Crops Damaged by Heavy Rains Across Northeast Iowa
Persistent heavy rains slowed field work in northeast Iowa last week. Corn is grassy and weedy in parts while soybeans remain largely unsowed, with flooding and soil wash forcing replanting in bottom lands. Some hail and washed-out bridges reported but overall crop damage limited to specific areas.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Benton, Linn
Jones
Jackson
Delaware
Winneshiek
Poweshiek
Johnson, Cedar
Scott
South
Iowa River
Delhi
Hopkinton
Oelwein
Fence Drift Caught in Woven Wire by Snowflake Sonner
Snowflake Sonner, farmer three miles north of Hedrick, plans this week to sow alfalfa in sled track rows to cultivate for a seed crop. The sled tracks aim to provide a packed soil seed bed. Snowflake is identified as Mr. Sonner’s first name. he has a son nicknamed Snow.
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Hedrick
Lowalfalfa
Snowflake
Mr. Sonner
Snow
Jersey Breeders Inspect Herd Sire On Werner Farm
Iowa Jersey breeders and Iowa Milking Shorthorn breeders held their annual state picnics. At the Clare Werner farm west of Keswick the program featured a discussion of production records and herd classification led by Ivan Gates of West Liberty. Milking Shorthorn speakers included Bill Hardy of Chicago and T. C. Amos of Moffatt Ontario.
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Iowa
Clare Wemer
Keswick
Charles Young
Jesup
Werner Farm
Ivan Gates
West Liberty
Iowa Jersey Club
Bill” Hardy
Chicago
Milking Shorthorn Registration Office
T. C. Amos
Moffatt
Ontario
Weather notes show favorable crop outlook in Buchanan county
Excessive rain kept fields too wet for corn and made them weedy but small grains and hay improved. Pastures are excellent and fruit crops look strong with raspberries and strawberries damaged only slightly. Yield per acre expected to exceed last year by about 15 percent. Arthur Satterlee reports on soil conservation conditions.
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Buchanan County
Arthur Satterlee
Soil Conservation Committee
Corn Under Loan Totals For 1941 Crop
The Commodity Credit Corporation reported 104 928 loans totaling 80 250 318 dollars on 109 960 993 bushels of 1941 crop corn through May 30 1942. Iowa loans numbered 44 004 on 47 225 579 bushels for 34 293 290.11 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Iowa
Correction to land tenure map label on Iowa farm pages
The Sunday Gazette clarifies a caption error on the Iowa land tenure map. It states that the upper figure for each county shows the 1941 percentage of owner operated land and the lower figure shows the 1940 percentage.
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Iowa
Sunday Gazette
Extended 4 H Tour Omitted This Year in Iowa County
Iowa county 4 H livestock clubs will omit the annual tour this summer to conserve rubber. Instead local tours for project inspection judging and demonstrations on fitting and showing will be staged. A two club northeast county tour is set for June 9 starting at 2 p.m. at the Joe Yanacek Jr farm southwest of Walford.
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Marengo
Iowa County
Ralph C. Stephens
Joe Yanacek, Jr
Walford
Soybeans Seed Stock Reported in Buchanan County
Independence Iowa records show 12 800 bushels of soybean seed under the government seed protection program in Buchanan County. Germination tests are 85 percent or better and seed is available at 2 05 dollars per bushel. Three railcars have shipped seed, 9000 bushels stored at Winthrop elevator. Farmers contracted in April to supply beans at 2 dollars per bushel.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Arthur Satterlee
Winthrop
Iowa County DHIA Reports May Butterfat Up 3.3 Lbs
May butterfat average for 294 cows in Iowa County DHIA rose to 34.4 pounds, with 38 dry on test, up 3.3 pounds from April. Anton Heitshusen and Son led the herd with 15 Holsteins at 51.8 pounds per cow. high cow owned by Alvin Teggatt yielded 2.375 milk and 80.8 pounds butterfat.
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Marengo
Iowa
DHIA
Anton Heitshusen and Son
Alvin Teggatt
Hog House and Hay Burn in Hopkinton Lightning Blaze
Lightning sparked a fire on the Gene Thompson farm southwest of Hopkinton destroying an 18 by 40 foot hog house several hogs and baled alfalfa hay Firefighters saved other buildings from the blaze the incident occurred late Friday in Hopkinton Special to The Gate.
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Hopkinton
Gene Thompson
Cattle Killed by Lightning on Local Farms
Severe thunderstorm strikes around Columbus area kill several head of cattle on Harold McCormac farm and other nearby properties. Farm owners report livestock losses and seek veterinary assistance as weather damages pastures. Local authorities remind residents to stay indoors during severe storms.
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Columbus
Harold McCormac
Buchanan County DHIA Elects New Officers
Buchanan County No 1 and No 2 dairy herd improvement associations elected officers after a joint judging tour near Senmenmanes. No 1 named Satterlee as president with Shares as VP, Kelleher secretary treasurer, and Bayer and Campbell as directors. No 2 chose Hopkins as president Braden VP, Bonefas secretary treasurer, with Satterlee and Hamilton as directors. Arthur Porter, Ames extension dairyman, gave the after dinner address.
