Imported plan used in educational meet by Ray Anderson
The article details an eastern Iowa event introducing an imported German judging system for butter scores used in a National Contest meet to be held June 23 in Mason City. It lists committee members from Iowa and nearby states, reports 72 entries with ratings, and notes forthcoming state meets in multiple regions.
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Iowa
Germany
A. W. Rudnik
Ames
International Daily Show
Berlin
Rudnik
Europe
Towa
Mason City
Fence Drift Caught in the Woven Wire by RFA
A short note on butter judging by a committee system rather than a single opinion. It suggests a composite judgment may benefit livestock men and reflects on the judging process and its implications.
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R.F.A
Judging Contest Highlights Local Dairy Awards
A men's judging contest Thursday topped by A E Mitchell of St Lucas with Walter Waskow second and Floyd Netzger third. Best woman judge was Mrs Louie Lehman of Elgin, with second place Mrs Kern Elerick and a three way tie for third among Mrs Lem Quually Frederika Mrs M Thoreson Garnaville and Mrs N M Larson Decorah. More than 250 attended the banquet where awards were announced and ratings listed for numerous entrants from across Iowa towns including New Hampton Ames Colwell Osage Williamsburg Nashua and more.
Buttermakers Hold Sand Springs Meeting and Contest
Special to The Gazette. The Iowa Buttermakers Association Unit No 9 will hold a monthly meeting and educational butter scoring contest at Sand Springs on June 30.
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Sand Springs
Iowa Buttermakers’ Association
Cedar county hogs bring strong prices at Chicago sale
J F Highly and Son of Cedar County sold seventy cross bred Hampshire Duroc Jersey hogs averaging 278 pounds for 9.10 on the Chicago market Thursday in one of the day’s top sales for such weights.
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the Gazette
Tipton
J. F. Highly and Son of
Cedar County
Chicago
Steers Sold at Chicago Market Reach $10.65
N Hosch, a feeder living near Cascade, sold a load of 1,177 pound steers on Wednesday at the Chicago market for $10.65 per hundredweight.
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Cascade
P. N. Hosch
Chicago
4-H leaders elected at Ames 4-H convention
An 18 year old Dorothy Ostrander of Buffalo Center was elected president of Iowa 4-H girls. Other officers named were Pearl Hass of Walnut vice president Jean Rutledge Fort Dodge secretary and Elnora Illian Walcott treasurer. Awards were given for clothing home furnishing and canning with winners including Majella Zabesky Protivia Marie Flackey Afton Gladys Lakes Calmar and Helen LeFever Muscatine. Harry Terrill spoke on streamlined living and Dr William J Peterson highlighted Iowan history. A pageant and a closing speech by Dr Earl E Harper capped the week.
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Ames
Buffalo Center
Dorothy Ostrander
Iowa 4-H Club
Pearl Elaine Hass
Walnut
Jean Rutledge
Fort Dodge
Elnora Illian
Walcott
Miss Ostrander
Majella Zabesky
Protivia
Majella
Winneshiek County
Isabelle Reis
Greenfield
Eleanor Marie Lorence
Cedar Rapids
Maxine Workman
Estherville
Gladys Lakes
Calmar
Helen Jensen
Osage
Florence Walrath
Peterson
Helen LeFever
Muscatine
Helen
Betty Ann Brady
Harry Terril
Harry Terrill
Iowa Peace Council
Terrill
William J. Peterson
The
State Historical Society
Hawkeye State
Rosalind Cook
Ames Music Department
Earl E. Harper
Simpson College
Payne fellowships awarded to two former 4-H members
The Payne fellowships of $1,000 each were awarded Friday at the national 4-H club camp. Blanche Brothers of Boone Iowa and Max Culp of Charlotte North Carolina were chosen by an extension service committee from twenty-one applicants. Each will study nine months in the agriculture department starting next October. Miss Brothers is home demonstration agent in Boone county. The awards were part of the camp’s second full day for 169 delegates from 43 states.
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Washington
Payne
Blanche Brothers
Boone
Iowa
Max Culp
Charlotte
N. C
Payne Fund
New York City
Agriculture Department
Brotheil
Boone County
Postville F F A Boys Experiment With Pasture
Postville note reports Adrian Gamble and the F F A boys seeded a test pasture on Rudy Everman’s farm at Postville’s west edge to improve bluegrass pastures not productive enough for summer livestock. The plot was limed disced and sown at ten pounds per acre with alsike clover Grimm alfalfa medium red clover and alfalfa sweet mix.
