Iowa jackrabbit import plan met with mixed support
Cedar Rapids sportsmen press ahead with introducing jackrabbits from South Dakota despite Ira Gabrielson urging strong opposition. 138 farmers back two or more pairs, while local officials warn disease risk and potential crop damage. federal biologist recommends habitat improvement for native cottontails.
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South Dakota Plains
Iowa
Ira N. Gabrielson
U. S. Biological Survey
Washington, D. C
Bill Baldridge
Jesse Manes
Cedar Rapids
Leo Logan
Baldridge
Bill
Old Mexico
Logan
The
Conservation Commission
Fred Schwab
Fish and Game Division
Gabrielson
South Dakota
United States
Jackrabbit control letter lists farm petitions in Iowa
Ira N. Gabrielson announces a cooperative study with Iowa State College Ames on game management and reports 138 residents who request jackrabbits be placed on their farms. The list includes numerous residents from Solon Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon and other Iowa towns seeking wildlife management assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Ames
Logan J. Bennett
Ira N. Gabrielson
McDonald Takes Three Month Post With Iowa Wool Growers
C W McDonald Ames extension sheep and wool specialist will serve as fieldman for the Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers association during a three month furlough starting February 1. He will focus on education, breeding, feeding and marketing improvements to boost farmer profits and lamb quality statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers’ Association
C. W. McDonald
McDonald
Iowa
Charles Sexton
Des Moines
To Save His Face He Saved a Horse
Elderly farmer Felix Michel near Marion refused to abandon routine and saved a horse stuck on a clear ice patch for 48 hours. He laid woven wire and guided the animal to the barn, repeating the act until the horse was safely in the stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Michel
Marion
Mr. Michel
Dobbin
Farm Herds Run Amok Prompts Makeshift Shelter Crews
In South Bethel a hog herd escaped the feedlot and slid down a hill. The owner built a shelter on site and hauled feed and water to the hogs. Nearby farmers improvised, with a blacksmith shop in the field and a farmer tracing a path for a stray cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel
Mohamet
Kidneys Must Clean Out Acids And Toxins
Ad promotes Cystex as a guaranteed kidney and bladder remedy. Claims nine million kidney tubes filter acids, warns against cheap drugs, lists symptoms, and promises full refund if results fail. Bank of America deposits $10,000 guarantee rapid vitality and youthfulness in a week.
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Bank of America
Los Angeles
Calif
Yearling Hereford Steers Sellat 7.30 Near Columbus Jct
Twenty head of Hereford yearling steers averaging 800 pounds sold for 7.30 a hundredweight at the Willits and Son closing out sale ten miles northeast of Columbus Junction. Cows brought up to 55, a heifer 21, sheep nine dollars a head. Live stock and farm equipment also sold including horses mules and implements. Auctioneer was Paul Klotz of Columbus Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
O. E. Willits and Son
Here
Paul Klotz
Marengo Sale Totals Prices for Livestock and Feeds
At the J. F. Nick and F. J. Steele sale west of Marengo a matched team of black mares brought 372 dollars. The top cow sold for 83.50 and some heifers for 76. Oats went for 55 cents a bushel, clover hay 11 dollars a ton, Plymouth Rock chickens 60 cents, and hogs 19.50.
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Marengo
J. F. Nick
F. J. Steele
Plymouth Rock
Combines Cut Costs in Growing Soybeans Across Illinois
A seven year study of 250 central Illinois farms shows total costs per acre dropping from 17.95 with binder and thresher to 16.36 with a chemical combine. Labor needs fell sharply with the combine, while grain yields rose with higher labor input up to a point. Planting was mostly solid drilling with no clear yield advantage from raw method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
R. C. Ross
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Ross
Central
Illinois
Forty four to graduate from Marengo night school
Special to The Gazette Marengo Forty four farmers from a total enrollment of 144 in the farm night school attended seven of the ten meetings and are eligible for graduation on Feb 1 George Godfrey assistant to the president of Iowa State college will be the speaker The following men will receive diplomas Frank Ahrens Jr Lon Bigbee F A Bolger Wayne Bolger Milton Brown Cecil Carey R V Curfman B B Davis M J Denzler Roy A Denzler Lorimer Denzler Allyn G Evans C F Feller Cecil Fiser George V Fiser George Frimmel Jr George Frimmel Jr W T Gates Clarence Hansen Herbert Hansen A E Hursh J V Kenney A J Kock Joe La Grange I A Lillie J T McGarry John McKusker Wm Martin Harold D Miller Oscar Misel O H Olson H K Owens R G Owen D F Rockwell Harold Sherman S F Sherman Robert Shedenheim Boyd N Smith Ben F Tompkins W H Wheeler D H Zentmire C F Lacher J A Schafbuch
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
George Godfrey
Iowa State College
Frank Ahrens, Jr
Lon Bigbee
F. A. Bolger
Wayne Bolger
Milton Brown
Cecil Carey
R. V. Curfman
B. B
I. A. Lillie
J. T. McGarry
John McKusker
Wm. Martin
Harold D. Miller
Oscar Misel
O. H. Olson
H. K. Owens
R. G. Owen
D. F. Rockwell
Harold Sherman
S. F. Sherman
Robert Shedenheim
Boyd N. Smith
Ben F. Tompkins
W. H. Wheeler
D. H. Zentmire
C. F. Lacher
J. A. Schafbuch
Grange O' Delhi Holds Regular Meeting in Delhi
The Grange O' Delhi with sixty charter members met Monday in Delhi. James Carradus, county deputy, presided at the session.
