Hundredth Crop Sowed On Lewis Bottoms North Of Palo
On the John Lewis farm five miles north of Palo the one hundredth consecutive crop of oats began with sowing followed by John Lewis and his son Ira Lewis. Levi Lewis and Thomas Lewis founded the Lewis Bottoms in Linn County, shaping Cedar River frontier history and early settlement.
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John Lewis
Palo
Mr. Lewis
Iowa
Lewis
Mr Lewis
Ira Lewis
Linn County
Levi Lewis
Indiana
Dubuque
Cedar River
Mississippi
Stephenson County
Illinois
First Avenue
Thomas Lewis
Cedar Rapids
Robert Ellis
Joseph Strawn
Lewis Bottoms
Thomas Car] Lewis
Nathan
Will
Kansas City
Thomas
Angeline McCorckle
Eleanor Clark
Chicago
Ira
Katyville
McCormick
Ferm
FSA Conference At Ames Scheduled April 18 20
Ames hosts the annual Farm Security Administration conference with Iowa staff visiting April 18 19 and 20. Milo Perkins assistant administrator from Washington will attend alongside Harold Anway head of the rehabilitation division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FSA
Ames
Yettal
Milo Perkins
Farm Security Administration
Washington
Iowa
Farm Security Administrative
Harold Anway
Brown Swiss Breeders Plan Parish Show and Picnic
District No. 6 of the Iowa Brown Swiss Breeders association will stage a parish show at Independence during the Buchanan county fair to select a herd for the All Iowa show at Cedar Rapids in the fall. A summer picnic at Thomas park, Marion, is set for July 10. George Moran of La Porte City was named district president, John Zumbach of Ryan vice president, and Martin Bice of Cedar Rapids secretary, with a slate of directors elected from multiple towns.
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Iowa Brown Swiss Breeders Association
Independence
Buchanan County
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Park
Marion
George Moran
la Porte City
John Zumbach
Ryan
Martin Bice
Wesley Azeltine
Orville Thom
Winthrop
Clarence Dingbaum
Dyersville
M. W. Moulton
Bellevue
Adam Buel
Monticello
James W. May
Luzerne
C. J. Liston
Tama
Kleo Korns
Brooklyn
Cecil Schroeder
Victor
John
Jefferson hosts Fifth district Iowa Brown Swiss show on May 27
The Iowa Brown Swiss Breeders association Fifth district will stage a one day parish show in Jefferson on May 27. Ed Doran of Bayard was named president H E Meyers of Adel vice president and Clinton Hickey of Adel secretary. County chairmen elected include Rudolph Gottsch Westside Abe Schlorholtz Breda Lynn Mischke Chardon George Noth Perry K B Clark Ames W H Ares State Center J A Trusler Newton Guy C Harshberger Polk City Nile Grimm Waukee Fred Lonsdale Stuart Charles King Gray F D Behm Missouri Valley M M Lillie Winterset C F Greene Council Bluffs and H E Hunt Norwalk.
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Apecia
Jefferson
Iowa Brown Swiss Breeders Association
Ed Doran
Bayard
H. E. Meyers
Adel
Clinton Hickey
Rudolph Gottsch
Westside
Abe Schlorholtz
Breda
Lynn Mischke
Chardon
George Noth
Perry
K. B. Clark
Ames
W. H. Ares
State Center
J. A. Trusler
Newton
Guy C. Harshberger
Polk City
Nile Grimm
Waukee
Fred Lonsdale
Stuart
Charles King
Gray
F. D. Behm
Missouri Valley
M. M. Lillie
Winterset
C. F. Greene
Council Bluffs
H. E. Hunt
Norwalk
One Day Parish Show Set by Northwest Iowa Brown Swiss Breeders
Special to The Gazette reports a one day parish show planned for May 25 at Orange City in Sioux county. Tunis Maasen of Maurice will head the show committee and John Van Graer of Boyden is secretary. County reps include F. R. Getting Sheldon Lyon, T. H. Luitzens Ashton Osceola, Nathan Hoag Hospers O'Brien, J. H. Sherlock Remsen Plym outh, R. M. Smith Cherokee Cherokee, L. B. Gove Ida Grove Ida, and Ed DeBoer Hospers Sioux. Fred Idtse, fieldman for the Iowa Brown Swiss Breeders association, led the meeting.
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Boyden
Orange City
Sioux County
Iowa
Tunis Maasen
Maurice
John van Graer
F. R. Getting
Sheldon
Lyon County
T. H. Luitzens
Ashton
Osceola
Nathan Hoag
Hospers
O'Brien
J. H. Sherlok
Remsen
Plymouth
R. M. Smith
Cherokee
L. B. Gove
Ida Grove
Ida
Ed DeBoer
Hespers
Sioux
Fred Idtse
Iowa Brown Swiss Breeders Association
Benda Herd Accredited as Bangs Disease Free
Benda Brothers operators of Hillgrove Farm south of Cedar Rapids received a certificate from the bureau of animal health declaring their dairy herd free from Bangs disease. Testing began in the herd three years ago last December and accreditation requires three clean tests.
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Benda Brothers
Hillgrove Farm
Cedar Rapids
Bureau of Animal Health
Bang
Benda
Marion County Farmers Receive AAA Allotments
Marion county farmers received their 1938 AAA corn and soil depleting acreage allotments by mail on Friday. The county has long completed farm program work, often among the first nationwide to finalize their allotments.
