Michigan farmer sets world corn yield record
Roy Lynn Jr. of Schoolcraft Michigan harvested 352.64 bushels of No 2 corn per acre on a 1000 acre farm to establish a world record in irrigated sandy soil. He used irrigation heavy fertilizer and 36 700 plants per acre over 13 inches of total irrigation plus rainfall. Herman Warsaw of Saybrook Illinois had held the prior record at 338 bushels per acre.
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Schoolcraft, Mich
Michigan
Roy Lynn Jr
Schoolcraft
Mich
Herman Warsaw
Saybrook
Warsaw
Lynn
National
Corn Growers Association
Iowa
Speech dates set for two soil districts contests
Cedar County and Jones County soil conservation districts announced contest dates. Cedar County holds a 7 30 p m contest Oct 18 in Tipton. Jones County hosts a 7 p m event Nov 1 in Anamosa with entries due by Oct 28. Petersen and Folkmann won top essay and speech prizes respectively.
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Cedar County Soil Conservation
Soil Conservation Service
USDA
Tipton
Jones County Soil Conservation
Post
Anamosa
Williamsburg
Lynn Petersen
Jeff Folkmann
Marengo
Iowa County Soil Conservation District
Petersen
Folkman
Wilbert Petersen
Folkmann
Wayne Folkmann
Brian Knochson
Conroy
Warren Jordan
Deep River
Lamar Shima
David Dermody
Kirkwood Community College Horse Teamprepares for Ohio Quarter Horse Congress
Kirkwood Community College's horse judging team heads to the Ohio Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus Ohio Sunday for the next competition. The team placed second in the Midcontinent judging contest at Amboy Illinois last weekend with Jean Sheehan Bellevue finishing second individually. Peggy Reed Nelson Nebraska placed fourth and Tim Scott Wilton Iowa finished ninth. Deb Miller Cedar Rapids Iowa rounds out the six member squad coached by Burton Butler horse husbandry instructor.
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Kirkwood Community College
Columbus
Ohio
Kirkwood
Amboy
Ill
Jean Sheehan
Bellevue
Peggy Reed
Nelson
Neb
Tim Scott
Wilton
Deb Miller
Cedar Rapids
Texas rally to press for higher crop prices
Amarillo reports a Panhandle rally where farmers demand higher crop prices to secure agriculture's future. About 15 000 farmers from 30 states are expected to join a nationwide strike message to the federal government, following a larger Colorado gathering last month where Agriculture Secretary Bergland spoke.
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Amarillo
Texas
Colorado
Bob Bergland
30 Day Weather Outlook From National Weather Service
The Nation al Weather Service outlines the next 30 days with precipitation and temperature expectations. Forecasters expect variable rainfall and temperatures to trend seasonally across regions.
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National Weather Service
Corn groups sue to block USDA sugar price support plan
Two groups representing corn growers and refiners filed suit in U S District Court to halt a USDA program of price support payments to sugar growers and processors. The NCGA and Corn Refiners Association argue the plan gives sugar producers an unfair market advantage and insulation from price shifts, seeking enforcement of a congressional plan.
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Des Moines
UPI
U.S. District Court
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Corn Growers Association
Corn Refiners Association
USDA
Bob Bergland
Commodities Credit Corp
Ray Fitzgerald
Congress
Robert C. Liebenow
Presi
Carter
Donald Schlichte
NCGA
Boone
Schlichte
U.S. International Trade Commission
U.S
Schliche
Auctions Listed For Lat October Local Sales
The Gazette lists several public auctions with times and locations. Items include machinery livestock and real estate from farms near Manchester Toddville Dysart Walker Midway and other towns. Public sale details specify dates October 16 18 22 28 and locations with owners and distances.
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Mach
Howard Ae Ae
Manchester
Livestocl
Lorenz M. Willman
Postville
Orville Wright
Toddville School
Lloyd Rozek
Hiawatha
Sun
Metzger
Midway
Roy Landgrebe
Dysart
Laurence Reece
Walker
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Faite
Pennsylvania
William Penn
London
Gazette
6Th Street
OS Eee
Penguin Tetras
Daffodils
Crocus
Redwood Construction
Wild Bird Food
Charg
DuPont Dacron
Jcpenney
2Nd Street
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