Reasnor Farmer To Show At Dairy Congress In Waterloo
Nick De Ronde of Reasnor enters five Ayrshire and four Brown Swiss cattle in the 1966 National Dairy Cattle Congress at Waterloo. The entries will be shown by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Martin, with their ten month old son Phillip. The De Rondes milking seventy four cows daily, with two thirds of feed raised on their 300 acre farm near Pella, expect a strong showing though bulls are limited to yearlings this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reasnor
Waterloo
Nick de Ronde
Rt. 1
Iowa
Robert Martin
Phillip
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Cattle Congress
Ayrshire
Deanna Karen
Meg
Granview Ruby
de Rondes
Pella
de Ronde
de Ronde-Martin Place
Boston
Sheep producers vote on prom program in Ames Iowa
Sheep producers in Ames Iowa will vote September 12 to 23 in a referendum on continuing the national wool and lamb promotion program. Ballots have been mailed to known sheep owners. A two thirds approval by producers or production votes will authorize deductions from wool and lamb sales for promotion through 1966 to 1969. Ballots return by mail or in person to County ASCS offices by September 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
ASCS
Marvin Skadberg
Thomas Wickersham
Iowa State University
American
Skadberg and
Wickersham
Sheep ‘Council
ISU
Ing
ASPC
Roll call and ribbons at 4 H fair demonstration
4 H club notes list ribbon winners at the fair and a demonstration by Alice Vande Voort on preparing food for the freezer. Several members are named with items and ribbon colors including blue for cookies and red for breads and desserts. Alice and her mother served a delicious lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Vande Voort
Jackie Steersma
Cythia Butler
Kathy Vander Molen
Janet Vander
Molen
Cheryl van Wyk
Lola van Wyk
Lois van Wyk
Karen Newendorp
Alice van de Voort
Linda Vander Meiden
Garen
Alice
Funds For Lake Keomah Alloted
Secretary of the Interior Udall announced that 48761.55 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund was granted to Iowa to renovate the spillway at Lake Keomah dam in Makaska County. Iowa will match the grant. Lake Keomah is a 448 acre park near Oskaloosa offering picnicking camping swimming boating and fishing. Preventing spillway deterioration protects the dam and dikes and preserves recreation and water quality. Funding comes from the Land and Water Conservation Fund via federal recreation fees and related sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Land and Water Conservation Fund
State of Iowa
Lake Keomah Dam
Makaska County
Lake Keomah
Oskaloosa
Alden Man Shows Off 18-Foot Corn Stalks
Walter Anders of Alden displays two 18-foot tall corn stalks in his yard. He reports they grew six to eight inches in a single night, a remarkable growth spurt for his crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Anders
Alden
Anders
Diverted Acres May Be Grazed
Farmers who diverted acreage under the 1966 feed grain and wheat programs will soon be able to graze this land without losing benefits. Russell E. Crozier of the Chim. ASC County Committee announced a start date of October 1 for a six month grazing period. The relaxation applies only to diverted acreage not core commodity production. hay may not be harvested. Land under the Conservation Reserve cannot be grazed or harvested year round. Marion County farms participating total 971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell E. Crozier
Chim
ASC County Committee
Conservation
Marion County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Secretary of Agriculture
National Wool
American Lamb Council
The
American Wool Council
Margaret Hayser
Otley
N. R
State of
Cina
Peoria MA
Sully
Earl Pohlmann
Cook & Son Agency
Lumber Yard
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