State Future Farmers Convention At Ames May 8 And 9
H T Hall of Des Moines announced the Iowa Association Future service and achievement records in agricultural acts convention for high school ag class members. Five contests will be held including public speaking parliamentary procedure and extemporaneous speaking with finals after district contests. Results announced May 9. Iowa Farmer degree recipients named May 8. state officers elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H T. Hall
Des Moines
State Board For Vocational Education
Iowa Association of Future
Ames
Fence Drift Caught in Woven Wire Near Urbana
Late Monday a mile west of Urbana on a surfaced highway a fence drift incident occurred with a woven wire fence entrapping the area. No injuries reported and authorities said the scene was cleared after drivers were warned to slow down near the stretch.
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Urbana
Grain Firm Takes Over Assets Of Tama Member Service Co
In Toledo on Monday, Toledo Grain company announced it had taken over the assets of Tama Member Service Company, a Tama Bay Farm Bureau subsidiary. The firm, established 1927 and reorganized 1938, served seeds and livestock marketing at times. About 700 farmers were members. Charles E. Gary had been manager in 1939. County Agent Burns Byram commented on the development Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Member Service Company
Tama Bay, Farm Bureau
Toledo Grain Company
Members Service Company
Tama County
Iowa Poultry Producers Marketing Association
Ottumwa
Charles E. Gary
Plans To Organize Keokuk Rural Young Married Group
Sigourney reports representatives from Keokuk County townships will meet May 5 at a dinner in Sigourney to organize a rural young married couples group for the county. The plan aims to serve couples under 35 with an educational and social program, with participation by the state Farm Bureau and County Agent F Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney
Keokuk County
State Farm Bureau Office
F. Bennett
4399-Pound Butterfat Record Set by Oakdale Holstein
Messegeier Bess Mercedes, a Holstein at Oakdale, produced 4399 pounds of butterfat from 105787 pounds of milk across seven lactations. Official Holstein records show her peak year yielded 26323 pounds of milk in 330 days with thrice daily milking starting at age 7 years 7 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messegeier Bess Mercedes
Oakdale
Holstein-Friesian Herd Improvement Association
Brattleboro
Hybrid Oats Club Is New Project For Keokuk 4-H'ers
Fourteen 4-H club members join a new hybrid oats project in Keokuk announced by County Agent Forrest Bennett. Led by Busy Benton organizer Albert Bakehouse the effort aims to compare costs and provide red seed stock to members and parents. Participants include Wilmer Appleger Bruce Taylor Delta Willis Arendt Mary Ellen Deutschle Earl Meford Kenneth Norris Hedrick Marvin Byers Jimmy Dunn Webster Marleen Curry Frank Dugger What Cheer Newell Gibbons South English Milford Wonderlich Lee Wonderlich Ollie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney
Keokuk
Forrest Bennett
Albert Bakehouse
Benton
Wilmer Appleger
Bruce Taylor
Delta
Willis Arendt
Mary Ellen Deutschle
Earl Mefford
Kenneth Norris
Hedrick
Marvin Byers
Jimmy Dunn
Webster
Marleen Curry
Frank Dugger
What Cheer
Newell Gibbons
Milford
Lee Wonderlich
Ollie
Cedar Beef Producers Elect Officers April 25
The Cedar county Beef Producers association meets April 25 at 8 p.m. for the annual officers election and season. Special guest Tipton Herman Aaberg from Iowa, discussing the 1941 beef outlook and survey results. nominating committee members named Davidson, Hinkhouse, and Guyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerette Tipton
Herman Aaberg
Iowa
Chicago Producers Commission Association
Cedar County Beef Producers Association
Roy Joslin
William Davidson
Stanwood
Fred Hinkhouse
West Liberty
Albert Guyer
Wilton Junction
Seventy-Five Farmers See Cost-Breaking Demonstration
Seventy-five Cedar county farmers attended a cost breaking demonstration by Iry Linn assistant state secretary of agriculture at the Otto Schneider farm in Massillon township on Saturday.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Iry Linn
Otto Schneider
Massillon Township
$60 An Acre for Pasture Sold Near Volga City
