Willer Wins Judging Meet At Waterloo
Bud Willer of Iowa State College captured individual honors as Cedar county youth Wilbur Willer led Tipton during a summer assignment. Iowa State placed second in the all team standings among 23 entrants as Ohio State claimed breed titles and finished fifth overall. Tennessee’s Robert Humphreys was runner up individually, with Dale Roush of Ohio State third. Judging continues with milking shorthorn and Belgian draft horse classes.
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Iowa State
Ohio State
Jersey
University of Wisconsin
Washington State College
Canada
Ontario Agricultural College
Robert Humphreys
University of Tennessee
Dale Roush
University of Maryland
New Mexico State College
Cornell University
Pennsylvania State
Washington State
Dairy Congress judging continues in Waterloo exposition
Waterloo Iowa, United Press reports the National Dairy Cattle Congress entering its second day with judging underway. Broadview Farms of Oskaloosa captured the junior Milk ing Shorthorn champion Broadview Supreme as dairy cattle opened Monday. The senior and championship went to Ingsdale Champion, owned by Kingsdale Farms, Victoria, while William G. Hulsburg of Williams burg won the national butter making championship.
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Waterloo
National Dairy Cattle Congress
Broadview Farms
Oskaloosa
Broadview Supreme
Ingsdale Champion
Kingsdale Farms
Victoria
William G. Hulsburg
Williamsburg
Masonville Grange Booster Night At Rocky Ridge School
Masonville Grange met at Rocky Ridge school for booster night with 52 members present. Master William Barclay welcomed attendees and Dean Walston discussed the national plowing contest. The evening ended with games and refreshments. one membership application was presented.
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Masonville
Masonville Grange
Rocky Ridge School
William Barclay
Dean Walston
Eighty Percent of Iowa Farms Have Electricity
Washington AP reports that the Rural Electrification Administration says 80.1 percent of Iowa farms now have central station electric service. The year ending June 30 shows 167 356 electrified farms while 41 578 still lack power. Iowa exceeds the national average and features 40 686 miles of rural lines serving 102 219 consumers, 96 403 of whom are farmers.
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Washington
Rural Electrification Administration
Central Station
Iowa
REA
U. S
Farm and House Deals Change Hands in Monona
Herb Smith of near Volney bought the 126 acre Walter Casten farm northeast of Monona for about 12600 dollars with possession on January 1. Casten purchased the Pete Jordahl house on Main Street in Monona. Anton Marovets bought John Peters house and two acres on East Iowa Street for 8300 dollars with possession November 15. Mrs. Mac Bim of Jasper Minnesota bought Julius Johnson home in southeast Monona for 4200 dollars. Mrs. R. F. Farrington and I occupy the place.
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Monona
Herb Smith
Volney
Walter Casten
Casten
Pete Jordahl
North Main Street
Anton Marovets
John Peters
Iowa Street
Mac Bim
Jasper
Minn
Corn crop too heavy for pickers in Iowa fields
In Des Moines on Tuesday farmers and fieldmen reported the Iowa corn crop is so heavy in parts of the state that corn picker elevators can do little to handle the influx. Prewar machines struggle to lift the heavy ears and some southern counties have had to halt machines when ears are too large or plentiful.
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Des Moines
Calmer Evening School Opens in Calmar with Farm Study
Calmar Iowa Oct 12 marks the start of the annual adult evening school at Calmar High School. Ex extension Entomologist Harold Gunderson of Iowa State College will discuss rat control, with Vocational Agriculture Instructor Spencer Williams leading ten sessions on current farm problems and new agricultural developments. A council of George Brom Leo Humnker John Luzum Ray Meyer and Leonard Soukup directs the program.
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Calmer
Calmar
Calmar High School
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
Spencer Williams
Williams
George Brom
Leo Humnker
John Luzum
Ray Meyer
Leonard Soukup
Iowa USDA Council Plans Visit to Paint Creek Forest
The Allamakee county USDA council will entertain the state USDA council in Waukon Friday. Councils from Clayton and Winneshiek counties are invited. After a dinner at McGregor, they will tour the Paint Creek Experimental Forest area in Allamakee County.
