Iowa Soil District Officers Named at Annual Meeting
DES MOINES AP Don Anderson of Honey Creek was elected president of the Iowa Association of Soil Conservation District Commissioners, succeeding Earl Elijah. William Stanton of Bernard became vice-president and Allen Schroder of Des Moines was reappointed secretary-treasurer. New directors include Leroy Getting Sanborn Ralph Wilcox Correctionville E C Wickersham Marshalltown L W Hamnerly Newton and Lee Stephenson Eldon Arden Rose Blakesburg. A resolution urged state funds for district programs since 1939. Speakers included Clyde Spry and Rep Ben Jensen.
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Des Moines
Don Anderson
Honey Creek
Iowa Association of Soil Conservation District Commissioners
Earl Elijah
Clarence
William Stanton
Bernard
Allen Schroder
Leroy Getting
Sanborn
Ralph Wilcox
Correctionville
E. C. Wickersham
Marshalltown
L. W. Hammerly
Newton
Lee Stephenson
Eldon
Arden C. Rose
Blakesburg
Iowa
Clyde Spry
Kirk Fox
Successful Farming Magazine
Ben Jensen
Holstein Honors Of Waterloo Show Go to Griswold
F. W. Griswold of Hopkins Minnesota took top honors on day one at the Holstein show during the Dairy Cattle Congress. He exhibited both junior and senior champion bulls and also co-owns top bull calf and a two-year-old class winner in another division. Brown Swiss and Ayrshire winners are noted with Curtiss Candy Co. showing reserves, and 4-H teams from Clayton, Bremer and Worth counties win ribbons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
F. W. Griswold
Hopkins
Minn
Dairy Cattle Congress
Griswold
Clarence Reimers
Brownton
C. C. Bottema Jr
Bridgeport
John Keney
Manitewoc
Wis
Ernest Kueffner
N. E. Leep
Lowell
Ind
Curtiss Candy Co
Chicago
Ayrshire
W. S. Watson
Hutchinson
Kan
Curtiss
Clayton
Bremer
Worth
Black Hawk
Marshall
Scott Counties
Duncan Named President of Farm Brokers
Lysle Duncan of Iowa City was elected president of Chapter II of the National Institute of Farm Brokers at its annual meeting in Cedar Rapids. Officers include Harold Holden and C. E. Forey as vice presidents, with several others named directors. John Timmons and J. S. Russell spoke on land value factors beyond productivity, noting roads, schools, and community trends influence value and cautioned watching population shifts, real estate activity, tax delinquency, mortgage debt, and bank deposits.
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Lysle Duncan
Iowa City
National Institute of Farm Brokers
Montrose Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Harold Holden
Des Moines
C. E. Forey
George Towne
Charles Chappell
Keokuk
Frank Noonan
Emmetsburg
Kelley Gatton
Rosehill
Jake Holland
Independence
L. C. Stuart
Clear Lake
Timmons
Russell
Iowa
Hawkeye State
Gasette
The
Farmers hold steady despite postwar uncertainty
The speaker notes peak demand in Europe and rising efficiency should strengthen farmers' position. He cites better finances than after the last war, no land boom like the 1920s, and only a 1% rise in farm land values since 1939, as credit limits and past disasters temper price gains.
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Europe
Russell
Coming Seductions Public Auctions Advertisement
A dense listing details multiple livestock, machinery, and farm sales across Iowa towns including Marion, Walker, Monticello, and Davenport. It notes sale times from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., with items such as hay grain and purebred pigs and cattle, and lists sellers like George Kopetsky Edward Forest and Sons and Ivanhoe farms.
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Geo. Kopetsky
Marion
V. V. Derby and Son
Walker
McCloskey and Alberts
Paralta
George Kopetsky
Lou Lawrence
Monticello
Poland
China
Edward Forest and Sons
Guernsey
Ivanhoe Farms
Davenport
September Shipments Of Feeders into Iowa Near Normal
Des Moines reports September feeder cattle movements to Iowa near normal with 162,893 head shipped, about 5 percent below 1947 and 4 percent under the 10 year average. October remains the peak month. Canada provided 4,600 head. Sheep and lamb shipments for feeding totaled 209,710, near last year but 30 percent under the 10 year average. Bulk originated in Wyoming and Montana.
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Des Moines
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Iowa
Canada
Wyoming
Montana
Dysart Adult Evening School Opens Tuesday
Dysart marks the fall series of adult farmer meetings starting at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the high school agriculture room. An early session will feature a movie on American soils from historic crops. First two meetings cover soil conservation and current farm problems.
