Record Hog Numbers Seen by Next Spring
Iowa hog producers expect record hog inventories by spring 1978 with 15.85 million hogs on farms as of Sept 1, 1977, up 6 percent from 1976 and near the 1970 peak. Breeding stock at 2.2 million up 15 percent. 840,000 sows to farrow Sept–Nov. 760,000 farrowings planned for Dec 1977–Feb 1978.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Iowa
Gene Futrell
Iowa State University
Doyle Johnson
Futrell
Johnson
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Crop Reporting Board
Auctions Near Sept. 23 24 Farm and Herd Sales
Auctions outline sales by Walter Schminke and Son at Van Horne for Chester White hogs 8 p.m. with 40 boars and 70 gifts. An 1 a.m. sale features 77 acres and machinery near Fairbank. Sept. 24 includes a farm sale at 12:30 p.m. with machinery and hay near the junction of highways 30 and 21, plus auctions for crafts including antiques and equipment in Mt. Vernon Urbana and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester White
Walter Schminke
Mach
Erwin
Speed
Ottumwa area elects 4-H council members and honors donors
Ottumwa area 4-H members elected Nancy Frieberg of Fairfield and Steve Wynn of Albia to represent the region on the state 4-H council during an Ottumwa Heights college campus mini conference. Jefferson county won top awards for total contributions and highest giving growth to the Iowa 4-H United Service fund, marking a first for earning both in one year. New Elco council members span Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Van Buren, and Wayne counties with multiple appointees including Brenda Frogge and Denise Van Maanen among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Nancy Frieberg
Fairfield
Steve Wynn
Albia
Jefferson County
United Service Fund
Erco
Brenda Frogge
Appanoose County
Donita Brown
Jeff Bolin
Davis County
Susan Salterberg
Ron Baird
Holly Sheetz
John Webb
Keokuk County
Renee Seuferer
Tim White
Lucas County
Denise van Maanen
Greg van Maanen
Mahaska County
Terri Toom
Brice Hoyt
Marion County
Sandy Conger
John Crall
Monroe County
Laura Hayes
Monty Heston
van Buren County
Kim Sheets
Craig Palmer
Wayne County
Farmers rally for parity strike with Bergland in Colorado
Caravans of farmers from Colorado Kansas and Oklahoma drive to Pueblo for a December strike if Agriculture Secretary Bergland does not guarantee parity. Organizers say hundreds will attend a sack lunch rally before meeting Bergland at Memorial Hall.
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Springfield
Colo
Pueblo
Bob Bergland
UPI
Colorado
Kansas
Bergland
Lawrence Bitner
Oklahoma
Thomas
Congress
Carter
Rocky Ford
Cimarron
Kan
Wichita
Memorial Hall
Farm Prop Warning At Jones County Meeting
Farm Bureau President Dean Kleckner warned that farmer reliance on government income is risky and politically driven. He cited Japan’s subsidized agriculture and said U S beef, feed grains, and soybeans could gain exports, while prices for consumers remain a factor. He warned against income from the mailbox over the marketplace. Interstate Commerce Commission racial discrimination ruling noted as a 1961 event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Dean Kleckner
Kieckner
Jones County Farm Bureau
Japan
U.S
Kleckner
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Ottumwa Area
American Agriculture
Keith Thomas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Winchester
Carry- Lite
First Avenue S.E
Lindale Plaza
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