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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1966
Page
5
Kenton, left, and Robert Coyner of Rt. 4 erect temporary storage for a bumper corn crop. They report yields 15 to 20 bushels per acre higher than expected during last summer's heat and drought as Iowa farms produce a record 8 percent bushel per acre increase.
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Lyle Bickford has been appointed to fill the vacancy on the Wapello city council caused by the resignation of L. J. Thompson. Personal notes include Mrs. Harry Hollenbeck of Long Beach visiting Wapello. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Johnston and two children moving back to Wapello. Tom Small of the University of Alaska spending holidays with his parents. Capt. Aince Baker in Viet Nam visiting Houston relatives. Baker family planning visits to La Habra California after Texas trip.
Iowa bounds to a record corn crop with an extra 3 million bushels and soybeans above November forecasts. Town farmers yielded about 89 bushels per acre, totaling 901,748,000 bushels worth roughly 1.126 billion dollars at current prices. Illinois tops soybeans with 159.3 million bushels. national corn and soybeans reach 4.103 billion and 931.491 million bushels respectively.
Muscatine high school auditorium hosts the annual Muscatine County 4-H Awards Night on December 28 at 7 30 p m. Eugene Mathern announces new county 4-H officers and honorary members. 80 club members and 24 clubs receive awards. 33 older members graduate. attendance prizes to top clubs. The Iowa 4-H Club Foundation honors families and foundations for support of the State 4-H Camping Center.
WAPELLO The Louisa County 4 H Awards Night program will be held Thursday Dec 29 at the Wapello high school auditorium from 7 30 to 9 30 p m Ray Cunningham former YMCA leader at Iowa State University and the University of Minnesota will be the featured speaker Awards to be presented include club individual and leader awards a special San D Bar award by the Lewis Newell family Columbus Junction and a plaque award to John Mc Culley Oakville for 4 H support The National Club Congress will speak and installation of officers for 1967 will be held.
Muscatine County 4-H members will weigh in baby beef and junior feeder cattle on Thursday December 29 at three sites. Hogue Mathern announces weigh-in and ear tagging at Richard Eschelberger Farm near High Prairie Church for the Seventy-Six and Lake 4-H Clubs 8:30 AM to 2 PM. Other clubs use Oscar Mayer buying Station West Liberty 1 to 4 PM and Sweetland auction 8:30 AM to noon. Nonmembers may use nearest weigh-in point. Junior feeder cattle projects weigh at Sweetland Auction starting 1 PM Thursday. Projects must be weighed by January 1 for West Liberty Fair eligibility.
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