Eastern Iowa Soil Leaders Get Honors
DES MOINES A former member of the state soil conservation committee Fred Cherry of Rowley will receive the Department of Soil Conservation award for leadership at a Des Moines banquet. He served on the committee from 1955 to 1973 and runs a 2 acre Rowley farm focusing on corn and hogs. Also honored is Bok Nance of Cedar Rapids and Washington county’s Paul Poettcher who will receive various awards at the annual conference and banquet at the Savery hotel.
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State Soil Conservation Committed
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Department of Soil Conservation
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Bok Nance
Cedar Rapids
State
Soil Conservation District Commissioners
Nace
Town Association of Soil
Washington County
Paul Poettcher
Washington
WMT
Soil Conservation Awards
Savery
Hartmans Have Top Selling Duroc Boar at Iowa Show
Hartman and Son of Manchester exhibited the top selling Duroc boar at the Iowa Duroc state show and sale in Marshalltown on Saturday. The boar sold for 875 dollars to Gary Lindquist of Worthington Minnesota. The Hartmans also showed the junior champion and reserve junior champion, recently at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, which sold for 4000 dollars to Jack Goodchild of Mallard.
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Manchester
Herb Hartman
Marshalltown
Gary Lindquist
Marlene Glew Crowned Delaware Pork Queen 1974
Marlene Glew daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Glew of Delhi was named Delaware countys pork queen for 1974 by Anne McMahon of Manchester. Doris Lake daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Lake of New Vienna was chosen as alternate queen.
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Manchester
Marlene Glew
Lawrence Glew
Delhi
Delaware
Anne McMahon
Doris Lake
New Vienna
Harold Lake
Mezvinsky backs mandatory plan for propane gas
Rep Edward Mezvinsky urged a mandatory allocation plan to prioritize propane for agriculture during the 1973 harvest season. He testified before the Interior Department hearing, stressing that prompt action is needed to prevent crop spoilage and ensure farmers heat barns and dry crops amid rising shortages.
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UPI
Edward Mezvinsky
Dlown
Mornday
Mezvinsky
Department of ‘Interior
O £ Oil and Gas
White House
John Love
Farmers Union Seeks Commodity Delivery Changes
AMES. The Farmers Union adopts a resolution at the IFU convention calling for more delivery points to fulfill futures contracts with the Chicago Board of Trade. The move aims to prevent a collapse in farm commodity movements due to transportation and storage constraints in Chicago.
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UPC
Lone Farmers Union
Chicago Board of Trade
IFU
Chicago
Board of ‘Trad
Scherle Discusses Farmers and Nixon on Trade Policy
Rep William Scherle of Iowa disputes Nixon views on farm aid and trade. He argues farmers remain the rural backbone and should benefit from any administration policy changes. A White House statement noted soybeans and corn prices against cash receipts by commodity, with figures listed for livestock, dairy, eggs, and poultry.
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UPI
Mbiould
William
Scherle
Hunderson
Iowa
America
Ina
Rotary
George ‘Shultz
Nixon
Australia Reviews Farm Aid Programe
Washington AP Australia a major competitor of U S farmers in world markets may head for economic reforms that could bring tougher trade head bumps. Australia bars subsidies as part of a plan to trim government aid to rural industries and shift to aggressive marketing by farmers.
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Washington
Australia
U.S
Agriculture Department
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