Katherine Riha Named Benton Dairy Princess
Seventeen year old Katherine Riha of Vinton was crowned Benton county dairy princess at the Garrison Cooperative creamery open house. Attendants Shirley Cripps Urbana Gaylene Selk Garrison and Joan Donels Shellsburg. Riha a 1956 Vinton high school graduate plans to study home economics at Iowa State Teachers college next fall. She will compete for the Iowa Golden Girl title later this year. Judges were Mrs. Marguerite Ashlock Cedar Rapids Mrs. Donald Rehder Gladbrook and Rex Conn Gazette Farm Editor. The ceremony was in the town park with Al Hagen of the Iowa Dairy Promotion Association crowning the princess. The open house featured a new plant in the former Green Giant canning factory building and plans to add milk drying equipment. Butter production last year totaled one million pounds with a projected 50 percent rise this year. Officers include Lloyd Doerzman president Byron Irvin vice president L E Kaiser secretary treasurer Raymond Kinderknecht Merle Koser Dean Kramer and Walter Wieditz.
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Garrison
Katherine Riha
Vinton
Benton County
Garrison Cooperative Creamery
Shirley Cripps
Urbana
Gaylene Selk
Joan Donels
Shellsburg
Vinton High School
Katherine
Iowa State Teachers College
Iowa
Iowa Dairy Promotion Association
Marguerite Ashlock
Cedar Rapids
Donald Rehder
Gladbrook
Gazette Farm
Rex Conn
Francis Giblin
al Hagen
Creamery
Green Giant Canning
Hudson Creamery
Garrison Cooperative
Giblin
Lloyd Doerzman
Blairstown
Byron Irvin
L . E. Kaiser
Raymond Kinderknecht
Merle Koser
Dean Kramer
Luzerne
Walter Wieditz
Dairyland Co-Op Sets June 6 Meeting in La Crosse
The Dairyland Power Cooperative will hold its 15th annual meeting June 6 in La Crosse. Main speaker will be Walter Harrison of Millen Georgia, head of the Georgia Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives. The cooperative runs nine generating plants across four states and serves Iowa groups including Allamakee Clayton Electric Postville Co-op Electric in St Ansagar and Hawkeye Tri County in Cresco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacrosse
Wis
Dairyland Power Cooperative
la Crosse
Walter Harrison
Millen
Georgia Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives
Iowa
Allamakee-Clayton Electric Cooperative
Postville
Co-op Electric Company
St. Ansgar
Hawkeye
Hot Dog Popularity Grows as Production Reaches Milestones
U S government figures show hot dog and frankfurter output under federal inspection reached about 610 million pounds last year, up 8 percent from 1954 and 12 percent from 1953. Total sausage output hit 2.7 billion pounds, the highest in a decade, with hot dogs making up about 34 percent. An eight-year-old Holstein in the Watkins-An herd near Watkins produced 14,704 pounds of milk and 518 pounds of butterfat in 300 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watkins
Elmer Becker
Iowa College Men Interview Marvin McLain
Washington correspondent Dorothy Williams reports Marvin McLain assistant secretary of agriculture predicts hog prices next fall may rise four to five dollars per hundredweight from the prior year. McLain discusses farm policy, packer margins, the soil bank, and a surplus reduction plan with Iowa students during Week in Washington.
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Iowa State College
Washington
Iowa State Citizenship Clearinghouse
Fred Schwengel
Iowa
Burton
McLain
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Packer
Clayton 4-H Girls Elect Miss Refle
Hutha Refle of the Littleport Lassies 4-H club was elected president of Clayton county 4-H at Rally Day. Marla Putzier of the Lodomillo Leaderettes became vice president while Mary Vorwald was named secretary treasurer and Betty Eilers historian. Putzier will represent the county girls at the state convention in Ames June 13 17.
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Strawberry Point
Hutha Refle
Littleport Lassies
Clayton County
Marla Putzier
Lodomillo
Mary Vorwald
Betty Eilers
Miss Putzier
Ames
New Preparation H Offers Non Surgical Hemorrhoid Relief
A New York report announces Bio-Dyne based Preparation H as a non surgical remedy shrinking hemorrhoids and easing pain. Doctors observed prompt relief and sustained improvements over months in cases up to 20 years old, with claims of piles no longer a problem.
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New York, N. Y
USDA Report Foresees Limited Impact on Surplus Exports
A White House staff study on agricultural surplus disposal argues that despite efforts to boost exports, there is little chance of a significant reduction in U.S. inventories of wheat, cotton, and rice in the coming years. It notes output growth outweighs demand and stresses structural shifts in labor and technology.