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Independence
Buchanan County
In- Senmemanes
Arthur Satterlee
Herbert Shares
J. F. Kelleher
Cecil Bayer
W. J. Campbell
Claude Hopkins
Arly Braden
W. J. Bonefas
Marie Crock Heads 4-H Girls' Clubs in Cedar County
Marie Crock of Mechanicsville was elected county 4-H girls' club president at Cedar County Rally Day. Ruth McCaw of Clarence was named vice president, Dorothy Lenker of Wilton Junction secretary-treasurer, and Dorothy Stock of Durant historian. Elizabeth Rix of Clarence was chosen best groomed girl, 16, member of the Wapsie Workers club, to represent the county at Ames in the state convention. More than 150 people attended as Mrs. L. M. Nicoll became an honorary member. ceremony by Red Oak Live Wires.
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Tipton
Marie Crock
Mechanicsville
Ruth McCaw
Clarence
Dorothy Lenker
Wilton Junction
Dorothy Stock
Durant
Elizabeth Rix
Wapsie Workers Club
Ames
L. M. Nicoll
Red Oak Live Wires Club
Winne Shiek County 4-H Elects New Officers at Rally Day
About 225 people attended the Rally Day program in Decorah for Winnebago county 4-H girls. New officers were elected and installed: Geraldine Haugen president, Helen Larson vice-president, Lillian Orvella secretary treasurer, Audrey Headington historian.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Geraldine Haugen
The
Pleasant Live Wires Club
Helen Larson
Hesper Junior Workers
Lillian Orvella
Woodside Workers
Audrey Headington
Clever
Veterinarians to Meet at Cedar Rapids Dinner
Dr. Ben H. Peterson of Cedar Rapids and professor at Coe College will speak on Chemistry and the New Economics at the June dinner meeting of the East Central Iowa Veterinary Medical Society. The event occurs at the Montrose Hotel Cedar Rapids Thursday at 6 36 p m. Robert O. Bickel of Cedar Rapids will present motion pictures on Ten Thousand Miles of Trailer Travel Over the United States.
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Ben H. Peterson
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
East Central Iowa Veterinary Medical Society
Montrose Hotel
Robert O. Bickel
United States
Foreign Butter Prices and Argentina Market Mentioned
The dairy market reviews show heavy storing and active Argentine trading on the New York market. Government buying supports butter prices with grade one at 42 cents and grade A at 41 cents while evaporated milk demand shifts, and AMAs reserve is projected at 25 million cases by July 1.
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United States Department of Agriculture
New York
Chicago
United Nations
United Tions
Agricultural Marketing Administration
Rowley Creamery Pays 42c for Top Butterfat
Rowley Farmer's Cooperative Creamery paid farmers 42 cents per pound for butterfat delivered in the first half of May. Joe McGrath reports the payments.
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Rowley Creamery
Rowley
Rowley Farmer's Cooperative Creamery Company
Joe McGrath
War Bounds Describe Destroyer Class Ships Costs
Ships of the destroyer type form the bulk of the American Navy fighting fleet. They average about 1800 tons displacement, are fast and powerful, excel in convoy duty, and performed well in the Coral Sea engagement. Each costs around 3,600,000 dollars.
PICTURED ENGLISH STATESMAN AND CROSSWORD CLUES
A cryptic grid lists English statesman portraits with sequential clues. Across entries include terms like Carry More uncomn Ang Still and, down, chemical suffixes and measurements appear. The puzzle interweaves Roman and Greek references with abbreviations and pairings.
Nature's storm scourges garden scenes in gentle remorse
A vivid description portrays heavy blooms bent by rain with peonies, delphinium, daisies, mock orange, and June grass bowing to the weather. The piece frames nature as self aflame with beauty, as rain carves hillsides and reshapes a country landscape.
4-H'ers in Washington Raise 70 Litters of Pigs Feed
Washington county 4-H club boys improve food production with more than 70 litters of purebred and market pigs. County agent J. H. Donald notes about 85 enrolled youths care for 50 baby beeves 15 fat lambs and 25 to 30 dairy calves alongside their main project.
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Washington, Ia
Washington County
J. H. Donald
4 Hers to Hear Of China Youths Part in War
Ames Iowa 4 H girls and leaders attend the fifteenth annual state 4 H girls convention at Iowa State College. Dr Liu Liang Mo of China Relief will discuss The Part of Chinese Youth in Todays Struggle. He planned to stay for panels but will return to New York Friday to direct a Chinese chorus in an 11 hour war parade. Paul C Taff of Iowa State College Extension Service chairs the panel What Can Youth Do to Help Win the War and the Peace.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Liu Liang Mo
China Relief
New York City
Liu
New York
China
Paul C. Taff
Iowa States College Extension Service
Instructor elected to Aurelia post in Iowa
Columbus Junction vocational agriculture instructor Marvin Jedeie, after two years in Columbus Junction, has been elected to a similar position in Aurelia in northwestern Iowa.
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Columbus Junction
Marvin Jedeie
Aurelia
Iowa
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