Poultry and Egg Co-Op Joins Farm Bureau Plan
The Iowa Farm Bureau federation plans to reorganize Ottumwa based Poultry and Egg Producers Cooperative into a Farm Bureau project. Members will buy county co op shares funded 25 cents per Farm Bureau member with matching 25 cents by the federation. Meetings across sixteen counties will explain the plan and outline governance by the IFBF.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry and Egg
Farm Bureau
Iowa Poultry and Egg Producers Cooperative Marketing Association
Ottumwa
William Heckendorn
O. R. Beeler
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Heckendorn
Farm Bureau and Poultry Co-Op
Beeler
Hervey Hazen
Denmark
Ottumwa Co-Op
Jerry Mason
Omaha Bank For Cooperatives
Marshalltown
James C. Green
IFBF
Toledo
H. H. Masteller
Cedar Rapids
Vinton
Masteller
Brooklyn
Washington
James Green
Gary Lindsey
Fairfield
Sigourney
Frank Bliss
North
English
Fieldman
Fence Drift Caught in Woven Wire Mystery
In Cedar Rapids an Eastern Iowa AAA office mailed letters addressed ELAS The Equitable Life Assurance Society. Postal clerks deduced ELAS stood for the company as the scene highlights a simple misdirected mail incident.
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Iowa
AAA
ELAS
Cedar Rapids
The
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Combines Increase In Montezuma Vicinity
Harvest is in full swing around Montezuma and threshing will begin next week. Farmers report more combining over the last two years and many will have no threshing crews or new straw stocks this year. A good rain is needed but farmers will wait until grain is in the bin.
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the Gazette
Detasseling Seed Corn Under Way at Pioneer Plant
Marengo Delmar Henderson reports 150 men and boys are employed in detasseling seed corn nearby. Work began July 4 and should finish within ten days.
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Marengo
Delmar Henderson
Lost Nation Detasselers Work In 250 Acres Of Corn
One hundred detasselers toil on three farms northwest of Lost Nation. They harvest hybrid seed corn on 250 acres, working 10 hours a day at 25 cents per hour.
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Lost Nation
W. C. Mohl
Henry Musch
Edward Mohl
Popejoy Goat Nanny Delivers Five Kidtuplets
North Iowa reports five kids born to a nanny goat owned by Robert Willis southwest of Popejoy. Goat quintuplets are noted as rare in the biographical note and local interest.
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Popejoy
North Iowa
Robert Willis
Hatcheries Begin to Cut Production Across Nation
June hatchery data show eggs set 2 percent below last year while chicks hatched rose 10 percent, signaling a quicker seasonal curtailment. January-June production up 22 percent from 1938 and 32 percent above 1933-37 average. Sexed chicks demand up 65 percent. poults hatched 48 percent higher, with strong demand in the east north central, west north central, and Pacific states.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Iowa
East North Central States
West North Central States
Pacific Coast States
Clarence threshing season nears with weather hold
Threshing in the Clarence vicinity will start late this week if the weather cooperates. Some grain remains to be cut. Most corn is shooting ears, and several fields are in the roasting ear stage.
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Clarence
Linn county 4-H sports festival at Marion draws 200 participants
More than 200 Linn county youths competed at Thomas park Marion for a Linn county Junior Farm Bureau 4-H sports festival. Track events and softball led to state festival qualifiers. Winners included Mac Towers and Dale Thomas in sprints and throws, with Florence Bena seen in high jump.
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Linn County
Thomas Park
Marion
Linn County Junior Farm Bureau
State Farm Bureau
Ames
Florence Bena
Cedar Rapids
Alburnett
Whittier Boys
Whittier
Jackson Club
Mac Towers
Dale Thomas
Don Thomas
William Rhinehart
Robert Macon
Springville
Marion Towers
Mary O'Connell
Rita O’connell
Ruth Harrison
Lillian Pelisek
Ruth Clark
Ardis Quaas
Linn REA Obtains 2nd Loan Allotment for Major Highline
Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative officials expect official confirmation Friday of a 225000 loan allotment from Washington for a second REA highline project. Construction aims to begin within two months, with 226 miles across 12 townships in Johnson Linn and Benton counties to serve about 665 farmers and over 600 applicants.
