Fall Grain and Grass Seedings in Western Iowa Crippled by Thick Ice
Farmers fear ice sheets will smother meadows and ruin fall seeding after a warm drought. County agents report varying damage across Fayette Tama Winneshiek and Allamakee as crews struggle to free livestock and crops.
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Iowa
Temener Ao Ak
Central City
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Fayette
Clayton
Delaware
Buchanan
Jones
Cedar
Linn
Benton
Tama
Keokuk
Fayette County
Paul McElroy
McElroy
Burns Byram
Toledo
Buchanan County
Fred O'Riley
Waukon
Ioxa
Seventy Attend Holstein Meeting In Fayette County
Seventy people attended a Holstein meeting in Fayette County. Officers elected included vice president Paul McPhroy of Fayette and Samuel Alshouse as treasurer. Directors at large were Max Crafter, Carl Miche, Maynard Doughts, and WY Turner, with other local officers chosen across districts.
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Holstein
Fayette County
Borta
Tee
Satray
Tacoo
Randi
Paul McPhroy
Favette
Sam Alshouse
Oelwe
Arhe
Sirrorder Tirmont
Max Crafter
Asean
Tlaurs
Ciriwen
Carl Miche
Maynard Cert
Ay AM Doughts
Baetter Spa
WY Turner
Fayette Weir
Harness Maker Revered for Liberty Era Craft
Longtime craftsman with fifty years on the West Liberty parade ground and harness trade is noted for his skill and contributions. The obituary honors ARLO, a figure in the village's equine trades and historic harness history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yrara
Sr Pman
Arlo
Serre
Tol Steins Tracing Back to DeKri If Majority Claim
A reader note suggests most American Tol steins originate from the caw DeKri If, indicating a common but unclear lineage. The item appears as a brief Iberian era inquiry in a local column.
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The
Caw
Farm Bureau Folk Gather This Week Des Moines Iowa
Des Moines hosts the Iowa Farm Bureau federation convention with top speakers including Edward A ONeal president of the American Farm Bureau federation Florence Ala and Clifford Gregory editor of Prairie Farmer. Mrs Charles W Sewell Indiana administrative director heads the women’s program each morning. Clyde C Edmonds Utah Poultry cooperative manager and R L Greiser treasurer and manager join the lineup.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Edward A Oneal
Florence
Ala
American Farm Bureau Federation
Clifford Gregory
Chicago
Prairie Farmer
Charles W Sewell
Indiana
Associated Women of the
Clyde C Edmonds
Utah Poultry Co-Operative
R. L. Greiser
Farm editor’s car aided near Cosgrove during slip and slide
The Gazette farm editor’s automobile was helped back on the road Friday near Cosgrove after the driver slipped on hills. National Livestock Credit Corp of St Louis plans to address the convention. Early entries show strong interest in state Farm Bureau quartet contests opening the convention. Judges include Prof Tolbert Mac Rae of Ames and Rosalind Cook from the Ames music department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Livestock Credit Corporation
St. Louis
State Farm Bureau
Tolbert MacRae
Ames
Rosalind Cook
Ames Music Department
Fieldmen And Farm Managers To Hear Klein And Galloway
Ray Pollock of Midland Mortgage announces a dinner program for fieldmen and farm managers from insurance companies to explain the 1937 federal farm program. Speakers include O D Klein of Des Moines, a member of the Iowa agricultural conservation administration committee, and John Galloway of Ames, extension farm management specialist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Pollock
Midland Mortgage Company
Hotel Roosevelt
O D Klein
Des Moines
Iowa Agrcultural Conservation Administration Committee
John Galloway
Ames
Benton Farms Picked for TVA Phosphate Demonstrations
Twenty Benton county townships are to host TVA phosphate demonstration farms supplied free of charge for soil and feed quality testing. Farms run by local operators will illustrate soil management that raises protein content and feed value, with about two dozen townships in the four-county area involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Benton County
Tennessee Valley Authority
Muscle Shoals
Paul Burson
Toledo
Smls Association
Tama Iowa
Poweshieck
Benton
TVA
Burson
Iowa
Poweshiek County
Four Percent Fewer Lambs In Feed Lots Nationwide
In Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota lambs on feed drop sharply, offsetting gains in western states. Government report shows total U S feed lot lambs on Jan 1 1936 at 5 376 000 head down 4 percent from a year earlier.
