Beef supply tight as feedlot placements fall again
U S Agriculture Department data show cattle in slaughter feedlots at 9.93 million head on Oct 1, down 13 percent from a year earlier. July–September placements total 5.95 million, a 19 percent drop, signaling continued restraint through winter.
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Auctions listed for October and November across Iowa
A series of local auctions is announced with dates and locations. Items range from antique neon pieces to farms and land parcels including 200 acres near Carlin Blake and 400 acres near Center Point. Featured sellers include Terry Tull, Dora Moubry estate, Mrs. Alice Alden, and the heirs of James Thompson with directions to each site.
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Terry Tull
Cedar Rapids
Carlin Blake
Strawberry Point
Dan Thies
London
Dora Moubry
Center Point
Alice Alden
Walker
James Thompson
Ryan
Wisconsin Dairies plans Cresco and Decorah plant renovations
Wisconsin Dairies Cooperative will move equipment from Wisconsin plants to Cresco Iowa to cut and package 640 pound cheese blocks for government programs and start renovations to expand Decorah plant output to 30 million pounds per year. The Cresco project targets 10 million pounds annually with new packaging lines.
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Wisconsin Dairies Cooperative
Cresco
Don Storhoff
Wisconsin Dairies
Storhoff
Anderson- Erickson
Des Moines
Farmers Co- Op
Wisconsin Dairies-Farmers Cooperative
Iowa farmer finds perfect ear of corn in field near community
John Middlekoop, a 73 year old retiree and corn judge, says he found a perfect ear with 16 fully formed rows and no flaws on his Middlekoop Seed Corn farm in western Iowa. He notes the odds of finding such an ear are about one in 50 million bushels and plans to wait to see its value.
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John Middlekoop
Middlekoop
Iowa
Des Moines
Make Your Home Energy Efficient Parade Preview
The parade story outlines how this Sunday the event will showcase energy efficient upgrades for homes. It highlights local vendors, demonstrations, and tips to reduce energy use during cold months.
City Briefs Sweep of Local Notices and Ads
Sunrise optimists Joyce Reinecke demonstrates dehydrated foods at Bishop Cafeteria downtown Saturday at 7 30 a m. Veterans of World War I Barracks 695 meet Sunday 1 p m at Memorial Coliseum for a potluck dinner. Various business ads list services and contact numbers for local shops and events including Gatsby's reservations and estate sale details.
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Joyce Reinecke
Bishop Cafeteria
Memorial Coliseum
Marshalltown
Hog Expo extends deadline for confinement division entries
The 1980 Swine Expo confinement division extended entry deadline to Monday. Entries can be telephoned to Eldon Haas, the Swine Expo secretary, at 363 9637. Free pig pickup occurs Saturday in Iowa with delivery to a Keystone area confinement test unit. Show date February 7 1980 at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids features carcass contest and premium of 775 dollars. Craig Olson presides with Gary Goodlove leading trade show plans for Feb 7 9.
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Eldon Haas
Iowa
Charles Watters
Keystone
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Gary Goodlove
Kirkwood College
Craig Olson
Newhall
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