NFO Staging Withholding Drive Aims to Lift Livestock Prices
The National Farmers Organization backs a withholding plan to pull cattle hogs lambs and sheep from market to spur higher meat prices. With supplies falling in late summer and fall pork and cattle prices likely rise while the plan tests contracts with slaughterers to pay requested prices. If contracts fail prices may drop after the action ends, risking oversupply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovida
Martin Washington
The
National Farmers Organization
NFC
District NFO Convention Set For Columbus
The First District NFO will hold its convention Saturday in Columbus Junction at the city school auditorium. Registration at 8:00 am, with calls to order at 9:45. Officers, invocations, welcomes, and a 11:30 guest address by Congresssman Fred Schwengel are planned, followed by speeches from John Schmidhauer and Oras Kauhava. Delegates from Muscatine County are listed.
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NFO
Columbus Junction
Jean Struzynski
First District
James FE. Grubb
St. James Church
Washington
Ray Hendrickson
Louisa Nfo
John Schmidhauser
Congress
Towa
Oras Kauerva
NFC
Zinn
Fourteen Area Junior Farmers Competing in Canning Contest
Fourteen junior farmers from this area, now with the H J Heinz Co, compete in the annual Canning Crops Contest. Entries close Sept 1. Iowa participants include Fred B Bartenhagen Carla Phillips Murry L Drumm Paul J Stamler William Stamler James E Burmeister Donald L Miller Steven J Miller Muscatine Steven L Schroeder Robert L Timmsen Wilton Michael L Furlong James D Johnson Letts Richard A Steffen New Liberty Donald G Wilson West Liberty. Contestants must write a report detailing tomato or pea crop activities and keep cost records. Projects due Oct 24 to Ben Vance, Iowa State University Ames, chair NIVGA Iowa. Reports judged by horticulturists. winners announced at NIVGA national convention in New Orleans in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fea
H. J. Heinz Co
Iowa
Fred B. Bartenhagen
Carla
Phillips
Murry L. Drumm
Paul J. Stamler
William Stamler
James E. Burmeister
Donald L. Miller
Steven J. Miller
Muscatine
Robert L. Timmsen
Wilton
Ben. Vance
Jews State University
Ames
Iowa Junior Vegetable Growers Assn
NIVGA
New Orleans
Farm planks highlight Democratic and Republican aims
In Atlantic City the 1964 farm planks show Democrats seeking to expand farm income through commodity programs and rural support while boosting surplus food programs and research. Republicans push for voluntary programs, price supports, and less federal farm involvement, with both sides avoiding specifics beyond wheat certificate repeal.
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Atlantic
Democratic Platform’ Committee
America
Researchers to Report New Cattle Feed Developments
Iowa State University researchers will present new findings at the Hey Day for cattle feeders in Ames on September 4. Dr Wise Burroughs will unveil a cattle concentrate premix for on farm feed mixing and long term profitability. Edwin A Kline, Richard Vetter, Roger Hunsley, and Allen Trenkle will discuss feeder cattle grades, silage use, stockpiling pasture crops, and a review of unreported experiments.
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Ames
Iowa State ‘University
Iowa State University
Wise Burroughs
Edwin’ A. Kline
State University
Richard Vetter
Towa State University Animal Science
Roger Hunsley
Animal Science Staff
Regearcher
Allen Trenkle
Farmer's Calendar of August and September Events
August 22 NFC district convention at Columbus Junction and August 29 Muscatine county ASCS convention at the ASCS office. August 29-20 New Boston fishing fry. August 31 Cedar County quality park show at Tipton. September 3 cattle feeders day at ISU starting 8:45 a.m. September 1 Conesville Melon Days. September 5 Muscatine County Angus tour. September 10 Willan's Cooperative day. September 21 Muscatine Chamber of Commerce former businessmen Bar-BQ. October 12 Waterloo Dairy Congress. October 1916 FFA national convention in Kansas City Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NFC
Columbus Junction
Muscatine County
ASCS
Cedar County
Tipton
ISU
Conesville
Willan’s
Muscatine
Muscatine Chamber of Commerce
Waterloo Dairy Congress
FFA
Kansas City
Missour
Lone Tree FFA Members Assess Corn Plot Results
President and Lone Tree High FFA leader John Burr checks a ground plot results sheet titled 11 cre plot of ground. The field, divided into zones for planting and soil treatment, was planted in April with corn donated by Xe-Wash Fertilizer Co. Corey, aided by Ralph Bell, purchased by the school board last winter, will become a new football and track field.
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Lone Tree
John, Burr
Lone Tree High
FFA
Corey
Ralph Bell
Xe-Wash Fertilizer Company
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Virgil Corey
Lone -Tree
Columbus
James Hadley
Duane Thomas
Bob Gregg
Ruth Fick
Wesley Steinhacker
Kenneth Lenz
Roger Braun
Don Schmidt
Virgil ‘Reid
Floyd
Har‘ner
Orville Reid
Kenneth Paulson
Henry Fick
Carl
Hofbauer
UL Lumber Company
Fasano
Rte
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Vegetable’ Growers Assn
Cantors Assn
James D. Johnson
Letts
Richart A. Steffen
New Liberty
Donald G. Wilson
West Liberty
Muscatine Journal
Farm News
Farmer's
Liberty Trust
Durant, Iowa
Dial
F.dl
Peace-Of
Farm Mutual
FarMutual
Desarvas
Mutual Insurance
Apco Petroleum Te
APCO
Dick's Apco
Mississippi
UR Town Prc
Wilton Junction
West Liberty, Town
Heinold Hog Market
Marvin Prohosey
Bill Thompson
Ray Wuestenberg
General Insurance Bonds
Jean Moffitt
LeClaire
Mississippi Valley Fair
Ralph Keppy, Jr
Walcott
Ralph Keppy
Farm Bureau Service CO
Scott & Muscatine
Mt. Joy
Eldridge
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