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Newspaper
Centenary Papers
Location
Centenary, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1973
Page
2
Becky Stille portrays rural life in the 1920s describing small farm operations on 160 acres with corn oats potatoes and pasture. She details seed and harvesting methods horse training, home-made clothes, and family labor and meals with scarce money and no electricity. Weather remains the deciding factor for crop success.
The Hayes Township Farmers club is the oldest known of its kind in Iowa, formed from a New Year 1882 dinner at Q A Barber’s home. Charter members signed a constitution to promote social and intellectual interests, with early meetings featuring essays, readings, and farm discussions. The 50th anniversary was celebrated on January 5, 1932, at the Methodist church parlors in Storm Lake, with reminiscences and renewed friendships. The club held a July 1883 farm visit judging grain crops, and its early talks covered fences for hogs and best chicken breeds. The first hay township hog show was in October 1884, with cash prizes for top finishers.
The 1940 census shows Buena Vista County populations at 19,823, up 1,156 from 1930, with farm numbers increasing from 2,092 to 2,124. Storm Lake area growth fueled a tenfold pace of population gain from 1930 to 1940, while family farms added 32 new operations in the decade.
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