Butter Entries Rate Superior In State Contest At Oelwein
Five entrants earned the top 95 score superior in the Iowa Dreamer Operators Association butter contest held in Oelwein at the May meeting. Judging involved 17 participants with 13 entries scoring 94 and 24 at 93, while seven fell below 93. Winners for men were Kern Elerick and Paul Schroeder. women winners were Mrs. Joe Barnes and Mrs. Louis Lehman.
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Oelwein
al Johnson
Northwood
Carl Glienke
Algona
GC Mittlestadt
Maynard
Alvin Thoreson
Garnaville
A. E. Mitchell
St. Lucas
Otto F. Weger
Strawberry Point
Will Behrens
Arlington
C. L. Wilson
Williamsburg
George Jorgensen
Leland
Helmer Hovland
Scarville
Ole Nervig
Des Moines
Milos Bakke
Lake Mills
Robert Jorgensen
Grafton
Kern Elerick
Alta Vista
Irvin Seeman
C. Riser
Postville
Joe Barnes
Alpha
T. W Reida
Brooklyn
Louis Lehman
Flynn
F. H. Harms
Edwin 4. Behnke
Westgate
P. Gertland
Volna City
Howard Holthaus
Edgewood
Hhh Jensen
Sioux Center
Paul Schroeder
Denver
George Heinie
Waverly
Ro A Bartlett
Whittemore
K. P. Anderson
Julius Brunner
Osage
M. J Mikkelson
Plymouth
Joe Chamberlain
Humboldt
AP Andersen
B. H. Miller
West Bend
Bruce Echart
L J Ethan
Staceyville
Clinton
McEnelly
Wesley
N. E. Fabricius
Ames
Paul Engen
Loren Kristensen, Jr
Forest City
A. W. Rudnick C. Medin
R. C. Weaver
Gordon Junker
Clermont
F. P Gernand
E C
FENCE DRIFT in woven wire sparks debate on hog type
A Hampshire breeders meeting in Illinois prompts criticism of show ring bias and focus on whim over research. The author argues that strong breeders influence judging more than carcass quality, calling for genuine consumer demand driven type development.
Land Valuation Short Course To Be Next Week
A soil management and land valuation short course will be held in Ames on May 31 and June 1. The program covers soils farm management rental farms soil types productivity appraisals and leases pastures soil testing and fertilizers with field trips to nearby farms and Greenfield. L. E. Clapp and Carl Fritchie will discuss cropping and conservation systems in the Grand River watershed.
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Ames
Grand River Watershed
L. E. Clapp
Extension Agronomist
Carl Fritchie
Grand River
130 Club Beeves Headed For Fair At Monticello
Jones county 4-H members feed 130 baby beeves for the county fair. Dean Newman of Martelle owns a Shorthorn whose weight rose from 420 pounds on Oct 1 1938 to 1100 pounds by May 1 an average daily gain near three pounds. Other members report about three pounds per day in the last three months.
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Spreial
Cazette Anamosa
Carl Smith
Jones County
Dean Newman
Martelle
Smith
Newman
North Jones C T A Averages 27.7 Butterfat
North Jones Cow Test association reports April results for 444 cows with 724 pounds of milk and 27.7 pounds of butterfat per cow. The Shomont dairy herd of 30 Holsteins in Monticello led with 1 452 pounds milk and 512 pounds butterfat, milking three times daily. a Shomont cow set a high individual record of 100 pounds butterfat.
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Monticello
North Jones
Dale R. Mayberry
Shomont
Allamakee County Farm Women’s Chorus Organized
WAUKON The Allamakee county farm women's chorus was organized recently with Mrs. Le roy Jeglum as president Mrs. George Herman secretary Miss Inez Jeglum librarian and Mrs. John McCabe Miss Esther Hager Miss Helen Miller and Mrs. S C Anderson executive committee Miss Vivian Walters is chorus director and Miss Harriet Phillips is accompanist.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Alburnett tractors level school yard in community project
A dozen or more tractors and volunteers leveled and graded the Alburnett school yard over three days. Donors provided tractors without charge and labor from many residents supported by gas, tools, tile and lime from area contributors. The board hired Art Lanning to lime soil and lay crushed rock, with plans to oil the driveway and reseed the ground soon.
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Alburnett
al Burnett
W. E. Quaas
Harry Hepker
George Thomas
Dan Lillie
William Boddicker
Howard Knapp
Clarence Stahly
Clarence Plitsch
Emory Sherman
Elmer Moore
Karl Karch
Lester Etzel
William Anderson
Louis Petrak
Albert Martin
Jaxe Shaffer
Clarence Peterson
Clarence Flitsch
Kermit Naylor
Roy Potter
Roy Quaas
W. E Quaas
Paul Quaas
James Notsohm
Glenn Wagner
Doris Newman
Herman Koch
Paul Anderson
Nels Anderson
Howard Powers
W. E. Powers
Leo Powers
Ralph Blackford
Cleve Pickering
John Lopata
Thomas Thompson
Lester Hense
A W Aller
Marshall Hense
Forrest Keller
Carl Maier
Orville Weislogel
Roy Owen
Paul Lillie
Oliver Grisaber
John Tritle
Dean Lyons
Tilton Hepker
Raymond Atz
Fred Atz
George Flitsch
John Bauer
Marvin Titler
Lawrence Peterson
Leo Leach
Dan Crutchley
Louis Quaas
John Houts
Carl Rockwood
Willard Rockwood
George Gessner
Jean Est
Low percentage on hog market rises in interior runs
The federal livestock market news service reports a rise in sow percentages in interior market hog receipts this week. Sows averaged 15 percent overall, with regional highs of 21 percent in the southwest and northwest, driven by low feed and drought effects.
