Device speeds chinch bug barriers erection at Tama farm
County agent Burns Byram demonstrated a tractor drawn contraption that laid creosoted paper barriers along 120 rods in 60 minutes. The device uses a plow point nose to open fur rows while a spool feeds treated paper, with safety precautions noted for handling creosote.
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Chelsea
Ed Gray
Byram
CO Wein
Burns Byram
Tama
William Kremenak
Toledo
Bryam
Louis A. Riehl
Ames
Federal Bureau of Entomology
Chicago
Iowa Faces Severe Chinch Bug Outbreak Across State
Des Moines entomologist C. J. Drake says Iowa suffers a major chinch bug outbreak spanning Des Moines to Mills and Pottawattamie counties and Sac Calhoun and Tama to the north. He warns the largest bug movement to corn will occur in the next two weeks as they mature and fly, causing extensive damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor Drake
Des Moines
INS
Iowa
C. J. Drake
Mills and Pottawattamie
Sac
Calhoun
Tama
Drake
Fence Drift Caught in the Woven Wire
An unusual season shows farmers and county agents in Iowa using ingenious devices to accomplish peaceful contrivances. The writer praises the practical, common sense approach of these men in advancing rural improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR. F. A
Iowa
Hampshire litter sets record with 590.5 pound litter
In Peoria the Hampshire Swine Registry reports a Marionville Missouri sow owned by Mrs. Cicley L. Roberts produced a 13 pig litter that weighed 5905 pounds at 56 days of age, an all time high for brand sow productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Hampshire Swine Registry Today
Cicley L. Roberts
Marionville
Oldsen Talks Beef with 4-H Baby Beef Members
Carl Oldsen secretary of the Town Beef Producers association met Jones county 4-H baby beef club members Wednesday at the Fairbanks home Anamosa in the morning and Merlin K. Lyon Olin in the afternoon Calves at the Lyon farm and those fed by Leo Tevsen and Grover Lorenzen were viewed Oldsen discussed feeding management fitting showing and judging of baby beeves at the two meetings
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Anamosa
Carl Oldsen
Town Beef Producers Association
Jones County
Willis
Donald Fairbanks
Merlin K. Lyon
Olin
Oldsen
Lyon Farm
Leo Tevsen
Grover
Helen
Virtus Lorenzen
4-H Demonstration Help At Waukon On July 9
Miss Florence Forbes from Iowa State College extension will meet 4-H club leaders and demonstration team members in Waukon on July 9 to help them develop their demonstrations. The all-day meeting will begin at 9 00 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Miss
Florence Forbes
Iowa State College Extension Department
Barn Burned In Sigourney Farmhouse Fire
Fire believed to have started from spontaneous combustion destroyed a large barn on the Charles Bake house farm southeast of Sigourney tenanted by Waehter Brothers. Damage estimate not determined.
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Sigourney
Charles Bakehouse
Waehter Brothers
353-Pound Herd Tops Ben ton Cow Test in June
C. M. Hoyt of La Porte City led eleven Holsteins in the Benton Cow Test association No. 4 for June. James Emerson, tester, reported average milk production 985 pounds and butterfat 35.3 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Porte City
C. M. Hoyt
Benton
Long Coastal Excursions Draw Samoan Villages
In the Samoan islands some villages routinely voyage to nearby islands up to sixty miles away for extended visits that last about six months. The practice reflects traditional travel and communal ties across island communities.
