Camp Plans Soil Saving Demonstrations At Monticello
A CCC project at Monticello will demonstrate soil building fertility and farm management on a watershed basis within a 15 mile radius. The plan covers six Jones township sites, two in Delaware and one in Dubuque, with establishment between October and next April and supervision by a three county committee.
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Jones County
Delaware
Dubuque
Lester Clapp
Ames
Clapp
Carl Smith
Anamosa
Jones
Ed Molin
Manchester
Frank Kerrigan
Monticello
Jones Townships
CCC
Iowa
Winterset
Leon
Centerville
McGregor
Sigourney
Cherokee
Missouri Valley
Audubon
Belle Plaine
Corydon
Oats Yield Reported Near Mount Vernon
Special to The Gazette notes oats on the Harlan Ellison farm near Mount Vernon yielded 40 to 45 bushels per acre. In Jesup, extreme heat forces farmers to shock grain in the evening as harvest progresses and corn shows rapid growth over the past week.
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Mount Vernon
Harlan Ellison
Jesup
Amber-Detasseling and farm notes from Amber and Conesville
Amber detasseling of hybrid corn on the P B Daly farm near Amber began Thursday. Corn planted May 19. In Conesville, detasseling of hybrid seed corn for the South Eastern Iowa Agricultural Experiment association started this week per S G Younkin. A two year old Yellow Transparent apple tree near Conesville on the H H Owen farm bears over 20 apples. Louis Buresh threshing run underway on the H L Karr farm, five miles north of Cedar Rapids with oats from three acres yielding about 5 bushels. plan is to begin another run next week after harvest and haying. At Manchester the Ed Lane and Son farm along the Delaware Buchanan county line uses a buck rake and stacker just brought to the Lane farm.
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Amber
P. B Daly
Conesville
Southeastern Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association
S G. Younkin
H H. Owen
Louis
H. L. Karr
Cedar Rapids
Baresh
Manchester
Ed Lane and Son
Delaware
Buchanan County
Lane
Book Okel
Bloom J
Balster
Brooks
Anna
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Beeson
Baldwin Frank B
Treas
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Beecher
Wigite
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Briners
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Boban Grocery
Builders Material Inc
Ile
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Home Extra
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Curran
Ellen
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Lucille
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Chermak Lyle Hi
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Maud
Ride & Loan Assa
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Cedar Valley Dairy
Cracmer's
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Lillian
City Water Works
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Globe Groc & Mkt
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Goldstein K
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Tea Mercitt Rcr
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Heefner & Newman
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Seth A. Shrf Extra Help 40.00 Hubbard Icodé Fuel Co, Fuel 6.89 Hill Ol Co
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Hannahs
Channel Coast
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Frank
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Miller J P
Gertrude
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Sol
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Morris Elzy
Myers Mrs Marcus
Wickard Keeps Sealed Corn Off Market
In Fort Dodge, Claude R Wickard, AAA director, said government corn on loan will not be sold this year. About 257 million bushels sealed in the corn belt, half on Iowa farms, will be kept off the market until needed. He urged resealing 1937 and 1938 crops and noted 12 month loan renewals with 6 cent storage payments for end of extended periods. He warned of planting fewer acres in 1940 to retain loan eligibility.
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Fort Dodge
Claude R Wickard
AAA North Central Region
Wickard
Farmers Grain Dealers Association
AAA
Iowa
Farms Change Hands Near Hawkeye and Traer
Hawkeye area sees a 120 acre Frank Bogart farm sold to Russel Hughes at 77 dollars per acre, two miles southeast of Hawkeye. In Traer, the 124 acre Wolf farm at the town’s south edge sells to James Fikers for 125 dollars an acre, with possession March 1, 1940. Conant and King of Traer arranged the deal.
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Hawkeye
Frank Bogart
Russel Hughes
Traer
Equitable Life Insurance Company of
Iowa
James Fikers
Conant and King, Traer Real Estate
Three 4 H Feeders To Get Trips To Nat s Congress
Iowa 4 H boys and girls win three education al trips to the National 4 H Club Congress for outstanding livestock project work and club activities. The eighteenth congress runs in Chicago Dec 1 to 9. Trips are funded by a Chicago packing company. selections come from the state club leader s office. Previous winners included Donald J Marek Washington Bernard W Ebbing Eagle Grove and Paul W Peters Gowrie.
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Chicago
Iowa
Donald J. Marek
Washington
Bernard W. Ebbing
Eagle Grove
Paul W. Peters
Gowrie
Towa
Hog Price Spread Widens on Iowa Interior Markets
The price gap between heavy and light hogs widened 25 cents in the past week on Iowa interior markets. Butcher hogs 200-220 lb quoted at 675 per hundredweight, 330-360 lb heavy butchers at 510, with a 1.25 dollar spread last week and 1.65 this week. receipts drop to 19,400. Five day totals show 97,800. farmers busy with haying and harvest reduce runs.
