Grange Proposes Quota System for Dairymen
Rochester based report says a National Grange committee is preparing a program to be sent to Congress. The plan would have the nation’s 24 million dairy farmers vote on a self-imposed quota to ease the cost-price squeeze. William Pearson of Ogilvie Minnesota outlined the plan during the National Grange convention.
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Rochester
N.Y
Nationals Grange
Congress
William 5B. Pearson
Ogilvie
American agronomy fellow elected in Cincinnati meeting
Dallas E. Western of The Quaker Oats Company was named a fellow of the American Society of Agronomy. Western, an Iowa State College graduate and former Buchanan county extension director, has led a grain program funding research and promotion of new varieties and sound growing practices. The society cited his educational work and leadership in securing field crop funds. Also noted are plans for a dairy quota proposal and a separate incorporation notice for Groat Electric Company, Inc.
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Dallas E. Western
Quaker Oats Company
Chicago
American Society of Agronomy
Cincinnati
Western
Iowa State College
Jesup
Buchanan County
Quaker Data
Dairy Breed Assas Schedule Meetings
Waterloo announces the annual meetings for five state dairy breed associations. Iowa Ayrshire meets Nov 30 in Nevada with sale Dec 1 at the Nevada fairground. Iowa Milking Short Horns on Nov 34 at 16 a.m. Memorial Union. Iowa Jersey Cattle Club Dec 12 in Iowa City. Iowa Guernsey Club Dec 15 at Mt. Pleasant.
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Waterloo
Bill Maynard
Iowa State Dairy Association
Iowa Ayrshire Breeders Association
Nevada
Nevada Fairground
Carl Lindeman
Iowa Milking Shorthorn Society
Memorial Union
Iowa State College
Hariey Clampitt
New Providence
Iowa
Jersey Cattle Club
Iowa City
Ivan Gates
West Liberty
Guernsey Cattle] Club
Mt. Pleasant
Homer Fike
Watering
Iowa Exhibitors Lead in Numbers at International Livestock Exposition
Iowa ranks among 39 states and Canada with 1,833 animals entered in the 1956 International Livestock Exposition at the International Amphitheatre. Aberdeen-Angus lead cattle entries with 620 head, Hereford breeders show 358 head, and Shorthorn breeders list 187 head. Four Woodbury County 4-H boys compete in a national livestock judging contest alongside Iowa State College teams in meats and livestock judging.
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Chicago
States
Canada
Iowa
FFA
Iowa State College
Woodbury County
Ithe
Brian Ashley
Lee Goodwin
Correctionville
Mike O'Connell
Anthon
Richard Reimenschieder
Piersson
Livestock Researchers To Present 21 Reports In Chicago Meeting
Ul-Thirty-nine Iowa State College staff members will report livestock research findings at the American Society of Animal Pract ce annual meeting in Chicago. The society includes researchers from the United States and Canada. One hundred seventy papers will be presented.
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Chicago
Iowa State College
American Society of Animal Prace
United States
Canada
ISU Meat Judging Team to Contest in Chicago Expo
Iowa State College sends four Towans plus graduate assistant Richard Thompson to the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago for the intercollegiate meats judging contest. Coach Edwin A. Kline leads the group as they seek success after fourth place at Kansas City and fifth at Fort Worth. Judging runs November 27 with awards announced November 26 at Stockyards Inn. event held at Armour packing plant.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Chicago
Edwin A. Kline
Vincent KE. Gallery
Magonville
Darrell HE
Goll
Garener
Byron J. Greiman
Garner
William R. Yeager
Ottumwa
Richard Thompson
Kansas City
Fort Worth
Stockyards
National Livestock and Mest Board
Armour Packing Plant
Officers and Directors Named for Big 4 Fair Association
Kenneth Schultz of Postville re-elected president at the annual meeting. Kenneth Timmerman named vice-president and Walter Brandt treasurer. Charles Hoth re-elected secretary. New directors: Glen Jarmes Roland Kree sau Hoss James John Wachter. Re-elected three-year terms: William Steuer M B Deering C C Hoth Lyle Zieman Roger Harris Hen rie Heusman Harlan Harnack.
