First Gas Tractor Born In Froelich Iowa In 1892
The Froelich story recounts John Froelich assembling a self moving gas tractor in a tiny blacksmith shop in Froelich Iowa in 1892 with Will Mann. Deere corroborates the milestone noting the machine could pull a threshing outfit and move under its own power.
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Florence &. Clark, McGregor
Froelich
Clayton County
John Froelich
National Airmail
Iowa
John Deere Company
Langford
S. D
Froelich, Ln
A. M. Burlingame
Henry Froelich
Mr. Burlingame
Dakotas
Cincinnati
Will Mann
Mann
Mr. Froelich
Medley of Implements In Fields These Days
Eastern Iowa farmers report a varied field picture with crops being planted, harvested, and cultivated. Corn stands clean despite wet weather while oats and other small grains head, and alfalfa haying and clover cutting begin. Entomologists say insect risk remains low, with yields likely above average barring hail or early frost.
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Sudan
Iowa
Marion
Sand Spring
Tipton
la Porte City
Ossian
Iowa dairy cows show May butterfat rise to 32.2 pounds
Special to The Gazette Ames reports Iowa cow test associations averaged 32.2 pounds of butterfat per cow in May, up from 29.9 in April, as 64 associations participated. Floyd Johnson notes the 2.3 pound gain maintains a higher butterfat curve than last year with top May herds led by Grundy and Lee-Des Moines.
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Gazette
Ames
Iowa
Floyd Johnson
Ames Extension Dairy Man
Grundy
Lee-Des Moines
Pioneer
Story
Elkader- Monona
Fayette No
West Branch
Folmer Hansen
Cedar Falls
William Voelker
Ryan
H. F. Bothe
Washington cow test shows strong May milk output
In Washington County, 321 cows averaged 927 pounds of milk and 34.2 pounds of butterfat in May as Alvin Lueder reported. Wallace Bash of Wellman led May herd honors with 1528 pounds of milk and 50.8 pounds of butterfat, while A C Gingerich owned the high individual cow at 2319 pounds and 85.8 butterfat from a three milking Holstein. In Traer Roy Perry topped the North Tama contest with 1306 pounds of milk and 42.3 butterfat, versus the association average of 908 pounds and 33.2.
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Gazette
Washington
Washington County
Wellman
TRAER
Roy Perry
Association
4-H Rally Tops Linn County Farm Bureau Program
The Linn county Farm Bureau week features the annual 4-H Girls club rally day at Coe chapel Monday starting 9 30 am with a noon picnic at Daniels park weather permitting then moving to Franklin high school at 1 30 pm The program continues with Tuesday evening Franklin township meeting at Charles West home and Wednesday evening Linn township meeting at Mt Zion church.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Coe
Baby Beef Tour Planned In Louisa This Week
Special to The Gazette reports a two day Louisa county project tour Monday and Tuesday with thirty one stops. Baby beeves will be featured along with livestock judging to prepare a judging team to represent the county at the state fair.
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Wapello
4-H Girls Elect Cedar County Leaders at Rally Day
Cedar County 4-H girls elected Marjorie Whitman of Tipton as county president and Alice Busching of Clarence as vice president, with Lucille Eiler as secretary treasurer and Ruth Ferguson as historian. Over 150 attended as 42 entered picture memory and 50 entered music memory contests. Sunshine Circle of Cass and Linn townships won both memory events with Doors of Dayton Swanato topping music memory. seven girls named delegates to the Ames state convention.
