Rural Electrification Unit Forms in Iowa County
Twenty five county farmers in Williamsburg Iowa elected temporary officers and filed with the REA to borrow funds for a rural electrification project. The effort aims to survey and plan high lines and a possible power plant serving farms with involvement from Amana colonies and multiple nearby counties. James J. McGarry of Victor elected president. D H Zentmire of Marengo secretary.
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Illiamsburg
Iowa County
REA
Washington
Scott
Muscane
Clinton
Jackson
Cedar
Jones
Johnson
Buchanan
Benton
Grundy
Mississippi River
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Progress Club
Joe Mekota
Barnhill
Sigour- Wey
Hotel Roosevelt
James J. McGarry
Victor
D. H. Zentmire
Marengo
Phillip Winegarden
Deep River
O G
Lown
North English
Rush
Williamsburg
W J Hanson
Holbrook
C Fakinson
P J DeMeulenaere
FENCE DRIFT Caught in Woven Wire
Iowa county notes a shift from vigorous livestock co ops to consumer consumer co ops for rural electrification. Critics warn that simply pushing lower power rates without a service element may repeat past failures seen when co ops served buyers as clubs.
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R. PF. A
Iowa County
Porter to Discuss Seeds Here March 5
Charles Penningerth states Dr. R H Porter of Ames will speak in Cedar Rapids on March 5 about the state seed situation. The meeting, sponsored by the agricultural committee, is open to all but chiefly aimed at Cedar Rapids landowners, and follows a previous farm management session with urban farmers by J J Wallace of Marion.
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Iowa County Action
C. V. Barnhill
REA
Barnhill
Ames
Sigourney
Keokuk County
Keokuk
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Tipton
Cedar Rapid
Linn County Farm Bureau
County Agricultural Planning Board
Charles Penningrath
Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Committee
R. H. Porter
Porter
Iowa Experiment Station
Agricultural Committee
J. J. Wallace
Marion
Tough Winter Out On The Acres Near Brandon
Special to The Gazette reports briefer cold weather affecting Brandon area farms. The piece notes reduced milk flow, lower egg production, and limited weight gain in hogs and cattle. A fatal horse accident near Wallace Drive, north of Brandon, is described along with ongoing severe winter conditions impacting sheep lamb twins and farm operations.
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The
Gazette
Brandon
Wallace Drscoll
Adatom Wren
Expanded Chick Hatching Increases Across Iowa Hatcheries
Iowa commercial hatcheries with over 10 000 eggs set in January show a 133.36 percent rise from 1935, while incubator capacity grows 5.03 percent. A U S tabulation of 388 hatcheries nationwide notes eggs set up 49.45 percent higher and saleable chicks up 45.85 percent year over year. Advance orders on Feb 1 rise 54.4 percent nationally with the Midwest up 54.2 percent.
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Iowa
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
United States
Federal Bureau
Middlewest
Middle West
Robinson Lists Corn Varieties Suitable To Areas
Iowa seed expert Joe L. Robinson groups corn varieties by region. North, North Central and Southern sections show leading hybrids and open pollinated types from state stations and seed companies. He notes certified hybrids perform best and cites Town station Hyard 931 yielding 173 percent of open pollinated in the North.
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Ames
Joe L. Robinson
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
North Section
Town
North Central Section
Iowa
Lowearth Ba
Osterland
Triple Dent
Meyer
Harkrader
McKee
Reid
Robinson
Ian Hyard
Ee ~Tote
Rupp
Rural Glee Club in Poweshiek County Iowa
In Poweshiek county a rural young men glee club forms the first of its kind in Iowa. County Agent Harold Miller directs Sunday practices in Brooklyn despite snow and sub-zero weather with members walking up to five miles for a highway. The group sang at Ames during Farm and Home week and on the WWOL broadcast. Members range from fourteen to twenty-eight. younger boys are 4-H and others in Junior Farm Bureau.
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Muscatine County
Poweshiek County
Iowa
Brooklyn
Harold Miller
Miller
Ames
Wwol
Farm Bureau
Early Hatched Chicks Reported Near Oelwein
Mrs Clyde Pope near Oelwein reports 100 White Leghorn incubator chicks hatched on February 8 and none have died. The chicks are believed the earliest hatched in the vicinity.
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Oelwein
Clyde Pope
Oecelwein
Farm Auctions Set for Thursday February 20
Jerry Lesher public sale 13% commission held 13 miles south of Marion and Reiss estate sale 4% commission held 4 miles south of Garrison. Public sale by Henry Jons six miles east of Coggon with listings of local farm equipment and livestock likely featured.
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Jerry Lesher
Marion
Reiss
Garrison
Henry Jons
Coggon
Closing out sales listed across Iowa towns
Friday listings show a closing out sale by Mrs. Mina Kroger three miles west of Tipton, a public sale by Frank Mills on the south edge of Central City, and the Iowa Livestock Exchange sale held at Cedar Rapids.
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Mina Kroger
Admix
Tipton
Frank Mills
Central City
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Frank Kulhnavy
Cedar Rauids
Western
Public sales schedule for late February notices
A list of upcoming public sales across Iowa towns with dates February 22 to February 25. Entries include auctions by H. J. Krug near Atkins, Ray Challis near Tipton, George Randakl near Atkins, Miller and Kemp Angus dispersion near Morley, and Reed Cars near Tipton, plus a postponed sale by Geo. W. Griffith in Cedar Rapids.
