Ames Proposes Revisions to Government Feed Wheat Program
A survey from 13 Iowa counties summarized by Ames economists to CCC includes recommendations for pricing tied to CCC corn releases, dealer margins, local AAA selling rules, and expanded CCC controls. It notes nine actionable items and five program problems affecting farmer adoption and confidence in feed wheat during wartime.
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MES
Iowa
Department of Agricultural Economics
Ames
Commodity Credit Corporation
D. Gale Johnson
R. C. Bentley
AAA
Iny
Mississippi River
Former Prison Warden Horizontal Puzzle Teases Sing Sing Past
Pictured former warden of Sing Sing prison appears in a mixed word puzzle grid. The clues cover various topics from plants to metals with references to acronyms and abbreviations across horizontal entries.
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Sing Sing Prison
Bashan
Webster Fry Markets 255 Hogs at 13.40 cwt
Henry Fry marketed 255 hogs last week averaging over 200 pounds for 13.40 dollars per hundredweight. He delivered four truckloads Thursday and five on Saturday. Fry already has 300 spring pigs on his farm and expects about that many more.
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Webster
Henry Fry
Fry
Pull the Trigger on Constipation with Dr Caldwell's Laxative
Advertises Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin for constipation relief. Claims stomach friendly formula eases belly discomfort after meals. Promotes easy childhood use and encourages following label directions or a doctor's advice.
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Dr. Caldwell
Dr.Caldwell
Take Care That Soy Seed Doesn’t Heat Says Dyas
Ames extension agronomist E. 5S. Dyas cautions Towa farmers to spread or sack soybeans in bins to prevent heating as warm weather nears. He notes many beans entered last fall above 14 percent moisture and outlines two safe options for seed storage.
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Dyas
AMES
Towa
Ames Extension Agronomist
Program Planned for Tri County 4-H Camp
Tri County 4-H camp at Camp Abe Lincoln near Davenport on July 25 was planned in a meeting of Tipton county chairmen and home demonstration agents from Muscatine Scott and Cedar counties. Attendees included Scott county HDA Miss Josephine Simpson Davenport and Louise Brus Blue Grass. Muscatine county Francis Burns and Mrs James Sywassing. Cedar county Laura Heddleson Tipton and Mrs H L Witmer.
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Gazette
Tipton
Muscatine
Scott
Cedar
Camp
Abe Lincoln
Davenport
Scott County
Josephine Simpson
H.D.A
Louise Brus
Blue Grass
Francis Burns
James Sywassing
Cedar County
Laura Heddleson
H. L. Witmer
Maynard Creamery Sets February Prices For Byproducts
Forty-three cents per hundredweight was the February price for skim milk used in the casein plant at Maynard cooperative creamery. Butterfat sold for forty cents per pound, and buttermilk will bring twenty-three and one-half to twenty-eight cents per hundredweight at recent auction. Buyers included Walter Thiele, Ray Arthur, Don Hartz and John Meyer.
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Gazette
Maynard
Maynard Cooperative Creamery
Walter Thiele
Ray Arthur
Don Hartz
John Meyer
Mrs Sayre to Speak at Williamsburg Rural Women’s Day
Mrs Ray mond Sayre chairman of the Iowa Farm Bureau women’s committee will be the principal speaker at the Iowa county rural women’s Achievement day in Williamsburg on April 9. The program includes pantomime and song, a district music festival segment, a bread making demonstration by Pilot township women, and a talk by Mrs N May Larson on emergency food production.
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Williamsburg
Raymond Sayre
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa County
Pilot Township
N. May Larson
Ames
Voc Ag Boys Organize Jr Swine Improvement Assn
Columbus Junction reports the River Forks Junior Swine Improvement association formed with 17 vocational agriculture boys as members. Ralph Oak serves as president, Warren Curtis as vice president, and Carl Dallmeyer as secretary and treasurer. The group plans twice monthly meetings to advance swine improvement, seed buying, breeding stock, and selling purebred hogs, with 30 sow and litter projects carried by the members.
