Sheep Show Breaks Records At All Iowa Fair Judging
The All Iowa fair sheep judging set a record with 216 lambs judged over six hours. “The Rock” won grand champion among 58 Suffolk rams, while a Suffolk ewe won, and Craig Van Arkel and Wayne Skartvedt led champions. The hurdling champion was John Rohloff, 17, of Delta.
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Dysart
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Suffolk
Craig van Arkel
Malcom
Wayne Skartvedt
Radcliffe
Skartvedt
Alltowa
van Arkel
Boxcar
State Ram
Waterloo
John Rohloff
Delta
Richard Rohloff
Neal Smith
Stanwood
Smith
New Mexico
Minnesota
Kentucky
Whitney
Columbia
Elvin Hebner
Jefferson
Kingsley Johnson
Thompson
Southdown Ram
David Morlan
Glidden
Hampshire Ram
Suffolk Ene
Suffolk Ram
Ewe
Ram
Iowa
Farm Price Index Drops Five Percent
The government farm price index fell five percent between May 15 and June 15, the sharpest drop in 20 months, driven by lower prices for soybeans, grain, beef cattle, vegetables and fruits. Hog and milk prices offset the decline, as farmers paid costs rose slightly, with mid June prices 6 percent below the prior year. Walter Hampden born on this date in 1879.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Department
Crop Reporting Board
Meat Output Drops Slightly in Iowa Last Month
Iowa monthly meat production reached 522.36 million pounds, down 4 percent from April but up 22 percent from May 1976. Cattle slaughter climbed 5 percent to 384 thousand head and hog slaughter rose 21 percent to 1.48 million.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
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