Ward urges subsidized rural housing to ease defense dislocations
Cal Ward regional farm security director told the house committee that a government owned farm housing program with direct tenant rent could rapidly add farm units, reduce relief loads, and stabilize tenancy. He also urged limits on land holdings to curb consolidation. Walter W. Wilcox of Iowa State proposed permanent emergency vocational training to shift farm youth to nonfarm work and attract industries to rural areas. Ward warned 10 500 Neb Kansas and Dakotas farm families face displacement by March 1, nearly 7 percent of regional tenants.
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MAHA
Cal Ward
House Committee
Ward
Walter W. Wilcox
Iowa State College
Farm Auction Listings for Late November and December
Farm sales set from November 26 to December 2 across several counties. Frank Fagan and Wm. Warner closings near Martello and Troy Mills lead the week, with George Briggs, John Rammesberg, Young and Bartels, Mary C. Woodfin Estate, Grabbe and Wennebeck, McPherson Estate, A. T. Fairbanks, Louis White, and others scheduled. Locations include Martello, Troy Mills, Lisbon area, Atkins, Monticello, Walker, Anamosa, and Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fagan
Martello
Wm. Warner
Troy Mills
George Briggs
Lisbon
John Rammelsberg
Atkins, Young and Bartels
Monticello
Mary C. Woodfin
Walker, Grabbe and Wennebeck
Anamosa
McPherson
A. T. Fairbanks
Louis White
Marion
Displaced by Ankeny ordnance plant noted editors
Farm editors J. M Russell of Des Moines and Carlyle Hodgkin of Omaha are mentioned in connection with the Ankeny Iowa ordnance plant displacement.
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Ankeny
Ordnance Plant
J. M Russell
Des Moines
Carlyle Hodgkin
Omaha
Fayette 4-Hers Set Annual County Party This Saturday
Four hundred Fayette county 4-H club members will attend the annual county wide party Saturday night. County Agent William T Diamond announced today. Livestock club members will elect new county officers. The program includes mixer games under County Agent Paul McElroy and Rev A J Kindred, a stage program by 4-H club talent, and recognition of 60 outstanding boys and girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Fayette County
William T Diamond
Paul McElroy
A. J. Kindred
Dairy Farmer’s Dream Barn Built From Home Grown Wood
Eldo Dickman herd of Guernseys near Garnaville moves from an 1870s barn to a new $8,000 structure. The 34 by 94 foot barn uses 40,000 feet of home grown oak, saving about $2,000 in lumber costs. It features tile lower walls, concrete floors, 28 cow stanchions, automatic milking and feeding equipment, electric lights, and a two story setup with hay mow, grain bins, and a separator room.
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Florence
Clark
McGregor
Eldo Dickman
Guernseys
Garnaville
Dickman
Thanksgiving Turkey Stuffing Ideas From Mrs Brown
Mrs. Elfriede F. Brown of Iowa State College suggests inventive stuffing ideas for Thanksgiving turkey. She notes wild rice apples or corn were used in early feasts, with modern twists including nuts oysters sausage and fruit blends. Subtle seasonings like thyme sage and celery seed keep stuffing flavors varied.
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The
Gazette
Ames
Elfriede F. Brown
Foods and Nutrition Department
Iowa State College
Berns Estate Farms Sell For 24 And 33 An Acre
Straw berry Point two farms of the Henry Berns estate were sold Saturday to his sons Marvin and Ed Berns. Marvin bought 134 acres at 33.50 an acre, five and one half miles northeast of here. Ed acquired the 311 acre farm seven miles northwest of Garber at 24.25 an acre.
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Onzette
Strawberry Point
Henry Berns
Marvin Berns
Here
Ed Berns
Garber
Farm Bureau Enrollment Kickoff in Iowa City Dec 11
Johnson county Farm Bureau holds enrollment kickoff meeting in Iowa City on December 11 announced by president Byron D Coglan. The event marks the start of local enrollment efforts for the Farm Bureau program.
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Iowa City
Johnson County Farm Bureau
Byron D. Coglan
Tipton farmer sells 825-lb yearlings in Chicago
H C Wagner of Cedar county sold a load of 825 pound yearling cattle in Chicago on Monday at 12.50 dollars per hundred weight. The sale reflects strong demand for feeder cattle as the stock was shipped from Tipton.
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Tipton
H. C. Wagner
Cedar County
Chicago
Farmers Institute At Edgewood Opens Dec 1 3
The forty fourth Clayton County Farmers Institute will begin a three day session in Edgewood on December 1 with educational programs on December 2 and 3. Evening entertainment is planned for all three nights. Premiums totaling 66 dollars will be awarded. Lee Culbertson serves as president Fred Fisher as vice president and Doyle Fisher as secretary treasurer.
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Edgewood
Clayton County Farmers’ Institute
Lee Culbertson
Fred Fisher
Doyle Fisher
Edgewood Creamery Tops Butterfat Payment in October
EDGEWOOD The Farmers Creamery company paid 41 cents a pound for sweet cream butter fat and 40 cents for No 1 sour cream butterfat received during October. In Honolulu about 350000 dollars worth of cut flowers are sold annually mostly for making leis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgewood
Farmers Creamery Company
Honolulu
Vernon To Talk Turkey On Dec 1 At West Union
Ames extension specialist W M Vernon will speak to turkey raisers in north east Iowa at 7 30 p m on December 1 at West Union. County Agent Paul McElroy announced the talk will cover feeding and management for growers plus marketing and selling graded poultry.
