Narrow Margins Squeeze Beef Slaughter Profits
Rex Conn reports from Lexington Nebraska where Cornland Dressing Beef Co faces slim margins. Seventeen Dawson county feeders own the plant which handles 70 000 cattle this year and ships dressed beef nationwide. Plant cost 440000 in 1961 and now faces losses despite high grade outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exington
Neb
James Roberts
Cornland Dressing, Beef Co
Lexington
Iowa Cattle Feeders
Dawson County Cattle Feeders
Roberts
New York
Boston
Florida
Chicago
Omaha
Denver
Warren Bierman
France
Wilbur Margritz and Sons
Rex Conn
Cornland Dressed Beef Co
Dawson County
Farm and livestock auctions listed for October and September
A string of public auctions and closing out sales announced for items including farms machinery household goods livestock and dairy cattle. Listings name bidders owners and locations such as Lisbon Center Point Springville Belle Plaine Central City and Marcelline with dates from September 24 to October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampshire
CCA
Lisbon
C. W. Smith
Mr. Vernon
James Irons and Sons
Clarence
AOA
Vernon
Rose Weininger
Center Point
Guy Fredericks
Springville
Nick
Gail Kost
Martelie
Evelyn Meyer
Belle Plaine
Leo F. Smith
Central City
Farm Sale Near Volga Puts Ernest Probert Place in New Ownership
Jere Probert of Wa dena purchased a 200 acre Clayton farm 442 miles northwest of Volga from Mr and Mrs C A Brandt of Volga. The Ernest Probert place had been vacant for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volga
Jere Probert
Wadena
C. A. Brandt
Ernest Probert
Soils Leaders Honored by State Conservation Group
Dr Floyd Andre Iowa State University dean of agriculture Lyall Mitchell SCS area conservationist at Fairfield and Bob Nance WMT farm service director received 1966 awards from the state soil conservation committee at the Roosevelt hotel. Seventeen counties earned 25 year district recognition with certificates signed by Gov Hughes and Wendell Pellett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Andre
Iowa State University
Lyall Mitchell
SCS
Fairfield
Bob Nance
WMT
Monday
State Soil Conservation Committee
Dean Andre
Marvin Anderson
The
University
Mitchell
Soil Conservation Service
Lamont
Knoxville
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Nance
Iowa
Iowa Association of Soil Conservation District Commissioners
Roosevelt Hotel
Louis Fahrenkrog
Carson
B. W. Lodwick
Des Moines
August Nehis
Denison
Fahrenkrog
Lodwick
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co
Tive
Nehls
Board of Commissioners
Crawford County Soils District
Harold Hughes
Wendell Pellett
Atlantic
Adair
Clayton
Crawford
Fremont
Jefferson
Linn
Lucas
Marion
Mills
Montena
Montgomery
Page
Taylor
van Buren
Wapeilo
Wayne
Winoneshiek
Association
Wilson Expands Hog Futures Buying Plan at Albert Lea
ALBERT LEA Minn Wilson and Company expands its plan to contract hogs on a future delivery basis at the Albert Lea plant. The program began April 1 at Cedar Rapids Iowa and a similar plan is planned for cattle producers, a Wilson spokesman said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lea, Minn
Wilson and Company
Albert Lea
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Wilson
Winners Named In Conservation Speech Contest
Douglas Buel, 18, LaPorte, won the 1966 conservation speech contest at the Iowa Association of Soil Conservation District Commissioners meeting in the Roosevelt hotel. First prize was 100 dollars plus a 250 dollar college scholarship. Second went to Charles Hoist, 18, Clare, and third to Margaret Hamilton, 17, Audubon. Other district winners listed include Stephen Kennedy Hinton Jim Patterson Mason City Deborah Walter Luana Kent Jacobson Marshalltown Mike LePorte Shenandoah Billie Christine Findley Lovilia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Herron
Cedar Rapids
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co
Roosevelt Hotel
Margaret Hamilton
Audubon
Charles Holst
Clare
Douglas Buol
LaPorte City
Grinnell Company
Iowa Assn. of Soil Conservation District Commissioners
Harold Higgins
Traer
Women's Auxiliary
Douglas Buel
LaPorte
Iowa Assn. of
Soil Conservation District Commissioners
Douglas
Iowa State University
Association
Charles Hoist
Stephen Kennedy
Hinton
Jim Patterson
Mason City
Deborah Walter
Luana
Kent Jacobson
Marshalltown
Mike LePorte
Shenandoah
Billie Christine Findley
Lovilia
Retired Volga Creameryman to Tour Europe and Middle East
Volga resident Volga-Fred Gernand and his wife departed last week for a six week tour of Europe and the Middle East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volga
Fred Gernand
Volga Creameryman
Europe
Middle East
Clayton Stock Men To Make Bus Tour
Clayton county plans a bus tour visiting Missouri and Nebraska universities animal science departments and Flint Hills bluestem pastures near Emporia Kansas. Stops include Angus offices in St Joseph Missouri Hereford offices in Kansas City and the Agricultural Hall of Fame west of Kansas City Ak Sar Ben show stockyards and Farm Credit offices in Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkader
Clayton County
Kansas
Nebraska
Max Sauerbry
Universities of
Missouri
Flint Hills
Emporia
Kan
Angus Association
St. Joseph
Hereford
Kansas City
Agricultural
FastEeth denture powder promises secure comfort
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University of Nebraska
Margritz
Cornland
Pass
Cosham
Cornland Co
Willard Eiler
Stanwood
Right
Gazette
Poland
L. Helgens and Son
Monticello
Hawkeye Downs
Duras
Howard Berry
Keith Breadhson
Johnson County Fairground
Iowa City
Corm Bay
Kenneth Kirkpatrick
Martelle
Dale Dispersal
Helfers
Henry Schminke
Vinton
Holstein Dispersal
Nick Hamiling
É mi. N
Alburnett
Mmr
Lester Smith
Mi. N
Prairieburn
Buble Sale
Carl Krapf
Mi. W
Hiswatha
First Ave
Mel Cedar Rabids
Rapids
Third St. SE
Armstrong
P.m
Clayton Farm
Soils Commissioners
Credithrift
Clayton Stock
Robb's
Gibson Compact
Nema
Gibson
Robb’s Appliance CO
Penney's
Catton
Red Pier
Woolworth
Second Ave. SE
Lloyd Kennedy
Mar
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