Lisbon Farm Builds Intensive Hog Unit On 80 Acre Farm
A 28 by 180 foot farrowing house two miles east of Lisbon leads a two-unit hog operation run by P. L. Greiner withPeter Greiner and Raymond Wendler. They target 3,500 hogs marketed yearly under a strict schedule. The facility features automatic waterers, creep-area feeders, hot water radiant floor heating, a 250,000 BTU furnace, thermostats, antifreeze lines, and sand fill with plastic moisture barrier. Sows and pigs are kept in separate sections with climate control to ensure comfort and efficient labor.
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Raui Andre
Lisbon
P. L. Greiner
lUbfoot
Greiner
Peter
Raymond Wendler
Thernostrts
Grainer
Patar Greiner
Pig farming system uses steam cleaned house and high moisture silage
The Greiners operate a hog farm with a large farrowing unit, finishing pens, and an intermediate prowing center. They raise 115 sows with Hampshire and Yorkshire crosses, feed self-propelled rations, and plan a new 28 by 192 foot finishing building to handle hog volume. They emphasize acclimation, gilt selection, and a shift toward high moisture corn storage while maintaining crib storage for ground hog feed.
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Greiner
Algilis
Opera- Gon
Annual Iowa 4 H Poultry Tour set July 10 14
A busload of 4H poultry club members from Ames departs at noon July 10 for a multi day tour visiting poultry farms fatcheries processing plants Mason City Decorah Effigy Mounds Prairie du Chien Pikes Peak Carl Weber farm and Witwer broiler plant. The group stays with Gordon Hatchery in Marion for a chicken barbecue.
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Ames
Towa
Poultry Club
Aterman
Mason City
Decorah
Effigy Mounds
Prairie du Chien
Pikes Perk Park
Carl Weber
Greeley
Witwer Broiler
Marion
Gordon Hatchery
Rooster and Hen Prices Dip Across Iowa Markets
City markets report lower hen and rooster prices last week with declines ranging from 2 to 7 cents. Prices were softer at Iowa City and Wellman areas as 4H activity limited activity, while overall figures show Nebraska and Iowa markets steadying into Friday noon.
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Chomae Park
Des Moines
Iowa City
Wellman
Oskalooza
Maines
Dean Kildee to lead two month Latin America tour
Dean Emeritus H H Kildee of Iowa State University will depart Ames around July 18 for two months in Latin America. He will judge major livestock shows in Salvador, Medellin, and Bogota, visit farms, offer livestock training, and conduct veterinary refresher courses. This marks his 19th Latin America trip and sixth to Colombia.
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AMES
H. H. Kildee
College of Agriculture
Lowe State University
Latin America
Sun
Salvador
Hel
Colombia
Monday's Estimates from CHICAGO AP Livestock Receipts
Monday estimates report Chicago livestock receipts with cattle about 21000 head and hogs around 7000, while sheep figures are incomplete in the partial text. The report notes overall wet market conditions and ongoing grading.
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Chicago
ISDA Yearbook of Agriculture Released Today
The USDA announces the ISDA Yearbook of Agriculture Seeds 1956 edition with seven sections and 78 chapters detailing production processing testing and marketing of seeds. Foreword by Secretary Orville Freeman highlights seeds as a foundation of agricultural abundance and global hunger relief. The volume targets farmers gardeners seedsmen students and others with chapters on seed life growth breeding testing storage and policy. Copies cost 2 dollars, distributed mainly by Congress and the Superintendent of Documents. few copies available through official channels. Ayrshire breeders will hold their show July 38 at the Gerald Ross farm near Mt. Vernon.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Usda Yearbook of Agriculture
Congress
Superintendent of Documents
Gov. Printing Office
D. C
Agriculture
ML. Vernon
East Central District
Ayrshire
Gerald Ross
Mt. Vernon
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M, Feder & Sons
Isda Yearbook OF Agriculture
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Geewein
Hereford
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