BAE Project Aims to Improve Crop Statistics in Iowa
Tama hosts 100 plus Tama county AAA committeemen as O D Klein of Des Moines outlines a federal agricultural economics project to reconcile crop estimates with AAA data. The plan uses aerial land photos and WPA tabulations to guide statewide estimates and potential corn marketing quota referendums next fall. A SCS-AAA tour on erosion controls accompanied the briefing.
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O D Klein
Des Moines
Iowa Aaa Committee
Tama County
Klein
John Kimberly
AAA
TAMA
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
BAE Project
Iowa
BAE
WPA
Tama Aaa
Belle Plaine
L. C Davis
Ellsworth Richardson
Albia
Towell Quotation Echoes on American Resolve
The essay presents James Russell Towell’s line about truth and justice voiced by a college student born in the Orient under British protection. It emphasizes moral struggle, the scaffold, and a divine watch over the future amid uncertain times in the United States.
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America
James Russell Towell
United States
Orient
Allamakee Farms To Be Photographed From Air
Aerial photography is used for the first time this year in Allamakee county to measure crop fields for conservation parity payments earned by participating farmers in the 1940 AAA program. Michael F. Burke is named county performance supervisor.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Michael F. Burke
Sudan Use For Sweet Clover Nurse Crop Near Postville
Postville district report on War ner Harris farm north east of town where sudan grass is sown as a nurse crop for sweet clover to create a July August pasture and into next year. Soil improved from sod and quack grass with spring tooth harrow. seeding rates set at 14 lb sudan, 12–15 lb sweet clover, 5–6 lb timothy per acre. Grazing to begin when sudan reaches about 18 inches.
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Postville
Warner Harris Farm
Floyd Parks
Waukon
Sudan
Parks
Rally Day Planned June 6 At Monticello
One hundred fifty girls from 11 Jones county 4-H clubs are expected in Monticello June 6 for the annual Rally Day program. County officers will be elected. The program will include music memory and picture memory contests.
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Monticello
Jones County
Corn planting in Iowa ahead of normal pace
Iowa reports corn planting about a week early with 96 percent done by May 26. Insects cutworms wireworms and grasshoppers are widespread, replanting may be needed, soybeans show 75 percent planted in much of the north, oats barley and flax progress progress hindered by cool weather.
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Des Moines
Iowa
S. E. Decker
Decker
Hardin County
Plymouth County
Weather Helps Crops Improve Across Webster Area
Soaking rains Saturday and Sunday kept farmers out of fields this week. Corn nearly all planted and early fields cultivated. Oats promising with good crop prospects. Wheat heading. Clover heavy growth foresees large hay. Pastures, gardens, and early potatoes show healthy progress.
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The
Gazette
Webster
Farm Tour Spotlight Shows Soil Conservation Practices
Wapello and the County extension service partner with the Tennessee Valley Authority to sponsor a June 5 tour of 12 Louisa County demonstration farms. The program tests soil management, crop rotation, lime use, phosphate application, contouring, terracing, and gully control with farm records and yield checks. Bruce Kilpatrick will supervise and discuss practices at each stop.
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Wapello
Farm Bureau
Town State Extension Service
Tennessee Valley Authority
Louisa County
Louisa
Bruce Kilpatrick
Monticello CCC camp to hold open house for Conservation Week
Special to The Gazette reports Monticello CCC camp hosts an open house during Conservation Week on June 9 with tours to work projects announced by superintendent Brinacombe. In Marengo, fifty percent of corn has emerged and some farmers have begun plowing as moisture conditions persist.
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Monticello
CCC
Brinacombe
Marengo
MAP PUZZLE DO MOTSE MYTHOLOGY
Pictured is a grid of clues for a map themed word puzzle. Across and down entries hint at geography language terms and mythic references, with several abbreviations and old spellings to solve.