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Federal Livestock Market News Service
Des Moines
Towa
Iowa
Minnesota
Sac City Man Named Tester for Bi Monthly C T A
Frank K. Rice of Sac City, longtime tester for the Sac Car Roll Cow Test association, is appointed tester for the bi monthly test association sponsored by the Farm Security Administration in Washington. Cecil Rook FSA supervisor announced the appointment.
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Gazette
Washington
Frank K. Rice
Sac City
Sac Carroll
Farm Security Administration
Rice
Cecil Rook
FSA
Commission Men Keep Mum About Argentine Beef
At the national livestock exchange convention in Sioux City H J Gramlich urged a united front for the industry while noting Roosevelt’s Argentine beef endorsement for the navy was not included in the resolutions. V V Abbott warned against eroding central markets and stressed the need for competitive bidding to protect producers.
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Sioux City
INS
National Livestock Exchange Convention
H J Gramlich
Chicago
American Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
Gramlich
Frank King
Purdue University
Roy McPhail
St. Boniface
Manitoba
Roosevelt
Resolutions Committee
Abbott
Hyannis
Nebranchez
Huehn Announces Exhibit Changes At Delaware Fair
Former county agent Kermith S Huehn of Manchester announced changes to housing at the Delaware county fair August 8 to 11. The dance pavilion becomes an exhibition hall for women's exhibits and 4 H displays with space for demonstra tion contests and 200 feet of extra display area. Commercial exhibits move from tents to new arrangement.
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Manchester
Kermith S Huehn
Welcome moisture comes to East Iowa in rain relief
Rains across eastern Iowa end a heat wave and boost crops with spotty totals from a trace to over 1.6 inches. Heaviest rainfall fell in Linn, Buchanan and Benton counties as trees fell and fields benefited, while Des Moines logged a trace to 1.65 inches and temperatures rose to near 95. Forecasters expected more rain into Friday night and cooler air to follow.
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Iowa
Cedar County
Linn
Buchanan
Benton
Independence
Norway
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Burlington
Clarinda
Estherville
Charles City
Forest City
Mason City
Waterloo
Knoxville
Shenandoah
Fort Dodge
Inwood
Albia
Rainfall saves crops but hay and oats still hurt
West Union reports 0.78 inches of rain Thursday night slowed crop losses but yields remain poor. The hay crop is likely to be short and pastures had a weak start. Oats are estimated to reach at most half their normal yield.
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West Union
McGregor Rainfall Report Shows Light Thursday Shower
A brief shower drenched McGregor with three tenths of an inch of rain late Thursday night. Residents reported minimal flooding and no wind damage as streets absorbed the light downpour.
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the Gazette
Mcgregor
Keokuk County 4-H Chooses President Candidate
Ruth Holsapple was selected this week by the Merry Maids 4-H club as candidate for Keokuk county 4-H president. The county election will be held during the rally day program at Sigourney in June.
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Ruth Holsapple
Merry Maids 4-H Club
Keokuk County
4-H
Sigourney
Benton County Farm Bureau names Groves new county agent
Directors in special session hire Don Groves of Humboldt to replace James C Green who resigns to join the Iowa Farm Bureau federation. Groves, 31, begins duties after finishing at Humboldt. a dairy husbandry graduate from Ames in 1932, he is married with two children.
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Vinton
Benton County Farm Bureau
Don Groves
Humboldt
James C. Green
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Des Moines
Green
Groves
Humboldt Farm Bureau
Benton
Ames
125000 Club Building To Be Ready Next Year
DES MOINES AP The new 4 H club building authorized by the 1939 legislature will not be ready for this year’s Iowa state fair. A R Corey state fair board secretary said the Legislature appropriated 50000 and WPA is expected to grant 75000 making a 125000 dormitory dining room auditorium 4 H club structure. Construction will start this year but will not be usable until 1940.
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DES Moines
A. R Corey
State Fair Board
WPA
Corey
Hamp Breeders Hold Conference On Type
Hampshires breeders gather in Rockbridge Illinois for a first of its kind conference to decide the hog type aimed at profit. The group favors a long back and strong hams and notes hog lard prices have collapsed driving demand for lean meat hogs. E M Harsch of Peoria cites substitutes weakening hog value and stresses a roly poly hog is unprofitable. The meeting runs through Saturday with professors buyers and packers in attendance.
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Rockbridge
Ill
Hampshire
E. M. Harsch
Peoria
Hampshire Swine Record Association
Harsch
Hampshires
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