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Iowa
Canada fixes 70 cents price for 1939 crop wheat
Ottawa set a minimum price of 70 cents a bushel for No. 1 eastern wheat of the 1939 crop delivered at Montreal, matching the price for western wheat at Fort William. Officials expect a bumper crop around 450 million bushels with about 100 million for domestic use and the rest for export.
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Ottawa
Ont
Montreal
Fort William
Canada
Chinch bugs seen as weather hazard in wheat fields
Crop Insurance head Jess Alton of Des Moines warns that chinch bugs threaten oats, barley, timothy, and especially wheat. He cites two yearly generations, hibernation in elm bark and grass, and weather as the key factor in controlling outbreaks.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Jess Alton
Towa
Iowa
Alton
Linn County Supervisors Approve Reports and Petitions 1939
Linn County Iowa Board approves county officers fees for April to June 1939 and files, accepts clerk of district court fees, and records a road oil surface request for Carson. It also accepts resignations and appoints Bertha Blake and Zeta Achey, grants a cigarette permit, and authorizes tax sale cancellations and public works extension requests.
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Board OF Suvlrvisors
Finn County
Iowa
Rapids Township
Winfield A White
Beeson
Seevell
District Court
Stirm
Scevell
Isabel Sisler
Carson
Mabel Martin
Linn
Bertha Blake
Zeta Achey
Menor
Seevel
Stee
Board of Supervisors
Linn County
Towa
Chanter
Towit
Curtis Lemuel
Maxine
Robert
First Avenue
Benton County
Breson
RRC Lucas
White Lodge
Hatch and Brookman Company
Match and Brookman Company
Public Works Administration
Fire Equipment Law Urged for Iowa Townships
Des Moines AP John Strohm state fire marshal urged Iowa township trustees to use the new fire apparatus act enabling townships to buy own or share equipment. A tax levy up to one mill and anticipatory bonds allow improved rural fire protection, with 1938 farm fire losses totaling 1 337 757 dollars. He argued shared township apparatus could have saved substantial costs per dollar invested.
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DES Moines
Iowa
John Strohm
Strohm
Cost of operating a binder and combines analysis
The writer estimates costs per acre for binding with a binder and for using a small combine. Key items include labor, twine, shocking, threshing on oats, bundles to the machine, and horse feed. Total costs around 3.45 dollars per acre, with custom work often at 2.50 per acre. Straw value remains uncertain and year dependent. A shift to power implements suggests broader farm economic readjustment ahead.
Fire destroys barn and outbuildings at Monticello farm
A fire at the W. P Baum farm five miles north of Monticello destroyed a large barn and two smaller buildings. Loss is estimated between 6000 and 7000 dollars, including hay, several hundred bushels of corn and oats, two horses, four calves, and many chickens. Firefighters confined efforts to saving nearby structures. Lovell corporation owns the farm.
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Monticello
W. P Baum
The
Lovell Corporation
Fire Destroys Barn and Corncrib on Dan Sullivan Farm
A hay barn and a 40 by 50 foot corncrib were destroyed by fire Friday near Lone Tree, 3.5 miles southeast, on Leo Kessler’s Dan Sullivan farm. Loss estimated at 6000 dollars. Flames started about 9 am, likely spontaneous. Barn held 80 tons hay. corn crib 2500 bushels sealed corn. Other structures saved. Lone Tree and Nichols fire departments responded. Buildings insured.
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Lone Tree
Dan Sullivan
Leo Kessler
Nichols
Farmer Injured by Harpoon Fork at Noble Pugh Farm
War ren Pugh, a farmer east of Strawbery Point, suffered a serious arm injury when a track in a hay loft collapsed and a double harpoon fork struck his arm. He received treatment at Oelwein hospital after the accident Wednesday.
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The
Gazette
Strawberry Point
Warren Pugh
Here
Noble Pugh Farm
Mr. Pugh
Oelwein Hospital
Dessert Served Only On Great Days By Colonial Forebears
The passage notes that dessert was reserved for special occasions like a minister’s visit, highlighting how colonial households marked significant days with a treat. The tone emphasizes tradition and ceremonial hospitality.
Cattle Feeders in Iowa Lengthen Finish Period says Ames economists
Ames extension economists report Iowa cattle feeders keep steers on feed longer due to low cost feed and higher beef prices. They note May slaughter rose for federally inspected cattle and June marketings increased, with a likely but not certain rise in prices for high grade cattle as summer and fall approach.
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AMES
Chicago
Steers Sell At 9 Per Cwt At Chicago Market
Stanley C I James feeder north of Stanley sold 1095 pound yearling steers at Chicago for 9.00 dollars per hundredweight this week.
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Stanley
C. I. James
Chicago
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