Webster Of McGregor To Head Reorganized SCS Office At Marion
The Iowa SCS reorganization moves Erich A. Zack from Marion to Shenandoah as area conservationist for the west half of the state. W. K. Webster of McGregor will run watershed projects at Marion McGregor and Knoxville with expanded staff. CCC camps at Leon Winterset McGregor Ottumwa Sigourney to be discontinued. new camps planned at Belle Plaine Cherokee Audubon Corydon.
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Soil Conservation Service
Frank Mendell
Ames
the Gazette
Erich A. Zack
SCS
Shenandoah
Webster
McGregor
Knoxville
CCC
Pratte
W. K. Webster
Leon
Eldora
Winterset
Ottumwa
Centerville
Fairfield
Sigourney
Decorah
Oskaloosa
Washington
Belle Plaine
Cherokee
Audubon
Corydon
Zack
Greenfield
Malvern
Denison
Red Oak
Moorhead
Clarinda
Bedford
Iowa
Des Moines
R. H. Musser
Milwaukee
Illinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Missouri
Mendell
Iowa Scs
Is Epilepsy Inherited and Curable
A free booklet from the Educational Division of 551 Fifth Avenue New York Dept 4.070 offers opinions of famous doctors on whether epilepsy is inherited and if it can be cured. Send a request to receive the publication while supplies last.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Fence Drift in the Woven Wire Poem Note
A reflective verse describes drifting in a woven wire fence and the comforting rain on a porch roof. The narrator rests at daybreak after the first day in the field, hoping for gentle weather to ease weary bones.
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Bones
Farm Dam Structures Highlight at Schroeder and Ben Matt Farms
At Schroeder’s farm and the Ben Matt farm a mile west, a dam structure acts as a soil saver and water conserver. It also serves as a stock tank and provides a drive across the waterway, illustrating farm water management in the area.
First Annual Meeting Planned for Allamakee-Clayton REMC
Special to The Gazette reports the first annual meeting of the Allamakee Clayton Rural Electric cooperative set for 1 p.m. April 19 at Fostville.
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Postville
The
Allamakee-Clayton Rural Electric Cooperative
Fostville
The Grandpas of the Town by Edgar A Guest
The poem celebrates aging with playful pride. It portrays grandpas as lively and beloved figures who remain active and engaged, whether at fairs, zoos, or with children, despite critics who mock aging.
Farm buying power drops one point in Iowa
Iowa farmers purchasing power stood at 82 percent of pre war in March, down from February, with the farm price index at 97 percent of pre war. The Farm Outlook notes demand for hogs, cattle, and sheep shifting and prices likely changing through spring and summer.
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Ames (Ap
Iowa
Ames
Europe
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Leaders training in discussion group technique at Decorah
Mrs. Sarah Porter Ellis and Paul C. Taff of the Ames extension service will lead a training school on leading discussion groups April 11 in Decorah. The session invites interested residents from Fayette and Winneshiek counties to attend.
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Decorah
Sarah Porter Ellis
Paul C. Taff
The
Ames Extension Service
Fayette
Winneshick
Quadruplet Lambs Born at Leo Strub Farm in Lansing Twp
Four lambs arrived at the Leo Strub farm in Lansing township Allamakee county and all are thriving. The ewe feeds two lambs while the other two are bottle-fed.
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Waukon
Leo Strub
Lansing Township
Allamakee County
Oats Seeding Delayed by Rain Across Eastern Iowa
In eastern Iowa fields sowing of oats was slowed by a warm drizzle while some oat planting occurred at W H Shaffer farm near Springville on Tuesday afternoon. In Troy Mills farmers began seeding Monday though wet ground limits progress. At Monmouth oats sowing started Monday with Ralph Propst and Ingwer Winter among the first.
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Iowa
W. H. Shaffer
Springville
Shaffer
Troy Mills
Monmouth
Ralph Propst
Ingwer Winter
Curtain Battle Won By A Country Woman
A column by A Country Woman notes how for many women the spring housecleaning victory is secured when her curtains are finished. The piece frames the domestic effort as a personal triumph echoing broader social pride in home upkeep.
