Farm survey reveals Solon farmer on crops and politics
Bruce Cole, 25, farms 600 acres near Solon raising hogs and cattle, Young Jaycee and Farm Bureau member, rated 1977 Iowa City Jaycees outstanding young farmer. He sees good corn yields despite wet fields and shares opinions on Carter, Bergland, farm programs, and inflation. Wind damage reports a tornado felled 12 trees and a corn crib.
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the Gazette
Bruce Cole
Solon
Farm Bureau
Solon Jaycees
Iowa City Jaycees
Carter
Bob Bergland
Earl Butz
Butz
Bergland
U.S
Dick Clark
Oger Jepsen
Clark
Orleans
Obert Ray
Jerome Fitzgerald
Ray
Fitzgerald
Leach
Meyers
Robert Ray
De Chant Criticizes Carter Farm Policy At Sioux Falls
National Farmers Union president Tony De Chant condemned the Carter administration for failing to craft an agriculture policy that benefits farmers. He warned of corn surpluses, predicting up to 6.8 billion bushels this year amid weak transportation and limited storage. He noted the 1978 farm act’s target price feature was applied only to wheat and questioned 1979 authority.
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Sioux Falls
S.D
UPI
National Farmers Union
Tony de Chant
Carter
World Dairy Expo announces supreme champion female
Browndale Fury Echo Christie a 4 year old Holstein from Canada named supreme champion female at the World Dairy Expo. The animal owned by Browndale Farms of Paris Ontario also won the grand champion female Holstein title earlier in the day. The cow produced 27700 pounds of milk in 305 days with four percent butterfat. The grand champion Jersey female was Gil Bar Gem Dreamy owned by Nabholz Jerseys of West Union Iowa. Some 1200 animals were entered in the show.
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Canada
Browndale Farms
Paris
Ontario
Nabholz Jerseys
West Union
Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau and 4-H Events Across Counties
A dense list of 4-H meetings and Farm Bureau events spans Iowa counties including Johnson, Delaware, Linn, Clayton, Benton, and others. Activities feature record book evaluations, leadership meetings, soil speech contests, educational demonstrations, and a notable 1845 note: the U.S. Naval Academy opened at Fort Severn, Annapolis.
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Benton County
District Soil Office
Vinton
Clayton County
Elkader
Charlotte Mohr
Iowa Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Delaware County
Manchester
Johnson County
Montgomery Hall
Fairground
Iowa City
Iowa State University
Linn County
Long Branch
Cedar Rapids
Gene Futrell
Bob Wisner
Dennis Starleaf
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Marion
Iowa
Bloomfield
Missouri
Buchanan County
Independence
Park Producers Board
Tama County
Fair Board
Toledo
U.S. Naval Academy
Fort Severn
Annapolis
On This Date 1911 Revolution Ends Manchu Rule
On this date in 1911 Chinese revolutionaries overthrew the Manchu Dynasty ending imperial rule in China. The event marks the birth of the Republic of China and reshaped East Asian politics and global affairs during the early 20th century.
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de Chant
Bronx
Deering
N.H
Ascs Elections
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Madison, Wis
Browndale Fury
Echo Christie
Portland
Ore
4-H
Humboldt
Pocahontas Counties
Fairboard
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jones County
Monticello
Farm Bureau Women’s
Linn County Cooperative Oil Building
Ference Room
Wallace Building
East Ninth and
Grand Avenue
Des Moines
Allamakee County
Diane Thompson
Waukon
Don Gingerich
Parnell
Tell Truckers Repair Service
Take Magazine
Bell System Sales Center
Main Street
Kansas City
Marion Road
N.I
1St Avenue N.W
Union
Union Resiston
Old
Marion Rd
N.E
Lowa
1St Ave
N.W
Senior Citizens
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