Farmers buoyant on farm economy and rising land prices
Farm Journal editors report farmers are upbeat after record incomes, with strong demand for tractors and equipment. Dairymen build larger barns, grain storage expands, and fertilizer use may rise. Cattle hogs and sheep fetch high prices, while corn belt cattle outlook is solid. cotton and tobacco growers anticipate good yields amid acreage shifts.
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Farm Journal
National Farm Magazine
Iowa
Chicago
Holstein herd dispersal and animal sale packed schedule
A sequence of farm auctions is listed including Friday March 25 at 10 45 a m for Holstein dispersal near St Charles Minnesota with Jesse Ploetz and a Saturday March 26 sale featuring Holsteins machinery corn and hay with John R Nagel near Central City plus a National Spellisht auction of prize boars and gifts by the Poland China Record Association in Galesburg Illinois and a drafting sale at Hawkaya Downs Cedar Rapids along with a Suffolk sheep and machinery lot by Gilbert Caldwell and others.
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Jesse Ploetz
St. Charles
Minn
John R. Nagel
Central City
Poland
China Record Association
Galesburg
Ill
Hawkaya Downs
Cedar Rapids
Suffolk
Gilbert Caldwell
Émi
Vernon
China
Fayette County 4-H Meeting Set For Thursday Evening
Fayette county 4 H members working on agronomy and plant collection projects will gather Thursday at 7 30 p m in the county extension office in Fayette for the meeting.
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Fayette
Fayette County
4- H
Holstein Sale Draws Bid Foot From Three States
About 450 bidders from three states attended the Iowa State Holstein Breeders Good Neighbor Day spring sale at the National Dairy Cattle Congress sale barn. The 52 animals averaged $381 with 4H items and a complete 4-H herd from John T. Ruger of Fenton. Top bull sold for $650 to Calvin Beem. top female was a 4-H class heifer consigned by a 4-H group.
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Iowa
National Dairy Cattle Congress
John T. Ruger
Fenton
Francis E. Persinger
Grundy Center
Calvin Beem
Marshalltown
Auction Totals For Cattle Reach Notable Sums
In Maynard J P Mike Stewart sold a yearling bull for 635 dollars to Dale J Winkowitsch of George. A second yearling bull consigned by J E Bryant and Sons of Zearing sold to John Dane of Iowa City for 640 dollars. The top cow and top heifer each sold for 590 dollars, consigned by 3 P Stewart of Maynard and Alvin Thoreson of Postville respectively.
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J. P
Mike” Stewart
Maynard
Dale J. Winkowitsch
George
J. E. Bryant and
Owen to Speak at Cedar Rapids Pro-Ag Dinner
Kenneth E. Owen Iowa secretary of agriculture will address the Cedar Rapids Pro-Ag Club at the Roosevelt hotel Thursday at 6 30 p m. The Centerville farm owner operator served three terms in the state legislature before becoming secretary and has long been active in farming circles.
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Kenneth E. Owen
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Pro- Ag Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Owen
Centerville
State
Legisla
Owen Tre
Centerville Pro-Ag Club Seeks Members for Thursday Meeting
Ralph O. Baker, president, invites all interested persons to attend the Pro-Ag club meeting Thursday night. The speaker is from the Centerville school board, where the member served 19 years. Reservations 362 7965. Gazette wants workers.
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Centerville School Board
Ralph O. Baker
Pro-Ag Club
Manchester FFA Wins Northeast District Contest
Manchester FFA led the Northeast district contest with top gold emblem ratings in six categories and qualified for the state event in Cedar Rapids April 28. Waverly-Shell Rock also excelled with four category qualifications, while Parkersburg Jesup Monticello and Nashua led the quiz standings. 35 schools and 257 members participated under Northeast district FFA adviser Wallace F. Reidel Jr. at Calmar.
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Calmar
West Delaware County Community School of
Manchester
Waverly-Shell Rock
Future Farmers of America
South Winoeshiek Community School
Cedar Rapids
Waverly - Shell Rock
Riceville
Sumner
Charles City
Gary Vonfalge
Phil Specht
Monticello
Nile Zieman
Luana
Postville
Benny Genterl
Vinton
Greg Eggiman
Gerald Taylor
Central City Community School
Keith Terrell
Maynard
Gary
Parkersburg
Jesup
Nashua
Northeast District
FFA
Robert Lange
Steve Dumbach
Manchester Ffa
Robert ‘Hollatz
Osage
Wallace F. Reidel, Jr
Beef Officers Nomad In Delaware County
Fifteenth Monday meeting of the Delaware County Beef Cattlemen's Club held in St Marys school basement. Lloyd Schmit Masonville and Milton Retz Ryan elected to three year terms on the board. Officers elected at reorganizational meeting were Erwin Kintzle Earlville president Donald Guetzke Delhi vice president and Gilbert Hoffmann Manchester secretary treasurer.
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Manchester
Delaware County Beef Cattlemen’s Club
St. Mary’s School
Lloyd Schmit
Masonville
Milton Retz
Ryan
Erwin Kintzle
Earlville
Donald Guetzke
Delhi
Gilbert Hoffmann
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Gary Johnson
Randy Shares
Dick Schedtler
Gerald White
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