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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1977
Page
10
In Fayette county tournament Illyria Clipperettes won the senior girls title with Cedar Livestock 4-H clubs placing first in boys. Waucoma Urbanettes finished second in girls and Auburn Raiders second in boys amid twelve boys and seven girls teams.
Ames resident Roger Olsen of Council Bluffs, aged 17, won a trip to the 26th annual 4 H commodity marketing symposium in Chicago. He said rising grain prices prompted him to call his beef herd to improve profitability.
Eldon Hans warns cowmen to stay the course in bad weather while weighing replacing a $250 to $300 cow with a $165 to $185 yearling heifer. He predicts worse conditions before this year's calf crop is sold and endorses a strong bull at $1,000 for potential offspring.
Rod Peyton 16 and Colleen Armstrong 17 led a crowd of district winners at the Northeast Iowa FFA convention in West Union. Peyton was elected district treasurer and Armstrong advanced in public speaking. About 426 members from 44 chapters attended the event.
Seven Lower Peninsula farm herds are quarantined as state scientists test cattle for PCP pesticide traces. The incident follows the PBB livestock scandal and raises national health concerns about toxins possibly affecting dairy and beef, with lawmakers calling for a federal probe.
A sequence of farm auctions across Iowa is announced for March with dates and times. Listings include Vern Oliphant near Center Point, Arthur De Greif near Winthrop, Melvin Young near Palo, Leo Adam near Wellman, Joe Dusil near Swisher, Geo. Davis near Cedar Rapids, Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids, and other sales for Holsteins, antiques, feed, acreage, and machinery at various barns and locations from Cedar Rapids to Marion.
Commercial Credit highlights over sixty years of service offering loans from a few hundred up to five thousand dollars. Call to discuss options and solutions.
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