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Washington
INS
Agriculture Department
U.S
White House
Interagency Committee
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Eisenhower
United States
Iowa County 4-H Rally Night Sets June 5 in Williamsbu
The Iowa county 4-H Rally Night is scheduled for Tuesday June 5 at 7 30 p m in the Williamsburg high school gym. Eight candidates from local clubs compete for county offices including Harold Bigbee Kenny Brown John Cunningham Derald Kimm Larry McMann Bob Roe Merle Smith and Don Timm Campaign speeches precede voting with two delegates from each club casting ballots. The top four vote getters will be named president vice president secretary treasurer and historian.
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Makengo
Iowa County
Williamsburg High School
Merle Smith
Hartford Hillbilles
Don Timm
H & H Club
Carol Lu Hensing Wins Benton 4-H Grooming Contest
Carol Lu Hensing of Vinton won the Benton County 4-H better groomed girl contest at the Newhall high school rally day. She will advance to the state contest at the State Fair for a Chicago trip. Blue ribbon seniors included JoAnne Liddle, Joan Bascom, Shirley Hoyt e, Ann Fry, and Karen Stainbrook. Eighteen in the senior division. 21 junior and 18 clover entrants.
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Newhall
Carol Lu Hensing
Vinton
Benton County
Newhall High School
Chicago
JoAnne Liddle
Keystone
Joan Bascom
Shirley Hoyte
Norway
Ann Fry
Garrison
Karen Stainbrook
van Horne
Merle Stover
C. W. Grady
Polk
Canton
Eden
Jo- Ann Granner
Maxine Kinzenbaw
Blairstown
Rita Reid
Karen Reardon
Shirley Hoyt
Rita Pickering
Sandra Owen
Palo
U.S. Cotton Imports Fall in March
The agriculture department reports March cotton imports at 9,000 bales, down from 18,000 in February and 28,000 in March 1955. For August through March, eight-month imports total 119,000 bales, up 17 percent from the prior year’s levels.
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Washington
INS
Agriculture Department
Pruning Guidelines For Raspberries And Blackberries
Purdue horticulturist Frank Emerson advises pinching out the growing point on blackberries and purple raspberries in summer. When untrellised, prune shoots at 26 to 30 inches. with wire supports allow six inches more. Red raspberries need less pruning as described. Suckers between rows and rooted tips are removed by the cultivator or hoe in mulched patches.
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Frank Emerson
Purdue University Horticulturist
Housefly Life: Eggs Up to Two Thousand Five Hundred
A female housefly can lay as many as 2,500 eggs in its two to four week life. The brief note highlights prolific reproduction and short lifespan of the common pest.
Shorthorn Picnic Set for Vinton June 10
The Iowa Short horn Breeders' Association schedules its annual picnic and field day for Sunday June 10 at Kadel Acres 2½ miles south of Vinton on highway 218. C E Stewart of Rose Hill serves as committee chair with members C L Rees Pleasantville E R Fennern Garrison Donald Penningroth Wellman and Karel Urice. Homer Clausen of Spencer is association president and Al-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Iowa Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
Kadel Acres
Alice Brothers
Highway 218
C. E. Stewart
Rose Hill
C. L. Rees
Pleasantville
E. R. Fennern
Garrison
Donald Penningroth
Wellman
Karel Urice
Homer Clausen
Spencer
Beef cattle field day at Urice farm draws visitors
Bert Hamann of Rock Rapids serves as secretary treasurer for a field day program at the Urice farm. Demonstrations, judging contests for men women and juniors, and discussions of cattle care will be held. Visitors may inspect the Urice herd and modern facilities for a purebred beef cattle herd. Everyone interested is invited to attend the picnic and field day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Hamann
Rock Rapids
Urice Farm
Urice
Clutier Holstein cow posts long test milk record
A registered Holstein cow owned by Vincent G Caslavka of Clutier completes a 355 day HIR test with 16 321 pounds of milk and 574 pounds of butterfat. Barn fires often begin from spontaneous hay ignition.
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Clutier
Vincent G. Caslavka
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Ezra Taft Benson
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Harold J. Burton
Alden
Clayton
Refle
America
Chevrolet
Delaware County
Manchester High School
Shala Phelps
Mary Kay Dyer
Sandra Spoerl
Evelyn Brockmeyer
Carolyn Goebel
Benton
Davis Cleaners
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Doan
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Standard-Tech Chemicals
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