East Iowa Jersey Wins Grand Championship at World Dairy Expo
At the World Dairy Expo in Madison Wisconsin Gil Bar Gem Dreamy a seven year old Jersey cow owned by Nabholz Jersey Farm West Union Iowa was named grand champion after winning senior and grand titles in the Jersey show. Fryda Jerseys of Sussex Wisconsin showed the grand champion Jersey bull. Iowans also placed in Ayrshire classes with multiple top ten finishes led by Robin McHone Ames and Gerald McHone Ames among others.
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Madison
Wis
Waterloo
Gil Bar Gem Dreamy
Iowa
Nabholz Jersey Farm
West Union
Minnesota
Fryda Jerseys
Sussex
Pennsylvania
William Henley
Cochranville
Robin McHone
Ames
Paula J. Lang
Brooklyn
Gerald McHone
Eric Walther Lang
Joe McHone
Lot of Beans Yield Sparks Iowa Contests and Local Titles
Richard Olson harvested soybeans at 63.88 bushels per acre on 14 acres near Fairfax, far above his 48.57 last year, prompting a state official check. Olson may contend for the state title as the prior top was 61, while 28 inch rows and favorable rain aided the crop. In Tipton the Cedar County soil judging contest is set for Oct 11 at the Shumaker farm with a rain date. Karen Timm of Marion won Linn County soil conservation speech contest. Robert Shepherd was elected president of Washington County Farm Bureau with James Miksch, Larry Love, Bill Beenblossom, Doyle Jarrard, and Mrs Ed Augustine named to posts.
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Fairfax
Richard Olson
Olson
Oliver Knott
Ames
Iowa Crop Improvement Assn
Linn County
Linn County Better Crops Club
Knott
Tipton
Cedar County
Richard C. Shumaker
Karen Timm
Marion
Miss Timm
Darrell Timm
Linn-Mar High School
Washington
Robert Shepherd
Ainsworth
Washington County Farm Bureau
Ed Augustine
James Miksch
Larry Love
Crawfordsville
Bill Beenblossom
Doyle Jarrard
Iowa Farm Cash Receipts Rise 8 Percent in 1976
Iowa cash farm receipts totaled 7 billion dollars in 1976, an 8 percent rise from 1975, placing Iowa second to California. Net income per Iowa farm fell to 6,643 dollars as production costs rose 10 percent, though soybean income jumped 38 percent to 1.3 billion. Corn, hog, and cattle receipts also increased.
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Des Moines
Iowa
California
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Robert H. Lounsberry
Lounsberry
USDA plans major reorganization of Agriculture Department
Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland announced a plan to merge 14 USDA agencies into 26 units, preserving missions while boosting efficiency. The reform recreates the inspector general, names Thomas F. McBride as head, and combines Farmers Home Administration with Rural Development Service into the Farm and Rural Development Administration, pending congressional approval.
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Bob Bergland
Washington
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Bergland
USDA
Inspector General
Earl L. Butz
Office of Audit
Office of Investigation
Butz
Farmers Home Administration
Farmers Home
The
Rural Development Service
Farm and Rural Development Administration
Congress
Forest Service
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Soil Conservation Service
Food and Nutrition Service
Food Safety and Quality Service
Rural Electrification Administration
New Farm and Rural Development Administration
Food and Agriculture Science and Education Administration
Carter
Auctions Set for October With Multiple Parcels and Estates
On Saturday October 8 two auctions are scheduled. At 10:30 a.m. 20.05 acres near Amana sold by Joe Savage seven miles east. At 11 a.m. Doris L. Floyd estate offers machinery and miscellaneous items one mile west of Ely. A third sale on Saturday October 22 at 1 a.m. features 325 acres tied to the Roy Landgrebe estate located 644 miles southeast of Dysart.
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Joe Savage
Amana
Mach
Doris L. Floyd
Ely
Roy Landgrebe
Dysart
Atteched
Hwy
149 & Wert Jt Rd
JOY & Johnson Auction CO. Inc
Ames
Iowa
Delhi Tops Soil Judging at Area One Vocational School
Delhi High School led 12 schools in a soil judging and crops identification contest at Area One Vocational-Technical School, scoring 610 of 800. Delhi duo Eric Conrad and Grant Guetzke, with Hopkinton teammates Bob Beitz and Marvin Feldmann, helped secure the win under coaches Joe Townsend and Les Mardorf. Brian Schwab of Grundy Center led the overall field, while Scott Frana of South Winneshiek topped the soil judging portion. Gary Shatek of New Hampton won the crops portion as 186 students competed.
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Calmar
Maquoketa Valley
Delhi
Area One
Vocational-Technical School
Eric Conrad
Grant Guetzke
Bob Beitz
Marvin Feldmann
Hopkinton
Brian Schwab
Grundy Center
Scott Frana
South Winneshiek
Frana
Gary Shatek
New Hampton
Senate approves 1.4 billion drought disaster aid
The Senate voted 82 to 13 to approve 1.4 billion in new drought disaster aid for farmers as an amendment to the District of Columbia appropriations bill. Budget Chief Muskie warned the SBA loan addition would strain the federal budget. Senator Hollings defended aid as entitlement for farmers compared with Los Angeles quake recovery loans.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
District of Columbia
Budget Committee
Edmund Muskie
Dmaine
Small Business Administration
Muskie
SBA
Ernest Hollings
D-S.c
Los Angelenos
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Farm Bureau
Long John Silver
Fish&more
Long John Silver's
Silvers Seafood Shoppes
Williams Blvd
S.W
First Avenue
S.E
Long John Silver's, Inc
Old God
Errac
Giant Store
Golor
16Th Ave
Cedar Rapids
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