Chinch Bug Threat Looms Across Southern Iowa
Ames entomologist George C. Decker reports chinch bugs remain in threatening numbers over much of southern Iowa despite January cold. Winter mortality varied with snow cover. 50-90 percent killed in north and east counties, 6-40 percent in the south. Map shows counties heavily infested and bands of lighter infestation. Weather in May and June will decide damage and control. farmers advised to separate small grain from corn and avoid planting barley and wheat where possible.
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Iowa
Marion 4-H member wins Linn County livestock record contest
Mac Towers of Marion, a member of the Marion Plainsmen 4-H boys livestock club, won the Linn County boys 4-H livestock record book contest. His three year record covers market pig, baby beef, five head feeding and colt club projects. His record advances to the state contest at Ames for judging in June with two winners earning trips to the National Club Camp in Washington, D C.
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Mac Towers
Marion
Marion Plainsmen
Linn County
Bill Harr
Towers
Ames
Washington
D. C
1,069,569 Bu 1939 Corn Sealed In Linn
R B Booth Linn county commodity loan supervisor reports 1,069,569 bushels of 1939 corn sealed under government oversight in 1,295 cribs with a loan value of 609645.79 dollars.
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R. B. Booth
Linn County
Triple A
Linn County agri cultural conservation offices move to new Cedar Rapids quarters
The Linn County Agricultural Conservation Administration offices moved on Saturday from the post office building in Cedar Rapids to larger space on the second floor of the O.R.C. building at the corner of First Avenue and First Street NE.
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Linn County Agricultural Conservation Administration
Post Office
Cedar Rapids
O.R.C
First Avenue
First Street
General farm price level falls four points in March
The Agriculture Department reports the general farm price index for the month ended March 15 at 97, down four points from mid-February and six points below the year-ago level. Dairy products and eggs driven the decline while prices for grains and meat animals edged up slightly.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
United States
Midwest Corn Belt
Towa
Federal Surplus Commodity Corporation
Farm Auctions Start April With Machinery and Livestock Sales
Tuesday April 2 Joe Drakos sale of farm machinery Bertram Ia City Sales Co. live stock sale Wednesday April 3 Ta Livestock Exchange horse sale Cedar Rapids Connor partnership dissolution sale 4 mi N of Mit Vernon.
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Joe Drakos
Bertram, Ia
City Sales Co
Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Connor
Mit
Vernon
Maquoketa Valley REA to Build 250 Miles of Line
A tentative $300000 allotment from the REA will fund about 250 miles of new electric line in Dubuque and Delaware counties eastern Iowa. Adam Walters says funds await congressional approval and may be released with the new fiscal year starting July 1. Editor Carl Smith notes project aims to extend service in the townships.
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Washington, D. C
Maquoketa
Congress
Walters
Carl Smith
Anamosa
Corn sale near North Liberty grosses low bids and farm goods
Special to The Gazette reports at the St. Lininger auction west of North Liberty sellers brought 1 500 bushels of corn at 53 1/2 cents per bushel. Oats sold at 50 cents a bushel, fall wheat at 85 cents. A matched sorrel team sold for 178 dollars, a horse for 41 dollars, and harness for 34 dollars 50 cents. George Parizek was auctioneer and T A Coglan clerk.
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Gazette
North Liberty
St. Lininger
George Parizek
T. A. Coglan
Mount Veenon
Sorineside
Rockenad
Granse Mall
Hments Neal
Guernsey
Hampshire
Poland
Ashlep
Shropshire
McCormick
John Deere
McDeerine
Mowta
Linn County Farm Bureau Calendar This Week
Meetings listed for Linn County Farm Bureau include soil demonstrations at multiple farms around Lisbon Mount Vernon Center Point and Cedar Rapids Cedar with sessions for 4-H girls training school home landscaping and township projects. Events span Monday through Friday withFarm Bureau board meetings and township meetings scheduled at various locations.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
S. F. Emerson Farm
Lisbon
Y. M
C. A
Cedar Rapids
Stephen West
Mount Vernon
C. H. Hand
Center Point
Farm Bureau Board
Federal Building
Otter Creek Township
Farm Bureau
Alburnett High School
Evangelical Church
Alburnett
Harry Horn
Maine Township Farm Bureau
Jordan's Grove
Jackson Township
Oliver Domer
Troy Mills High School
Work Likely To Start In South Area Monday
In southern Iowa counties oats seeding may begin Monday barring rain, with start dates varying by county. Weather officials say soil is drying, moisture adequate for spring planting, and April showers plus sunny days should spur field activity.
