Central City Grower Sees First Picking Of Season
Leo Wilcox, an eighteen year fruit grower near Central City, reports a 50 percent crop for strawberries after a dry hot summer. He expects to market berries Friday to Saturday, with other regional growers noting similar yields though peaches suffered heat damage last summer. Raspberries, blackberries, and apples show promise with adequate moisture, while canker worms remain common in orchards.
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Leo Wilcox
Central City
Wilcox
Arthur Secor
Keosauqua
The
Gazette
van Buren
Lee
Iowa
Secor
Santman Heads Benton Test Association Reelected Leader
Elmer Santman of Oa was reelected president of the Benton county C. T. A. No. 4. John Hark of Dysart was named vice-president. Russell Ashley of La Porte City secretary-treasurer. E. H. Paulsen and Carl Santman, Dysart, directors. May average milk production for 217 cows was 862 pounds and 34 pounds butterfat. Santman herd led with 1120 pounds milk and 42.1 pounds butterfat.
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Elmer Santman
Benton County
John Hark
Dysart
Russell Ashley
la Porte City
E. H. Paulsen
Carl Santman
Association
Carl +Fredericks
Linn county contest associations schedule meetings
Annual meetings of the Linn county contest associations are set for next week with Floyd Arnold of Ames as speaker. No. 2 meets at Mount Vernon Tuesday evening, No. 1 at Whittier Wednesday, and No. 2 at Alburnett Thursday evening.
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Linn County
Floyd Arnold
Ames
Extension Dairyman
Mount Vernon
Whittier
Alburnett
Clayton 4 H Girls Pick Delegate To Convention
Donna Konicker bocker of Clayton county 4 H was named Thursday to represent the county at the annual convention at Ames June 16 She will be accompanied by club leader Mrs Bryan Sherman at a countywide meeting on the Pilgrim farm near Edgewood Nominees for county 4 H president are Imogene Kauffman and Evelyn Pesek
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Edgewood
Donna_ Konickerbocker
Clayton County
4-H
Ames
Bryan Sherman
Pilgrim Farm
Imogene Kauffman
Evelyn Pesek
Cattle Bring $13 a Hundredweight at Chicago Market
Hale W. E. Jones, a feeder near Hale, received $13 per cwt for a load of cattle sold in Chicago this week.
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Hale
W. E. Jones
Chicago
Fence Drift in the Eweven Wire by BF A
A rustic scene of fence drift caught in the eweven wire with a farm youth in rubber boots. Tiny corn plants glisten with dew as drowsy cows rouse from nest-like depressions in deep grass under June daylight on the acres.
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BF. A
Vocational Ag Conference Plans at Ames
Vocational agriculture teachers from 136 Iowa high schools will gather at Iowa State College June 9 12 for the state conference on education practices. New courses at Mount Ayr West Union Shenandoah Ogden Manning Oskaloosa Griswold Osceola are represented. Four out of state speakers include J H Pearson A P Davidson Warren M Huff and A W Nolan. Local speakers include Agnes Samuelson F E Moore Allen B Kline and Charles Starrett with chairmen M F Groescup S D Owens E Bundy and H I Storey.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Mount Ayr
West Union
Shenandoah
Ogden
Manning
Oskaloosa
Griswold
Osceola
J. H. Pearson
Washington, D. C
Office of Education
A. P. Davidson
Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State College
Warren M
Agnes Samuelson
Des Moines
Superintendent of Public Instruction
F. E. Moore
Board of Vocational Education
Allen B. Kline
Vinton
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Charles Starrett
Newton
Iowa State Grange
M. F. Groescup
Jesup
S. D. Owens
Sac City
Co. E. Bundy
Iowa Falls
H. I. Storey
Fairfield
Quasqueton Gardener Reports Potato Crop Size
H P Larson of Quasqueton reports new potatoes from his garden on June 2. He says the potatoes are of fair size and an average number in each hill.
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Quasqueton
H. P. Larson
Hampshire hogs top market at Chicago $11.65 cwt
Fifty head of Hampshire hogs weighing 241 pounds each were sold by Laurence Bender a Keokuk county feeder. They brought $11.65 per hundredweight, the top price of the market in Chicago on Thursday.
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Gazette
Sigourney
Hampshire
Laurence Bender
Keokuk County
Chicago
Favorable outlook seen for feeders
Ames reports two outside experts predict a good year for cattle feeders in 1937 with a corn crop and abundant hay. C A Burmeister and John T Caine III urged cautious planning, noting scarce replacement stock and strong demand for feeder cattle, while warning of a possible summer business slump.
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Burmeister
Caine
Grasshoppers Scout Linn and Benton County Areas
Grasshoppers hatch in five Benton county townships prompting County Agent James C. Green to form a toxin bait program. A Vinton mixing station will distribute poison bait while a grasshopper committee organizes Tuesday meetings with local volunteers and officials.
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Vinton
Benton County
James C. Green
Henry Schloerman
Florence Township
Leo Schmuecker
St. Clair
Jack Kern
Leroy
J. C. Tatje
Towa
William Schlotterback
Fremont
Albert Wemning
Eldorado
H. C. Po&sehl
Union
C. W. Peters
Kane
John Meek
Canton
Charles Will
Eden
Harry Zimmer
Big Grove
John Ohde
Homer
Fred Schlotterback
Benton
Howard Miller
Taylor
Frank Zimmer
Jackson
Elmer Sant
Livestock Prices Seen Improving for Producers
The article suggests livestock producers may enjoy several years of stronger prices and favorable conditions. It notes that higher prices could lead to better returns, while industry pains may ease as markets adjust.
