Tenacity of FFA district meet teams in Monroe
Twenty eight schools competed in the FFA South Central District contests in Monroe on March 6. Awards were handed to students from Newton Osceola Pella Waukee Mount Ayr Corydon Moravia Ankeny Albia Stuart Indianola Southeast Polk Jefferson Jefferson Bondurant Farrar Moravia East Greene Grand Junction New Virginia United Community Pella Knoxville Lynnville Sully and others. Gold silver bronze and participation honors covered events from public speaking to soil and water management and livestock farming with several students earning state contest trips.
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David van Dalen
Newton
Ralph Dove
Osceola
Ed Vandenberg
Pella
Fred Croci
Waukee
Jack Cross
Mount Ayr
Bill Little
Corydon
David Shelquist
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Joe Gillespie
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Goode
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Creed
Dale Bringar
Moulton-Udell
Jim Wasson
Dan Whetstone
Russell Manning
John Clark
Beryl Dunberger
Lynnoville-Sully
FFA
Bill Safley
Jefferson
Gary van Engelenburg
Southeast Polk
James Swartz- Jander
Roger K. Mahr
Allen Goode
James Noble
Jerry Thomas Murphy
Winterset
Bondurant - Farrar
Lynnville- Sully
East Greene
New Virginia
United Community
Bondurant-Farrar
Earlham
Lynnville-Sully
East Greene-Grand Junction
Steve Breckenridge
Francis (Inion
Dave Miller
Craig Elliott
Keith Bastow
Fred Barker
Gary van En
Dairymen to Attend Short Course at Iowa State
Roy Dean of Marion County dairy will attend the Dairyman's Short Course at Iowa State University March 16 18. County Extension Director Richard Freeman says Harold H Van Horn of ISU reports talks will help visitors evaluate and apply new dairy practices.
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Roy Dean
Marion County Dairyman
Iowa State University
Richard Freeman
Harold H. van Horn
Dairymen urged to enroll in short course on herd improvement
Pris by staff members will cover reproductive, physiology, genetic evaluation, dominant physiology and nutrition, life cycle management practices, and daily decision making and care of the herd. Van Horn urges dairymen to contact County Extension Director Richard Freeman for more information on the short course.
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van Horn
Richard Freeman
Bin site corn sale in Jasper County names Roy A Thompson
Jasper County officials advertise a bin site corn sale with Roy A Thompson as chairman of the Jasper County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee. The notice highlights the public action and the responsible local body overseeing the sale.
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Jasper County
Roy A. Thompson
The
Jasper County Agricultural Stabilization and Conser
40,000 Bushels Corn For Sale At Kellogg Bin Site
Sealed bids are invited for 40,000 bushels of corn stored at Kellogg Bin Site No 430. Bids must be received by 3:00 p.m. March 17, 1985 at the County ASCS office. Prospective bidders may arrange to inspect the grain with the County Agent and should contact the County ASCS office for complete information and bid forms.
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Vation
CCC
Kellogg bin
ASCS
Registered Dairy Day barn meetings planned across Iowa
Breeders plan educational barn meetings on March 18 as part of Iowa Registered Dairy Day. Holsteins meet near Norwalk, Brown Swiss near Cambridge, Guernseys near Polk City, Jerseys near Swan, Milking Shorthorns at Central City and Carlisle sites. Iowa leads in dairy cows, with 68 percent per cow production rise in 25 years and 41 percent mated through AI to registered sires.
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Iowa
Harold Finch
Norwalk
Roy S. Miller
Harold Hughes
Lyon
Identical Holstein twins needed at Iowa State Univ
Iowa State University seeks identical twin Holstein heifer calves for ongoing research. County extension directors say the twins are needed to maintain critical dairy science studies and training at the university.
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Iowa State Univ
Iowa State University
Area
Twin Holstein Heifer Calves Sought For Research
Dr A E Freeman urges dairymen DIA supervisors AI technicians and extension personnel to locate identical twin Holstein heifer calves three fourths Holstein or more and under three months old for a field study at Ankeny. Robert McCabe the station herdsman will inspect and may buy twins deemed identical. The research aims to aid dairymen in selecting better replacement animals.
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Freeman
DIA
Robert McCabe
Ankeny
Livestock Inventories Reach Record Cattle Total in 1965
Iowa State economist Gene Futrell reports January 1 1965 U S cattle on hand at 107 2 million, up 0 3 from 1964 due to higher slaughter last year The sheep and lamb balance fell to 26 7 million head with lambs forecast smaller this year Hog numbers declined 9 to 53 million reinforcing hopes for a stronger hog market Prices should stay above 1964 levels as calves and beef supplies rise over the next 18 to 36 months
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U.S
Gene Futrell
Iowa State University
Futrell
Iowa
Toway
Farm Bureau Rural-Urban Day Set for March 30
The Farm Bureau Women of Marion announce Rural-Urban Day on March 30. Mrs. Wayne Hughes serves as chairman with her committee in charge. The theme centers on Agricultural Interests under Pride and Progress of Iowa and will feature national beauty and points of interest in Iowa. Further announcements will follow.
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Farm Bureau Women of
Marion
Eau Vy
Wayne Hughes
Poh
Sharge
Iowa
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