Filly Entered By Mounce Tops Ryan Colt Show
A 2-year-old class at the ninth annual Ryan colt show drew 26 entries with Goldsberry Mounce’s filly earning top honors in the senior mare colts division. Harry Linn praised the event as an exceptional display of young horses, noting the 2-year-old class’ rarity and statewide significance.
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Mounce
Center Point
Ryan
Wyoming
Iowa
Harry Linn
Des Moines
Mr. Linn
Waterloo
Chris Eichhorn
Son
Goldsberry Mounce
Linn County
Mr. Mounce
Dillon Williams
Wayne Jackson
Gazette
Howard Mackey
Olin
Acel Catlett
Ryan colt show praised by Gazette in Iowa
The Ryan horse show has grown into a premier event in Iowa with notable entrants from Stanwood and nearby towns. The Gazette credits W. B. Robinson for promoting entries and commends the Ryan community while listing several prizewinning foals and breeders across Independence, Oelwein, Des Moines and other towns.
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Iowa
United States
Stanwood
Wyoming
Central City
Tipton
Independence
Oelwein
Waterloo
Des Moines
Ryan
Three Iowa county fairs share Sept 2 5 dates
Eastern Iowa hosts three county fairs September 2 to 5. Allamakee fair in Waukon, Cedar fair in Tipton, and Grundy Center fair in Grundy Center run concurrently.
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Iowa
Allamakee
Waukon
Cedar County
Tipton
Grundy County
Grundy Center
Stallion Classes Attract Entries From Several Iowa Farms
Rowley and Wenger Brothers lead heavy team entries with six teams. light team class has five entries led by Acel Catlett and Leo Zieser. mule colts and other classes feature riders from Coggan and Coggon. Stallion owners sponsoring special classes include Peter Collins Winthrop E O Smith Center Point Bill Harris Quasqueton E F Dygert Manchester and Holbert Importing Co Greeley.
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Rowley
Wenger Brothers
Ryan
Howard Mackey
Olin
Harold Healey
Prairieburg
Sarah Dixon and Sons
Acel Catlett
Wyoming
Leo Zieser
Russell Schnitter
Mule Colts
J. P. Flanagan
Coggan
Duane Henderson
Coggon
Eddie Henderson
Jack Henderson
Peter Collins
Winthrop
E. O. Smith
Center Point
Bill Harris
Quasqueton
E. F. Dygert
Manchester
Holbert Importing Company
Greeley
Lowe builds 4000-bushel corn crib at Columbus Junction
George B. Lowe, formerly east of Columbus Junction, is constructing a corn crib with a capacity of 4 000 bushels. The project highlights local agricultural expansion impacting farm storage in the region.
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Columbus Junction
George B. Lowe
Farm Women Do Not Can Extensively In Iowa Survey
Farm women in 1939 canned far less than nutritionists’ targets for a family of four, averaging 74 quarts versus a 125 quart goal. Tomatoes were the most canned item at 85 percent, while 575 quarts are recommended for a season with no outside purchases.
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the Gazette
AMES
Miss Margaret Tiffany
Ames Research Consumer Economist
Farm Science Reporter
Miss Tiffany
Ames Extension
Iowa
Home Canning Habits Show Varied Food Purchases
The report notes a mix of home canned and bought produce with two-fifths of families buying canned peas and a third buying canned corn. Peaches led fruit canning at 75 percent, about 40 quarts on average, while plums saw 63 percent at 22 quarts. Apples were canned by 60 percent in small quantities.
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Miss Tiffany
Threshing Rings Hold Keystone Picnic and Contests
One hundred fifty persons attended the Propst Brothers Buck and John Benischek threshing rings annual picnic at Keystone. Buck reported 9 563 bushels, Benischek 12 225, Propst Brothers 11 375. Rev. Robert Marshall and R B Pollock spoke. Buck ball team beat Propst 5 4 and Benischek 7 5. Winners: husband calling Mrs Albert Buck. hog calling Lee Allen. girls under 12 Phyllis Becker. free for all Mrs Viola Becker. boys under 12 Lee Eganhouse. slipper kicking Mrs Lorraine Hennecke.
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Keystone
Propst Brothers
Albert Buck
John Benischek
Buck
Robert Marshall
R. B. Pollock
Buck Ball
Propst
Benischek
Lee Allen
Phyllis Becker
Viola Becker
Lee Eganhouse
Lorraine Hennecke
4-H Shorthorn Brings $16 at Postville Baby Beef Auction
A Shorthorn shown by Eugene Whitford of Volga City topped the Big Four fair 4-H baby beef sale at 16 dollars per hundredweight. The 1,150 pound steer sold to Oscar Mayer Packing Co of Madison Wisconsin for 1840. The reserve champion Hereford shown by Eunice Kuger of Luana was also sold to a buyer.
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Postville
Eugene Whitford
Volga City
Oscar Mayer Packing Company
Madison
Wis
Eunice Kuger
Luana
Soul Conservation Field Notes in Drought Times
A country woman observes cornstalks bending and showing their ankles as drought takes its toll. Some stalks were cut or burned for firewood while others simply wither, illustrating hardship and resilience in rural fields.
Steers and calves sell at Waterloo auction tally
Rath Packing of Waterloo bought a steer weighing 1170 pounds for 13.50 per hundredweight, yielding 155.95 dollars. Clair G. Mason of Marshalltown cited the sale. Fifty four calves brought 5954.47 dollars, averaging 1156 dollars per hundredweight and 110.26 dollars per head, average weight 954 pounds. Of the steers, 21 went to Hormel Packing Austin Minnesota, 18 to Rath Packing, 14 to Oscar Mayer, and one to W Hamann of St Olaf.
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Rath Packing Company
Waterloo
Clair G. Mason
Marshalltown
Hormel Packing Company
Austin, Minn
Rath Packing
Oscar Mayer Company
W. Hamann
St. Olaf
Nutrition meetings scheduled in Abe Lamakee County
Four nutrition meetings will be conducted in Abe lamakee county Sept. 9 to 12 by Miss Frances Hettler Ames extension nutrition specialist. Washed eggs do not keep as well as eggs produced clean.
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Waukon
Abelamakee County
Frances Hettler
Ames
Fire in New Hay Destroys Barn and Outbuildings
A fire starting in new hay on the Gordon Beman farm west of Delta destroyed the barn and all outbuildings. One calf perished in the blaze. Insurance covered the buildings but not the contents.
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The
Delta
Gordon Beman
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