Farm Bureau backs Safety Lane rural vehicle checks plan
The Iowa Farm Bureau federation directors approved a spring campaign to test rural autos and trucks with portable Safety Lane equipment. The project would tour counties, checking brakes lights wheel alignment and essential parts and include farmer home safety education. Budget depends on sufficient car activity and final approvals.
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Moines
W. B. Hamilton
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Hamilton
Farm Bureau Women Plan Rural Outreach at Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau federation state women's committee met in Des Moines to plan carrying the agricultural defense program to rural women and to hold a training school covering all Farm Bureau women's program phases outlined in November.
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DES Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Raymond Sayre
Farm Bureau
4-H Training School Set For Clermont Area Clubs
Special to The Gazette notes a district training school for 4-H officers from Clermont Alpha Bethel Windsor and Union clubs scheduled for Saturday at 1 30 p m. Parliamentary procedure and music review for the year are on the agenda with future sessions set for January 17 and January 24 for adjacent clubs.
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West Union
Clermont
Alpha
Bethel
Windsor
Union
Sons of the Soil
Center
Fremont
Harlan
Westfield
Smithfield
Fairfield
Jefferson
Scott
Putnam
Farmers Mutual Reports 1941 Losses Paid
Farmers Mutual Insurance association of Castle Grove reports 1941 losses paid totaling 28562.92 in a notice to members. The annual meeting is set for January 10 at School No 2 in Castle Grove township Jones county. Secretary S M Hosford notes losses in 1941 were nearly double any year since formation and five times 1940, nearly as high as the prior four years combined.
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Monticello
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association of
Castle Grove
S. M. Hosford
Castle Grove Township
Jones County
Hosford
Kline and Schultz Represent Farmers at Rail Rate Hearing
Allan Kline of Vinton and T W Schultz of Ames head Iowa Farm Bureau to testify in St Louis before the Interstate Commerce Commission on railways petition for a roughly ten percent rate hike. They will defend a farm viewpoint that profits should grow from higher volume rather than higher prices, arguing increased production will raise traffic to offset labor costs.
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Des Moines
Allan Kline
Vinton
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
T W. Schultz
Agricultural Economics
Ames
St. Louis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kline
Schultz
State Farm Bureau
TVA Phosphate Meeting At Wapello Friday
Open meeting in Wapello at 1 30 p m to discuss three years of TVA phosphate fertilizer demonstration work in Louisa county. Bruce M Kilpatrick Ames extension specialist will cover proper land use good soil management and food to win the war with slides plus topics on liming fertilizers farm manures and conservation. Nine cooperating farmers will meet in the morning to review their records: Wiederrecht Brothers T G Hotel James D Helmick H N P Small Schomberg and Padgett Mrs G W Bailey Ora Deppey H L Dotson and J Ralph Wilson.
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Wapello
Louisa County
Bruce M. Kilpatrick
Ames
Wiederrecht Brothers
T G. Hotel
James D. Helmick
H N. P. Small
Schomberg and Padgett
G. W. Bailey
Ora Deppey
H. L. Dotson
J. Ralph Wilson
Soils meeting set in Fayette Friday at 1 30 p m
A Fayette general soils meeting is planned Friday at 1 30 p m conducted by E R Duncan Ames extension soils specialist. Duncan will discuss land use with colored slides. County Agent Paul McElroy will cover lime and phosphate based on TVA cooperators five years of tests W S Rothlisberger Elgin K J Kerr Postville Fred C Klammer Westgate L D Hitch USDA county defense board chairman will also speak
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Fayette
E R Duncan
Ames
Elgin
K. J. Kerr
Postville
Fred C. Klammer
Westgate
L. D. Hiteh
Usda County Defense Board
Special Livestock Train Heads East From Onslow
A special eight car livestock train departed Onslow Sunday carrying two cattle cars for D. J. Wasson one cattle car and one hog car for N. C. Holst a cattle car for Lloyd Preston a cattle car for George French a cattle car for P. H. Paulsen and a cattle car for Alva B. Streeper comprising the load destined to various buyers.
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Onslow
D. J. Wasson
N. C. Holst
Lloyd Preston
George French
P. H. Paulsen
Alva B. Streeper
Closing Out Sale Near Cedar Rapids on Highway 30
Auction listing by Joe Pelisek announces a January 15 sale featuring horses cattle hogs and machinery. Items include 1 team of well broke horses 3 Holstein cows hog breeds and farm equipment such as a Deering hay mower and John Deere planter. Also 700 bushels of corn 10 tons of hay and misc farm gear. Lassen Mitchell auctioneers Cedar Rapids bank clerk Platt's Lunch Stand on Trounn.
