Grant For Poverty Program Approved In Upper Des Moines Area
The Neighborhood Youth Corps project across Emmet Palo Alto Pocahontas and Kossuth counties received an $80 990 grant announced by Representative Stanley Greigg. Local director M Peter Hart was notified by Washington and the project total is $60 998 with 38 percent federally funded. Youth will work 15 hours weekly while attending high school under supervisor guidance to stay in school and gain employment experience.
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Des Moines
Foint
Emmet
Palo Alto
Pocahontas
Kossuth
Youth Corps Enrolls 32 Hour Summer Jobs for At Risk Youth
The Upper Des Moines Opportunity plans a two phase program for youths ages 6 to 21 in the out of school stage. Enrollees will work 32 hours weekly at non profit sites including schools and hospitals and be paid 1.25 dollars per hour. D Craig Ford chairs the committee selecting participants and Kala Alto County members are listed.
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Des Moines Opportunity, Inc
Soil Conservation Service
Kala Alto County
Virginia Barringer
Ruthven
Neal MacLachlan
Emmetsburg
B.D. Crown
West Bend
Walter T]ich
Ronald Swedburg
Graettinger
Farmers adapt to changing county agriculture amid growth and consolidation
A county survey shows 3 762 farms in the past, 1 478 in 1945, and a population decline from 7 096 to 5 738 between 1955 and 1985. Per farm output rose with larger acreages and higher corn yields, while small dairies and feedlots faded. Specialization drives confinement operations costing 20 000 to 30 900, with new equipment and enclosed tractors common.
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Palo Alto
Changes in Farming Practices Spur Wider Conservation Efforts
The article notes a shift to organic phosphates due to the western root worm and greater chemical literacy among farmers. It cites increased field shelled corn, expanded use of lime and SCS soil surveys, and a rise in hybrid crops though cautions about hybrid soybean viability. It highlights farm consolidation, erosion losses, new farm office spaces, and evolving livestock feeding and information networks.
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SCS Soil Survey
Harald Herkes
Sail Conservation Service
Tordal
Herkes
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Farm notes from Campney on acreage and farming plans
Campney reports farming 480 acres this year and planning 640 acres next year. He feeds about 30 head of livestock and markets three ways, feeds roughly 700 head of feeder dogs, and handles feeders for a Wisconsin firm. He grows certified soybean seed and praises college extension service and the farm home program for help.
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Wisconsin
Tie
Beam
R Campney
Ihe -Seal Conservation Service
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