Linn County Corn and Hog Committee Elects Officers
Reorganization meeting in Cedar Rapids elected Ben C. Neal of Mount Vernon as chairman and Harry E. Dunn of Marion as vice chairman for the 1935 program. George Dilton Cedar Rapids named secretary with S M Wiley Walker as treasurer. John Wager Central City and John Dunn Coggan as committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Ben C. Neal
Mount Vernon
Harry E. Dunn
Marion
George Dilton
S M Wiley
Walker
Neal
Dunn
John Wager
Central City
R. B Booth
John Dunn
Coggan
Wiley
Dillon
Roy Dyas
Maquoketa
K W Stouder
Ames Extension Service
Township corn and hog chair men meet postponed
Special to The Gazette Manchester report notes the meeting for election of permanent county officers is postponed to March 5 due to snowblocked roads after Sunday night storm. All townships except Coffins Grove have elected. Readouts list Colony Delhi South Fork North Fork Honey Creek and Coffins Grove is set for Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Coffins Grove
Colony Township
Joseph Schenke
George Kuhlman
John Merten
Delhi
Thomas Grapes
Ed Sheppard
August Nieman
South Fork
T. Lyle Joseph
Walter First
Henry Glanz
North Fork
Clarence Kramer
Andrew Knipper
Nick Dunkel
Honey Creek
L. M. Ryan
Ben Takin
Dale Henderson
Joy Robey Elected President of Sunbeam Girls Club
WAUKON Joy Robey was recently elected president of the Sunbeam girls club with Ann Taylor as vice president Catheryn Thomas as treasurer Eleanor Stock as historian and Dorothy Van Nice as reporter. The page also notes Aristotle wrote a history of animals in 350 B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ps TE Gazette
Waukon
Joy Robey
Sunbeam Girls 4
Ann Taylor
Catheryn Thomas
Eleanor Stock
Dorothy van Nice
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Soothing Relief
A vintage health ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a natural bowel regulator. It claims the olive colored pills cleanse waste and toxins, improve complexion, energy and mood, and are offered in 15c 3Uc and 6Uc sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. J . Edwards
Dr Edwards
Taff Announces Wild Life Project For 4-H Clubbers
Paul C Taff announces a wild life conservation program for 4-H boys and girls in Ames. The plan includes game law observance, wildlife surveys, bird and animal study, cover planting, winter feeding, and law identification with cooperation from the Iowa fish and game commission. A Minneapolis cart ridge company provides 500 dollars to fund a future wildlife camp for top county conservation workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Paul C Taff
Ames Extension Service
Iowa Fish and Game Commission
Turkington Bulls Shipped to Texas Range
Turkington Brothers sent a carload of Hereford bulls to Fort Worth, Texas. The shipment makes seven carloads sold to southwest range states this winter. The latest shipment, of twenty five head, was bought by Texas ranchers at an auction on the Letts and Turkington farm. The average price was 375 dollars per head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fort Worth
Texas
Turkington Brothers
Southwest
Letts
Turkington Farm
Sam Turkington
Webster farmers feed corn fodder amid damp weather
Webster farmers in the Webster community feed corn fodder from shocks without shredding due to unseasonable damp weather. Some shredding and gunding occurs, and 375 000 acres of alfalfa were grown in Limnos last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spet
Ario
Gazette
Webster
Llimnos
Fewer U. S. Cows On Farms Despite 1934 Drop
A U S D A report shows 41 percent fewer milk cows and heifers on U S farms compared with Jan 1 1934. Total production now about six percent lower than last year with milk prices and butterfat rising amid drought and higher feed costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Siler
Tom Eras Eeeay
Oelwein
Iowa
Agriculture Agency Denies Free Seed Requests
The Agriculture Department says no to free seed requests for the thousandth time and notes twelve years of trying to convince over 100 million people that no seeds or plants are free for sale. Each spring, thousands still request seeds from farms, suburbs and penthouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
Fifteen-Year-Old Elkader Cow Tops Butterfat in 88 Days
