Palo Alto County cow sets state milk record in Iowa
Ronald Chapmans Holstein Connie has broken Iowa records for milk and butterfat in one year, producing 28,812 pounds of milk and 1,140.8 pounds of butterfat in 364 days near Ruthven. The feat highlights Palo Alto countys dairy leadership and strong 4-H and DHIA involvement driving steady farm dairying progress.
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Ames
Palo Alto
Ronald Chapman
Connie
Constance Kerndyke Yeeman
Iowa
Chapman
Ruthven
Spies and Levi
Graettinger
Palo Alto County
Spies Iva Pontiac Mercedes DeKol
Voelker
United States
Iowa Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Coming Auctions EDM The Gazette sale details
The Gazette lists two auctions at Alamo Farms across from the fairgrounds with Brown Swiss cattle and machinery opening Tuesday March 8 at 11 a.m. The Jersey dispersal sale follows Wednesday March 9 at 1 p.m. with 31 head milking equipment. Hagerman and Martin advertise two miles east of Marion.
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Alamo Farms
Fairgrounds
Tipton
Jersey
Hagerman and Martin
Marion
Dairy herd averages butterfat per cow exceed 400 pounds
Over the past six years the herd averaged at least 400 pounds of butterfat per cow in every year and surpassed 500 pounds in four of the years, reflecting strong milk composition performance and herd quality.
Linn County Soybeans Gain 1954 Price Support Totals
Linn county reports 24 809 bushels of 1954 soybeans placed under government price support by January 31. Loans cover 23 049 bushels and purchase agreements cover 1 760. Feb 15 totals show corn 397 793 in loans and 26 300 in purchase agreements. Maturity dates vary by crop with soybeans due May 31.
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Linn County
Lester E. Mitchell
ASC
Mitchell
Poster Contest To Be Held for Keokuk Pupils
Keokuk county sponsors a soil conservation poster contest for grades five through eight. Seventy five dollars in prizes will be awarded to individuals and school winners. Posters must feature Soil Conservation Pays and be judged on information, artistry, and neatness. Posters are due April 30 at the county superintendent's office.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
Soil Conservation District
W. W. Mossberry
Earl Grove
Thedistrict Commissioners
Soil Conservation Pays
iWork Unit
George Thorburn
Farm moves and dairy herd brucellosis accreditation noted
Garrison Mr and Mrs Alvin Block relocate from Strawn farm to Shellsburg area with family. Lester Schlundt family moves to Strawn farm while Robert Christy occupies Schlundt vacated place. Floyd Fish family leaves Northwest Thornburg for Deep River farm. Marvin Fish to reside there. Manchester dairy herds eligible for brucellosis accreditation reach 191 with Extension Director Bob Hall reporting.
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Garrison
Alvin Block
Strawn Farm
Shellsburg
Lester Schlundt
Robert Christy
Thhe Schlundts
Thornburg
Floyd Fish
Deep River
Marvin
Manchester
Delaware County
Bob Hall
Notice of Will Probate in Linn County Court
In the District Court of Linn County Iowa a hearing is set for March 7 1955 at 9 o clock to prove the last will and testament of George F Geiger late of the county deceased for probate. Arthur Axmear Clerk District Court. Franken Keyes Crawford Attorneys.
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Enen
Iowa
Linn County
George F. Geiger
Cedar Rapids
Arthur Axmear
Franken, Keyes & Crawford
Government backs step back on spud support program
Washington officials announced a pause on a prior plan and outlined a revised aid program for No 2 grade potatoes. Payments of about 25 cents per hundred would move 1954 culls into starch and flour production, aiming to prevent market overhang before the new crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Agriculture Department
Maine
Pest Control Meet Set in Ames at ISU Campus
Ames pest control operators plan a two day conference on the Iowa State College campus with entomologists. Topics include new chemicals for pest control and termite specifications for new houses. First session starts at 9 a m Thursday with an evening Iowa Pest Control Association meeting. Extension Entomologist Harold Gunderson says the event is open to all operators.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Iowa Pest Control Association
Harold Gunderson
Pleasant Point Grange Members Present First Degree
Twenty five members of the Pleasant Point Grange presented first degree work Monday night at the Union Degree meeting held at the Masonville Grange hall.
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Strawberry Point
Pleasant Point
Masonville Grange Hall
Grain storage capacity expands nationwide gains reported
Washington officials report a four year addition of about 644 million bushels in commercial type grain storage capacity. Off farm capacity totals near 2.82 billion bushels as of last Dec 31, with private and cooperative firms driving most growth. Kansas leads states with 332.47 million bushels, surpassing Texas at under 290 million.
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Washington
INS
Agriculture Department
Commodity Credit Corporation
Department
Kansas
Texas
Fayette Conservation Awards Honor Three Farmers
Three Fayette county farmers received certificates for outstanding 1954 soil conservation practices at the annual town and country banquet at West Union high school. Willett Miller Clermont Michael Cunningham Arlington Alvin Buroden Postville also honored were Alfred Stewart Oelwein chair of the Fayette county soil district and Kenneth Kerr Postville district commissioner. Three 4 H members earned project work certificates: Charles Sharff Maynard beef, Jean Morse Castalia dairy, Tom Baldwin Wadena sheep. Ronald Wendland West Union won the year’s outstanding FFA work award.
