Iowa 4-H Holstein Champions From Iowa City And Medbourne Named
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America named Martin J. Warren of Iowa City and Winifred A. Wickersham of Medbourne Iowa as Iowa 4-H Holstein club champions for 1936. Warren owned 26 purebred Holsteins and earned $1,230.20 in prizes along with multiple honors. Wickersham started with one calf in 1930 and expanded to four other animals, winning $167 in prize money and serving in club leadership roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adison
Wis
Holstein-Friesian Association of America Today
Martin J. Warren
Iowa City
Winifred A. Wickersham
Medbourne
Iowa
Warren
Miss Wickersham
Holstein Association
United States
Wonen Iartin Warren
Martin
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Johnson County
Winifred Wickersham
Dairy Club
Marshall County
Winifred
Iowa State Teachers College
Women Choruses Engage in State Competition This Fall
Ames Iowa women form county choruses to enter a rural women’s chorus tournament linked to the Town state fair. Sixty-member groups from towns and farms compete in county Achievement days with finals judged on pitch accuracy balance diction tone and spirit. The top chorus wins 100 for state fair costs and Farm Bureau and Farm and Home week appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Iowa State Fair Board
Towa Farms
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Inwa State College
Holstein Champion Named in Iowa 4-H Holstein Show
Martin Warren of a farm south southeast of Iowa City was announced Monday as the 4-H Holstein champion of Iowa for 1. The result marks a top county fair achievement with Warren earning statewide recognition in dairy cattle judging and showmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Warren
Iowa City
Iowa
Government Checks Pennies From Heaven
An early morning field scene praises conservation checks as “pennies from heaven” saving farmers. The piece notes high seed costs, benefits for those who saved seed or followed the program, and how funds aid seeds, equipment, and land restoration across rural areas.
Argentine corn imports reach 1.3 million bushels in week
Imports of Argentine corn totaled 1.3 million bushels in the week ended March 19, per the federal grain market review. Domestic corn arrivals were 2.645 million bushels, mainly sold to feeders while Argentine corn went to feed manufacturers and wet process industries.
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Federal
United States
Kansas City
Chicago
Gulf
Atlantic Coast
Atlanta
Stallion Shows Planned At Storm Lake And Milford
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders secretary Harry Linn announced spring stallion shows set for Milford on March 24 and Storm Lake on March 30. In addition to stallions, divisions include brood mares yearling colts and get of sire. Storm Lake junior chamber of commerce promotes the event and runs a horse pulling contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Harry Linn
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Storm Lake
Women’s Program Planning Meeting Held on Saturday
Twenty four township home project chairmen and publicity chairs from sixteen townships met in Cedar Rapids Saturday to discuss strengthening the county Farm Bureau. Mrs J R Wallace of Williamsburg led the discussion with attendees including Mrs Arlo Stinger Miss Catherine Williams and many others from Mount Vernon Anamosa Central City Ely and Fairfax The annual Jones county women’s achievement day was announced for April 8 at Scotch Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
County Farm Bureau
JR. Wallace
Williamsburg
Arlo Stinger
C. C Berry
Mount Vernon
Catherine Williams
Whittier
John Rickless
Anamosa
Sharon Smith
Central City
Hal Donnan
James McNamara
Ernest Kaplan
Ely
R . Burgess
Lester Mitchell
Fairfax
Gary Railsback
Carl Steffenson
Palo
Reuben Niffenegger
L. W Hess
Center Pont
C. R. Mills
MH. Koch
Byron Umbdenstack
Orval Quaas
Marion
Frank Schontz
Alburnett
Speedt
Scotch Grove
Farm Bureau Home Project
Jones Emiity
Seatech Grove
Ruth Cessna
Ames Extension Service
Mayberry
Wyoming
Jones County
Proper support for wooden posts in cellars
When using wooden posts to support girders or cellar stairs they must rest on masonry pedestals raised at least two inches above the cellar floor to prevent rotting.
Poultry Sitdown Strike Affects March Hatchings
Farm editor notes farmers stage a sitdown strike delaying March chick releases. Government data show February feed egg and feed chicken ratios at record highs, with rising feed costs and softer egg prices. Despite low returns, government egg buying and expected demand keep hens operational on farms.
