Oakville Firm Honored for Ten Years of Service
Donald Hamilton of the Oakville Feed and Grain received a plaque from Roy Brun of Smith-Douglass Company at a Fertilizer meeting in Streator recognizing ten years of capable service. Don Hamilton, another Oakville employee, and the Oakville firm were featured in the ceremony.
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tkLi
Donald Hamilton
Oakville Feed and Grain
Smith - Douglass Company
Roy Brun
Don Hamilton
Oakville Company
Cedar County 4 M Daily School Set For February
A three day dairy education school is planned for February 4 9 and 18 1965 at Moose Hall Tipton from 930 am to 3 pm each day with coffee and doughnuts. Enrollment is 8 covering meals and handbook. Attendees must file dairy questionnaires by January 29 and enrollment by January 15.
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Cedar County
Tipton
Moose Hall
Mark Stolze
H. H
Jack) van Horn
John Herrick
Don Voelker
Stockton Man Elected to Angus Association
LaVerne Arp of Stockton has been elected to membership in the American Angus Association at St. Joseph Missouri. Seaneas Glen Bratcher serves as secretary. This join was one of 436 memberships issued to Aberdeen Angus breeders nationwide in the past month.
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LaVerne Arp
Stockton
American Angus Association
St. Joseph
Missouri
Seaneas
Glen Bratcher
United States
Louisa County Baby Beef Weigh-In Dates Set
Weigh-ins for baby beeves are scheduled December 28 and 29 with a 700 lb limit. Supervising officials include Del Farrier and county committee members. Locations include Wapello Sale Barn, Wyman, Elm Grove Club, Smylie's Sale Barn, Oakville Elevator, Oscar Mayer, Morning Sun and Morning Sun Jr Farmers Club.
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Louisa County
del Farrier
Farrier
Wyman
Elm Grove
Smylie's Sale Barn
Dell Farrier
Lester Biggerstaff
Cal
City Wildcats
JCAB
Oakland
Oankville Elevator
Kenny Campbell
Richard Kery
Hawkeye
Oscar Mayer
Riley Padgett
Morning Sun
Aon
Farmers Club
Wilton Couple Adopt Korean Orphan Nancy Womack
The Womack family of Wilton adopts two year nine month old Nancy Ruth Womack from Korea through Holt Adoption Agency. The 94 pound girl, brought from Metamora, Illinois, joins brothers Michael and David, learning English and daily routines while loving tooth brushing and dolls. Nancy enjoys Christmas anticipation, dislikes sleep, and quickly becomes part of the household.
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Dearrel Bates
Wilton
Maurice Womack
Nancy
Ruth Womack
Womack
Dee, L
Seattle
Washington
Byron Zehr
Metamora
Wilton High School
Holt Adoption Agency
Mama
Yshe
Isles
Blackhawk Soil district dinner speaker named
The Blackhawk Soil and Water Conservation District will hold its annual dinner and meeting on Tuesday January 12 1965 at the First Christian Church in Moline Illinois. Reverend Gary L. Reif of Monmouth Illinois will give the main address with Robert Grafton district board chair announcing two director elections the outstanding conservation farmer award and school poster awards. SCS technicians Lloyd Anderson and Ralph L. Honey are assigned to the district.
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Rock Island
Blackhawk
Grafton
Soil Conservation Service
Lloyd Anderson
Ralph L. Honey
Christmas Spreads Joy With New Adopted Daughter Nancy Ruth
The Maur ice Womack family of Wilton spends Christmas with their newly adopted Korean daughter Nancy Ruth. Nancy admires the Christmas tree while her mother holds her and brother David, who has chicken pox, looks on from the corner.
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Wilton
Maurice Womack
Nancy Ruth
Nancy
David
Louisa County Pork Producers Set Meeting
The Louisa County Pork Producers Association set their annual meeting for January 5 at 7:50 p.m. at Columbus Community School. Keith Hiller of Morning Sun chairs a roster of officers and directors including Wendell Todd, Tom Huston, Donald Williams, Ralph Matthews, Richard Siegel, and Duane Lynch, inviting all producers, their wives, and swine-industry friends.
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Louisa County Pork Producers Association
Keith Hiller
Morning Sun
Hiller
Columbus Community School
Wendell, Todd
Tom Huston
Treas
Columbus Junction
Donald Williams
Conesville
Ralph Matthews
Wapello
Richard Siegel
Oakville
Duane Lynch
Wheat and flour exports lag last year's total
U S export of wheat and flour trails the previous year as July to December sales total 326 million bushels, below last year's pace. Dollar sales dip though food-for-peace shipments rise. government domestic sales exceed the prior July 1 level, with about 140 million bushels drawn from surplus stocks. Soybean exports since Oct 1 stand at about 73 million bushels versus 4 million in the prior period.
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Washington
Brief note on ant nervous system compared to humans
A compact science blurb states the ant has about 250 nerve cells while humans possess around ten billion, highlighting the vast difference in neural complexity between species. The comparison underscores the limited processing capacity of ants versus humans.
Farm Sugar Controls Hit Moorhead Merchants
Washington reports farm production controls affect Moorhead Minnesota merchants as a local sugar beet processor closes due to a government restriction. The Sugar Act sets quotas to stabilize prices and supplies with a 2 098 590 ton beet sugar limit and Moorhead’s plant sold its full 1964 allotment of 5 561.02 hundredweight, preventing further sales this year until 1965 allocations are set.
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Washington —T
Moorhead
Minn
Chicago
Agriculture Department
Congress
Bulgaria Seeks U S Farm Goods Credit Ties Trade
Washington report says Bulgaria shows interest in buying U S farm products including hides skins cotton cereals seed and seed. Very little trade has occurred since the war and any sizable export increase would require extended long term credit from the United States.
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Washington
Foreign Agricultive Service
Bulgaria
United States
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Merle Hillson
Extension Area Agronomist
Vern Meyer
Extension Agricultural Engineer
Bar| Wright
Extension Dairyman
Angus Association
Wapello Sale Barn
Kennett Campbell
Richard Kerr
Marshall
Wamaco
Mrs. Womack
Blackhawk Soil District
Durant
Durant Gym
King
Tom Goecke
Lynn Wilson
Ot Durant
Louisa County Pork Producers
White Pigeon Mutual Insurance Association
Wilton Junction
FAR, Utual Insurance
Wapello Livestock Auction, Inc
Iowa
Packers and Stock Yard Act
Highway
Mediapolis
Gadaaey
Surrell Barton
U.S
MR. Farmerwe
McAllister Farm Seed
Green Thumb Garden Center
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