Amana probes育 youth farming interest and 4 H in Amana
A special Amana society committee met with 4 H leaders to study growing a new generation of farmers for the 26 000 acre corporate land. They note few local youths plan farming as a life work and plan sessions with vocational education and high school agriculture to boost interest.
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Paul Taff
Ames
Wilson Ashby
Marengo
Towa County
Jyessersion
Amana Society
J. R. Neveln
Amana
William Muller
Arthur Barlow
Jake Roeniig
Louis Selzer
Homestead
Henry Bendorf
H. T Hall
State Department of Vocational Education
Neighbors Help Stricken Shaver Harvest Crop
Rollins Shaver laid up after illness receives aid from twenty three neighbors and friends who husked and cribbed the corn and stacked fodder. A large helper group included Eli Beachler Frank Weiher Vernon Sanford Martin Nielson Harold Kimmerle Verle Manson Lloyd Hand Leroy Gardner Lloyd Goens Howard Satterlee Jay Heisserman George Kress Walter Sanford Will Schaffer Mr Hall Jesse Goens Frank Mulford Lawrence Uthe George Simpson Will Sloan Fred Kimmerle Sam Anson Kenneth Uthe. Women assisted by preparing dinner for the crew including Mrs Frank Weiher Mrs Leroy Gardner Mrs Martin Nielson Mrs Jesse Goens Mrs Walter Sanford Mrs Frank Mulford and Mrs Verle Manson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Rowley
Rollins Shaver
Mr. Shaver
Eli Beachler
Frank Weiher
Vernon Sanford
Martin Nielson
Harold Kimmerle
Verle Manson
Lloyd Hand
Leroy Gardner
Lloyd Goens
Howard Satterlee
Jay Heisserman
George Kress
Walter Sanford
Will Schaffer
Mr Hall
Jesse Goens
Frank Mulford
Lawrence Uthe
George Simpson
Will Sloan
Fred Kimmerle
Sam Anson
Kenneth Uthe
Shaver
Turkeys Sold At 26 Cents A Pound In Decorah Area
Peter Haugen west of Decorah reports a flock of twenty five turkeys sold direct to consumers at 26 cents per pound dressed. He plans to sell the remaining birds before the first of the year to meet market demand.
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Bpcoint
Cinzette Decorah
Peter Haugen
Decorah
Hougen
A Pleasant Season Highlighted by Favorable Weather
The article notes a beautiful day and a generally favorable season with timely weather breaks. Wetness in spring caused some areas to lag, but overall the climate aided fieldwork as much corn had already been harvested despite earlier snow and cold.
Corn and livestock bring strong prices at area auctions
Corn sold around 41 to 42 cents per bushel at the Maynard sale near J. W. Whalen. Oats, soybeans, and timothy hay brought solid prices, with cows averaging about $50 and horses and pigs selling well. Nearby Hale and Whiton Junction auctions showed similar activity with cattle, calves, hens, and farm equipment trading at notable levels.
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Gazette
Maynard
Orb
J. W. Whalen
Hale
Thomas Kostecka
Ray Mowbry
Oxford Junction
Andrew Kostecka
Whiton Junction
Ralph
Walter Lane
Chitty
Farm Bureau urges meat packing to be public utility
Iowa Farm Bureau president Francis Johnson asks county meetings to urge legislation making meat packing a public utility with rules similar to utilities. He cites farmers losing up to 100 dollars daily as prices fall and calls for USDA investigations into packers amid low cattle and hog prices.
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Iowa Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Francis Johnson
Farm Bureau
Johnson
Wallace
Packer Collusioon
United States Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Iowa County Farm Officers Reelect in 1938
Iowa County conservation committee officers are reelected led by Roy A. Denzler as president and J T McGarry as vice chairman. Township chairmen include Dayton Williams of English Clarance W Lortz Fillmore and Greene William J Hanson among others with Cor nelius Faltinson treasurer and b Hl Zentmire secretary.
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Marengo
Iowa County Conservation Committee
Roy A. Denzler
J T. McGarry
Carl H. Maas
W. J. Hanson
Ben J Bean
Cornelius Faltinson
B Hl Zentmire
Dayton
D Willams
Clarence W Lortz
Fillmore
R G. Litazenberg
Greene
William J Hanson
Hartford
JT McGarts
Hilton
Grant H Olson
Honey Creek
John W Schreder Lown
Carl Jf Maas
Lenox
Arthur Wolf
Lincoln
Ludwig d Flintiuhs
Lawrence W. Martin
Pilot— Benjamin, Bean Sumner
Jacob A Schatbach
Troy
J P
Lulis
Washington
Roy A Denzler
York
Albert J. A Wille
Winneshick Farm Officers Reelected For 1938
Winneshick farm program officers were reelected at the annual meeting at the county agent's office. The agricultural conservation committee kept its lineup with Herald Kort Atkinson as chair, Mo Learghind as vice chair, and Olin C Howden as secretary. E H Erickson remains treasurer in Decorah.
