Future Of County Poultry Co-ops Pends Meeting In Des Moines
A receiver presides as Ottumwa plant closes and 14 county poultry co-ops plan joint talks at the State Farm Bureau office in Des Moines. County managers from Benton Tama and Powe shiek indicate plans to continue operations. liquidation begun with debts to Omaha Bank for Cooperatives.
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Future of County Poultry Co-ops
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Iowa Poultry Producers Marketing Association
State Co-op
State Farm Bureau Federation
Wapello
Lloyd E Sherman
Omaha
Sherman
Gazette
Omaha Bank
Cooperatives
E.A. Wimmer
Farmaes and Merchants Bank
Ot Shtumway
Harold Simmons
Aimee
Hale
Farmers State Bank of
Lloyd E. Sherman
E. K. Daugherty
Omaha Bank For Cooperatives
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Keosauqua
State Farm Bureau
A. J. Secor
Farm Bureau Group
Farm Bureau
Omaha Bank For Co
William Heckendorn
Farm Credit Administration
Washington
Heckendorn
Grant Lindsay
Fairfield
FSA Loans Expand for Vocational Ag Students
The Farm Security Administration broadens its rehabilitation program to provide loans up to 75 dollars for students in vocational agriculture who come from FSA borrower families. Loans cover livestock seed plants feed fertilizers or materials for supervised farming projects. Applications require project purpose size duration expenses receipts and net income estimates to assess soundness and self liquidity.
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Des Moines
Farm Security Administration
FSA
J. A. Linke
Federal Agricultural Education Service
Mechanical Milker Replaces Hand Milking in Amana Dairy
A South Amana dairy, home to 50 cows with 40 Holsteins and 10 Short horns, has installed a four-unit electric milking machine. This new unit marks the third metal milking outfit in the Amana colonies, joining installations at nearby sites.
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Gazette
South Amana
Amana
Imachine
South Mana
Ten Months Imports Of Farm Products Value $270 Million
A National Farm Chemurgy Council bulletin reports U S imports of agricultural products for the first ten months of 1940 totaling 270 518 868 dollars. Sugar and related products led with 112 767 479 dollars followed by wool and hides and skins with major import volumes and values for soybeans flaxseed cotton and other commodities.
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Columbus
United States
Chemurgie Council
Marshall County Woman To Be H D A In Keokuk County
Ruth Gallentine of Marshall county was named home demonstration agent for Keokuk county at the county Farm Bureau meeting. She will replace Jeanne P Verne who resigned due to ill health and will start about mid February. Forrest H Bennett was rehired as county agent. The board also decided to hire a full time county club agent to replace John D Morris who resigned to take the Muscatine county post.
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Sigourney
Ruth Gallentine
Marshall County
Keokuk County
County Farm Bureau Board
Jeanne P Verne
Gallientine
Forrest H. Bennett
John D. Morris
Muscatine County
Fayette County Pays Dog Killing Claims Totaling 2425.57
West Union reports Fayette county supervisors allowed 2425.57 in claims for live stock killed by dogs in 1940. Dog tax income totaled 2328 with the balance covered from surplus. Tax was 1 for males and 3 for females. 2235 male or spayed female dogs taxed and 31 females. The largest payout was 198 sheep, 1377 to 74 owners. turkeys followed with 649 to 9 owners. Other claims included one horse 40 dollars, cattle 136, hogs 89, ducks 21.75, geese 533, chickens 7875, and rabbits 2.40.
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West Union
Fayette County
Contestants for Grain Co-Ops Talk Tourney Listed
Nine youths who won district public speaking contests will compete for the Iowa state championship in Des Moines January 28 and 29 during the Grain Dealers association convention. Participants include Hjalmer Sandberg Fort Dodge Keith Mullenger Denison Margaret Dieter George Roger De Wolf Rolfe Roger Rus Shefield Joe Kremer Jesup Edith Voetberg Traer Neil Myers Weldon and Orville Cooper Corning.
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Ames
Farmers’ Grain Dealers’ Association of Iowa
Des Moines
Hjalmer Sandberg
Fort Dodge
Keith Mullenger
Denison
Margaret Dieter
George
Roger de Wolf
Rolfe
Roger Rus
Sheffield
Joe Kremer
Jesup
Edith Voetberg
Traer
Neil Myers
Weldon
Orville Cooper
Corning
Iowa
Calmar Creamery Maintains Butterfat Price At 40c
Calmar creamery keeps December butterfat at 40 cents while 38 cents is noted for comparison. The plant received 31,505 pounds of butterfat in the month and produced 39,163 pounds of butter.
