Yorkshire Boar Sells for $900 At State Sale
LISBON The champion boar at the state Yorkshire show in Lisbon sold for $800. Gale W McKinney and Sons of Cres ton consigned the boar to Kunkle Brothers of Lacon Illinois. The sale featured 23 boars averaging 242, 21 gilts averaging 202, 26 commercial gilts at 111, and 73 head selling for 13300.
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Lisbon
Gale W, McKinney and Sons
Creston
Kunkle Brothers
Lacon
Dick Kuecker
Algona
Randy Filer
Tipton
Kuecker
Storwald Farms
Bowling Green
Storwald
Elmer Cornelison
Des Moines
W and H Yorkshires
Lehigh
Max Decker
Winthrop
Georgia
Ohio
Illinois
Missouri
Wisconsin
Iowa
al Swegle Gale McKinney
Yorkshire
Kunkle Brothers of
Ill
Eastern Iowa Holsteins Earn Elite Body Type Designations
Jay Slater of Olin and Ted Becker of Center Point receive 3E and 2E honors for cows Dotty and Gloria after national judging. The awards mark outstanding animals in the Holstein herd improvement program, with both herds showing multiple excellent scores and a mix of very good and good plus classifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Jay Slater
Olin
Ted Becker
Center Point
National Association
Slater
Dotty
Becker
Holstein Association
Opfers Sell 40 Acre Farm Near Springville
Mr and Mrs Norman Opfers will move April 1 to a rural Center Point farm after selling their 40 acre Springville farm at route 2 to Mrs William Herman of 273 Twenty second avenue SW The possession date was March L The sale was handled through Helbig Real Estate of Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Opter
Center Point
Springville
William Herman
Twentisecond Avenue
Helbig Real Estate of
Marion
Little Prospect Seen for Selling Wheat to China
Washington based UPI summary reports Steve Washenko a U.S. agriculture officer in Hong Kong doubts significant Chinese purchases of American wheat post Nixon visit. He notes China claims record grain output in 1971 but warns figures may be exaggerated. China’s 1972 imports are likely unchanged, with ample domestic supply and ongoing rationing of vegetable oil and other goods.
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Washington
UPI
China
Nixon
Washenka
Washenko
People’s Repub Lic
Canada
U.S
Washanko
Peking
Hunan
People’s Republic
Farm Sale Notices Fragment Near Hopkinton and Walker
A fragmented schedule lists multiple estate and closeout farm sales around Hopkinton, Walker, Solon, Anamosa, Centra Point, and surrounding areas. Items include horses, cattle, hogs, hay, machinery, antiques, and livestock, with dates in March and various organizers such as Orville Mesker and Sons and Congan Implement Dealers.
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Hay
Irvin Benter
N.Y
Hopkinton
Sale
Mar
Mary Ann Culver
Walker
Amy Mach
Frank Rely
Solon
Mach
Gale Fuessley
Alburnetl
Mon
Ads Sale
Pam
Hampshires
Orville Mesker and Sons
Lens
Action
Trachinery
Congan
Thurs
Lay
Joan Theiten
Anamosa
Sat
Ami
Centar Point
Wed
Denalé Gunny
Hampshire show champion boar brings $1900 at Cedar Rapids sale
The state Hampshire show in Cedar Rapids saw champion boar pictured by Glen Keppy of Davenport selling for $1900 to Ed Simpson of Port Byron Illinois. Reserve boar brought $600 while two other boars sold for $700. Wilbert Meinhart of Hudson and Bernard Roll of Iowa Falls also sold boars for $700 and $71 respectively. Overall 33 boars averaged $308.82 with 14 unsold. prices ranged $125 to $1900. Grand gilt led by John Brock of Sioux Center at $280 to Aero Star Farm Earlville. Another $280 gilt consigned by Bernard Roll also sold.
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Cedar
Tfl
John Brock
Sioux Center
Aero Star Farm
Earlville
Bernard Roll
Roll
Hog sale seals bids at county fair auction
The reserve champion hog, consigned by Lee Chamra of Rose Hill, sold for 160 dollars to Allayn Ghertsch of Darlington Wisconsin. The gift was purchased by Jerry Brink of El Kader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Brink
Elkader
Lee Chamra
Rose Hill
Allayn Ghertsch
Darlington
Wis
Humphrey Seeks Early Payments for Feed Grains
Sen Hubert H. Humphrey urged Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz to provide about 1 billion dollars in advance payments to feed grain growers this spring. He proposed reviving the old system under which farmers received half of their subsidy in spring and the remainder after program compliance checks, reversing the post July 1 payment approach adopted after 1970.
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Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Agriculture
Earl L. Buts
Palmby Sees World Trade Essential for Farmers
Assistant Secretary Clarence D. Palmby warns that without selling on world markets farmers would idle about 70 million additional acres, on top of 60 million already idled this year. He argues against using export subsidies as a trade balance factor, citing U S competitiveness and global price dynamics. D Gale Johnson of Chicago questions reciprocated free trade deals and warns that cutting tariffs must be balanced with protecting high-value farm products. John Schmidhauser, Democratic candidate, to speak at an Iowa Farmers Organization dinner March 15 near Williamsburg as part of campaign events.
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Washington
Clarence D. Palmby
U. S
United States
Palmby
Williamsburg
John Schmidhauser
Towa City
Towa County
National Farmers Organization
Middle America
Johnson
Sporman
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Opfers
Wilie
Faun News
By Bernard Brenner
Mcgregor
William J. Gebnardt
The
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Francis Powers
Senate Armed Services Committee
Russia
Gazette
Ilo'clock A
Dolgit
TroGs
Post Dell
Blacksaith Ant
Tan
State Bank—Gherk
Hampshire
Humphrey
By Don Kendall
National Agricultural Outlook Conference
D. Gale Johnson
Department of Economics
University of Chicago
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Monay
Sioux City
American Hospital Association
National Association of Blue Shield
Linn Couly
Robert J. Sedenka
Edward A. Schlatter
Jones County
Lloyd Sel Schaufenbuel
Cadar
Johnson County
Bert Vincent
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