HOG PRICE TREND UPWARD THIS WEEK
Hogs advanced to the highest price since mid May as demand rose while receipts fell. Prices in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota rose to around 5.95 and week totals showed lighter three day receipts, with nine months of marketing year totals markedly higher than prior years.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota
Acres of legumes ensiled on Steele farm near Waukon
Roy Steele farm in Jefferson township Allamakee county filled a 28 by 12 foot silo with 11 acres of legumes including 1 acre sweet clover and 10 acres alfalfa. Last year five acres alfalfa five sweet clover and three soy beans were used. Blackstrap molasses at about 70 pounds per ton of legume used in both years. Steele Guernsey herd of 12 cows and 6 yearlings began legume ensilage mid August and it lasted until late May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Roy Steele
Jefferson Township
Allamakee County
Three Buildings Burn On Farm Near Maynard
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed two barns measuring 24 by 30 feet and 60 by 80 feet and a granary 18 by 30 feet on a farm 2.5 miles southeast of Maynard. Tenant Lester Schmitt. three tons of old hay oats and two sets of harness also lost. Loss covered by insurance.
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Maynard
Lester Schmitt
SE Iowa Fruit Growers Tour Set For July 16
SE Iowa fruit growers will hold their annual summer tour on July 16 in Des Moines county starting at the Levi Bryant farm two miles south of Burlington. The Williams orchards at Danville will be inspected and a speaking program will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Ames
S. W. Edgecomb
Iowa State College Extension
Southeastern Iowa
Des Moines
Levi Bryant
Burlington
Williams
Danville
Kanawha Field Day Set for July 8 at Kanawha
Ames farmers attending the North Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association field day at Kanawha July 8 will inspect new small grain varieties. Project announced by C S Reddy Iowa State College plant pathologist.
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Ames
North Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association
Kanawha
Kanawha Experiment Farm
C. S. Reddy
Iowa State College
96 Farm Youths In Conservation Camp For 4-Hers
Ninety six 4 H youths from towns gathered at Camp Mitigwa near Boone for the sixth annual state conservation camp and conference. Camp officials and extension specialists outlined photography, landscaping, and nature topics with talks by Charles Badger Clark and Charles Reed. The event ends Sunday with a poem reading and closing ceremonies.
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Ames
Camp
Mitigwa
Boone
Glen Custer
H .L. Kooser
R. H. Lenz
Charles Badger Clark
Clark
Black Hills
Custer
Edith Barker
Paul Taff
J N Darling
L. M. Cline
Ellis Hicks
Harold Gunderson
Charles D. Reed
USDA
Des Moines
George M. McCullough
Minneapolis
Ella Loughran
Edward Syndergaard
Blanche Brobeil
Willard Byerly Named Delegate to Boone Conservation Camp
ANAMOSA Willard Byerly of Olin serves as a delegate to the state conservation camp at Boone from July 4 to 7, accompanied by James Kearns the county club agent in Jones County.
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Anamosa
Willard Byerly
Olin
Boone
James Kearns
Jones
Revised 1939 Soy Exports Totals Reported
A corrected export summary from the Chemurgie Council shows 627,741,363 pounds shipped abroad in 1939 with six months of the current marketing year totaling 656,823,341 pounds. Country breakdown includes Netherlands 350,245,762 Denmark 106,887,230 Sweden 108,648,950 Norway 20,287,564 Canada 16,673,404 United Kingdom 9,865,284 France 7,916,104 Finland 3,180,000 Belgium 2,797,650 Mexico 946,997 and others 292,418 pounds. For the first half of the season Netherlands 441,239,167 Denmark 122,287,750 Sweden 58,752,130 Norway 12,587,680 Canada 16,729,260 United Kingdom 1,910,477 Finland 3,180,000 and others 136,877 pounds.
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Chemurgie Council
Netherlands
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Canada
United Kingdom
France
Finland
Belgium
Mexico
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association Annual Meeting Details
An executive board meeting of the Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association Inc is set for July 8 at 4 30 p m at Hotel Montrose Cedar Rapids to outline plans for the twenty seventh annual meeting scheduled in Cedar Rapids on October 15 and 16 with technical and social programs planned.
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Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association, Inc
Montrose
Cedar Rapids
Six Entered In Jackson Ten Acre Corn Contest
Six Jackson county farmers registered for the county ten acre corn contest. Participants include George Marvin and Clare Reistroffer of Spragueville, Carol Eads of Preston, and J. F. Marlowe Lloyd Haylock and Vern Haylock of Maquoketa.