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Chicago
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
United States
Delaware County Grange network expands to thirteen units
Delaware county Grange activity rises with Colesburg origin and 500 members, 200 joined recently. A Jan 20 rally in Manchester will attract 200 to 300 Grange reps as state officers participate.
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County
Manchester
Colesburg
Delaware County
Wiley Kerns
Middle Point
James Carradus
Prairie Township
Pomona
Gazette
James W. Carradus
Iowa
Prairie Center Grange
Seed questions soar as Iowa weighs legume sowing and weed law
Ed Hadley reports cautions from department officials on sowing foreign grown legume seeds. Iowa farmers face high domestic seed costs and questions on seeding rates, with recommendations to favor high germination seed and manage seed beds carefully. A new state weed law proposal seeks to reclassify weeds and empower county weed commissioners.
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Ed Hadley
Washington
Department of Agriculture
R. H. Porter
Ames
Iowa City
Iowa
Linn County Farm Bureau Calendar and 1938 corn harvest note
The Linn Farm Bureau calendar lists a Tuesday schedule with a home project training school at Maine township hosted by Mrs Roy Higgins at 10 a.m. An 8 p.m Junior Farm Bureau meeting occurs at Dairydale school, and Franklin township Farm Bureau meets at Marion. Iowa assistant secretary of agriculture H C Aaberg reports one fifth of the 1938 corn crop harvested with mechanical pickers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn Farm Bureau
Home Project Training
Maine Township
Roy Higgins
Dairydale School
Franklin Township
Marion
H C Aaberg
Iowa
Government Steps to Bolster Egg Market
The AAA approved a federal egg purchase program to remove surplus eggs from the market. Purchases will be by the AAA commodities purchase section and distributed through relief channels by the surplus commodities corporation. The plan is funded from surplus removal funds under the AAA.
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Washington
INS
AAA
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
New York
Don Montgomery
AAA Consumers’ Council
Program Officers To Be Named Men In Cedar Buchanan
Newly elected chairmen on township committees will meet here Monday for the election of county officers and committeemen in the agricultural conservation program. Homer Soules, 1936 chairman, announced Saturday. Organization meeting moved to Monday evening in Tipton due to a conflict with the Farm Bureau convention at Des Moines.
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Cedar
Buchanan
Independence
Homer Soules
Tipton
Cedar County
Farm Bureau Convention
Des Moines
Williamsburg township farm program chairmen named
Township committeemen named chairmen for each precinct will meet in Williamsburg on Tuesday to elect county officers. List includes Dayton G D Williams English C E Somers Fillmore R G Litzenburg Greene W J Hanson Hartford J T McGarry Hilton C Fakinson Honey Creek J W Schroder Towa Carl H Maas Lenox A O Wolf Lincoln L H Hinrichs Margengo F J Steele Pilot Ben Bean Sumner A E Hursh Troy C J Hanson Washington Roy A Denzler York Albert Wills
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Williamsburg
Town
Dayton
G D Williams
English
C £. Somers
Fillmore
R. G. Litzenburg
Greene
W. J. Hanson
Hartford
J. T McGarry
Hilton
C Fakinson
Honey Creek
J. W. Schroder
Towa
Carl H. Maas
Lenox
A. O. Wolf
Lincoln
L. H. Hinrichs
Margengo
F. J. Steele
Pilot
Ben Bean
Sumner
A. E. Hursh
Troy
C. J Hanson
Washington
Roy A. Denzler
York
Albert Wills
Public Sale Dissolution Auction at Geo Walter Farm
An estate dissolution sale will be held at the Geo Walter farm located 114 miles south and 12 miles west of Watkins, 6 miles southeast of Blairstown, 8 miles northeast of Marengo and 24 miles southwest of Cedar Rapids on Wednesday January TM at 1030. The sale includes 12 head horses, 46 head cattle, 7% head Hampshire hogs, substantial machinery and miscellaneous items with cash terms or banker arrangements.
