Surplus Egg Buying Program To Be Discontinued
The surplus egg purchase program run by the Department of Agriculture will end September 3 after beginning in December 1939. Since inception the program bought 2,330,000 cases at about 12.5 million dollars, with claims it boosted market price and profits for producers, though supplies are now contracting and prices rising through normal channels and the land stamp plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Surplus Marketing Administration
Dewey Termohlen
AAA
Termohlen
N Services
Washington
Gazettes
Ed Hadles
Iowa
Iowa ag teachers reach 18 828 folk
Special to The Gazette Des Moines Iowa reports 18828 persons reached through vocational agriculture in 45 consolidated and 113 independent schools in the year ended June 30 1940. High school 6882 students 168 departments 1028 out of school youths 38 part time classes 109 instructors 650 educational trips 12167 persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
H. T. Hall
Chinch Bug Loss Prevented In Iowa Campaign
A statewide Iowa chinch bug campaign saved 9.85 million dollars in potential crop losses. More than 14,700 farmers in 58 counties used creosote barriers, with 1,295,000 gallons of creosote and 7,000 miles of barriers, in the effort led by Carl J. Drake and George Decker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Carl J. Drake
George Decker
Decker
Franklin County
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Pottawattamie
Cass
Boone
Audubon
Guthrie
Dallas
Greene
Shelby
Ross Childs Wins Plowing Contest Near Masonville
At the Horsey farm northeast of Manchester the Masonville Grange sponsored plowing contest winner Ross Childs of Manchester. Austin Powers of Ryan finished second and Howard Cook of Manchester finished third with scores map to 61.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Horsey
Masonville Grange
Ross Childs
Sanner
Austin Powers
Ryan
Howard Cook
Ryan Colt Show Eight Classes at Ames
Eight classes will be judged Monday at Ryan’s eighth annual colt show with divisions for senior and junior colts, maid mares, yearlings, and draft teams. A sweepstakes colt will be named from class winners and judging starts at 10:30 am with A B Caine of Ames as judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryan
A. B. Caine
Ames
New Spray Aims to Halt Apple Drop in Orchards
Ames AP report notes that growers can treat trees with a new synthetic hormone solution to keep apples from falling prematurely. Extension horticul turist Edgecombe said the chemical mixed with water keeps fruit on trees about two weeks past the usual drop date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames (Ap
S. W Edgecombe
Edgecombe
Show Judged At Elkader 4-H Baby Beef Show Honors
Elkader fair highlighted by Herefords with Eugene Whitford of Volga City winning grand champion and Kenneth Roys of Arlington taking reserve. Whitford’s win marks a second grand championship in under a month after his Angus calf was grand at Clayton county fair. Doug las Behrens of Strawberry Point earned a purple ribbon with a Belgian colt, while Elmer Eggimanus also showed a Belgian but took reserve. E L Quaife of Ames judged both classes as many entries declined due to nearly impassable roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkader
Eugene Whitford
Volga City
Kenneth Roys
Arlington
Young Whiteford
Angus
Clayton County Fair
National
Doug
Las Behrens
Strawberry Point
Elmer Eggimanus
E. L. Quaife
Ames
Digging Of Potatoes Is Started At Middle Amana
Special to The Garvette reports digging of potatoes has begun at West Amana with the crop rated exceptionally good. West Amana stands as the only Amana farm department continuing potato production for market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amana
Middle Amana
West Amana
Poland China sow records 16 pig litter on farm
A Garzette Urbana sow on the William Harrison farm farrowed 16 pigs Monday. The litter has no runts and all piglets are thriving, surpassing the sow’s previous record of 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
William Harrison
Pete Collins Honored for Lifelong Work With Horses
