Washington farmers combine fall chisel plowing with anhydrous ammonia
Washington county farmers are applying anhydrous ammonia during fall chisel plowing after corn harvest. Extension director Jim Frier notes fall nitrogen with minimum tillage reduces erosion risks if soil is near 50 degrees. G W McCracken of Ainsworth uses two 250 gallon saddle tanks and a 12-chisel plow with six welded ammonia attachments.
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Washington
Iowa
Washington County
Jim Frier
the Gazette
G. W. McCracken
Ainsworth
McCracken
U.S. Closes Doors To Australian Beef and Iowa Extension Council Appointments
The USDA bans Australian beef pending full import verification after officials say Australia met its 1975 allocation. Daily monitoring begins. excess meat may be stored under bond or returned. Separately in Linn County, new members Dennis Etzel, Betty Decker, C. E. Frantz, Cyril Lawrence and Betty Gender join the extension council alongside re-elected incumbents. Ten township terms roll over to 1976 with organizational meeting set January 7.
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Linn County Extension Council
Dennis Etzel
Alburnett
Betty Decker
Walker
Betty Gender
Cedar Rapids
C.E. Frantz
Palo
Cyril Lawrence
Monticello
Darrell Jansa
Alma Freeman
Center Point
Galen Lehr
Martello
Walter Secrist
Central City
Marilyn
Agriculture Department
New Zealand
Costa Rica
USDA
Australia
U.S
Three Linn DHIA cows top 700 pounds butterfat
Loyd Martin and Sons owned two of the three Holsteins exceeding 700 pounds butterfat in the latest Linn County Dairy Herd Improvement Association testing. One Martin cow yielded 18,090 pounds milk and 735 pounds fat, the other 19,940 pounds milk and 700 pounds fat. A Holstein owned by Wallis Henderson of Central City produced 15,160 pounds milk and 707 pounds fat.
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Loyd Martin and Sons
Linn County Dairy Herd Improvement Assa
Martin
Wallis Henderson
Central City
Close out and farm sales listed for Solon to Coggon area
A series of auction and sale notices across Iowa listing dates from November 18 to December 6. Items include machines hay cattle and general goods with sellers such as Meka Bros Robert Fountain Elzo Powell T C Reynolds John McNeal William Lange Miles Atkin estate Howard Knapp Ernest Jansa William Cook Lumir Kriz George Balster and others at various locations near Solon Iowa City Coggon Palo Central City Mt. Auburn Shueyville Hopkinton Alburnett and surrounding towns.
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Mach
Hay
Meka Bros
Solon
Robert Fountain
Iowa City
Elzo Powell
Coggon
Lee Street
Hopkinton
T. C. Reynolds
Palo
John McNeal
Mt. Auburn
William Lange
Central City
Miles Atkin
T.C. Reynolds
Sun
Howard Knapp
Sat
Ernest Jansa
Western
William Cook
Alburnett
Lumir Kriz
Shueyville
George Balster
Corn Growers Split Deepens As Iowa Group Moves
The National Corn Growers Assn and the Iowa Corn Growers Assn clash over membership drives and newsletter access. Iowa members face separate dues to receive the national newsletter after July 16, with the national demanding a $5 per member fee for Iowa recipients. The rift dates to 1974 when Iowa sought affiliation and two boards swung between affiliation and independence through July. National dues run $15 yearly or $35 for three years.
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National Corn Growers Assn
Iowa Corn Growers Assn
Iowa
Lowa
John W. Curry
Curry
The
National
Howard Krebs
Iowa Board of Directors
Iowa Corn Growers Board
Iowa Group
National Board of Directors
Club Cited for Service To Hospitals in Clayton County
The Garber Greenleaflets 4-H club won the outstanding community service award for Clayton county for 4-H projects with hospitals and care centers. They funded picnic tables for Garber park, delivered fruit baskets to Elkader Care Center, donated to Elkader hospital, and gave plaques to children’s wards in Manchester and Guttenberg hospitals.
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Eleader
Clayton County
Garber Greenleaflets
Garber Park
Elkader
Elkader Hospital
Manchester
Guttenberg
Mendon Hustlers
Jolly Janes
Clayton County 4-H
Julie Elliot
Strawberry Point
Cheryl Smpehl
Luana
Polly Medberry
Volga
Julie Turner
Postville
Seven Elected to Clayton Council
Seven new members were elected to the Clayton county extension council in recent elections. Named are Julie Bauer North Buena Vista Leon Dibble Postville Mrs. Gerald Harbaugh Garber Erwin Ruff McGregor Mrs Larry Keehner Luana Dennis Christeleit Elkader and Verdine Glawe St Olaf. Four members were re elected Larry Meyer Ron Kaiser both Garnaville Randall Appleton Edgewood and Mrs Howard Keehner Guttenberg.
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Eleader
Clayton County
Past Pork Officers Form New Association in Clinton County
A new group of past officers from the Pork Producers and Porkettes formed in Clinton County. Harry Hansen elected president and Ray Carstensen secretary treasurer at a weekend meeting. The 30 officers and spouses will meet three times yearly. The Clinton County Swine Assn. began in 1956 and reorganized into the Clinton County Park Producers Assn. in 1966, growing from 49 members to over 600 today, the nation’s largest county park group.
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By al Swegle
Iowa Corn Growers
John Bushaw
Dan Stegen
Duane Gray
St. Olaf
Bicycle
Donna Smpehl
Luan.a
Bread
Dawn Rodenberg
Kathy Backhaus
Jan Kramer
LeAndra Landt
Marcia Oberbroeckling
Diane Werger
Garnavillo
Bill Knight
Ron Kregel
Tammy Muller
Mark Oberbroeckling
Robin Mills
Danforth
Victor Haynes
Marilyn Wessel
Greeley
Sharon Mueller
Debra Mueller
Joyce Mueller
Pets
Lorie Ferguson
Monona
Leona Hoth
Kay Imoehl
Elgin
Cheryl Imoehl
Julie Knight
Barb Schulte
Edgewood
Larita Powell
Colleen Hogan
Judy Koopman
Mike Wilker
Garnaville
Heidi Mills
Clayton Council
New York
Alaska
Hawaii
Abias
Northwestern Bell
Quasqueton
Independence
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Wayne Miller
Bill Dean
Waverly
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