Marion farmer Leonard Trachtu on farming life and politics
Leonard Trachtu a 63 year old Marion township ASC committeeman and Farm Bureau member discusses corn yields of about 140 bushels per acre and 200 acres fall plowed. He backs price supports and stricter farm programs, comments on Soviet grain sales, and prefers Gov Ray for governor while supporting Culver in Congress. He notes late planting and frost stress and praises new self propelled equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard
Trachtu
Marion
Marion Township
ASC
Mitterman
Farm Bureau
Lenora
Doyce
Robert Liehe
Central City
James
Hia- Wathe
Carol
Vince Woodson
Walker
Lounsberry Has Slight Edge in State Ag Race
Des Moines poll from Agriculture Market Research shows Democrat Kenneth Owen at 26.7 percent and Robert Lounsberry at 31.1 percent for state secretary of agriculture with 40.2 percent undecided among 1,000 Iowa farmers. National race data place Nixon well ahead of McGovern and Franzenburg ahead of Ray, while Illinois and Indiana results show varying leads for Republicans.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Kenneth Owen
Robert Lounsberry
State Secretary of Agriculture
Nixon and
Ray
McGovern and
Franzenburg
Ket Hesearch, Inc
Owen
Lounsberry
AMR
Witnois
Indiana
Nixon
McGovern
Llinois
Illinois
Ogil+vie
Walker
Bowen
Welsh
Franvenburg
Angus Calf Brings 430 in FFA Sale
A Coggon quality club calf sale Saturday raised 430 dollars for Angus steer consigned by Tom Robinson of Coggon and gold to Joe Kurt of Farley. The high selling Hereford heifer brought 250 dollars. Steers averaged 240 dollars, heifers 20 dollars. About 40 calves were sold before a capacity crowd. Joe Trumen of Cogion managed the sale with support from Joe Yedlik and others.
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North Lim Future Farmers, of, America
Tom Robinson
Colggon
Joe Kurt
Farley
Charge Caragway
Marion
Candice McKay
Central City
Joe Trumem
Cogion
Joe Yedlik
Tray Mills Fg
Cedar Rapids Emergency Numbers Snippet Listing
A fragmented directory style listing for Cedar Rapids emergency numbers includes Ambulance and several public safety lines with mixed phrasing and garbled text. The excerpt also mentions a Medical Society and a foundation contact, all presented as a raw contact index rather than a cohesive article.
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FIBA
Fio Visser
Altor
Medical Society
Plykinny Foundation
Soviets Face Grain Shipping Problems Amid Delays
In Moscow the Soviet Union confronts a grain bottleneck as weather and mismanagement slow U.S. wheat shipments. Riga port delays, dock worker complaints, and paperwork woes hinder loading, while only 10 percent of U.S. grain has shipped due to stalled U.S.-Soviet maritime pact operations.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
America
U.S
Baltic
Riga
Iail
Vedny Transport
Attabl
Cain
Vadny Transport
Vadney Transport
Black Sea
Far
Pacific
United States
Maquoketa Angus Load Lot Cattle Show Champion
The second annual Load Lot Cattle Show in Maquoketa featured heavy Angus entries led by Gerald Smithton Bellevue with the champion steer load. Wilson Brothers Miley took second in heavyweight, while Nelson Brothers Delmar and Ralph Danner and Sons Muscatine earned top and second in the lightweight division. Donavon Slevers Stockton claimed the helfer load champion.
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Maquoketa
Towa
Angus
Gerald
Smith-ton
Bellevue
Wilson Brothers
Miley
Nelson
Delmar
Ralph
Danner and Sons
Muscatine
Helfer
Earlots
Donavon Slevers
Stockton
Two Cedar Rapids 4-H Members Join State Council
Two 4-H members from Cedar Rapids area were elected as state council representatives. Paul Schomberg 18 Lane Tree and Jane Shearer 17 Washington were chosen at a leadership lab in Ioway City.
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Towa City
Cedar [Rapids
Paul Schomberg
Lane Tree
Jane Shearer
Washington
Ioway City
Jane
Paul
Sever
Paul Shearer
Monroe
Missouri
Jana
Cleo Schomberg
Lona Tree
Diohnsan County
Towa
Delaware 4-H Members Presented Project Awards Night
Delaware county 4-H members receive leadership achievement and merit awards at township ceremony. Recipients include Dare You Mike Hunt and Kathy Dyer with numerous names across Manchester Greeley Marlville Delhi Strawberry Point and other towns, honoring leadership citizenship and project work with county officer elections and park association updates.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Mike Hunt
Greeley
Ger
Lou Grimm
Marlville
Kathy Dyer
Ann. McMahon
Eileen
Hall
Mary Hargrafen
Delhi
Norman Voelker
Ryan
Kris
Barger
Dave’ Ventelcher
Strawberry Point
Tim Britt
Gretchen Cramer
sManchester
Dick Bockenstedt
Bob Beswick
Bill Hunt
Richard
Venteicher
Kelly
Boss
Manchester ‘Aid
David Venteicher
Vicki
Drinkwater
Cathy Malone
Jill Sands
Swine
Brian Lub
Ipen
Steve
Coles
Burg
Sandra Peiton
Dehil
Waterloo Cow Show Sets Sept 30 Manager Maurice Telleen Says Outcome
The Waterloo Cow Show runs through September 30 under show secretary Maurice Telleen. Telleen reports the 1822 show succeeded with attendance reaching 175,465. Ayrshire member Carl E. Andrews of Palo was named to membership in the Ayrshire Breeders Association, announced by National secretary David Gibson Jr. of Brandon VI this week.
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Waterloo
Secreta
Maurice’Telleen
Ayrshire
PALO
Carl E. Andrews
Ayrshire Breeders''Assn
National
David Gibson, Jr
Brandon
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Leonard Trachta
Cedar Rapids
C.R. Area 4-H
State Council
Iste
Roune
Delaware
4-H
Winneshick Hag Group
Nemes
Spillville
Winneshiek County Park
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Becky
Calmar
Ralph Askelson
Decorah
Park Association
Ture
Art Pins
Joe Schmit
Masonville
Eel
Greg Shepherd
Hopkinton
John Guetzke
Rte
Riles
Vick Vor
Hartville
Janet’ ‘Woeste
Colesburg
Ani Fiaron
Zimmerman
Hopkin
NASA
Tof Sirdin
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Usda Choice
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U.S.D.A
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