Wool Growers to Meet in Salt Lake City Conference
National Wool Marketing Corporation representatives from 23 state and regional associations gather in Salt Lake City Wednesday to Friday to discuss incentives, warehouse systems, and partial wool processing amid the new government wool program. President James Lemmon leads the group with officers Lehi M. Jones Frank Lebus and David E. Judd.
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Salt Lake City
National Wool Marketing Corporation
James Lemmon
Lemmon and
Belle Fourche
S. D
Lemmon
Marketing Corporation
United States
U. S
West
Middlewest
National
Lehi M. Jones
Cedar City
Utah
Frank Lebus
Cynthiana
David E. Judd
Boston
Mass
Amana DHIA Reports October Milk and Fat Averages
Amana dairy cows averaged 845 pounds of milk and 28.1 pounds of butterfat per head in October. The test covered 644 cows with 154 dry, including 51 new heifers. Fat averages ranged by facility with South Amana leading at 33.9 pounds. Lactation totals for Middle Amana, South Amana, West Amana, and Amana were listed, all Holsteins. Marengo Township election dates for extension council members are set for Nov 14 15 and 16 per Clark Hinrichs.
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Amana — Amana
Curtis Jones
Amana Dhia
South Amana
High Amana
Middle Amana
West Amana
Amana
Marengo— Township
Iowa County Extension Council
Clark Hinrichs
Concrete Bunker Silo Is Built on College Farm
The first concrete bunker silo in Tama county was built by tilt-up method this fall on the Cornell college farm near Dysart. The 88 by 24 foot silo has a four inch floor, walls built in 7 by 11 foot sections six inches thick, and uses 81 yards of concrete with an estimated capacity of 235 tons. Wall sections were cast flat on the floor and erected by crane with steel lift rods. Cracks between sections were addressed by pilasters cast in reusable plywood forms.
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Franklin Early
Traer
Cornell College
Dysart
John Esely
Dedic
Tama County
John Vesely
Carl F. Hertz
Silo Design Offers Easy Feeding and Expansion Options
Vesely and Hertz describe a bunker silo with advantages in filling and feeding costs. They note it can be expanded by adding sections and, when empty, serves as a feeding floor or shelter for farrowing houses.
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Vesely and Hertz
English Farm Trainee Ends Waukon Visit
Bruce Rush of Low Melford England, a trainee at the Walter Hagen farm south of Waukon since January, will depart Friday from Cedar Rapids. He plans to join a group of international farm trainees for a U.S. tour before returning to England.
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Waukon
Bruce Rush
Low Melford
Suffolk
England
Walter Hagen
Cedar Rapids
International Farm
United States
Phipps Heads Allamakee Fair Board
Allamakee County fair board officers named include E. M. Phipps as president with others to be announced. WAUKON reports the board structure for the upcoming county fair season.
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Phipps
Allamakee Waukon
Allamakee County
Board Directors Elected and Hold-overs Named
Mer Johnson vice-president and A L Hansmeier treasurer listed as officers. Directors elected for two years are Lynn Morrow Melvin Steffenson Gilman Hanson and Robert Stock. Hold over directors are Don Lau George Hexom Herbert Larsen and Michael Campbell.
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Mer Johnson
A. L. Hansmeier
Lynn Morrow
Melvin Steffenson
Gilman Hanson
Robert Stock
Don Lau
George Hexom
Herbert Larsen
Michael Campbell
Linn 4-H Clubs Elect Officers At Annual Meet
More than 550 4-H members parents and leaders attended the Linn County annual gathering at Hawkeye Downs Farm Youth Center. New officers were elected and installed for girls Kathy Kelley Springville president Phyllix Mollenhauer Center Point vice president Barbara Rohlena secretary Anita Trachta Cedar Rapids historian Ray Batchelder Albur nett president Mike OConnell Cedar Rapids vice president Nile Anderson Marion secretary Dean Schantz Walker historian. Outgoing presidents Becky Pollock Springville and Richard Booth Ely presided. Awards were presented by Sailor Phelps Lisbon and Ed Benish Fairfax. Willard Palmer Mt Vernon led community singing and Judy Lamparek Cedar Rapids performed accordion numbers.
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Farm Youth Center
Hawkeye Downs
C. E. Herriott
Ray Batchelder
Alburnett
Mike O’connell
Cedar Rapids
Nile Anderson
Marion
Dean Schantz
Walker
Becky Pollock
Springville
Richard Booth
Ely
Sailor Phelps
Lisbon
Ed Benish
Fairfax
Milo Machula
Spain to Buy 65 000 Tons of Corn from U S
Washington reports the U S department of agriculture issued purchase authorization under Title I of Public Law 480 to Spain. The deal worth 3.8 million dollars covers about 65 000 metric tons of bulk grade U S No 2 corn grown in the continental United States.
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Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Spain
U. S
United States
Fayette DHIA No 3 Averages 29.2 Lbs Butterfat
MAYNARD October production in Fayette DHIA No 3 averaged 804 pounds of milk and 29.2 pounds of butterfat, Supervisor George A. Youmans said Saturday. The test included 684 cows, 187 of which were dry.
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Maynard
Fayette Dhia No. 3
George A. Youmans
Iowa Farmers Resealing Much Fifty Five Corn
Iowa farmers expect to reseal between 55 and 60 million bushels of price stored old corn, says Max M Soeth chair of the Iowa ASC committee. About 35.6 million bushels of 1953 54 55 corn already resealed by Oct 15, with November deadline for extending loans to July 31. Also 2.6 million bushels of 1955 oats resealed, more than double last year. Resealing lets producers keep grain and receive storage payments of 16 cents per bushel for corn and 12 cents for oats.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Max M. Soeth
Iowa Asc
Soeth
Loeth
Neighbors crib 4000 bushels of corn for sick farmer
In Rochester Minnesota last week neighbors aided Herb Goedken by cribbing 4000 bushels of corn in five hours using six pickers three elevators 12 wagons and 15 tractors while he was ill. Twenty five men and fourteen women provided meals and support before Goedken's return home. Also John Clark family moves to Lamont area and Melvin McArthur couple moves to the vacated Clark farm nearby.
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Farmersburg
Herb Goedken
Rochester
Quasqueton
John Clark
Lamont
D. E. Oliphant
Melvin McArthur
Walker
Clark
Local Farm and Goods Auctions Planned Across Iowa
A series of public auctions scheduled from November 6 to November 15 feature 80 acre farms, machinery, livestock, grain, hay, and household goods. Listings include William F. Tomash estate near Palo, Adalia Witousek near Cedar Rapids, Fred Worthan near Gretna, Shueyville Church sale, Harold Schlotterbeck near Cheney, Harold Shank near Cedar Rapids, M A Hemingway near Ely, and Arnold Ridenour near Coggon with various closing out sales and estate auctions statewide.
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William F. Tomash
Palo
Fred Worthan
Greely
Shea
Fairax
Harold Schlotterbeck
Cheney
Harold Shank
Cedar Rapids
Hemingway
Ely
Arnold Ridenour
Wheat Growers Put 10.2 Million Acres in Bank
Washington farmers signed agreements placing 10,571,163 acres in the soil bank's 1957 winter wheat acreage reserve program through Oct. 26. Eligible for up to 196,634,006 in payments if they meet program requirements. State ASC offices report 195,260 agreements across 36 states. Sign-up closed Oct. 5, with reallocations allowing extra acres in some counties. Officials note the participation report is not final.
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Washington
Soil Bank
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ASC
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