Pork merchandising talk at National Conference in Lincoln
At the National Pork Industry Conference in Lincoln speakers urged better alignment of promotability high quality and incentives for pork. Farmbest and Rose described packer relations, discounts on large hams and loins and the need for a factual quality buying system. Elmer Harder of Safeway noted strong retail demand and potential for a frozen fresh pork product in colorful packaging.
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Lincoln
Neb
National Pork Industry Conference
Arnold Hose
Cawker City
Kans
Rose
Crabb
Elmer Harder
Safeway Stores
Omaha
Closing Out Sales and Livestock Auctions Listed
A series of local auction notices across Iowa and nearby towns list closing out sales for livestock and machinery. Names include Alvin Wright Leo Holub Frank Ceynar and Elza Powell with various locations and times through December.
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Nev. Tl
Alvin Wright
Troy Mills
Leo Holub
Sves Prairieboro
Joe Buresh
C.R
E. F. Breia
Ciutier
Oh Good
George L. Buresh
J's
Robins
Polled Herefords Get Fair Classes
Four more state fairs in 1968 will offer Polled Hereford show classifications after approval by the American Polled Hereford Association executive committee. The fairs are Texas State Fair Dallas Tulsa State Fair Tulsa Ohio Wisconsin State Fair Milwaukee and Louisiana State Fair Shreveport.
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Kansas City
Range Conditions Improve Slightly Over Year Ago
The agriculture department said cattle ranges in western states on November 1 were just over one percent above both the year-ago level and the November 1 average. October saw a decline in range grazing conditions, but by month’s end they stood about 0.4 percent higher than a year earlier.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Feed Grain Club Directors Elected
Five directors were elected for one year on the Cedar Rapids Grain and Feed club board during the monthly dinner at the Montrose hotel. The elected directors are C. W. Bohlander Norman Rowray Sian Potter Benton Jones and Fred Jones. The directors will elect officers at the next board meeting.
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Cedar Rapids
33 Iowans to Attend National Four H Congress in Chicago
Ames Iowa 33 Iowa 4 H youths will join about 1600 youths in Chicago November 26 to 30 for the National 41 Club Congress at the Conrad Hilton Hotel. Thirty delegates represent Iowa with three sectional trip winners. Notable Iowa winners include David Booth Marion and Joy Brannen Muscatine among others in field crops photography and foods and nutrition.
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Ames
Iowa
Chicago
Conrad Hilton Hotel
Iowa 4H
Joy Brannen
Muscatine
James Deppe
Maquoketa
Diane Frost
Independence
Marie Jones
Crawfordsville
Dale Keppy
Davenport
Janet Poduska
Ely
Morris Praises Environment Control for Swine Housing
John D. Morris of Columbus Junction Iowa argues at the National Pork Industry conference that environmentally controlled sow housing saves feed and improves health and production. He cites a reduction from six to three pounds daily during winter and details feeding regimens for sows from gestation to farrowing.
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Lincoln
John D. Morris
Columbus Junction
Iowa
National Pork Industry
Morris
Railroads Seek Optional Grain Grading Inspection
Railroad spokesmen urged a House subcommittee to back administration backed bills to allow optional instead of mandatory interstate grain inspections. They argued lower freight costs and faster railcar availability during harvests. Critics cited current enforcement gaps and department control proposals.
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Washington
UPI
House
Heineman
John C. Danielson
Chicago and North Western
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
National Grain Trade Council
Council
Agriculture Department
Southwestern Wheat In Need Of Rain Across Plains
The U S Weather Bureau says fall sown winter wheat in western Kansas Colorado the Oklahoma and New Mexico panhandles and Texas requires rain for next year’s harvest while other regions show generally good conditions. Cool wet weather delays this year’s corn harvest.
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Washington
U.S. Weather Bureau
Kansas
Colorado
Panhandles
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Texas
Preconditioning Topics Set for Monticello Beef Meeting
Monticello will host a special beef cattle meeting Monday at 8 p.m. in the vo ag room. Grover Miche, Yo Ag instructor, will preside and present on preconditioning and selecting cattle for marketable meat. Andy Boston, area extension livestock specialist, will provide the illustrated lesson.
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Monticello
Vo-Ag
Yo-Ag
Grover Miche
Andy Boston
Jesson
Cedar Rapids market sets October milk price at 4.71 a cwt
Market Administrator E H McGuire announced the Cedar Rapids Iowa City pool will apply a 4.71 per cwt price for Grade A milk testing 3.5 percent butterfat for October deliveries. The price changes 7.8 cents per cwt for each 0.1 percent the fat varies from 0.5 percent.
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Cedar Rapidstown
E. H. McGuire
McGuire
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Officers Elected by Horticultural Group
Iowa State Horticultural Society re-elected officers at its Ames annual meeting. Officers include Mrs. Merrill Cook president and Eldon Cabbage first vice president. Winton Etchen outlined plans for a 500 to 1 000 acre arboretum with a possible cost of 0.5 to 1 million dollars and appeal for contributions.
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Ames
Iowa State Horticultural Society
Merrill Cook
Des Moines
Eldon Cabbage
Albert Ferguson
Center Point
Russell Dunn
Russell
H. H. Knith
Iowa Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Winton Etchen
Wickersham Says High Feeder Pig Prices Harm Youth Programs
Tom Wickersham of Iowa State University criticized educators who pay inflated prices for feeder pigs to win youth contests. He urged programs to be commercial and practical, focusing on honesty, integrity, and real skills rather than chasing prizes. He warned supervisors to terminate staff engaging in such practices.
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Lincoln
Neb
Park Industry Conference
Tom Wickersham
Animal Science Department
Iowa State University
Wickersham
Meat imports near quota level this year
Washington AP reports meat imports for the first nine months run at an annual rate of about 992 million pounds, nearing the 995 million pound threshold that would trigger import quotas. Australia supplied 344 million pounds and New Zealand 141 million in that period.
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Washington
Australia
New Zealand
NSU Ag College Enrollments Highlight The 2680 Undergraduates
Iowa State University College of Agriculture reports 2680 fall undergraduates led by Animal Science with 549 students and Farm Operations 375. Other majors include Agricultural Business 361 Fisheries and Wildlife 244 and Forestry 200. The college holds 798 graduate students led by Education 294 Agronomy 105 and Agricultural Economics 84 with many grads from foreign countries.
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Ames
Iowa State University College of Agriculture
Animal Science
Fisheries and Wildlife Biology
College of Agriculture
Agronomy
Agricultural Economics
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Frank Crabb
Farmbest, Inc
Denison
Towa
USDA
Farmbest
J.B. O Bryant, Swit & Co
Acetiom
Gazette
Chosing Gut
Guernseys
Frank Ceynar
Econvilette
Mi. W of
Cosgen
Fronticello Sale Barn
Elza Powell
Sir Havussler
Jir
Mars
Feed, Grain Club
Clutier
E. F. Breja
Lady Sheda
Chelsea Saving Bank
Carl Roup
North Liberty
Hawkeye Downs
Ben W. Heineman
Chicago and North Western Railway Co
Pers
J&r Auto Store
Motorola
Toyland
NSU Ag College
Mr. Muirhead
Tahos
Scotland
Olleng
Muirhead
Y McHelson & Robbins, Inc
N.Y
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