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Calmar
Calmar Creamery
Coats of surplus cotton tried for sheep on cold ranges
Government researchers test cotton coats to shield freshly sheared sheep from wind and cold on western pastures. R J Cheatham leads trials with 500 No 10 duck coats to assess effects on feed use wool yield and quality. Tests overseen by USDA and Wyoming station at Flag Ranch near Laramie with waterproof lining under development. Lambing drop noted in early trials. further results awaited.
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Orleans
Southern Regional Research Laboratory
R. J. Cheatham
Cheatham
Bureau of Agricultural Engineering
Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station
Robert H Burns
Wyoming Station
Flag Ranch, Inc
Laramie
Burns
Texas
Australia
Columbus Jct Farmers Hold Shop Session
In Columbus Junction the farmers evening school group held a shop night with rope splicing halter making and rafters cutting demonstrated. The group toured John Hendriks farm near West Liberty to study hog raising equipment. Floyd Farks will speak on Pasture Improvement and Forages with slides.
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Columbus Junction
Farmers
John Hendriks
West Liberty
Hendriks
Marvin Jedele
Gazette
Calmar
Floyd Farks
Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau Weighs AAA Farm Policy Course
At Des Moines the Iowa Farm Bureau prepares for its annual convention with two days of meetings. Allan Kline leads discussions on the federal farm program as members dispute raising crop loans and the income certificate plan to fund AAA payments.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
State Farm Bureau
Bureau
Allan Kline
Vinton
Resolutions Committee
Farm Auction Schedule Listings For Iowa in January
Upcoming sales include HL Kauffman sale on Wednesday January 22 at 212 miles southwest of Swisher. Beverly Cattle Co auction on Thursday January 23 five miles southwest of Cedar Rapids. Andrews Brown Hereford sale on Friday January 24 at Sa City. H F McCalley sale Tuesday January 28, 214 miles northwest of Marion. Wm Burlton closing out sale Wednesday January 29, three miles east of Norway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HL Kauffman
Swisher
Beverly Cattle Co
Cedar Rapids
Andrews & Brown
Sa. City
H. F. McCalley
Marion
Wm. Burlton
Norway
Farmers rally unity urged at convention meeting
Francis Johnson, president, told directors that agriculture ranks must not be divided if farmers are to get needed legislation. He suggested issues may be sharply raised but discord at the convention is unlikely. The remarks came as delegates discussed policy without deep rifts.
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Francis Johnson
Cedar county 4-H to elect officers at annual meeting
Cedar county 4-H livestock club members will elect county officers at their annual meeting on January 29 at 8 p.m. in Tipton. The event gathers 4-H members to select leadership for the county program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Cedar County
4-H Livestock Clubs
Botany Expert to Meet with Weed Committee in Jan
WAUKON E P Sylvester an Ames extension associate in botany and plant pathology will meet with Alla akee county weed committee at the Farm Bureau office on January 30.
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Waukon
E. P. Sylvester
Ames Extension
Allamakee County
Farm Bureau
1620 Listed For Part Time Ag Classes
DES MOINES H T Hall reports 1620 out of school young farmers enrolled in 60 part time classes as part of Iowa vocational agriculture. Classes target ages 16 to 26 and combine classroom work with supervised farming programs plus citizenship and community service activities. The program has operated since 1919 across 190 departments with instructors helping graduates start farming.
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Des Moines
H. T Hall
State Board For Vocational Education
Iowa
Linn County Supervisors Proceedings September 1940
Linn County Iowa Board meets at Cedar Rapids court house on September 9 and 10 1940 in regular session with all members present. Approved bonds for coal supply for poor relief and various tax deed actions and road plans plus several real estate sales and relief expenditures.