Henry Jennings and R. W. Duff sold 40 acres on the south edge of Volga City for 2400 dollars to Carl Meisgeier of Arlington. Meisgeier plans to graze cattle on the land, indicating a pasture use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volga City
Henry Jennings
R. W. Duff
Carl Meisgeier
Arlington
Plans For Farm Sports Festival On April 23
Initial plans for the 1941 state farm sports festival will be made at a dinner meeting on April 23. The festival, sponsored by Iowa Farm Bureau and county offices with ISU and 4-H groups, seeks to meet rural recreation needs in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
County Farm Bureau
Iowa State College
State Department of Agriculture
Francis Johnson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Ames
Iowa
10000 Mattresses Made In Iowa Cotton Program Report
Mrs Ellis reports early April progress in Iowa cotton mattress program with about 10 000 mattresses completed across 86 counties Emmet county leads completion Palo Alto 726 Dallas 420 Sioux 340 Comforters also in about a quarter of counties Surplus Marketing Administration provides cotton and ticking free to families earning up to 500 net with AAA certification Mattress production training exceeded a thousand under Extension staffs Costs to recipients range 30 cents to 2 dollars most common 1 dollar Also note a safety reminder about tractor belt pulley operation.
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Gazet Ames
Iowa
Sarah Porter Ellis
Ames
Emmet
Palo Alto
Dallas
Sioux
AAA
Ellis
Gillette Seeks Leniency in Iowa Poultry Case
Senator Gillette asked leniency as the Farm Credit system proceeds with foreclosures tied to the receivership of the Iowa Poultry Producers association at Ottumwa. Bank president Mason said foreclosure will recover about 150000 from a 217000 plant plus 145000 in members notes, with many note makers acknowledging liability and some alleging overselling. Francis Johnson of the state Farm Bureau explained the origins and local promotion, noting the plant has not been successfully operated despite Farm Bureau efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gillette
Omaha Bank For Cooperatives
Farm Credit Administration
Iowa Poultry Producers Eee Association of
J. H. Mason
Iowa Farm Bureau
Mason
Farm Bureau
Francis Johnson
Terrill
Johnson Seeks State Aid to Rehabilitate Plant
The senator cites the plant’s revival as key to stabilizing finances and safeguarding employment. Johnson warns noteholders will press for full collection, urging the state to back a reasonable compromise to sustain production and patronage.
State Wool Show Planned July 22 At Des Moines
Plans for a statewide 4 H wool day and show at Des Moines on July 22 were announced by Dr W McDonald Ames extension sheep specialist. The state show will be the first of its kind in Iowa. County wool shows tied to county 4 H lamb marketing days will feed into the state contest with fleeces advancing. Iowa 4 H members will attend prize events plus a wool grading demonstration exhibits and a lunch. The top five fleeces will be invited to the first 4 H National Wool Show in Chicago.
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Gazette
Ames
Des Moines
W. McDonald
Iowa
McDonald
Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers Association
Chicago
Butterfat Prices At Elgin For March
Special to The Gazette Elgin Frieden reports March butterfat paid 34 cents a pound for the first half and 38 cents for the second half. Elgin company processed 59,158 pounds in March, up from 53,789 pounds a year earlier.
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Elgin — Fleet Frieden
Secrecompany
Greeley C T A Averages 25 8 Pounds Butterfat
Chester The Paul J McElmeel herd of 14 Holsteins in Greeley topped 29 herds on test in March with 694 pounds milk and 25.8 pounds butterfat for the Greeley Cow Test Association. Diamond owned by William F Gienapp of Manchester led individuals with 1,987 pounds milk and 77.5 pounds butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Te Te
Chester
Paul J. McElmeel
Greeley
Calf Club Tour Set for June 10 in Cedar County
Cedar county 4-H members will hold their annual calf club tour on June 10, County Agent Howard Hamilton announced. Carl Oldsen, a representative of the Producers Association, will assist with the tour.
