Decentralized Farm Programs Win Approval
A Washington committee advises further decentralization of some USDA activities. It backs federal aid to land grant colleges extension and experiment stations while keeping acreage controls and price support loans federal. Proposed shifts include state administered conservation payments and grant-in-aid soil conservation support led by the Soil Conservation Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Kestnbaum Commission
Commission
Committee On
Federal Aid To Agriculture
Farm Bureau
Land Grant Colleges
Cooperative Extension Service
Agricultural Experiment Stations
Secretary of Agriculture
The
Soil Conservation Service
USDA
Unclear cryptic list of terms from booklet
Fragmentary page lists words and phrases such as Guys and Dolls Gaelic Love God Comfort Gaiter Head covering with no context or full sentences to identify a definite news item or event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaelic i
Love God
Comfort
Gaiter
Farm auction notices listed for multiple Iowa locations
A sequence of farm sale and livestock auctions is scheduled across Iowa towns including Covington, Clarence, Palo, Vinton, Oxford, Center Point, Coggon, Alburnett, and more. Dates range from Friday November 26 to Saturday December 11 with details on items such as cattle, hay, grain, machinery, and dairy herd dispersal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cach
Jerabek
Covington
Robinson and Shriver
Clarence
Earl de Poy
Palo
Vinton
Olstein
William C. Lensch
Mi. S
Center Point
W. F. Penningroth
R. J. Stephen
Harold L. Mithelman
Charles Schaefer
Alburnett
College Magazine Editors Will Hold Chicago Meeting
Iowa Agriculturist editors Keith Remy Charles Busskohl and Stanley Meyer travel to Chicago with Rodney Fox for the Agricultural Magazines Associated meeting November 26 and 27. They seek the national excellence award as the magazine defends a strong record with four first place finishes in the past five years and permanent possession of a trophy plaque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa Agriculturist
Iowa State College Agriculture
Agricultural College
Associated
Chicago
Keith H. Remy
Ionia
Charles D. Busskohl
Sioux City
Stanley Meyer
McGregor
Rodney Fox
Iowa Magazine
ACP Sign-Up Planned in Linn County
December 1 and 2 are sign-up days for the 1955 Agricultural Conservation Program in Linn county. County ASC Office Manager Carl Oliphant says township ASC committees will assist farmers from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at designated meeting places to file requests for government cost-sharing on approved practices. Emphasized practices include contour strip cropping sod waterways standard terraces pasture improvement and contour farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
ASC
Carl Oliphant
Iowa Entomologist Reports 1954 Corn Borer Second Highest
State Entomologist H. M. Harris says Iowa faced second highest corn borer losses on record in 1954, below 1949. He notes lower infestations where farmers treated timely, with a statewide average of 483 borers per 100 plants and district variability from 142 to 890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
H. M. Harris
Extension Service and Experiment Station
Iowa State College
State Department of Agriculture
Harris
Humboldt
Butler
Dallas
Poweshiek
Plymouth
Pocahontas
Harrison
Guthrie
Benton
Johnson, Cedar
Scott
Muscatine
Keokuk
Washington
Louisa
Boone, Story
Marshall
Tama
Polk
Jasper
Wassons Head South for Winter in Mesa Arizona
Brooklyn pair Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Wasson leave the city Tuesday for Mesa Arizona to spend the winter. Mr. Wasson served as manager of the Brooklyn cooperative creamery for 26 years before his retirement June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
W. I. Wasson
Mesa, Ariz
Wasson
Brooklyn Cooperative Creamery
Sheriff’s sale notice of redemption and levy in Linn County Iowa
A sheriff's sale notice, directed by Linn County District Court to Benjamin W Sacre and Darlene Sacre, reports a 1954 judgment for Al's Furniture against the defendants. It lists real estate in Cedar Rapids as the property to be sold at public auction on November 27 1954 at 5 am in the courthouse, with details of lot and block and the sale to be conducted by Sheriff James H Smith and deputy Robert B ere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Linn County
Iowa
Benjamin W. Sacre
Darlene Sacre
Sai
Peer
Wellington Place
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Court House
Cedar F Rapids
Ais
James H. Smi
Robert B. Ere
Ellender urges caution on revising farm supports
Sen. Allen J. Ellender said the Democratic Congress should not try to kill the flexible farm support program next year as it would lack sufficient Farm Belt backing. He plans to head the agriculture committee and favors rigid high supports but noted many Midwest farmers want to try the flexible system. He sides between Eisenhower and Rayburn on mandatory 90 percent supports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Democratic Congress
Ellender
Senate Agriculture Committee
New Congress
Republican Congress
Eisenhower
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Rayburn
Plant Iowa Meeting Set for Tuesday Night
The Plant Iowa program gains a Linn county boost with a 8 p.m. meeting in Cedar Rapids courthouse called by Walter Shupp and C. E. Herriott. Representatives from organizations, municipalities, schools, and agencies invited to plan Linn county planting efforts. The movement began in 1953 and includes over 20 sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Linn County
Court House
Cedar Rapids
Walter Shupp
C. E. Herriott
State Conservation Commission
Iowa State College
The
Izaak Walton League
Federated Garden Clubs
Iowa Horticultural Society
State Department of Public Instruction
Farm Chemurgic Conference Set for Columbus in March
The National Farm Chemurgic Council will hold its annual chemurgic conference at the Deshler Hilton in Columbus Ohio from March 22 to 24 1955. President Henry T McKnight announced the event with latest agricultural research developments as the chief topic.