Pastures Slow and Chinch Bug Evidence Noted in Iowa Letter
MAQUOKETA Jackson county farms prepare for soil conservation week with a three-farm inspection June 3 led by County Agent F. E. Krause and H. J Shord. The tour includes the Walter F Blugen, Albert Kemerer, and Jane Harris farms near Zwingle. Strip cropping and contour farming practiced. Ayrshire dairy breed show started by farm editor Myron Sears and Son near Grinnell previews the All Iowa exposition at Cedar Rapids August 11-16. Grand champions: bull Lippit Peter Rock and cow Dairy Queen. Thirty-six head exhibited. about 80 people attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
Jackson County
F. E. Krause
H. J Shord
Soil Conservation Service
Marion
Walter F Blugen
LaMotte
Albert Kemerer
Zwingle
Jane Harris
Keifer
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Bob Stewart
Newton
Myron Sears and Son
Grinnell
Russell Lang
Ayrshire
Sears and Son
Cedar Rapids Exposition
James Lang
Russell Lang and Son
Wallace Lang
Brooklyn
Lang and Son
383 4-H Girls Clubs Rated Standard By State Leaders
Ames 383 4-H girls clubs in 72 counties will receive certificates for earning standard status in 1939. Ella Loughran announced certificates to be presented at county rally days. Story county led with 12 and Scott with 11 standard clubs. eight or more standard clubs were in Benton Boone Calhoun Cass Clay Dickinson Fremont Jasper Marshall Muscatine East Pottawattamie and Webster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Ella Loughran
Webster
Butter Production Rises Week Over Week
US butter production increased 102 percent in the week ending Tuesday versus the prior week but was 4.5 percent lower than the same week last year, according to the Agriculture Department. The West North Central area led with 49 percent of output, up 11.5 percent from the previous week and 49 percent below the 1939 week.
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Des Moines
INS
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
West North Central
Iowa
Rural Church Leaders Institute Set for Ames Camp
AMES The second annual Iowa Rural Church Leaders Institute will be held at Camp Comer near Ames July 15 to 19. W H Stacy extension rural sociologist announced today. He said A H Ral king of Philadelphia superintendent of town and country work for the Methodist church and W H Thompson rural secretary of the Ohio Council of Churches will be on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa Rural Church Leaders Institute
Camp Comar
W. H. Stacy
Stacy
A. H. Ralking
Philadelphia
Methodist Church
W. H. Thompson
Ohio Council of Churches
Hort Day Set at Iowa State June One
Iowa fruit flower and vegetable growers meet for the fourth annual Horticultural Field Day at the college. A tour includes the peony and iris gardens orchards fruit and vegetable experiments packing and storage houses apiary greenhouses and perennial flower gardens.
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The
Gazette
Ames
Iowa
Maquoketa Beef Feeders Tour Set for June 7
Jackson county beef feeders tour will be staged June 7 with eight herds north and west of Maquoketa inspected.
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Maquoketa
Jackson County
Real estate transfers listed in 1940 records
Mary M. Chyle to Ruby Schene berger transfers to 100 ft of west side east hand street with Neal northeast section 30 83 7 for $1 and value. Edward H. Ladage to A J Mc Conkie transfers part of lot 10 Burton's irrigation survey northeast corner section 27 83 7 for $1 and value. J N Muncey to John and Susie Basker transfer east 40 feet of lot 6 block 2 Well Place First addition CR for $1 and value. Emma Hatha Warrenly hus to John and Susie E w 4 hus and wf deed east 40 feet of lot 6 block 2 Well Place First add CR for $1 and value. Clara E Van Dyke to L D Van Dyke deed lot 9 except north 50 feet irrigation survey southwest corner section 25 83 7 for $1 and value.
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Mary M. Chyle
Ruby Scheneberger
Edward H. Ladage
A. J. McConkie
Burton's
J. N. Muncey
John
Susie Basker
Emma Hatha Warrenly
Susie E
Clara E. van Dyke
L. D. van Dyke
FSC Buys 16477 Cases of OWA Eggs in Iowa
The surplus commodities program reports purchases of 16477 cases in Iowa with buying points across Fort Dodge Des Moines Perry Iowa City Muscatine Sumner Grinnell Manchester Spencer New Hampton Algona Marengo Clarinda Ottumwa Keokuk Mason City Hampton Centerville Iowa Falls Guthrie Center Atlantic Creston Dubuque Prices paid ranged from 14.75 to 19.5 cents per dozen. Total Friday purchases reached 106002 cases nationwide with regional breakdowns.