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Oelwein
Fayette County
West Union High School
Willett Miller
Clermont
Michael Cunningham
Arlington
Alvin Buroden
Postville
Alfred Stewart
Kenneth Kerr
4-H
Charles Sharff
Maynard
Jean Morse
Castalia
Tom Baldwin
Wadena
Ronald Wendland
West Union
FFA
Fayette County Students Named for Farm Bureau Teaching Scholarships
West Union reports three Fayette county girls Iva Jean Alber Gail E Hillman and alternates Marilyn E Guyer and Duane T Boehmke have been chosen as applicants for state Farm Bureau teaching scholarships. Two applicants will be selected from each district to receive scholarships for teaching in elementary schools.
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West Union
Fayette County
State Farm Bureau
Iva Jean Alber
Fayette
Gail E. Hillman
Stanley
Marilyn E. Guyer
Clermont
Duane T. Boehmke
Arlington
Farm Moves Shake Quasqueton Area
Mr and Mrs Don Gapinski moved Monday to the Albert Allen farm northeast of Quasqueton. The Wilson Kiernan family, current occupants, relocated to Cedar Rapids.
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Quasqueton
Don.Gapinski Monday
Albert Allen
Wilson Kiernan
Cedar Rapids
Clayton County Swine Clinic Set For Elkader
A Clayton County swine clinic is planned for 1 p m Tuesday at the Congregational church in Elkader. Max Sauerbry county extension director will lead discussions on management and marketing topics including early weaning nutrition farrowing disease control and meat-type hogs with Dr Maynard Spear and E L Quaife. Last year 21 756 sows were farrowed in the county an average of 10 per farm signaling growing swine production.
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Elkader
Clayton County
Congregational
Max Sauerbry
Maynard Spear
Iowa State College
E. L. Quaife
Siuerbey
Wool Production Up One Percent In 1954 Totals
U S wool production in 1954 totaled 276 million pounds up one percent from 1953 and the largest since 1948. Of this 233 million pounds were shorn and 43 million pounds pulled. Cash receipts to growers for shorn wool in 1954 were about 125 million dollars, 1 percent below 1953.
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Washington
United States
Crop Reporting Board
USDA
Executrix Appointment for Robert C. Ilten Estate
On this 1st day of March Hulda C. Ilten is appointed and qualified as executrix of the estate of Robert C. Ilten, Linn County Iowa deceased. All persons indebted must pay promptly. those with claims should file them in the Linn County District Court. Carl Hendrickson is attorney.
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A. Ie County
Robert C. Ilten Jate
Linn County
Iowa
Lot
Farm Price Support Advocate Warns of Economic Loss
Economist Carl H. Wilken of the Raw Materials National Council tells a House agricultural committee hearing that low farm prices could cut national income by about 100 billion dollars this year. He cites a 1:6 family income effect and urges farm prices to be kept at parity, noting that current levels around 87 percent limit overall economic activity. He says price supports aid all economy sectors, not just farmers. Williamsburg Iowa conference set for March 18 at 8 p.m. at the local high school assembly.
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Washington
Carl H. Wilken
Raw Materials National Council
House ‘Agricultural Committee
Wilken
Williamsburg
Assemy
West Union 4-H membership reaches 500 in Fayette County
Harold Boulton the county extension youth assistant reports the Fayette County 4-H program now totals 500 members in West Union. The milestone highlights continued growth and community engagement in youth agricultural education.
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West Union
Fayette County
4-H
Harold Boulton
County Extension
Zemo Advertises Quick Relief For Itchy Skin Rashes
An advertisement promotes Zemo as a doctor's formula that promptly relieves itching from surface skin rashes including eczema prickly heat and athlete's foot. It claims to stop scratching aid faster healing and offers Extra Strength Zemo for stubborn cases.
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Zemo
Fayette DHIA No. 4 Averages 770 Lbs Milk 31.9 Lbs Fat
Twenty three herds in Fayette County DHIA No. 4 averaged 770 pounds of milk and 31.9 pounds of butterfat during February. Of 503 cows on test, 424 were milking and 79 dry. 20 heifers freshened and 25 cows were discharged for low production or other health reasons.
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West Union
Fayette County
Dhia No. 4
Leo F. Wendland
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R. W. Ashby
Spies and
Donald Voelker
Linnwood
F. F. Powell
Spencer
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DHIA
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Ment
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
EDM
the Gazette
Linn
Keokuk
Garrison Movers
Gov't
Dept
Baltimore
Hatch & Brookman CO
8Th Ave
Dial
Fayette Conservation
F. B
2Nd Ave
Masonville
Masonville Grange
Coffins Grove Township
James Corradus
Strawberry Point Legion Hall
Hulda C. Ilten
Carl Hendrickson
Duncan Hines Cottage Cheese
Laporte City Sale Barn
Harold Miller
LaPorte City
Jerry” Merchant
Vinton
Ovid A. Martin
Landenberger
Espey
Optometrists
Third Street
Fayette Dhia
Ead A
Anta
Babs
Lake Valley
Jack Sprat
Eos
Saltine
Ace
Cherrios
BAG
Mission Green
Jack SP
California
Washington Apples
Gal Owen
Chandler Grocery
15Th St. NW
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mroRy
Dickey’s Foods
10Th St. Marion
Tarn
Denver
Denver Serum Company
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