New Setup To Become Effective July For Farm Security
The Farm Security Administration will begin a greatly expanded advisory system July 1 serving practically every rural Iowa county. Iowa FSA director George Heikens explains the plan has four committees per county including farm debt adjustment, rural rehabilitation, tenant purchase, and a county council. The debt committee will have three members two farmers and one credit man. The rural rehabilitation panel will include three farmers with farm women represented. The tenant purchase group remains three farmers. The county council adds all committee members plus three nonfarmers.
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United States
Farm Security Administration
George Heikens
Ames
FSA
Iowa
the Gazette
Mittee
Sigourney Hosts Grand Brown Swiss Dairy Show Champions
In Sigourney Iowa the southeastern Brown Swiss dairy cattle show crowned champions from 14 counties. D G Cobbler Ottumwa and W H Schlaser Kesmale and Ss Van Auken organized the event with top placers in multiple classes including Cobbler owned animals earning junior and senior championships. A cattle judging contest was won by Mrs LaVaughn Wilcox Guernsey. A concurrent Poland China hog type conference met at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids, drafting recommended pig type standards for market weight gain and breed improvement.
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Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Fred Beard
Ames
Sigourney
Southeastern
Iowa
Brown Swiss Dairy Breeders
D. J. Cobbler
Ottumwa
W. H. Schlaser
Kesmale
Ss. van Auken
Dale Brot
Grinnell
C. E. Walcott
Richland
la Vaughn Wilcox
Guernsey
Walcott
Cobbler
van Auken
Wilcox
G. F. Garner
Taintor
LaVaughn Wilcox
Poland
Dairyman Purchases 60 Acre Farm Near Cedar Rapids
Ludvik Petrak, dairy farmer southwest of Cedar Rapids, adds 60 acres to his holdings by buying from W. L. Fowler at 100 dollars per acre. The deal was arranged by George P. Witwer and Company of Cedar Rapids.
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Ludvik Petrak
Cedar Rapids
Charles Bachman
W. L. Fowler
George P. Witwer and Company
Two Black Hawk County Farm Land Sales Reported
Prudential Insurance of Newark sold 120 acres in Barclay township to Mr. and Mrs. Aloysius J. Schmitz of Raymond Ia for 13920 dollars. Noble Martin bought 161.5 acres in Orange township from Lottie Marsh of Washington DC near Waterloo for 16600 dollars.
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Buckingham
Black Hawk County
Prudential Insurance of
Newark
N. J
Barclay Township
Aloysius J. Schmitz
Raymond
Noble Martin
Orange Township
Lottie Marsh
Washington, D. C
Waterloo
Our June farms supply jams pies and produce
A country woman notes June tables filled with strawberry jam cherry pie leaf lettuce peas milk and eggs from home farms. She reflects on farmers as producers and the global meaning of the term amid hunger in the nation and the need for balanced producer consumer dollars orderly marketing and sane mechanization.
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United States
4 H Camp Delegates Chosen for Louisa County
Maxine Blankenhorn and Louise Hafner will represent Louisa county at the annual 4 H camp at Camp Abe Lincoln from June 30 to July 3.
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Columbus Junction
Maxine Blankenhorn
Louisa County
Louise Hafner
H. W
Concord Township
Abe Lincoln
Iowa State Brand Creameries Handles 24.5 Million Pounds in Year
In the fiscal year ended May 31, 1941, Iowa State Brand Creameries processed 24,542,311 pounds of butter. The figure was announced at the annual meeting in Mason City by R. O. Storvick. The organization groups 88 creameries, mostly in Iowa, with five outside in Minnesota.
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Mason City
Iowa State Brand
R. O. Storvick
Iowa
Minnesota
Corn Is Laid By In Local Fields
Troy Mills reports sweet corn tasselling and ears forming in several patches. Field corn is being laid by and timothy hay crops are being cut. Overall yields are fair with ripening corn in the near term.
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Troy Mills
Creamery Built Without Shutting Down And All Paid For When Completed
The Farmers Mutual Cooperative Creamery at Langworthy expanded with a home cooling room receiving room and a new main work room for charns vats and equipment. The double wall hollow tile building measures 26 by 78 with powered units and a tunnel system bringing wires and water to a semi basement refrigeration unit. Butter production rose 24.277 percent in the first five months of 1941 compared with 1940 while operations continued during construction.
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Angworthy
Farmers Mutual Cooperative Creamery Company
Langworthy
King Mise
Clifford Arduser
F. B. Women Plan Leadership Confab At Des Moines
More than 200 women from Iowa's county Farm Bureaus will gather in Des Moines for a two day camp and training school session under the Iowa Farm Bureau federation women's committee led by chairman Mrs Raymond Sayre. The event features programs and demonstrations addressing farm bureau leadership and community service.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Women's Committee
The
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Raymond Sayre
Ac- Bureau
4 H Dairy Tour Planned In Buchanan Wednesday
Independence report notes the Buchanan county 4 H dairy calf club annual tour is set for Wednesday with Ernest M Wright Dairy Association field secretary visiting in the forenoon. An afternoon on the cen se oo farm will cover judging fitting and showing work.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Ernest M. Wright
The
Dairy Association
Dairy
Cen Se
New Farm Buildings Erected Near Dysart
William Wurtzel builds a 29 by 48 foot granary and barn on the Will Jacobson farm near here. A second new structure, a 24 by 48 foot machine shed, rises on the Mrs Hugo Norden property west of Dysart, operated by Ed Schnell.