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McKechnie
Atkins
Cedar Rapids
Deere
John Deere
McCormick
Deering
Rock Island
Hayes
W.h.schminke
Fairfax Lehmirtz
Long
Peoples Savings Bank
Mholstein
Poland
Reid
Joe Pelisek
Lassen & Mitchell
First Trust and Savings Bank
Cedar Ranlds
Platt
Linn County
John Moyer Lee Bebee
Springville Exchange Bank
Farm Auction Schedule Cites Multiple Closings Across Counties
A calendar of farm auctions lists closings and sales across Iowa towns including Marion Fairfax Ely Walker Mt. Vernon Central City Cedar Rapids Tipton Linn County Oelwein and others. Buyers will find public sales chaired by bidders Chas Baker Colby Kohl Estate Schminke Hanna Peli sek Moyer and others with dates from Jan 7 to Feb 9.
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Chas
Baker
Marion
Frank Cerveny
Fairfax
Colby
Tipton
Wesley Steinacher
Ely
Leonard Waddle
Walker
W. H. Schminke
Atkins
Ella Deardorf
Ralph Streets
Mechanicsville
Linn County
Harry Beckner
Oelwein
Annual Grain And Legume Show At Olin This Week
OLIN The annual Jones county corn and legume show sponsored by the vocational agricultural department of Olin high school is set for Thursday and Friday. The corn show includes 10 car and crib run exhibits while the grain and legume section features grass seeds soybeans oats barley and hay crops. Two grain judging contests will be held one for vocational agriculture students and one for non students with the vocational ag contest open to students from other east Iowa schools. A women s division will display antiques handiwork and baking.
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Olin
Jones County
Vocational Agricultural Department of
Olin High School
East Iowa
Repair Schools Cancelled in Cedar County
Hamilton county agent reports farm machinery repair schools scheduled in Cedar County for January 7 have been cancelled.
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Tipton
Howard A Hamilton
Cedar’ County
Postponed Dairy Cow Sale Near Mt Vernon Iowa
The Roy Windlin dairy cow sale set for Monday January 6 is postponed to Monday January 12 due to a cold spell preventing car starts. Location is 1 1/2 miles north of Mt Vernon across the C N W tracks in a warm shed. The sale includes Brown Swiss Holstein and Guernsey cows aged 1 to 7, bred to Guernsey and Holstein bulls, plus two Guernsey heifers, hogs, milking equipment, and corn and straw lots. Roy Winchip owner W F Challis auditor Mt Vernon Bank & Trust Co clerk.
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Roy Windlin
Mt. Vernon
Guernsey
Gare
SE. C. Forest
Jersey
Farrow
Mulherin
Hampshire
Poland
Roy Winchip
W. E. Challis
Audt
Lishan
Mt. Vernon Bank & Trust Co
Hay and grain sale at Rowley auction reaches $1950 ton
Seven tons of mixed clover and timothy hay sold for 1950 dollars per ton at the Allen and Schmidt dissolution sale near Rowley. Other offerings included five tons of alfalfa at 18.75 a ton and oats at 0.72 a bushel. Milk cows brought 75 to 11 dollars per head. Pullets 80 cents each and hens 71 cents. D H Dingsley of Rowley Savings Bank acted as clerk.
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Allen and Schmidt
Rowley
D. H. Dingsley
Rowley Savings Bank
Dairy Feed ing School Set for Jan 29
Wapello Floyd Johnston Ames extension dairy specialist will chair a dairy feeding school in Ames on January 29.
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Dairy School
Wapello
Floyd Johnston
Ames Extension Dairy
TVA Meeting Set in Elkader for Clayton County Co operator
Elkader hosts the winter TVA meeting for Clayton county cooperative operator on January 8. The session aims to discuss regional power supply schemes and cooperative oversight with local representatives and TVA staff.
Fence Drift and Weather Sparks Farm Chores
An odd column notes fence drift trapped in woven wire and adds weather driven chores. It mentions keeping tank heaters fired up and a resilient rural life amid extreme cold or heat, with a lighthearted view of farming.
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BR. B.A
Amber Buttermaker Buys West Branch Creamery
Hans C. Kofoed, longtime Amber resident, has bought the West Branch creamery from A. B. Sidwell of Iowa City who ran the business for twenty years. Kofoed has taken possession. E. F. Hunter leaves to farm full time. Reed Diltz and George Lathrop continue in the creamery employ.
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West Branch
Hans C. Kofoed
Amber
A. B. Sidwell
Iowa City
Kofoed
E. F Hunter
Reed Diltz
George Lathrop
50 Acres Sell For 7000 Postville Farm Sold
J J Tayek and Fred Tayek of Monona purchased the 150 acre John Hammel estate farm near Postville for 7000 and will take immediate possession.
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Postville
J. J. Tayek
Fred Tayek
Monona
John Hammel
Holstein Breeders Meeting Postponed by Snow
Snow blocked roads forcing the Clayton County Holstein Breeders Association to postpone its annual meeting from Monday to next Saturday afternoon. The article notes farmers burn cornstalks for soil building benefits.
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Elkader
Clayton County Holstein Breeders’ Association
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