Iowa Corn Tasselling As Harvest Outlook Improves Across Iowa
Iowa crop and livestock reporting shows favorable conditions with 89 percent of corn laid by, early tasselling begun and expected peak in about ten days. Eastern counties report some corn borer damage while small grain harvest and second alfalfa cut progress, pastures remain strong, and overall hay quality high as weather stays favorable.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Honey, Guernseys and Farm Mortgages for Iowa Farms
A local note spotlights A. R. Shearer of Center Point who keeps bees as a hobby and profitable venture and maintains a fine Guernsey herd. It also urges scrutiny of 344% farm mortgages offered by Peoples Savings Bank of Cedar Rapids on improved Linn County land and neighboring counties. Guidance on galvanized roofing includes preemptive painting, zinc-based paint, and proper nail methods to prevent rust and leaks.
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A. R. Shearer
Center Point
Mr. Shearer
Peoples Savings Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Agricultural Engineers
Iowa State College
Earlville Farm Sold to Aldens of Earlville
Special to The Gazette reports the Haas estate farm of 200 acres located four and a half miles southeast of Earlville has been sold to Mr and Mrs Albert Alden of Earlville.
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Earlville
Haas
Here
Albert Alden
Three Iowa Men Honored At Ames For Vocal Work
Three Iowa men were honored at Iowa State College for 20 years of achievement in vocational agriculture teaching and 33 others earned 10 year certificates at the annual vocational agriculture conference banquet. Recipients include L. S. Fitzpatrick Carroll L. L. Pickett Mingo and William Wichelman LeMars with a long list of district honorees across Southeast South Central Northeast North Central and Northwest regions.
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Iowa
Ames
Iowa State College
L. S. Fitzpatrick
Carroll
L. L. Pickett
Mingo
William Wichelman
LeMars
Southeast
E. L. Clover
Mt. Pleasant
T. R. Collins
Oskaloosa
Ben Coxon
Denmark
South Central
Rolla L. Amsberry
Lamont
Wilbur Drake
Knoxville
Lewis Jones
Creston
Wilbur S. Perkins
St. Charles
Jacob J. Peters
Rippey
Carl Scholz
Start
A. M. Kirkeberg
Stanton
Harry F. Plath
Dunlap
Jay Arch E. Sillette
Guthrie Dener
Northeast
Clyde Andrews
Independence
John G. Davis
Strawberry Point
Marshall F. Grosscup
Jessup
Willard J. Grove
Postville
A. R. Johnston
W. N. Merriman
Monona
Clarence KE
Parker
New Hampton
Kenneth Reeves
Decorah
Harry R. Schroder
Cresco
Morrell Leeds
Blakesburg
North Central
Clarence EF. Bundy
Iowa Falls
R. V. Diggins
Eagle Grove
Leland Kellogg
Gilbert
Elmer H. Larsen
Webster City
Dale W. Zaiger
Hampon
Northwest
Carl E. Burns
Laurens
Wilbur Juhl
Sulphur Springs
Rex E. Ruch
Denison
Evarts
J. Stevens
Manson
Awards conferred by Iowa Board for Vocational Education
Win Thoreson Estherville and Bernard R. Thrift Whiting received awards presented by H. R. Schroeder Cresco president of the Iowa Board for Vocational Education.
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Win Thoreson
Estherville
Bernard R. Thrift
Whiting
H. R. Schroeder
Cresco
Iowa Board For Vocational Education
Webster City Firm Pays $25 Cattle At Local Sale
Nissen Packing of Webster City announced they paid Chicago stock buyers were told $25 per hundredweight for cattle at a local sale last Saturday. Buyers in Chicago did not match the price until the following week.
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Webster City
INS
Nissen Packing Company
Chicago
Farmers Asked To Assist Model Plane Enthusiasts
Farmers within a 25 mile radius of Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport will be asked by the Young Men's Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce to assist model airplane enthusiasts in protecting and recovering planes during the John Parlis Memorial model airplane contest on Sunday Aug 4. YMB officials say farmers can note flight direction and recover planes before damage occurs, each plane bearing owner name and address. Contestants warn of property rights and aim to avoid crop damage as small grain will be cut by the contest time.
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John Reynolds
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
John Parlis
YMB
Age of Flight Committee
Len Miner
Blue Urges Iowa Farmers To Embrace Farm Safety
DES MOINES AP Gov Robert D Blue calls for broad public awareness during National Safety Council Farm Safety Week July 21 27. He notes 25 percent of occupational deaths and 25 percent of home accident deaths occur on farms and urges effective prevention programs to cut the toll on farm families.
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Des Moines
Robert D. Blue
National Safety Council
Council
Australian Farm Contest Winner Visits in Iowa
Arch H. Gardiner of New South Wales Australia visits Iowa as part of a North American farm goodwill tour. He praises Iowa’s farm lands and cattle quality while critiquing wool handling, plans Davenport Chicago Washington stops, then returns to Iowa for the centennial state fair as an international guest and ambassador.
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Iowa
Des Moines
INS
Arch H. Gardiner
New South Wales
Australia
Gardiner
United States
Canada
Davenport
Chicago
Washington
First turkeys sold in Volga area by local producers
Groth Produce of Postville led this week the first young turkeys marketed in the year in Volga City area. Birds from the Harlan Sober John Pope flock hatched in February and ranged on the Duff farm north of Volga City.
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Volga City
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