108 Farmers Cooperate To Protect Indian Creek Watershed
In Linn County the Indian Creek watershed project sees 108 of 190 farmers under a five year soil erosion control plan. Survey findings show widespread topsoil loss mainly from sheet erosion with gullying limited. measures include contour cultivation strip cropping terraces waterways and tree planting to boost productivity and soil health.
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Indian Creek
Linn County
Iowa State College
Soil Conservation Service
Varion
College
SCS
State College
FENCE DRIFT caught in the roven wire
In wide-eyed wonder the poem sees a radiant world of color as verdant hues turn to gold and ivy berries add tinted tones on roadside fences. The speaker, MRS GERALD L PALMER, suggests fairies have colored the scene with a magic touch.
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Gerald L Palmer
Hogs Lead Independence Sale Top At $7.80
Independence Sales Co reports a $5,000 consignment sale with 650 head of livestock sold. hogs topped at 7.80 while veal calves hit 2250 for a white calf. Sheep and cattle lot details include lambs at 6 and Brown Swiss cows at 67, Hereford heifers at 58, Holstein bulls at 305, and other prices.
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Independence
Independence Sales Company
Farm Real Estate Taxes Rise 2 Percent Across States
The 1939 farm real estate tax rate rose 2 percent from the prior year. Using a 1909-13 base, per acre values show Minnesota at 68 cents and North Dakota at 27 cents, with Iowa highest at 1.04 dollars and South Dakota lowest at 24 cents in a west north central state group.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
North Dakota
West North Central
Minnesota
Iowa
Missour
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Minn
Ga Sitt
al Il
Bureaus
Missouri
North Danota
Election to decide tax for rural fire truck at Clutter
Oneida township in Tama county holds a general election on November 5 to decide a tax for buying a rural fire truck to serve farmers in Oneida and possibly Carroll townships. The truck would reside in Clutter and be free to use when not in fires. Estimated total cost 3600 dollars. if Oneida pays, a one mile tax for two years funds it.
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Clutier
Oneida
Tama County
Carroll Township
Oneida Township
L. P Mattheisen
Joe Dvorak
Hans Wieck
Rowley Creamery Pays 33 Cents For Top Butterfat
Rowley Farmer's Cooperative Creamery pays 33 cents for grade one butterfat and 32 and 31 cents for grades two and three respectively for the last half of September. Postville Cooperative Creamery reports 33 cents for September butterfat with 64,886 pounds received and 80,393 pounds of butter made, up from 1939 figures.
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Rowley Creamery
Gazette
Rowley
Rowley Farmer's Cooperative Creamery Company
Joe McGrath
Gnarette Postville
Postville Cooperative Creamery Company
British Columbia tops Canada’s fisheries output surpassing others
British Columbia leads all provinces in fisheries production with Nova Scotia in second place, reflecting a provincial growth chart in Canada’s seafood industry.
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British Columbia
Canadian
Nova Scotia
Tenant in Quasqueton on corn sealing and wartime politics
Clarence Stanford, tenant on 345 acres near Quasqueton, discusses sealing corn to cash in two years’ crops and a landlord tenant dynamic. He describes storing corn in eight buildings, totaling about 4 500 bushels, and notes mixed views on government aid and Roosevelt’s reelection.
Maynard Tenant Farmer Loses 50 Of 52 Shoats
Harold Johnson the C. H. Paul farm tenant near Maynard reports 50 of 52 shoats dead after unknown causes. A single carcass was found the day after, a veterinarian found no cholera or obvious illness, and within two days fifty more animals died. A swollen nose was the only visible symptom.
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Maynard
Harold Johnson
C. H. Paul
Triple A Women Meet At Monticello Hear Mrs Richardson
Mrs Ellsworth Richardson of Des Moines state home conservation chairman addressed more than 75 eastern Iowa farm women in Monticello Monday. Attending county home conservation chairmen included Elizabeth Wherry Wyoming for Jones Marie Maloy Bernard for Dubuque Zora Nims Maquoketa for Jackson and Mrs Paul Munson Manchester for Delaware.