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Stipton
Cedar County
Howard Hamilton
Carl Oldsen
Aos
The
Producers Association
Trucks Transport Most Market Livestock In 1940
Chicago ap Trucks hauled 7 772 000 tons of meat animals to markets in 1940 according to Corn Belt Farm Dairies. The rise included hogs and sheep and volume rose by nearly 5 500 000 more head than 1939, the sharpest gain in years.
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Chicago
Corn Belt Farm Dairies
Forty four veterinarians attend Waterloo meeting across fourteen counties
Forty four veterinarians from fourteen counties attended the Cedar Valley veterinary association April meeting in Waterloo. Dr. L. served in place of ill Dr. W. C. McGrath. Counties include Benton Black Hawk Buchanan Clayton Dubuque Poweshiek Fayette Floyd Grundy Howard Linn Mitchell and more. Program topics covered wounds disturbs in cattle and other animal health issues, followed by discussions.
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Cedar V . VI Association
L. Oied
W. C. McGrath
Elma
Benton
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Clayton
Dubuque
Poweshiek
Fayette
Floyd
Grundy
Howard
Linn
Mitchell
Elim
Proctor
A. L. McGrath
Jesup
Benjamin Rosenfeld
Wellsburg
C. L. Crider
Elkader
E. D. Hubbard
Grinnell
H. L. McCrillis
New Hampton
C. B. Strain
Dunkerton
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association, Inc
Waterloo
Keokuk 4-Hers To Hold Spring Frolic Saturday
Keokuk county 4-H club members prepare for their annual spring frolic Saturday at 8 p.m. with refreshments planned for 259 attendees and games slated to run until 11 p.m. Co chairs are Lena Weina and Weldon Hall amid hopeful weather outlook.
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Sigouurney
Keokuk County
Lena Weina
Weldon Hall
Wind dries fields hamper work but aids seeders
Wind and high temperatures created disagreeable conditions for field workers on Monday yet helped dry waterlogged spots. Rain fell in some areas but did not stop activity. Oats seeding neared completion in the east, especially where plowed to 18 to 20 inches deep. Northward, roadside ditches and low field areas remained soggy and roadways hazardous for heavy traffic. some roads are planked.
West Union farmers resume field work after late start
Four days of very favorable weather with heat and wind allowed farmers to return to the fields Monday. Many low spots must be dodged but most farms began field operations. Oats sowing has started, some discing and sod plowing done, with exceptions on sandy Turkey river fields. Grass is ahead of last year as moisture remains high and temperatures run normal to above.
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West Union
Turkey River
Contour Demonstrations Planned Across Delaware County
Three field contour demonstrations are set for Delaware county Thursday and Friday under Floyd Parks district soils agent and CCC camp technicians from Monticello. The 1:30 p.m. Thursday event is at Erwin F Dygett’s farm four miles east of Manchester, the 10 a.m. Friday session at Lyle Retz’s farm in Prairie township, and a Friday afternoon demonstration at John Odell’s farm near Greeley.
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Gazette
Manchester
Delaware County
Floyd Parks
CCC
Monticello
Erwin F. Dygett
Lyle Retz
Prairie Township
John Odell
Greeley
Highway Mail Coach Emerges as Road Post Office
The Grange reports the highway mail coach as a post office on wheels, first used Feb. 10 between Washington D C and Harrisonburg Va, with daily trips. It serves three first class, six second, ten third, and fourteen fourth class offices, with letter drops at stops and no mid-route stops. A similar route opens May 3 between Indianapolis and South Bend. Fully equipped, each coach costs about $11000.
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National
Grange
United States
Washington
D. C
Harrisonburg
Indianapolis
South Bend
Ind
America
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Farm Bureau Statement
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Pchaw
Roscoe
AIS
Fidence
Cy Isurke
Williams
Johnson
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Rod. T & Pat
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