Linn County 4-H Hosts Bird Life Field Tours July 23–25
Linn County 4-H boys and girls will study wild bird life in Iowa through field tours and evening meetings July 23 to 25. Geor ge Hendrickson of Iowa State College and County Agent George E. Dillon organize the program with tours to Palisades State Park Camp Hutata near Troy Mills and Weapsie camp near Central City plus Town area talks and slides on quail protection and farm birds.
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Iowa
Linn County
George Hendrickson
Iowa State College
George E. Dillon
Hendrickenn Fe
Palisades State Park
Mount Vernon
Camp Hutaza
Troy Mills
Central City
Weapsie Y Camp
Evenihe
Electric Light and Power
Marion
Pump Supply Dealers Enjoy Spirited Sales
Unprecedented drought in southeastern Town boosts pump and well supply sales. Officials in Ma haska county report 300 new wells dug and most old wells deepened to reach water. Retailers claim record sales with six pumps repaired for each new unit sold. Junk yards strip old pumps for parts.
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Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Gly-Cas Proclaimed Effective Medicine In Local Ad
A Cedar Rapids resident reports rapid relief from neuritis in arms and shoulders after using Gly-Cas. The testimonial claims improved digestion, bowel function, and overall health. Gly-Cas is sold at Thrifty Drug Store Col 1st St and 3rd Ave as an advertised remedy.
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Cedar Rapids
Ceagar Rapids
Mosowiek
Wayer
Thrifty Drug Store
Col
1St St
3Rd Ave
Boxing fund drive for Farmers Institute in Edgewood
A committee of the Clayton County Farmers Institute organizes boxing matches to replace reduced state aid. The first bout night is Saturday at Edgewood's Main street open air amphitheater. The institute plans its seventh annual meeting this December.
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Edgewood
Clayton County Farmers Institute
Edgewoods Main Street
Ats Tharts
Annual Tog Show Set With July 28 Judging
Acheson and Dunsmore hog breeders in the Airs Worth community will host the annual tog show and judging contests on July 28. Invitations go to 4 11 clubs across Washington Johnson Henrys Louisa and Keokuk counties to send teams. A purebred gift will be first prize with additional honors for individuals and teams. Last year over 200 club members attended.
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Traverie Washington
Acheson
Dunsmore
Airs- Worth
Washinngton Johnson
Henrys Louisa
Keokuk
Drainage District 13 Seeks 61000 RFC Loan
The joint board of Louisa and Muscatine counties passed resolutions to finance Drainage District No. 13. They approved a $61,000 loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corp and accepted a PWA grant for gravity outlet construction after discussion with engineers Young and Stanley.
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Drainage District No. 13
RFC
Columbus Junction
Joint Board of Supervisors
Louisa
Muscatine
Young and Stanley
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
PWA
Keokuk County Beef Club Tour Set for Friday Morning
The Keokuk County 4 H baby beef club tour of inspection resumes Friday at 8 am with County Agent Maurice Soulis in charge and Joe Colgan assisting. E L Quaife from the Ames Extension Service will discuss feeding and management on the tour. Entries for the state fair will be filed tentatively during the day, with Aug deadlines pending county action.
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Spretal
Thre Gazette
Sigourney
Keokuk County
Maurice Soulis
Joe Colgan
E L Quaife
Kline to Speak at Four-Township Farm Bureau Meet
Independence Allen Kline of Vinton will be the speaker at a four township Farm Bureau meeting in Brandon on July 31. The event includes Jefferson Westhun Homer and Sum nes with a minimal program gates and discussion of farm problems.
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Spec Sl
Gazette
Allen Kline
Vinton
Brandon
Jefferson Westhun Homer
Sumnes Whate Wall
Thirty acres yield 536 bushels of oats on Williams farm
A thirty acre oats field on the John J Williams farm south of Delta yielded 536 bushels when threshed Monday. Williams had more oats but much not worth cutting. Farmers in the Delta community will thresh this year.
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Delta
John J Williams
Farm Notes on Oats Yields and Homemade Harvesters
North English farmer Clint Summers threshed oats for Sidney Smith Frank Chittick and Will Ballard with yields under ten bushels per acre. Rains paused threshing and harvesting before Clarence Blume southeast of Vic tor builds two homemade bunchers daily from No. 6 wire and an old buggy tire priced at 2.50 each. Ed Tanke near Millersburg reports 385 dollars total for the Blume 6 foot buncher with bolts rope and pulleys costing 130 to 140. Morse Brothers ten miles south west of Marengo cultivate ninety five acres of hybrid corn and plan to detassle this week.