Cedar Valley Farm Business Association to hold annual meeting
The Cedar Valley Farm Business Association will hold its 23rd annual meeting on December 2 at the YMCA in Cedar Rapids. Fieldman L G Krall announced the program starting at 10 15 a m with speakers from Iowa State College including Associate Extension Director Marvin Anderson Extension Economist Herb Howell and Economist Raymond Beneke and Miss Grace Bacon Linn county extension home economist. Merl Bruch of Blairstown is association president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Valley Farm Business Association
YMCA
Cedar Rapids
Fieldman
L. G. Krall
Marvin Anderson
Herb Howell
Raymond Beneke
Iowa State College
Grace Bacon
Linn County
Mer! Bruch of
Blaistown
Tama Jersey Breeders Renew Heifer Award
Tama Jersey breeders renew their annual A purebred Jersey heifer prize for an outstanding 4 H dairy club member in 1955. Past winners include Davie Laird Tama 1950 Roger Campbell Toledo 1951 Roger Dan Schmidt Traer 1952 Leland Kos Toledo 1953 Gerald Poduska Chelsea 1954. Applicants must file in the county extension office by December 22 with a 100 to 300 word essay on What I Would Do with the Jersey Heifer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Tama County
Dairy Club
Davie Laird
Tama
Roger and
Keith Campbell
Roger Dan Schmidt
Traer
Leland Kos
Gerald Poduska
Chelsea
Jersey
Notice of Assessment for Cedar Rapids Concrete Work
By direction of the Cedar Rapids City Council a plat and schedule of proposed assessment for concrete curb and gutter work is on file with the City Clerk. Public hearing is set for December 16, 1954 at 10:00 A.M. at City Hall to hear objections in writing within twenty days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
City of
18Th Street
Chandler Street
8Th Avenue
13Th Street
3Rd Avenue
Mansfield Avenue
30Th Street
41St Street
Lennox Avenue
F_ Avenue
3Rd Street
21St Avenue
22Nd Avenue
Maude M. Krebs
Prairie Fire in Nebraska Sweeps Wide Range
A prairie fire in Cherry County Nebraska burned about 20000 acres of range and hay. No injuries or building damage reported though several head of livestock were lost. The blaze started from tractor exhaust and ran 15 miles aided by high winds. Fire departments and about 506 farmers fought the flames. Volunteers cut fences and moved livestock to safety. The start was believed at the Olin Ravenscroft ranch southeast of Valentine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownlee
Neb
INS
Cherry County
Olin Ravenscroft Ranch
Valentine
Seven Iowa Hog Producers Win Chicago Trips
Ten Midwest farm hog producers were named champion pork producers and awarded all expense paid trips to the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago by Farm Lers Hybrid Hogs Company of Hampton. Iowa honorees include Paul Pillard Coggon Terry Thompson Forest City Peter Moss Hospers James D Anderson Villisca Don McCaffrey Guthrie Center Howard A Larue Scarsboro and Les N McGahan Mount Pleasant. Out of state awardees were Albert Kohles Crofton Neb Lowen Richter Madison S D and Oscar Benson Prophetstown IL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
INS
Iowa
Chicago
Farmlers Hybrid Hogs Company
Hampton
Iowa State College
Scarsboro
Les N. McGahan
Mount Pleasant
Albert, Kohles
Crofton
Neb
Lowen Richter
Madison
S. D
Oscar Benson
Prophetstown
Annual Sessions Of Dairy Breed Groups Are Set
Iowa Milking Shorthorn Society meets Friday December 3 in Cedar Rapids at the Montrose hotel starting 9 a.m. Bill Maynard announces. Iowa Ayrshire Breeders hold December 3 at 6 p.m. in Wellman with the state sale December 4 featuring five bulls and 32 females. Iowa Guernsey Breeders meet December 1 at Mason City Hanford hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Milking Shorthorn Society