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Winneshick Farm Program
Spe
Cinette Decorah
Mde
Winnestew
Townesipotaarimen
County
FC Wegte Monas
Teo Herald Kort Atkinson
Oo Mo Learghind
Highlandville Sice
Olin C Howden Ridgen
F J Werle
Socreties
E. H Erickson
Deeorih
Farm Auction Schedule for Late November and Early December
Readable list of estate and farm auctions across Iowa with multiple sales set from Friday November 26 through Saturday December 4. Items include Tehl estate in Cedar Rapids region, Ars closing out near Center Point Anamosa, Mashacek estate, Stolba group near Cedar Rapids, Fite Davis estate near Stinwood, Hagen vieing out near Noer Horie, and Woods estate farm near Coggon.
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Tehl
Dows Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Carl Ars
Center Point Anamosa Livestock Auction
John Stolba
Fite
Hawkeye 4-H Canning Champion Alice Koch Wins Trip
Alice Koch 19 of Hawkeye is named Iowa 4-H canning champion for seven years of club work and this year achievements in food preservation. She canned 706 jars and gave three public demonstrations while holding all club offices. She travels to Chicago for the National Club congress and competes for a $200 scholarship in a central states sectional contest.
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Hawkeye
Alice Koch
Iowa
Chicago
Miss Koch
Central States
Weather Factor in Stalk Poisoning Hits Iowa Cattle
Ames AP Cold weather reduces reported cornstalk poisoning deaths in cattle says EF Waller Ames veterinary pathologist. He notes illness is not clearly nutritional or bacterial and outbreaks vary. 3000 to 5000 cattle in Southwest Iowa may have died with poison linked to corn stalks. Farmers urged to keep cattle out of cornfields or feed alternative forage.
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Ames
Waller
Iowa
College
Veterinary Medicine Division
Nebraska
Dakotas
Thanksgiving Rejoicing Shines Across Iowa Farms
Farmers and farm women across eastern Iowa name blessings amid hardship. Mrs Don Wherry Wyoming cites peace, food, and pork markets. Mrs R P Ink Mount Vernon values family health, roads, electricity, and neighbors. Mrs Oney K Strub Iowa City praises rainfall, food stores, and rural modern life. Mrs Roy Joslin Clarence cherishes friends and reading, while Mrs Allan B Kline near Vinton thanks REA and peace. Mrs Herman Franzenberg Keystone focuses on health and bountiful crops. Mrs George Sauerbry Oelwein celebrates nature and plenty, and Mrs William Davidson Stanwood praises peace and study of war causes. Mrs Charles Hoffman Walker notes harvests, prices, and citizenship.
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R P Ink
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Wartorn
Spain
Oney K. Strub
Iowa City
Allan B. Kline
Vinton
United States
Herman Franzenberg
Keystone
George Sauerbry
Oelwein
Pilgrim Fathers
William Davidson
Stanwood
Charles Hoffman
Walker
Elliott Brown to Exhibit Twenty Angus Cattle in Chicago
Elliott Brown of Rose Hall departs with twenty Angus cattle to compete at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. He travels with William Augustine and Harold Jackson by truck. John Brown, his father, accompanies most of the herd in a freight car. Miss Jennie Brown plans to join in Chicago to assist.
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Detta Elliott Brown
Rose Hall
Chicago
Brown
William Augustine
Harold Jackson
John Brown
Elliott
Jennie Brown
Annual 4-H Fete Planned Saturday at Independence
Independence residents will host the Buchanan county boys and girls 4-H clubs annual meeting and banquet this Saturday. Mrs Lewis Main, county girls 4-H club chairman, will oversee the event and county officers will be elected for 1938.
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Buchanan County
Lewis Main
Bays County
Edgewood Creamery Sets Butterfat Prices for October
Edgewood Farmers Creamery paid 41 cents a pound for sweet cream butterfat and 40 cents for No 1 butterfat in October. During this price period local market butter sold at 39 cents a pound.
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Wedal
Edgewood
Farmers Creamery Company
Closing Out Sale After Death At Davis Homestead
A complete closing out sale is held at the Davis homestead six miles northwest of Tipton and six miles southwest of Stanwood thirty miles west of Wald station on the rock road. Sale includes 3 horses, 5 milk cows, yearlings and calves, 75 hogs, poles and posts, corn and hay, potatoes and apples, canned fruit, jars, and a full house hold goods set. Lunch served. usual terms.
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Mra
Effie Davis
Davis Homestead
Tipton
Stanwood
Wald Station
Rock Road
Poland
China
McCormick
Ohio
Red Oak Grove
Hog Prices Rise as Hog Runs Decrease
Special correspondent reports a week of rising hog prices in direct trade with light receipts driving demand. Three day Midwest totals fell to about 167000 head, while dressed pork prices declined with top loins in Chicago at 16.50 and New York at 17.50. Shoulder cuts dropped to 12.50 to 13.50 in Chicago.
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Des Moines
Midwest
Chicago
New York
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