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Mary Kulhavy
Admix
Western
H. J. Krug
Atkins
Ray Challis
Tipton
George Randakl
Miller
Kemp Angus
Morley
Geo. W. Griffith
Weing Rd
J Ave
Cedar Rapids
Reed Cars
Belgian horse sale and wood sale listings
On Wednesday February 26 a Belgian horse sale by C. J. Knickerbocker is listed in Fairfax along with a wood sale by Zack Mc Arthur five miles northwest of Shellsburg.
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C. J
Cattle Sale Notice Shorthorns at Mechanics Wilie
Thursday February 27 a Shorthorn cattle sale listed by C A Mc Cormish takes place five miles southeast of Mechanics Wilie. The readable fragment notes herd listing and sale location though full details are missing.
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C. A. McCormish
Mechanics- Wilie
Public sale and dissolution notices listed
Friday February 28 dissolving Secor and Brown at 172 miles west of Mechanicsville. Tuesday March 3 Owen L McConaughy to conduct a public sale 22 miles east of Martelle.
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Secor & Brown
West
Mechanicsville
Owen L. McConaughy
Martelle
Cedar Rapids Sweet Corn Plant Expands In 1936
The Cedar Rapids canning plant under manager Frank OBrien will add sweet corn processing this season joining beans tomatoes and pumpkins. About 700 acres will be canned with contracts offering 6.50 per ton for corn 10 per ton for tomatoes and 35 per ton for beans. Expansion plans include 4400 extra square feet of space and 15000 dollars of corn canning equipment.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank O’brien
O'Brien
AAA Fieldmen County Committees Back On Job
Des Moines officials report A A A fieldmen again aid county committees after activities halted by Supreme Court ruling. R M Evans of Laurens heads audits to speed 1935 farmer payments. William Chandler oversees work as about 50 000 compliance certificates are inspected.
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Des Moines
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Supreme Court
New Deal Farm Agency
R. M. Evans
Laurens
State
Corn-Hog Board of Review
William Chandler
Oxford Junction Creamery Receives Winter Aid
A Milwuakee railroad section boss and a creamery manager helped a snowbound farmer near Hale by coordinating groceries and a week’s cream. Manford Powelka, in need, notified C W Rouse, leading to Mike Souhrada delivering groceries to Hale and the farmer sending cream to the creamery after crossing drifted routes.
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Oxford Junction
Manford Powelka
Hale
C. W. Rouse
Farmers’ Creamery Company
Powelka
Milwaukee Railroad
Mike Souhrada
Mr. Powelka
Mr. Souhrada
Chinch Bugs Counted In Jones County Survey
A fall survey in Jones County shows chinch bugs ranging from moderate to heavy infestation with the highest counts in the south. Readings at fifteen sites include 3,150 per square foot near Anamosa and other notable totals such as 1,848 near Amber and 1,729 west of Wyoming, averaging 7502 per square foot countywide.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Jones
Onslow
Cascade
Amber
Hale
Wyoming
Olin
Monticello
Scotch Grove
Prairieburg
Langworthy
Farm Hand Wages Rise in Iowa Since 1935
Ames extension economists report Iowa farm workers now earn more, with monthly wages around 21 dollars with board and 31 dollars without. daily wages 1.20 with board and 1.60 without. A year ago monthly wages were about 17 dollars with board and 25 without.
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the Gazette
Ames
Iowa
Ames Extension
Cedar 4-H baby beef club enrolls 66 head
In Cedar county the 4-H baby beef program reports 66 calves across five girls and twenty six boys. Ten Shorthorns, thirty one Herefords and twenty five Angus are fed. Members include Gordon Agne Carl Agne Ronald Ray Armstrong Billy Busching and others.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Morrell Seeds
Angus
Gordon Agne
Carl Agne
Ronald Ray Armstrong
Billy Busching
Kenneth Crist
Geraldine Donohue
Harold Eiler
Lucile Eiler
Willard Eiler
Marie Eiler
Mearl Eiler
Ival Ellyson
Phillip R. Ellyson
Harold H. Hamann
Robert Roy Joslin
Anders Mather, Jr
Helen Mather
Carson Moffit
Francis Moffit
Amos J. Mohr
Frederick W. Mohr
Everett Oetting
Norma L. Ridenour
Robert L. Rix
Merlin Ruchotzke
Allen Schneider
Myron Schneider
Emil R. Seebeck
Kenneth Siders
Ronald Spear
Billy Suchomel
Farm Water Systems Strained by Frozen Pipes
WEST LIBERTY farmers haul water in tanks to watered livestock as frozen underground pipes fail and cannot be repaired until spring. Fruit cellars suffered long cold, with many quarts of canned fruits potatoes and apples lost. Families realized the chill only after damage occurred.
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The
Gazette West Liberty
Sheep buried under straw after windstorm at Cedar county farm
Farmer Ward Horn of southern Cedar county discovered part of his flock sheltered beside straw and the rest buried beneath straw blown over by the wind during the night. The incident occurred in southern Cedar county and involved a large straw stack as the accidental grave for the sheep.
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South
Bethel
Ward Horn
Cedar County
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