Shepard Tops Muscatine Kiwanis Corn Contest
James Shepard of RR2 Muscatine won the Muscatine Kiwanis Club corn yield contest with 161.82 bushels per acre. Second place went to last year’s winner Robert Martz RR2 with 156.74. eight-field average was 198.45. The event, held as a county contest, featured machine harvest and moisture testing by McKee Elevator. final figures to be released by Iowa State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dearrel Bates
Muscatine
County Kiwanis Club
James Shepard
R.A. 2
Robert Martzer
RR2
Scott County
Raymond Kepp
Eldridge
Keppy
McKee Elevator Company
Agricultural Committee
Kiwanis Club
Circle K. Club
Muscatine Community College
Iowa State University
Shepard
Sweetland Township
Ley
Towa
Muscatine Kiwanis Club
Jim
Second Largest Crop Year in U S Turbulent Drought Affects Output
The Agriculture Department reports 1964 crop production nearly 3 percent below 1963, yet total value close to last year at about 21.02 billion dollars. Drought reduced yields across regions, with corn leading value at over 4.05 billion and hay second at around 2.09 billion, while soybean expansion continues.
Fragments Recount Crop Values Across Years
A garbled OCR fragment shows crop value figures for last year and 1963. It references tobacco and wheat with inconsistent totals like 1 653 048 000 and 1 007 975 000, suggesting a comparison of crop values across different years and commodities without coherent narrative.
Deadline Near For Muscatine Jaycees Outstanding Young Farmer
Nomination deadline approaches for the Muscatine Jaycees Outstanding Young Farmer award with a Jan 3 1965 date. Wayne Wetzel Jr chairman urges residents to mail nominations to the Muscatine Civic Center. Judges include Myles Beitz Eugene Mathers and George Apland. The winner will be announced January 21 at the Elks Lodge and advance to the state and national finals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Elks Lodge
Fort Collins
Colo
Iowa Tops Popcorn Production in 1964 Harvest
Iowa produced 91 million pounds of popcorn in 1964, the Crop and Livestock Reporting Service said, far ahead of Indiana at 80 million pounds. Iowa’s per acre yield was 2,450 pounds, the highest, with the harvest valued at about 2.36 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Indiana
Lowa
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Kenneth Olsen
Missouri Valley
Shepard and Martz
Fred Halling
Charles M. Herman
Alvin Schmidt
Stockton
Harold Pace Sr
Muscatine Fea
Chapter
Harald Pace Sr
Washington
Agriculture Department
Butler
Mr. Farmer
Wendling
Atalissa
Turkey
Dee
Hawkeye
McKee Feed & Grain
Journal Farm News
Deadline Near
Muscatine County
Jaycee Oye Civic Canter
Ray Wuestenberg
General Insurance Bonds
Dial
West Liberty
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