Mercer SCS Works With Other Organizations
Aledo district reports close collaboration with ASC County Committee members Fred Moffit Emanuel Johnson and James Hollinrake the Office Manager Ivan Peterson and ACP clerk Mrs Virgil Johnson to advance county conservation. The Incal SCS technicians received 202 ACP referrals for permanent conservation practices from the ASCS office during the year. Gratitude is expressed to the Extension Service for guidance from Charles Bn achardt Farm Adviser and Larry Duies Assistant Farm Adviser on educational and promotional activities of the District. Paul Olson Farm Forester and
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Aledo
Hase
ASC County Committee
Fred Moffit
Emanuel Johnson
James Hollinrake
Ivan Peterson
ACP
Virgil Johnson
SCS
ASCS
Extension Service
Charles Bnachardt
Larry Duies
Dis- Wiel
Paul Olson
Carlson Family Dairs to Boost Holsteins in Illinois City
The Carlson family in Minnis City Illinois shares that their entire clan favors dairying. Albert Carlson notes cows are a major factor in their success. They currently milk about 38 Holsteins and aim to raise the herd to 50 while farming 440 acres.
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Illinois City
Albert ‘Carlson
Minnis City
Carlsons
Dairying and Hogs Drive Carlson Farm in Illinois City Area
The Carlson family relies on dairying as a main income with a 200 head purebred Duroc hog herd. They belong to Black Hawk DHIA and maintain records. Their milking herd averages 45 pounds per cow daily, with a top cow producing 17 20 pounds in a 305 day cycle. The farm is five miles west and five miles south of Illinois City, supported by local biologists and Vocational Agriculture instructors in regional land judging and farm planning contests.
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Illinois City
Albert Carlson
Carlson
Carlsons
Black Hawk Dhia Association
Tnp
Mississippi Valley Mik Producers Assn
Guernsey and Swiss Herds on Fulton Township Farm
Robert Boekweldt farms four miles southeast of Durant in Fulton township milking 15 grade Guernsey cows and six Brown Swiss on a Grade A operation. He sells to Mississippi Valley Milk Producers. One Brown Swiss cow belongs to his son Jim with an outstanding record of 351 days in milk 15120 pounds of milk and 716 pounds of fat. The half sister is under testing by Scott County DHIA. Boekweldt milks in a fine stanchion barn the cows roam freely year round, often lying in the yard in severe weather. He plans to raise his herd to about 30 cows as his family grows and helps more. He has 165 acres with haying and corn picking. also raises hogs and sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Boekweldt
Durant
Fulton Township
Mississippi Valley Milk Producers Association
Boekweldt
Jim
Scott County Dhia
Bockwaldt
Bockwoldt
Goiter Tied Not to Milk From Dairy Cows
Washington report says dairy cows are innocent of goiter in humans. Earlier scientists blamed milk from cows fed on mustard family fodder for iodine disruption. Finish researchers, under a U.S. grant, found cows cannot eat enough of these plants to affect milk. Agriculture Department announced the results.
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Washington
Man
U. S
Agriculture Department
Cattle Record Keeping Highlights Sanitation Value
A local farmer stresses that sanitation is vital and that meticulous record keeping demonstrates the value of his herd. He cites health, productivity, and financial tracking as core benefits, urging peers to adopt systematic notes and regular audits.
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Mercer Scs
Carlson Family
Kenneth Russell
State Department of Conservation
Fred Sharpes
Aledo Duane Gregory
Sherford
Bill McKelvey
Rock+ridge
Richard Treat
Westmer
Vand
Tom Koox
Alexis
Robert Buckwoldt
Buckwoldt
West Liberty Creamery
Muscatine, Johnson, Louisa
And
Cedar Counties
FELCO
New Cooperator Award
Cooperator
Orville Luedtke
West Liberty
Orville
Albert Kemper
Muscatine Journal
Agriculture Committee of the Chamber of Commerce
Guernseys
LaMoine
Virgil Kirchner
Nichols
le Moine Kirchner
Journal
Bae Sia
E Qwant
Iowana Farms Milk Company
Bettendorf, Iowa
Hetzler
Dial
Hetzler Dairy
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