Labor's Wage Gains Will Hit Farm Income
University of Illinois agronomist L H Simer argues wage hikes in 1966 67 raise marketing costs and farm expenses. He notes U.S. food marketing took 67 cents of every dollar spent, leaving 33 cents to farmers, with wages and labor costs a major factor reducing farmer income and family purchasing power. He warns farmers lack bargaining representation in wage-setting.
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University of
U.S
Farm Accident Rate Jumping in Corn Harvest
Urbana Tl reports O L Hogsett University of Illinois extension safety specialist that farm accident rate rises during harvesting. He warns that accidents cost lives and urges preharvest checks for shields guards and safe clothing. He also calls for two to three hour shifts to reduce fatigue and cautions against rushing and loose sleeves.
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Hogsett
Corn Belt Feeders Warned Of Increasing Competition
Paul Hasbargen of the University of Minnesota warns Corn Belt cattle feeders to sharpen management, increase research and education as competition from the Plains states grows. Fed cattle marketings rose nationally, with demand for fed beef rising about 5 percent yearly, requiring over one million more head annually. Corn Belt could keep about 100 million of the growth if it improves buying, turnover, and concentrate rations to outpace rivals.
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Tracy
Minn
Minnesota
Southwest Plains
Southwestern Minnesota
Paul Hasbargen
University of Minnesota
United States
Corn Belt
Plains States
Midwest
Hasbargen
Thatcher Heads Red Angus Assn in Des Moines
Kenneth Thatcher secretary of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation was elected president of the Midwest Red Angus Assn at its Des Moines annual meeting. Earl Werling was named vice president and Mrs Rex James was re elected secretary. The association spans Iowa Missouri Illinois Wisconsin and North Dakota and toured the Thatcher farm and Pioneer Hi Bred Corn Company cattle operations at Johnston before the meeting.
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Thatcher
Red Angus Assn
Des Moines
Kenneth Thatcher
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Midwest Red Angus Assn
Cumming
Earl Werling
Hardy
Rex James
Searsboro
Iowa
Missouri
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Wisconsin
North Dakota
Pioneer
Johnston
Dysart Barrow Show Winners Are Named
Dysart 210 pound crossbred shown by Henry and Roger Bottema of Dysart was champion individual and led the champion pen of three market hogs. Mark Monroe of the Dysart Geneseo FFA chapter won both the champion individual and pen in the junior division. Hogs were sent to slaughter and carcass evaluation results will be reported at the Dysart voting room meeting on Wednesday October 18 at 8 30 p.m.
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Dysart
Henry
Roger Bottema
Mark Monroe
Dysart- Geneseo Ffa
Dysart Vong
Four Hundred Forty Eight Iowa FFA Members Rewarded at Kansas City
The 40th annual National FFA Convention in Kansas City awarded 448 outstanding young men the American Farmer degree. Each honoree receives a gold key certificate and cash to cover convention travel. Local recipients include Howard L. Siders Tipton Dale Dee Dillon Bedford Michael Jackson Hopkins Roger Mahr Indianola Michael McMains Bloomfield Leroy Perkins Corydon Wayne Rasmussen Audubon John Richardson Clarion Robert C. Smith Fredericksburg Gregory Strottman Sumner and Randall Toel Le Mars. The Star Farmer of America from these honorees will win 1000 and three Regional Star American Farmers 500 each. National FFA officers are chosen from American Farmer degree members.
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Kansas City
Future Farmers of America
National Organization
FFA
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Tipton
Dale Dee Dillon
Bedford
Michael Jackson
Hopkins
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L B J Freeman Boost Co Op Plans To Aid Prices
The Johnson administration moves to use farm cooperatives to bargain for higher prices. President Johnson and Agriculture Secretary Freeman declare October cooperative month and push legislation to establish a federal agency to oversee cooperative negotiations.
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Washington
Johnson
Orville Freeman
Conference On Cooperatives
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National Labor Relations Board
Thirty Attend Cedar Jones County Sheep Tour
Thirty people joined a Cedar Jones county sheep tour on Friday. They visited the Andy Nielsen farm near Anamosa and Del Pet Grafft’s lamb feedyard southeast of Anamosa before lunch at Olin. Wickersham reported ongoing sheep research at Iowa State University and Andy Boston outlined the ram progeny testing station program at Boone.
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Cedar-Jones County
Andy Nielsen
Delpet Grafft
Olinrom Wickersham
Iowa State University
Andy Boston
Boone
Fayette County Farm Bureau elects officers at 50th annual meeting
West Union Frank Brownell of Oelwein was re elected president of the Fayette County Farm Bureau at the 50th annual meeting in the Maynard Community building. Other officers named include Kenneth Blockus Elgin vice president Urban Kuennen Maynard treasurer and Kenneth Vagts West Union secretary. Women’s officers approved include Mrs Ray Jellig Fayette chairman Mrs Alfred Stewart Oelwein vice chairman and Mrs L R Bahe Stanley publicity chairman.
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F.B. West Union
Frank Brownell
Oelwein
Fayette
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Stanley
Milk Bottles Losing Out as Paper Containers Dominate
The USDA reports milk packaging shifting away from glass bottles and tin dippers toward paper cartons. Paper containers now move about 62 percent of milk from distributors to consumers, while glass bottles have fallen to 32 percent.
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USDA
Washington
Agriculture Department
Hereford sales and dispersals listed for Iowa area barns
A sequence of sale notices notes 4H club sale at Monticello sale barn with L. K. Bronemann as manager, a 12:30 p m closing out sale of Herefords machinery hay and straw led by Mrs Kenneth Jordan 4 miles north of Alburnett, a Guernsey dispersal near Vida with milking captain Al Houska two miles north, a closing out sale near Coggon featuring Herefords hay grain and livestock led by L C Buster Long, and a Hereford calf sale at Hawkeye sale barn Fairfax Iowa under the Cedar Valley Hereford Association with Royal Turtle as manager.
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Coggon
Fairfax
Iowa-Cedar Valley
Norway
Soil Agreements Approved in Allamakee County Officials
The Allamakee county soil conservation district commissioners approved cooperative agreements with Dean M. Bernhard and Herman F. Stendel and amended an agreement with Robert J. Heffern.
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Allamakee County Soil Conservation District
Dean M. Bernhard
Herman F. Stendel
Robert J. Heffern
Iowa Brown Swiss Cows Set Lifetime Production Records
In Aurora Iowa two cows from Harvey H Love herd join the 100000 pounds milk or 4000 pounds butterfat lifetime list. Beth N Tidworth R i has 105934 pounds milk and 4484 pounds butterfat in 2824 days. Jean K St Ninfi L.D. has 103109 pounds milk and 4233 pounds butterfat in 2895 days. Merlin Gendelmann of Clarence Iowa also qualifies with 95700 pounds milk and 4228 pounds butterfat in 2314 days.
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Harvey H. Love
Aurora
Iowa
Love
Jean K. St. Ninfi
Freeman Urges Drive To Sell More Broilers
Washington. Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman urged the food industry to join with broiler producers and the U S Department of Agriculture in a renewed effort to sell more broiler fryers through normal marketing channels in the next weeks. He cited high production costs and low prices affecting the industry in 1967 and said adjustments to balance output with demand will take several weeks to show effect.
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Orville L. Freeman
U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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