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Hetna
William Wurtzel
Will Jacobson
Hugo Norden
Dysart
Ed Schnell
FSA Posts Assigned At Ames And Indianapolis
Announcement states L. K. Macy from Iowa State College farm management staff will become senior agricultural economist in Washington, starting around July 5. Don Dilworth, Ames extension editor, will join the FSA in Indianapolis as associate information specialist in about a week.
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Ames
L. K. Macy
Iowa State College
Washington
Macy
Ggly
Don Dilworth
FSA
Indianapolis
County councils limit set for general counties
The rule restricts county councils to no more than eight members in most counties, with tenant purchase counties allowed ten. The provision defines council size across jurisdictions.
State FSA committee meets in West Union with retirement noted
Special to The Ganette. The state advisory committee of the Farm Security Administration met in West Union over Thursday and Friday. Three retiring members, Paul P. Stewart Maynard Lester Gillette and Fred K Hawley were honored as their four year terms end July 1. Many officials attended as Fayette county leads Iowa in FSA farms.
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West Union
The
Farm Security Administration
Paul P. Stewart
Maynard
Lester Gillette
Fostoria
Fred K. Hawley
Laurens
Ronald Wilson
Sac City
Vern Timberlake
Bedford
Fletcher Atchison
Cascade
J. L. Boatman
Montezuma
FSA
Fayette County
Iowa
George A. Heikens
A. B. van Huss
Indianapolis
Walter Anderson
Omaha
Production Credit Association
Arthur Viergutz
H. L. Young
Ames
C. H. Galagan
Paul Auringer
Waterloo
Mr. Malone
Central Iowa Farm Business Association
L. G. Allbaugh
National
Corn Ahead of Normal in Independence County Report
Dale Irwin extends report from Independence Buchanan counties that corn is ten days ahead of normal with some laid by before July 4. Oats gain, alfalfa first cutting satisfactory, clover good, pastures excellent and soy better than average despite unclear details.
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Buchanan
Dale Irwin
Stock and Seeds for Baby Poultry and Farm Use
Local farm supply brief lists stock and seeds for baby poultry and farm use. Includes recommendations for hatchery helpers, feed options, and seasonal planting supplies for sustainable farm operations.
June Pig Crop Report Shows Smaller Decline Than Expected
The June pig crop report notes a smaller drop in sows farrowing than the December 1940 forecast. The December projection promised a 14 percent fall in spring 1941 versus 1940, but Friday’s survey suggests only about 5 percent. If accurate, 1941 fall farrowing would exceed prior levels, signaling more pigs this fall despite earlier price news.
Holstein Registry Reports State Hospital Herd Output
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America records the state hospital herd of 70 cows in Brattleboro Vermont for the year ended January 31 1941. It lists 15 197 pounds milk and 500 5 pounds butterfat as the year totals for the herd.
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Independence
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Brattleboro
State Hospital
Potash Demonstrations For High Lime Soils Across Iowa
Bruce M. Kilpatrick Ames extension agronomist outlines potash trials in Dickinson Palo Alto Kossuth Winnebago Pocahontas Humboldt Wright Franklin Sac Calhoun Hamilton Dallas Polk Story and Carroll counties. Demonstrations use cultivator and planter attachments. 100 pounds of 00-50 fertilizer increased yields by over 13 bushels per acre in 31 tests.
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Bruce M. Kilpatrick
Ames Extension Agronomist
Dickinson
Palo Alto
Kossuth
Winnebago
Pocahontas
Humboldt
Wright
Franklin
Sac
Calhoun
Hamilton
Dallas
Polk
Story
Carroll
Kilpatrick
Iowa
Lamb Sale At Decorah Sets Top Price Delivered To Albert Lea
In Decorah Winneshiek County Wool Growers Association held a lamb sale with 343 offered and 52 in the blue class. Top lambs averaged 9 pounds and brought 13.50 per hundred weight delivered to Albert Lea. Twenty-three reds sold to Wilson and company at 12.60 per hundred. Average weight was 81 pounds from 35 farmers.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County Wool Growers Association
C. W. McDonald
Ames
Albert Lea
Wilson and Company
Prairie suited timber: Western yellow pine favored
Western yellow pine is identified as the best adapted species for prairie environments, noted for its suitability and resilience in prairie conditions. It is highlighted as the preferred timber option for such landscapes.
Farm Income Soars for Five Months in 1941 Despite Variances
Washington AP reports farm cash income for the first five months of 1941 reached 3.544 billion dollars, up 307.6 million from the same period in 1940, with marketings at 3.24 billion and government payments at 304 million. Projections for the year reach about 10.7 billion, the highest since 1929, led by gains in cotton, livestock, and dairy. Iowa shows April cash income at 58.086 million, up 3.056 million from 1940, with four-month Iowa total at 255.304 million.
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Washington
Iowa
Tree Planting Emphasizes Diverse Variety Mix
A community project highlights planting a good mix of many tree varieties. The effort promotes biodiversity, resilience, and seasonal fruit and shade benefits for the town.
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