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Postville
Adrian Gamble
Postville High School
F.F.A
Rudy Everman
Otter Creek Man Elected AAA Head In Jackson County
Frank Hickson of Otter Creek was elected chair man of the Jackson County Agricultural Conservation association in a meeting here Thursday. John L. A. Kruse of Preston is vice chairman, and Carl Beck is the other member of the committee, Eppe Hartvigsen and Edward J Grace are alternate committee members. J. E Goodenow was retained as treasurer and Leo Laughlin as secretary. Charles Van Gorder, retiring chairman, explained the compliance requirements for the 1938 program, and Roy Dyas presented information on the performance provisions. County Agent F. E. Krause answered various criticisms that have been directed toward the federal conservation plan, this year. Fifty-three men were present for the all-day session.
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Maquoketa
Frank Hickson
Otter Creek
Jackson County Agricultural Conservation Association
John L. A. Kruse
Preston
Carl Beck
Eppe Hartvigsen
Edward J Grace
J. E Goodenow
Leo Laughlin
Charles van Gorder
Roy Dyas
F. E. Krause
Annual Rural Life Institute Set For Ames June 20 22
Seventeen Iowa leaders with strong community service records were chosen to participate in the fourth annual Country Life Institute at Ames June 20 to 22. The program will focus on town county relationships with six out of state keynote speakers covering local government education church work and public health.
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Ames
Towans
Iowa
Country Life Institute
W. J Allen
Laurens
Ray Anderson
Cedar Rapids
D. C. Barrett
Washington County Community Health Service
Don Berry
Indianola
E. A. Briggs
Boone
Fred K Bruene
Gladbrook
E. P. Chase
Atlantic
Wendell
Mark A. Dawber
Home Missions Council
New York City
Howard A. Dawson
Rural Education Service
National Education Association
Washington, D. C
Eduard C Lindeman
New York School of Social Work
Pearl McIver
United States Public Health Service
Edith E. Wood
Federal Housing Administration
4-H Boys Tour Farms Near Oneida
Thirty five miles were covered by the Oneida 4-H club on a tour of inspection of members projects. Farms visited include Stackhan’s southwest of Manchester L M and Floyd Ryan north of Manchester Paul McEl meel farm near Greeley Herbert Halsenson and John Rector east of Oneida the Dygert Horse importing stables and the M Mauer and Ralph Childs farms.
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Oneida
Oneida Boys
Stackhan
Manchester
L. M
Floyd Ryan
Paul McElmeel
Greeley
Herbert Halsenson
John Rector
Dygert
M. Mauer
Ralph Childs
Lone Tree 4-H Club elects new officers
Leland Stock is now president of the Blue Rib bons Winners boys 4-H club. William Hunter was elected vice-president and Donald Spencer secretary-treasurer.
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Lone Tree
Leland Stock
William Hunter
Donald Spencer
Hog sales bring $9.10 average at Tipton market
Oscar Nebergall of living southeast of Tipton sold 41 hogs at the Thursday market with an average weight of 175 pounds. The sale brought a total tally around nine dollars and ten cents per hundredweight.
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The
Gazette
Tipton
Oscar Nebergall
Chicago
Cornhog ratio best since 1926 reported in Iowa
Des Moines reports the Iowa corn hog ratio at 18 plus on June 15, the most favorable for the month since 1926. The article notes the ratio’s history, price trends, and limited hog receipts in the territory, with analysis of factors affecting supply and future market movements. It mentions packing sows, fall farrowed pigs, and year-over-year comparisons through early June.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Canadian Ag Commissioner to Attend Angus Sale
MAQUOKETA C C Mullen commissioner of agriculture in Canada is among distinguished guests for the Congdon and Battles cattle sale next week. Other notables include Judge Samuel C Fullerton sr president of the American Aberdeen Angus Breeders association W H Tomhave association secretary and several directors planning a directors meeting during sale days. Reservations show guests from multiple states and a landing field is arranged for some to fly into Maquoketa.
