Reclamation Program Marks 60 Years Of Water Progress
The U S Bureau of Reclamation reaches six decades since the 1902 act signed by Theodore Roosevelt. It oversees dams and reservoirs serving over eight million acres of farmland, 42 power plants, water to 200 communities, and 25 million recreation days annually.
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Ashington
UPI
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Texas
Bureau of Reclamation
Hawaii
Alaska
Bureau
Reclamation Service
Want To Grow Wheat See ASCS By July 2
Farmers who wish to start growing wheat should contact their county ASCS office soon, said Thomas M. Armstrong chair of Linn county ASCS committee. Written applications for new wheat farm allotments must be filed at county ASCS offices by July 2 on forms provided by local offices.
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County Agricultural Stabilization and ‘Conservation Service
Thomas ‘M. Armstrong
Linn County
Ascs Committee
Armstrong
ASCS
Two Iowans Named Directors of National Meat Board
Howard Rath of Waterloo and Cedric Hall of Hornick were chosen as Iowa representatives on the National Livestock and Meat Board. They join four others from neighboring states at the board’s thirty ninth annual meeting in Chicago. Iowa earned two director seats by supplying at least ten percent of the board’s annual income.
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Chicago
Howard Rath
Waterloo
Rath Packing Company
Cedric Hall
Hornick
Sioux City Producers Commission Association
Iowa
National Livestock and Meat Board
Illinois
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Meat Board
Pick-Congress
Meat Board Directors Expanded with State Representatives
The meat board collects over 20 percent of its annual income in Hawkeye state contributions. Minnesota Missouri and Nebraska gain one director each, with state directors serving co equally with organization directors. Board income comes from voluntary grower and feeder contributions per head and packer contributions per head. Directors come from 22 organizations, including livestock growers, marketing agencies, packers, retailers and restaurateurs, all serving without pay.
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Meat Board
Hawkeye State
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Benton 4-H Members Tour Cedar Rapids June 30
Benton county 4-H electric project members will visit Cedar Rapids on June 30. They will tour the CIPCO generating plant and the Municipal airport with plane rides over the city. The group meets at the Farm Bureau building in Vinton at 8 a.m. and ends with a luncheon at noon.
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Vinton
Benton County
Cedar Rapids
CIPCO
Farm Bureau
Holstein Picnic Planned at Stewart Farm July 10
The 1962 Holstein picnic is scheduled for July 10 at the I. P. Stewart farm near Maynard.
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Ames
I. P. Stewart
Maynard
Family Farm Remains Strong in Iowa Study Finds Entrenched Model
An Iowa analysis shows 1954 to 1959 farm trends with 175000 farms and 169000 operators in 1959. About 88 percent are commercial operators, average farm size rising to 194 acres, 70 percent of farms between 80 and 160 acres, 36 percent tenants, and a mixed income picture with only about half of commercial farms netting at least 5000 dollars.
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Iowa
Iown
ASCS Workers Union Wins Official Nod
The Agriculture Department recognized NASCOE the NASCOE union as the exclusive representative for county ASC office employees not civil service workers. NASCOE formed in 1958 and will bargain with USDA on safety vacation schedules per diem mileage and related matters not fixed by law.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
National Association of Ascs
American Farm Bureau Federation
Nascoe
ASC
Civil Service
Secretary of Agriculture
Freeman
Department
ASCS
USDA
Not assert the right to strike and nondiscrimination rule
The statement indicates that the organization must not claim the right to strike and must avoid discrimination in its activities based on race color or religion. It implies equal protection requirements for its actions and membership.
Employment Service Needs Farm Workers
The Iowa State Employment Service lists openings in northeast Iowa for 27 married farm hands and 29 single men. Wages for married workers run $150 to $250 monthly, mostly $175 to $225, with housing and extras. single men earn $125 to $150, up to $200, plus board, room and laundry. Qualified farm hands are hard to find.
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Iowa State Employment Service
Iowa
Farm Labor Bulletin
Employment Service
Hudson Dairy Co-Op Sets Sales Record in 1961
The Hudson Cooperative Dairy Association reports last fiscal year sales of 5,645,340 dollars, the largest in its 66 years. Patronage dividends to members totaled 138,824 dollars.
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Hudson Dairy Co-Op
Hudson
Hudson Cooperative Dairy Association
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California
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Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
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Washington
Missouri River
Spilhaus and Evans
Gazette
Milt Nelson
Old Fairground
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Mills
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Holstein
Kutish
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