Eight County Agents Trained as Planning Specialists
Eight county agents completed a six week course at Ames to become district planning specialists. They will conduct at least two meetings in each district next fall focusing on rural weed control rental payments under AAA and soil conservation district issues. The program is directed by Murl MacDonald with support from Roland Welborn and Francis Kutish.
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Extension Service
Bliss
Ames
E. J. Weigle
Decorah
Burns Byram
Toledo
Forrest Bennett
Sigourney
Maurice Soulis
Hampton
M. G. Burlingmair
Primghar
Vincent Anderson
Red Oak
Kenneth Littlefield
Sac City
AAA
Washington
Farm Bureau
Vocational Agriculture Departments
Soil Conservation Service
FSA
Soil Conservation Districts
Farm Security Administration
Murl MacDonald
Roland Welborn
Francis Kutish
State
Welborn
Kutish
Come and see it Daddy I made it all myself
A country woman recalls her daughter proudly showing a homemade clay specimen at a camp handicraft department. The girl’s pride shines despite the piece’s flaws, celebrating personal achievement and the joy of creation.
Oats Yield Wide Range in Millersburg Area During Threshing
Special to The Gazette reports rapid threshing in Millersburg with cool dry weather. Oats yield from 20 to nearly 50 bushels per acre as heads fill and grain weighs heavy. A 5.6 acre Koehn farm field produced 266 bushels at about 47 bushels per acre. Corn in roasting ear stage. early apples and pears ripening. Nearby Jesup flax fields in good condition despite dryness. Detasseling crew works for Farmers Hybrid Seed Corn at Harold Bauer farm.
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Millersburg
R. Koehn
Jesup
Buchanan County
Harold Bauer
Farmers Hybrid Seed Corn Company
Hampton
Red Pigeons From Atkins Entered in Cleveland Pageant
John Jennings of Atkins has entered a pair of Red Carneaux in the Pageant of Pigeons for the Seventh World Poultry Congress at Cleveland. The entry marks Jennings as the only red birds in the class as six hundred breeds and varieties are exhibited July 28 to August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atkins
John Jennings
Cleveland
Jennings
Parity Checks for Johnson and Jones
Joe G. Raim, chairman of the Johnson county AAA committee, announced receipt of 400 corn parity checks for Johnson county farmers in the 1939 program. The checks total $40,776.74 and are the first installment for those who filed acreage forms approving farm inspections. More parity checks will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Iowa City
Joe G. Raim
Johnson County
AAA Committee
Raim
125 AN ACRE FOR 80 NEAR MT VERNON
Real estate dealers report two eastern Iowa sales. Robert Siver sells an 80 acre farm two miles northwest of Mount Vernon to Leo Hubler for 125 dollars per acre. Northern Trust of Chicago sells a 120 acre farm northeast of Central City to Clem Davidson for 75 dollars per acre. Possession March 1. buyers will operate the land.
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E. L. Patten and Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Robert Siver
Mount Vernon
Leo Hubler
Marengo
Northern Trust Company of Chicago
Central City
Clem Davidson
Judges Named for Johnson County 4 H Livestock Show
Iowa City officials announced judges for the Johnson county 4 H show to be held August 16 through 18. Named judges include John Quist Ames for record books W F La Grange Ames for baby beef pigs and lambs Floyd Arnold Ames for dairy calves Harry Linn Des Moines for saddle horse show W M Vernon Ames for poultry and Mrs Olivette Werling Tipton for girls club exhibits and demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Johnson County
Lee Schwimley
John Quist
Ames
W. F. la Grange
Floyd Arnold
Harry Linn
Des Moines
W. M. Vernon
Olivette Werling
Dan Roth
Fred Stock
Lone Tree
John A. Nash
Joe Miltner, Jr
Parity payments announced in Jones county for farm program
Lawrence Lorenzen, chairman of the AAA committee in Jones county, announced arrival of 133 parity checks for 110 participants totaling 10,680.29 dollars. He said 444.57 dollars in 28 wheat parity checks was received Saturday and that no more wheat parity payments will be made, while the corn parity batch is only a starter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Lawrence Lorenzen
AAA
Jones County
Lorenzen
Buttermakers To Meet At Elgin Next Thursday
Elgin hosts Section No 1 of the Iowa Creamery Operators Association meeting with Elgin creamerymen L L Lehman Fleet Frieden and George Nydegger as hosts Educational butter grading and judging contests are planned for the afternoon followed by dinner in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Iowa Creamery Operators Association
L. L. Lehman
Fleet Frieden
George Nydegger
Maynard Creamery pays 26 cents butterfat for June
Maynard Co operative Creamery paid patrons 26 cents a pound for butterfat received during June. Secretary C. H. Paul reported the figure.
