Picnic Program Of Test Associations In Benton
In Benton County the annual picnic program of test associations will feature McIntyre of Hannibal Missouri speaking Tuesday afternoon. He operates a dairy cattle experimental farm for the US Department of Agriculture and the University of Missouri. Jersey calves from Hannibal will be shown and Bulls from the Hannibal farm will be displayed to illustrate propagation and transmission traits.
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Benton
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Kremer Elected Head of Warpsie Valley C T A
At an annual meeting of the Warpsie Valley C T A new officers were elected Jane Matt Kremer president Arthur Satterlee vice president and J F Keller secretary treasurer Directors chosen were Roy Crasford Jesup and Orville Thom Winthrop The June 25 association meeting was set though police attendance was undecided Johnson Ames extension dairy specialist spoke at the gathering The Gazette
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Gazette Independence
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Jane Matt Kremer
Arthur Satterlee
J F. Keller
Roy Crasford
Jesup
Orville Thom Winthrop
Pete
Reme
Johnson
Ames Extension Dany
June Magic Month of Love and Growth
The poem lyrics celebrate June as a magic month. It highlights nature at its best with green fields, blossoming gardens, and blue skies. Lovers vow beneath golden sun, brides and grooms begin new homes, and birds sing in maple trees.
Porter Outlines Weed Control for Creeping Jenny
Iowa State College plant pathologist R H Porter proposes eradicating field bindweed by summer fallowing after harvest and planting a winter cover crop such as wheat or rye. He advises two week cultivation intervals through September, then repeat after harvest for two to three years to eliminate heavy infestations.
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Ames
R. H. Porter
Iowa State College
Porter
Weather Recap: Late Spring Crops Across Missouri Iowa
Report from eastern Iowa and western Missouri notes: fields largely unplanted or slow to emerge, corn few inches high, oats heading, wheat in shock, stands thin and weedy. Alfalfa progressing well but windrowed hay wetted. rains persisted between Bethany Cameron and Marshalltown. Conditions improve toward Kansas City swath area.
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Troy Mills Garden Notes Report Creeks Moisture Needed
Strawberry crops ripening but require moisture. Peas bloom in most gardens. Early potatoes budded for bloom and some tomato vines in bloom. Corn looks good but all crops need rain.
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Troy Mills
Webster area notes rapid corn growth and mixed yields
Corn in Webster County is tall and growing rapidly in the second cultivation. Soybean ground is largely planted with some beans emerged. Clover and alfalfa hay are reported as the best in years. Strawberries and raspberries ripen but need rain. Early potatoes bloom and setting fruit. some tomato plants bloom. Some farmers report chinch bugs in small grains.
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Webster
Contour Lane Helps Cattle on Olson Farm
Curtis Olson near St. Olaf solved a gullies problem by contouring his 78 acre farm after attending a soil conservation school. He says contour drilling yields better crops and reduced soil loss, with 30 acres now in strip cropping and buffer sod strips guiding future plans.
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Don Sheets
Soil Conservation Service
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Mr Olson
Dan Sheetz
Downward Hog Market Amid Heavy Receipts Felt
Hog market trends show a generally lower tone with heavy receipts across Interior Town and southern Minnesota. Light and medium weight hogs fell 15 to 25 cents, heavies 20 to 30 cents, and sows 15 to 25 cents from the prior week with some drops over 30 cents.
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Iowa
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Central City Cow Tops Linn Test May Milk Output
W L Smith’s Central City cow leads Linn Cow Test No 3 in May with 2936 pounds of milk and 96.9 pounds of butterfat per the report by Gerald Benesch. Across 428 cows with 57 dry on test, May averages were 783 pounds milk and 327 pounds butterfat. W F Volker of Ryan tops the herd with 18 purebreds milking thrice daily for 1448 pounds of milk and 52.6 pounds butterfat. H F Gensicke Cedar Rapids ranks second with 48.83 pounds butterfat and J J Mills Coggon third with 48.2 pounds.
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Central City
W. L. Smith
Linn Cow Test Association
Gerald Benesch
W. F. Volker
Ryan
H. F. Gensicke
Cedar Rapids
J. J. Mills
Coggon
Horse Dies in Barn Fire at Izek Farm Near Hartwick
Fire at the Charles Izek farm destroys a cattle and horse barn Wednesday afternoon. One horse perished when neighbors spotted the blaze as the family was away. The house and other buildings were saved. partial insurance coverage is noted.
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Hartwick
Charles Izek
Izek
4 H Dairy Tour Planned in Johnson County
A 4 H dairy club tour is set for 1 p m Monday. County Agent Emmet C Gardner announces visits to the Donald Jones farm near Coralville the Will Warren farm south of Iowa City and the George Mueller farm north of Lone Tree.
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Emmet C. Gardner
Donald Jones
Coralville
Will Warren
George Mueller
Lone Tree
4-H Rally Programs Highlight Linn and Cedar County Events
At Alburnett Linn county 4-H rally day Mrs. A R Minish of Mount Vernon joined the Linn chapter as an honorary member amid a four leaf clover ceremony. Ardis Stinger led music with 200 attendees including 115 girls. In Cedar County Tipton program Elects Erelyn Gates Cedar County girls clubs elect officers and honor Mrs Ralph Wingert for long service.
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Mount Vernon
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Arlo Stinger
Cedar Rapids
Sunny Susies Club
Community 4-H Officers Elected Across Jones and Louisa Counties
About 250 attended the Jones County 4-H rally in Monticello as county officers were chosen Ida Louise Brokens Scotch Grove president Lorraine Cruikshank Anamosa vice president Carol Swenson Olin secretary treasurer and Alice Benadom Olin historian The Lovell Helpers club won music recognition and an honorary membership was conferred on Mrs Harold Hartman Anamosa Eloise Kuhns Scotch Grove and County Agent Carl Smith spoke In Letts 150 attended Louisa County rally naming Barbara Lieberknecht Letts president Lois Wilson Morning Sun vice president Maxine Blankenhorn Letts secretary treasurer Margaret Boysen Wapello historian An honorary membership was given to Mrs H E Gipple Letts for service to 4-H music efforts at St Stephens Blackpool England chapel for actors is noted as the only chapel dedicated to actors.
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West Liberty
Cedar County
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Mechanicsville
Betty Hain
Moscow
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Lester Nicoll
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Ames
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Anamosa
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Jones County
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Morning Sun
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Grand View Township
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Muscatine
Iowa rural choruses rated superior in nine district contests
Twenty two rural women choruses were rated superior in nine district tournaments just completed. Miss Fannie R. Buchanan announced that one chorus from each district advances to a state tournament at the state fair. A total of 1,780 women in 62 county choruses participated, judged by Arthur Todd of Stephens College.
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Extension Rural
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Independence area beef feeders tour visits three farms
The Independence Buchanan county beef feeders held their annual feed lot tour on Thursday visiting the Charles Welch farm near Winthrop the James Callahan farm and the George Thompson farm near Lamont Rex Beresford spoke during an afternoon meeting at Lamont.
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Buchanan County
Charles Welch
Winthrop
James Callahan
George Thompson
Lamont
Rex Beresford
Rinehart Brothers lead dairy herd in May butterfat output
Grinnell's Rinehart Brothers tied top honors in Jasper and Poweshick counties with an average butterfat yield of 468 pounds for May. Swaney Brothers of Grinnell owned the high individual cow, a Jersey, producing 82.5 pounds of butterfat.
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Poweshick
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