Wyoming residents praised community cooperation at a draft horse show. Pete Collins of Winthrop, active for years in improving horses across the region, attended despite recent health issues, keeping his passion for horses alive and on the sidelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Pete Collins
Winthrop
Collins
200 Acre Farm Near Earlville Sells for 50 an Acre
The John Med estate farm north of Earlville sold to Ernest Carpenter of Earlville for 50 dollars an acre. The 200 acre property is in good condition. Carpenter will take possession March 1, 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earlville
John Medland
Ernest Carpenter
Carpenter
Urbana grower reports second crop of high quality black raspberries
Charlie Rambo of Urbana notes a second crop of black raspberries shows better quality than the first yield, indicating improved fruiting this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Charlie Rambo
Cedar Valley farm tours set in eight counties schedule
Cedar Valley Farm Business association outlines tours Sept 9 to 11 visiting five farms in Grundy Benton Tama Linn Jones counties with L G Allbaugh from Iowa State to summarize. The Miss Mississippi Valley group also schedules tours Sept 3 and 5 visiting Washington and Cedar counties farms with H B Howell. Nearby Northeast Iowa events list farms near Spillville Decorah Charles City Nora Springs Luana Garna Villos Garnavillo and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Valley Farm Business Association
H S Nicol
Cedar Rapids
Clifford S Green
Conrad
Grundy County
WC. Neibuhr
Blairstown
Benton County
WE. Brandt
Dysart
Tama County
Roy Bowman
Mount Vernon
Linn County
Jack Armstrong
Marelle
Jones County
L. G. Allbaugh
Towa State College Extension
Cedar Valley Association
Linn
Jones
Benton
Towa
Poweshiek
Tama
Marshall
Grundy
Gazette
Davenport
Washington County
Cedar
Misssissippi Valley Farm Business Association
H. B. Howell
District Farm
Richard Stephens
Crawfordsville
Stephens
Howell
Earl Elijah
Clarence
Elijah
Ed Penningroth
Tipton
Penningroth
Northeast Iowa Farm Business Association
Ludwig
Spillville
Andrew Thornton
Decorah
Don Fluhrer
Charles City
C. A. Swedberg
Nora Springs
Elmer Zie
Arno Kregel
Garnavillo
Harvesting Of Soybeans Begun At Independence
Independence reports soybean harvesting has started and the crop is excellent amid cool wet conditions. Wet weather delays continue for clover seed in Buchanan county while corn progresses slowly and remains late by about ten days. Some farmers are still seeding al alfa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Buchanan County
Dale Irwin
Wicks Reports 1000 Quarts Lost to Recent Rains
Decorah farmer Roscoe Wicks near Burr Oak says heavy rains reduced his late season strawberry supply by about 1 000 quarts. Berries began ripening a month ago and he can now deliver only a few quarts weekly to the Decorah market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Roscoe Wicks
Burr Oak
Mr. Wicks
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ray Anderson
Delmar
Mechanicsville
Bennett
Stanwood
Baldwin
Nashville
Olin
Onslow
Anamosa
Massillon
Bayard Scott
Mitchellville
Polk County
Vincent Harrington
Chris Eichhorn
Leo Gannon
George Lyons
Harrington
Hack Brothers
Tom Hichhorn
George Schmidt
H. H. Hartman
Marvin Hanwardson
Dan Smith
Otto Pruess
Hanwardsen
George Fisher
Vincent Warrington
George Fisher and Sons
Marvin Hanwardsen
Emil Hack
Tom Eichhorn
Otto Pruess and Son
H H. Hartman
Melvin Bowser
Larry Skoog
Howard Soper
Don Smith
Victor Glenn
George Vifian
Halter
Marvin Hunwardsen
Herman Brunscheen
Howard Mackey
Acel Catlett
Chris Eichhorn and Son
Earl Hennessey
Hanwardson
Iowa AG
FOLK
Iowa Association of the Future Farmers of America
Allamakee County
Waukon
Greeley
Postville
Merle E. Garmoe
Optometrist
Dee le
Masonville
Ryan Colt
Douglas Behrens
Strasburger
Alburnett
Rock Road
Carrington
Saif Carrington
Clyde
Feraam
Eond
Tula Strasburger
Anna Mott
W. G. Strasburger
C. Lassen
W. F Mitchell
A. J. Schuler
Shower Oak Farms
Arion Bivd
Lowe
Cedar Valley Farm Tours
Asi’n
Mississippi Valley Tours
Northeast Iowa Tours
H. P
E. Cohn & Sons, Inc
9Th Avenue
3Rd Street
Penick and Ford
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!