Stars Named In South Tama FFA Chapter Honors
Melody Hanus of Toledo and Don Ryan of Chelsea were named star chapter farmer and star greenhand respectively at the South Tama FFA chapter. Honorary awards went to adviser Frank Albertson and mothers Dorothy Hagerty Colleen Steveson and Phyllis Cooper. Atrazine concerns affect oat stands and potential soybean crops in eastern Iowa. All-Iowa fair catalogs for Hawkeye Downs list classes and dates June 24 to July 4. Two Cedar Rapids women joined Farm Journal tour of Australia and New Zealand.
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Toledo
Melody Hanus
Don Ryan
Tama
Future Farmers of America
Melody
James R. Hanus
Ryan
James Ryan
Chelsea
FFA
Frank Albertson
Dorothy Hagerty
Colleen Steveson
Phyllis Cooper
Iowa
Jerry Gogan
Cedar Rapids Area
Harry Knight
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Knight
Australia
New Zealand
Farm Journal Magazine
Mildred Greenawalt
Blake Boulevard
Helen McFarlane
Twentythird Street Drive
Top Linn Cows Reach 700-Pound Butterfat Marks
Four Linn county dairy cows surpassed 700 pounds butterfat on the Linn county Dairy Herd Improvement test last month. The leading Holstein owned by Robert W. Bell of Coggan posted 781 pounds, with Louis Holub and Sons of Monticello boasting two Holsteins over 700 including one yielding 20 130 pounds milk. Gary Gadient of Anamosa owned the fourth 700-pound cow, while thirteen cows produced between 600 and 700 pounds butterfat.
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Linn County Dairy Herd Improvement Assn
Robert W. Bell
Coggan
Louis Holub and Sons
Monticello
Gary Gadient
Anamosa
Sheep Director Named in Iowa Agriculture Post
A Louisiana native Lincoln Abney 30 is named to succeed Dewey Jontz as Iowa department of agriculture sheep industry director. Jontz retires after 50 years in sheep activities. Abney is LSU 1969 graduate and former Louisiana Future Farmers of America state vice president.
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Des Moines
Louisiana
Lincoln Abney
Dewey Jontz
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Jontz
Abney
Louisiana State University
Louisiana Future Farmers of America
Clayton County Drops National Brucellosis Rank
Clayton county loses perfect national brucellosis eradication status and becomes modified certified under USDA rules. Also listed are two auctions on Saturday May 14 with details on parcels and landowners, including 33 1/3 acres near Walker and 80 acres near Shueyville.
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Clayton County
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Paul Nielsen
Walker
Joseph Louvar
Shueyville
Nightlife options in Francisco Tampa or Houston
Evening options after 5 PM with lower weekend rates offer chances to relive memories or plan new ones. The message suggests choosing Francisco Tampa or Houston and using the telephone to arrange plans.
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Francisco
Tampa
Houston
USDA Official Urges Pseudorabies Control Measures
Washington AP A senior Agriculture Department scientist urged immediate control steps to slow pseudorabies spreading among swine but cautioned that a national eradication program is not feasible yet. Dr F J Mulhern said more data, a safe vaccine, economical tests, and careful planning are needed before any eradication effort.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
F.J. Mulhern
USDA
Mulhern
Columbus
Ohio
Livestock Conservation Institute
Aujeszky
Resolutions Unit Named for Gazette-area Farm Bureau
Four Gazette-area Farm Bureau members join the state resolutions committee. Robert Joslin of Clarence serves as state vice-president on the panel. Also on the committee are Mrs. Harold McCulloch of Grinnell district five women’s chair, Wayne Chamberlain of Gladbrook Tama county head, and Edwin Augustine of Washington county head.
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Des Moines
Farm Bureau
Robert Joslin
Clarence
Harold McCulloch
Grinnell
District Five
Wayne Chamberlain
Gladbrook
Edwin Augustine
Washington
Chamberlain
Tama
Augustine
Soil Survey Crew to Move from Buchanan to Delaware
The Independence A soil survey team will shift from Buchanan to Delaware county by late July ending soil mapping in Buchanan and starting in Delaware. Officials plan a last acre and first acre ceremony in each county on July 27. In Buchanan the last acre event targets the Dan Fangeman farm near Monti with two soil scientists, Bill Fouts and Dale Ceclla, on the four year mapping project.
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Independence
Buchanan
Delaware County
Buchanan County
Delaware
Dan Fangeman
Monti
Bill Fouts
Dale Ceclla
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