Danish Plan Co Operatives Market 600000 Pounds Butter
South Iowa Co operative Creamery association markets more than 600000 pounds of butter in May. The Keosauqua based group links twelve Danish plan creameries with expansion plans including a new concentration warehouse.
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U.S
Eosauqua
United States
Iowa
Keosauqua
Danish Plan
Iowa County
Poweshiek
Pioneer Danish Plan Collective
G. B. Broyson
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island Railway
CCC
Government Tree
Des Moines River
Lacy-Keosauqua State Park
National Forest
Louisa County 4-H Girls Club Leaders Attend Ames Convention
Six leaders of 4-1 girls clubs in Louisa county and ten members will attend the state girls club convention at Ames from June 17 to 20, announced Club Agent Edgar C Rogers.
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Wapello
Louisa County
Ames
Edgar C Rogers
Fence Drift and Pig Growth Comment by Dr. Poulter
Dr. Thomas Poulter, a South Pole explorer, spoke Monday at Mount Pleasant about fence drift in woven wire and the rapid growth of baby seals weighing 60 pounds at birth to 300 pounds in six weeks, noting weather may affect future utility for hog lots in Iowa if rain continues.
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Thomas Poulter
Mount Pleasant
Bees Likely To Swarm In Bad Weather Says State Apiarist
Paddock reports bee colonies across the state swarmed last week though May 25 marks swarming season start. He notes abnormally poor spring conditions suppress flight and buildup, keeping bees in hives and creating crowded conditions that trigger swarming. Producers advised to inspect hives if weather allows flight to curb swarming.
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Dal
Ames
Apiarist
Mr. Paddock
Junior Farm Bureau to Hold West Union Frolic June 9
Fayette county Junior Farm Bureau plans a prime dinner and general sports program at West Union on June 9. Entertainment includes softball games for boys and girls with committee members Homer Chapman Mrs LeRoy Alcorn Alvin Thoreson and Alice Cummings and LeRoy Jenniges listed as organizers.
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Gazette West Union
Fayette County Junior Farm Bureau
West Union
Homer Chapman
Fayette
LeRoy Alcorn
Alvin Thoreson
Alice
Cummings
LeRoy Jenniges
Maynard
Cut Worm and Wet Weather Hit Iowa Corn
Cut worm damage and rotting seed plague corn across east central and northeastern Iowa as wet weather persists. Some fields require replanting while northern quack grass and late rains threaten crops. pastures look good and fruit crops show potential in Wyoming and North Liberty areas.
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Iowa
Farmington
North Liberty
Troy Mills potato bug battle and spring planting progress
Special to The Gazette reports Troy Mills gardeners battling hard shell potato bugs in small patches that were not sprayed due to early growth. Farmers are replanting corn and some plant soybeans for feed alongside corn. Weather permitting, alfalfa mowing may begin, while Meadows and pastures show good growth and some fields have needed replanting due to cutworm damage.
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The
Gazette
Troy Mills
Rowley
Flooded streams reach flood stage near North English
Rivers and creeks overflow after a one inch rain Saturday night in North English, the first time since May 20 1933. Field washing occurs near Millersburg while farmers replant corn by hand and select earlier seed varieties as peas bloom and potatoes bud.
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Millersburg
Keosauqua Progress on South Iowa Creameries Warehouse
Construction of the South Iowa Co operative Creamery warehouse advances at Keosauqua with brickwork on the ground floor. The 60 by 44 by 25 foot building includes a full basement and tan brick with glazed white tile, set for a July 18 dedication led by M. Mortensen of Ames.
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Land O'Lakes
Minneapolis
Iowa
Mason City
Southern Iowa Association
South Iowa
South Iowa Co-operative Creamery Association
Keosauqua
C. M. Reeve
M. Mortensen
Ames
Louisa County Reports Delayed Planting and Early Grains Prospects
Report notes retarded egg laying and hatching in Louisa County. Prospects for small grain crops favorable with few chinch bugs observed. Excessive rainfall delaying corn planting and much land remains to be plowed.
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Louisa County
RAC C Warns Of Attempts To Collect Illegal Loan Fees
Omaha attorney R A C C regional head warns Cedar Rapids loan agents are charging unlawful fees for securing original and renewal loans from the Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation. He cites a borrower pressed to refinance at a $36 cost, notes liquidation of the agency but a Dec 15 1935 loan still matures, urges victims to report details to the Omaha office.
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R. C. Hunter
Omaha
Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation
Cedar Rapids
Agricultural Credit Corporation
Hunter
Waterloo Forage Office Winds Up Year’s Activities
Waterloo reports all emergency shipping work in the forage conservation program is finished. The remaining tasks involve disposing of leftover feed shipping details as the office nears discontinuation on June 30 unless steps are taken. Washington officials may visit Waterloo to decide future staffing and policy.
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Waterloo
L. W. Plager
Washington
Philip Murphy
Commodities Distribution Division
The
AAA
Forage Service
Carroll Powers
Greeley Test Association Picnic Scheduled June 11
MANCHESTER The annual Greeley Cow Test association picnic will be held June 1 at the county farm northwest of Delhi, announces Carrol Rice. A field tour at 10 a.m. led by Ed Dyas will cover legumes and their role in a dairy farm program, followed by an 11 a.m. judging contest led by Earl Schultz and a dairy work talk by Elmer Hanson of Ames.
