Iowa Farmers and Farm Practices Highlighted in State Notices
Iowa county agents file new farm building plans and material books for loan at cost. Soil guidance favors mildly acidic soils for corn and oats. A cattle and pig supplement mix is advised. Town tours to Soil Conservation Service sites will study erosion control and tour Ames campuses. Grasshopper bait production begins in 86 counties under federal programs. 4-H beef projects expand with more purebred heifers. Early afternoon harrowing is recommended to cultivate corn efficiently and prevent plant damage.
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Iowa
The Wise Wife and the Head of the House Joke
A wry saying notes a wife guides a husband’s view of authority by implying he is head of the house while really serving as chairman of the ways and means. It adds a quip about Washington's honesty tied to not filing an income tax report.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Washington
Dairy Calf Club Round Up At Fayette Leg ion Hall
One hundred dairy calf club members and parents met at the Fayette Legion hall on Tuesday May 18 for a round up and pep meeting. Ernest M. Wright of the Iowa Dairy association showed moving pictures and demonstrated record keeping. Dean Platt and Joe Hall spoke on daily demonstrations and the judging team member Grover Miehe discussed judging work and urged participation. Louis Barnes shared experience in building his own herd. Games followed, with ice cream and cake provided by the Fayette County Holstein and Guernsey Breeders association.
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Dairy
Legion Hall
Fayette
Ernest M. Wright
Iowa Dairy Association
Dean Platt
Joe Hall
Oelwein
Grover Miehe
U. S
Louis Barnes
4-H Club Members to Attend Saturday Judging Workout
4-H members enroll in club work urged to attend the first judging workout of the season on Saturday May 29 at 9 a.m. at the farm bureau office. They will travel to Center township for dairy cattle baby beef and horse judging with instruction to prepare Fayette county for the Iowa State Fair and Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress. Parents and lunches requested.
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Farm Bureau
Center Township
Fayette County
Watertoo Dairy Cattle Congress
Soares
Holstein Show Plans District Event at West Union Fairgrounds
Over 50 purebred Holsteins have been selected by the Holstein Association show committee to attend the district show at West Union fairgrounds on Friday June 11. Cattle come from multiple local herds and more will be chosen before showtime. Floyd Johnston will judge all classes and a judging contest with prizes is set for men women and youths under 21. A noon picnic dinner invites all families to bring a basket.
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Holstein Association
West Union Fair Grounds
Fred Pieplow
Aurora
A. M. Doughty
W. H. Turner
Wilkison
John Cashen
C. J. Decker
Westgate
P.P. Stewart
Maynard
Forest Hamlett
Lamont
Floyd Johnston
Extension Dairy Mata
C. T. A. No. 4 Reorganization Meeting in West Union
Cow Test association No. 4 plans a reorganization meeting in the West Union assembly room on Monday evening May 31 at 8 o clock. The group, with 26 members last year, will elect officers, set picnic plans, hire the tester, and hear Floyd Arnold extend dairyman as principal speaker. Kenneth Kerr of Clermont serves as president. George Fenton is the tester. Interest in contest association work grows as all three associations have been full this year.
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Cow Test Association No. 4
West Union
George Fenton
Kenneth Kerr
Clermont
Floyd Arnold
Extension Dairyman
Soil conservation demos expand near McGregor and Farmersburg
Farmers in McGregor and Farmersburg cooperate with the Soil Conservation Service to observe strip cropping terracing and contour tillage reducing sheet erosion. Floyd Pa agent notes demonstrations on many farms show rapid adoption as more farmers request terracing guidance and practices.
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McGregor
Farmersburg
Soil Conservation Service
Floyd Pa
N. E. Iowa Soil Improvement Association
Contour farming and soil-saving methods demo on farms
Farmers in the Farmersburg and McGregor watersheds adopt contour tillage to hold water and reduce erosion. The demonstrations promote strip cropping, level contour tractor paths, timber management, erosion land retirement, crop rotations, limestone and fertilizer use, tree planting, and improved waterways. Local farm bureaus can arrange tours for observers.
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C. S
Farmersburg
McGregor
Homecoming Committee Named For Upcoming Events
K Langsdale and Community Club appoint a general committee to coordinate homecoming activities. Ray DeSart chairs with members B Schori R Strauch F Berg G Falk Max Thoma and Rev J Snyder. Work begins soon as homecoming is three months away.