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Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Perry
Iowa City
Muscatine
Sumner
Grinnell
Manchester
Spencer
New Hampton
Algona
Marengo
Clarinda
Ottumwa
Keokuk
Mason City
Hampton
Centerville
Iowa Falls
Guthrie Center
Atlantic
Creston
Dubuque
FSCC
Midwest
United States
Pacific Coast
Southwest
Fayette 4-H Girls to Attend State Convention
Thirteen 4 H club girls and six leaders will represent Fayette county at the Ames state convention June 12 to 15. County agent Paul E McElroy announced the delegation will be chaperoned by Mrs Grant Kiel of Fayette. Delegates include Bonita Jellings Maynard Lorraine Kitch Sumner Berdinia Wegner Randalia Rosina Oeestman Clermont Clarice Hammersland West Union Mildred Hill Stanley Carmen Seedorff Arlington Doris Stansbury Barbara Stansbury Margaret Solomon Fayette Josephine Wiley West Union Katharine Kruempel Arlington new president to be elected June 7 at Rally Day will also attend.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Ames
Paul E. McElroy
Grant Kiel
Bonita Jellings
Maynard
Lorraine Kitch
Sumner
Berdinia Wegner
Randalia
Rosina Oeestman
Clermont
Clarice Hammersland
West Union
Mildred Hill
Stanley
Carmen Seedorff
Arlington
Doris Stansbury
Barbara Stansbury
Margaret Solomon
Josephine Wiley
Katharine Kruempel
Strawberry Point F F A Boys Tour Black Hills
Strawberry Point F F A members led by Willis H Magdefray, agricultural instructor, depart for a Black Hills sightseeing trip.14 students including Robert Burgin Joe Baldridge Junior Fuhrman James McTaggart Marvin Storbeck Michael Miller Frederick Scott Calvin Weger Paul Baumgartner Donald Schug Warren Wood Raymond Weig Kenneth Kramer and Norman Meyer expect return Friday. Damascus city in the Holy Land described as tennis racket shaped.
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Strawberry Point
Willis H. Magdefray
Future Farmers
Robert Burgin
Joe Baldridge
Junior Fuhrman
James McTaggart
Marvin Storbeck
Michael Miller, Jr
Frederick Scott
Calvin Weger
Paul Baumgartner
Donald Schug
Warren Wood
Raymond Weig
Kenneth Kramer
Norman Meyer
Black Hills
Fayette Wool Pool Sale Sets June Auction
Fayette county prepares for a June wool pool auction with bids open in person or by mail. In 1939 the county pooled 20 000 pounds of No 1 wool and 9 000 pounds of No 2 wool, with the sale to assemble at West Union after bidding. The selling committee includes I F Shaffer Otis W Rothlisberger John G King O E Severs and others.
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Fayette
Fayette County
West Union
I. F. Shaffer
Otis W. Rothlisberger
John G. King
O E. Severs
H. A. Kent
F. J. Schroeder
Fred Handley
E. L. Carlin
J. C. Hennig
William E. Halsted
Charles De~weese
Austin Wilbur
J. P. Hastings
Harold S. Brownell
L. L. Bloomfield
H. L. Olesen
Fred Messerer
Johnson C T A Cows Average 36 Pounds Of Butterfat For May
Iowa City Carl Pieper foster reported May averages for the Johnson county test association: 428 cows, 862 pounds of milk and 36 pounds of butterfat. 38 dry. H J Miller of Kalona led with 1204 pounds of milk and 46.6 pounds of butterfat from 12 purebred Holsteins milking.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Carl Pieper
Foster
Johnson County Test Association
H. J. Miller
Kalona
Dairy Herd Averages Seek May Milk and Butterfat
In Allamakee county May figures for 25 herds show 452 cows in 38 dry herds averaging 783 pounds of milk and 32.1 pounds of butterfat per cow. Otto Odegard and Sons report the top herd with 449 pounds of butterfat from 14 grade Guernseys. The high cow in the Hagen herd yielded 80.1 pounds of butterfat in May.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Edgewood Dairy Herds Show Strong May Yields
Norman Braker reports Claytone Delaware test association averaged 816 pounds milk and 31.6 pounds butterfat per cow in May across 413 cows. Harold Brockmeyer of Edgewood led the herd with eight purebred Holsteins yielding 1548 pounds milk and 50.8 pounds butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgewood
Claytone Delaware Test Association
Norman Braker
Harold Brockmeyer
Edge=wood
Anamosa Dairy Herds Report Butterfat Averages
Anamosa reports May butterfat averages with Holstein top at 43.7 pounds for a three milking reformatory herd led by tester Dale Barker of the South Jones test association. The best two milking herd is J. M Byerly Guernseys southeast of Anamosa at 37.5 pounds. The high cow produced 908 pounds butterfat in May, and a two times daily milking Holstein owned by W. H Finn and Son northwest of Anamosa yielded 77.6 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
South Jones Test Association
Dale Barker
J. M Byerly
W. H Finn and Son
Local lady touts Natex relief for constipation and fatigue
A Pittsburgh area ad features Mrs. Antonio Jinoghi describing chronic constipation and related ailments eased after five weeks using Natex. She credits improved appetite, nerves, sleep, and back pain relief with daily housework and carpet weaving. PODZIMEK'S PHARMACY offers reps and samples.
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Natex
Podzimek
Second Ave. SE
Nature
Antonio Jinoch
1St St
Jinoghi
Podzime
100 Second Ave
Perhag Natex
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