4 H Club News Highlights From Area Achievement Day
Several 4 H clubs including Wapsie Best and Montpelier Busy Boys held achievement days and meetings at local halls and homes. Demonstrations ranged from food entries to Nutritious Snacks and there were group songs skits tours to Burlington and readings by members. Members reported on fair entries, summer camps, and leadership exchanges while meals and refreshments accompanied events.
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Wapsie Best
Waspie Best
South Prairie Grange Hall
Paul Oberman
Helen Tatgie
Karen Ruess
Kenlyn Smith
Phyllis Ruess
Carol Kile
Rita Forbes
Karla Smith
Elaine Ruess
Donna Kile
Montpelier
Busy Boys
Gene Pace
Martin Paul
New Era
Ken Drumm
Gerald Rinnert
Jeanette Marxen
Linda Kraft
Tamera
Randi Zinger
Ken
Lestlie Drumm
Patricia McCormac
Emogene Brown
Paul Masonholder
Jen Morris
Elaine Small
JaniceSiefers
Betty Ziskovsky
Grandview School
Kayla Werner
Maureen Carroll
Burlington
Benner Tea Company
Chittenden and Eastman Company
Crepe Park
Farm Gadget Show Entries Close At Noon Aug 13
Entries for the West Liberty farm gadget show close at 12 noon on Saturday Aug 13 at the West Liberty fair Judging starts at 1 p.m. Ernest Hoopes superintendent Bob Walter J K Hetzler assistants direct the gadget division at the Muscatine chamber of commerce sponsored event Exhibitors may demonstrate their gadgets during the fair.
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West Liberty
Ernest Hoopes
Bob Walter
J. K. Hetzler
Muscatine
Needlework Division Rules At West Liberty Fair Announced
Mrs Margaret Fitzgerald and Mrs John Powell will direct the needlework division. Entries close Saturday Aug 13 at 1 pm. Articles must be exhibitor’s own work and completed. Judging covers appearance design material suitability and neatness. Machine stitching in fancy work may be rejected at the judge's discretion. Professionals barred. Measurements specify daily less than 12 inches diameter and centerpieces over 12 inches. Lunch cloth may be round or rectangular. State division class list number and article name. owner name not visible for premiums. First and second premiums go to one exhibitor.
Bread price rise debate centers on marketing costs
Washington lawmakers and agriculture officials told a House subcommittee that farmers should not be blamed for rising bread prices. Testimony cited the farmer’s share of a loaf at 3.3 cents and argued marketing structure and inefficiency, not wheat costs, drive increases. Official hearings aimed to uncover the facts behind the 2 to 3 cent loaf rise.
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Washington (Ap
Agriculture Department
Farm Organization
House Agriculture
John A. Schnittker
Schnittker
Clair Callan
D-Neb
Reuben L. Johnson
Farmers Union
New York City
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Graham Purcell
D-Tex
Ag Committee Urges Early Card Return for Barbecue
Area farmers are asked to return postcards indicating attendance for the farmers and businessmen barbecue on Monday September 12. J Joe Wright chairs the Muscatine chamber of commerce Agriculture committee which sponsors the event and will use replies to help plan arrangements. Mailings were sent to 2300 farmers in Muscatine and nearby Wind counties.
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J. Joe Wright
Agriculture Committee of the Muscatine Chamber of Com
Mercce
Muscatine
Winds
Reserve Champion Robbie Heindel at Levisa County Fair
Reserve Champion Robbie Heindel a 13 year old from Columbus Junction showed the Champion Hereford to win Reserve Champion in the Baby Beef show at the Levisa County Fair. He also captured the Showmanship award in a third year of entries. HeIndel belongs to JCAB 4-H and is in the 5th grade at Columbus Community School.
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Robbie Heindel
Paul Heindel
Columbus Junction
Levisa County Fair
Robbie
JCAB
Just Common American Boys
Columbus Community School
Small Traders Take a Fling in Grain Futures Markets
A government report notes rising participation by small traders including bankers professionals and citizens in wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade. Regulators debate impact on price discovery with small traders seen as increasing risk taking. June data show small traders about 65 percent of wheat futures bettors, while big traders dominated bets on price declines.
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Washington
Thority
Agriculture Department
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
Farm Labor Force Down During July
The Agriculture Department reports the nation’s farm labor force in the last week of July fell 9 percent from 1965 and 30 percent from the 1960 64 July average. Labor saving machinery replaces hired hands as employment remains in a downward trend. The late July level was 6 198 000 versus 6 824 000 a year earlier.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Farmers May Hold Crops Longer Before Selling
AP writes that farmers may delay selling this year to maximize profits as commodity markets rise. Reports from farming areas say past gains by holdout growers, especially on wheat and soybeans, encourage storage under price support loans or private credit, with weather and prospects likely affecting plans.
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Ovid Martin AP
Washington
76 Colleens Club Holds Special Meeting
A special meeting of the 76 Colleens 4-H club was held Monday at the 76 township hall. The girls discussed the fair and received tags for their fair exhibits. Lynn Keichelberger gave a demonstration on her home grounds improvement project.
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76 Colleens
Lynn Keichelberger
Soil Testing and Aglime Offer in Iowa Farmland
Soil studies show over half of Iowa farmland needs Aglime to neutralize acidity and unlock soil nutrients. Aglime is advertised as the only acid neutralizer that frees plant nutrients. The notice promotes a free soil sampling service from a local Aglime producer.
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Iowa
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