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Knoxville
Marion County
New York Legislature Allocates 310000 for Milk Ads
The session concluded with a law appropriating 310000 dollars for milk advertising and publicity efforts by New York state agencies and dairy interests, outlining funding for campaigns and promotional activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Tama Farmers Adopt County Farm Plan Vote Decides in Tama
Special to The Gazette. In Tama county farmers approved the 1938 local farm program by a 928 to 59 vote, opting for a plan emphasizing soil conservation over corn reduction. County committee officers to be elected, with initial work computing individual soil goals and distributing them to farmers.
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Toledo
Tama
Iowa
Perry
Carroll
Buckingham
Lincoln
Chelsea
Salt Creek Township
Ray Wilkinson
Henry Whitsell
Louis Adams
Joe Stadler
William Bobinet
Traer
Sherd Wilson
Perry Township
John Currens
Frank Kober
Robert Stark
R. C. Wood
135 Head Of 4-H Cattle On Feed In Delaware
Manchester Delaware County fair set for August 30 to September 2 with roughly 135 head of baby beeves and dairy heifers on feed in 4-H livestock projects the largest 4-H show in the fair's history.
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Delaware
Manchester
Delaware County
Soul Conservation In A Country Woman's View
A country woman laments rude telephone intrusions during busy, social evenings. She recalls a caller who wastes time with sugary pretense, leaving the listener frustrated and seeking relief from such unnecessary annoyances. The piece uses a satirical, anecdotal tone to critique polite but intrusive interruptions.
Shucks Lets Talk It Over on Iowa farm reports 1937
Iowa farm business associations reveal that higher corn planting did not always yield higher income in 1937. In four regions high profit farms averaged more corn than low profit farms, yet overall cash and net income varied. Wallace association shows strong management returns with higher corn yields and dairy income driving per acre profit.
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Iowa
George Dillon
Central
Herb Howell
Carl Malone
Jim Wallace
Wallace
Sheep Growers Form Washington County Association
Washington county sheep and wool growers organized the Washington County Sheep and Wool Growers Association at a meeting led by C. W. McDonald of the Ames extension service. Robert Owen was named president, R. J. Tanner vice president, Lester Macon secretary treasurer, with a slate of directors including James Herr William Spenner William McGinnis Lloyd Marek Howard McCall Ed Hotle W. T. Hobbs David Miksch Glenn Green Ray C. Blankenhorn C. E. Marek Earl Schuerman and O. W. Schmitter. The group plans a meeting at the courthouse on the evening of April 6.
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Washington
Washington County
Court House
Ray C. Blankenhorn
C. E. McCoy
Charles Marek
Earl Schuerman
O. W. Schmitter
C. W. McDonald
The
Ames Extension Service
Marengo meeting forms county sheep and wool group
Marengo Iowa county sheep growers held a meeting Friday with C M McDonald from the Ames extension department selecting a committee to organize a county sheep and wool growers organization. R M Pierce of Williamsburg named chairman with A R King Parnell Elias Jones Williamsburg and Charles Misel Marengo as members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Lowa
C. M. McDonald
Ames Extension Department
R. M. Pierce
Williamsburg
A. R. King
Parnell
Cornelius Faltinson
Elias Jones
Charles Misel
Lower Hog Prices Likely This Spring
Hog prices are near the spring seasonal high with likely declines over two to three months as 1937 fall pig crop marketings rise. Storage of pork and lard is down, reducing supply, while consumer incomes lag, suggesting the 1938 peak is already set to come in spring and prices may not rise much this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Chicago
Coming Farm Auctions Near Cedar Rapids Wednesday
Hamilton to close out 5 miles southeast of Cedar Rapids Wednesday with farm sales listed for March 39. Market hogs are expected to rise in the next six months compared with 1937 due to larger pig crops and delayed marketings from feeding hogs to heavy weights driven by a low corn price.
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Hamilton
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Farm Bureau calendar highlights week events
Schedule lists 4-H girls posture training at YWCA Cedar Rapids Tuesday at 9 30 a m and Jr Farm Bureau colt breaking at John Allman farm. Wednesday features multiple hitch and Otter Creek home project meeting with Mrs Harold Johnson. Thursday and Friday cover home project meetings in North Marion and Boulder township with designated hosts. Saturday brings 4 H girls chorus rehearsal at YWCA Cedar Rapids.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Y.W.C.A
Cedar Rapids
Jr. Farm Bureau
John Allman Farm
Otter Creek Township
Harold Johnson
Home Project
North Marion
Fred Langhoff
Boulder Township
W. H. Trefz
Soil In Good Condition As Spring Work Starts
Maynard area farmers worked the fields over the weekend discing cornstalks for oats and shredding fodder to clear land while spreading manure. The soil was described as in splendid condition. Brandon reports field work widespread and soil in good shape for oats sowing.
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Maynard
Brandon
Farming activity advances in Manchester area
Farmers finish sowing ahead of normal pace as plowing and seeding occur early. Austin Power from near Ryan completed sowing forty seven acres of oats on Thursday in the Manchester region.
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Manchester
Austin Power
Near Ryan
Oata Thursay
Farmers to Host Dysart Mixer in Community Return
Farmers of this community will host members of the Dysart Commercial Club at a farmer businessman mixer Tuesday evening.
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Dysart
Dysart Commercial Club
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Wellman
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Russel Johnson
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Washington County Farm Bureau
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BROWN
Buchanan Fair
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Washington Farm County Association
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