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Delhi
Grange O
James Carradus
Linn county farm debt adjustment committee to meet
The Linn county farm debt adjustment committee will meet at the Federal building in Cedar Rapids Saturday. Committee chairman is C. B. F. Michel of Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Farm Debt Adjustment Committee
Federal Building
Cedar Rapids
C. B. F. Michel
Marion
Coming Farm Auctions This Week
A sequence of farm auctions is listed for January 28 to 30. Consignment auctions at Beverly Jellison and Grieve close out four miles east of Walker, and a Tipton community sale are scheduled for January 28. January 29 features the Iowa Livestock Exchange sale in Cedar Rapids. January 30 includes Peter Procok closing out sale near Cedar Rapids and Posserl horse and mule sale near Blairstown.
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Beverly
Jellison and Grieve
Walker
Tipton
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Peter Procok
Posserl
Blairstown
Mt. Vernon Ave
Memorial Dr
Troy Mills
van Horne
C. R
Rock Road
Lamb Feeders Launch Drive To Boost Mutton Demand
SANBORN Forty nine percent of the lambs produced in Iowa find a market outside the state says LeRoy Getting secretary of the Iowa Lamb Feeders association in announcing a national campaign to increase lamb consumption. Joint sponsors include the Iowa and Colorado Nebraska Lamb Feeders associations and the National Wool Growers association with support from the National Association of Food Chains the National Association of Retail Grocers the American Institute of Meat Packers and the National Livestock and Meat Board.
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Sanborn
Iowa
LeRoy Getting
Iowa Lamb Feeders’ Association
Mr. Getting
Colorado- Nebraska Lamb Feeders Association
National Wool Growers Association
Getting Adds
National Association of Food Chains
National Association of Retail Grocers
American Institute of Meat Packers
National Livestock and Meat Board
Bowman Reports 80 Future Farmers Chapters In Iowa
DES MOINES INS confident the Iowa Association of Future Farmers of America will reach 100 chapters by May 13. Eight new chapters formed this year bring total to eighty with 257 members led by Waverly at forty eight. Largest chapter Clarinda with seventy three members. officers listed including Cecil Carr president and Clarence Dean secretary.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Association of Future Farmers of America
A. R. Bowman
Bowman
Ames
Alleman
Chariton
College Springs
Donnellson
Logan
Plymouth
Sibley
Waverly
Northwestern
Iowa
Southwestern
Southeastern Iowa
Central Iowa
Clarinda
Cecil Carr
Clarence Dean
Iowa Falls
Claude Gifford
Marshalltown
Alvin Donahoe
Moravia
Ernest Mueller, Jr
Winterset
Gerald Hoskins
Sac City
Paul Trumbauer
Jesup
Fred Sievers
Audubon
School of Instruction Set for Delaware County Officers
A Manchester venue hosts a school of instruction for township soil conservation officers in Delaware County. The program is scheduled for Friday to enhance local conservation enforcement and practical field skills.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Carbohydrate Structure: Sugars and Polysaccharides
Carbohydrates comprise two main groups, sugars and polysaccharides. Sugars are simple carbohydrates and provide quick energy. Polysaccharides are complex carbohydrates consisting of long chains of monosaccharide units.