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Geo. Walter
Watkins
Blairstown
Marengo
Cedar Rapids
Hampshire
Farrow
Emerson Rank
Oliver
Leo Browns
John Woods
George Walter
Hartz d& Scholitz
A J Schmuecker
Haererca
Guernsey
Poland
Chester
John Deere
John Deeres
Farm Auction Schedule Roundup for January City Exits
Auction list for January 18 to 23 details closing out sales by Kral McDonald Schulte Oxley Woods and Walter Stock Procok across locations near Oxford Tipton Walford Mechanicsville Marion Watkins Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids with distances noted in miles.
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Kral
Oxford
McDonald
Tipton
Schulte
Walford
Baker Reduction
Mechanicsville
Joe Stock
Cedar Rapids
Procok
Farmers Near Strawberry Point Plan Strip Cropping
Two farmers near Strawberry Point, W McTaggart and Harold Knight, will establish contour and strip cropping and terracing demonstrations on their land next spring. Agronomist L F Wainscott of the McGregor Farmersburg soil conservation service announced the plan, a result of a soil conservation course led by W H Magdefrau last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawberry Point
W. McTaggart
Harold Knight
Here
L. F. Wainscott
McGregor-Farmersburg Soil Conservation Service
W. H. Magdefrau
Linn Fruit Growers Report Good Season
The Linn county Co-Operative Fruit Growers and Producers association reported 1936 receipts double 1935 and the highest in eight years. Strawberries priced well, raspberries ripened quickly due to heat, grapes nearly failed. The group added ten members. Frank J. Schultz was re-elected president John Flick remained secretary-treasurer and W. J. Kluber was named vice-president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Co- Operative Fruit Growers and Producers Association
John R. Flick
Frank J. Schultz
John Flick
W. J. Kluber
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Ray Anderson
Lesa Heavy
Karpries Harem
FE Stupman
Mest
S&s
Marth
Shipman
West Liberty
GEO
Marion, Iowa
Michel
Farm Bureau
Klein and
Galloway
Benton Farms
J.C. Landenberger
Optometrist
First Avenue
Clarence Cox
Kerns
Dallas
San Antonio
Texie
Carradus
Golden East
Ryan
Ernest Sheppard
Harl Hamblin
Clarence Fife
Masonville Grange
William Barclay
Ruby Schmitz
Russell Schmitz
Earlville
Burt Bishop
Chris Rohr
Frank Brooks
Agriculture
Grange
Delhi
Raymond Lanning
Hubert Grapes
Robert Gaddie
Roy Little
Clayton County
Dean Sauerbry
Eva Sauerbry
Joe Gill
Silver Creek
Gre-Ida
Wesley Carruthers
Roy Emerson
Clara Carrothers
Glen Worthington
Fred Grapes
Dale Henderson
Gre Ida
Greeley
Oneida
Louis Ryan
Letha Cox
John Knox
Forestville
Ben Sherman
Alice St. John
Hattie Lee
Jones Mill Grange
E. E. Campbell
Marjorie Rose
Pomona Grange
Homer Burhans
Verda Barr
National Grange
Fredonia
Minnesota
County Grange
Merle E. Garmoe
Third St. SE
Towa City
CCC
WPA
Agricultural Committee
Highway Commission
Farm Bureau Calendar
Wailordoor Leven
McCormick
Bugsy
Farmer’s Savings Bank
George Fo Parlick
John E. Shulte
Oxley Estate
Woods
Walter Dissolution
Linn Fruit Growers
Moeynt Vernon Avenue
Memorial Drive
City Dump
Peter Procok
W. E. Charlis
Litestien
First Trust and Savings Bank
D.C. Ray
Proip
Merchants National Bank
Paramount Pharmacy
Paramount Theater
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