Iowa farmer Denny L. Neal discusses farming and politics
Denny L. Neal, 53, of near Mt. Vernon, Iowa, runs 185 acres as renter and owns 220 acres. He chairs Linn Co op Oil Co. board and talks cattle feeding, hogs, hens, crops, and alfalfa. comments on Democratic primary, Nixon, and national politics.
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Denny L. Neal
Mt. Vernon
Richard
Donald
Cedar Rapids
Gary
University of Northern Iowa
Kenneth
UNI
Sandra
Rusty
Linn Coop Oil Co
Linn Township Mutual Insurance Co
Federal Land Bank Assn
Linn County Farm Bureau
The
Cedar Valley Farm Business Assn
Linn County Extension Council
Fewer Dairy and More Beef Cows Bred by AI
In Knoxville Tennessee H A Herman executive secretary of the National Association of Animal Breeders said last year about 7.9 million beef and dairy cows were inseminated by AI across more than 2 000 sires. The total shows fewer dairy cows inseminated but more AI use in beef herds.
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Knoxville
Tenn
H. A. Herman
The
National Assn. of Animal Breeders
Herman
Bruce
Beatles
Smith and Irons Hamp Is Superior Meat Sire
Peoria Illinois High Power a Hampshire boar owned by JC W Smith of Mt Vernon and James Irons and Sons of Clarence has qualified as a superior meat sire. Fifteen pigs sired by the boar reached 200 pounds at 164.4 days with feed efficiency 2.91, carcasses averaging 30.2 inches in length 1.02 inch backfat and 5.29 square inches of loin eye.
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Peoria
Ill
High Power
Hampshire
JC. W. Smith
Mt. Vernon
James Irons and Sons
Clarence
Breed Association
Fayette Holstein Barn Meeting Set for Sept 11
Fayette county Holstein breeders schedule a barn meeting for September 11 at 8 p.m. at Archie Schroeder farm four miles northeast of Clermont on Highway 18. Holstein fieldman Bob Heileman will assist with the meeting.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Archie Schroeder
Clermont
Highway
Bob Heileman
McEvoy Retires from Omaha Land Bank Post
Hugh E. McEvoy senior vice president of the Federal Land Bank of Omaha since 1955 retired Saturday. A native of Mondamin Iowa he has held various posts with the Farm Credit Banks of Omaha for 35 years.
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Omaha
Hugh E. McEvoy
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Mondamin
Iowa
McEvoy
Farm Credit Banks of
Readeway Inc A family farming venture expands operations
Readeway Inc a father son farming firm near Onslow expands with a 700 acre operation. They funded a grain drying facility and four storage bins forming Onslow Grain Co with neighbor Lyman Lanpher. Bruce Reade says incorporation protects investment and supports future diversification while maintaining year round work.
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Gazette
Alan Swegle
Bill
Bruce Reade
Lyman Lanpher
Onslow
Highway 136
Reades
Bruce
Readeway, Inc
Reade
Brian
University of Houston
Houston
Texas
Brock
Wayne State Teacher’s College
Wayne
Neb
Jeannine
Midland Community High School
Keatles
Onslow Grain Company
Farm Bureau
Cedar Valley Business Association
4-H Leaders Meeting in Manchester Delaware County
Delaware county 4 H leaders convene in the Farm Bureau building Manchester on Thursday September 19 at 8 p m for the fall organization gathering of boys and girls club leaders.
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Delaware
Delaware County
Farm Bureau
Manchester
Fire Ants Threaten Wide Spread in Southeast States
Imported fire ants arrived about 50 years ago likely aboard a ship in Mobile Alabama. Rapid transport could push the venomous pests into California and parts of the Midwest, with mounds two feet high and three feet across harming crops and welfare of livestock. Federal quarantine rules govern interstate shipments and control programs exist.
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Washington
United States
South America
Mobile
Ala
Agriculture Department
California
Lower
Midwest
Department
Agriculture Research Service
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Chicago cattle hog receipt estimates released
AP reports official estimates for Tuesday show 9,000 cattle and 5,000 hogs in Chicago receipts with no estimate provided for sheep.
