Smith Delivers First Lambs to Testing Station
Ely Iowa Thursday noted Stanwood's Rex Conn reports Ely’s Worley Banner Valley Haven farm received the first five Hampshire ram lambs for the 1968 ram progeny test. Lambs from James Smith and Son and sired by Hercules will be weighed and vaccinated as the test seeks high quality carcasses and efficient growth.
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Worley Farm
Ely
Neal Smith
Stanwood
Craig
Page Worley
John B. Worley
Andy Boston
Smith
Worley
Banner Valley Haven
Hampshire
James Smith and Son Flock
Hercules
Ralph Dunn
Coggan
Dunns
Page
E. H. Beretta
Solon
Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
Tom Wickersham
Iowa State Extension
Boone
Worleys
John Werley
US Dairy Price Supports Face Political Push and Debate
Washington AP report shows farm groups led by the National Farmers Union pressing Secretary Freeman to raise the milk manufacturing support price from 4.00 to 4.27 per hundred pounds. Freeman aides oppose, citing law and current product surplus. They argue imports caused the surplus, while dairy leaders blame foreign supplies and note July 1 import restrictions.
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Washington
Orville L. Freeman
National Farmers Union
Auction Notices From Iowa Farms and Livestock Closings
A sequence of farm auctions and closings listed with dates and locations across central Iowa. Items include machinery livestock hay straw and miscellaneous goods with auctioneers Walter Heineman Albert Banes Est Ronald Lawrence Emi and others. Locations span Keystone Elberon Winthrop Central City Marion and surrounding areas with times such as 12 30 p m and 1 p m noted.
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W. Hanna
Central City
Crain
Zack McArthur
Fairfax
Howard Rich
Mond Estate
Ryan
MM. R. Aldrich
Fit
Vernon
Walter Heineman
Garrison
Homer Boies
Keystone
Turrey Cap
George X. Reed
Winthrop
Albert L. Banes
Elberon
Angus
Ronald Lawrence
Hampshire hog tops ISU show with 141-pound carcass
Show Manager Tom Rampy reported the champion from Iowa State University weighed 141 pounds at 30.5 inches, with 0.8 inch backfat and 6.3 square inches loin eye yielding 47.89 percent ham and loin. Second place was a 158-pound purebred Hampshire from Manchester exhibitors Wilbur and Charlene Kehrli.
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Hampshire
Iowa State University
Iowa State
Tom Rampy
Wilson and Co
Rampy
Wilbur
Charlene Kehrli
Manchester
Chuck Hubler
Lisbon
Allert Seppy
Davenport
FAO Reports Farm Gains in Latin America
FAO reports South America shifts from hoe to tractor with a center in Colombia showing one tractor per 467 acres. The facility, run by Colombia's National Service for Vocational Training and FAO, is funded by a $300000 Massey Ferguson grant and trains 60 students yearly.
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FAO
Latin America
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Colombia
United State
Europe
South America
Africa
Far East
National Service For
Massey-Ferguson, Ltd
International Farm Machinery Company
la Molina
Peru
Agricultural University
United Nations Special Fund
East Africa born Worley shepherd Joins Ely farm roster
Ely J John Kroge the new shepherd at Worley’s Banner Varley Haven farm in Ely brings 36 years in livestock work. Born in British East Africa he trained in England and spent years with Jersey Shropshire and Dorset flocks in North America and Oklahoma. His family plans visits to England while his sons help at the farm.
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Ely
John Kroge
Worley
Don Head Farm
Richmond Hill
Ontario
Southdown
Maine
Duron Howard
Mulhall
Okla
John
Tunis
England
Oklahoma
Colorado
Boulder
Colo
Kroge
Banner Valley Haven
Texas
Worleys
Houston
British East Africa
Jersey
Canada
U.S
Corn Soy Milk Aims to Fight Global Hunger
USDA ARS scientists developed CSM a flour like food for vulnerable children. About 300 million pounds have shipped to more than 90 countries. CSM blends corn meal soybean flour nonfat milk and vitamins at nine cents per pound. Three and a half ounces fed as porridge covers a third to half of daily nutrients. Early feeding with CSM boosts growth and brain development per USDA.
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USDA
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Ocean
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Good As News International
Schultz
Century
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Gale
Field Rolief
Turkey
Priasaf
St. Brower Shellow
Broeger House
Foun News
ISU Hampshire
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East Africa
Clem Broughton
Murle Mills
Panora
Fort Worth
Ram
Pen of Lambs
San Antonio
Shropshire Ram
First Flock
Get of Fire
Worley Flock
Shropshire Tram
Shropshire Flock
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Rex
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