Hopkinton farmer on 160 acres talks life and farming
Interview with Justin Supple 46 describes 160 acres near Hopkinton Delaware County and 160 more rented. He farms cattle and hogs milking 25 Holsteins and raising 150 hogs yearly with AI. He plans to college funds his son Pat and leads the Prairie Panthers 4 H club.
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Justin Supple
Hopkinton
Pat
Iowa State University
Kathy
Maquoketa Valley
Supple
Castle Grove Township
Jones County
Delaware County
Illinois Ag Graduates' Starting Salaries Rise in 1968
Urbana Illinois June graduates of the University of Illinois college of agriculture report average starting salaries of 7524 dollars up from 6981 in 1967. Of 184 graduates, about 100 pursue further study or service, while 30 enter sales and management in business and industry.
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Urbana
Ill
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Peace Corps
W. K. Wessels
College of Agriculture
U. of I
Wessels
America
USDA To Discontinue Grain Stock Estimates
Washington AP report says the agriculture department will stop its January 1 and April 1 estimates of grain stocks including wheat rye corn oats barley sorghum soybeans flaxseed and rice.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Delaware Fertilizer Dealers Meet in Manchester
Delaware county fertilizer dealers are invited to a Wednesday meeting on October 23 with a dutch treat dinner at 6 30 p m in the Glen Charles hotel. Speakers include Extension Agronomist Regis Voss of Ames and Wayne Dietz, Dubuque extension area crops specialists.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Glen Charles Hotel
Masonville Grange Officers Named In Manchester Notice
Officers of the Masonville Grange listed in Manchester include Herbert Smith master James Carradus overseer Ina Smith lecturer Darwin Helm rich steward Ruth Haight secretary Mona Hillier treasurer and Alvena Jennerjohn chaplain.
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Manchester
Masonville Grange
Herbert Smith
James Carradus
Ina Smith
Darwin Helmrich
Ruth Haight
Mona Hillier
Alvena Jennerjohn
Washington County Marks 50 Years Of Extension Work
Nearly 300 attended a banquet at the Knights of Columbus hall to honor Washington county extension founding in 1918. Fifteen of 27 staff members over the half century received special recognition, with former agents and home demonstration staff listed along with a 50 year pageant and remarks by Maurice Soults.
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Washington
Iowa
Knights of Columbus
Washington County
H. J. Montgomery
Iowa City
W. J. Roudabush
Laporte
Minn
J. W
Grinnell
Simon A. Ossian
Dubuque
Floyd M. Goodell
Ankeny
Ruth Foster Viggers
Muriel Collier Bivens
Columbia
Eloise Brown Raffety
Marvel
Funke Dennie
Winthrop
Sally Smith Whetstine
County Extension
Anna §. Olson
Marilyn Schweitzer Thatcher
L. F. Beneke
Vinton
Merritt D. Canady
Hiawatha
Kenneth C. Cuhel
Swisher
Richard R. Johnson
Maurice Soults
Iowa State University Extension Service
Keokuk County
Marion Timmins
West Chester
County Extension Council
Ralph Kleese
Gary Murphy
George Dare
James Binney
Silage Preservatives Questioned by MSU Expert
Dr. Donald Hillman, Michigan State University animal nutritionist, says silage preservatives are of doubtful value and warrants cautious use based on feeding trials and dairy herd results.
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Donald Hillman
Michigan State University
Minimum Tillage Day at Ida Grove
Corn producers explore yield differences at the Quad State Minimum Tillage test plots near Ida Grove. Oct 23 Harvest Day compares corn grown on ungrazed ground with rotary tillage disced and plowed plots plus chisel and surface planter results across 25 test plots on the George Hoffman Jr. farm highway 59.
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Ida Grove
Quad State
George Hoffman, Jr
Highway 59
Cedar 4-H Leaders Plan October meeting in Tipton
The Cedar county boys and girls 4-H leaders will meet at the Farm Bureau building in Tipton on Wednesday October 23. Attendees may choose 1:30 p.m. or 8 p.m. sessions. Boys' club programs will emphasize meats and emergency preparedness.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Farm Bureau
Smallest Red Clover Seed Crop Since 1937
The Agriculture Department reports red clover seed production at 42.4 million pounds, down 9 percent from 1967 and 40 percent below average, marking the smallest crop since 1937 due to reduced acreage and bad weather across major producing states.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Now Possible To Shrink Painful Hemorrhoids Now Possible To Shrink Painful Hemorrhoids
A New York report states a scientific institute found a medication that can shrink hemorrhoids in most cases. Tests in New York Washington and the Midwest show prompt relief from itching burning and pain without narcotics. Preparation H is described as the exclusive formula offering lubrication easier bowel movements and infection prevention.
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New York, N. Y
New York City
Washington, D.C
Midwest Medical Center
USDA Proposes Ban on Paprika in Meat
The Agriculture Department seeks an amendment to federal meat inspection rules to outlaw paprika in all fresh meat products except certain sausages. It argues paprika masks spoilage and can make meat appear leaner, citing tests supporting the claim.
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USDA
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Geigy Assigns Trade Names to Two Chemical Products
New York Geigy announces two products will carry trade names. Atrazine becomes AAtrex and simazine becomes Princep. Earlier this year Geigy gave trade names to two other products Chlorobenzilate now Acarben and propazine no longer Milogard.
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New York
Geigy Company
Princep
Milogard
Governor-Elect to Attend Farm Bureau Policy Conference
A Des Moines report notes the governor-elect and a policy panel will headline Iowa Farm Bureau’s 50th annual meeting on Nov 19. Candidates Paul Franzen burg and Robert Ray are slated to appear if elected on Nov 5. Panel members include William Forst of the Iowa Department of Revenue, C Raymond Fisher Greene county state representative, and Keith McKinley Mitchell county attorney.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau
Glen Taylor
Paul Franzenburg
Robert Ray
William Forst
Iowa Department of Revenue
C. Raymond Fisher
Greene County
Keith McKinley
Mitchell County
Solon FFA Hay Grain Show Set for Oct 30
The Solon FFA chapter hosts its hay-grain show, chili supper and FFA initiation on Wednesday Oct 30 at Solon High School. Exhibits win ribbons and a trophy. show begins at 4 p.m. Chili supper at 6:30 p.m. followed by greenhand and chapter initiation. Tom Hanna is the vocational agriculture instructor.
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SOLON
Solon Ffa
Tom Hanna
September milk output trails five year average and prior year
Washington AP reports September milk production estimated at 9.058 billion pounds, down 1 percent from a year earlier and 4 percent from the September five year average. First nine months of 1968 show total production 1.5 percent below the prior year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Lone Tree FFA to Host December Forage Show
Lone Tree high school gym hosts the annual grain and forage show on December 9 with junior and adult divisions judged by Raymond Nissen. A pot luck banquet follows the event at the school.
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Lone Tree
Lone Tree Ffa
Lone Tree High School
Raymond Nissen
Fatigue Hazards in Harvest Warns Wardle
Iowa State extension safety specialist Norval Wardle warns fatigue is a prime factor in serious harvest accidents. To reduce risk, he recommends five breaks: change jobs, lubricate machinery at mid day, adjust equipment, snack with a partner, and stop machinery for up to five minutes to walk or look at the scenery.
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Ames
Iowa State University Extension
Norval Wardle
Wardle
Waridle
Toledo youth nets best reasons in dairy contest
Mark Lyon of Toledo Iowa won top award for best reasons in his placings at the North American Dairy show in Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio
Mark Lyon
Toledo
Iowa
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