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Gaz
Birker Holsteins Average 437 Lbs Butterfat Yearly
VINTON A herd of seven purebred Holsteins owned by Matt Birker averaged 437 pounds of butterfat per cow from 12 225 pounds of milk during the last test year. The top cow yielded 14847 pounds of milk with 524 5 pounds of butterfat in 326 days.
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The
Gazette
Vinton
Matt Birker
Birker
Department of Agriculture
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Iowa State College
Second crop of tune peas grows without planting in Manchester
William Decklar, a north Manchester truck gardener, reports a voluntary second crop of tune peas in mid October on a half acre. After harvesting the first crop, he plowed debris under and did not cultivate. Now seed peas from the first crop sprout and bear again without any care, while a later cultivated planting failed to produce.
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Manchester
William Decklar
Strawberries in October Surprise Washington Iowa
Washington Iowa gardener Joe Garrick harvested four quart boxes of berries from his patch, noting that Iowa strawberries in October are unusual after June crops.
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The
Gazette
Washington
Iowa
Joe Garrick
Gardner
Six F. F. A. Chapters Compete in Tipton Cornhusking
Six eastern Iowa F. F. A. chapters will contest in a cornhusking event at the W. W. Woods farm seven miles southeast of Mechanicsville starting at 10 a.m. Saturday. Each chapter fields two contestants. the combined huskings determine the chapter score. A traveling trophy will be awarded to the winner and kept by the chapter after three consecutive wins. Participating chapters include DeWitt Lisbon Muscatine Tipton West Branch and West Liberty.
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The
Gazette
Tipton
Iowa
W. W. Woods Farm
Mechanicsville
Kneedy
Tipton Group
DeWitt
Lisbon
Muscatine
West Branch
West Liberty
Government Corn Redemption Up To October Eighth
A Commodity Credit Corporation report shows 101,278,309 bushels of corn redeemed or sold by October 8 from 557,849,819 bushels accumulated since 1937. About 456,571,510 bushels remain in loan or owned by the corporation as producers finish redeeming 1938 and 1939 loan corn.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Farm Woman Heads Co-ops Session At Bank Meeting
Mrs. William Yungelas of Iowa told Omaha bank for cooperatives stockholders that farm women must ready youth for American agriculture. She criticized youth pessimism and said opportunity gates should not be seen as closed. She assists on a geaaaste farm near Webster City.
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Bank
Omaha
Iowa
William Yungelas
Omaha Bank For Cooperatives
Yungelas
Websterity
Adult Night School at West Liberty Thursday
The second of a series of 10 night schools for adults will be held Thursday evening in West Liberty. Over 40 members attended last week's session led by Miss Alverda James for the women's classes. The year's topic is Psychology of Everyday Living with discussions on Meeting the Public and Being Sociably Acceptable. Men's classes directed by Fredric Maltas focus on Prices.
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Gazette
West Liberty
Alverda James
Fredric Maltas
Holstein Cattle Sale From Aase Haugen Home At Decorah
Twenty six head of young Holstein cattle from the Aase Haugen Home for the Aged near Decorah sold Saturday for about 1500 dollars. Average price about 58 per head with heifers 70 to 86, short two year olds 50 to 70, bulls 55 to 80 and five spring calves at 33 each. Cattle were purebred dams by purebred sires but sold as grades. Most buyers from Winneshiek and Allamakee counties. Sale cried by Fred Ronan.
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Decorah
Aase Haugen Home
Winneshiek
Allamakee County
Fred Ronan
Farm Auction Schedule For October Sales Across Iowa
Coming farm auctions run from October 23 to October 30 featuring the George Novotny estate near Ely, R F French Poland China sale near Independence, Walker Livestock Exchange near Cedar Rapids, Beverly Cattle Co near Cedar Rapids, Horlly 10 acre tract near Anamosa, Anamosa Livestock Auction, In City Sales Co live stock, James Bartosh 116 acre farm near Mt. Vernon, and H F McCalley Spotted Poland auction near Marion.