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K. Langsdale
Ray DeSart
Oak Grove News social rounds and district events
Oak Grove News records a sequence of social visits in Elgin and nearby, including Mary Baechler with Evelyn Dennler, Mrs Archie Howard hosting Social Hour, and multiple Sunday dinners. It notes the district school closing, and local residents such as Louis Dennier, George Jones, Bert Allen, and Charles Erickson attending family gatherings and graduation events in Fayette and nearby areas.
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Mary Baechler
Elgin
Evelyn Dennler
Archie Howard
Arthur Chapman
John Nydegger
Miss Dennier
Otter Creek
Louis Dennier
George Jones
Wadena
John Howard
Mary Spahr
Louisa Neuenschwander
Mabel Holzer
Bert Allen
Wolf
Charles Erickson
Roy Luechtenmacher
Erickson
Elkader
East Community Club
Pearl Wilbur
Thos. Pollock
Chris Dennler
Silas Wilson
Social visits noted across several households Sunday and week
Carol visited John Wilson's home Sunday. Florence Thoman and others called at Jim Muncie's. Carters at Bert Allen's included Bauman Kiple Leuchtenmacher Brabham Holzer Chapman Robt Wilson Rhinea Kohls Archie Howard and families. Oline and Laird Clermont visited Robt Wilson. Robt Wilson's wife in Math DeSart home. Mrs Hanson visited with Archie Howard family. Lester Luchsinger visited grandfather Melcher Luchsinger. Luuchsinger ill. Ethel Boyle vacationing with grandparents Frank and family.
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Carol
John Wilson
Florence Thoman
Arthur Chapman
Allen Longmuir
Gon
Jim Muncie
Carters
Bert Allen
Messrs
Mesdames Bauman
Kiple
Leuchtenmacher
Brabham
Holzer
Chapman
Robt
Howard Medberry
Fred Oline
Son Laird
Clermont
Wilson
Math DeSart
Weat Union
Martin Hanson
Archie Howard
Lester Luchsinger
Melchr Luchsinger
Luuchsinger
Hatchery Firm Suits Dismissed by Smith
In a U S District Court action, nine North eastern Iowa hatchery firms and related defendants faced patent infringement claims by Samuel B. Smith of Cleveland C. and were dismissed. The cases, filed years ago, were part of broader actions nationwide now dropped by Smith. Defendants include Capper's Hatchery Elgin Meyer's Four County Hatchery Postville Clair F. Limbeck Hatcheries Dubuque McGregor Ossian Monons Campbell's Hatchery Strawberry Point. An unrelated anecdote about a man in West Union who chews gum during films appears in the margin.
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United States District Court
Iowa
Samuel B. Smith
Cleveland
Smith
United States Court
Northeast Town
Capper’s Hatchery
Elgin
Meyer
Four County
Postville
Clair F. Limbeck Hatcheries
Dubuque
McGregor
Ossian and
Monons
Campbell's Hatchery
Strawberry Point
Local visits and liquor permits noted in Iowa and Edgewood
Weekend visitors from Cedar Rapids joined Coe College students at the Tofield Heck home. Marquette travelers retrieved Mrs. E. L. Morris and daughter Jean from Maywood, Ill., for a visit. A statistician notes one in 177 Iowans hold liquor permits, with many asking permit holders to bootleg. Madison Ice Cream Company opened 126 refrigerated storage lockers at Edgewood for meats fruits and vegetables, aiding year-round meat storage for nearby farms.
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Earl Eaton
Carol
Kenneth Heck
Ronald Porter
Coe College
Cedar Rapide
Tofield Heck
John Falb
Leo Falb
Karolin Falb
Marquette
E. L. Morris
Jean
Maywood
Ill
Iowa
Madison Ice Cream Company
Edgewood
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Echo Shop
Morgan Stallion
Sound
O. K
Oscar Thompson
Steinway
Baldwin
Baldwin Finance
Decorah
Henry Nyborg
Elginde
Geo. Butikofer
Vernon Knight
Herbert Dummermuth
Gulbransen
Mazon City
Towa
Ed Leath
Luana
Farrow
E. H. Dibble
England
Erhardt Leghorn Farm
M. V. Kiple
Echo
Echo Office
Sette
Cresco
West Union Rendering Works
CCC
Town State College
Ames
Howard
Winnieshiek
Allamakee
Chickasaw, Fayette, Clayton, Bremer, Black Hawk
Buchanan
Delaware
Pubuque Counties
Fayette County Farm Bureau
Oak Grove News
Carter
Hatchery Firm
Mac
Henry H. Wolf, M. D
Elgin, Iowa
Hutchinson
Elgin State Bank
R. A. Crider
Elgin, Yowa
GMC
General Motors
John Faik & Sons
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