Robert Putman wins sophomore beef judging contest at Ames
Robert Putman of Waverly, former Fayette county dairy judging team member and 4-H national champion, won Ames first annual sophomore beef cattle judging contest with 92.33 of 100. Other finalists in the high ten include Lloyd Albers Harlan Keith Myers Donald Rinner Miles McCarry Hugh Septon Jacob Stimson Kenneth Falk Norman Stamp and Meri Bruck.
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Ames
Robert Putman
Waverly
Fayette
Fayette County
United States
England
Lloyd Albers
Harlan
Keith E. Myers
Beaman
Donald Rinner
Mount Pleasant
Miles McCarry
Pittsfield
Mass
Hugh Septer
Cumberland
Jacob Stimson
Clarinda
Kenneth Falk
Norman Stamp
Walnut
Meri Bruck
Blairstown
Clayton-Delaware C T A Averages 31 3 Butterfat
May figures from the Clayton-Delaware Cow Test association show the average 31.3 pounds of butterfat per cow. Eleven grade jerseys owned by Walters and Youngman lead with 47.4 pounds butterfat and 4.8 percent test. A Guernsey from Earl Sampson in Colesburg tops with 66.9 pounds butterfat.
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Edgewood
Clayton-Delaware
Francis Scott
Walters and Youngman
Garber
Earl Sampson
Colesburg
Best Dairy Judge Wins at Ames in High Scoring Contest
Kelley Washburn won the dairy cattle judging contest at Ames with 989 points out of 1050, outscoring thirty six competitors. Other top ten finishers included Robert Van Nice of Vinton and Charles Rulifson of West Union.
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Vincent
Kelley
Washburn
Ames
Iowa
Robert van Nice
Vinton
Charles Rulifson
West Union
Grasshoppers Reported Hatching in Jones County
Harro Ingwersen of Oxford township reports grasshoppers hatching in an alfalfa field at Harold Klahn farm in Oxford township southeast corner. Klahn notes heavy grasshopper activity last fall and damage to alfalfa. Peter Sieveka of Jackson township also reports hatching in a permanent pasture. Jones county orders five drums of sodium arsenite and seven tons of mill ion feed to mix poison sawdust bait, expected to arrive this week.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Harro Ingwersen
Oxford Township
Mr. Ingwersen
Harold Klahn
100 Years Of Corn To Be Featured In Johnson 4 H Fete
Iowa City Johnson county Farm Bureau announces a pageant titled Corn is King to celebrate 100 years since the first corn planting by white settlers in Johnson County. The event during the 4 H club show on August 18 will be staged in six episodes with the county divided into six parts each supervising one episode.
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The
Iowa City
Johnson County Farm Bureau Today
Johnson County
Small Grain Makes Bank Growth In Webster Area
Webster farmers report corn planting finished with good stands. Cut worms and moles affect some fields while corn plowing begins. Soybeans and sudan grass sowing for hay. small grains grow rapidly. Grasshoppers appear with limited damage as leaf-eating worms strip shade trees. Peas bloom, potatoes blossom, cherry trees fruiting, gooseberries plentiful, strawberries ripening next week.
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Webster
Sudan
Clarence Bixler Receives Hog Prices in Chicago
Clarence Bixler, a Chicago feeder, sold hogs weighing 218 pounds at 11.60 dollars per hundredweight and sows at 10.85 dollars.
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the Gazette
Clarence
Charles Bixler
Clarence Feeder
Chicago
Leghorn Fries Bring 16 Cents a Pound at Buckingham Farm
Buckingham area farmer Mrs. Marcus Nelson reported Leghorn spring fries at 16 cents a pound this week. She sold 172 two pound boxes of White Leghorns to buyers nearby.
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Buckingham
Marcus Nelson
Steers Bring $14 50 In Chicago Sale
George Kurt of Dubuque County fed cattle sent 1,336 pound steers to Chicago where they sold for 14 50 per hundredweight on Wednesday.
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Cascade
George Kurt
Dubuque County
Chicago
Hog Prices Dip as Hog Run Remains Light in Midwest
Des Moines reports show very light hog receipts across interior Iowa and southern Minnesota through Thursday. Prices fell 10 to 20 cents from last week, with top butcher values about 65 cents above a year ago, while buyers favored the 290 pound weight over heavier hogs.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota
Midwest
Soul Conservation and the Looker Finder Balance
A COUNTRY WOMAN argues that many waste years searching for unclear aims while others chase easy money or distant pastures. True value lies in being both a good looker and a good finder, requiring backbone, stability, and nerve to act on found opportunities.
Hog Market Reports Mixed Feeder and Sow Prices
Market notes that many hogs lacked finish due to limited concentrates and grass fills reducing dressing yields. Demand for feeders and thin sows remains strong, with higher prices paid for thin sows than packers want. Feeder pig prices at year’s high while corn holds steady and hog corn ratio dips from two weeks ago.
Raymond Sornsen Named 4-H Agent in Jones County
Anamosa reports Raymond E. Sornsen of Plymouth was hired this week as 4-H club agent for Jones County. A 1936 Town State College graduate and former Woolstock high school principal, Sornsen will start duties Monday. He previously led state 4-H programs and earned national recognition in dairy cattle and livestock judging.
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Anamosa
Raymond E. Sornesen
Plymouth
Jones County
Town State College
Woolstock High School
Samson
United States
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