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Linn. &S
Board of Supervisors
Said
Cedar Rapids
Iowan
Seevell
Beeson
Petty
C R. Drummond
Marion Township
Aretheron
E. E. Pinney Coal Company
Helen Sutliff Stoneking
H J Cousins
Buffalo Township
Aye
Matt Mullin
Mable I. Smith
Frank R. Riecle
William J Redmond
Fred Wi. Stouber
Walter E. Hollenbeck
Linn
Towa
F Ile
Relief Department
Linn County
Iowa
Oace
Towtt
Nina E. Merveaux
Elmer M. Seevell
Nina F. Merveaux
H. J Cousins
Central City Land and Improvement Company
Central City
Ashbacker Walter
Andrew Alexander
A & P Grocery
Ambulance Service Co
Anthony Food Shop
Auto Salvage Co
Baldwin Frank B
Baldwin Frank B. Co
Beatty Mortuary
Bremer P C
Harry
Bartosh
Jos
Butterfield
Bryner
Inez V
Borschel
E F
Broxey
Eng
Blaine Victor O
Blenkly W H
Central City News
Sabill Eleanor
Sec
Maude
Culberts Grocery
Crescent Macaroni & Cracker Co
City Water Works
Crise and Jail
Carberry Jos W. del Tax
Clines Marlon Water Co
Seer Water
Craemers
Cousal Frank
Gohn & Sons E
Cook F C
Center Point_Lbr. Co
Cach Glass Co. Frank
Chandler Co
Gentral City Telephone Co
I Camera Shop
Center Point
Olling Road
Dolezal
Dolezal_ Joe
Dixon Claude
Drahos Joe
Duster Bros
Durakee Glenn
DeLano Dr C
Elsenbast O
Edison Pharmacy
Ras Ely
Oiling Street
Fisher Jr
Fred C
Kiane Figley
Felton O J
Filip
Mary
Grant
Bruce
Gaffey James
L B
Richard
A Gazette Co
Gramling Mason
Hubbard Ice and Fuel Co
O'seer
Hruska
Harris Lura _E
Hoover
Holden-Kahler Co
O'seer Ofc
Hedges Co
Sor
Homacy Alex
Sol
Harvey
Minta
Heefner and
Newman
Halden &Kahler Co
Hubbard Ice & Fuel Co
Jalil Ke
Hogland
Ida
Hunter Joseph
Hoffman
Millie
Home Oil and Gas Co
Brian Herrick G G
Electric Light and Power Co
Towa State Penitentiary
Johnston Mrs George
Frank R
Kolarik Bookbinding Co
Ng. Kinney Co Inc
Sol Relief
Krejel
James
Kopecky
Kilborn Photo Paper Co
Klinger Paint Co
King Provestment Co
Kelly Mary
Kendall Howe Co
Meller Co
Walton A
Ofc
Linn County Food Stamp Office
Lagomarcino Grape Co
Leldigh
Larimer Hdwe
Lilyard
Amy
Linn County Abstract Co
Lockhart Home Co
W.home and Supplies
Marion Sentinel
Monroe ‘Township
Methodist Hospital
Murphy Margaret
Theresa
Martin Gur
Marion
Miller
Medulan Milo
Moon Funeral Home
Muchmore R
Martin Roasa Tractor and Equip Co
McGowan Rebecca
McKesson and Robbins
McNeal K
MecPartland Tom
Bell Telephone Co
Nagle Eaton Lbr Co
Naglee Eaton Lbr Co
Oak Shade Cemetery
Braves
Owens
Petty Clare
Peiffer Leo
Peterson Oscar
Perpetual Savs
Sunnyslope Sanatorium
Smock Tessier
Shaffer
Robert
Stemple John
Simon Prank
Walter A. Sunt
Searles Dairy
St Luke's Meth Hospital
Sebetka
Anna
Siavia Realty Co
Skalicky
Wendl
Sattizahn Theodore
Saxon
Schenken al
Rufus
State
St_Anthony and
Dakota Elevator Co
Schimbert Co
Schueler NJ
Spahn and Rose Ller Co
I. Titus Mildred A
Tewalt Perle
Tascher, Forrest
Troy Laundry Co
Tait & Wagner Co
Thompson Kari
Touro Henry S. Drainage Rprs
Thompson
Belle
Triangle Refineries
Ushers Dairy
University Hospital
Vondracek Dairy
Vane
R F
Visek Emil
Wenzel
Edward
Wilson
Earl
Williams W .J
Wooden
John A
Whiting James M
Walbrand
Wheeler Publishing Co
Welch-Cook-Brass Co
Watsabanesh WR
Wick
John
Witwer Groer Co
Zerbee
Ethel
Zachar
John Jackson Joseph
Cecess
Jones
Walter M. LaVane
Howard
Lee
Richard Revere Os Phillips
James Janes Ee Robertson
Kenneth
Vorneek
Anton Eeeeneese Varner
Otto
Iinae
Iz Welton
Archie Tee Ee Ee
Wm Ass
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State Farm Bureau Office
Ottumwa Association
Ray Anderson
A. F. Easter
Charles Gary
Toledo
Warren Carpenter
Malcom
Zephyrs
Buck
Colorado
Real
WMT
RLY Cattle Company
Cedar Rapms
H.D.A
Fayette
Vergil
Ernest
Ernest, Didja
A Ernest
Uuw
Aes
Williams
Columbus Jct
Iowa Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau Federation
Fowans
Linn County Board OF Supervisors
Iowataakr
Central City Land and Improvercng
Fair Destiny
Merle & Garmoe
Chichesters
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