Central College Alumni Honor Banquet Recipients
President Lubbers hosted a reception in Pietenpol Hall honoring Distinguished Alumni Award recipients and honorary degree honorees Miss Jane Gosselink Clarence C. Buerkeris Eldert Groenendyk and Dr Robert Langerak. About 250 alumni seniors parents and friends attended the annual banquet in Graham Hall May 29.
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Lubbers
Pietenpol Hall
Cen- Chapter
Graham Hall
Jane Gosselink
Clarence C. Buerkeris
Pella
Robert W. Langerak
Eldert Groenendyk
Des Moines
Irwin Lubbers
The
Iowa
Weekly crop and weather report summary
The week brought near normal temperatures with frequent thundershowers varying by region. Heavy rain centered in the central areas slowed field work, while west and east sections saw less rain. Corn planting neared completion but 5.5 percent needed replanting due to weather, frost, and cutworms. stands at 94 percent of normal. Soybean seeding about 78 percent, behind last year but near average. soybeans up mostly fair to good. Alfalfa hay cut about 10 percent, well below last year’s 41 percent but near the 13 percent average.
State Crop Report Shows Alfalfa and Clover Lagging
Oats mostly in good condition while first cutting of alfalfa and clover progress lagged. Alfalfa 10 percent complete versus 41 percent last year. average 13 percent. Pastures ranged from fair to excellent with southern districts best. Only about 3.5 favorable field days that week. topsoil moisture adequate to surplus though northeast subsoil remains short.
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Northwest
Storage rate cuts cut costs for older grain stocks
The U S Department of Agriculture announced reduced storage rates on older grain stocks to save more than 15 million dollars in the first year. The changes affect reseal and farm stored grains for 1963 and earlier crops with new per unit per month and per year rates for corn, wheat, barley, grain sorghum, oats, and related storage classes.
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Department of Agriculture
Merrill L. Robuck
ASC County Committee
Training session on rootworms in Mahaska county
Dr Harold Gunderson an extension entomologist at Iowa State University will hold a training session in Wapello County June 16 to help farmers find identify and evaluate corn rootworm damage The session starts at 9 30 a m at the Robert Swanson farm Ottumwa on the east side of the road near the four lane highway ends He notes western corn rootworm spread to eastern Iowa and resistance to aldrin heptachlor organophosphorus insecticides offer control but must be applied before month end Farmers urged to attend the Mahaska County session
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Harold Gunderson
Iowa State University
Wapello County
Robert Swanson
Ottumwa
Iowa
Gunderson
Mahaska County
Merck Award Won By Thomas F Boat At Medical Convocation
Thomas F Boat a junior in the College of Medicine at the University of Town and son of Mr and Mrs Bert Boat of Pella received a Mercy Award at the annual medical convocation held June 3. The awards honor scholastic excellence in the College of Medicine.
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Thomas F. Boat
Bert Boat
Pella
College of Medicine
University of Town
Mercy
Iowa farm outlook prices rise sharply into spring
Iowa State University outlook specialist Gene Futrell reports mid May hog prices about 3.50 higher than mid April, lifting year over year gains to 5.4 and topping last winter. Slaughter and marketings lagged due to spring field work, with lighter hog supplies and strong red meat demand shaping a cautious summer forecast and a relatively good fall outlook for producers.
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Gene Farrell
Towa State University
Futrell
Faetrell
One Ton Beef Club Formed by IBIA in Ames Iowa
IBIA announces the One Ton Beef Club formation with 13 association members to receive certificates at the Boot Cattle Field Day in Afton Iowa on June 26. Members qualify cows that produce four consecutive calves averaging Choice or higher and weighing 50 pounds at birth. The first 13 breeders together own 97 cows meeting the criteria.
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IBIA
Ames
Iowa
Towa Pool Improvement Association
Afton
Robert C. del
Iowa State University
IBA
Nean- AN
Beef cattle field day planned at Union County grounds
The Beef Cattle Field Day will be held at the Union County grounds in Afton on June 26. It will emphasize cattle handling, identification, feeder calf sales and performance testing. Gail Danilson of the Iowa Beef Producers Association will direct a beef barbecue, with several cow owners named as qualifiers for the one Ton Beef Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Countergrounds
Afton
Gail Danilson
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Bakker and Rus receive Feed Service Award
Robert Van Hemert and Art Breen, co-owners of Bakker and Rus Seed and Feed in Pella, Iowa, were presented with a Feed Service Award by Products Company in Burlington, Wisconsin, for eight years of continuous service to local livestock producers. Morris Reynolds of Murphy Products, Inc presented the award.
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Robert van Hemert
Art Breen
Bakker
Rus Seed
Pella
Towa
Products Company
Burlington
Wiscon
Morris Reynolds
Murphy Prodits, Inc
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Ge Formica
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Outer Space
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Iowa Farm Outlook
Richard Freeman
Putrell
Pilla
Debaca
Don Koch
Latimer
Norbert Dittmer
Lacona
Lester Ditte
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Chavalais
Johnston
Otto
Lawrence Floyd
James
Hemmingson
Newell
Th. M. Wright
Waterloo
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Marengo
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E. D. Lagerstrom
Burt
Bakker & Rus
Natural Gas Pipelinis Company OF America
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Electrc Light and Power Company
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