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Iowa
Usda Council
Paint Creek Waukon
Allamakee County
USDA
Waukon
Clayton
Winneshiek
McGregor
Paint Creek Experimental Forest
Farm Buildings Relocated To New Dr Stephens Farm Site
A complete set of farm buildings was moved to a new site on Dr. Paul Stephens’s farm along Highway 20 west of Masonville. Structures include a house, machine shed, corn crib, hog house, granary, chicken house, and soon a large barn. Owners Dr. Stephens 440 acres. two tenants Ray mond Gaffney and Floyd Wulfekuhle.
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Gazette
Paul Stephens
Manchester
Raymond Gaffney
Masonville
Highway 20
Stephens
Floyd Wulfekuhle
Gaffney and Wulfekuhle
Cash Returns Per Dollar Of Feed Fed Measure Of Profit
Cash returns per dollar of feed fed stand as a strong gauge of profitability in a livestock business. High returns indicate efficient production, while low returns suggest higher costs or inefficiencies impacting overall earnings.
Public Livestock and Machinery Sales Schedule
Oct 6 to Oct 9 public sales listed for Iowa venues. Purebred Duroc Berkshire Chester White Poland China and Guernsey Holstein dairy stock offered by multiple sellers near Cedar Rapids Lisbon Mt Vernon Center Junction Olin Anamosa Marion with times mainly 1 pm and some 5 30 pm. Machinery also included.
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Henry Johnson
Edward Timm
Cedar Rapids
Bert Miller
Lisbon
Berkshire
Milo Wolrab
Mt. Vernon
Barnes City View
Iowa City
Chester White
Village View
Farm Bureau Leaders To Tour Wisconsin Plant
Clayton county Farm Bureau and Farm Service Company directors are hosted by Iowa Farm Service in Des Moines with a dinner in Prairie du Chien Wisconsin. They will tour the Wisconsin Plantfood Cooperative facility showcasing its acidulation setup and fertilizer production. The visit honors their 1947 Farm Bureau participation which led to the invitation.
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F. B. Company
Clayton Group Eleader
Clayton County
Farm Bureau and Farm Service Company
Iowa Farm Service Company
Des Moines
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Sans
Wisconsin Plantfood Cooperative
Clayton Group
Wisconsin
Farm Bureau
Soil District Convention Opens in Des Moines Wednesday
The second annual convention of the Association of Iowa Soil Conservation Districts will be held in Des Moines Wednesday and Thursday. There are 92 soil conservation districts in Iowa, mostly organized on a county basis. A referendum on creating the ninety third district in Bremer county will be held late this month.
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Des Moines
Association of Iowa Soil Conservation Districts
Iowa
Bremer County
Tipton 4-H enrollment drive ends with county party
Tipton Cedar County 4-H members finish enrollment with a county wide party at Tipton High School gymnasium on October 23 at 7 30 p m. Election of officers will be held at that time.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Tipton High School
Hogs and Politics from Cedar Rapids Farmer
Rex Conn interviews Carl E. Krapf of Cedar Rapids route 3 on hog prices and farming plans. Krapf expects hog prices to level, raises Duroc crosses with Minnesota boar cross, and notes corn later than usual but frost-safe. He backs Dewey, criticizes Truman, and foresees a possible 17 percent spring pig crop increase.
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Carl E. Krapf
Cedar Rapids
Blairs Ferry Road
Norman
Germany
Minnesota
Counties Ready To Make Loans On Corn Crop
Des Moines AP reports Iowa County AAA offices prepared to issue government support price loans for the 1948 corn crop. Local loan rates range from $1.35 to $1.41 per bushel, averaging $1.38 statewide. Officials expect a heavy program due to record production and prices near the support level.
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DES Moines
AAA
Iowa
PMA
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John Eere
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Little Wonder
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Globe
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Lassen
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Becker Roofing Company
14Th Avenue SE
E. Cohn & Sons
Beverly Cattle CO
Montana
Union P.m
Beverly Cattle Company
Peoples Bank
J. C. Kintz CO
General Detroit
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Secedar Rapids
Soil District Convention
Rex Conn
Farmers Hybrid Company
Dewey
Truman
Congress
Henry Wallace
Henry
Barrett
Field Building
Chicago
Empire State Building
New York City
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U. S. Post Office
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Penick & Ford
Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation
Sacramento Ave
Haegg Roofing & Insulation Co
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