In Elkader, Lenhaha Holstein herd owner L. C. Lenth notes White Belt Alcartra De Kol, age fifteen, produced 175.5 pounds of butterfat in 88 days. The cow averaged 582.2 pounds of butterfat annually over eight years and has three records over 700 pounds. The Holstein-Friesian Association praised the herd’s production with multiple cows exceeding 300 pounds butterfat in 158 days and lactation records above 500 pounds butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkader
Lenhaha Holstein
L. C. Lenth
Alcartra de Kol
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Madison, Wis
Lenhaha Lizzie Tidy Ormsby
Bessie Golden Dairy Ormsby
Belle Ormsby
Pietertje Raggie
Echol
Lizzie Tidy
Lizzie Tidy Ormsby
Mexican Feeders Arrive in Iowa
A consignment of 3,000 Angus feeder steers arrived in Des Moines to be placed in Iowa farmers feed lots. One thousand head come from the Benton ranch breeding stock with others already distributed in central Iowa. Additional trainloads are expected later in the season. The cattle, raised in the southwestern United States and moved across the border due to drought, are not subject to duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Benton Ranch
Harry, L
Platt
Bas
United States
Kinsley Heads Northeast Iowa Jersey Cattle Club
Elkader notes the Northeast Iowa Jersey Cattle Club parish show set for June 18 at Postsville. Officers named at Elkader include R G Kinsley McGregor president Roy Learn Elgin vice president David Olmstead McGregor secretary treasurer and directors Clyde Blunt West Union Walter Drahm Monona Walter Kaiser Waukon and Charles Kramer McGregor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkader
Iowa
Jersey Cattle Club
Postsille
R G. Kinsley
McGregor
Roy Learn
Elgin
David Olmstead
Clyde Blunt
West Union
Walter Drahm
Monona
Walter Kaiser
Waukon
Charles Kramer
Four Livestock Claims Total 386 In Jackson
Maquoreta four farmers filed claims this month with the county auditor against the domestic animal fund. 5S W. Snowberger, Buckhorn, seeks 170 for seventeen sheep and lambs. Patrick Laughlin near Zwin gle asks 200 for twenty ewes ready to lamb. Fred Small Bernard seeks 6 and Leroy Manderscheid Bellevue 10 for one sheep each killed by dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoreta
Domestic Animal Fund
Snowberger
Buckhorn
Patrick Laughlin
Near Zwingle
Fred Small
Bernard
Leroy Manderscheid
Bellevue
Opera style hog calling contest crowns Thorne winner
In Indianola Indiana, Hog calling contest judges praised Harry Thorne as top competitor for Simpson college Zenith prize. Amos placed second, with judges noting Amos vocal power and a contralto tone capable of filling a large choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County
Harry Thorne
Simpson College Zenith
Thorne
D. Amos
Amos
Mr. Amos
Meat Retailers Confer At Ames
Midwest meat dealers gathered in Ames for the third annual short course and conference by the college animal husbandry department and extension service. E N Wentworth of Armour’s Livestock Bureau analyzed the 1935 meat supply. R C Pollock of the Chicago board explained its retailer relation. C W McDonald led a meat dealer problems discussion. Afternoon talks featured K R Marvin on advertising and Max Cullen with popular displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Midwest
College Animal Husbandry Department
Dean HoHsKildee
Division of Agriculture
E. N Wentworth
Armour
Livestock Bureau
Chicago
R. C Pollock
Livestock and Meat Board
C. W. McDonald
K. R. Marvin
Technical Journalism Department
Max Cullen
Corn Hog Benefit Checks Distributed in Jackson County
About $20,000 in second payment checks for corn hog benefits were distributed this week in Jackson County. J E Goodenow treasurer of the Jackson County Corn-Hog Production association issued the payments and more are expected early next month per County Agent F E Krause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
J. E Goodenow
Jackson County
Corn-Hog Production Association
F E Krause
Lobbyists push AAA amendments on agriculture act
Washington reports show heavy lobbying for proposed amendments to the Agricultural Adjustment Act. Chester Davis, AAA chief, testified before the House Agriculture Committee while C E Hearst of Cedar Falls and Des Moines hosted a dinner with congressmen and AAA officials. Hearst urged clarifying secretary powers and supporting a general livestock control program via feed grain measures, noting milk marketing and hog tax implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chester Davis
