Iowa cattle feeders plan hey day June 14 in Ames
About 125 attendees toured 10 Maquoketa herds while Rex Beresford urged hard hybrids research. Iowa State experts and industry guests outlined cattle feeding experiments, market outlooks, and price spreads for beef from farm to consumer at the Ames event slated for June 14.
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Iowa
Rex Beresford
Ames
Taween County
Beresford
Argentina
America
Maquoketa
Mr. Beresford
J. C. Story
Chicago Producers
J. S. Oberhauser
Milwaukee Railroad
Mr. Aaberg
Elmer Jones
Green Island
J. R. Witzigman
Miles
C. V. Burleson
William Dohse
A. G Nims
Edward Schumann
D. D. Fuller
Iowa Cattle Feeders
C. C. Culbertson
Iowa Experiment Station
P. C. Burns
Chicago Packer
Ray Walsh
Chicago Cooperative Commission Company
C. L Harlan
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
W S Clithero
Armour and Company
J. W. Arthur
Iowa State Department of Agricultural Economics
Chris Kinsel
Vinton
W. J Breakenridge
Dinsdale
Culbert
Iowa farmer tests chemurgy seeds at Mount Vernon
Lyall Bryant of Mount Vernon plants chia perilla safflower and pyrethrum seeds from the National Farm Chemurgy Council in a Spring field test. Most seeds sprout with perilla up first, safflower uncertain, pyrethrum sparse, castor beans thriving. Bryant has promoted chemurgy, corn alcohol fuels, soybeans, and other crops while maintaining a Guernsey herd and hogs.
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Tees
Linn County
Brazil
Lyall Bryant
Mount Vernon
Bryant
Chemurgh Council
Columbus
Chemurgic Council
Gazette Farm
Mr. Bryant
Turkey
Chia
Mexico
Pernila
Japan
Towa
Iowa
Linn Women Select Being Well Dressed For Project Theme
Linn county women’s home project committee at the Y M C A Cedar Rapids chose a first year clothing course titled Being Well Dressed as the major study for the coming year beginning Sept 1. It includes smartness color and line and personal dress design with gar ment fitting lessons from Oct to March. Four sub projects cover Musical Moments from Latin America health library service study including county library survey and book reviews and selection of electrical equipment. The year opens with four teas for township cooperators leaders in Sept and a Farm Family pool The World Today discussion.
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Linn County
Latin America
Record Total Stored Expected To Increase
The article states the granary reserve surplus held by the Commodity Credit Corporation is near one billion dollars, with loans and ownership totaling $471.6 million in default and $478.8 million outstanding. It covers cotton, corn, wheat, tobacco, and other commodities, noting plans to expand 1940 loans and listing loan rates for wheat rye and barley.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Ashington
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Henry A. Wallace
4-H Girls Rally Day in Tama County Highlights Officers and Music Contest
About 100 persons attended Tama county 4-H rally day in Traer where new county officers were elected and a music recognition contest was held. The Traer Trusty Troopers won the music contest, with four clubs earning standard club certificates. Dora Bolen of Grinnell was named best groomed girl. Mrs. Alvin Mann was initiated as an honorary county 4-H club member.
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TRAER
Tama County
Traer Trusty Troopers Club
Crystal Sunbeams
Lincoln Merry Makers
Toledo Go-Getters
Arnquist Pioneers
Grant G.G.G. Club
Dora Bolen
Grinnell
Alvin Mann
Malcom
Fayette county 4 H rally names officers and honors
Special to The Garette reports the Fayette county 4 H rally at Clermont Clover Clovers club where Mrs Grant Lauer of Eldorado was made an honorary member. 300 attended as new officers Virginia Rummel Fayette president Gladys Witterf Arlington VP Orpha Allen Maynard secretary treasurer Maxine Grafenburg West Union historian. Meta Jane Masters Mount Pleasant speaker to become home demonstration agent September 11. Of 134 enrolled, 128 attended with 11 clubs 100 percent in attendance and five 100 percent in uniform. Four clubs posted perfect music scores Fairfield Dover Putnam Bethel. Of 121 in music, 100 had perfect papers.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Grant Lauer
Eldorado
County Girls’ Club
Clermont Clover Clovers Club
Virginia Rummel
Gladys Witterf
Arlington
Orpha Allen
Maynard
Maxine Grafenburg
West Union
Meta Jane Masters
Mount Pleasant
Fairfield
Dover
Putnam
Bethel
Grinnell Woman Elected President of Poweshiek 4-H Clubs
Dorothy Simmons of Grinnell was elected president of girls 4-H clubs in Poweshiek county at the annual rally day. Other officers named include Mary Ellen Manett of Brooklyn vice president Donna Fae Sichl Grinnell secretary treasurer and Jona Miller Montezuma historian. About 175 people attended the event.
