Farm Bureau Backs Landfill Site in Benton County
The Benton County Farm Bureau urged the county board of supervisors to locate a landfill in the northern part of the county during their annual meeting in Keystone. About 640 attended as Stanley Geiken was re elected president and officers were named including Larry Nudd and Lynn Schulte. The group also backed grain reserves and rural crime unit proposals and favored state funding shifts for infrastructure.
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Keystone
Renton County Farm, Bureau
Board of Supervisors
Hope Rogers
Vinton
Stanley Geiken
Benton County Farm Bureau
Larry Nudd
Larry Luge
Dysart
Lynn Schulte
Van
Mississippi River
Towa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Iowa
Turner Rail
Schneiders Tops Delaware Carcass Steer at 4-H Event
Leroy Schneiders of Dundee won with a 772 pound carcass from a 1,270 pound steer in the Delaware Linn county 4-H beef contest held at Lints high school gym. The top live judges favored others, with several top live placers failing to win in carcass judging and notable results including Don Maurer Manchester and Elmer Kehrli Manchester both high in live judging but not in carcass.
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Linn County
Lints Mar High School
Leroy Schneiders
Dundee
Wiiton Carruthers
Walker
Steve Raus
Manchester
Loras Felton
Farley
Gilbert Becker
Hopkinton
Don Maurer
Elmer Kehrli
Paul Robinson
Coggon
Butz Poised for Polish grain pact during Warsaw visit
Secretary Butz says a long term agreement to ship U S grain to Poland will be worked out during his Warsaw trip in late November. Barcikowski and Butz noted they agreed on principles but offered few details on volume.
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Washington
Farl L. Butz
Poland
U.S
Warsaw
Butz
Kazimierz Barcikowski
Barcikowski
Buia
USDA
East Germany
Romania
Soviet Union
United States
Frost Causes Minimal Local Crop Damage This Season
Des Moines reports frost last week caused only focal damage to Iowa corn and soybeans. About 94 percent of corn mature. five percent harvested. Soybeans show 85 percent mature and 90 percent shedding leaves. Winter wheat seeding at 44 percent. topsoil moisture generally adequate.
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Agriculture Department
Poland
U.S
State Department
Butz
Soviet Union
Ford
Des Moines
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Princeton Farmer Tops Scott County Corn Yield with 192 Bushels
The Gazette reports Lester and Mike Anliff of Princeton lead the Scott County corn yield contest with an unofficial 192.68 bushels per acre. Soybean leaders include Don Schapkoh of Stockton at 56.6 bushels per acre. Yields await verification by the Iowa Crop Improvement Association in Ames.
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Don Olson
Scott County
The
Gazette
Lester
Mike Anliff
Princeton
Don Schapkoh
Stockton
Iowa Crop Improvement, Assn
Ames
Olson
Winneshiek County Pork Producers Banquet Slated
The 18th annual Winneshiek County Pork Producers Association banquet will be held Wednesday Oct. 8 at St. Wenceslaus School auditorium Spillville at 7 30 p m Captain Stubby will speak and the county pork queen will be named from nine candidates
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Spillville
Winneshiek County Pork Producers. Assn
St. Wenceslaus School
Captain Stubby
Winneshiek County Pork Queen
Jones 4-H Banquet Slated Saturday
Monticello hosts the Jones county 4-H awards banquet at 6 30 p m in the Youth Center. Awards honor outstanding 4-H achievements led by the honor roll award from the Monticello Lions Club. The Jones county 4-H council will be installed with new members David Blythe Jaymee Glenn Tony Yanda Bill McLaughlin Denise Rebmke Scott Burda Cathy McQuiillen and Janet Healy.
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Monticello
Youth Center
Denise Rebmke
Scott Burda
Oxford Junction
Cathy McQuiillen
Janet Healy
Cascade
Jensen to Speak at Farm Outlook Session in Manchester
Jensen,Dubugue area extension farm management specialist, will be the main speaker at a farm outlook meeting at the Farm Bureau building in Manchester. The session Thursday Oct 2 at 8 p.m. will overview economic conditions with a focus on the 1976 farm outlook for farm and commodity groups, agri business leaders and farm managers.
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Manchester
Jim Jensen
Dubuque
Farm Bureau
Jensen
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Fred Obermuchler
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Blue Shield
Cedar Rapids
Robert J. Sedenka
Benton and Linn Counties
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Blue Cross
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