Iowa Taxpayers Plan Aims Shared Tenant Tax Burden
The Iowa Taxpayers Association argues tenants should pay half landlord taxes to educate tenants on local government costs. It would fix rents at half the tax and give tenants a stake in assessments and budgets, especially on long leases. It also calls for civil service reforms allowing firing of a portion of workers to protect merit.
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ES Moinesapi
Iowa
Odition
Mondas
Evers
Uns
Fencing Program Starts at Monticello CCC Camp
The CCC camp at Monticello began a spring fencing program on farms in Delaware Dubuque and Johnson counties. Labor from the camp will build 132 rods of fence and 9167 rods of new fencing on 15 farms to enclose contour strip cropping areas protect tree planting and support erosion control efforts.
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Monticello
CCC
Frank Wing
John Britt
Delaware
Herman Facer
Dubuque
Joe Manternach
Janes
FLL
Brinacombe
Wisconsin Farm Weather and Road Conditions Report
The report notes late Saturday activity with mention of fences, a difficult incident near Pertase, and a weary leasing team. It describes icy conditions on medium-sized lakes in Wisconsin and limited outdoor work due to rain and cold, with occasional plowing and no notable storm events.
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Pertase
Wisconsinny
Wosconsin
Wisconsin
Seed price shifts across several field varieties in mid February
Federal figures show retail prices on February 13 higher than a year earlier for most field seeds with seven kinds lower. Indexed per 100 pounds and per bushel, prices list White clover 2025, Kentucky bluegrass 810, timothy 144, soybeans and corn 24, oats 13, barley 10 per bushel, with declines for Grimm alfalfa 230, common alfalfa 183, and cowpeas 24. Iowa figures provide cwt and bushel prices for red clover 2955, alsike 2104, sweet clover 2920, common alfalfa 2615, bluegrass 2365, Sudan grass 490 a bushel, and seed corn at 195 per bushel.
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Sudan
Iowa
Johnson County Sees Enrollment Rise In 1940 AAA Program
Iowa City officials report an increase in enrollment in the 1940 AAA program in Johnson County Mr Joe G Rann county AAA chairman says the gain is AA percent while township committeemen continue holding meetings and filing intentions for participation in the program.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Joe G Rann
AAA
Raim
Seed and bulb exchange in West Liberty area
Members of the Voansie Farm Bureau of Mus tetne county plan a bulb and seed exchange as a feature attraction at the Grange hall southwest of West Liberty on Tuesday afternoon.
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West Liberty
Voansie Farm Bureau
Mustetne County
Hell
West Laiberts
Chinch Bug Parley Planned With Four States
Iowa officials approved sending two representatives to St Joseph Missouri on April 10 to join Nebraska Missouri and Kansas in planning a federal aid drive. The meeting aims to obtain roughly 500000 for chinch bug control as part of a Western pest war.
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Mark Linn
Carl Drake
St Joseph
Thornburg
Dubuque Women Plan Achievement Day Tuesday Program
Dubuque women hold an achievement day Tuesday starting at 10 am with active townships showcasing nutrition work. Miss Ruby Simpson of Ames Extension Service will judge exhibits. speakers include Miss Edith Countryman of the state health department and John A Ueins of the Dubuque County Farm Bureau.
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Enreiat
Tne Gaertte Fpworth
Dubuque
Ruby Simpson
Ames Extension Service
Edith Countrymian
State Health Department
John A Ueins
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Farm Bureau
Reezma Fruits
Raymond Sayre al Ackworth
London
Sarah Porter Ellis
Ames
Rural Womens Chorus
Maq Loreta Recipe Banks Distributed by Farm Bureau
Jackson county Farm Bureau distributed Maq Loreta recipe banks last week to boost sale and consumption in the county. The effort aims to promote locally produced goods and encourage residents to use farm products in meals.
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Jackson County
Farm Bureau
Farm Auctions In Cedar Rapids Feature Closings
Auction listings show Henry Reppe closing out sale on Tuesday April 4 and Brennan closing out sale at 1607 Zike Ave NW Cedar Rapids on Wednesday April 109. Livestock sale also noted in the schedule with city sales office.
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Henry Reppe
Itzmi
Bennett
City Sales
RW. Brennan
Zike Ave
Cedar Rapids
Triplet Calves Born Near Williamsburg in Frigid Jan Air
At the Arnold Deehrman farm two miles east of Williamsburg a black heifer freshened and dropped three calves on January 18 the coldest day of winter with the thermometer at 22 degrees below zero. A separate item from Dumont notes a two chickens in one egg concept producing twin chicks hatched from an incubator egg.
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Williamsburg
Arnold Deehrman
MI OV
Schuler
West Branch C T A Reports 40-Pound Butterfat Cows
West Liberty reports show West Branch Cow Test association members with cows yielding over 40 pounds of butterfat in March. Harvey McFate's Muscatine herd of 20 Holsteins averaged 1.096 pounds of milk and 424 pounds of butterfat, with 11 cows over 40 pounds. Several others from Iowa City and West Branch contributed multi-heads above the 40-pound mark, led by Jersey cow Yellow owned by A M Spencer at 914 pounds butterfat. Seeds and McReynolds of Blakesburg top Has k a County in March with average 40 pounds, and Seeds and McReynolds also had the high individual with 798 pounds butterfat.