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Wallekon
Kenneth Schultz
Postville
Kenneth Timmerman
Walter Brandt
Charles Hoth
Glen Jarmes
Roland Kreesau
Hoss James
John Wachter
William Stewan
M. BD. Deering
C. C. Hoth
Neighbors Report Corn Harvest Near Postville
Wiltam Reckwards, a local farmer near Postville, finished harvesting his corn. He lost three fingers on his right hand in a corn picking accident this fall.
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Postville
Wiltam Reckwards
Reckwards
Across Words and Wordplay In A Fractured Clue List
A scrambled puzzle style listing presents fragmented clues and partial phrases. It includes references to numbers, political or cultural terms, and broken word pairs, with odd spellings and stray symbols suggesting a newspaper cryptic or crossword puzzle page.
Iowa State Poultry Judging Team Named for Chicago Contest
Three Iowans and a foreign student were named Friday to the Iowa State college poultry judging team for the 33rd annual intercollegiate contest in Chicago November 23 to 29. Team members are Darrell A Downing Verne A Logan Dean W Schnell and George G Anhalter Quite Ecuador South America. The squad will judge production hens breeder pullets market chickens and disqualifications and also grade 50 eggs and 50 dressed market birds under U S standard. The event concludes with a banquet on November 28 and the team departs from Ames November 25.
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Ames
Penquite
Herald
U.S
English Plowmen Are Chosen for 57 World Meet
Richard Miller, 34, of Dowlish Wake Ilminster Somerset, won Britain’s national plowing championship at Shillingford near Oxford, earning selection for the 1957 world meet in Peebles Chico United States. Miller, who has rarely left his home county, beat 28 competitors in the high-cut class and will compete with James Mason, 28, of Newbold Chesterfield, who won the trailer plows division, in America next year.
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London
United States
Richard Miller
Dowlish Wake
Ilminster
Somerset
Peebles
Chico
Britain
Shillingford
Oxford
Miller
James John Mason
Newbold
Chesterfield
Allamakee Farmers Approved for Conservation Aid
WAUKON Seven Allamakee county farmers were approved for conservation assistance at the regular meeting of the county soil conservation district commissioners. Named are Eugene F. Yoke Vernon Miller Charles Bohr Reken Lawrence Wever Jonard H. Hager and Elmer W. Hager. The district total cooperators reaches 454 with 454 having completed conservation plans.
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Lamakee
Waukon
Allamakee Cunty
Eugene FP. Yoke
Vernon Miller
Charles Bohr
Reken
Lawrence Wever
Jonard H. Hager
Elmer W. Hager
Allamakee
Hog Marketings Dip Yet Stay Above Averages
Des Moines area farmers plan to market about 4.46 million hogs in November and December as reported by the Town Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. Total two month sales would be 12 percent below last year but 4 percent above the five year average. November sales expected at 2,266,400 head, down 12 percent from last year yet 3 percent above the five year average for November. December slaughter intentions set at 2,100,000 head, which would be 13 percent under last year’s 2,401,000 and slightly below the five year average of 2,116,000. October hog slaughter placed at 1,810,000 head, 3 percent below last October but 16 percent above the 1980-64 October average. Sows constituted 7 percent of October marketings, about 127,000 head. Barrow and gilt average slaughter age reported at 6.4 months, up from 6.0 in 1955 and above September 1956. Cattle and calf slaughter on Iowa farms in October totaled 285,000 head, down 12 percent from last October but 21 percent above the five year average of 235,000.
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Des Moines
Fowe
Iowa
Laying Hens Must Have Good Ration
Lincoln Neb. Laying hens require a balanced ration to profitably produce eggs says Elvin Schultz extension poultryman at the University of Nebraska. He notes protein levels of 11 to 18 percent from housing through the 8E production cycle, with fish meal meat scraps tankage soybean meal and peanut meat as primary protein sources and adequate carbohydrates fats. A hard insoluble grit is essential when feed is stored and hens need water access. at least one gallon per 100 birds and 40 feet of feeder space per 100 birds are recommended.
