Civil Service Coverage Expands Across Agriculture Agencies
By GEORGE STIMPSON July 1 marks the shift of Triple A and Farm Security Administration vacancies to civil service certification. Beginning Jan 1 all employees in these agencies will join civil service after passing non competitive tests, with exemptions possible for policy making roles.
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Triple-A
Farm Security Administration
Department of Agriculture
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
D. C
Sctvice
Caghnaluil
Agriculture Department
Congress
Dairy Production Near Seasonal Peak Up Four Percent
Des Moines reports a four percent rise in creamery butter production for the week ending June 19 due to better pastures and rains. Output is near the seasonal peak, five percent higher than the same week last year, with gains across most states except Wisconsin and California.
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Des Moines
INS
Leslie M. Carl
Carl
Wisconsin
California
North Central
Fence Drift Spotted On Weave Witwer Farm Near Cedar Rapids
On the Witwer farm run by Paul Walshire west of Cedar Rapids a fence drift was noted in the worren wire. The field shows tassels forming with corn crop promising strong yields and Witwer operates extensive holdings with many cattle, highlighting Iowa farming vigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weaver Witwer
Paul Walshire
Cedar Rapids
Dairy Promotion Funds Questioned by Red Oak Farmer
L. A. Nelson former Iowa dairy commission treasurer criticizes allocating 83 000 to a national ad campaign claiming tax money has been misused. He says early efforts reduced butter substitutes by 65 percent and that no financial statements have been received since 1946. Dairy tax yields were about 94 000 in 1939 and 93 000 in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Oak
Iowa Dairy Industry Commission
L. A. Nelson
Commission
Nelson
National Organization
Iowa
Chinch Bug Infestation Threatens Iowa Crops
A Gazette photo shows chinch bug nymphs in a four acre corn patch and nearby wheat four miles north of Cedar Rapids. County agent Rex Conn and 4-H agent Grover Miehe assess infested fields and plan swift reseeding to soybeans as state entomologist Carl Drake notes variability and possible barrier needs to protect corn. The report outlines bug movement, eggs, nymphs, and potential impact across western counties with rains altering populations and contingency plans.
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Howard Schrimper
Cedar Rapids
Grover Miehe
Linn County
Mr. Schrimper
Rex Conn
Carl Drake
Ames
Iowa
Muscatine
Drake
Dairy group maps Iowa share in nationwide campaign
Nelson says the commission preferred eastern advertising for butter and milk campaigns. He notes Iowa received only $30,000 for all advertising across 99 counties, covering newspapers, radio, and June promotions.
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Dairy Association
Iowa
Commission
Nelson
East
Monona Creamery Pays 40 for May Butterfat
Mo nona Union Farmers Creamery paid 40 cents per pound for May butterfat. Secretary J P Goltz reports the creamery received 73 051 pounds of butterfat and produced 90 616 pounds of butter. The note also mentions white spruce as the least hardy of common spruce varieties.
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Monona
Monona Union Farmers’ Creamery Company
J. P. Goltz
She Turned Him Down Adla Tablets Ad Ad
An old advertisement promotes ADLA Tablets for heartburn fullness and sour stomach relief. The copy targets men discomfort and urges readers to obtain the medicine from their dr uest.
Soul Conservation and June's Gentle Struggles
The piece laments heel flies harming cattle on lush pastures and reflects on June’s missed potential. It contrasts cattle chaos with a country woman’s resilience, urging steadiness and rural spirit amid seasonal challenges.
Fayette county recent-weds discuss farm problems
Three major farm problems debt and taxation parity and distribution costs were analyzed by Fayette county recent-weds club members in a session led by James Green of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation. Green compared conditions at WWI and WWII and offered brief future prospects.
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Fayette
Fayette County
James Green
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Green
Corn 10 Days Ahead in Iowa Crop Bulletin
Iowa corn development leads normal pace by about ten days as heat and moisture drive growth. Crops range knee to waist high with some too tall to cultivate. weeds persist in damp fields while northwest regions see little rain. Soybeans grow well. winter wheat and rye color. oats and flax progress with rust concerns. Haying favorable for alfalfa, other hay yields below normal.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Weather
Northwest
Marshalltown
Weather Bureau
Raspberries Abundant After Week of Showers
Special to The Gazette Barnes City reports black raspberries are plentiful and of nice quality with about 1000 quarts expected from A. R. Wymore. Earlier drought hurt early gardens but second plantings of lettuce radishes and peas are thriving and corn looks good.
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Barnes City
A. R. Wymore
Rovang Reports Large Hay Crops and Good Second Cut
Special to The Gazette Decorah farmer Otto Rovang six miles south in Springfield township harvested 40 loads of red clover hay from 10 acres and expects a similar alfalfa crop. Weather favors a second cut. He lost 17 acres of corn to high water but replanted and the stand is improving.