Benton C. T. A. No. 1 Posts 28.1 Butterfat March Average
VINTON The Benton county cow test association No. 1 with 277 cows on test including 44 dry posted a March production average of 28.1 pounds of butterfat. The Matt Birker herd of Holsteins led with 42.9 pounds and one Birker cow recorded 100.8 pounds for the month.
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Vinton
Benton County
Matt Birker
Birker
Allamakee County Contest Association Meeting Set
The annual meeting of Allamakee county contest association No. 1 is scheduled for 8 pm on April 12 at the court house in Waukon. President John Livesind announced. Floyd Arnold, Ames extension dairyman, and Howard Gordon, tester, will lead the gathering.
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Waukon
Allamakee County Contest Association
Court House
John Livesind
Floyd Arnold
Ames Extension Dairyman
Howard Gordon
Delta cows on test in Mahaska county herd records
The 489 cows on test in March in Mahaska county's cow test association produced an average 511 pounds of milk and 22.3 pounds of butterfat, with 99 dry cows among the group. Tester Lee J. Schissel announced the results today for the purebred Holsteins herd.
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DELTA
Mahaska County
Lee J. Schissel
Coolerator promises modern refrigeration with big savings
An advertisement touts Coolerator as offering modern refrigeration with a ten day trial and savings of $100 or more. It describes a unique cooling unit using ice for air conditioned cooling and urges readers to investigate Coolerator today.
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Coolerator
Dairy Cow Owner Records High Milk and Butterfat
Ralph Sarver of Rose Hill owned a cow herd that produced an average 1,266 pounds of milk and 45.8 pounds of butterfat per animal, illustrating strong dairy performance.
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Ralph Sarver
Rose Hill
Greeley Cow Test Association Reorganizes in Manchester
In Manchester a Greeley Cow Test Association meeting reorganized with Robert Keck Jester and Dallas Jaeckels Ames extension dairyman. The secretary treasurer will handle all funds and members pay testing fees quarterly under a new plan. A working reserve funds supplies and part of tester salary will be withheld until year end after reports.
Easter eggs to be cheapest in 3 years
Chicago report notes wholesale eggs at 1645 cents for the targeted holiday period, the lowest since 1934 and likely to see improved demand. Kansas State researchers describe colored eggs and even white yolks, exploring culinary uses and the pigment question while noting color does not affect vitamin A content.
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Chicago
Mercantile Exchange
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Kansas State College
Kansas State
American Chemical Society
W J Peterson
J. S. Hughes
L. F. Payne
W. M. Proudfit
Mudholes Planked Halt Farm Work After Snow
Farmers began oats feeding Tuesday but a 4 inch snowfall Wednesday stopped field work. Dirt roads are nearly impassable though many mudholes have been planked for travel.
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Troy Mills
Farm Auction Roundup Across Iowa
Auctions scheduled across multiple sites. P N Gibson horses at West Liberty and Mackie and Co sale at Vinton fairgrounds on Thursday April 6. Beverly Cattle company also listed. Friday April 7 features In Livestock Exchange in Cedar Rapids.
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P. N. Gibson Horses
West Liberty
Mackie and Co.sale
Vinton Fairgrounds
Beverly Cattle Company
Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
214 4-H Beeves On Feed In Keokuk County
SIGOURNEY Keokuk county 4-H reports 107 members will feed 214 baby beeves in the 1939 Keokuk county baby beef club. County 4-H agent John Morris notes it is the largest enrollment and calves fed to date, with 129 projects completed last year and 79 finished in 1937.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
John Morris
240 Acre Estate Sells For 17280 In Iowa Partition
Judge John T. Moffitt approves the sale of the Kosina estate two miles east of Walker to F L Kosina trustee for 17280 dollars cash. The partition case lists F L Kosina and Olka Kosina as plaintiffs and Anna Fremmel Joe Fremmel and others as defendants. Referees were John W Tobin and Fred W Hann. decree dated Jan 6 1938. Easter Bunnies and living gifts advertised in classifieds.
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Walker
Cedar Rapids
John T. Moffitt
Tony Kosina
F. L. Kosina
Olka Kosina
Anna Fremmel
Joe Fremmel
John W. Tobin
Vinton
Fred W. Hann
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