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Columbus Junction
River Forks
Junior Swine Improvement Association
Ralph Oak
Warren Curtis
Carl Dallmeyer
Oelwein Butter Wins in Iowa Creamery Contest
Albert Harms of Oelwein entered Butter rated top score in Section 11 of the Iowa Creamery Operators association march educational contest. Don Neumann of West Union won the men’s judging meet and Mrs. Waller Wascow of Waukoma won the women’s contest.
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Arlington
Albert Harms
Oelwein
Iowa Creamery Operators Association
Don Neumann
West Union
Waller Wascow
Waukoma
Fence Drift Caught in Woven Wire
James Garnant, a farmer south of Cedar Rapids, brought a white pocket gopher to The Gazette farm desk. He said he killed it this week while eradicating pests in one of his fields, noting its pure white color as unusual.
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Jever
James Garnant
Cedar Rapids
Gazzette Farm Desk
Jim
Top Butterfat Brings 39 Cents at Monona
Monona report shows 39 cents net for sweet cream butterfat and 38 cents net for No 1 sour cream butterfat in February. J P Goltz secretary notes a total of 44 938 pounds of butter produced from 36 389 pounds of received butterfat.
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Monona
Union Farmers Cooperative Creamery
J. P. Goltz
Dozen District Soil Conservation Schools Dates Announced
R K Bliss director of the Iowa State college agricultural extension service announced dates for 12 district soil conservation schools. County AAA SCS FSA and Smith-Hughes representatives are invited to attend. The meetings aim to guide county soil conservation efforts focusing on contour planting and grassed waterways. First meeting March 30 Osceola with additional sessions March 31 Red Oak Albia April 1 Denison Mt Pleasant April 2 Cherokee Tipton April 3 Emmetsburg.
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Ames
R. K. Bliss
Iowa State College Agricultural Extension Service
AAA
SCS
FSA
Smith-Hughes
Bliss
Osceola
Red Oak
Albia
Denison
Mt. Pleasant
Cherokee
Tipton
Emmets
Extension meetings set for several Iowa towns in April
Extension specialists in soil conservation and agricultural engineering will hold sessions in Burg and West Union on April 6, Boone on April 7, Toledo on April 8, and Mason City. The program includes field demonstrations on laying out contours.
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Burg
West Union
Boone
Toledo
Mason City
Locker Storage Meetings In Fayette County Set for April 2 and 3
County Agent Paul McElroy announced four locker storage meetings in Fayette county on April 2 and 3. Foods and nutrition specialist Miss Frances Hettler will conduct the sessions, with gatherings in West Union at 2 p.m and Arlington at 8 p.m on April 2, and Oelwein at 2 p.m and Fayette at 8 p.m on April 3.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Paul McElroy
Frances Hettler
Ames Extension Foods and Nutrition
West Union
Arlington
Oelwein
Hog Sale Near Elgin Yields Four Hundred Dollar Range
Keith Thoma, operator near Elgin, sold two litters of fat hogs totaling 14 head. The hogs averaged 210 pounds at five months and 12 days old and brought in 395.50 dollars. }}/
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Elgin
Keith Thoma
Iowa County Junior Farm Bureau Backs Defense Bond Drive
The Iowa county Junior Farm Bureau votes to immediately purchase a defense bond and to set up booths at spring and summer events to sell stamps and bonds. A defense works committee led by Arthur Wallace Ellis Wilhite Kenneth Smith Maureen McGivern and Anita Stephens will sponsor a county home talent show in late April or early May with net proceeds funding bonds and stamps.
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Marengo
Iowa County Junior Farm Bureau
Arthur Wallace
Williamsburg
Ellis Wilhite
Millersburg
Kenneth Smith
Ladora
Maureen McGivern
Anita Stephens
Resigns as N. D. A. Sigourney Ruth Gallen tine
Ruth Gallen tine, home demonstration agent for Keokuk and Iowa counties, resigns from the extension service effective April. She plans to return to Green Mountain Iowa.
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The
Gazette
Sigourney
Ruth Gallentine
Keokuk
Iowa
Extension Service
Green Mountain
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