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Dysart
What's What Out on the Acres
Interview with Joe Horn of Sioux county two miles south of Boyden on his farm. Horn, 44, 240 acres owned and 80 rented, dairies until a barn fire destroyed the herd. Rebuilt with a 40 by 60 foot round roofed barn and some Holstein heifers. Hog operation of about 300 head from two crops a year. Cereal yields high with corn around 100 bushels, oats 50, flax 30, and soybeans 30. Farm Bureau membership up and party forecasts favor Republicans in Sioux county. In international matters Horn notes uncertainty with Russia and Dewey and Beardsley-Wilson expected to carry local posts.
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Dairy Cattle Congress
Joe Horn
Boyden
Sioux County
Boyden Cooperatives
Jones 4-H Planning Session Set Oct 15
Miss Esther Whetstone state girls 4-H club leader will meet with Jones county committee leaders and county officers on Oct 15. The meeting in the courthouse community room will launch the 1949 club program with morning and afternoon planning sessions.
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Anamosa
Esther Whetstone
Jones County
Miss Whetstone
Purebred Angus Sales Set New Price Record
CHICAGO AP Business in black cattle rose to record highs in the fiscal year ending Sept 30 per the American Aberdeen Angus Breeders Association. 1,758 new purebred herds formed, registrations reached 84,548, bulls at 209 auctions averaged 634.59 with total 1,813,656, cows and heifers 10,805 totaling 5,477,497 averaging 506.94 each. Public auctions topped 1,500 per head at Sunbeam Farms Miami Oklahoma and other named farms across New Jersey Illinois Ky Md Ia.
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Chicago
American Aberdeen Angus Breeders’ Association
Sunbeam Farms
Miami
Okla
Golden Cross
Chester
N. J
J. Garrett Tolan
Pleasant Plains
Ill
Reverie Knoll Farm
Danville
Blakeford Farms
Queenstown
Rosemere Farms
Maquoketa
Farm listings and breeder figures across states
Angus Valley farm in Tulsa Oklahoma reports $1 547 while Ellerslie Charlottes ville Virginia lists $1 538. Seven minors head the top states with 204 new member breeders with Iowa 170 Missouri 156 and Indiana 121 following.
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Angus Valley Farm
Tulsa
Okla
Ellerslie
Charlottesville
Iowa
Missouri
Indiana
Allamakee F.B. Increases Dues and Elects Officers
The Allamakee county Farm Bureau raised annual dues from 10 to 15 dollars at the annual meeting. Lyal Mitchell was elected president with James Pigott as vice president Melvin Steffenson secretary and A J Mathis treasurer. Wayne Tyler state organization director spoke as guest. The county enrollment drive will begin with a kickoff meeting on Oct 14.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Farm Bureau
Lyal Mitchell
James Pigott
Melvin Steffenson
A. J. Mathis
Wayne Tyler
Linn DHIA to Hold Annual Meeting at Cedar Rapids YMCA
Linn DHIA members will gather at the Cedar Rapids YMCA Tuesday evening for their annual meeting. Association supervisor Perry Knapp said Friday that the annual report will be presented and officers will be elected.
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Linn Dhia No
Cedar Rapids Y.M.C
Perry Knapp
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Soil District Commissioners
Holstein
Duncan
John Timmons
Iowa State College
J. S. Russell
Des Moines Register Farm
Dysart Adult
Vernon
Fascination
Enterprise
Barrow
Leeds
Edward E. Forest & Sons
Mt. Vernon
W. C. Anderson and Son
West Liberty
W. C. Anderson & Son
R. R
Fred Shover
T.B. & Bangs
Norstein Guernsey
ISS Hoge, Bering & Semmer Shoats
B.C
Allis Chalmers
Allis Chalmers Corm
A. C
David Radiey
John Deere Harrow
W. E. Chalits
Louie Manken
Ancs
Monticello State Bank
Blue Grass
Montaraad
Luseh
Blue Grass Ladies Aid
George H. Shumaker
Auctionser
W. L. Wicken Kine Grong Ravings Bank
Horn
Rex Conn
Joe
Northwest Iowa
Dewey
Beardsley and
Wilson
Russia
Jones
Iowa Iron and Coal CO
Roosevelt Hotel
Marlen
Welstein
J Deere
Tractor Gang
Globe
P. C. Lassen
Peoples Saving Bank
Griffin
Warder Tee
Tyler
Happel & Sons, Inc
Third Avenue
S.W
Allamakee F.B
Dhia NO. 2
Kalona
D. G. Yoder
Chester A. Miller
Monroe D. Yoder
Feeding
BIG Gain
Ray Pratt Elevator
UNION
Big Yank
Santer
Fisher
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