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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1968
Page
2
California journalist Henry Schacht reports from Iowa on Midwest farmers views of the 1960s presidential race and farm policy. He notes restlessness, limited appeal of leading candidates, interest in Reagan, concerns about feed grain programs, and farmers investing in machinery and land to offset market risks.
Des Moines reports industry wide efforts to control cattle grubs are paying off says Dale Awtry director of the Iowa marketing division. The program is three years old with strong packer support and outreach to producers outlining June July treatments for southern cattle and January for northern cattle.
Maytag Dairy Farms, Inc. re elected all officers and directors at the annual board meeting. Mel Campbell named president and general manager after 39 years with the dairy, succeeding Fred Maytag II. Donn M. Campbell remains executive vice president. The company runs Maytag blue cheese and other products nationwide. The operation spans 1,965 acres across five farms with 325 Holstein cattle, beef cattle, hogs, and a few sheep.
The college outlined two two year programs in production agriculture and farm equipment mechanics to begin in September. Instruction combines classroom lab work and extensive hands on experience with instructors Ken Cuhel and Edgar Scherich leading the courses. About 20 students have enrolled and enrollment is expected to rise to about 40 by opening.
Three Iowa state FFA officers will attend the regional leadership conference July 1 3 in Kansas City. They are Steve Zumbach Manchester president Ron Bradley Elliott secretary and Jeff Swinbank Jesup reporter. Gerald Barton Des Moines executive secretary treasurer of the Iowa Association of Future Farmers of America will accompany them.
Laura Jean Vick 18 of Ridgeway is named Winneshiek county dairy princess at the June Dairy Month banquet in Decorah. She is a Cresco high school graduate of 1968 and will attend Luther College in Decorah, crowned by last year’s winner Colleen Kreitzer.
The Iowa State fair cattle show will be in two parts with open class beef cattle stalls by Aug. 16 and open class dairy cattle in place by Aug. 22. Premiums total 46733 with 41250 from the fair board and 5483 from breed associations. Entries close July 16 and awards cover Hereford Shorthorn Angus Milk Shorthorns and other breeds along with 4H and FFA classes.
Rosa Lea Mulford of Oelwein was chosen northeast Iowa district pork queen at the pork appreciation day meeting Tuesday night in Elkader. She was crowned by Lyle Kreps of the Iowa Department of Agriculture Marketing Division and will compete for the Iowa pork queen title at the Iowa State Fair in August.
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