Record 4-H enrollment hits 1,286,029 in 1938
4-H club enrollment rose to 1,286,029 youths in 74,594 local clubs in 1938, with over half a million new members. The program, run by the U S Department of Agriculture and land grant colleges, emphasizes learning by doing in farming and home skills, and 4-H training has reached about 7.5 million since 1914.
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C. W. Warburton
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Extension Service
United States Department of Agriculture and Land Grant Colleges
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Alaska
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Fairfax Jolly Juniors Host Clinton Climbers at Legion Hall
Fairfax 4-H group the Jolly Juniors entertained the Clinton climbers at Legion hall this week hosting a hillbilly party. Prizes for best costumes were awarded to Mrs. Jacob Ger ber and Mary Morrow.
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Fairfax
Fairfax Jolly
Legion Hall
Jacob Gerber
Mary Morrow
Cows Found Alive in Old Cistern on Farm
Mrs Frank Junge and family had searched a week for two cows missing from their Greeley area farm. The cattle, thought lost or stolen, were located Friday in an old cistern in the pasture. They were nearly starved but revived after being hauled out with a team of horses.
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Greeley
Ned
Frank Junge
Four Iowa Women Headed for International Conference in London
Special to The Gazette Ames announces four Iowa women plan to attend the International Conference of the Associated Country Women of the World in London. Irma Garner from Ames will bring home furnishings from the extension service. Elvina Garner and Ethel Garner of Davenport. and Mrs Raymond Sayre, Ackworth, state Farm Bureau women's committee chair, will represent the Associated Women of the American Farm Bureau. They sail May 23 from New York aboard the Queen Mary, arrive for the conference opening May 29.
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Ames
Iowa
Associated Country Women of the World
London
Irma Garner
Ames Extension Service
Elvina C Garner
Ethel Garner
Davenport
Raymond Sayre
Farm Bureau Women’s Committee
Ackworth
Sayre
Associated Women of the
American Farm Bureau
New York
Farm House Burns North of Maynard
A house on the George McLeish farm south of Maynard was destroyed by fire on Thursday. The estimated loss of 3000 dollars was fully covered by insurance.
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Maynard
George McLeish
Hog Markets Hit Four Year Low Price
Des Moines report notes weather shifts caused uneven hog trade across interior Iowa and southern Minnesota. Over four days prices fell 5 to 15 cents from last Saturday with most classes reaching new seasonal lows. Receipts rose to 90,100 head, up 7 percent from last week and 26 percent year over year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota
SCS Work At Marion Oversees 13 Projects In Iowa
Consolidates Iowa SCS roles with Marion as area conservationist Webster supervising three watershed projects and ten CCC erosion control camps in eastern Iowa. McGregor and Knoxville offices move to Marion. Elmer Moon named chief clerk supervising ten staff. A May 4 5 inspection by Iowa SCS advisory committee from Ames and Milwaukee regional office to review the Marion project and CCC remnants.
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V. K. Webster
Iowa
Marion
Mr. Webster
McGregor
McGregor- Farmersburg
SCS
Knoxville
Elmer Moon
Mr. Moen
Webster
Charles E Lowden
Lowden
L. E. Clapp
Extension Agronomist
Ames
Iowa Scs
CCC
L. G. Allbaugh
C. H. van Vinck
Rex Beresford
G. B MacDonald
F. H Mendell
Mr. Clapp
Milwaukee
Demand Shifts Help Sows From Slaughter to Breeding
In light and medium weight ranges packing sows comprise only 2 to 5 percent of marketings for slaughter as breeding demand absorbs supply. Regions report strong demand for breeding stock and some feeder sows, including those that lost litters, remain in demand despite seasonal production declines.
Colesburg Butter Dominates Edgewood Creamery Contest
Colesburg butter by A. C. Honn scored 93 14 to win the April educational contest in Edgewood’s section 9 of the Iowa Creamery Operators association. Howard Holthaus of Edgewood took second with 92 14 and Verni O Connor of Dyersville placed third with 92. Judges were Wayne Hunter and J. W. Knickerbocker.
