Farm organization roots among Ames students at Iowa State
A survey of 3123 winter quarter registrants shows 21 percent have been 4 H club members and 37 percent Boy Scouts, with 30 percent from Farm Bureau families. Among agriculture students 92 percent come from families affiliated with some organization, and 56 percent of parents are members of civic groups. Director Bliss notes Youth and adult organizations shape college life and access to education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MES
Iowa State College
Extension Service
Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Civic Organization
Farmers’ Union
Grange
Bliss
Division of Agriculture
Drift and Drove: farm students linked to civic groups
A survey from Iowa State College shows 47 percent Farm Bureau 5 percent Farmers Union 4 percent Grange among farm families, with many agriculture students from town families active in chamber of commerce and civic groups. The report notes 600 girls in home economics, 28 percent from Farm Bureau, and links between college attendance and organization experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Farmers’ Union
Grange
Chamber of Commerce
Boy Scouts
Iowa State College
Gly-Cas Restores Health Says Mrs Mary Reynolds
Mrs Mary Reynolds reports relief from long standing rheumatism neuritis and constipation after using Gly-Cas. She claims three boxes cleared pain improved digestion kidneys and nerves and cites Thirfty Drug Store as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wer
Mary Reynolds
St. North
Newton
Merit
Thirfty Drug Store
1St St
3Rd Ave
Maynard Man Heads Guernsey Breeders In Fayette County
Simon Harrison of Maynard was elected president of the Fayette County Guernsey Breeders association at the annual meeting in Fayette. Other officers include Charles Hoyt Hawkeye vice president R O Chetel Sumner secretary-treasurer and directors C B Finley Minneapolis field secretary for the American Guernsey Breeders association spoke on breed value and shortages of purebreds. Robert Putnam Arlington a member of the Fayette counts champion judging team described experiences from the national darts judging contest and the benefits of 4 H club training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Simon Harrison
Maynard
Fayette County
Guernsey Breeders Association
Charles Hoyt
Hawkeye
R. O Chetel
Sumner
George Bassett
Arlington
Frank Kimpston
West Union
Will Adams
Waucoma
Walter Nobohm
D. C Carver
C B Finley
Minneapolis
American Guernsey Breeders Association
Spokse
Farl Shultz Ames
Robert Putnam
Fayette Counts
Lowden Creamery Pays 39 Cents For Butterfat
Patrons of the Lowden Farmers Cooperative creamery paid thirty nine cents a pound for January butterfat. Looney and Adams said twenty five white faced steers averaging 190 pounds at Cedar Rapids Monday for 1175 a head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowden Creamery
Lowden
Lowden Farmers Co-operative Creamery
Solon Looney
Adams
Cedar Rapids
Iowa House Deliberates Farm Aid Board Reforms
Two bills would repeal state aid for county farm aid associations and replace the system with county agricultural extension boards. The proposed boards would be funded from county funds, elected from townships, and focus on agriculture education while barred from commercial or political activity. Both measures head to the agriculture committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
McC Falvey
Monroe
Iowa
A. H Baumhover
Carroll
Ole Kringlaak
Winnebago
Jens Thompson
Pocahontas
R. G. Moore
Harrison
Oscar E. Johnson
Hancock
LaMar Foster
Cedar
J. E. Cundy
Black Hawk
Board of Supervisors
County General Fund
House Committee On Agriculture
Late-Cut Alfalfa Linked to Iowa Cattle Losses
SW Iowa reports cattle deaths from bloating after feeding late cut alfalfa hay this winter. Dr. K W Stouder of Ames extension veterinary service cites dry spell growth as a bloating risk and urges mixing alfalfa with straw and varying roughage until new feed supplies arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
K W Stouder
Ames Extension
Iowa State College
Stouder
College Laboratories
Cincinnati Firm Seeks Soy Bean Information
Increased interest in commercial soy bean products has been shown in Ames. Dr W C Gangloff of a Cincinnati chemical firm discussed possibilities with Dr O R Sweeney and Dr Tr K Arnold on campus regarding oi flour and other derivatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
W C Gangloff
Cincinnati
O R Sweeney
Tr. K Arnold
Engineering Experiment Station
Cattle Sale At Cedar Rapids Nets Hefty Prices
Royal-Edwn Schoelerman sold fifty-eight steers averaging 1160 pounds at 1250 per hundredweight and twenty three head averaging 1110 pounds for 10.90 per hundredweight. Cattle shipped Monday from Cedar Rapids auctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
ROYAL
Edwn Schoelerman
Cedar Rapids
Atkins W J Beatty Feeder Sells 48 Hereford Steers
Benton county feeder Atkins W J Beatty sold forty eight 1380 pound Hereford steers on the Chicago market for 13.50 dollars per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atkins
W J Beatty
Benton County
Chicago
Iowa County Corn-Hog Association elects directors and officers
Williamsburg scene shows the 1935 Iowa County Corn Hog Control Association allotment committee seated with A E Hursh as chairman and W J Hanson as vice chair. Officials from Marengo, Victor, Williamsburg and South Amana listed along with the reorganization plans and upcoming Tama county elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Wiliamsburg
Corn and
Carl H. Maas
South Amana
D H Zentmire
Marengo
Control Association
Mr. Zentmire
Albert E. Mews
Charles F Grimm
North English
C. Falinson
O. L. Fry
Horses Bring Big Prices At Regional Auctions
Twenty four horses sold for 3607 at an auction near Stanwood with top bids of 400 for a five horse team. Other sales included a blue roan mare for 192.50 and a team at 335. Mules, hay, corn, and cattle were sold at various prices with bidders keen on the closing out and farm items in multiple nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Stanwood
Floyd Spear
Don Smith
Forrest Rhodes
Mechanicsville
Ed Wildeking
Ostergaard and
Frahm
Wilfred Hacsemeyer
Oxford
Ned Center
Linn County township elections complete. 1935 committeemen meet planned
Township ballot results list chair and vice chair for Spring Grove and the towns of Franklin, Washington, Fayette, College, Monroe. Don V. Cameron and Mark Baty head Spring Grove, with Burt Tritle as second. Other chairs include Wesley Oliphant in Washington and George McCulloch in Fayette. The county reorganization for 1935 allotment committeemen is set for Wednesday in Cedar Rapids room 2 of the federal building.
