Herriott Honored at Linn County Extension Dinner
Mr and Mrs Jen E Her Tint were honored at a Saturday night dinner in Team hall with over 300 attendees including former extension workers. Retired Feb 28 after 19 years as Linn County extension director native of Casey, Herriott previously worked as extension agricultural economist and farm management adviser in Ackley. The couple plan to stay in Cedar Rapids and have children in Ames and Waukon with six grandchildren.
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Team Hall
Herriott
Linn County
Casey
Iowa
Wi University
Pioneer Farm Management Association
Ackley
Herriotts
Missouri
Muscatine
Linn Caat
E. P. Sylvester
Amos
Herriot
Fred J. Kluss
County Extension Council
Leland Auld
John Davis, Jr
Mt. Vernon
Herrialt
Chester Hagan
Cedar Valley Farm Business Association
Ackley Association
Richard Rice
Cedar Rapids
Poland China sale at Hawkeye Downs headline show
Poland China gilts and hogs drew national attention at Cedar Rapids Hawkeye Downs on Saturday. Top gilt sold for 1350 to Robert and Ry Wilson of Markleville. 40 pigs averaged 294 and 40 ears 528. Sale totaled 35174 with champions and reserve champions shown by several named breeders and buyers.
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Poland
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
Cooper
Smith
Cook
Gooden Brothers
Vermont
Elindis
Robert E Cox
Trenton
Narthisa
Robert
Ry Wilson
Markleville
Pew Jordan
Rensselaer
Indiana
Solld
Charles Curts
Churdan
Oscar Anderson
Harvey Richardson
Robert’ Listen
Elmire City
Oklahoma
Richardson
Dairymen Discuss Herd Practices at Three Day School
A panel of four dairymen will discuss herd management at the final session in Manchester Legion Hall. Participants include Phil Weigel Earlville Robert Bell Coggan Clyde Simonsen Marion and Adrian Aitchison Cascade with other speakers from Town State University and a Holstein fieldman. Forty five Delaware county dairymen have completed the course. A 22 day bull performance report from the Iowa Beef Improvement Association is issued, detailing gains and weights across breeds and outlining the on farm testing program and the April 14 bull sale at Greenway Farm.
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Manchester
Manchester Legion Hall
Phil
Weigel
Earlville
Robert Bell
Coggan
Clyde Simonsen
Marion
Adrian Aitchison
Cascade
Eugene Freeman
Basil Gastwood
Town State U’ Iiversity
Robert Heilman
Holstein
Delaware County
Iowa
Beef Improvement Assn
Greenway Farm
Randall
Iowa Beef Improvement Assn
Women Learn Safe Tractor Driving at Elkader Event
Extension safety specialist Norval Wardle will lead a driving school for women at the Elkader Implement Co. shop. The event includes morning and afternoon sessions with breed weight and daily gain comparisons among Red Angus Shorthorn and Charolais cattle, noting breed averages and top bulls.
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Hereford
Poller Hereford
Elkader Implement Co
Norval
Wardle
Hawkeye Downs and Area Livestock Auctions Schedule
Readable text lists multiple livestock sales at Hawkeye Downs and surrounding farms across March and into April. Entries name sale times, locations such as Mawkeya Downs Hawkeye Aberdeen Angus auctions, Wallace Bash, Ben Eiben, Cecil Delancey, and others, with dates from March 18 to April 1. Includes show times, closing out sales, machinery, hay, livestock, and public auctions.
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Hawkeye Aberdeen
Gale
Sapt
Fivestock
Charles Nth House
Bysari
Mach
Wallace Bash
Wellman
aWennesasy
Marvin
DL Thamaraan
Elise
Gerald Darsee
Anamosa
Ben Eiben
Monticello
Mech
Cecil Delanceye
Manchester
Bernard Stoecker
Central Cit
Leeon Kiher
Teamai
Walker
Rob Cook
William Meade
Parnell
Hawkeye Downs
Mach. Hn
Lumie Jirsay
Culver Proposes Expanded Farm Loan Program
Congressman John Culver outlined a plan to aid young farmers with long term low interest loans through the Farmers Home Administration. The proposal offers real estate and operating loans at 4 percent, repayable half over 40 years with the other half potentially refinancing later. He argued high costs block start up for young entrants and stressed mortgage payments reduce family income.
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Sabula
John Culver
Culver
Jackson County Livestock Reeders
Farmers Home Administration
Three East Iowa Farms Sold Last Week
Three eastern Iowa farms changed hands last week. William Meade’s 360 acre stock and grain farm near Parnell sold to Leonard Brecht of Blairstown, who also bought adjacent 160 acres owned by Clarke Lekin. A 280 acre grain farm south of Lamont, owned by Fink of Manchester, sold to Paul and wife Norris of Independence. Betty J. O’Leary of Iowa City handled the transactions.
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Iowa
Parnell
William Meade
Leonard Brecht
Blairstown
Brecht
Clarke Lekin
Lamont
Fink
Manchester
Paul Norris
Betty J. O'Leary
Towa City
Spear Reports Findings in Market Hog Show Carcasses
Dr. Maynard L. Spear and Dr. John R. Andersen of Iowa State University examined 240 hogs from Cedar Rapids Spring Market Hog Show. They found no disease affecting meat quality but noted subclinical infections like bacterial and viral pneumonia and tung worm, impacting growth and feed costs. One head was condemned for jowl abscesses. four snouts showed atrophic rhinitis. Farmers advised slaughter checks to track herd disease levels and guide prevention.
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Ames — Assurance
Cedar Rapids
Maynard L. Spear
Iowa State University
Spear
John R. Andersen
Townswine
Petersen to Address Williamsburg FFA Banquet
Leroy M. Petersen state director of planning and programming will speak at Williamsburg FFA annual parent son banquet on March 29. A Grinnell College graduate, Petersen has farmed near Wilton Junction 25 years and served in multiple community and government posts including three state legislature terms. He was named to his current post by Governor Ray.
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Williamsburg
Leroy M. ‘Petersen
FFA
Grinnell College
Petersen
Wilton Junction
Ray
Tama Beef Producers Elect Officers At Annual Meeting
Officers of the Tama County Beef Producers Association were elected at the recent annual meeting. Fred Ferneau of Tama was named president, Art Koester of Gladbrook the vice president, and Merle Vavanaugh of Reinbeck serves as secretary-treasurer.
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Tama County
Assa
Fred i Ferneau
Tama
Art Koester
Gladbrook
Merle Vavanaugh
Reinbéck
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