Four-County Soils Association backs CCC camp at Belle Plaine
A Belle Plaine meeting of the four county soils committees proposed establishing a CCC erosion camp to improve soil fertility. A twelve farmer survey committee will assess farmer support in Benton Tama Poweshiek and Iowa counties before petitioning soil conservation officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elle Plaine
CCC
Belle Plaine
Four-County Soils Improvement Association
George Raabe
Benton
Tama
Poweshiek
Iowa
Soil Conservation Service
Belle Plaine Commercial Club
A. E. Hursh
Marengo
Richard Wilcox
Marion
Paul Burson
Toledo
James Green
Vinton
Burns Byram
Harold Miller
Brooklyn
D. H. Zentmire
Raabe
Hybrid Classes Added To State Fair Corn Show
Des Moines AP Ten of the 18 corn show classes at the 1939 Iowa state fair will be hybrid. Earl Ferris says the setup shifts with a trend as more Iowa corn is hybrid. Prizes total 496 dollars plus banners and plaques across districts and divisions for farmers and hybrid seed producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Earl Ferris
Agriculture Department
Ferris
Fair Board
Iowa
Conn Urges Dormant Sprays Ahead of Bud Break
Linn county agent Rex Conn warns orchardists to apply dormant spray to apple trees just before buds swell and show green tips. He prescribes lime sulfur mixes to combat scale and peach teaf curl, plus timing against raspberry anthracnose after growth starts but before leaflets reach three-eighths inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Conn
Linn
Conn
Chicks Cheer in Brooder as Snow Stirs Candid Mood
A cheerful scene about chicks in a warm brooder house contrasts with a chilly day. The narrator comments on the pleasant, sunny mood despite the cold and mentions reacting to the unexpected snow.
Gleason Hired as 4-H Club Agent in Dubuque
Thomas J. Gleason of Minnesota and an Iowa State graduate has been employed in Dubuque county as 4-H club agent, succeeding Charles E. Fuller. He attended Ames 1934 to 1939, served on livestock judging teams, and was a 4-H club member for 12 years before becoming a club leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Thomas J. Gleason
Minnesota
Iowa State College
Dubuque County
Charles E. Fuler
Gleason
Ames
Aurora Creamery Pays 28 Cents For Butterfat
Aurora Farmers Cooperative creamery paid patrons 28 cents a pound for butterfat received in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora Creamery
Aurora
Aurora Farmers Cooperative Creamery
Three Granges Present One-Act Plays in Manchester
Special to The Gazette. Three one-act plays will be presented in the Jones Mill Grange hall in Manchester Friday evening. Enactments by members of the Prairie Center Grange Greida Grange and Masonville Grange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Manchester
Jones Mill Grange
Prairie Center Grange
Greida Grange
Masonville Grange
Delaware Farm Women Review Year's Achievements
Eight townships in Delaware county earned superior ratings for last year's nutrition course work during the annual achievement day in Manchester. The event highlighted top exhibits, state fair prospects, and a county chorus with several local leaders noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Delaware County
Marian Edwards
Ames
Coffins Grove
Colony
Delaware
Delhi
Oneida
Prairie
South Fork
Union
Dorothy Lynn Gates
L. M. Ryan
H. M Reeve
Hopkinton
H. D. Schnittjer
County Farm Bureau
Edward L. Molin
Laurine Thibadeau
State Air
Butter Brodt Hog Sale Reported Near Clarence
Clarence Irwin Butter brodt south of Clarence received $7.65 a hundredweight for 62 head of 217 pound hogs at field sale Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Irwin Butterbrodt
Petcees
Pigs Thrive in Cozy Barn Despite Harsh Weather Near Marion
Gazette photo shows a litter of 132 pigs on Guy Hillier farm five miles northeast of Marion. Thirteen litters average 10.2 pigs saved per litter with three more sows pending farrowing. Pigs sheltered in round-lie houses with coal-heated centers. many dams are purebred Duroc and Berkshire stock. some litters are Berkshires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Hillier
Marion
Hillier
Berkshire
February butter output up 8 percent from last year