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Decorah
Otto Rovang
Springfield Township
Rovang
10 500 Pounds Wool Pooled In Fayette
Fayette county wool growers pool wool and dip sheep to aid profits. Israel Shaffer reports cooperation with the Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers association, with over 10 500 pounds pooled on May 27 and June 18. A portable dipping tank led by Irvin Sorge dips nearly 4 000 sheep and lambs, 10 cent head charge for small flocks and 9 cents for larger flocks. A quality lamb show and sale at West Union last week proved successful.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Israel Shaffer
County Association
Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers Association
Irvin Sorge
Randalia
West Union
Tama Reral Women Will Study Crafts In 1941 42
Miss Mabel Phipps of Ames assisted Tama county home project women Tuesday to plan the year’s major home crafts project weaving for 1941 42. Specialist Miss Nora Workman of Ames will guide the work.
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Toledo
Mabel Phipps
Ames
Tama County
Home Project
Nora Workman
Mes
Iowa Farm Security expands staff across state
The Farm Security administration in Iowa adds 21 assistant county or district supervisors, 21 clerks, and 11 assistant home supervisors as civil service and funding growth occur. George Heikens of Ames leads, with new hires spread through 17 eastern and central counties. Financial backing totals about 234 million nationally, including 120 million for rural loans and 64 million direct appropriations.
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Iring
Iowa Farm Security Administration
George Heikens
Ames
FSA
Washington
National Defense Commission
Farm Security Administration
Iowa
Burlington
Kossuth County
Clarke County
Howard Dodge
Cedar Rapids
Martin E. Crowson
Iowa City
Raymond C. Pilgrim
Grinnell
Toledo
Daniel W. Augustine
Delta
Independence
John F. Kluber
Springville
Leila S. Farley
Ella A. Sampson
van Buren County
Cresco Canton 1 Brown Swiss Show Champions Named
The Cresco Canton 1 Brown Swiss show awarded blue ribbons with Emmett Wilson of Cresco and Dr. C W Rominger of Waukon leading the champions. Awards covered aged bull and cow as top marks, with multiple class winners and a dairy judging team set for Cedar Rapids. Judge E N Hansen of Ames presided.
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Cresco
Emmett Wilson
C. W. Rominger
Waukon
Andy Bird
Oelwein
Wilson
Herbert Ernst
Rominger
George Moran
Moran
Raymond Baumgartner
Ridgeway
Canton 1
Cedar Rapids
Gerald Steve
Harold Iserman
Waverly
E. N. Hansen
Ames
Iowa State College
Seven exhibitors enter district Brown Swiss show here
District show featured 30 head of Brown Swiss cattle. Grand champion bull Col lege Jane's Baron Jim 43127 shown by Pete Sommers and Son of Breda. Grand champion cow Daisy Girl F Carol 41109 shown by Peter Hunedling of Breda. Various winners include Lynn Mischke and others. judging team selected for All-Iowa Exposition in Cedar Rapids August 10-15: Clinton Hickey Adel, Peter Huendling Breda, Pete Sommers Breda, Lynn Mischke Churdan.
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Jefferson
College Jane's
Jim
Pete Sommers
Adel
H. W. Wernl
Linden
Hurley Rodman
Breda
Vernon Huendling
Mischke
Sommers
Huendling
Cedar Rapids
Clinton Hickey
Peter Huendling
Lynn Mischke
Churdan
Texas grows vast rose industry claims global share
Texas cultivates 16 000 varieties of roses and harvests more than 20 000 000 rose bushes each year. The scale positions Texas as a major contributor to the world’s commercial supply.
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Texas
Record May Chick Output Tops 222 Million
The United States Department of Agriculture reports May output of commercially hatched chicks reached 222,419,000, up from 177,237,000 in May 1940 and 197,426,000 in May 1939. Production gains occur across regions, led by the Pacific coast with a 56 percent rise.
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Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Iowa Farmers Spread 903,625 Tons of Lime in 1940
Iowa farmers used 903,625 tons of soil lime across acres in 1939 reports compiled by township assessors. Secretary Mark G. Thornburg calls the volume substantial and notes lime improves soil for crops like clover alfalfa and other legumes. East central and northeast districts led, with Jackson county highest at 43,392 tons.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Towa
Mark G. Thornburg
Scott
Clinton
Linn
Muscatine
Johnson Counties
Jackson County
Black Hawk County
Dubuque County
Thornburg
Allamakee 4-H Calves On Feed In County Program
Eighty two calves are being fed by 39 4-H baby beef club members in Allamakee county. Herefords predominate with 38 head, plus 31 Angus and 13 Shorthorn calves on feed.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Farmers in Iowa area plan fall garden and feed lot details
Alvin Meyer near Garrison raises 180 spring pigs on alfalfa ground and holds 101 steers for late summer feeding. John Auman & Son near Marion rely on horses for field work and breed Aberdeen Angus cattle with young bulls for sale. Lloyd Henning north of Keystone has 48 sows producing 325 pigs and feeds 80 Hereford plus 32 black cattle. The Peoples Savings Bank in Cedar Rapids promotes long term cattle feeder joans and other farmer services.
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Alvin Meyer
Garrison
Mr. Meyer
John Auman & Son
Marion
Aumans
Lloyd Henning
Mr. Henning
Keystone
Peoples Savings Bank
Cedar Rapids
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