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Linn
Federal
Cedar Rapids
Spring Grove Township
Don V. Cameron
Mark Baty
Burt Tritle
Franklin
B. C. Neal
Ross Clark
Joseph Sedlacek
Washington
Wesley Oliphant
Clarence Hand
Frank Newman
Fayette
George McC
Farm Auction Prices Include Hay Soybean and Foxtail
Soybean hay brought 925 dollars per ton and foxtail hay Seaton Straw sold for 7.50 dollars per ton. A used car sold for 250 dollars and a tractor brought 392.50 dollars at the sale.
Davis Argues Amendments To AAA Before House Panel
Davis told the House Agriculture Committee that amendments would bring 3 million more farmers into the AAA system, extending coverage to about 6.5 million. He cited support from farmers under control contracts and outlined plans for the ever normal granary loans and in kind benefit payments via processing tax to stabilize farm prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
AAA
Chester C. Davis
House Agriculture Committee
Davis
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Congress
Barn Destroyed By Fire On Farm Near Postville
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed a large barn and its contents on the Mrs. George Fay farm seven miles south of Postville. The barn held 500 bushels of oats 500 bushels of corn 100 bushels of barley alfalfa hay some ground valued at 34 dollars per ton and several pieces of farm machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
George Fay
Clifford Osmundson
Fire damages adjacent building and losses estimated
The roof of an adjacent building was destroyed and Louis Krambeer the adjustor estimated the loss at about $1,800. The Postville fire truck responded to the call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Krambeer
Postville
Corn Hog Ratio Remains Narrow for Profitable Feeding in Iowa
Ames economists report the January mid Iowa corn hog ratio at 8.3 bushels per 100 pounds of hogs, well below the 14 bushels deemed profitable. Hog weights have fallen, with 217 pounds average at seven markets for the week ending Feb 9, and 213 pounds in January, down from a year ago. Feeder cattle movement shows 30,000 head to Iowa from 130,000 moved in January across twelve stockyards, versus 107,000 in January 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Horses Shipped From Postville to Whitewater Wisconsin
Postville dealer Lee Folsom sent eight horses by rail Saturday including a $350 team of mares to Whitewater Wisconsin. The shipment reflects regional livestock trade through the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Lee Folsom
Whitewater
Wis
Iowa corn hog signers plan maximum acreage reductions
Forty four of every hundred Iowa corn hog contract signers will retire the maximum 30 percent under the 1935 program. R K Bliss Iowa extension service director said 113 500 applications signed with 2 400 new to the lists. Southern Iowa counties show the largest retirements, with drought affected areas estimating about 350 000 acres cut. Signups for 1935 contracts near 120 000 by week end as township meetings total 1 311 with 60 438 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
INS
Iowa
R. K. Bliss
Iowa Extension Srvice
Bliss
Henry Eichling
Farm Auction Schedule for Late February and March
Wednesday auctions include G J Freeman sale near Cedar Rapids and Charles Techau sale at Mount Vernon along with a horse sale at Anamosa by D E Brickley and Archie Tow sale near Norway. Thursday features J W Kulhavy and Sons near Newhall and Robertson horse sale at Penn farm Waubeck. Saturday brings Page and Bowman cattle sale at Maquoketa. Tuesday March 5 includes W S Penn dairy cattle sale at Mount Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. J. Freeman
Cedar Rapids
Charles Techau
Mount Vernon
Anamosa
J. W. Kulhavy and Sons
Newhall
Robertson
Penn Farm
Waubeck
Page and Bowman
Maquoketa
W. S. Penn
Littleport Man Takes Garber Buttermaking Job
George Reyerson of Littleport has been hired as the Garber creamery buttermaker and will assume duties on April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littleport
Garber
Gazette
George Reyerson
Garber Creamery
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L. KR. Combs
R. K. Bhiss
Future Farmers
Vampire Girls
R.F. Aa
Maynard Man Heads Guernsey
J.W. Kulhavy & Sons
Tony Schmitz
George A. Doebel
Iowa County Corn-Hog Association
The
L. Norbohm
Fairfax
Lester E. Mitchell
John H. Stallman
Frank Cuhel
Marion
Harry E. Dunn
C. B. F. Michel
Frank Fredericks
Floyd Hampton
C. D. Wallace
Tama
Toledo
Tama County
Chelsea
Elberon
Garwin
Montour
Geneseo
Havenhall
Otter Creek Center
O. S. Misel
J. T. McGarry
A. E. Hursh
W. J. Hanson
Roy A. Denzker
A. A. Veaman
Charles F. Grimm
C. Fakinson
D. H. Zentmire
Henry Noyes
Charles W. Hanley
Martin Glandorf
Columbus Junction
Lackey and Harbison
Paul Klotz
H M _ Duncan
G W Weber
South English
Viola Bond and Sons
Chester White
Evans
House
Farmers Supply Co
Third Street
Waubeek
John Robertson
W. F. Mitchell
J. J. Dolan
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Kelloggs
Allbran
C&h
NAVY
Wv. S. Russet
Packard
Sunkist
Roosevelt Hotel
1St Ave
2Nd St
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