Interview with Curtis Hayes on farming and politics in Linn County
Curtis Hayes, 48, and his father own 160 acres and rent 60 near Palo. Hayes, reelected as Linn County Farm Bureau president, discusses cattle feeding, market plans, replacements, and feed. political views favor Republicans and Rockefeller Reagan ticket. concerns include farm program reforms, inflation, and parity as a measure of prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Hayes
R. B. Hayes
Palo
Linn County Farm Bureau
Palo Savings Bank
Linn County Economic Action Program
LEAP
Palo American Legion
ASCS
Farmers Rely on Govt Price Supports Amid Market Volatility
Washington AP Farmers are using government price support loan programs for major crops at a near record rate hoping to lift cash market prices. By Sept 1 nearly 200 million bushels of new crop wheat were under loan, with total near 500 million bushels held off market to buoy prices. Officials anticipate exports and domestic use shaping the 1969 program as major grain stocks loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Buoy
Commodity Credit Corporation
Public sale notices list sales near Urbana and Brandon
Saturday listing includes Ed ward J. Sand 3 mi NW Urbana and John A Krueger 1 mi E Urbana with livestock livestock machinery misc and closing out sales at multiple sites. Other sales include Ralph Stirm Brandon and Philliss L Carney Mt Vernon with livestock machinery corn field. A Toledo area farm sale by George Raymond 5% mi N of Toledo listed for Tuesday October 11 30.
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Edward J. Sand
Urbana
John A.krueger
Ralph Stirm
Brandon
Frank
Louis Dempster
Ariington
R. E. Savage
George Raymond
Toledo
North Central States Getting More Feeders
The Agriculture Department reports sustained growth in stocker and feeder cattle and calves shipments into the eight-state North Central sampling area. August totals reach 708 000 head, up 16 percent from 1967, with July-August at 1.2 million, up 17 percent. Sheep and lambs also rise to 122 000 in August, up eight percent, with a 197 000 July-August total, up four percent. States listed show varied changes from last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Iown
South Dakota
Nebraska
Ak-Sar-Ben Champion Brings $3.35 A Pound
The grand champion 4H baby beef at Ak-Sar-Ben in Omaha sold Thursday at $3.35 per pound. The 1,120-pound Angus shown by Brent Larson of Mabel Minnesota drew that price. The reserve grand champion Angus shown by Ed Kunze of Ute Iowa sold for $1.25 per pound.
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Omaha
Brent Larson
Mabel, Minn
Ed Kunze
Ute
Iowa
Johnnie Hook
Buckingham
David Uhrenholdt
Elgin, Neb
Dysart Barrow Show Carcasses Rated Top Entries
Hampshire exhibitor Bernard Freese family of Van Horne won with a carcass 29 inches long showing 0.97 inch back fat and 5.5 square inches of loin eye, yielding 45.87 percent ham and loin. Other high placements went to Bruce Kruckenberg, Mr. Auburn, Henry and Roger Bottema of Dysart, Dennis Kaestner of Keystone, and Terry Kucera of Traer.
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Dysart
Hampshire
Bernard Freese
van Horne
Bruce Kruckenberg
Auburn
Henry
Roger Bottema
Dennis Kaestner
Keystone
Terry Kucera
Traer
Darlene Barrow Tops Linn County Hog Show Carcass Awards
Darlene Hard ui Springville captured the champion individual hog and the champion tracklet in the Linn County market hog show on Sept 14. At Wilson and Co Cedar Rapids the on the hoof winners also led the carcass competition with a crossbred Hampshire champion carcass and a top tracklet, while local peers placed in the standings.
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Darlene Hard
Springville
Linn
County Market
Wilson and Co
Cedar Rapids
Darlene
Hampshire
Farmers Income Prospects Dark Says Economist
Urbana Ill with prices of crops and livestock under pressure over the next months farm income prospects are less favorable than last year Roby L Sloan economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago told more than 300 lenders at the 22nd annual Illinois bankers agricultural credit conference at the University of Illinois He said gross incomes will be held up by large volume marketings but costs will rise rapidly and operating margins should be somewhat lower than in the last year The income from expected 1968 production will be offset by low prices but higher costs point to lower net returns in coming months.
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Urbana
Ill
Roby L. Sloan
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Sloan
Illinois Bankers Agricultural Credit Conference
University of Iinois
Wilma Jean Bahnsen Named Iowa Beef Queen 1968
Wilma Jean Bahnsen, 20, of De Witt was named Iowa beef queen for 1968. Runners up were Sara Ellen White of State Center and Sheila Sue Stringham of Guthrie Center. Bahnsen attends Iowa State University and is daughter of Mr and Mrs Lorenz P Bahnsen.
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Des Moines
UPI
Wilma Jean Bahnsen
de Witt
Sara Ellen White
State Center
Sheila Sue Stringham
Guthrie Center
Miss Bahnsen
Iowa State University
Lorenz P. Bahnsen
Iowa
Europe
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Nixon
Agnew
Rockefeller
Reagan
Farm Bureau
Administration
USDA
Vietnam
By Don Kendall
Department
Joan
E. A. Jaenke
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
U.S
Jaenke
Jacake
National Advisory Committee On Grains
Gazette
North Central States
Dysart Barrow
Cian Barrow
Stanley Johnson
C. W. Smith
Mt. Vernon
Dale Somers
Central City
Harry Barnts
Linn County Swine Producers Assn
Farms Bureau
Marion
Roy Keppy
Davenport
Manchester
Regis Voss
Wayne Dietz
Extension Agronomists
Delaware County
Farm,Bureau
Decorah
Winneshiek County Pork Producers Association
Cindy Ten Hagen
Carlisle
Carroll
Shorts
ATER
Arlans
Ron
FY Arlans
Hallyweed
California
American Airlines
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