Linn soil awards honor Whittier farmers at banquet
Five Linn County farmers were recognized at a Marion banquet for soil conservation work. Roy Hampton Jerry Schmidt Clarence Raetz and Frank Stejskal terraced about 100 acres of a 450 acre drainage area cutting soil losses from five to half ton per acre per year and eliminating two acres of waterways. The terraces drain into two 12 inch tile lines joining a 20 inch line for the lower 500 feet and 4 500 feet of waterway were shaped. Stejskal uses crop rotation to control erosion Schmidt employs conservation tillage contouring and terraces Hampton terraced 150 acres uses conservation tillage and bought a tractor scraper while experimenting with his own terraces Raetz relies on conservation tillage for erosion control.
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Grassley amendment extends investment tax credit to hog confinement
A subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee adopted Grassley’s amendment to extend the investment tax credit to hog confinement facility operators retroactive to 1971. Grassley cites a 1971 Senate report stating inclusion, while the IRS disagreed. The bill moves to the full committee for possible House floor action.
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Charles Grassley
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Turner Warns Against Minnesota Firm in Fuel Scam
Des Moines AP Attorney General Rich ard Turner warns Iowans about Grove Engineering and Manufacturing Co of Minnesota that claims to convert agricultural wastes into liquid fuel. Turner cites Minnesota AG suit alleging violations of the Consumer Fraud Act by Grove Engineering and Leslie H. Grove and their sales practices.
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