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New England States
West North Central States
Grinnell Poweshiek County Achievement Day Set in Brooklyn
The Grinnell Poweshiek County Achievement Day will be held in Brooklyn on April 27 under Farm Bureau sponsorship. Mrs May Larsen from Ames extension service will judge the township teams on home furnishing projects. A music memory contest will also be part of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Grinnell
Poweshiek County
Brooklyn
Farm Bureau
May Larsen
Ames Extension Service
Acreage Forecasts Show Delicate Shifts in 1937 Iowa Crops
Leslie Carl, federal agricultural statistician in Des Moines, estimates 1937 Iowa crop acreage from planting intentions. He predicts 50 percent more flax, 40 percent more soybeans, 10 percent more barley, 4 percent more corn and oats, 7 percent less hay, and 10 percent less spring wheat than 1936, with no change in potatoes. The figures compare with 1935 and 1936 actuals and 1928-32 averages, and assume past planting-to-harvest relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Carl
Iowa
Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Des Moines
United States
Ames Engineer Checks Iowa Rural School Ventilation
Ames County school boards seek improved ventilation as one room schools are audited for fresh air needs. Royal H. Holbrook of the extension combustion department surveys multiple counties and cautions against amateur installers while noting common flaws like undersized chimneys and lack of exterior fresh air ducts in basements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames—County
Iowa
Engineering Extension Department
Royal H. Holbrook
Allamakee
Dubuque
Webster
Humboldt
Powesheik
Mitchell
Linn
Guthrie
Osceola
Cedar
Buena Vista
Adair
Howard Counties
Holbrook
Maynard Creamery Marks 59th Year With February Payoffs
Maynard cooperative creamery patrons were paid 39 cents a pound for February butterfat. On April 15 the creamery will end its fifty-ninth year of business, touted as the first cooperative creamery in the middlewest and perhaps the United States. Notable buttermakers include Sam Schilling Henry Miller Chester Smith Orrin Strickland Ed Talcott Elmer Bracy A D Farnham C B Bracy Frank Seely Frank Bowdish A H Bentz and Glenn Mittelstadt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Maynard Cooperative Creamery Company
C H Paul
Maynard Creamery
Middlewest
United States
Sam Schilling
Henry Miller
Chester Smith
Orrin Strickland
Ed Talcott
Elmer Bracy
A. D Farnham
C 3B Bracy
Frank Seely
Frank Bowdish
A. H. Bentz
Glenn Mittelstadt
Soil conservation checks arrive in Jones county
The first 1936 soil conservation checks totaling $150,995.19 arrived in Monticello on Saturday, Leroy Dirks announced. One thousand one hundred forty three checks were issued as the Jones county soil conservation committee outlined distribution points and about $100,000 remains due to farmers on 1936 compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Leroy Dirks
Jones County Soil Conservation Committee
Jones County
Dunn distributes conservation funds to multiple townships
John E. Dunn, treasurer of the Linn county agricultural conservation association, received 692 conservation checks totaling $63,275.02. He notified farmers in Spring Grove, Washington, Grant, Linn, Franklin, Bertram and Marion townships of central points from which the money will be distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Dunn
Linn County Agricultural Conservation Association
Spring Grove
Washington
Grant, Linn
Franklin
Bertram
Marion
Dunn Monday
Johnson county farmers to receive 82180 in soil conservation funds
Checks totaling 82180 for the 1936 soil conservation program will be distributed among Johnson county farmers this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Johnson County
American Wheat Poised to Lead World Markets in 1930s
The new American wheat crop will reach markets next July and is seen reshaping world trade. Export demand from Argentina, Australia and other nations has driven July and September futures higher in Chicago, with reports Argentina may curtail exports. If winter wheat yields meet expectations, the United States could regain a leading role in global wheat exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
America
England
Germany
Italy
Czechoslovakia
China
Argentina
United Kingdom
United States
New FASTEETH Powder Promises Comfortable Dentures
An old advertisement touts FASTEETH as an improved powder that secures plates without gum irritation or unpleasant taste. It claims to prevent soreness and embarrassment, urging buyers to obtain FASTEETH from May's Drug Store or any reputable druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fasteeth
May
Dr. Pierce
Edgar Neal
12Th St. Council Bluffs
Towa
Pierce
Buffalo
Soul Conservation and Head Start Advantage
A brief quotation reflects on wealth and progress, noting that those who possess resources or "a head" may advance more quickly. The line attributes a cynical social observation to Aunt Lindy about who gains in life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aunt Lindy
Grain futures reach seven year highs in March
Grain prices last week saw July and September futures surge to seven year highs with July at 1.25 dollars per bushel and September at 1.23. May futures rose only about three cents as traders scrambled for supplies while some questioned July and September values though most believed prices would rise further in summer.
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Norway
Hanson
Dixon
Milford
Jones
Farm Editor
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JOVE
Africa
Williams
Feree
Mhrwillams
Johnson
S. U. Sleichter
Montgomery Ward
Dial
NEIP
Bonanza
Assam
India
Omfort Dail
Bettes
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Martin Dry Goods Co
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