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the Gazette
A. C. Honn
Iowa Creamery Operators Association
Howard Holthaus
Verni O'Connor
Dyersville
Wayne Hunter
Littleport
J. W. Knickerbocker
Cedar Falls
Mrs. Honn
Shenandoah to house soil conservation offices
Office space in Shenandoah was being readied Friday for the soil conservation program for the western half of town. Conservation work has been administered from project offices in Shenandoah, Greenfield, Knoxville, Marion and Des Moines. E. A. Zack, formerly of Marion, will oversee the Shenandoah offices.
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INS
Greenfield
Knoxville
Marion
Des Moines
E. A. Zack
Record enrollment in Delaware clubs rises to 180
Manchester County Agent Ed Molin reports Delaware county now has 180 active 4-H members across ten clubs the largest in county history. In 1937 enrollment was 18 to 20 with 131 projects completed last year. 1939 projects include beef calves dairy calves market pigs purebred litters lambs poultry colts hybrid corn plots and garden plots. County leader is Evelyn Maurer of Manchester and president is Muriel Maurer. Adams township plans an April 28 trip to Ames to inspect Iowa State College projects with about twenty boys attending.
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Manchester
Ed Molin
Delaware County
Molin
Evelyn Maurer
Muriel Maurer
Adams Township
Ames
Iowa State College
North Liberty Butcher Reports Season Hog Slaughter
C. A. Orris of North Liberty says he slaughtered 120 hogs this season totaling 37,840 pounds. He rendered 7,840 pounds of lard and made 5,600 pounds of sausage from the meat.
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North Liberty
C. A. Orris
Buff Leghorn Hen Lays Bursting Day Then Dies
Robert Lebow of Portales New Mexico reports his Buff Leghorn hen laid twelve eggs in one day with two normal eggs in the morning and progressively smaller softer shells. after the final egg the hen collapsed and died, a curious poultry incident recorded by AP.
Argentina corn crop seen at 213 million bushels
The first official estimate puts Argentina 1938 39 corn output at 213 million bushels, down 38 percent from the five year average. Harvested area about 8.65 million acres, with 13.1 million acres planted, reflecting drought, insect damage, armyworm and frost impacts.
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Washington
Argentina
Benton County Agent Resignation Accepted by Farm Bureau
Merl Fry announced at a Farm Bureau directors meeting that James C. Green resigns as Benton county agent after four years. Green will leave the position effective June 1 as he moves to work with the Iowa Farm Bureau federation as assistant director of organization.
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Vinton
Merl Fry
Benton County Farm Bureau
James C. Green
Benton
Farm Bureau
Green
Fry
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
35 Cows Average 75 Top 103 In Swisher Sale
North Liberty auction closes with 35 dairy cows averaging 75 and topping 103. Five horses sold 50 to 125, 80 pound shoats at 10 cents per pound. A sulky plow brought 40. Auctioneer H. J. Neitderhisar and clerk Charles Koss.
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Swisher
North Liberty
Joe Janko
H. J. Neitderhisar
Charles Koss
Sheep Dipping Service Set For Washington County
Washington county farmers will receive sheep dipping at 10 cents per head for the first 100 sheep and 9 cents for more than 100 head starting Monday. The Sheep and Wool Growers association met and voted to run the portable tank, introduced by C. W. MacDonald, Ames extension sheep specialist, with Oroville Campbell to operate it. A lamb grading demonstration and sale is planned for June with Mr McDonald in charge, and discussion of forming a wool pool occurred.
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Gazette
Washington
Washington County
Sheep and Wool Growers Association
C. W. MacDonald
Ames Extension
Oroville Campbell
McDonald
Seeding Near Completion In Millersburg Vicinity
Millersburg spring seeding nears completion despite bad weather. Some damage is reported to early seeded oats. Most gardens have been plowed but only early potatoes have been planted.
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Gazette
Millersburg
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