Washington reports February 1939 creamery butter production at 121,065,000 pounds, 8 percent above February 1938 and 10 percent above the 1930 37 February average. Regional gains varied with central regions showing strength and the South Central section down 13 percent. Town production fell 5 percent from January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
South Central
Middle Atlantic States
East North Central States
West North Central
Expected Sealing Total In Iowa Sets Record
Iowa farmers rush to seal 1938 corn under federal sealing rules with a projected total of 140 million bushels by Friday. The loan price of 57 cents will net nearly 80 million dollars for the state, about 32 million more than selling at market. Twenty north Iowa counties account for 20 percent of all corn sealed nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa
North
United States
Chicks Die In Dual Fires At Riverside Farm
Mr and Mrs Ralph Walsh of Riverside faced two fires at their poultry setup. The first blaze damaged the brooder house and half of 5 week old chicks were smothered. After repairs and restocking 150 new chicks, the fire returned Sunday morning destroying the brooder and all remaining chicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Riverside
Ralph Walsh
Walsh
Riverside Fire Company
Farmstead Wiring Meetings Set for April in Calmar Decorah
Extension specialist Lyle Monthel of Ames will discuss farmstead wiring at rural electrification meetings in Calmar and Decorah on April 4 and 5. One additional meeting will be scheduled with date to be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Decorah
Lyle Monthel
Ames
Calmar
Exports of Pork Heavy in February Reported by Commerce
February pork exports excluding lard reached 8,243,210 pounds, the largest for the month in years and over 3 million pounds more than a year ago. Lard exports totaled 24,483,399 pounds for February, with gains over last year, the strongest February total since 1934. Beef and veal exports rose from January but were among the lowest for February in the period, while pork imports and overall two month totals show declines from last year and two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNION
Chicago
Department of Commerce
Farm Auction Schedule For March and April
A sequence of upcoming sales listed by location and date. Earnest Melberg sells near Norway, Hite and Ward near Vinton, Bever ly livestock near Cedar Rapids, and George Minor near Palo. Each listing notes live stock auctions and farm equipment removals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest Melberg
South Norway
Hite
Ward
North Vinton
Beverly
Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
George Minor
East Palo
Farm Women Plan Achievement Day At Coggon May 12
Coggon May 12 is the date set for the achievement day program of Farm Bureau home project women in Linn county. Mrs. L. D. Hill announces the event at Coggon high school with guest speaker Mrs. Raymond Sayre of Ackworth. County exhibit duties go to Mrs. A. J. Nelson, with several local leaders named to assist on committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coggon
Farm Bureau Home Project
Linn County
L. D. Hill
Coggon High School
Raymond Sayre
Ackworth
Farm Bureau
A. J. Nelson
Walker
Mary Arnett
Center Point
Orval Quaas
Marion
Hill
Arlo Stinger
Mount Vernon
Fred Langhoff
Jake Gruber
Cedar Rapids
Women’s meetings set in Manchester this April
Miss Dorothy Lynn Gates announces two April sessions in Manchester. On April 5 J B Wingert from Ames extension will discuss flower culture. On April 27 Ruth Cessna of Ames will speak on preparation and use of frozen foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Dorothy Lynn Gates
Delaware County
J. B. Wingert
Ames Extension Horticulturist
Ruth Cessna
Ames
New Hog House Under Construction on Miller Farm Near Aurora
A 20 by 30 foot hog house is being built on the Russell Miller farm about one and a half miles northwest of Aurora. Other building and remodeling projects are planned for the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Russel Miller
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H. M. Reeve
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Harry Gaulke
Lawrence Gienapp
W. S. Bissell
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George Jaycox
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J. E. Hilliger
Dundee
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Winneshiek
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Keystone
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