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Lincoln
Neb
Elvin Schultz
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Schultz
Benson Announces Iowa Corn Allotment and Referendum
Washington AP Agriculture Secretary Ezra Benson revealed Iowa's base acreage for 1957 with a national base acreage of about 51 million acres and a separate national allotment of nearly 37.3 million acres. Iowa would receive 9,988,083 acres under base, with a 1.31 dollar per bushel support or 74 percent parity. under the national allotment, 6,962,000 acres are allotted with a 1.36 dollar bushel support. Farmers face a December 11 referendum to choose between the soil bank base program and the traditional allotment plan.
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Washington
Eza Benson
Jowa
Soil Bank
Ilown
Farmera
Officers Elected by FAA at West Union
West Union Future Farmers of America elected Lyle Johansen as president Stanley New as vice president George Cowles as secretary Allen Grimes as treasurer Jim Grimes as reporter and Bernell Chenswold as sentinel. Bil Grove as vocational agriculture instructor is chapter adviser.
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West Union West Union
West Union
Future Farmers of America
Lyle Johansen
Stanley New
George Cowles
Allen Grimes
Jim Grimes
Bernell Chenswold
Sentinel
Bil Grove
Omn ing Auctions Multiple Closing Out Sales Listed
A long list of farm estate sales and auctions near Hopkinton Blairstown Anamosa Manchester Linn County Vinton Marion Walker Springville Delhi and other steps for November and December. Entries include livestock hay grain machinery household goods and milking equipment with sale times mainly at 1 p m and locations stated as distances from local towns.
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Saterday
Harold Nelson
Hopkinton
C. W. Zell
Teddylife
Sreatecin
Maude Dellamuth
Blairstown
Mae Shinery
Morris Phelps
Urbana
Guy Altenhein
Nedge
Walker
H. C. Slevers
Anamosa
Holstein
Greve
Batsman
Manchester
Avestock
Forester
W. B
Mike” Wiley
Linn
Herman Schrader
Vinton
James Long
Sint Noof
Marion
John Kneppy
Springie
Charles Starry
Springville
Kenneth Nelson
Delhi
Specialization Seen In Family Type Farms
DES MOINES UP The family type farm will continue but as a specialized type where the owner uses family labor said Dean McNeal executive vice president Pillsbury Mills Inc He added the feed business shows a trend toward specialized feeding of livestock at the Western Grain and Feed Association convention in Des Moines Iowa.
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Des Moines
Pillsbury Mills, Inc
Dean McNeal
Minneapolis, Minn
Fight Expected In Congress Over Food Stamp Plan
Washington reports a national food stamp plan remains alive amid expected heated debate in Congress. Democratic backers like Estes Kefauver press for it while Agriculture Secretary Benson argues it would not curb surpluses or aid the needy as effectively as direct distribution. The Agriculture Department cites a 15 million person cost near 1.5 billion dollars and notes past limited trials.
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Washington
INS
Capitol Bill
Tennessee
Department
House
Senate
Eisenhower
National Agicultural Advisory Commission
Ageinat
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Ezra Taft Benson
Agricultural Department
Benson
Kefauger
Kefauver
Agriculture Department
Increase in food commodities for participating families
A report notes a net rise in food commodities allocated to participating families. Officials cite improved access and distribution, with the shift aiming to better meet household needs.
Two Electrical Schools Scheduled in Fayette County
Meetings on home wiring and lighting set for 1 30 p m November 29 in the Farm Bureau building and 1 30 p m November 30 in the Hawkeye School gymnasium in Fayette county Harold Christopherson REA director of consumer education and Merle BR Bovis Fayette county home economist lead the sessions Springville- Harvin Power buys a registered Guernsey bull Rat-Mar Plutos cat from Ray Troester of Blader
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Fayette Fayette
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Hawkeye School
Harold Christopherson
REA
Merle BR. Bovis
Springville
Harvin Power
Guernsey
Ray Troester
Blader
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