Acres Dairy Famer Shares 324 Acre Iowa Life and Local Talk
Philip Drakes, 49, farms 324 acres west of Fairfax with 200 chickens 27 turkeys 55 ducks 300 hogs 20 milk cows and more. He discusses wildlife pets weather water wells hunting gun debate politics and memories of a country school and threshing days.
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Rain Last Week Didn't Offset Summer Drouth
Des Moines reports southern Iowa received over 2.5 inches of rain last week, but the wetter conditions failed to ease a broad state drought. The Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service notes cooler weather and scattered rain brought partial relief to topsoil moisture, while corn and soybean yields remain highly variable and harvest is well underway statewide.
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Soil Conservation Program Is Funded for Coming Year
Washington officials announced the 1976 77 version of the Agricultural Conservation Program. Farmers may receive up to 75 percent cost sharing for soil water and woodland practices used in 1970. The department will also activate a 15 million forestry incentives program and a 10 million water bank to protect wetlands.
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Soybean Group Considers U S Promotion Effort
The American Soybean Association weighs domestic market development, hiring a research firm to study boosting soy oil use in the United States. President Michaelson cites palm oil competition and possible FDA labeling changes as factors shaping a potential shift from foreign to domestic marketing.
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Parizeks Dominate Linn County Junior Show
Parizek of Center Point earned the junior champion in the carcass class at Linn County quality park show. Alva Parizek took reserve junior honors. Kepler and Kepler of Lisbon were champion in senior carcass with Leroy Faint of Mt. Vernon as reserve. Other junior winners included Franklin Moors Springville and Davi Martin Marion. A total of 81 hogs were exhibited.
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Te Linn County
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Alva
Kepler
Lisbon
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Mt. Vernon
Franklin Moors
Springville
Davi Martin
Marion
Ita Parizok
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Auctions list details multiple rural dispersal sales
A fragmented schedule lists numerous auctions in Iowa area towns like Independence Center Point Mart Lamont Glance Letts Center Port Winthrop Draport and Cedar Rapids. Items include dairy cattle machinery sheep and general goods with varied sale times from morning to afternoon on Sept 2 28 and surrounding dates.
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Frederick Koch
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James Lawrence
Cédar Rapids
Durocale
Pak
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Mise
Leyton
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Farm News From Vinton Sale Highlights Top Purchases
The Walter Schminke end son sale weekend saw the top selling boat at 1000 dollars bought by Hardee Moore of Hardy. The top gilt fetched 510 dollars to Allen Fernow of Marion. The 32 boars 91 gilts and 2 sows totaled 29900 dollars at the sale near Vinton.
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Wilfred Schonke
Vinton
Farmers Home Loans Aid Tipton With $2 Million
Farmers Home Administration at Tipton loaned 2 million dollars in the year ending June 30 for 39 new and existing houses 7 apartment complexes with 28 units 3 farm ownership loans to buy farms and 17 farm operating loans to aid families on farms. In total 84 families and organizations received financial assistance. Unpaid principal balances at Tipton totaled 9.8746 million as of June 1, with the office serving Cedar Clinto s and Jones counties.
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Wisconsin Farm Show Scheduled
Farm Progress Days 1876 will be at Otto Christopherson farm 12 miles west of Portage on highway 16 in Columbia County October 12 to 14. Ray Johnson UW Extension agent says it will be a corn harvesting field day with corn hybrid displays from multiple seed corn companies arranged side by side.
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Columbia County University of Wisconsin- Extension
Live Champ Wins Carcass Show at Jones Hog Clinic
Monticello reports Live Champ by Dan McAtlee weighed 22 pounds and topped carcass with 2 inch backfat 5.8 square inch joineye and 59.72 percent muscle. Hampshire reserve by Russell Brown posted 59.19 percent muscle. other top hogs were crossbreds. Clif Mardorf and Kevin Decker led junior judging. 78.9 percent met certification and 76.3 percent backfat standards.
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Omaha Champs Named at Ak-Sar-Ben Livestock Show
Highlights from the Ak-Sar-Ben 4H Livestock Show with grand champion market dog Pearson of Winkred and reserve champions Sara Stille of Storm Lake Iowa and Jennifer Uhrig of Hemingford. Championship entries included market steers from Jeff Steak Ida Grove and Hereford entries by Jeanne Morgen Burwell. other notable winners from Iowa and Montana noted with weights and daily gain figures.
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Linn County horses place second at Waterloo dairy congress
Linn County horse judging team earned second place at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress. The high scoring individual was 14 year old Jenny Noblett of Center Point. First year for Linn County in horse judging, coached by Burton Butler of Cedar Rapids. Members: Jill Woltings, Center Point. Mike Minor, Fairfax. Brad Price, Alburtis. Brad Butler, Cedar Rapids. Minor placed third in invite competition.
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