Promising year ahead for American farmers in 1966
A 1966 farming outlook foresees higher farm incomes, steady demand, and strong livestock activity, with hog prices peaking around mid year then easing as farrowings rise. Beef, dairy, and poultry sectors show optimism, while new innovations and housing shifts reshape practices and storage. Political and policy factors loom, but few major program changes are expected this year.
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America
Iowa
Washington County
Washington Journal
USDA
NFO
Secretary of Agriculture
Freeman
American Farm Bureau
Brannan
ASCS
1966 Farm Outlook for Iowa Farmers
Dennis the Menace by Hank Ketcham aside this piece forecasts larger, costlier farm machinery and more widespread use of diesel tractors, 20 and 30 inch row testing, and rising fertilizer use. It notes higher yields, potential price strain on beans, increased credit needs, and emphasis on management, labor costs, and automation shaping a busy 1966 for Iowa agriculture.
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Clyde Hight
PCA
Midwest
Iowa
Christmas Dinner Guests Reach Wide Circle in Kalona
Kalona hosts spread wide as Mr and Mrs Howard Spreaker and family entertain relatives at Christmas dinner. Guests include Ford Skola, Jan and Sue, Nellie Fink, Joe Harper, Larry Skola and families from Davenport and Washington. Several locals from Iowa City Riverside Pleasant View Home and Wellman join in.
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Kalona
Howard Spreaker
Ford Skola
Jan
Sue
Nellie Fink
Washington
Joe Harper
Larry Skola
Davenport
L. A. Douglas
Iowa City
Dean Houseal
Carl Craig Jr
Riverside
Edna Craig
Pleasantview
Christmas Dinner Guests Across Kalona Area Families
Relatives and friends gathered for holiday meals across Kalona area homes. Guests included the Burkleys Pewitts Gardner Altenters Fry and Paulson families, and others from Iowa City Wellman West Branch Hills Mason City Kalona and Harper. Notable attendees: Gertrude Shetler Renemn Brenneman and many local families during Christmas Eve and Day observances.
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Wayne Gardner
Iowa City
Roy Pewitt
Ivan Burkley
Burkleys
Pewitts
Gardner
Ivan Alt
John Woodin
E. H. Reif
Daryl Fry
Michelle
Mason City
George W. Fry
Fry
Arlo Fry
Linda Johnson
Iowa
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Dennis the Menace
By Hank Ketcham
Mwomraomant Ward
Gativlsni
Riverside Doublelife
Farrow
Tamworth-Duroc
Turkey
Kelly Ryan
Jack Turley
Westinghouse
Chester A. Miller and
Ike Yoder
Waldo Fisher
Brenneman
Gertrude Shetler
Lando Gingerich
Duane Yoder & Family
Fairfield
Vernon Kinsinger
Ella Weaver
Kristen
Ken
Ben Hershberger
R. H. Peterseim
Ben Miller
Jim L. Yoder
Vernon Hartzler
Susan
Julie
Connie Peterseim
James Miller
C. Lt. Jennings
New London
Latte Land Bank
Adee
V. M. Boshart
Richard Larsen
Federal Land Bank
Mr. Pleasant, Iowa
Goff’s
Elm Grove Cemetery
Machinery & Equipment
New Holland
Guernsey
County Free
Chevrolet
Keith Murphy
Eddie Edwards
Montgomery Ward
Schantz
Mike Orris
Grace Hill
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