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Jackson
Maquoketa
Jackson County
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers Association
George Marvin
Clare Reistroffer
Spragueville
Carol Eads
Preston
J. F. Marlowe
Lloyd Haylock
Vern Haylock
Corn Growth On Martin Weland Farm A July 4 Scene
A July 4 photograph from Walford shows eastern Iowa corn above knee high with tassels soon. Amos Weland supervises a team on the Martin Weland farm at the town edge as cool weather keeps oats favorable and wheat head fill looks strong for an early harvest.
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Iowa
Martin Weland
Walford
Amos Weland
Hybrid Inspection For Certification Begins Friday
DES MOINES Inspections of hybrid corn for certification will begin Friday. Joe J. Robinson secretary of the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers association says 16 inspectors will check seed fields for proper isolation and will visit during the detasseling period to ensure proper handling by growers.
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Des Moines
Joe J. Robinson
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
Robinson
Ten Cars Livestock Shipped In Special Train From Onslow
A special train carried ten cars of livestock to Chicago from Onslow on Wednesday. The shipments included Hereford steers and heifers from owners Louis Finn John A Finn Clarence Finn and others, plus four single decks of hogs totaling 176 head and 42 042 pounds.
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Onslow
Chicago
C M Holst
John A. Finn
Louis A Finn
Clarence Finn
Orvil Skahill
Onslaw Shippers Association
Louis Finn
Frank Kane
Alva Streeper
N C Holst
Jones C. T. A. to Plan Summer Program in Anamosa
A joint meeting of directors from the North and South Jones County 4 H clubs will convene Friday evening in Anamosa. Presidents Alvin Byerly and George Balster lead plans for a joint summer picnic and program and for selecting a judging team to compete at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle congress.
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Anamosa
Alvin Byerly
George Balster
Monticello
Waterloo Dairy Catlle
Favorable Prospect for Crop of Apples in Iowa
Des Moines Iowa leads the middle west in prospects for an apple crop says RS Herrick secretary of the state horticultural society. He notes that in some areas a lack of bees has reduced apple set but Iowa should benefit from high demand as neighboring states show poorer crops.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Middle West
Herrick
State Horticultural Society
Jowa
Field Tours Planned in Fayette County Farms
Special to The Gazette Fayette field tours of ten farms are set for July 12 and 15 to study erosion control demonstrations and the impact of phosphate fertilizer and pasture improvement. On July 12 in Westfield Fremont Jefferson and Fairfield townships visitants include Louis Barnes L F E Bennington Harvey Teutsch Fred Klammer Ray Teague and Herbert Meisgeier. On July 15 in Clermont Illyria townships K J Kerr Jerry Spencer W S Rothlisberger Lea Rothlisberger and Howard Medberry participate.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Paul E. McElroy
Louis Barnes
L. FE. Bennington
Harvey Teutsch
Westfield Township
Fred Klammer
Fremont Township
Ray Teague
Jefferson Township
Herbert Meisgeier
Fairfield Township
K J Kerr
Jerry Spencer
Clermont Township
S. Rothlisberger
Lea Rothlisberger
Howard Medberry
Illyria Township
Different Viewpoints Like Cloud Shapes
A Country Woman notes how a single view of drifting clouds sparks diverse memories and associations among a group. Each observer sees something different from winter snow to milking time, wool fleece, sea foam, or cotton candy, celebrating varied perspectives.
820 Acres Of Peas Packed At Vinton
Vinton Iowa The Iowa Canning company completed packing 820 acres of peas this week and plans to start string beans next week Officials said the pea crop this year exceeded prior years due to early wet conditions Peas earlier season were below average in quality but the late variety was strong The bean acreage rose about 20 percent from 1939
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Vinton
Iowa Canning Company
Wisconsin
Minnesota
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