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Tipton
Marjorie Whitman
Cedar County
4-H
Alice Busching
Clarence
Lucille Eiler
Ruth Ferguson
Lisbon
Guy Wright
Mechanicsville
Sunshine Circle Club
Cass and
Linn
Dayton Swnanto
Se-Dar- Moc Club
Pioneer Township
Ames
Lucille Ejler
Marjorie Townsend
Virginia Kelly
Janice Huey
Betty Thomas
Evelyn Meyer
J. R. Thomas
LeRoy Witmer
Moscow
de Hefflinger
Lucille Eller
MAQUORETA-Helma Steines Elected 4-H Rally President
Helma Steines was elected president at the ninth annual 4-H Girls rally day with about 200 attendees. Officers named: Helen Ihrig vice president Ellen Balster secretary treasurer and Verna McCullough historian. Honorary members Mrs Krause and Mrs Reidinger. Delegates named to the Ames 4-H convention June 15 to 18.
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The
Merry Maids
Keymo Club
Mildred Gilmore
Nadine Morehead
Helen and
Helma Steines
Lolaiae Binns
Mesdames Dohse
Reidinger
Binns
Steines
Ames
New Clinton County 4-H Officers Named at Rally Day
Betty June Leeper of Elvira is president with Betty Meints of Grand Mound as vice president, Margaret Hofer of Camanche as secretary treasurer, and Dorothy Roll of DeWitt as historian. The officers were installed at the annual rally day program Thursday, with Blanche Hofer of Camanche judged the best groomed girl.
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Dewitt
Clinton County
Betty June Leeper
Elvira
Betty Meints
Grand Mound
Margaret Hofer
Camanche
Dorothy Roll
Blanche Hofer
REA EYES IOWA RURAL LINES IN Linn Johnson counties
The Rural Electrification Administration has preliminarily considered a loan for rural lines in Linn and Johnson counties Iowa and outlined steps to obtain fund allotment. REA seeks signed cooperative membership applications service requests easements and a detailed project map. Sponsor must choose Iowa incorporation attorney. swift compliance needed. No funds for right of way.
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Washington
D. C
Rural Electrification Administration
Linn
Johnson
Iowa
Rea
Rex B. Conn
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
REA Legal Division
Pastures in Buchanan County Show Strong Early Growth
Independence reports from Arthur Satterlee of the county soil conservation committee note alfalfa first cutting well above average. Oats, soybeans, and corn are all planted and thriving with good stands. Farmers expect corn yield to reach high growth by July 4 with favorable weather ahead.
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Buchanan County
Arthur Satterlee
County Soil Conservation Committee
Center Point gardener offers Bliss Triumph potatoes for sale
Special to The Gazette reports Center Point resident Lyle Franks markets peas carrots beets and new Bliss Triumph potatoes from his garden. Planted March 19 the crop withstood cold snowy days and warm March weather sparked steady growth.
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The
Gazette
Center Point
Lyle Franks
Franks
Bliss
Baler Demonstration Presses Alfalfa Into Bale In Sigourney Farm Field
A John Laux farm east of Sigourney hosted a baler demonstration. A 10 acre alfalfa field was baled into 90 pound bales in under five hours, showing efficiency of the new equipment.
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the Gazette
Sigourney
John Laux
Meat imports top 2 million pounds at New York port
More than 2,000,000 pounds of canned and processed meats entered the port of New York in the last week. Canned beef from South America totaled over 1,000,000 pounds and Polish pork cuts with Hungarian imports exceeded 1,000,000 pounds in total.
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New York
New York City
South America
Hungary
Jones County 4-H Dairy Heifer Club Field Day Monday
Anamosa hosts the annual Jones County 4-H Dairy Heifer club field day Monday with stops in five places to discuss dairy calf work. Topics include cattle judging care and feeding heifer fitting and showing and keeping production records. Ernest Wright Waterloo field secretary of the Iowa State Dairy association leads.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Ernest Wright
Waterloo
Iowa State Dairy Association
Holsteins Judged at West Liberty District Show
Gazette photo covers West Liberty Holstein show where grand champions Alfred Paper of Stockton and George Fraseur of Tipton led a day of class winners. Senior champion bull by Fraseur, 4-H winner Jack Fraseur, and district results across junior and senior classes are noted. Certificates awarded to Cedar Rapids 4-H boys George and Joe Pelisek mark junior Holstein honors.