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R. D. Palmer
Marion
Linn County Rural Electric Cooperation Association
Washington, D. C
Associated Press
Palmer
Linn Rea
REA Highline
Johnson County
Linn
Benton
Monroe
Jefferson
Big Grove
Cedar
Oxford
Clear Creek
Penn
Washington
Otter Creek
Grant
Spring Grove
Jackson
Buffalo
Florence Township
Benton County
Linn County
Milking Contest Headlines Johnson County 4-H Show
Johnson county 4-H club show comes to Iowa fieldhouse August 16 to 18. Vern Nall and Fred Roberson lead a five round milking contest on August 16 with one minute per round. Dan Overholt will referee. winner takes a cow bell.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Johnson County
Iowa
Vern Nall
Iowa City Chamber of Commerce
Fred Roberson
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Dan Overholt
Butterfat Prices at Calmar Creamery In June
Calmar Creamery paid patrons 27 cents per pound for butterfat in the first half of June and 26 cents in the latter half. The creamery received 50,269 pounds of butterfat, producing 62,496 pounds of butter.
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Calmar
Calmar Creamery Company
Hay Combustion Triggers Barn Fire Near Richmond
Fire destroyed a 34 by 56 foot barn on the A. W. Kern farm west of Richmond. Officials say spontaneous combustion sparked the blaze, the first such loss in Washington county this year. Hazardous contents included 30 tons of hay and 10 tons of straw with horse drawn machinery and a double corn crib saved by the Farm Insurance truck. Loss stood at $3,000 with most covered by insurance.
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Gazette
Washington
A. W. Kern
Richmond
Washington County
Washington County Farmer’s Mutual Fire Insurance
Barn Fire Destroys Silo and Stored Hay Near Delta
A Delta area barn on the George Greenlee farm burned Thursday night destroying 2000 bushels of government sealed corn and three tons of 1938 hay. The 24 by 50 foot structure lay one mile northwest of Delta, on land operated by H. L. Kelley but not rented to him. The roof was found in flames at 8 30 p m as the wind complicated efforts.
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Delta
George Greenlee
Here
H. L. Kelley
Kelley
New 4-H Building At Decorah For County Fair
DECORAH The Winneshiek county fairgrounds to get a new 4-H boys livestock club building. John Doerr won the contract at just under $3 503. The 28 by 160 foot structure will house 150 head of livestock with about $2 250 in subscriptions raised. Expected to be ready for occupancy when the fair opens.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County Fairgrounds
John Doerr
Four-H Forms 3-Head Beef Heifer Clubs in SW Iowa
Ames AP report on a new Four-H club project in southwestern Iowa to promote commercial beef production. Eligible farm boys ages 15 to 21 with suitable farm resources may join, each purchasing a trio of high grade heifer calves to raise for five years as breeding stock or future market cattle. A county and extension committee guides the program with Rex Beresford and Ed Lyndegaard leading planning. committee members include A. P. Parson Creston Dale E. Bush Atlantic Rueben Bergquist Council Bluffs and Lester Soukup Clarinda.
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Ames
Iowa
Rex Beresford
Iowa State College Extension
Beresford
Ed Lyndegaard
A. P. Parson
Creston
Dale E. Bush
Atlantic
Rueben Bergquist
Council Bluffs
Lester Soukup
Clarinda
Hog price spread widens as lard tops hogs in Chicago market
The Farm Editor notes from 1928 to 1937 refined lard averaged 3.22 dollars above live hogs. For the week ending July 1 the Chicago market showed refined lard at 6.75 dollars per hundredweight, just 0.11 above live hogs, helping widen the price margin. Interior receipts ran 19,300 Friday with five day totals up to 120,400 as wet weather and field-work delays boosted hog marketing.
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Chicago
Iowa
Minnesota
Quaker Spaghetti Promises Rich Flavor and Quick Cooking
A vintage advertisement touts Quaker Spaghetti enriched with milk for richer flavor. It claims economical price and quick cooking, with strands that stay plump and tender. The ad urges readers to look for the blue and yellow box and buy multiple packages from grocers.
SOUL CONSERVATION BY A COUNTRY WOMAN
A transplanted farmer laments city life and recalls the fragrance of rural fields. He longs for musky wild grapes, timothy meadows, tasseling corn, and dried hay roses, noting the loss of simple, everyday scents after leaving the acres.
Hog market futures show slower receipts next week
Trade observers expect a decline in hog receipts across all types next week, signaling softer demand and cautious producer sentiment amid cautious market conditions.
Farm Bureau Day Highlighted At Central City Fair
Central City Linn county fair runs August 3 to 6 with Farm Bureau day on August 4 and a county sports festival ahead of the state Farm Bureau events at Ames in September. Also August 4 features 4-H girls achievement day and livestock club show. Baby beef auction slated August 5. one day horse show planned for August 6.
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Central City
Farm Bureau
State Farm Bureau
Ames
Bill Horr
Cedar Rapids
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