Hog Producers Barely Broke Even Last Year
Hog farmers in Iowa barely broke even in 1973 as average costs reached 34.53 per hundredweight while prices averaged 35.54. Feed costs, 25.53 per cwt or 74 percent of total, climbed as grain prices rose, though some corn revenue offset gains. The Cedar Rapids extension livestock specialist Eldon Hans reported at the Marengo sale barn.
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Marengo
Eldon Hans
Outlook
Hans
Marengo Sale
Haas
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Cools Move on EPA Powers
Washington House Agriculture Committee halts efforts to strip pesticide control powers from the EPA citing fear of defeat on the floor. Farm bloc lawmakers argue the agency is overzealous, prompting a watered down substitute bill to avoid strengthening EPA powers.
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Washington
UPI
House Agriculture Committee
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Duroc Boar Tops Sale at $1 625 in Marshalltown
A boar sold for 1625 and a gift for 1175 topped the state Duroc sale at the Central Iowa fairground. The top boar consigned by Tom Axtell of Hastings was reserve champion and sold to Klein and Hart of Iowa Falls. Mortensen of Elkhorn bought the grand champion gift and the grand champion boar consigned by Dennis Huinker of Decorah for 900. Huinker also exhibited the reserve gilt sold for 550 to Laverne Weller of Dwight Illinois who judged the show.
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Marshalltown
Tom Axtell
Hastings
Klein and Hart
Iowa Falls
George Mortensen
Elkhorn
Paul Yedlik
Lone Tree
Mortensen
Dennis Huinker
Decorah
Huinker
Laverne Weller
Dwight, Ill
Weller
Iowa
Farm Auctions in Iowa City and Surrounding Areas
Auction notices list sales at Parsons Berry Reyman Johnson County Fairground Iowa City at 8 p.m. and 1 p.m. including machinery livestock hay and dairy. Mrs Willard Arnold sale located 7 miles southeast of Independence with 10 a.m. start and James Green estate sale 4 14 miles southwest of Grand Mound.
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Duroe
Parsons-Berry-Reyman
Johnson County Fairground
Iowa City
Willard Arnold
Independence
James Green
Grand Mound
Postville gilt sells for 730 at Hampshire sale
An Eastern Iowan, Stanley Martins of Postville, had the high selling gilt at the Hampshire sale. The gilt brought 730 dollars to Dale and Verle McGraw of Pleasantville. The 15 gilts averaged 305, 17 boars 461 and the sale totaled 12415 dollars. Champion gilt sold for 370 to Roseland Brothers of Gilman. reserve champion gilt 500 to Bernard Roll of Iowa Falls.
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Marshalltown
Stanley Martins
Postville
Hampshire
Dale
Verle McGraw
Pleasantville
G. M. Baier
Atlantic
Roseland Brothers
Gilman
William Warrick
Prairie City
Bernard Roll
Iowa Falls
Ron Warrick
Gowrie
Edgar Krohnke
Schleswig
Ray
Gary Laabs
Lone Rock
Howard Sporholtz
Melbourne
Blair
Neb
John Halstead
Bill Warrick
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Gazette
al Swegie
Larry Statler
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Kirkwood Community College
Ancient A
Kentucky
Ancient Age Distilling CO
Frankfort
U.S.A
Diners Club
BankAmericard
2Nd Ave
Secedar Rapids
South
May City Lanes
Marion
7Th Ave
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