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The
Gazette
North English
Clint Summers
Sidney Smith
Frank Chittick
Will Ballard
Clarence Blume
Victor
Blume
Millersburg
Morse Brothers
Marengo
Oats Harvested Half in Lafayette Vicinity
Approximate 50 percent of the oats crop is harvested in the Lafayette area with yields poor. One farmer reports twenty one bushels. Oats in shocks began molding from excess moisture. Prospects for a second clover crop look good. Soybeans show excellent growth. Some farmers sow buckwheat on compacted acreages. Pastures are in good feed condition and abundant for fall. Potatoes, wild blackberries, melons, cucumbers, field corn, and sweet corn show growth and progress after rains.
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Lafayette
Othe Laffayette
Wents Eeres
Master Farmer Fred W Nelson Named Secretary Candidate
Fred W Nelson, a Nevada farmer of Danish descent born in 1886, was named by the state Republican convention as candidate for state secretary of agriculture after polling 345 percent in the June primary. A long time public servant, he served as township clerk, in the Nevada House, and in the Senate, and earned the Master Farmer rating.
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Nevada
Fred W Nelson
Nelson
Senate
Highland Park College
Des Moines
Harvest Notes From Hazleton And Stanwood Fields
Special to The Gazette reports Hazleton farmers harvesting oats with yields of five to ten bushels per acre amid tall weeds. Corn shows an average crop, soybeans and forage crops grow, pastures recover from drought, and potatoes bloom again though early potato prospects are poor. Stanwood notes ten acres of spring wheat on Lucien Burgess farm averaged five bushels per acre with good grain quality harvested by Elmer Denkman, near Stanwood.
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Troy Mills
Hazleton
Stanwood
Lucien Burgess
Elmer Denkman
Steel Posts Marked Contract Acres Not Necessary Equipment
Wheatland reports canvassers selling steel posts marked Contract Acres with the claim marking fields is compulsory. Clinton county agent M D Lacy says the posts are ordinary and not required. The AAA requires corner stakes, and each county allotment committee will decide marking methods.
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Wheatland
M D Lacy
Clinton County
AAA
Feed Shortage Forces Stock Sale Near Delta
Delta drought forces Otis Taylor to sell cattle and sheep at a livestock sale north of Delta. Holstein cows sold $20 to $30 a head, lambs $335, sheep $3.10, pigs $2.45, sows $1375 to $1475. Buyers from distant areas purchased most livestock as drought eased in Delta region.
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Delta
Otis Taylor
Taylor
Washington county 4-H show appoints chapter superintendents
ASHINGTON Ia Divisional superintendents for the Washington county 4 H club show scheduled here Aug 7 10 have been announced as follows John Knotek superintendent of hogs Earl Schuerman in charge of baby beeves and beef heifers L H Rinner dairy heifers and colts W D Booth sheep and Joe Wolfe poultry Boys exhibits will be under the General direction of H L Walker boys club leader
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Ashington
Washington County
John Knotek
Earl Schuerman
L. H Rinner
W D Booth
Joe Wolfe
H L. Walker
Expanded drought relief reaches 655 counties nationwide
The Farm Credit Administration added 230 counties to emergency loan eligibility for drought affected farmers. It expanded secondary lists across Colorado Kansas Missouri New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas to cover livestock feed summer fallow and winter seed needs. Loans draw from a $525 million drought relief fund and a $40 million crop loan appropriation as of February.
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Washington
Farm Credit Administration
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Calfornia
Nebraska
Wyoming
Iowa
Illinois
Congress
Buckhorn Creamery Pays 26.5 Cents For Butterfat
BALDWIN The Buckhorn creamery recently paid patrons an average price of 26 cents a pound for butterfat received in June. Hans Jorgensen of Baldwin was high producer with a $1971 check. Other high producers were D J Bowman of Buckhorn $142.81 Hans Skott and Son of Buckhorn $140.50 and Palmer and Penrose $138.90.
