Tama farmers plan new county admin scheme for farm program
A Monday conference of township chairs and county leaders agreed on a pioneering plan to let Tama county farmers design their own county administration for the federal farm program. The plan, led by D H Fitzgerald and F F Elliott, requires two thirds of participating farmers to approve in referendums before any action. A committee was set to outline the scheme for a presentation to Fitzgerald and others next week.
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LEDO
Tama County
County Planning Board
Farm Bureau
State Committee
Ames Extension Service
The
AAA
Wash
Ington
United States
F. F. Elliott
Washington
K. J. Nicholson
D. H. Fitzgerald
North Central
Fitzgerald
Nicholson
Tama _ county
Ames
Toledo
Robert Lyon
Traer
Ross McElhinney
Dysart
R. S. Stephenson
Reinbeck
Julius Brune
Gladbrook
E. P
FENCE DRIFT AND LINCOLN HIGHWAY PROGRESS
A report from Tama County outlines the new cutoff on the Lincoln highway from Cedar Rapids west to the Tama edge, promising a four to five mile time saving though with rough fills. County officials led by Lyon and Byram discuss farm program goals for 1937 prioritizing performance based benefits and uniform farming practices amid pending referenda.
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Belle Plaine
Cedar Rapids
Tama
Skrable
Elberon
Burns Byram
Toledo
Lyon
Shipping Costs At Monmouth Avg 52 ½ Cents A Cwt
The Farmers Mutual Shipping association at Monmouth handled 83 decks of livestock in 1936 at an average charge of 52 ½ cents per hundredweight. Total 5,032 head included 3,977 hogs 396 cattle 256 calves and 403 sheep. John Benichek named president for 1937 with Albert Buck secretary and officers and directors listed.
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Gate Monmouth
Farmers Mutual Shipping Association
Monmouth
Albert Buck
John Benichek
E. E. Edwards
Vince Zak
Lew Buck
Fred Voelkers
Smith predicts corn limits and bases due by February
Des Moines leader Ralph Smith, head of the Iowa agricultural conservation committee, says county corn limits and soil depleting bases will be set by Feb 15 and sent to the North Central region for approval. He notes a shift to fifty fifty benefit payments for leased farms and changes to individual landlord shares under the 1937 program.
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Tama County
AAA
Ralph Smith
Des Moines
Fred Ludwig
Lawton
Iowa Agricultural Conservation Committee
Gazette
North Central
North Central Region
Smith
4-H Lambs Fetch $11.81 Average At Spencer Show
Eight hundred seventy six 4-H club lambs sold at Spencer for an average of 11.81 a hundredweight. Gross sale totaling 9041.84. Marvin Freeman's grand championship 103 pound lamb sold for 60 cents a pound to Rice Brothers of Sioux City. Top ten lambs averaged 91 to 108 pounds at 32 cents per pound. Championship group owned by Bobby Duncan sold to Rath Packing for 19 cents a pound. Second prize went to Donald Hutchinson, third to Ethel Duncan, and fourth to Lucille Duncan.
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the Gazette
Spencer
Iowa
Marvin Freeman
Buena Vista County
Rice Brothers
Sioux City
Bobby Duncan
Clay County
Rath Packing Company of
Waterloo
Donald Hutchinson
Emmet County
Ethel Duncan
Lucille Duncan
John Quist
C. W. McDonald
Ames
Allerton Man Is Named 4-H Agent In Louisa County
John A. Elder of Allerton was hired last week as Louisa County 4-H club agent succeeding Delbert Foster who resigned. Elder is a 1936 Iowa State College graduate.
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Allerton
Louisa County
Gazette
Wapello
John A. Elder
Louisa Cunty
Delbert Foster
Elder
Iowa State College
Schedule of Valuations Adopted By Assessors
Reports from Waukon and Manchester indicate that Allamakee and Delaware counties adopted the rates of assessment recommended by the Iowa board of assessment and review for eastern Iowa counties. Delaware will value stallions at 224 dollars, jacks at 224 dollars, and bulls at 40 dollars.
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Waukon
Manchester
Allamakee
Delaware
Iowa Board of Assessment
Iowa
Farm Program Committees Named in Cedar and Buchanan
First eastern Iowa counties to elect farm program administrative committees Cedar and Buchanan hold meetings of township chairmen. J M Reeve of Tipton chosen Cedar county chairman. Homer Soules of Independence named Buchanan county chairman.
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Iowa
Cedar
Buchanan
Tipton
Independence
J. M. Reeve
Cedar County
Homer Soules
J. C. Barnhart
West Branch
Mor
Push Becomes Lesson From Cold Weather Misadventure
A country town scene shows winter chaos as a car slips on ice during an election day. Neighbors offer advice that proves less useful than a simple push which frees the stuck vehicle and yields a memorable warning about listening to tips.
Woman Sees Lemons After Three-Year Wait for Tree
Mrs. Alice Danshill of Millersburg recounts buying a potted tree labeled Jemon from an Ohio seed company in 1933. After years of promised lemons the tree produced thirty five oranges while a fig tree she also bought bore figs for three years.
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Gazette
Millersburg
Alice Danshill
Jemon
Ohio
Owl Rescued From Vandal Crows Near West Branch
A great horned owl with a four foot wingspan was saved from a crow flock on John Thompson farm south of West Branch. Oliver Sayles found the distressed bird, kept it in town for display, then released it after it had recovered. It flew off unharmed into the sky.