Montrose
Cedar Rapids
Bill Maynard
Iowa State Dairy Association
Iowa Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Wellman
Iowa Guernsey Breeders’ Association
Hanford Hotel
Mason City
Iowa State Receives New Agricultural Scholarships
The Smith-Douglass Company funds two $1,000 agricultural scholarships at Iowa State College to aid financially needy farm boys in the top third of their class with FFA or 4-H background. Recipients get 400 in freshman year and 200 yearly through senior year, with renewal reviews and potential substitute if ineligible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
Smith-Douglass Company, Inc
Streator
Norfolk
Iowa Farm
Future Farmers of America
Belgium Buys Cheese From U.S. Stocks Again
Washington reports Belgium purchased 30,410 pounds of cheddar from American government stocks at 26.75 cents per pound. The total sales to Belgium from federal warehouses reach 258,333 pounds to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Belgium
Buchanan ASC Post Goes to Harrington in Independence
Raymond Harrington of Hazleton was named new office manager of the Buchanan County Agricultural Stabilization and Conserva tion office in Independence. He succeeds J W McGrath of Rowley who resigned after years in AAA PMA and ASC work. Appointment announced by Arthur C Kress Winthrop ASC county committee chair subject to state committee approval. Harrington to begin November 26. He previously served as Commodity Credit Corporation grain and bin superintendent for ASC and was a past county committee member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Raymond Harrington
Hazleton
Buchanan County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
J. W. McGrath
Rowley
AAA
PMA
ASC
Harrington
Arthur C. Kress
Winthrop
Commodity Credit Corporation
Traer Men Fined Over Hog Vaccination Violations
TOLEDO Merle Dalziel and Roy Cooper trading as the Traer Sale Company pled guilty in Tama county district court to vaccination law violations for swine at public sale barns. Each was fined 100 dollars by Judge M C Farber. Indicted earlier by the October grand jury, they posted 1000 dollar bonds. Dr D N Voetberg Traer veterinarian also pled guilty to issuing a false inspection certificate and received a 100 dollar fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Merle Dalziel
Roy Cooper
Traer Sale Company
Tama County
M. C. Farber
Marshalltown
D. N. Voetberg
Traer
Farber
Agricultural Bureau Plans Annual Meeting in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Bureau will hold its annual meeting on December 3 at 12 o'clock at the Montrose Hotel. Chairman Keith Noll announced a review of 1954 activities, adoption of the 1955 budget and work plan, and the election of a chairman for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Bureau of the
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Montrose Hotel
Bureau
Keith Noll
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American Farm Bureau Federation
States
Meg
Amy
Mamie
Nomad
Harry Trumen
Ailiein
Niciel Ely eiRiel Iciolair
Altinia
Oneias Wirinis
Alvi Eigi
Hang
Arthur
Poetry Muse
Painter Grant
Angus Dispersion
Joe Kinney
Oxford Sale Barn
College Magazine Editors
Linn
Enue
E. E. Sovern
9Th Avenue
Cayton
Backso
Scott and Muscatine
Boone
Plant
Novak
MPANY
Farm Business Assn. Plans Annual Meeting
Tama Jersey Breeders
Nebraska
Big Range
Iowa State
Chandler
2Nd Ave
Buchanan Asc
Itraer
Ag Bureau
Ruse Landis
Dows
2Nd ST
Rennin
Canara
the Gazette CO
Want AD Dept
Musical Inst
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Gazette
Dencolten
Denver
Denver Serum Company
1St St. SW
Ceder Rapids, la
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