Delaware gully control event attracts over 500 farmers
More than five hundred farmers attended a gully control demonstration at the Don Eibey farm near Manchester. Workers filled 1,500 feet of eroded waterways using a crawler tractor and farm equipment, then seeded with timothy, bromegrass and red top to form permanent waterways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Delaware County
Don Eibey
Eibey
Delaware District
Delaware Usda Council
C. O. McCarthy
George Carlson
Charles Wilcox
Gazette
Soil tests and farm rotation showcased in Delaware County
An agricultural program in Manchester featured speakers from the state PMA and AAA on soils work. Eight hundred samples from 326 farms were processed at the state lab as part of the county soil test program, with Emerson Wolfe and Carlson addressing conservation issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Andrew
PMA
Clifton Klaus
AAA
Delaware County
State Laboratory
Emerson Wolfe
Marion
Carlson
Eibey
Joan Havertape
Manchester
Fell From Sila Silo Injures Man Near Monona
Barney Whittle of 40 miles east of Monona is treated at Post ville hospital after a 25 foot fall from a silo on Monday causing a broken pelvis and severe bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monona
Barney Whittle
Postville Hospital
Creamery Session Held at Elkader
Fifty creamery operators and directors attended a district meeting of the Iowa Creameries Association in Elkader Wednesday. Adolph Elvers of Elkader presided and Prof V H Nielsen of Iowa State College spoke on creamery operation. Other speakers included F P Gernand Francis Giblin and J S Quist. Counties represented were Allamakee Winneshiek Fayette Clayton Dubuque Delaware and Buchanan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkader
Iowa Creameries Association
Adolph Elvers
Prof
V. H. Nielsen
Iowa State College
F. P. Gernand
Volga Farmers Creamery
Francis Giblin
Ossian
Iowa Creamery Operators’ Association
J. S. Quist
Ames
The
Allamakee
Winneshiek
Fayette
Clayton
Dubuque
Delaware
Buchanan
Champion Beef at Big Four Fair Brings High Prices
At the Big Four fair in Postville the annual 4-H club auction saw twenty 4-H baby beeves average 28.90 and twenty four pigs average 23.75. The champion 990 pound Angus shown by Rollie Henkes of Farmersburg sold for 36.25 and the reserve Hereford of 1,140 pounds shown by Adrian Zennett of Lansing sold for 27.50. The Dubuque Packing Company purchased both champion animals.
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Postville
Rollie Henkes
Farmersburg
Adrian Zennett
Lansing
Dubuque
Tailless cockerel sparks poultry debate in Fairfax
Mrs. Louis Dusil of Fairfax killed a tailless five pound White Rock cockerel, arguing tailless birds may be economical. She preferred the tailless fowl over a wingless variety developed in Des Moines, but the bird was slaughtered, ending any tests of a new freak strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Dusil
Fairfax
Des Moines
Stanwood Horse Show Winners Led by Moffit and Buresh
Stanwood hosts the fortieth annual show after a weather break with 75 fine draft horses judged by Guy Routh. Ghasenlondhine goes to Carson Moffit and Buresh takes the heavy gelding in top class honors. Night show awards also announced with multiple riders and teams earning placements.
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Stanwood
Guy Routh
Macon
Ghasenlondhine
Carson Moffit
Clarence
Louis Buresh
Oxford Junction
Moffit
Smith
Arnold Driscoll
Olin
Fisher and Johnson
Mechanicsville
Walter Bandagel
Atalissa
Ray Lichlyter
Tom Eichorn
Wyoming
Morris Gamble
Clay McMain
Delmar
Gamble
Clyde Valley Farm
Palo
Eichorn
Roy Tompkins
Lester Hindman
Alburnett
McMain
Bandagel
Champion
Lloyd Chesmore
Doc Romer
Harry Wendell
Atkins
Romer
Wendell
Etten
Anamosa
Tompkins
Chesmore
Don Smith
Son
S. R. Robinson
Driscoll
Robinson
Buresh
Junior
Better Pastures To Be Shown at Albia Field Day
Plans near completion for the agronomy field day at an Iowa State pasture improvement farm near Albia on Sept. 23. Ralph Krenzin the program chairman says a full day program is set with a morning pasture renovation demonstration including plowing disking drilling and packet feeder use. A noon brief program precedes lunch. Four farm stops in the afternoon cover fertility and rotation studies lespedeza and soybean plots beef feeding trials on pasture and pasture comparison plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State Ature
Albia
Ralph Krenzin
Corn Storage Opens at Sioux City Airport
Corn from Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota began pouring into government storage at the Sioux City airport Thursday. Clarence A. Beaver of Woodbury County Triple A reported that the government has leased buildings at the former army air base for corn storage, noting it will be one of the largest storage centers in the Midwest.
