Iowa Farm Bureau delegates hear 122,819 Iowa members
At the 53rd Iowa Farm Bureau convention in Des Moines delegates report Iowa Farm Bureau membership reached 122,819 surpassing the 1971 quota. ISU Extension economist Gene Futrell predicts mixed farm income changes for 1972 with higher soybeans and eggs and lower corn and hog profits. Nine counties win recognition for outstanding programs while Plymouth tops the county chart.
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DES Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Iowa
American Farm Bureau
Iowa State University Extension
ISU
Futrell
Plymouth County
Fayette
Mitchell
Plymouth
Woodbury
Polk, Johnson, Louisa
Mahaska
Adair
Democrats Tie Butz to Corporate Farms in Farm Belt Debate
Lawmakers question Earl L. Butz's record at Purdue and with farm-linked corporations as they criticize his stance on large scale farming and government regulation. Senators Nelson Mondale and Tunney lead the opposition, arguing the nominee favors big business over small family farms and could affect Rural America.
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Washington
Earl L. Butz
Butz
Ezra Taft Benson
Gaylord Nelson
Dwis
Walter Mondale
D-Minn
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
Ralston-Purina
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
National Group Interested in Merger Proposal
DENVER The American National Cattlemen's Association ANCA has received a formal merger proposal from the Iowa Beef Producers Association calling for the union of ANCA with the National Livestock Feeders Association The ANCA executive committee will review the proposal at its mid December meeting Farr said the idea reflects a push to unite all segments of the industry under a single cattle industry spokesman to address economic political and promotional needs.
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Denver
American National Cattlemen’s Association
ANCA
Iowa Beef Producers Association
National Livestock Feeders Association
W. D. Farr
Farr
Schwengel to Meet with ASC Committees
Congressman Fred Schwengel will meet with ASC committees from thirteen counties in the First district. The session will convene at the Willows Restaurant near Washington Iowa starting at noon on Saturday November 20.
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Davenport
Fred Schwengel
Delaware Elects Extension Council Members in Townships
Delaware county held township extension council elections in even numbered townships for two year terms. Results list Bremen to South Fork with names. Knipper noted as re-elected for a second term. Other townships not voting this year begin second-year terms in 1972. Over 1,200 people attended meetings and 4-H family nights at eleven locations.
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Manchester
Delaware County Extension Council
County Extension Council
Bremen
David Lueck
Colony
Martin Schwietert
Delhi
Dean Maurer
Hazel Green
John Harris
Orville Schmitz
North Fork
Larry Knipper
Prairie
Milton Retz
South Fork
John Digman
Adams
Jack Robinson
Coffins Grove
Robert Francois
Delaware
Tony Broghammer
Erik
Fletcher Beehm
Honey Creek
Robert Lahr
Milo
Dean Boone
Oneida
Bill Britt Richland
Robert Maiers
Union
Robert Nelson
Want Ads Call to Reach Readers with Easy Placement
The notice invites readers to place want ads by calling 369-1234. The brief gives a direct, call to action style geared toward quick engagement in the local paper.
McGregor Elevator to Expand Capacity and Cut Dust
The McGregor grain elevator will receive more than 176000 dollars in improvements to boost capacity from 6000 to 10500 bushels per hour and install enclosed handling to curb dust. About 100000 dollars will fund dust control in line with Iowa Pollution Commission plans. Construction began mid December and should finish before next spring’s commercial season.
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McGregor
Iowa Pollution Commission
Charles Hanson
Farmers’ Grain Dealer Association of Iowa
Hanson
McGregor Streets
Farmers Set-Aside Compliance Report Shows Few Discrepancies
Center Point residents Doug Becker and Deborah Becker join the Holstein Friesian Association junior membership. The Agriculture Department reports set-aside rules were largely followed with minimal land quality discrepancies across 3,000 counties, only 144 counties showing five percent or more of farms affected.
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Center Point
Doug Becker
Deborah Becker
Holstein- Friesian Association of America
Washington
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
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Deering Brothers
Clermont
Deerings
Charles Deering
Deering
Charles
Robert
Polk, Wright, Clarke
Dubuque
Gene Futrell
Congress
State Farm Bureau
Tee
Iowa Farm Bureau Convention
H. K. Russell
Bedford
David Griffiths
Keosauqua
Harold McCullough
Grinnell
Orvie Fischer
Avoca
Walter Eller
Hubbard
Ralph Lieberknecht
Columbus Junction
Fredrick Becker
Harlan Rowe
le Mars
Top County
Gazette
Mach
Ernest Diltz
Troy Mills
Angus
Norman Opfer
Whittier
Merlyn Timm
Lowden
Benson
Lawrence L. Knutson
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Hardin
Ralston- Purina
Benson-Butz
National Group
16Th Ave
Cedar Rapids
Schwengel
ASC
Extension Council
Office of
C. R. Kitchen
Optometrist
Sears
Friendship Acres
Wilford Niermeyer
Church World Service
Zion United Church Men's Brotherhood of
Niermeyer
Leroy Boettger
Dale Jensen
Henry Niermeyer
Merlin Conrad
Bennett
Walter Lafr
Afl-Cio
Pay Board
George Woodcock
Norman Cousins
George Meany
House of Representatives
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Senate Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
William Rehnquist
Homer
South Viet Nam
Chung Hee Park
Kim Il Sung
Kim Jong Pil
South Korea
She
Guizette
Mariner
America
Nicholae Ceausescu
Yasir Arafat
Indira Gandhi
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
D.seee
David Packard
Secretary of Defense
India
Romania
Canada
VEC, Inc
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Alabama
George Wallace
Fidel Castro
Labor Organization
Miami
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Creighton Abrams
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World Bank
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Marcos
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Holstein
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