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Maquoketa
C.C. Mullen
Canada
Congdon
Virginia
Massachusetts
West Virginia
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Wyoming
Michigan
Minnesota
Illinois
Missouri
Nebraska
Oregon
Pail Holding Milk Stool Patented By Cedar Rapids Man
P L Newbold a Cedar Rapids Nash Finch credit manager received word from Washington that he has patented an improved milking stool. The diagonal front legs hold milk pails securely to prevent spills. Patent number 2120312. Manufacturing plans not completed.
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P. L. Newbold
Nash-Finch Company
Cedar Rapids
Washington, D. C
Mr. Newbold
Seven-Day Week At Postville Creamery Due To Milk Surge
Postville Farmers' creamery now operates seven days a week to manage the higher milk supply from an unusually abundant grass season. Local dairy producers boost output and the plant adapts to the sustained flow, ensuring processing capacity meets demand.
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Postville
Postville Farmers’ Creamery
Ten Temporary AAA Fieldmen Appointed
O. D. Klein, state AAA committee chairman, announced the appointment of ten assistant state field men to serve during the next month or two to check compliance on farms under this year's program. Appointed were Floyd Bell Black Hawk county Paul Benner Marshall county Albert Beverly Dickinson R. W. Conrad Lucas Bert Grigg Woodbury Michael Miller Fremont Wayne E. Norman Washington John Scharff Webster William Stanton Jones and James Townsend Hancock.
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DES Moines
O. D. Klein
AAA
Floyd Bell
Black Hawk County
Paul Benner
Marshall County
Albert Beverly
Dickinson
R. W. Conrad
Lucas
Bert Grigg
Woodbury
Michael Miller
Fremont
Wayne E. Norman
Washington
John Scharff
Webster
William Stanton
Jones
James Townsend
Hancock
Favorable Outlook For Raspberries Near Millersburg
MILLERSBURG Black raspberries ripening in the vicinity promise excellent size and flavor. Apricots are developing rapidly but the crop will be short. Potatoes are in blossom with some early tubers ready. Haymaking proceeds under rain delays. Small cloudbursts flood the river north of town and wash cornfields.
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Millersburg
Alfalfa First Cut. Corn, Cherries Grow Amid Rain
F C Walker reports the initial alfalfa cut in the area while corn advances rapidly and could reach knee high by the Fourth of July. Cherries are ripening but the crop appears short. Abundant rainfall has not seriously washed away the ground.
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Walker —F. C. Grieve
Bumper raspberries lift spirits after rain damages hay crop
Recent rains in the vicinity damaged hay but boosted fruit yields with a bumper crop of raspberries in sight. Strawberries are abundant and peas and new potatoes are being used from local gardens.
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Randon
Milking Shorthorn Event Attracts 350 In Iowa
In Northwest Iowa near Wallingford a state picnic of the Iowa Milking Shorthorn Society drew about 350 attendees at the Hilmer Larson farm with participation from Spencer Estherville and Wallingford groups. Speakers included George Goaley and M P Christiansen. An educational judging used 26 head from Larson and A B Redenbaugh.
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Clarence—Aill
Iowa
Iowa Milking Shorthorn Society
Wallingford
F. J. Bachman
Clarenge
Breed Association
Hilmer Larson
Bachman
Spencer
Estherville
State Brand Creamery
Clay County Fair Board
George Goaiey
Ames
M. P Christiansen
Algona
Roy McMartin
Minnesota
Kiwanians Tour Soil Projects Near Marion Area
Cedar Rapids Kiwanis members and families will tour soil conservation projects around Marion ending with a dinner and program at Jordans Grove Church near Waubeek on Tuesday evening. Ervin Moen, program chairman, announced the plan and the group will meet at 5 p.m. in Marion.
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Marion
Jordans Grove Church
Waubeek
Cedar Rapids Kiwanis Club
Ervin Moen
Notice of Appointment of Administratrix in Reed Estate
The undersigned Mahala Bilton was on June 16 1938 appointed and qualified as Administratrix of the estate of Lenoir R Reed deceased in Linn County Iowa. All persons indebted must pay immediately and those with claims should file duly authenticated in the Clerk of Linn County District Court. Attorney G Ff Baresh.
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State of Iowa
Linn County
Lenoir R. Reed
Tate
Iowa
Laws District Court
Mahala Bilton
Administratriz
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