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Iowa
Washington
Keokuk
D. H. Zentmire
Marengo
Poweshiek
Tama
Mississippi River
Eral
Charles D. Reed
Leslie M Carl
Reed Sai
Carl
1939 4-H Beef Projects Reach Million Dollar Milestone
Special to The Gazette Ames Iowa 4-H members fed out a million dollars worth of baby beeves and beef cattle in 1939. John S Quast reports a record 10 451 beef animals fed and 853000 dollars earned for baby beeves, with 730 purebred heifers valued at 104000 dollars.
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Gazette
Ames
Quist
Des Moines Iowa Farmers Smiling Over Fed Reports
Des Moines Iowa farmers welcomed hopeful news from federal reports showing improved farm prospects. The upbeat assessments highlighted stronger prices and favorable conditions for crop and livestock outputs this season.
Furniture Grown On The Farm In Linn County
Mrs. R. P. Ink of a Mount Vernon area farm makes a cherry stool and cornhusk rope seat in spare time. She used 100 feet of natural color cornhusk rope and expects about 60 more hours and 500 more feet of husks to finish the project. The stool wood comes from the farm’s cherry trees, refinished with linseed oil shellac and pumice for a seamless join.
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R. P. Ink
Mount Vernon
Winds, frost ease road conditions across the state
Farmers report a longer growing season after a late frost with healthy winter wheat stands. A photo taken nine miles northwest of Anna mosa shows Durward Marek dragging the road as dirt roads across the state are dragged, harrowed, and dried by sun and wind. Some areas in Jones county remain badly rutted while northern counties still have hazardous side roads.
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Annamosa
Gass Center
Durward Marek
Jones
Tree Planting Meetings In Delaware On April 19
Three tree planting demonstrations by an Ames extension for ester are set in Delaware county on April 19. Sites include the H. A. Stead farm west of Hopkinton J Louis Cocking farm northeast of Manchester and Al B Wegmann farm near Petersburg. Demonstrations cover reforestation erosion control and windbreak planting with black locust silver maple and evergreen trees.
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Manchester
Ames Extension Forester
Delaware County
E. L. Molin
H. A. Stead
Hopkinton
al B Wegmann
Petersburg
Wegmann
Ater
Iowa farmers set to join 1940 AAA program as last year
DES MOINES AP O D Klein said county reports show most Iowa farmers plan to participate in the 1940 AAA program despite reduced corn allotments. About 77 276 producers in 77 counties or 14 percent had signed intention sheets to join the program.
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Des Moines
O D
Klein
AAA
Chawmono
Iowa
Federal Agricultural Economics Baureate
Towa
AAAS
Farm Bureau Office to Move to New Courthouse
Independence report states Buchanan County Farm Bureau will relocate Monday to the new courthouse. County Agent Dale Irwin announced the move during a Saturday briefing.
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Farm Bureau
Independence
Buchanan County Farm Bureau
Court House
Dale Irwin
Linn County farm debt advisory board meets in Cedar Rapids
C F Michel of Marion chairs the Linn County farm debt advisory board as it schedules a Monday 4 p.m. meeting in the resettlement office on the third floor of the post office building in Cedar Rapids.
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Linn Counts Farm
Cedar Rapids
C . F. Michel
Marion
Township Rat Kill Planned Wednesday
Shellsburg Canton Township Hustlers 4 H club plans a 2 pm Wednesday rat killing drive at the Showman farm 37 miles southwest of Shellsburg County Agent Don Groves will lead the demonstration. The club members recently placed unpoisoned bands and counted 0 rats from the bands. Farmers are asked to cooperate in the one day drive using Red Squill poison available Tuesday at the Showman farm.
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Shellsburg
Showman Farm
Canton Ctownship
Hustlers 4-H Club
Whitch
Showman
Don Groves
Vinton
Manchester 4-H Rally Plans In May Or June
Miss Fannie Buchanan of Ames extension sociology will meet with Delaware county 4-H officers and youth club leaders here Tuesday to plan the 4-H girls rally with a May or early June program.
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Specife
Manchester
Fannie Buchanan
Ames
Delaware
County
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