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Manchester
Greeley
Test Association
Delhi
Carrol Rice
Ed Dyas
Ames Extension Service
Earl Schultz
Ames Extension
Elmer Hanson
Ames
Fayette Club Agent Geiger Joins Fayette County 4-H Staff
Harlan Geiger, a graduate of Town State College and former member of the Ames poultry judging team, began work as assistant county agent in charge of boys 4-H club work in Fayette County on June 1, 1935, after completing his March 1935 assignment.
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Fayette
Harlan Geiger
Town State College
Fayette County
Ames
Strawberry Field Day Planned June 11
A field day for strawberry growers is set for the afternoon of June 11 on a Lee county farm three quarters of a mile south of Montrose on highway 61. County Agent C I Redfern explains experiments since 1934 by the state experiment station Ames extension service and Iowa Fruit Company.
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Donnellson
Lee County
Montrose
C. I. Redfern
State Experiment Station
Ames Extension Service
Iowa Fruit Company of
Philip Minges
T. J. Maney
B. S. Pickett
D. Tate
C. V. Holsinger
J. J. Wilson
Johnson County Cow Test reports May butterfat averages
Clark Batchelder reports May test results for 324 cows with an average 742 pounds of milk and 31.7 pounds of butterfat. High herd is James Lacina’s Town City group, with 43 pounds butterfat and 1,021 pounds milk from ten cows. North Tama tests follow with F K Bruene and Son leading at 1,266 pounds milk and 47.7 pounds butterfat from eight cows. The annual picnic set for June 6 at the J E Howard farm near Tracer.
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Iowa City
Clark Batchelder
Johnson County Cow Test Association
James J. Lacina
Town City
M. W. Miller
Wellman
C. W. Keyser
Toledo
North Tama
William W. Krapf
F. K. Bruene and Son
Joe Chezik, Jr
C. T. Mitchell
Roy Motzel
E. M. McElhinney
W. D. Mitchell
Alex Rehder and Sons
W. G. Barker and Son
J. W. Mitchell
J. E. Howard
Tracer
Fire at farm kills 200 baby chicks near Columbus Junction
A Friday blaze on the Barnes farm near Columbus Junction killed about two hundred baby chicks. Investigators believe an oil heater started the fire.
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Columbus Junction
Robert Barnes
Kruschen Salts Weight Loss Ad Washtgton State
Pittsburgh resident Mrs J R McCausland claims she lost eight pounds in two weeks by taking Kruschen Salts each morning and eating normally. The ad urges readers to try the health treatment, noting a four week jar and modest price, with local drug stores carrying the product.
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J. R. McCausland
Pittsburgh
Kruschen
May Drug Store
Higley Bldg
Pharmacy
Pany Drug Store
Ten Goslings Fly to California by Air Mail
Ten fledgling goslings were shipped to California by air mail from Mrs. Joe King of North English to Wesley Paige of Compton. The journey involved transporting the ten goslings in transit with the aid of air freight.
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Gazette
California
Joe King
North English
Wesley Paige
Compton
Calif
National Junior Farm Bureau Proposed by AFBF
The American Farm Bureau Federation committee on rural youth proposed forming a national Junior Farm Bureau to engage farm youths and girls aged 16 to 25. Charles E Hearst of Des Moines, the federation vice president, cited about forty junior chapters in Iowa as filling the gap between 4 H club work and adult Farm Bureau participation.
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Chicago
Junior Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau Federation Committee
Charles E. Hearst
Des Moines
Federation
Cedar County Signups Planned This Week For Corn Hog Contracts
Tipton township sign-up meetings are to be held later this week in Cedar county. Signing of new corn hog contracts began last week, conducted alphabetically by townships. Applicants for 1935 contracts will be notified by mail about the sign up meeting date and location.
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Tipton — Township
Cedar County
Kalona Farm Sells for $100 an Acre
Washington Iowa three farms changed hands last week in Washington county. Amos J Xingerich of Kaslona bought the Homer Jackson farm east of Kalona for 100 dollars an acre. Everett Huber of Wellman purchased Gardner 120 acre farm southwest of Wellman for ninety dollars an acre. Elmer Meyer of Ohio bought a 280 acre farm in the Wayland community for forty dollars an acre.
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the Gazette
Washington
Washington County
Amos J.xingerich
Kaslona
Homer Jackson
Kalona
Everett Huber
Wellman
N. B. Gardner
Elmer Meyer
Ohio
Wayland
Achievement Day Scheduled June 7 At Williamsburg
Speakers at the Iowa county farm women's home project achievement day will be Mrs J C Wood Traer district federation committeewoman and Mrs Mary K Gregg of the Ames extension service. The program begins at 10 am and features demonstrations on machine cleaning posture ironing boards tailored finishes a coat clinic group singing and a dance from the opera The Bohemian Girl by Iowa county 4 H club girls.
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Gazette
Williamsburg
Iowa County Farm Women’s Home Project
J. C. Wood
Traer
District Federation
Mary K. Gregg
Ames Extension Service
Iowa County
4-H
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