Interview with Robert Abroe on Farm Life and Politics
Robert Abroe, 44, a stock share renter near Homestead, farms cattle and hogs on 240 acres. He discusses herd sizes, corn harvest, rootworm control with Thimet, and costs driving inflation and farm prices. He values local politics, leaning Democratic in national races but split county, backing Schmidhauser for Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Buser
Homestead
Heidi
Bernard Rupe
Quakertown
Penn
Wendy
Portland
Maine
Roberta
Williamsburg High School
Terry
Jean
Julius
Brenda
Gary
Williamsburg
Farm Bureau
St. John's Lutheran Church
American Legion
Hughes
Schmidhauser
Congress
County Livestock Auctions And Sales Set For October Dates
On October 8 at 11 30 a m a 154 acre farm near Toledo will auction livestock machinery grain and hay from George Rayman. On October 11 at 1 p m a dairy dispersal near Center Point features 35 cows and dairy equipment led by Tom Lima. October 12 at 8 p m North Linn FFA Chapter hosts a quality sale at Coggin Livestock Sales Co 1 mile east of Coggon with 75 head of steers and heifers. October 26 at 7 30 p m Cedartown Valley Hereford calf sale at Hawkeye sale barn Fairfax with Royal Tuttle manager from Norway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Rayman
Toledo
North Linn
FFA
Coggon Livestock Sales
Cedartown Valley
Hawkeye Sale
Fairfax
Royal Tuttle
Norway
FHA Loans Help 97,000 Farmers Across Nation
Secretary Orville Freeman said the Farmers Home Administration advanced credit to more than 97,000 farm family operators in fiscal 1968 to buy develop and enlarge their farms. The agency loaned $205 million to 10,800 borrowers under the farm ownership loan program, with 87,000 families continuing to use this FHA credit from prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Farmers Home Administration
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
State Four-H Award Winners Are Announced
Iowa two teens win 1968 state 4-H awards. Vicki Lackender of Iowa City, 18, wins the state 4-H recreation award after an eight year 4-H career with projects in clothing food and nutrition home furnishings and junior leadership. Charlie Brown of Hampton, 17, earns the 4-H Poland China award after seven years in 4-H focusing on Poland China hogs and pork consumer education. Both are active in leadership and county organizations. Vicki attends the University of Iowa and Charlie serves as county 4-H president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Vicki Lackender
Iowa City
Glenn Lackender
Vicki
University of Iowa
Charlie Brown
Hampton
Charlie
J. Verald Brown
Poland
Chicago
Hampton Community School
USDA Purchases Park For School Lunches
USDA bought 654,500 pounds of frozen ground pork for the national school lunch program at a cost of 337000 dollars. Eighty two percent of contracts went to Midwest packers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
USDA
Midwest
Four 4-H Members Named National Safety Conference Winners
Four Iowa 4-H members were selected as trip winners to the National Safety Conference in Chicago, October 27 to 30. The honorees are Sandy Hackbarth of Dows, Marty Halbur of Carroll, Loleta Kixmiller of Walnut, and Ron Swanson of Buffalo Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa 4-H
Chicago
Sandy Hackbarth
Dows
Marty Halbur
Carroll
Loleta Kixmiller
Walnut
Ron Swanson
Buffalo
Little Change Expected In Beef Prices Simer
University of Illinois cattle expert L H Simerl analyzes 1967 level trends with beef output rising this summer. He expects prices to hold near current values for weeks and to average about the same over the next year with risks from excessive weight, bunched marketings, imports, and slaughter trends. He notes feeder prices strong, pork and broiler outputs steady, and consumer demand high despite tax increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Drouth
Central Great Plains
Turkey
Watershed Program Backing Earns Support From Two Candidates
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and Republican rival Richard Nixon pledge to revive the government's small watershed flood prevention program stalled by a jurisdictional dispute. The plan, run by local sponsors and the Soil Conservation Service, faced delays as Congress and the White House clash on final approval authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson Administration
Congress
Humphrey
National Association of Conservation Districts
Nixon
Agriculture Department
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
House
Senate Agricultural Committees
Congressional Public Works Committees
White House Budget Bureau
Oskaloosa Shorthorns Sale Brings High Prices Across Lots
In Oskaloosa forty six lots averaged 352 with 19 bulls at 306 and 27 females at 386. Club calf sale saw 31 steer calves average 180 and ten heifers 212. Top lot combined cow, yearling, and bull calf sold for 1445 to buyers in Mississippi and Missouri. champion bull fetched 625. Postville-Dale registered Holstein credited to Kerr Brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Central States
Bill Anderson
West Liberty
Kearney Strong
Bentonia
Miss
Larry Jarck
Durant
James Collins
Keswick
Raymond Hammes
Sigourney
Penningroth Brothers
Wellman
Anderson
Ray Leinkuhler
Napton
George Slater
Augusta
Ill
Leland Kellogg
Colo
Missouri
Bill Stankel
Fremont
Neb
Tom Sherlock
Oxford
Lifetime milk and butterfat production in herd record
The record reports a herd achieving 107040 pounds of milk and 4633 pounds of butterfat over 2960 days in milk, highlighting sustained dairy output across the lactation period.
Special TB Test Set in NE Iowa
State and federal animal health officials announce a northeast Iowa TB eradication campaign. Nine counties will be tested including Bremer Fayette and parts of Chickasaw Floyd Butler Black Hawk Buchanan Clayton and Delaware. Officials say several infected cattle were sold to packers and 16 infected herds have been traced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Bremer
Fayette
Chickasaw
Floyd
Butler
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Clayton
Delaware
Extension Meetings Planned in Delaware Townships
Manchester extension township annual meetings are set in 17 Delaware county townships in early November. Richard Mawe, extension council chairman, announced. Extension council members will be elected in nine townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Extension Township
Delaware County
Richard Mawe
Extension Council
Iowa records single hog cholera case in September
Iowa reported only one hog cholera case in September, raising the nine month total for 1968 to 15. The state veterinarian warned that hog cholera is highly contagious and urged swine industry workers to watch for any signs of the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
M. E. Pomeroy
Division of
Animal Industry
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Thatcher Re-elected President of Red Angus Assn
Kenneth Thatcher secretary of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation was re elected president of the Midwest Red Angus Association at a meeting in Iowa City. Officers re elected include Earl Werling Hardy vice president and Mrs Rex James Scarsboro secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Kenneth Thatcher
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Midwest Red Angus Assn
Thatcher
Cumming
Earl Werling
Hardy
Rex James
Scarsboro
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rex Conn
Owens Sisters
Oscar Hodgson
Pleasantville
Iowa County
Franzenburg
Gazette
Tom Lima
Center Point
Unite
First Ave
Riba
Stn
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
By L. H. Simerl
University of Illinois
Uncle Sam
HHH
Bernard Brewer
Gressional
Postville
Dale Delight
Elsa
Kerr Brothers of
Alan Swegle
Lester Petrak
Waubeek
Todd Duckett
Harold Duckett
Petrak
South Carolina
William Buechel
Kohl-Buechel
Ins. Agency
Maye McCoy
E. D. McCoy
Ins. Agency, Inc
John Bouslog
Bouslog Verhille Agency
Louis Burkhalter
Burkhalter
Ins
Agency
Red Angus Assn
Wen N SE
Second Ave
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