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Chicago
Carlson’s Corner and The Happy Warrior Recalled
A column fragment recalls Bill Jones once unknown who now has it made after forty shaves from a single razor blade. The piece contrasts past and present convention eras and jests about credibility gaps amid the politics of the East and West Sides.
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Bill Jones
Bill
Tureceks Sell Farm To Three Purchasers
Mr and Mrs Edward F Turecek of Cedar Rapids sold their 67 acre farm three miles south of the city on old highway 218 to three buyers. Charles W Downey buys 42 acres with possession March 1 to build. Robert Grinder buys 15 acres with Sept 1 possession. Darrel L Martin buys 10 acres with March 1 possession. Zachar Realtors negotiated. Tureeks will move to 24th avenue SW.
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Edward F. Turecek
Cedar Rapids
Charles W. Downey
Third Avenue
Robert Car! Grinder
Route 2
Darrel L. Martin
18Th Street
Stonemans Buy Oftedahl Farm In Marion Iowa
A 135 acre farm near Marion has been sold by Mr and Mrs LeRoy Oftedahl of route 3 Marion to Mr and Mrs Donald E Stoneman of Cedar Rapids. Stonemens will take possession December 1. Techau and Co Realtors handled the sale.
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Marion
LeRoy Oftedahl
Route 3
Donald E. Stoneman
Vinestreet SE
Cedar Rapids
Stonemans
Linn County
Techau and Co. Realtors
EEC Dairy Policy Faces Costly Export Subsidies
Washington reports the European Economic Community is subsidizing dairy exports to push prices down amid surplus stock. Butter and dry milk sold world wide at deep discounts threaten prices, while plans for donor donations and a $1 billion projected cost for 1968-69 provoke questions on a needed policy shift.
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Washington
European Economic Community
Common Market
USDA
Netherlands
EEC
Belle Plaine Junior Cattle Show and Sale Set
Belle Plaine hosts the annual junior cattle feeders show and sale on September 14 at the Belle Plaine sale barn with participants from area youth and local farms.
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Belle Plaine
Central Iowa Milk Order Proposed by Mid American Dairymen
Mid American Dairymen petitioned the Agriculture Department for a hearing on a proposed Central Iowa marketing area and federal order. The area would cover Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Des Moines regions plus several counties, with certain exceptions in North Central Iowa. Public proposals due by September 20, 1968, and a hearings process open to those who testify.
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Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Central Iowa
E. H. McGuire
Cedar Rapids-Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Des Moines
Benton
Johnson, Linn
Poweshiek
Cerro Gordo
Chickasaw
Fayette, Floyd
Hancock
Osage
Mitchell County
Department
Consumer and Marketing Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Botz Buys Ayrshire Heifer From Mt. Vernon Seller
Marsha Botz of Walker purchased an Ayrshire heifer from Gerald Ross of Mt. Vernon in a local cattle deal.
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MT. Vernon
Marsha Botz
Walker
Gerald Ross
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Agnew
Nixon
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McCarthy
Hughes
Daley
Culver
Franzenburg
Don Johnson
Fayette Holstein
Omaha Land Bank Post
Walker Sales CO
Walker, Iowa
By Alan Swegle
Grain Company
Frontier Products Company
Carlson's Corner
G.A.C
Tureceks
Oftedahl Farm
Coggon Livestock Sales CO
Res
Springville
Bud Smith
F &Z Livestock Supplies
Denver Serum Co
Frank Guyott
Weather Bureau
Chester White
Mi. S.W. Center
Ayrshire
Duke Bull
Minnesota Valley
Fred Hoffman
Waterhouse & Lehman
Benton County Bank and Trust of
Vinton
Mechanicsville
Eastern Iowa Livestock Commission, Inc
Eli Shada
Clifford Dickey
Wilbur Colby
Dubuqua Packing Co
Colby
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