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West Liberty
West Branch
John Offringa
Harvey McFate
Muscatine
Swaner and Taylor
Iowa City
C. Earl Smith
Ivan Gates
A. M. Spencer
Scheer
Mahaska County
Seeds
McReynolds
Blakesburg
Lee Schissel
Jester Seeds
Lack Of Rain Halts Oats Germination In Oklahoma, Texas
Weather delays slow oats germination in Oklahoma and Texas while oats seedings advance in Missouri and Iowa. The report notes corn planting limited to the gulf states central Arkansas and southern Oklahoma with 1939 corn loan stocks rising to 273,793,000 bushels as of April 3.
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Oklahoma
Texas
The
Gazette
Kansas City
Gulf States
Arkansas
Federal Agricultural Marketing Service
Iowa
Missouri
Agricultural Marketing Service
Number of Farm Gardens Declines in Iowa
Iowa farm gardens have fallen sharply since 1919 with only 54 percent of farm families attempting gardens in 1944. The Farm Economist notes average garden value dropped from 65 dollars to 14 dollars, while orchard plantings also show a decline. Canning and gardening help offset cash expenditures and improve family health.
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Miss Margaret Tiffany
Iowa State College
The
Farm Economist
Iowa
Tiffany
Economist
Miss Tiffany
1 750 000 Bushels Corn Sealed In Washington
A total of 1 750 000 bushels of corn is sealed in Washington county. The mix includes 998 000 bushels from 1989 and 750 000 bushels from 1937 and 1938 stored on farms or in government bins. A moisture tester was installed and will be demonstrated to farmers with testing every two weeks through germination in May and June.
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Washington County
Sigourney
Tenant Purchase Members View Sugar Making in Fayette
Thirteen members of the tenant purchase association of Fayette county gathered at the G D Grimes farm in WEST UNTON to study maple sugar processing. The group, with families, watched sap gathering and boiling to syrup and sugar despite cold weather. Speakers included T R Collins, Paul E McElroy, and Miss Violet Miller with others from the FSA attending.
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Gazette West
Tenant Purchase Association
Fayette County
G. D. Grimes
T R. Collins
Paul E. McElroy
Violet Miller
FSA
John F. Wilkinson
Fayette
Fred Tunnels
Randalia
Jerry Spencer
West Union
Stella Hackett
Henry Larson
Wadena
Eldo Brockman
Westgate
Chester Adams
Park Cowles
Ossian
Ben Davis
Otto Falek
Aurora
George D. Grimes
Harry Jiff
Abraham Lincoln
Stanley
Shirley E. Butts
William Kamper
Arlington
Herbert F. Rummel
Randalla
Frank W. Paschal
Lamont
Corn Test Plot Committee Named In Jackson County
Henry D Koch Henry J Moeller and Fred J Kukkuck appointed by Farm Bureau directors to serve on a corn test plot committee in Jackson county Acre yield and 10 acre yield contests to be conducted this year in Jackson county per County Agent F E Krause.
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Maquoketa
Henry D Koch
Henry J. Moeller
Fred J Kukkuck
Farm Bureau
Jackson County
F. E. Krause
Harvest Prospects Brighten and Dim in Mixed Outlook
Washington AP report notes 9 million farmers face uncertain harvest with drought risks in the Midwest and below normal soil moisture. While domestic cash income rose slightly, exports shrink and hog prices slump. Farm programs offer $770 million in benefits as drought presses farmers to plant less corn and diversify to drought resistant crops.
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Midwest
Agriculture Department
Rowley Creamery Pays 32c For Top Butterfat
Rowley Farmers Cooperative Creamers paid 32 cents for grade No 1 butterfat and 31 cents for grade No 2 during the first half of March. Prices match those paid in late February per secretary Joe McGrath.
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The
Gazette
Rowley
Rowley Farmer’s Cooperative Creamers
Dieterich Named Bee Inspector In Dubuque County
Gilbert J Dieterich of Dubuque is appointed bee inspector for Dubuque county to eradicate foul brood from hives. State Apiarist F B Pad dock of Ames assists. Dubuque County Beekeepers association and county honey producers back the effort. Association officers include Fabian Beckett president G Harold Ohmert first vice president George Spoerl second vice president William Vollensneider treasurer and G J Dieterich secretary.
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William Vollensneider
G J. Diesterich
Beemen's Short Course Dates Set for Ames Beekeepers
Dates for the annual Beemen's Short Course in Ames are May 6 and May 17. The event focuses on beekeeping techniques and apiary management for local enthusiasts.
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Beemen
Ames
Quick Household Finance Loan Offers Simple Terms
An advertisement explains fast loans from Household Finance ranging from 20 to 300 dollars with no endorsers or guarantors. It presents a repayment table showing options such as 9.77 dollars monthly for 12 months or 6.13 dollars monthly for 20 months to repay 100 dollars, with all charges included. The notice emphasizes private, no obligation transactions and a single rate for all borrowers, plus optional foreclosure only as fraud protection.
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Joan Foan
France
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