AAA
House Agriculture Committee
C. E. Hearst
Cedar Falls
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
American Farm Bureau Federation
Hearst
Secretary of Agriculture
Farm Auction Schedule for Late February and March
Auction roundup lists sales by J. W. Kulhavy and Sons near Newhall on Feb 28, Robertson horse sale at Penn farm Waubeck, Iowa Livestock Exchange Cedar Rapids on Mar 1, Page and Bowman cattle sale Maquoketa on Mar 2, and W. S. Penn dairy cattle sale Mount Vernon on Mar 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Kulhavy and Sons
Newhall
Robertson
Penn Farm
Waubeck
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Page and Bowman
Maquoketa
W. S. Penn
Mount Vernon
12Th St
12Th Ave
Jack Clements
Tony Schmitz
Iowa Land Owners Face Reduced Returns Without Aid
The text notes that institutional landowners in Iowa would see returns drop by more than $2 an acre in 1934 without corn and hog benefit payments. It describes a near universal requirement for tenants to sign production adjustment contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Tama Farm Women And School Maams To Hear Dental Talk
Miss Helen Needles of the Iowa bureau of dental hygiene will give an illustrated talk at the Tama county Farm Bureau committeewomen meeting in Tama Chelsea on March 2 at 10 30 am Rural teachers are invited to attend Officers to be elected include treasurer secretary and publicity chairman On March 8 Miss Florence Forbes of Ames will meet 4 H club leaders to plan the June Rally day
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Toledo
Helen Needles
Iowa Bureau of Dental Hygiene
Farm Bureau
Auction Corporation To Begin Business At Toledo
Tama County plans to launch Auction Corporation in Toledo to handle market day and auction sales of commodities livestock farm machinery real property and personal property. Authorized capital five thousand dollars five hundred shares sold at five dollars each with R L Pemberton as manager. Temporary officers elected include Dr A A Pace president Robert Lamb VP William Kaliban secretary treasurer and several directors. An auctioneer will be named after a directors meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo—Initiative
Tama County
Toledo Commercial Club
Toledo
R. L. Pemberton
A. A. Pace
Robert Lamb
William Kaliban
Charles Gary
Charles Brandt
Robert Lyon
Harry Lichty
J P Walters
P. C. Welle
Carlton Richards
Pace
Mr. Luesch
Keokuk County Farmer Tops Chicago Hog Market
Walter Dillon of Sigourney led Chicago hog sales Tuesday with thirty nine hogs averaging 220 pounds bringing 9.50 a hundredweight the highest Chicago price since October 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Sigourney
Walter Dillon
Keokuk County
Chicago
Horses and mules value exceeds cattle on American farms
Wayne Dinsmore of Chicago, secretary of the Horse and Mule Association of America, reports that the value of horses and mules on farms surpasses all cattle and calves and is three times that of sheep and hogs. Colt production rises with 1935 foalings expected to beat 1934, while births lag deaths by at least three years. total farm horses and colts numbered 11,827,000 with a 1 percent drop from 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Dinsmore
Chicago
Horse and Mule Association of America
Dinsmore
United States
Chicago Horseman
Linn Farm Bureau Women Study Household Linens
Mrs Mary K. Gregg Ames Extension specialist led Linn Farm Bureau women from Spying Grove and Grant townships in a household linens lesson at Mrs Joseph Wackal’s home. Miss Alcene Wilson demonstrated, with displays including a five year old quilt hand woven coverlets and English linen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Mary K. Gregg
Ames Extension
Spying Grove
Grant Townships
Joseph Wackal
Alcene Wilson
Linn
West Virginia
England
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Corn and Hog Committee
Ben Neal
Harry Dunn
Wiley and Dillon
Ken Neal
Delaware
Sch
Leo
U Cecil. Cannon
Arie
O'Conner Mae
Aristotle
First Ave
Wisconsin
K-Boleo
DIAL
RCA Victor
RADIO
Luberger
R.F.A
Taff
Epatibtonnm
Cartridge Corporation
Minneapolis
Turkington
Tru
Cub
White Belt
Kinsley
Jackson
Coor
Lux
Congress
A. G. Black
Black
Claude Wickard
Indiana
Tama Farm
Linn Farm Bureau
Jack Shea
Elizabeth Harben
Walter Challis
Jay Patten
O. M. Bundy
Louis P. Bayard
Edur Rapids
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