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Ely
R. F
Poland
China
Independence
Walker Livestock Exchange
Beverly Cattle Co
Cedar Rapids
Horlly
C. R
Anamosa Livestock
In. City Sales Co
James Bartosh
Mt. Vernon
H. F. McCalley
Marion
Corn Map Of Iowa Exhibited At National Husking Meet
The Washington Festicorn map of Iowa 18 by 25 feet with about 1.59 million kernels of corn forms the 99 counties and will be shown at the national husking contest site, the Keppy farm near Davenport, Oct. 30. Schmitt will supervise transport and assembly. Thousands will view the map colored by county seats rivers highways and railroads.
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Washington
Iowa
Keppy Farm
Davenport
O. FE. Schmitt
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Monmouth Estate Auctions Fetch Wide Farm Prices
The Griffin estate sold at public auction near Monmouth. Charles Griffin paid $60 per acre for 180 acres west of Monmouth with fair buildings and land. Dr F L Griffin bought 120 acres north of Monmouth for $27.50 per acre. Edward Kirchoff of Maquoketa bought 320 acres west of Monmouth as Edwards and Lamey farms for $50 and $35 per acre respectively, with tenanted and non tillable sections. All deals handled by L C Hannahs.
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Monmouth
Anthony Griffin
Charles Griffin
F. L. Griffin
Edward Kirchoff
Maquoketa
Edwards
Thieves Loot Poultry Flocks Near Buckingham
Mrs. Toby Peterson, tenant on the John Cummings farm, reports the loss of 60 of her 115 old hens. Other farmers in the area also report missing chickens, indicating chicken thieves are active nearby.
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Buckingham
Toby Peterson
John Cummings
Poland China Sale Thursday October 24 Breeder Notice
Auction listing notes a Poland China sale scheduled for Thursday October 24 at the farm. Describes vaccination with double treatment and cash terms with mail bids to Lee Hyde or Marva Duncan. Banking contact Farmers State Savings Bank listed.
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Ss. Duncan
Fayere
Lee Hyde
Marva Duncan
Ata
CLORK
Farmers State Savings Bank
Natex Daily Promises Big Sales Force for New Users
A mass public testimonial push claims 7600 strong sales force win over Natex Daily users with many statements from friends and neighbors. The notice promises a $100 guarantee for bonafide testimonials and offers a $5100 reward for proving any non genuine claims. It touts Natex as aiding digestion and energy by improving appetite and stomach juice flow.
Natex praised by thousands in signed testimonials
Relief Thrills- Tell Others Relief Thrills- Tell Others You don't have far to look for the reasons behind the outstanding success of Natex. When more than 7600 individuals think so highly of a medicine that they take the time and trouble to make signed witnessed statements testifying to the help it brought them, you have a sales force that's hard to beat. And that sales force covers twice the ground when swelled by uncounted thousands of users who recommend Natex quietly to their own circle of friends and neighbors. They all believe Natex can help you because it helped them.
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Natex
Do You Feel Out Of Ketter Explain This Health Note
Do You Feel Out Of Ketter These Natex users describe occasional constipation causing sour stomach headaches dizziness jittery nerves restless sleep and fatigue. Aimed at readers seeking relief and product awareness.
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Ketter
Natex laxative tonic ad promises real relief across Iowa towns
A vintage drug advertisement touts Natex a grand compound for eat sleep feel better. It lists nine ingredients and claims delighted customers including neighbors who have tried it. Available at Podzi MeK s Pharmacy and others such as Morrison s Drug Store and Rexall Stores across Iowa.
Natex User Opinions Sought for Future Success
The notice urges asking thousands of users about Natex to gauge its usefulness. It suggests consulting fellow workers friends neighbors or family members who have used Natex to collect opinions and assess potential benefits.
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