Meat Chicken Contest Tops Are Announced
A H Ward of Independence was named first dear Town Winner of the national Chicken of Tomorrow contest, aimed at improving meat poultry quality. Winners include Joyce Allely Hastngs and Margaret O'Connell Wilker second and third, with J Eric Turner Cedar Rapids and Mrs J Sheffield Clarion fifth and fifth.
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Ames
Independence Friday
WR Whitfield
Iowa State College
Iowa
Joyce Allely
Hastngs
Margaret O'Connell
Wilker
J. Eric Turner
Cedar Rapids
J . Sheffield
Clarion
Timm
Grinme
Wayne Mount
Grand Jiveton
John Glask
Wedhouse
Central City
Paul Sturm
Steel Rock
Orville Neville
Miicom
Claude Phillips
Barnes
George Hogg
Oskaloosa
Fru Turner
Ne'son
Judging of 4-H Show Completed At Jones Fair
76 dairy calves were shown and 11 girls teams along with five boys teams competed in the Jones county fair 4-H events on Thursday. Champion Brown Swiss heifer belonged to Kenneth Streeper of Anamosa with reserve to Joe Tuttle Monticello. Guernsey and Holstein honors awarded to Monticello and Anamosa contestants respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Conn
Monticello
Jones County Fair
Kenneth Streeper
Anamosa
Joe Tuttle
Paul Sechusen
Heifer
Elbridge Keith
Jim Hus
Monticello Exhibitors Dominate County Livestock Show
Man of Monticello wins champion with first year heifer and Steve Story Reserve with second year heifer. Albert Heiken shows champion Jersey with reserve honors, Arthur Kromminga to receive first year entry. Thomas Wacker of Scotch Grove is sole Milking Shorthorn exhibitor. In girls 4-H demo, Arlene Kuhns and Audrey Schrader earn state fair representation for Scotch Grove. Madison Merry Maids place second with Cheese to Please for Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress. Clay and Lovel townships receive blue ribbons, with Scotch Grove boys dem on bruise prevention. Onslow team places second in soil conservation. Jackson club members also win blue ribbons. Year-long demos honor Castle Grove Royal Rangers, Scotch Grove club, and Jackson club leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
Monticello
Heifer
Steve Story
Albert Heiken
Arthur Kromminga
Thomas Wacker
Scotch Grove
Arlene Kuhns
Audrey Schrader
Jones County
Madison Merry Maids Club
Sally Stanton
Ruth Ellen Storm
Waterloo
Clay
Lovel
George Hitch
Liscomb
Paul E. Paulson
Kenneth Kiburz
Scotch Grove Club
Onslow Agricolae
Boyd Chatterton
Dick Wherry
Glen Soper
Paul Shover
Jackson Club
Ray Adams
Castle Grove Royal Rangers
Louie Heiken
Irving Eilers
Marvin Lacock
William Walterbach
Ernest Anderson
McGregor breeder injured in fall at farm home
D R Witter of McGregor, known for Guernsey cattle and Tennessee Walking horses, lies in a Dubuque hospital with serious head injuries after a yard fall on a sharp rock. He has undergone several operations and his condition Thursday was reported satisfactory. The report notes pastures and feedlots as primary sources of worm infestation in animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGregor
D. R. Witter
Dubuque
Two Tracts Sold at Swisher Auction
SWISHER The Josephine Dvorak estate farm of 100 acres with fair improvements was sold at auction Wednesday for 150 dollars per acre. Milo F. Kucera, formerly of Swisher, was the purchaser. Also auctioned was an unimproved 40 acre tract belonging to the Joseph Mouhka estate, which was sold to Donald I. Bowman for 164 dollars per acre. Bowman's farm adjoins the tract. George E. Parizel of Oxford was the auctioneer and Swisher Trust and Savings Bank the clerk at the two sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swisher
Josephine Dvorak
Milo F. Kucera
Joseph Mouhka
Donald I. Bowman
Bowman
George E. Parizel
Oxford
Swisher Trust and Savings Bank
Fats and Oils To Be Short Says USDA Forecast
Washington AP The agriculture department predicts no material rise in domestic supplies of fats and oils for the next 12 months. Butter lard soy bean cottonseed linseed and coconut oils are used in shortening salad oils margarine and industrial products. Production is constrained by 1946 acreages and a smaller fall pig crop.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Poland Gilts Bring Averaged $130 at Pierce Auction
COLUMBUS JUNCTION C. E. Perce and Son of Evergreen Farms sold 60 head of Poland China bred gilts at the sale pavilion in Columbus City Monday evening for an average of $130. Top price was $208. Buyers included breeders from outside the state. Paul Klotz H. M. Duncean and Roy Camp served as auctioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
C. E. Perce and Son
Evergreen Farms
Columbus City
Paul Klotz
H. M. Duncean
Roy Camp
McEwen Farm at Traer Brings $200 an Acre
Two Traer men Robert Young Jr and Robert Young Jr purchased the 200 acre McEwen estate farm tenanted by Roy Siemans for 150 dollars per acre. Possession will be given March 1 and the place will be operated by Robert Young Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McEwen
Traer
Robert Young, Jr
Roy Siemans
Maynard threshing completes. yield hits 80 bu per acre
Harold Glen reports a local harvest success with 80 bushels per acre in the Maynard area following threshing completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Harold Glen
USDA Seeks Way To Direct Farm Acreage
The secretary of agriculture weighs tying price supports to production goals to curb surpluses. Proposals include prewar AAA acreage allotments and subsidies, with planting allotments and support only on crop portions grown within set acreage. A recent potato surplus prompted a small drop in this year's support prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woreld
USDA
Wyashington
Anderson
Agriculture Department
FFA State Fair Hog Show Judged in Des Moines
Iowa State Fair opened with the FFA Hog Show in Des Moines. Rollie Pemberton of Peoria Illinois and Evan Ferrin of St Paul Minnesota judged entries for a $12 351 cash prize pool. Officials credited Eagle Grove Hampton Eldora Spencer and Iowa Falls as leading schools for entries and prizes.
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Des Moines
Farmers of America
Rollie Pemberton
Peoria
Evan Ferrin
St. Paul
Minn
Eagle Grove
Hampton
Eldora
Spencer l
Iowa Falls
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Usda Poultry and Egg Trading
Ward Wagner
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Ealers
Aleche Evenly
Cesin
STRA
Madison
Merry Maids
4-H Club
Paul E. Paulsen
Jim Husman
Jones Fair
Iowa City Sales CO
Iowa City
Montana
Hereford
D. J. Gatens and Sons
Marion
Moe
Davenport
Bowe Tacm
Pathe
Genius
Meetormoh
Deering
Minneapatis Molne
Metormickh Deerig
McCormick-Deering
Ty Hammeer
Everett H. Finn
C Lassen
Mitchell
First National Bank
Eres
Poland
Texsun Citrus Exchange
Weslaco, Texas
By Ovid A. Martin
FFA State Fair
Iwarket
First Street
LINCO
Calif
Bartlett Pears
Monarch
Rochester
Clinton
Lanosheen
Elkton
Adams
LeRoy
TNE
Garaso
New Grove
Omaha
Publis Aucion
F. D. Jones
Coll. Ilull and
Wendorf
Pascal Celery
Kunch
U. 5
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Wash. Bartlett
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