Contour farming cuts soil loss after severe storm
In Monticello and nearby, William Berns and relatives show contour planting and strip cropping as erosion defenses after heavy rains and hail. Farmers report saved soil on contoured fields while level cross plowed land washed badly.
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the Gazette
McGregor
William Berns
Garnaville
Berns
William
Louis Berns
Louis
Monticello
Peter Gadient
Sand Springs
Herman Egger
John J. Britt
Buck Creek
Fred Neleson
Frank King
C. A. MoeLaughlin
Henry Adams
Farm deals near Traer and Dinsdale finalised
A sale of the Martin farm comprising 240 acres seven miles southwest of Traer closes with Sam Martin as the new sole holder at about 1150 per acre and immediate possession. Separately the Claus Ehlers farm 160 acres north of Dinsdale is sold by Equitable Life Assurance Society to W J Breakenridge of Dinsdale and C H Boothroyd of Chicago for 110 per acre with Ernest Sell as operator and immediate possession.
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Traer
Martin
Sam Martin
Sliv
Claus Ehlers
Dinsdale
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
United States
W. J. Breakenridge
C. H. Boothroyd
Chicago
Ernest Sell
Mr. Breakenridge
Mr. Boothroyd
Hogs and dairy tactics on hilly farmland featured in Arkan sas method
A report notes 214 miles southwest of Minburn farmers plan to raise Towa hogs using the Arkan sas method and to view winter cattle feeding with open sheds and dairying with a pit silo on sloped terrain.
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Minburn
Neighbors aid Hollingsworth haying crew of volunteers
Fourteen men helped on L. H. Hollingsworth farm near Thornburg to raise his hay crop on Monday and Tuesday. Hollingsworth, just home from the hospital, received assistance from Clyde Roberson, Henry Ogden, Claude Nanke, Lorin Looney, Andrew Souer, Bruce Schaull, Anderson Clubb, Keith Dunton, Claude Moore, Mart Maurer, Clark Lester, Isaac Swain, Ed Molyneux and Will McCracken.
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Thornburg
L. H. Hollingsworth
Here
Mr. Hollingsworth
Clyde Roberson
Henry Ogden
Claude Nanke
Lorin Looney
Andrew Souer
Bruce Schaull
Anderson Clubb
Keith Dunton
Claude Moore
Mart Maurer
Clark Lester
Isaac Swain
Ed Molyneux
Will McCracken
First home grown ripe tomatoes shown by A L Schemmel
The display featured the season’s earliest tomatoes presented Saturday by A L Schemmel, highlighting local gardening effort.
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the Gazette
Ryan
A. L. Schemmel
Iowa Farm Business Assas To Hold Tour And Picnic
Ames The annual picnic and tour for directors of Iowa farm business associations and their families is set for July 13 in Dallas county near Minburn. The Central Iowa association hosts with visits to three nearby farms including Harry Fisher, Clarence Hill, and Howard Hill farms to study hog breeding, sheep feeding, equipment, and house hold plans.
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Gazette
Ames
Iowa
Dallas County
Minburn
Central Iowa Farm Business Association
D. H. Hunter
Central Iowa Association
Harry Fisher
Clarence Hill
Howard Hill Farm
Poor Pa by Claude Callan
Poem fragment notes a shift in fortune as Ma grows sick from a tobacco and poverty mix, reflecting hardship and family strain. The speaker recalls Dan's pipe once ignored by wealth, now a cause of illness for Ma.
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Poor PA
Claude Callan
Dan
Fourth of July Picnic and Sports Festival at Monticello
Monticello hosts a Farm Bureau Fourth of July picnic with about 500 attendees. Monticello defeats Jones county in baseball 12 to 10. Olin beats Greenfield-Jackson 16 to 14 in kittenball finals. 4-H girls race, horseshoe tourney winners named, and multiple juvenile and women’s events noted with numerous local competitors.
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Monticello
Jones County Farm Bureau
County Farm Bureau
Olin
Greenfield-Jackson
Townships
Ray Nagel
Larry Jesson
Anamosa
Galen Robertson
Lloyd Brickley
Henry Gerdes
Lawrence Williams
Dick Cones
Des Moines
Loyal Eyerly
Pounder
Don Meeks
Martello
Erhart Nagel
4000 Sheep Dipped In Winneshiek And Fayette Counties
Decorah report shows 4000 sheep and lambs dipped since early June in Fayette and Winneshiek counties using the portable dipping tank. Of the total 1800 were in Fayette and the rest in Winneshiek. By season's end, more than 6000 head are expected dipped. Dipping charges are 10 cents per head for non members, 9 cents for members up to 100 head, and 8 cents for more than 100. Fayette growers plan to build their own dipping tank for next season.
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Decorah
Fayette
Winneshiek
Winneshiek County
Fayette County
Winneshirk
Pig test proves higher weights on Tollefson farm near Austin
In 1938 Chester Tollefson’s pigs averaged 2506 pounds at 56 days weaned, rising to 289 pounds in 1939 and 302 pounds this year with 85 pigs raised by 11 sows. The Austin high school sow testing project, led by Peter J. Hovland, tracks 50 hog growers and uses Porkopolis data to guide selection of foundation stock and balanced rations. Results show significant gains in litter weights and correlations between 56 and 160 day weights, with upcoming barrow show at the Mower county fair and an October boat and gift sale.
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Chester Tollefson
Tollefson
Austin
Minn
Agricultural Department of the
Austin High School
Peter J. Hovland
Austin High School Agricultural Students
Porkopolis
Henry Braaten
H B. Hillier
Brownsdale
Hillier
High School Ag
Mower County Fair
Newly Wed Group Forming in Buchanan County
Buchanan County select for Iowa Farm Bureau Federation newly wed project. James C. Green to lead an organization meeting in Independence. One couple per township to attend the formation dinner sponsored by the Buchanan County Farm Bureau. Open to all young married farmers for a series of meetings on human factors in farm groups.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
James C. Green
Farm Bureau Federation
Buchanan County Farm Bureau
Fence Drift and Market Talks Center on Hog Price Policy
The article discusses various projects and movements this year aiming to solve the hog price problem outside government. It suggests a sit down session where government and private proposals could be evaluated side by side. Cedar Rapids is noted as near the geographic center of US hog production for such a meeting.
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Cedar Rapids
United States
Fire destroys barn and corncrib near Columbus Junction
Fire at the William Rahmiller farm five miles southeast of Columbus Junction destroyed a cattle barn filled with hay and a double corncrib with grain. Officials suspect spontaneous combustion as the cause after new hay was added following a prior fire. A new wagon grinder and other articles were lost.
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Gazette
Columbus Junction
William Rahmiller
20,000 Bushels Sealed Corn For Shipment In Buchanan
Independence warehouse certificates authorize release of 20,000 bushels of 1937 1938 sealed corn in Buchanan county. Homer Soules county AAA chairman says corn stored in elevators at Independence Doris and Winthrop will be shipped once loaded to an undetermined destination.
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Buchanan
Independence
Buchanan County
Homer Soules
County Aaa
Doris
Winthrop
Corn Shipment Aims To Clear Space For 1940 Crop
Mr. Soules said corn is being shipped to make room for the 1940 crop as the government handles loan payments to farmers.
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Soules
Rowley Creamery Pays 30 For Top Butterfat
Patrons of the Farmer's Cooperative Creamery received butterfat payments for the first half of June per secretary Joe McGrath. Grade one paid 30 cents a pound, grade two 29 cents, and grade three 26 cents.
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Rowley
Farmer's Cooperative Creamery Company
Joe McGrath
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