Faun News Union Officials Aim to Organize Farm Workers
A 1960s era look at farm labor unions led by Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee. Growth prospects, wage disputes, and immigration rules shape tensions with farm operators and politicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Farm Workers Union
William L. Kircher
Aflcio
National Farm Workers Association
Chavez
Afl-Cio Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
Chicago
New Orleans
Brainfare
Farm and Machinery Closing Out Sales Across Several Counties
A sequence of farm auctions scheduled from March 20 to March 30 features Heisler livestock and machinery near Farley, Hanson Estate cattle and grain near Williamsburg, Hazel Benko machinery near Shellsburg, Danly Estate Springville, Derby near Hawthorne, Monticello sale barn machinery, Skala Swisher machinery, R J Stevenson Linn County area, and Shaffer near Alburnett. Each listing notes times, locations, and items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John and
Margaret Heisler
Farley
Francis L. Hanson
Williamsburg
Hazel Benko
Shellsburg
John Danly
Springville
Raymond Derby
Hiawatha
Monticello
Louis Skala
Swisher
R. J. Stevenson
Linn County
C. D. Shaffer
Alburnett
West Branch DHIA Reports February Records
West Branch DHIA supervisor Vincent Wurr reports six cows in February exceeded 500 pounds of fat in 305 day records. The top entry produced 16 490 pounds of milk and 613 pounds of fat from a purebred Holstein in the Muscatine County home herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
West Branch
Vincent Wurr
Muscatine County
Ray Crock, Jr
Harold Syring
Wurr
Muhs Brothers
Lowden
Alden Klahn
Clarence
Iowa Flying Farmers Elect New Officers
Decorah hosts annual convention naming Adolph Berbrechtsmeier as president Robert Swanstrom as vice president and Lester Baughman as secretary treasurer Lib Herbrechtsmeier chosen editor of the association newsletter Teenage flying farmers group formed with Gloria Vander Leighton as president Dan Vickers as vice president and Denise Baughman as secretary treasurer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Flying Farmers of Iowa
Adolph Berbrechtsmeier
Hubbard
Robert Swanstrom
Ottumwa
Lester Baughman
Long Grove
Lib Herbrechtsmeier
Gloria Vander
Witt
Leighton
Dan Vickers
DeWitt
Denise Baughman
Cedar and Jones Women Plan Minneapolis Bus Tour
Cedar and Jones county farm women will tour Minneapolis on April 16 and 17. Lois Ingels extension home economist for Tipton Cedar counties announced the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton — Cedar
Jones County
Minneapolis
Lois Ingels
Charolais Association Reports 1967 Gains and Growth
In Houston Texas the American International Charolais Assn led 1967 registrations with 17 618 purebreds and 46 percent rise. Upgrading recordings rose 32 percent and transfers 41 percent. Members reached 5 676 up 34 percent. Herdbook total 59 915 with 183 183 head in five generation upgrading, including 35 902 in 1967. Iowa ranked eighth with 7 931 head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Association
Iowa
Homolar Farm Sells For 420 Per Acre Near Elberon
The 118 acre Homolar estate north of Elberon sold at auction for 420 per acre to Wayne Rayman of Elberon. Five acres of timber west of town went for 10 per acre to Mike Lastovka of Elberon. Emil Dvorak bought the Elberon house for 5010 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elberon
Charles Homolar
Wayne Rayman
Mike Lastovka
Emil Dvorak
NE Iowa FFA Officers Named at Monticello
Northeast Iowa district FFA officers elected Saturday at the Monticello district contest and leadership conference are Dennis Miller Charles City district vice president Dave Lageschulte Waverly Shell Rock secretary Jeff Mizner LaPorte City treasurer Mark Zumbach Manchester reporter and Jim Sampson St Ansgar sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Iowa
FFA
Dennis Miller
Charles City
FFA Association
Dave Lageschulte
Waverly Shell Rock
Jeff Mizner
LaPorte City
Mark Zumbach
Manchester
Jim Sampson
St. Ansgar
Sentinel
Cedar County Swine Banquet Set for March 26
The Cedar County Swine Improvement Assn will hold its annual banquet next Tuesday in Mechanicsville city hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Cedar County Swine Improvement Assn
Mechanicsville
Public debate over hog killings sparks farm center furor
Rex Conn analyzes a wave of hog killings staged by farmers to protest prices, tracing public revulsion, regulatory questions, and the stance of farm groups. He notes NFC and NFO positions, USDA slaughter data for March, and claims by the American Meat Institute that no large packer has signed NFO contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Militant National Farmers Organization
NFO
Indiana
Illinois
Henry County
Iowa
Gazette
Russell Ives
The
American Meat Institute
Packers’ National Organization
Holsteins Averaged $529 in State Sale
Waterloo Iowa Holstein Breeders Assn sale averaged $529 per head. Six head sold over $800 and 13 above $700. Top price $1,100 paid by Robert Howe for a bull from Owen Tompkins and Son. Two-year-old half sisters brought $935 each. Buyers were Ottis Taylor and Wilbur Hetzler. Heifers for 4H and FFA averaged $337 after a 20 percent discount for young buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Iowa Holstein Breeders Assn
Robert Howe
Lansing
Owen Tompkins
Marengo
George Jensen
Extra
Ottis Taylor
Delta
Wilbur Hetzler
Muscatine
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By Don Reeder
California
Cesar Chavez
Texas Melon
Farm Union
Melonl
Starr County
Austin
Texas Rangers
Florida
Midwest
Senate
Labor Subcommittee
U.S
American Farm Bureau Federation
Charles Shuman
Federation
National Labor Relations Board
Tony T. Dechant
National Farmers Union
Freeman
Orville L. Freeman
W. Willard Wirtz
Nebraska
Hawkeye
Ainsworth
DHIA
R.H
Dick” Landis
Occupation Dept
Citizens Loan Corp
Lal TS
First Avenue
S.E
Cedar Rapids
Urban Ein Ly
ACE Pistilus
Fresno
Cedar
Jones
Charolais Assn
Homolar
Iowa Ffa
Rex Conn
NFC
Oren Lee Staley
Clarence Schuchmann
Mt. Pleasant
USDA
Ives
Marshalltown
Regent & Husker Mischief
Norway
I.C
Paul H. Reistrup
V.P
Paul Reistrup
S.C
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City of Miami
Mid-America
Illinois Central Railroad
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