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The
Gazette
West Branch
John Thompson
Oliver Sayles
Wallace to Head Iowa Grain Dealers Convention in Des Moines
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace will headline the Farmers Grain Dealers association of Iowa convention in Des Moines January 26 to 29. President Oscar Heline and Secretary D. E. Edison announced the event, with over 1,200 farmers elevator managers and directors expected. Other speakers include T. L. Curran John De Mar C. Vincent Pyle Roy Bender Frank Peck G. A. Kinderdine and Louis E. Roddewig.
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T. L. Curran
John de Mar
C. Vincent Pyle
Roy Bender
Enid
Okla
Frank Peck
Minnesota
G. A. Kinderdine
Federal Internal Revenue Bureau
Louis E. Roddewig
State Board of Assessment and Review
Twelve Year Study Maps Water Runoff For Reservoirs
University of Iowa and federal agencies summarize a twelve year study at Ralston creek near Iowa City. The report details water yields from 1933 to 1934 with 18.5 inches of rain, and records a flood peak of 851 cubic feet per second that could inundate a 100 acre farm in 24 hours. Prof. F T Mavis and Edward Soucek note spillway designs for small midwestern streams require accounting for higher runoff.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Agricultural Engineering Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
United States Geological Survey
F. T. Mavis
Edward Soucek
State University Engineering College
Ralston Creek
Mavis
Nebraska portable mills paid for low grade hay in 1936
In December 1936 Nebraska portable mill operators paid three to five dollars per ton in the field for low grade hay. The saleyard mix included old stack bottoms and tops as well as alfalfa heavily mixed with weeds.
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Nebraska
Cedar Rapids Jackrabbit Stocking Plan Seeks Farmer Interest
The Cedar Rapids Jackrabbit club aims to stock farms in eastern Iowa with pairs of northern jackrabbits shipped from North Dakota to improve hunting conditions. Sponsors Baldridge and Manes urge farmers to respond by sending postcards or letters to their studio at 318 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
North Dakota
William Baldridge
Jesse Manes
Baldridge
Third Avenue SE
Eighteen Organizations Meet For Farm and Home Week
Eighteen groups will hold meetings in Ames during the annual Farm and Home week program from February 8 to 13. Events include sessions by the Iowa Rural Religious Work council, Corn and Small Grain Growers, Farm Business, and numerous dairy cattle and breed associations across dates February 8 through 13.
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Ames
Iowa Rural Religious Work Council
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers Association
Farm Business Association
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association
Iowa
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Iowa Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Beef Producers’ Association
Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders’ Association
Guernsey Cattle Club
Holstein Breeders’ Association
Jersey Cattle Club
Branch Milking Shorthorn Society
Iowa State Dairy Association
Parent Education Council
Rural Young People’s Organization
Oxley estate and local auctions set for January 20
A Wednesday sale day lists Oxley estate closing out sale six miles southeast of Marion and Woods and Walter dissolution sale three miles southwest of Watkins. A horse sale will be held at the Anamosa sale pavilion.
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Oxley Estate
Marion
Woods
Walter Dissolution
Watkins
Anamosa Sale Pavilion
Cedar Rapids Area Closing Out Sales Schedule
Local listings show multiple closing out sales this week including Joe Stock near Cedar Rapids, Provok near 1 percent mile SE, E J Miller near Alburnett, and a Beverly consignment sale. Friday features an Iowa Livestock Exchange sale in Cedar Rapids. Monday offers E J Miller sale two and a half miles northeast of Alburnett.
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Joe Stock
Cedar Rapids
Tipton
Beverly
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Procok
E. J.miller
Alburnett
400 Head Livestock Sale At Webster Auction
Four hundred head of livestock were sold at the farm sale of C. H. Boland R. G. Boland estate and Loren Sorden one half mile east of Webster. Horses topped at 187 dollars. a two year old Percheron stallion bought by the Canadian government. Broad sows averaged 25 dollars. fall pigs about 3.20 per head. Sheep 5 to 10 dollars. High cow 85 dollars. average 60. White Rock pullets 73 cents. Soybean hay 13 dollars a ton. Tractor 510 dollars. corn picker 67 dollars. Cooper Hedrick and Hudson and Sons auctioneers.
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Websterfour
C. H. Boland
R. G. Boland
Loren Sorden
Webster
White Rock
Cooper of
Hedrick and Hudson and Sons of
Stourney
Plants Absorb Mineral Nutrients Only When Dissolved
The article states that plants take up mineral nutrients from soil exclusively in dissolved form within water. It emphasizes the role of soil moisture in nutrient availability and uptake efficiency.
Livestock Pickup Service Expanded in Eastern Iowa
Mike Kelly of the Rock Island railway announced adding 26 eastern Iowa communities to farm to market livestock pickup effective February 15. New stations include Walcott Ely on the main line and Sunbury on the Bennett Stockton branch, with pickup at farms and truck transport to loading points.
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Mike Kelly
Rock Island Railway
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Walcott
Ely
Clinton
McCausland
Elmira
Sunbury
Bennett
Stockton
Buckley’s Mixture Advertisement Cough Relief
A small bottle of Buck ley's Mixture promises triple acting bronchial cough relief with 2 to 3 doses before bed. If the persistent cough keeps you awake all night and you sleep poorly, money back. One sip often checks an ordinary cough.
Poisoned Kidneys Ad for Haarlem Oil Capsules
Advertisement promises to flush poisons and acid from kidneys and correct bladder irritation to stop nightly awakenings. Claims other kidney and bladder symptoms include burning backache and puffy eyes with a 35 cent package of Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules and stated directions.
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Haarlem
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