Sywassink Farm Produces Milk With Guernsey Herd
Ralph Sywassink farms 300 acres near Muscatine producing milk from 41 cows at 1400 pounds daily. He keeps Guernseys, with some registered stock, and supplies Baker's Dairy in Moline. The operation uses corn silage, alfalfa, hay, pasture rotation, and soil conservation features including terraces, contouring, earthen dams, and concrete structures.
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Ralph Sywassink
Sywassink
Dad
Sharon
Joyce
Phyllis
Cedar Rapids
Syowassink
Sywassinks
Baker's Dairy
Moline
Ug Golden Guernsey
Sywassinksys
Sywassink Airy
Muscatine
New Era
Students Plant 5000 White Pines at Nash Farm
The Very stidents of Richard Treal at Westmer High School set 5000 white pines on Howard Nash's farm north of Joy, aiming to beautify the area and celebrate Arbor Day with a large tree-planting effort.
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Joy
Richard Treal
Westmer High School
Howard Nash
One Day Milk Record Hints Total Lactation Light
University of Illinois dairy scientists say a single day’s milk can estimate a cow’s total lactation. A one day record may flag nonprofitable cows in a herd, if calving data are available. The Slala-Wide Dairy Weight Day program runs January 15, 1984, for Rack Island County dairymen.
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University of Illinois Dairy
U. Off. Extension
Ralph Johnson
Rack Island
Jack Mullen
Mullen
U. of I. Dairy Pension Office
Lanich
Mhinoig
U of L
Dlineis
Rock Island County
Ventriloquist's Poodle Noted In Springfield News
Springfield PA reports Charles Messick and wife claim their poodle can mimic phrases heard on radio and TV. Messick notes most people doubt the feat. A dairy program engages farmers to weigh cows daily, sending data to university dairy staff for analysis and statewide outreach.
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Springfield
Charles Messick
Messick
IDEA Program Launched by Milk Producers in Iowa
Davenport report on the IDEA program a joint effort by Mississippi Valley Milk Producers Association Iowa State University extension dairyman and Iowa State Dairy Association to boost dairy herd production and efficiency. The pilot uses quarterly producer reports via electronic data processing with three month mailings, aiming to improve farm profitability and identify low producers.
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Davenport
Towa
Mississippi Valley Milk
Donald Voelker
Ioowa State University Extension Dairyman
Mississippi Valley Milk Proiiteers Association
Towa State Dairy Association
Towa State University Cooperative Excension Service
Iowa Dairy Educational Aids
Mississippi Valley
Tom Lyon
Town State Dairy Association
Cate Zurberg
Mississippi Valley Milk Producers
Lyon
Towa State University
Voelker
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Muscatine Island
Ralph
Guernsey
Sywassink Arm
Farmers Elevator and Exchange
Wapello
Iowa
Necessary Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Nichols
Ernest Kirchner
Oldsmobile
OUR
F.D.C
State Bank of
Wanello
Farm. Bureau
All -Farm Bureau
Louisa County Farm Bureau
Ralph Lieberknecht
Farm Bureau Insurance
C.E. Colglazier
Morning Sun
Robert Nichols
White Metal Products Co
Frank
Tom White
OWA State Bank
MT. Union
Ron Marek
Iowa State University
Ames
Alalissa
Muscatine County
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