Judges Announced for Linn County 4 H Livestock Show
Linn county 4 H livestock achievement show at Hawkeye Downs August 6 8 will be judged by a panel including Joe Legg Jones county extension director for beef and Joe Lyon Tama county farmer for dairy Swine judge Arthur Anderson Iowa State College and sheep judge Charles Cottrell Benton county farmer Demonstrations placed by Deane Rinner Wilson and Company For Linn county fair August 12 beef judge William Zmolek dairy judge Donald Voelker both from Iowa State College Swine and sheep judged by Virgil Christiansen Vinton vocational agriculture instructor
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Linn County
Hawkeye Downs
C. E. Herriott
Joe Legg
Jones County
Joe Lyon
Tama County
Arthur Anderson
Own State College
Charles Cottrell
Benton County
Deane Rinner
Wilson and Company
Herriott
Linn County Fair
William Zmolek
Donald Voelker
Iowa State College
Virgil Christiansen
Vinton Vocational Agriculture
Creamery Directors Meet in Dyersville on Milk Situation
Directors and buttermakers from 10 creameries gather in Dyersville to discuss the milk market and consider a centralized plant. Creameries invited include New Vienna Colesburg Earlville Worthington Farley Epworth Hickory Valley Luxembourg Holy Cross and Dyersville.
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Dyersville
New Vienna
Colesburg
Earlville
Worthington
Farley
Epworth
Hickory Valley
Luxemburg
Holy Cross
Buchanan Delegates Attending State Camp
Six Buchanan county youths will attend the state 4-H camping workshop at Madrid on Thursday and Friday. The participants are Judy Peterson Winthrop Jim Michels Stanley Marlys Flaten Delores Reed Independence Mrs Warren Pratt Rowley and Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan
Independence
Buchanan County
Madrid
Davey Smith
County Extension
Judy Peterson
Winthrop
Jim Michels
Stanley
Marlys Flaten
Delores Reed
Warren Pratt
Rowley
Smith
Ayrshire Breeders Hold 1957 National Convention in Cedar Rapids
The Ayrshire Breeders Association gathers in Cedar Rapids for its 1957 national convention featuring two Iowa herd tours near Davenport, Grinnell, and Brooklyn with Amana dinner, a Roosevelt hotel dance, and a Friday program including a panel on breed improvement and a Chamber of Commerce banquet chaired by Gov. Loveless. The national sale opens later.
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Gitetie
Ayrshire
Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
Bill Corey
Brandon
George Zimberman
Keenesburg
Colo
Maurice Benson
Lebanon
N.H
Dick Sears
Ayrshire Breeders‘ Association
Davenport
Mississippi
Grinnell
Brooklyn
Amana
Roosevelt Hotel
Iowa Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Caroline Gard
Iowa
National Breed Registry Association
A. R. Porter
Iowa State College
Chamber of Commerce
Herschel Loveless
John Rhodes
LeGrand
Marian Peterson
Fairfax Singing Farmer
Leo Cortimiglia
Grand National Female Sale Highlights Schedule at Hawkeye Downs
At Hawkeye Downs Farm Youth Center this Saturday the bulls sell first at 10 a.m. The call sale begins at 11:30 a.m. and the fifteenth Grand National female sale is set for 1 p.m.
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Farm Youth Center
Hawkeye Downs
Record Price Set for Shetland Mare and Colt at Cresco Sale
A world record price for an unregistered Shetland pony and colt was reached at the Hill Top pony farm sale in Cresco. A seven-year-old mare and her six-month colt, consigned by Martin M. Smith of Lamont, sold for 3300 dollars. Mark Schnell of Minneapolis bought the mare for 1500 dollars and Charles Chambers of Lyndon, NL took the colt for 1800 dollars. Nine unregistered mares and fillies from Smith averaged 808 dollars. The previous record for a grade mare and colt was 2575 dollars set in Macon, Missouri, last year.
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Manchester
Hill Top
Cresco
Martin M. Smith
Lamont
Mark Schnell
Minnneapolis
Minn
Charles Chambers
Lyndon
Smith
Macon
Telephone Time Presents Diamond Peer on Channel 9
The program announces Diamond Peer airing at 9 00 Thursday on Channel 9 with details for viewers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telephone Time
Diamond Peer
Channel 9
Benson Calls For Improved Farm Program
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T Benson urged Congress to overhaul obsolete production controls and price supports. He warned that soil bank and surplus disposal programs are the two largest and most costly farm operations, with current 90 to 75 percent parity supports failing to curb production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Congress
Benson
Allen J. Ellender
Q-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
Department
Bensona
Fayette County Insect Pest Meeting Announced
Harold Gunderson former extension entomologist will lead a May 7 meeting at the Farm Bureau building in Fayette. He reports the county has the heaviest corn borer infestation in history.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Harold Gunderson
Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm Price Index Climbs 3 Percent in Mid April
Iowa farm prices rose in the month ending April 15 as the overall index reached 237 percent of the 1910 14 base, up from 231 in March and 221 a year earlier. Livestock indexes gained with beef cattle and calves up 1.20 per cwt hog prices up 40 cents, and sheep unchanged. Corn rose four cents per bushel. hay fell 1 per ton. flaxseed soybeans fell 11 and 1 cents respectively.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Plowing Progressing Rapidly in Clayton
ELEADER Seeding completed in Clayton county and corn plowing advancing quickly. Pastures growing well and alfalfa fields show about four inches of growth in the last week.
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Clayton County
Gardener tips warn about lawn pests and chiggers
An Iowa State College entomologist outlines two pest groups affecting lawns and people including white grubs sod webworms clover mites ants and chiggers. Control relies on insecticides with DDT spray noted and multiple applications required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
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Hell
Third Ave
Peoples Bank
Ayrshire Assn
C.R
Poultry & Eggs Wanted
Riverside
14Th Ave
Shetland
Ellender
Kenneth Beatty
Tom Wickersham
Eugene Heintz
Raps
Isi
Nneca
Twin Ear Bugs
Psng
Truetone
Hollywood
Mercury
Westley
du Pont Auto
du Pont No
Vista
Ewes
Gonsgon
Johnson
Chamot
Aho Parts, Inc
West End
Sixteenth Avenue
Second Avenue SE
Clayton
Sarwyard
Chatter Prd
Peoples
Newhall
Center Point
Dupont
Sever Annees
Ona Sali
White House
Dupont House
Duco Enamel
3Rd Ave
Greene Square
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