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West Liberty
Alfred Paper
Stockton
George Fraseur
Tipton
Elmer Hansen
Ames Dairy Husbandry Section
Nowana_ Farms
Davenport
Martin Warren
Iowa City
Fraseur
Warren
George Mueller
Lone Tree
Forest Robinson
Long Grove
Warren Collier
Durant
Jack Fraseur
Holstein
Ganette
Madison
Wis
Holstein-Friesan Association of America
George Pelisek
Joe Pelisek
Dairy Club Boys
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
George
Joe
National Junior Holstein Association
Waterloo district Holstein show champions announced
Grand champion bull was a 2-year-old exhibited by Rehder Brothers Reinbeck. Grand champion female was a 2-year-old heifer exhibited by C F Walters and Son. WaterJunior champion bull was a junior yearling shown by H O Larson of Dike. Junior champion female was a senior yearling heifer shown by Walters and Son. First placings by classes included Aged bulls W D Mitchell Reinbeck, 2-year-old bull Rehder Brothers, senior yearling bull.
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Waterloo
Rehder Brothers
Reinbeck
C. F. Walters
How Are You Today A Country Woman Poem
A Country Woman vents in verse about the grind of daily life. She resents the cheerful question how are you today as she lists burdens such as dinner guests, headaches, cold weather, dying chickens, club meetings, bread baking, weeding the garden, and personal weariness. The piece captures rural labor, weather hardship, and social friction in a concise, humorous lament.
Reinfbeck Farm Sells At 165 An Acre
George Saul a Reinbeck real estate dealer today confirmed he handled the sale of the McCullough estate farm, eighty acres one and a half miles southwest of Reinbeck, to Lloyd Blehn for 165 dollars an acre. Saul noted several other area farm sales recently at strong prices, including one at 150 dollars an acre and another at 125, with another at 100.
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Reinbeck
George Saul
McCullough
Lloyd Blehn
Saul
Knapp Farm Split Sold to Calahan and Model
L. C. Knapp farm near Dysart, long operated by Will Staker, is divided and sold to Everett Calahan of Homer township and Jim Model of Keystone. Calahan bought the south 80 acres at 55 dollars per acre, enlarging his holding to 240 acres, while Model paid 100 dollars per acre for the north 80. Possession will be taken March 1.
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Dysart
L. C. Knapp
Will Staker
Everett Calahan
Homer Township
Jim Model
Keystone
Mr. Calahan
Mr. Model
Steers Bring High Price at Northwest Market
Forty Hereford steers fed at Cascade-John PF. Kurt sold two carloads near top market figures. Thirty-nine steers averaged 1,253 pounds and brought high per hundred. Chicago market tops price reached was not specified.
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Gazette
Cascade
John PF. Kurt
Here
Chicago
Butter Price Dips Lowest Since 1935
New York wholesale butter prices fell below 25 cents for the first time since August 1935, dipping to 24 1/2 cents before rebounding to 25. Heavy supplies, good pasturage, and cheap grain drive production. Dealers stay cautious, storage plans uncertain, and retail prices may soon drop below 30 cents a pound for tub butter. Milk flow remains heavy in the East with surplus cream. egg receipts are below last year as storage builds slowly and prices edge up to offset lower quality.
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New York
Judging Team Named For Wapsie Valley CTA
Verne Os borne and Lain Hansen won the cattle judging contest at the Wapsie Valley Cow Testing association picnic in Independence. Both scored perfect in two Holstein classes in the state hospital herd and will represent the association at the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo this fall. Thomas Hotchkiss finished second and is alternate delegate. Twelve association members earned National Dairy certificates and top butterfat average for the year went to Arthur Satterlee with Guernseys producing 430 pounds.
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Independence
Verne Osborne
Lain Hansen
Wapsie Valley
State Hospital
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Thomas Hotchkiss
National Dairy Association
Arthur Satterlee
Guernseys
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Max Waterhouse
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