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Sioux City
SNS
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Clarence A. Beaver
Woodbury County
Triple- A
Army Air Base
Middlewest
Neighbors Help Klaus Farm Harvest Silage Effort
On Tuesday neighbors near Colesburg joined Harold Klaus to fill two silos using two silage cutters and 13 wagons. The event included many local residents and noted Evert Klaus, 15, contracted polio last August while Ray Mond Tinkey, a hired man, was injured in a tractor upset last week. The Women's Society for Christian Service provided dinner for workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colesburg
Harold Klaus
Klaus
Evert
Raymond Tinkey
Robert Wessel
Arthur Steinfadt
Leo Carr
Elmer Holthaus
Paul Phillips
Keith von Talge
Howard Sampson
Earl
Orren Sampson
Raymond Moody
Myron Brockmeyer
Leland Woeste
Joe
Donald Woeste
Clyde Herman
John Schaub
Lowell Elledge
Harry Cor‘rell
Harry Ryan
Robert ‘Schaub
George Blaker
Louis Hartbecke
Fred Hartke
Lester ‘von Hondorf
Frank Metcalf
Otto Jensen
Stanley Elledge
Warren Keck
Albert Schubacker
Burdette Wessel
Paul Way
Arthur Irmscher
E. A. Lacour
Women’s Society For Christian Service
Itinner
Unclear historic horse team roster items listed fragmentarily
Fragmentary OCR lists names such as Emil Haak Wendell Moffit Smith and Son Hindman and Driscoll along with numbers and horse hitch references. The text appears as a partial ledger or lineup sequence without full context or complete sentences.
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Coll
Emil Haak
Massilon
Wendell
Moffit
Smith and Son
Heaby
Driscoll
Buresh
Robinson
Smith
McMain
Hindman
Plumly Herd Tops Linn DHIA No 1 in August
Springville breeder Carl Plumly led Linn DHIA No 1 for August as 12 grade Holsteins averaged 41.6 pounds of fat. The association averaged 712 pounds of milk and 27.9 pounds of fat with 41 of 343 cows dry. High cow was Albert Martin and Sons Marion with 2020 pounds milk 76.8 fat. Ronald Dolan Central City produced 2030 milk 75.1 fat. High 305 day lactations: Hoge Grace Guernsey 9844 milk 479.2 fat. Martin and Sons 11141 milk 428.6 fat. Dolan 12113 milk 423.2 fat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springville
Carl Plumly
Linn Dhia
Louis Taber
Plumly
Association
Albert Martin and Sons of
Marion
Ronald Dolan
Central City
Arnold Hoge
Grace Guernsey
Martin and Sons
Dolan
Cedar Valley Veterinary Meeting Friday in Waterloo
Cedar Valley Veterinary Association members will meet Friday at Blacks in Waterloo. Secretary A Strain announced the gathering. Dr J W Giffee, state agriculture inspector, will discuss Hog Cholera and Complicating Diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Cedar Valley Veterinary Association
Blacks
J. W. Giffee
Department of Agriculture
Cows top at 212 at Garnavillo sale
At the Ernest T. Smith dairy cattle auction in Volga City a Brown Swiss cow led bidding at 212. Jerseys sold from 190 to 195 and open Brown Swiss heifers brought 100 to 130. The cows carried DHIA records and were artificially bred. Smith teaches a G I agricultural class at Garnavillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volga City
Ernest T. Smith
Smith
G.I
Garnavillo
Farm Round Up Preview on KCRG At Noon
Hear the latest farm markets on KCRG's FARM ROUND UP at 12 15 p m each day. The slot promises market updates and agricultural news for local farmers and residents.
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KCRG
Farm Near Greeley Sells at 259 Per Acre
EDGEWOOD The 118 acre Anna Holtz estate farm one mile from Greeley was sold at auction Monday to Ambrose Holtz a son of the former owner for 259 an acre. The land is considered excellent with fair buildings and fences. A crowd attended and bidding was spirited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgewood
Anna Holtz
Greeley
Ambrose Holtz
Volga City Butter Placed Fourth at Interstate Fair
Volga City Butter from the Volga creamery earned fourth place in a three state Interstate fair in La Crosse Wisconsin. The same creamery also secured third at the North Iowa fair in Mason City detailing its dairy competition success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volga City
Volga Creamery
la Crosse
Wis
Mason City
Athlete's Foot Relief Ad Claims Penetrating Power
An old ad promotes T-4-L for athlete's foot with a penetrating action and 90 percent alcohol base. The copy mentions active ingredient Deep S kit and claims quick relief at Lear's Drug and other drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perries
Happy Relief
Ath Lear's
Brandon 140 Acre Briggs Estate Sold At Auction
Howard Burton of Alburnett bought the Briggs estate farm near Brandon at auction. The 140-acre property sold for 75.50 per acre. Buildings are fair and some timber pasture with possession set for March 1.
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Brandon
Howard Burton
Alburnett
Briggs
West Chester Man Buys 120 Acres Near Wellman
The 120 acre Jim Hanley farm four miles west of Wellman on highway 22 has been sold to Carl Walton of West Chester. The reported price is 200 dollars per acre.
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Wellman
Jim Hanley
Highway 22
Carl Walton
West Chester
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