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Vernon
Turkey
West Union
Gazette
W. M. Vernon
Ames
Iowa
Paul McElroy
Farm House Near Conesville Burns in Undetermined Fire
Fire of undetermined origin destroys the Freeman Estle farm house at the north edge of Conesville Sunday evening. Neighbors discover the blaze around 8 p.m. and alert Mr and Mrs Estle and their two children who had retired. Most furnishings saved including canned fruit from the cellar. Loss covered by insurance.
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Gazette
Conesville
Freeman Estle
Estle
Fire damages old farm house near Adolph Stamps farm
Early Monday a fire partially destroyed a long standing residence on the Adolph Stamps farm near here. Lawrence Brodersen family tenants reported the blaze at 3 30 a m and Wyoming fire department responded. Fire confined to roof and attic. water flooded and froze around the cold building. The Brodersens will stay at a nearby Frank Byerly farm home during repairs.
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Onslow
fFire
Adolph Stamps
Andrew
Here
Lawrence Brodersen
Brodersens
Frank Byerly
Keel Of Iowa Falls Named Dairy And Food Inspector
DES MOINES Secretary of Agriculture Mark Thornburg announced Ralph H Keel of Iowa Falls as dairy and food inspector for five North Central Iowa counties effective Dec 1. He succeeds Bernie Holt of Ellsworth who resigned. The district includes Webster Hamilton Hardin Wright and Franklin counties.
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Des Moines
INS
Mark Thornburg
Ralph H Keel
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Bernie Holt
Ellsworth
Webster
Hamilton
Hardin
Wright
Franklin
Record Crop of Lespedeza Seed Set for 1941 High
Production of lespedeza seed in 1941 May exceed last year with an estimated 201,741,000 pounds of country run seed, up 48 percent from 1940. Acreage and yield rise, though Virginia lags, and prices range around 32 to 50 cents per pound for clean seed. Carryovers and total clean seed supplies increase from 1940 levels.
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Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Indiana
Mississippi
Kentucky
Georgia
Illinois
Alabama
Louisiana
Arkansas
Missouri
Tennessee
South Carolina
Kansas
North Carolina
Commodity Credit Corporation
Kobe
Nebraska Triple A Chairman to Assist Secretary Wickard
Fred S. Wallace chairman of Nebraska's agriculture adjustment administration committee has been called to Washington to assist Secretary Wickard during the defense emergency. Wallace, a Buffalo county farmer, has worked with federal farm programs since 1934.
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Washington
Fred S. Wallace
Nebraska Agriculture Adjustment Administration
Wickard
Agriculture Department
Wallace
Buffalo County
Neb
Soul Conserva tion Mush Recipe From a Country Voice
A first person reminiscence details preparing cornmeal mush on stove using a wooden spoon and iron cookware. The writer describes salted water, step by step stirring, boiling, letting the mix set overnight in leaf pans, then frying slices in lard. Nostalgic comparison to mother’s old method ends with a breakfast scene and country pride.
Climate and Man in 1941 Agriculture Yearbook
The 1941 Yearbook of Agriculture titled Climate and Man will publish late this month. It is the sixth in a series started in 1936 and features a 1200 page volume with a state by state weather records compilation. The largest section, Climate and the Farmer, covers crops and climate guided breeding, plus animal production, diseases, pests, forestry, and grazing.
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Yearbook of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Department of Commerce
Complete closing out public sale at Monticello area farm
An auction near Monticello on December 1 offers 58 Holstein cattle including cows calves springers and a bull, 47 feeding cattle shorts, poultry, hay grain seed and a large barn of commodities. Farm equipment and horse drawn gear accompany the sale with John Deere tractor and cream separator featured. Hoag and Bartell conduct the auction. Lee Bebee acts as auctioneer.
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Monticello
Jones Co. A
Hich
Hoag
John Deere
Hoag & Bartell
Lee Bebee
Monticello State Bank
Ed Kohl
Poland
Guernsey
Jerseys
New Hampshire
White Rock
Fairbank
Ray Applebenry
Nuctioneer
Kruschen Salts Promises Better Digestion and Energy
A vintage advertisement urges readers to take Kruschen Salts daily to boost bile flow and digestion. It claims improved daily energy and endurance for work, promising satisfaction or money back after 30 days. May’s Drug Store markets the product.
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Kruschen
May
Orchardists Out on Limb
Washington AP reports little chance of broad federal aid for Missouri valley apple growers damaged by the 1940 Armistice Day blizzard. Assistant Secretary Grover Hill says most programs are mass aid and cannot cover full replanting costs, leaving the situation between existing loans and rehabilitation funds.
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Washington
Missouri Valley
Gillette
Agriculture Department
Grover B. Hill
Department
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Congress
Credit Ang
Farm Security Administration
Leads U S Forces in Far East Puzzle Digest
Pictured U S Army man Lieut Gen Douglas A. was the youngest chief of staff in the U S Army. The page lists a wide range of crossword style clues with geographic terms and military references, including Far East, Japanese coin, river names, and anatomical terms, forming a large fill-in puzzle.
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U. S. Army
Douglas A
U Army
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Cedar Rapids
Berns
F. B
Farmers Institute
Edgewood Creamery
Conesville Burns
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Happy Bay
Himalayas
Uncle Amos
Leander
MR. Wackington
Williams
Asleed
Lespedeza
Triple-A
Garmoe Jewelry
Third Street
Brand
Gov't
U.S
Far East
Sicily
Pigeon
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