Val Ryan
Highway 13
Swine Producers Tour Planned in Manchester Delaware
County swine producers schedule their annual tour for June 22 visiting farms near Cas scetine and Tipton. Reservations must be made by June 18 at the county extension office in Muscatine and Tipton locations.
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Manchester
Delaware
Casscetine
Tipton
Iacode
Muscatine
Courly
Delaware Dairy Princess Named in Manchester
Linda Gibbs, 19, named Delaware county dairy princess in Manchester. Daughter of William and Mrs Gibbs of Earlville, she attended Beckman High School and plans to start college at the University of Northern Town this fall. Ruth Swenka of Greeley named alternate princess. Evert Van Note of Masonville received the distinguished dairyman award. Karl Zumbach earned the top production award with high butterfat. Fourteen Dairy Herd Improvement Cooperative members qualified for awards for above state average milk or butterfat.
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Bazelle
Tom Hayes
Delaware Dairy
Linda Gibbs
Delaware County
Fairground
Manchester
William Gibbs
Earlville
Ruth Swenka
Lynee Kruse
Lawn Dairy
Linda
Becky Voelker
Delaware
Dyersville
Beckman
University of Northern Town
Greeley
Evert van Note
Masonville
Karl Zumbach
Eastern Iowans Win Ai Dairy Congress
In Waterloo Harlan Decher and sons of Oelwein led the open class with the Brand champion Guernsey bull. Frank Sivesind of Waukon earned the reserve Guernsey bull, Ted Becker of Center Point took reserve Holstein cow and reserve bull, Don and Pat Hoover of Norwalk showed the Milking Shorthorn champion cow, Elrey and Ron Gruenwald of Lost Nation the reserve cow, and Marcia Shradle of St Anthony had the champion bull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ai Dairy Congress
Waterloo
Harlan Decher
Marcia Shradle
St. Anthony
Livestock Income Drops With Feed Costs Rise in Iowa
Ames Iowa livestock income per $100 of feed fell to 159 last year, down 22 from 1969, with beef cow and dairy herds showing gains while hogs, fed cattle, hens, and ewes declined. Feed costs rose 6 percent as corn prices increased, and cattle feeding income failed to cover non feed costs, unlike beef cows.
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Ames
Iowa
H. B. Howell
Iowa State University
Howell
Partridge Aids Farm Business Association as Consultant
Jay J. Partridge, retiring Bu lchatan county extension director, becomes a farm management consultant for the Northeast Town Farm Business Association. He starts August 1 serving about 160 farmers in Dubuque Delaware Buchanan and eastern Black Hawk counties providing record keeping analysis and income tax help. Paul Smith of Elgin leads the association with an annual average membership fee around $26.30 for January to December.
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Independence
Jay J. Partridge
Bulchatan County
Northeast Town Farm Business Association
Partridge
Dubuque
Delaware
Buchanan
Black Hawk County
Paul Smith
Elgin
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Miss Bruene
Martin Bruene
John Roberts
Bruene "Roerte
Farm Business Association
UN Annnally
Tom
Jones
Liberace
Eloise Laws
Gilbert O
Camp Wyombng
Jones and
Cedar Counties
Dave Schemmel
Monti¢allo
Mery Knuth
Cascade
Bruca Rehmke
Malan Johnston
Vaslyn Fink
Johns County
Olfartmeet Stores
First Ave
S.B. Shorine Cms
Cedar Rapids
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