Marion County 1965 Extension Program Highlights
Marion County residents showed strong interest in educational programs including Financing Public Services Discussions, Holiday Fair, and Beef Cow and Calf School. The County Extension Educational Program was planned by the Extension Council led by John Shilling of Bay, with Ralph Dyer as vice chair and other members guiding leadership, Home Economics, 4-H, and youth programs across county events, planning sessions, and community development efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Forts Richardman
County Extension Council
John Shilling
Bay
Ralph Dyer
Bill McCorkle
P. R. van Gorp
Raymond Moss
Duane Conrad
Ellis Jordan
Lester Goemaat
Fred Brent
Elvin Bensink
Stanley Heatherl
Don Livingston
Dennis Clark
Bill Jenkins
Knoxville
Gerald de Penning
Pella
Ilies
Iowa
Iowa hog farrowing and pig crop outlook for late 1965
The Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service notes September through November 1965 farrowings on Iowa farms matched 1964 levels. December 1965-February 1966 intended farrowings rise 4 percent year over year, with March-May intentions up 5 percent. All hogs and pigs on Iowa farms December 1 total 13,138,000 head, down 5 percent from 1964, and 10-state totals show 41,362,000 head, down 8 percent from a year earlier.
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Iowa
Iowa Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Agricultural school events draw farmers to Marion Iowa
About fifty-five beef producers attended a four day Beef Cow and Calf school while the Quality Pork Show attracted twenty five exhibitors. An Advanced Farm Management School drew roughly sixty Marion and Mahaska County farmers. Other activities included a Farm Management Tour a soybean meeting the Annual Quality Lamb Sale and a lamb barbeque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion and
Mahaska County
Cattle Congress Sets 1966 Dates in Waterloo Iowa
The 1966 National Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo Iowa runs September 24 through October 2, one week earlier than previous years. The event introduces breeding classes for beef cattle sheep and swine for the first time, while the Waterloo Meat Animal Show becomes part of the exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Iowa
PTO Accidents Risk Farm Operators Says University Expert
Dr. Knapp head of the Institute of Oral Medicine safety division at the University of Iowa reports two years of study on PTO related injuries in Iowa. He notes most accidents stem from shaft projections and clothing catches with the left PTO side being most dangerous. Shields and redesigned pins reduce hazards though some operations require the shaft to run.
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Anderson Bros
Cambridge
Ed Vander Hart
Prairie City
Newton
Towa City
Towa
LW. Knapp
University of Iowa Ax
Institute of Oral Medicine
Knapp
Iowa
Agricultural
PTO
U of I
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