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Maynard Creamery
Maynard
Maynard Cooperative Creamery Company
C. H. Paul
Farmers Day Planned At Jesup Next Saturday
Jesup committee chairs for the annual Farmers day to be held next Saturday include W. W. Blasier marshal C. E. Stewart secretary treasurer Val Bahl concessions J. B. Boldt advertising Vine Stoddard sports H. D. Freeburg entertainment E. A. Brown donations R. R. Kies dance Bernard Frost boxing H. J. Hopkins base ball Matt Kies platform H. J. Fuller parking M. F. Grosscup agricultural exhibits and Mrs. Leo Ham women’s exhibits.
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JESUP
Jesup Farmers’ Day
W. W. Blasier
C. E. Stewart
Val Bahl
J. B. Boldt
Vine Stoddard
H. D. Freeburg
E. A. Brown
R. R. Kies
Bernard Frost
H. J. Hopkins
Matt Kies
H. J. Fuller
M. F. Grosscup
Leo Ham
Colt Club to Meet In Iowa City
Wayne Jackson secretary of the Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association is set to meet with Johnson county 4 H colt club members in Iowa City Monday evening.
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Iowa City
Wayne Jackson
Des Moines
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders’ Association
Johnson County
Colt Club
Iowa Poultry Improvement Convention Set for Sept 20 21
DES MOINES The thirteenth annual Iowa Poultry Improvement association convention is planned for September 20 and 21 at Hotel Savery in Des Moines. Daytime programs include general meetings and group discussions. An annual banquet is scheduled for the evening of September 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Poultry Improvement Association
Hotel Savery
Origins of the Ten Domestic Crops Among U.S. Main Field Crops
A note identifies that of the 78 major field fruit vegetable and nut crops grown in the United States only about ten originated domestically. The statement highlights the influence of foreign introductions on U.S. agriculture and the limited number of crops truly native to the country.
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The
United States
Tenant Purchase Farm Transformed Near Williamsburg
A 120 acre tenant purchase farm one mile south of Williamsburg owned by Allyn G. Evans has undergone major changes in under a year. Evans, aided by FSA financing and soil conservation efforts with local agents, rebuilt a new house and barn, restructured fields, adopted contour planting and strip cropping, and improved pastures. The project illustrates FSA tenant purchase loans active across several Iowa counties with rewards in soil conservation and farm management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Gerald McNulty
Watkins
Darlene
Alice
Carol Ann
McNulty
Williamsburg
Allyn G. Evans
Evans
Soil Improvement Association
Glen McFarland
Marengo
Evan
Jersey
Iowa County
Edward Kinsey
FSA
Iowa
Fayette
Ida
Harrison
Clarke
Emmet
Government Buying Bolsters Egg Prices
Government buying of eggs expanded last week aiding lower grade eggs while top grades softened slightly. From May 23 to July 20 purchases totaled 82,749 cases in New York and 51,157 in Chicago, reducing market surplus and aiding a healthier fall and winter market.
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New York
Chicago
New York City
Dairy Products Marketing Association
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Also Mentioned on This Page
SCS
van Buren County
R. K. Bliss
Ames Extension Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Henry Wallace
Iowa Farm Bureau
Agricultural Society
Mother
Rea
Johnson and Jones
MT. Vernon
Jones
Ray Anderson
Federal Farm Security
D. H. Zentmire
Kinsey
Iowa TP
Henry
Howard
Plymouth
Taylor and
Wright
Muscatine
Jefferson and
Davis
Keith Noll
Howard Kleintop
That County
Cecil Rooks
Washington County
Evans Farmstead
Ganette
Shover
R. A. Shover
Marion Blvd
Bebwntitts
Ausitty Ranteed
Credit
Joseph Kushner and Company
J. Brown
Butter Holdings
New York Central Yards
Manhattan
Long Island City
Bankers Life G Company
Bankers Life CO
Bankers Life CO. Farm Loans
H. J. Seper
Amer. Trust
H.M. Seper
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