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Baldwin
Buckhorn Creamery
Hans Jorgensen
D J. Bowman
Buckhorn
Hans Skott
Jones County Wheat Growers Elect Bailey President
William Bailey was elected president of the Jones county Wheat Growers' association at their annual meeting. Other officers include Frank Tasker as vice president Reginald Morse as treasurer and Carl Smith as secretary. Each contract signer automatically became a member of the board of directors. The allotment committee consists of William Bailey Fred Fedderson and Frank Benhart.
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Wyoming
William Bailey
Jones County Wheat Growers’ Association
Frank Tasker
Reginald Morse
Carl Smith
Fred Fedderson
Frank Benhart
Four-H club to stage three one act plays in Ely
Putnam township 4-H club presents three one act plays at 8 pm Thursday at the American Legion hall in Ely. Harvey Smyth leads the productions titled And the Cow Was Painted Red Henry's Mail Order Wife and Crazy Comebacks. A 4-H girls club demonstration by Mildred Sladek and Phyllis Peet will follow.
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Ely
Putnam Township
American Legion Hall
Harvey Smyth
Henry
Mildred Sladek
Phyllis Peet
Riverside Feed Mill Specials and Prices Listing
Riverside Feed Mill advertises 100 lb bags of Weet Scratch Developing Mash Growing Mash Losing Mash Chop Feed and 1 19 lb Sweet Dairy Feed White Flour Bohemian IVe Pure Aye. Delivery available. call 2 7120 for Poultry and eggs pricing around $1 65 to $3 00.
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Tio Fath Avenue
Wallace urges more imports to lift farm parity
Secretary Wallace said the farm problem hinges on higher foreign purchases. He estimated imports must rise about 500 million dollars annually relative to exports to restore purchasing power to prewar levels. He declined to detail the London wheat conference talks.
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Washington
Wallace
London
Argentina
Kossuth Holds Most Corn Hog Contracts in Iowa
DES MOINES AP The state corn hog board of review examined Kossuth and Scott county contracts to finalize releases and dispatch for Washington benefit payments. Chairman Leslie M. Carl said approving contracts raises total counties approved to 54 with other counties rapidly progressing. Carl added Kossuth has more contracts than any other Iowa county and likely than any in the United States.
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Des Moines
Kossuth
Scott County
Washington
Leslie M. Carl
Carl
Butler
Henry
Kossuth County
Iowa
United States
Farm Warehouse Co. Plans 15th Anniversary Picnic
Maquoketa hosts Farm Warehouse Co. on Aug 3 to celebrate 15 years since founding with a lakeside picnic. Chicago livestock market reporter Jim Poole will be the main speaker, joined by Maquoketa residents H. K. Lee and Win Cundill.
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Maquoketa
Farm Warehouse Company
Lakehurst
Jim Poole
Chicago Livestock Market News
H. K. Lee
Win Cundill
Iowa Rain Record To Date This Year
Precipitation data shows 0.05 inch in the last 24 hours ending 7 a.m. July figures: July to date 3.78 inches versus 2.45 inches normal, excess 1.33 inches. Jan 1 to date 11.76 inches, normal 17.96. deficiency since Jan 1 6.20 inches.
Sligh t Decrease in Butter Output Reported
Chicago cold storage butter on July 1 stood at 70 249 000 pounds, down from 106 378 000 a year earlier and below the five year average of 95 661 000. American Association creameries posted a weekly output of 10 524 373 pounds, down 5 by year ago and 85 compared with the prior week. Land O Lakes reported 1 832 414 pounds for the week ending July 14 up 4.68 from last year and 1.94 from the prior week. Chicago extras at 234 days, standards at 2314. London Danish spot and New Zealand salted prices are given.
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Chicago
United States
American Association of Creamery Butter Manufacturers
American Association Creameries
Land O' Lakes
London
New Zealand
Horse Breaks Neck Near Donnan in Pasture Mishap
Donnan M H Clough reports a work horse broke its neck Tuesday one mile northeast of Donnan while running with other animals in the pasture. The animal slipped and fell, ending its usefulness.
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the Gazette
Donnan
M. H. Clough
Dry bean shipments rise in June by nearly 100000 bags
Dry bean shipments in June totaled 434772 bags, up nearly 100000 from May, and brought the season total since September 1 to 6199173 bags, versus 6946415 for the same period last year. California and Michigan led gains with New York and Idaho also higher.
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the Gazette
Washington, D. C
California
Michigan
New York
Idaho
Colorado
New Mexico
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