Farm Women in Clayton Organized for Food Program
Clayton county farm women report 2 210 participants in the Farm Bureau and extension service food and nutrition project for 1941. County organized under Mrs Joel Clark Elkader who was elected county chairman for the eleventh year. Reports show 198 415 pounds and 218 011 quarts of foods staged since spring. Fifty two local leaders attended training schools and 3 626 exhibits were prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau and Extension Service
Food and Nutrition
Joel Clark
Elkader
Henry Leonard
Floyd Dittmer
Strawberry Point
Dittmer
State Farm Bureau Federation
Carl Johansen
Otto Klein
McGregor
Lucia Roggman
Garnaville
Will Cheeseman
Irma
Marion plans corn contest and church fund talk
The Marion group votes to sponsor a corn contest with a 50 per acre entry fee and Master Corn Growers medals for yields of 12 bushels an acre. The Junior Farm Bureau also votes to host a county talk on church support as youths are urged to help the church. Special music by Marion High School quartet enhances the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Neety
Asmeah
Gena Farm Bureau
Junior Farm Bureau
Scott
Marion High School
Carlton Strand
Eugene Dunn
Mack Towers
Robert Rinehart
Miss Rose Wilcox
Merle Albaugh
Wayne Ford
Virgil Minor
Mary Francis Batten
Marjorie Towers
Yetter Appointed District Conservationist in Two Iowa Counties
V K Webster, Marion, SCS fiction announced the assignment of Floyd S Yetter as district conservationist for Winneshiek and Allamakee counties. Yetter previously served as county engineer in Jones County and later CCC director at Solon and at Iowa location noted. Backhaus of Decorah was recently called to military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. K. Webster
Marion
SCS Tionist
Floyd S. Yetter
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Mr. Yetter
Jones County
CCC
Tendent
Soion
Towa
H . Backhaus
Decorah
Times Home Project Chairman in Clayton
Mrs. Joel Clark of Elkader was re elected home project chair man in Clayton county at an achievement day program attended by more than 150 farm women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkader
Joel Clark
Clayton County
Cattle Marketing Intentions Meetings Scheduled in Iowa
Iowa cattlemen plan meetings to discuss the Producers annual marketing intentions survey results. Eastern Iowa sessions include Cascade April 15 at 8 p.m. La Porte City April 16 with a 9 30 a.m. survey, and Marshalltown April 16 at 8 p.m. Vinton and Ames also host events. Beresford misses Vinton due to a conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cascade
la Porte City
Cananara
Marshalltown
Vinton
Ord
Ames Cattle
Henry Johnson
Chicago
Aaberg
Beresford
Seed Loan Supervisor to Visit Linn on April 16
Arthur J. Petit emergency crop loan supervisor will be at the Linn county Farm Bureau office 207 Federal building on Thursday April 16 from 9 a.m. to noon to interview farmers needing emer seed loans. He notes requests cover soybeans flax and legume crops plus regular seed feed tractor fuel and machinery repair items. Existing borrowers with overdue feed and seed loans remain eligible this year and loans are completed within a few days after application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Petit
Linn County Farm Bureau
Federal Building
Mr. Petit
Smoke From Duluth Forest Fire Reaches Texas
Smoke from a large forest fire near Duluth Minnesota traveled for three days and was traced as far as Texas, highlighting the fire's expansive reach and wind-driven spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Texas
Iowa C T A Cows Average 29.3 Lbs March Butterfat
An Ames extension report shows 31,525 cows across 1,738 herds in 73 associations produced 29.3 pounds of butterfat in March. 1,054 cows were removed for low production. Fremont Page Mills association led with 35.6 pounds butterfat and 960 pounds milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Ames Extension Service
Fremont-Page Mills Association
Cedar Falls Association
The
Sioux Association
Washington
Henry
Bremer
Story-Boone
Joe Lensch
Atkins
Notable Women and Sudden Death Stir Rural Community
Obituary note honoring Ella Gardner among prominent women, highlighting her exuberant spirit and commitment to clean living. The article laments her sudden death late last month, reflecting on the loss to American agriculture and local community.
Dairy Yield Figures: Butterfat and Milk Output Noted
The report records averaged production of 59.2 pounds of butterfat and 1,581 pounds of milk, indicating the dairy performance metrics for the period.
Monticello Dairy Herds Record High March Yields
The North Jones DHIA reports the 362 cows averaged 731 pounds milk and 28.2 pounds butterfat in March. Anton Nad ing tester notes the J. E. Ahirichs herd of 21 grade jerseys also ranked high with 44 pounds butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Tee North Jones Dhia
Anton Nading
J. E. Ahirichs
Injured Farmer Entangled in Waterloo Corn Chopper
Henry Gute, 65, Reinbeck, was reported in serious condition in a Waterloo hospital after his right arm was amputated following his arm getting entangled in a corn husker while operating the Dinsdale machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
INS
Henry Gute
Reinbeck
Ella Gardner Dead After Cerebral Hemorrhage
The Gazette reports Miss Ella Gardner died March 29 after a short illness from a cerebral hemorrhage. She served on the federal extension staff since July 1935 and was a well known eastern Iowa figure in 4-H and physical education outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Gardner
Miss Gardner
Federal
Iowa
What Cheer Seed Corn Plan Details 1943 Operations
What Cheer hybrid seed corn company at Belle Plaine arranged with Henry Faas and Richard Axmear farmers in the What Cheer area to devote 130 acres to seed corn production for 1943. The enterprise will require about 70 detasselers during detasseling and a large group of harvesters in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
What Cheer
Belle Plaine
Henry Faas
Richard Axmear
Real estate sale for Bare 80 properties handled here
A $3,200 transaction for Bare 80 buildings was processed by C. I. Nelson, local real estate broker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. I. Nelson
Pen of 3 pig project announced in Jones County
Anamosa announces a new 4-H pig project run by the Jones County 4-H boys club committee to boost pork production. The pen of 3 will include three market gilts from one breed farrowed after February 1 and raised to 42 pounds, marked by June 1 in the club agent's office. Selection from a registered market litter available at the club office, with the best pig shown in the county fair market pig division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
James Kearns
Lend-Lease Shipments Cut In February
February Lend-Lease shipments dropped with Britain receiving the bulk while limits on corn products and naval stores persisted. Axis submarine activity was relatively minor, and total trade volumes remained high despite reductions in dried beans tobacco and cotton deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department
Britain
Seemmenme
Atlantic
A Country Woman
A rural conservation piece quotes a country woman speaking humorously about home life and farming chores. She jokes that strong horseradish causes hats to fly off and objects to topple, illustrating rural practicality and pride in simple farm staples like ibby hair and eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thad
Rural Electrification Administration Moves to St Louis
Secretary Claude R Wickard announced the Rural Electrification Administration has completed its relocation to St Louis under Roosevelt's decentralization order. The move aligns the agency with administration policy and consolidates operations in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude R. Wickara
Rural Electrification Administration
St. Louis
Roosevelt
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Sit. SW
Times Home Project
Gazette
C.T.A
Iowa City
Superlife
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Uncle Sam
Cedar Rapids Poultry Eggs
Avenue NW
OLD Co-Op Dairy
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Rea
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Fourteenth Avenue
Anamosa
D. E. Brickley
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