Farmer Elmer Rohtena on acres near Walford interview
Elmer Rohtena, 46, farms 240 acres west of Walford and raises 75 feeder cattle and 800 hogs yearly. He discusses corn moisture, bin painting, 4-H rabbits, parity prices, NFO plans for contract farming, and hopes for farm price stability. He favors a farmer as agriculture secretary, backs cautious price supports, and criticizes land ownership by nonfarm-rich buyers.
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Iowa 4H dairy judging teams excel regionals and nationals
Iowa 4H dairy judging placed third in the regional World Dairy Expo contest in Madison Wisconsin. Delaware county 4H finished 12th nationally in Columbus Ohio, with team members including Larry Moen Decorah Lois Rausch Fort Atkinson and Heidi Mills Strawberry Point coached by Dennis Cline Decorah. Moen placed seventh individually and third in presenting reasons.
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Delaware States Porkfest Days in Delaware County
Pork producers and wives will answer pork questions at cooperating stores in Delaware County on October 21 and 23. The Delaware County Pork Producer's Assn. plans promotions at Fareway Super Valu and Jack and Jill in Manchester, Delhi Locker in Delhi, Pat's Jack and Jill in Hopkinton, and Rolings Grocery in Earlville. Door prizes will be awarded during the event.
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Schlichting Has Champ Waterloo Carcass Steer
Muscatine winner Jack Schlichting took first in the beef carcass contest at the 1976 National Dairy Cattle Congress with a 1135 pound live weight steer. The top carcass weighed 732 pounds at choice grade with 12.6 square inches loin eye and 0.35 inches back fat, yield 6.44 percent. Hawkeye Institute of Technology placed second in carcass and sixth on the steer.
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Fayette Farm Bureau Re-elects Officers
Fayette county Farm Bureau re elected most officers at the annual meeting. President Kenneth Vagts Eldorado vice president Harvey Pohlman Fayette secretary Veryl Burghardt Sumner treasurer Wayne Gibbs Hawkeye. Women leaders elected, attendance about 150, members total 2,586, with plans for home rule zoning planning loans and tax incentives for soil conservation and stricter bankruptcy laws.
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