Farm Belt States Lose Seats in Congress, 1960 Shift
Washington projections show Farm Belt influence diminishing after 1980 as rural populations decline. Suburban growth and new urban voters threaten farm bloc strength. California, Florida, Michigan and Ohio expected to gain seats, while Arkansas Massachusetts Pennsylvania could lose two apiece and several states lose one.
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Congress
Gensing Bureau
United States
House of
California
Los Angeles
San Francisco Bay Area
Florida
Michigan
Ohio
Arizona
Indiana
Maryland
Oregon
Arkansas
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Georgia
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Minnesota
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Virginia
West Virginia
Missouri Wins Livestock Judging Title at American Royal
Iowa State college is edged by Missouri by 23 points at the American Royal livestock show in Kansas City. Missouri scored 4516 to Iowa State 4493, with Ohio State tied for fifth and Kansas State fourth. Iowa State finished second in cattle judging and had top individual scores by Lauren Christian and Bob Fitzgerald.
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Ames
University of Missouri
Iowa State College
Kansas City
Missouri
Ohio State University
Kansas State College
Oklahoma Shate University
James Kiser
Iowa State
Lauren Christian
LaPorte City
Bob Fitzgerald
Melbourne
Russell SreTahl
Greenfield
Howard Elson
Tiendurant
Larry Nelson
Corning
Ben Kuehn
North River~ Side
Boo McLain
Have~ Lock
Bill Short
Redfield
Fred McKibben
Rhodes
Tom
Gary Minish
Dysart
Gary
Carole
Waterloo
Linn 4-H Party Set For Saturday At Springville School
Linn county 4-H plans a Saturday night gathering at Springville school. AJL 4-H members, families, and friends are invited. Eight boys and eight girls were nominated for new officers to be installed by retiring officers.
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Linn County
Springville
County Extension Office
Cedar County 4-H Banquet Scheduled in Tipton
Tipton Cedar County 4 H banquet set for 6 30 p m in November at the 4 H building. Club chairman Act Domer announced the event details.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Act Domer
Hamil Sees Big Gains for Rural Electric Demand
Rural Electrification Administration chief David A. Hamil forecast a three-fold expansion of the rural electrification program by 1975, needing about one billion dollars annually. REA loans totaled 200 million for the year ending June 30, compared with 189 million the prior year. Hamil urged Congress to decide on continuing, modifying, or ending the program amid rising rural populations and growing power use.
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Washington
Uy 1975
David A. Hamil
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Mami
Qari
Hamil
Congress
Hamill
Federal Workers Attend 2 Week Session at ISC
Twenty one federal veterinarians began a two week short course at Iowa State College veterinary medicine in Ames. The training, arranged at USDA Agricultural Research Service request, is led by ISU staff and covers poultry swine and cattle. Over 500 vets have attended, with plans to establish diagnostic labs in every county by 1958.
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L. Eggleton
L. Hofstad
L. M. Jones
Lee
A. Merchant
R. A. Packer
Robert Penquite
K. Ramsey
J. Schwarte
M. J. Swenson
Iowa State College
Division of Veterinary Medicine
Iowa
Lowa
Lee Sain
Towa
Piperazine Best Wormer for Horos? Hog Worms and Sanitation
Studies show Piperazine as an effective wormer for hogs with directions followed. Dr. Norman D. Levine of the University of Illinois cautions antibiotics fail against large round worms. sanitary farrowing and clean pens are key. The McLean county swine sanitation plan includes thorough pen cleaning, udder washing, pasture rotation, and pasture rest to reduce worm transmission. A Holstein cow from the Vincent G Caslavka herd produced 14,728 pounds milk and 601 pounds butterfat in 455 days.
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Urbana
Norman D. Levine
University of Ilinois College of Veterinary Medicine
Levine
McLean County
Vincent G. Caslavka
State Jersey Sale Set for Nov 2 at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids
The eighteenth annual state Jersey sale will be held Saturday November 2 at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids. Forty three head including young cows bred and open heifers and 4 H heifer calves and young bulls will be consigned by leading Town Jersey breeders according to Ivan Gates West Liberty club president.
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Iowa
Community Auctions Parcels and Sales Schedule Listing
A dense OCR style notice lists multiple public auctions across Iowa towns of Brown Swiss cattle dairy herd farm equipment hay household goods and farm estates. Names include Roy Caldwell W C Jackson heirs Warm J Behnken estate Shueyville Hawkeye Downs and Prentiss Folvag among others with dates in late October and locations N Olin Anamosa Center Point Anamosa Norway Norways.
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Roy Caldwell
Walker
Olin
W. C. Jackson
J. Behnken
Anamosa
Lord's Acre
Shueyville
Center Point
Hawkeye Aberdeen-Angus
Hawkeye Downs
Dublin
Risdal Farm
Norway
Prentiss G. Folvag
Frank Doskocil
Limi
Piffin
Record Milestone in Biens Reformatory Dairy Herd
A registered Holstein cow in the Biens Reformatory herd produced 14,854 pounds of milk and 496 pounds of butterfat over 321 days, marking a notable dairy record for the facility.
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Biens Reformatory
Milk Prices Show Upward Trend Across Nation
AP report notes retail home delivered milk averaged 25.2 cents a quart in 25 cities, up from September, with producer prices around 5.72 dollars per hundred pounds. Eastern markets run higher than Midwest, due to higher costs and barriers, while shipments face local or state price orders and higher distribution costs.
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Ovid A. Martin
Washington
Agriculture Department
Horne
Midwest
Fargo
Northeast
Fayette County Beef Producers Plan Confab
The Fayette County Beef Producers Association will meet in West Union on March 4 with a steak supper and a discussion of junior cattle feeders project regulations. Newly elected officers include President Ted Nus, Vice President Irvin Barrack, and Secretary-Treasurer E. W. Maurer, with directors Max Jennings, Ito Meyer, and Alton Medberry.
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West Union
Fayette County Beef Producers Association
Ted Nus
Arlington
Irvin Barrack
E. W. Maurer
Fayette
Max Jennings
Ito Meyer
Alton Medberry
Eldin
Farmers Should Shift From Farms and Cities
A radio discussion from retired Iowa State official B J Bliss argues the nation has too many people in agriculture. He notes farm population drop, rising output per worker, and calls for keeping workers on diverse jobs to drive progress. Maynard records show dairy production milestones with cows in Howard Smith area.
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Agricuutre
B.J. Bliss
Iowa State
Talllion
Iowa State College
U. S
Adjnst
Chicago Feeder Show Opens at Stockyards This Week
Chicago stockyards host the country's largest feeder cattle show and sale with more than 10 000 head from ten Western states. Judging Thursday with gates Friday and Saturday. calves sold Friday and yearlings Saturday.
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Chicago
Linn County Farm Bureau to Honor Long-Time Members
About 128 members with 54 years or more of membership will be honored at the Linn County Farm Bureau annual meeting. President AP Rankin of Palo said quarter-century pins will be awarded during ceremonies at the Marion avenue venue on November.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Ap, Rankin of
Palo
Novtin Armar Dallccom
Marion Bontevard
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Fey of Sale
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Pope Atoslen
Disterea
Trentiss G. Folvag
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Blairstown
Richard F. Navette
Neferer
Cedar Rapids
JU. S
Fayette County Beef Producers
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Metropolitan Sale
Second Ave
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