Farm program heads named in two counties
Robert Lyon of Traer was named chairman of the Tama county soil conservation committee here Tuesday. Other officers are John Cherveny of Clutter, vice chairman, Burns Byram, county agent at Toledo, secretary, Charles Mishek of Otter Creek township, treasurer, and Harry Aschenbrenner of Dysart, committee member. Township chairmen elected last week include John Hanson, Lincoln. R. S. Stephenson, Grant. Leonard Stanley, Buckingham. Ross McElhinney, Geneseo. Julius Bruene, Spring Creek. Robert Lyon, Crystal. S. S. Wilson, Perry. Harry Aschenbrenner, Clark. R. A. Moyer, Carlton. Earl Lyon, Howard. Fred Cizek, Carroll. John Cherveny, Oneida. Harry White, Indian Village. Charles Whallen, Toledo. Charles Mishek, Otter Creek. L. N. Novotny, York. Gus Timm, Columbia. Walter Rich, Richland. Charles Gary, Highland. Ray Wilkinson, Salt Creek. Willard Houdyshell, Tama.
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Toledo
Robert Lyon
Traer
Tama County Soil Conservation
Columbia
Walter Rich
Richland
Charles Gary
Highland
Ray Wilkinson
Salt Creek
Willard Houdyshell
Tama
Denzler Elected Chairman of Iowa County Conservation Group
William sburg held a meeting where Roy A. Denzler of Marengo was chosen chairman of the county agricultural conservation committee for 1937. J T McGarry of Victor was named vice president Carl H Maas of South Amana became third member W J Hanson of Holbrook named alternate D H Zentmire Marengo elected secretary and Cornelius Falinson Marengo treasurer.
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Williamsburg
Roy A. Denzler
Marengo
Iowa County Agricultural Conservation Committee
J. T. McGarry
Victor
Carl H. Maas
South Amana
W. J. Hanson
Holbrook
D. H. Zentmire
Cornelius Falinson
Elevator manager elected at Traer for Farmers Elevator
E E Mullin longtime Voorhies elevator manager was chosen as manager of the Farmers Elevator company in Traer and will start duties January 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traer
E. B. Mullin
Voorhies
Farmers Elevator Company
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Biological Survey
BY Joe McCormick
Weaver Witwer
Jack Levin
Witwer
A. J. Smith
Waltonians
Iowa Conservation Commission
Bennett
State Conservation Commission
J. E. Lowder
Belle Plaine
James Mackey
Ely
Anthony Holets
Frank Klouda
Chris F. Lee, Jr
Hiever Brothers
Solon
Frances B. Lee
Rudolph Lingel
Milo Riddle
Leonard Prochaska
Charles G. See, Jr
Carol Marine
Wellman
J. L. White
C. A. Probst
Amana
Allie Alden
Shellsburg
Glen Ferguson
Mount Vernon
George Young
Palo
Pete Sievers
Wyoming
Harlan Biggs
Curtis J. Bickel
Anamosa
August Pospisil
Bertram
Clinton C. Berry
George Studer
Central City
Lee van Kirk
W. M. Bennett
Mechanicsville
Joe Wathan
Center Point
Elmer Glick
Olin
Royal Tuttle
Norway
Kirk Beatty
Fairfax
Robert Alden
A. J. Minor
Karl Gray
George A. Stark
William Vich
Frank Trachta
Ernie Trachta
Edwin
J. P. Schneberger
Ossian
Delbert White
Paul Lillie
Charles Chaloupka
Ernest Sulek
E. Ivan Bys
George Fry
Viola
Otto Hegewald
Middle
A. J. Schueler
Alburnett
John Wood
Springville
Harry Metzger
Paul Brant
Virgil Alberts
Charles Wirstlin
Laura H. Atwood
Wil
Iowa Wool Growers
Pools
National Wool Marketing Corporation
Federal Farm Board
Iowa Organization
Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers Association
Farm Board
Ram Sales
State Association
Iowa County Lamb Producers Associations
Bur Drexler
A. J. Beranek
Coggan
M. J. Portar
Hopkinton
Cecil Smith
George Willard
E. E. Keith
O. F. Lewis
James Griggs
M. J. Haigh
Vernon Ray
Co. W. MC
Tipton Community
Fairgrounds
Cedar County
Marak-Steffer Co
Values
Ghost Ave
Dial
MR. Farmer
Columbus
Ford
Chevrolet
West End
Future Farmer
School OF Instruction
Guernsey
Poland
John Deere
Denzler
Iowa County
Chester
McCormick-Deering
McCormick
A. L. Jellison
F. C. Grieve
M. J. McCalley
Frank W. Lindahl
North Linn Savings Bank
Jack
Jenny
L. H. Possehl
Hartz & Schmitz
A. J. Schmuecker
G. E. Hillier
Gazette
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