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Malcom
Dorothy Simmons
Grinnell
Poweshiek County
Mary Ellen Manett
Brooklyn
Donna Fae Sichl
Jona Miller
Montezuma
Johnson county 4-H rally names new officers and honors
Iowa City recounts reelection of 4-H girls club president Viasta Frus and officers June Niffeneger Florence Prydil Velma Shabilion. About 175 attend with honorary membership for Mrs Grover Hudson. WAukon rally names Theodora Ferring president Dorothy Stabe vice president Virginia Larson secretary treasurer Zana Mae Harris historian. Roughly 1000 attend with new grooming and music contests by Sunshine Makers club and Four Square club winners.
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Iowa City
Viasta Frus
Johnson County
June Niffeneger
Kalona
Florence Prydil
Velma Schabilion
Lone Tree
Grover Hudson
Scott Lassies
Sharon Hustlers
Waukon
Fred O'Riley
Allamakee
Theodora Ferring
Lansing
Dorothy Stabe
Virginia Larson
Zana
Mae Harris
Postville
Miss Harris
Sunshine Makers Club
Lorraine Larson
4-H Four Square Club
Blue Ribbon
Soil Conservation Week Observed Across Iowa Farms
The Farm Editor notes Iowa soil conservation week highlighted by Governor Wilson and featuring maps by SCS Marion technicians. Tours across county groups and farms in Belle Plaine Monticello McGregor Sigourney and other counties drew 203 attendees with tours in Buckeye watershed near Belle Plaine and events in Poweshiek Tama Benton and Iowa counties.
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Iowa
Soil Conservation Administration
Marion
McGregor
Sigourney
Monticello
Belle Plaine
SCS
Rudy Novak
Wilson
Soil Associations
CCC
Inn
Township Soil Association
Tom Thompson
Irvin Scott
Novak
Thompson
Tritle
Alburnett
Louisa County
McGregor Scs
4-County Soil Improvement Association
Jackson
Keokuk
Iowa County
Buckeye
Poweshiek
Benton County
Parnell
Tama County
McFarland
Local 4-H and Friends Clubs Toast Certificates
The Franklin Merry Makers Fairview Friends and the 4 H Four Square club were recognized with standard club certificates. Three additional groups named Jolly Neighbors Happy Home Makers and Franklin Merry Makers also received certificates.
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Franklin Merry Makers
Fairview Friends
Jolly Neighbors
Happy Homemakers
Delaware county 4-H elects officers at rally day
Mary Jane Carrothers of Masonville was elected president with Evelyn Guetzko Delhi as vice president Eleanor Dunlap Manchester secretary treasurer and Marietta Maurer Manchester as historian One hundred fifty attended. Cheerful Workers won high in music and three clubs Good Will Go-Getters Happy Hour scored perfectly in memory contest Joe Hermann Manchester was made honorary county club member Standard certificates were awarded to Cheerful Workers Go-Getters and Happy Helpers.
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Manchester
Mary Jane Carrothers
Masonville
Delaware County
Evelyn Guetzko
Delhi
Eleanor Dunlap
Marietta Maurer
Cheerful Workers Club
Good Will
Happy Hour
Joe Hermann
First County
Delaware
Standard Club
REA Conference Set Monday on Rural Electric Expansion
A statewide REA meeting will be held in Ames on June 10 to plan expanding rural electric cooperatives under a new congressional appropriation. Leslie Roenigk, REA field representative, will lead. Iowa is allotted about $6.4 million of the $100 million for 1940-41, with roughly $5 million spoken for by existing cooperatives and $1.4 million for new projects. Iowa ranks high in REA investment but trails the national electrification average, with 44 cooperatives, 13,000 miles of line, and 25,000 farm families served.
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Ames
REA
Leslie C. Roenigk
Washington, D. C
Congress
Iowa
Roenigk
Texas
Minnesota
Ossian Creamery Pays 32.14 Cents For Butterfat
Ossian the Silver Springs Cooperative creamery paid 32.14 cents a pound for butterfat, according to a local dairy report. The notice cites the quotation as the latest price in the market.
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Ossian Creamery
Ossian
Silver Springs Cooperative Creamery
Polled Hereford Herd Dispersed at Hawkeye Downs Sale
Fifty seven head of purebred Polled Herefords sold for 5338 total and 93.65 average at a dispersal auction by Tvedt Brothers near Newhall. Top bull brought 250 from George Smith and Son of Marion. Cows with calves accounted for 2733.50 at 109.34, while bred and open heifers posted varying averages.
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Tvedt Brothers
Newhall
Exhibition
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
George Smith
Marion
Ralph Painter and Son
Stronghurst, Wi
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Paramount Pharmacy
Paramount Theater Building
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Fred Bailey
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