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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1957
Page
4
Six garments offered for sale including four blouses in pink blue navy and black and two wool skirts size 30 waist in brown and gray. Worn very little or almost new. Take all six for ten dollars. Phone 416 green after 5 p m. I-4
Eldora Iowa notes a very cold Monday but outstanding bred gifts and feeder pigs sold at year high, Holstein cows topped $245, Jersey cows $160, veal calves $25.25 cwt, replacement cattle cheaper due to weather, butcher cattle and cows stronger with bulls $11.50 to $15.00 cwt. Consign livestock to Eldora with 2 percent commission.
A ledger of cattle coming from Glen Dive Montana Ken Mare North Dakota Williston and nearby areas lists 20 choice native Angus steer and heifer calves 300 and 475 pound Hereford calves, 31 Hereford steer calves 450 pounds, 31 Angus yearling steers 840 pounds, 58 mixed cattle and 43 Hereford steer calves.
Auctioneers Reisinger Heltibridle and Dobson promote a Wednesday sale on Jan 23 at 11 30 am featuring 200 Montana ewes bred to lamb February 15, 200 head of distressed ewes 200 400 native lambs fats and feeders plus 4 carloads of western feeder calves. Previous fat lambs sold to 18 50 per cwt and bred natives up to 30 per head. Western ewes topped at 20 per head.
Buckeye Cooperative Elevator Company re elected Grover Kinney as chairman honoring his 47 years on the board. New officers include Carl Letto w vice president C Harold Gilbert secretary Ernest Vier kandt treasurer. Company shows 551000 in sales for year ending Sept 30 with net savings 21870 and elevator profit 1849. machinery loss about 2000 and petroleum savings 5344. assets listed at 260000.
Hardin county 4-H boys and girls braved zero temperatures and a north wind for a sliding and skating party at the Ed Engel farm Saturday night. Planned by county 4-H officers, the event was part of the 4-H recreational program with future county wide parties anticipated and joining info via the local 4-H leader or county extension office in Eldora.
Town State College Extension agronomist Joe Strizel will lead an adult evening session January 21 on soils and fertilizer treatments. He will review current yield results for various applications and moisture conditions. The meeting will also consider councilman election results, program suggestions, and policies.
The weekend of February 1 to 3 marks the annual Winter Camp for the Farm Bureau Young People in District V. The state 4 H camp near Madrid will host two days of fun relaxation and meals with activities starting Friday at 4:00 p m and ending Sunday at 3:00 p m FBYP members in District V may reserve spots.
A hospital notice lists numerous individuals across communities including Eva Hilterbrand Frank Jackson Tom Foughty Guy Follett Robert Modlin F C Dreier W Chaney Ralph Bright Dan Donner Katherine Ibach Bill Winther Robert Jackson Harry Clary Gifford Wendell Martin Hattie Cavana Alena Deters Carl Fre richs Robert Lee Hart Clemons Maurice Cook Edna Katzer Charlotte Wal ters Iver Larson L O Boyd and others from Lis tomb Greencastle Mo and surrounding areas.
Monday Jan 21 Herb Pundt closing out sale north of Owasa Knowles & Kramer aucts Thursday Jan 24 Emmett Baldus closing out sale northwest of Iowa Falls Knowles & Kramer aucts Saturday Jan 26 Tools Machinery and Misc Equipment Sale Lawn Hill Livestock Sale Barn Thursday Jan 31 Omer and Joe Hubbard sale 7 miles southwest of Eldora Knowles & Kramer aucts Tuesday Feb 5 Herbert Zimmerman closing out sale 4 miles north and west of Steamboat Rock Reisinger Heltibridle aucts Lettow Bros Hampshire Bred Gilt Sale at F F A Barn Iowa Falls Iowa Wednesday Feb 6 John Wasson closing out sale southwest of Eldora Knowles & Kramer aucts Friday Feb 8 Art Dubberke closing out sale south of Hubbard Knowles Kramer Aucts Thursday Feb 14 Bob Carroll closing out sale Marvin Walters closing out sale 24 miles east 1 mile north 4 mile east of Eldora Reisinger Helti bridle Aucts Monday Feb 18 Marvin Walters Cattle Dispers ion Sale Eldora Sale Barn Tuesday Feb 19 Registered Hampshire Low Sale at McDonald Farms near Clemons
County residents are urged to engage through the county chairman or Farm Bureau Fieldman by January 22 to participate or respond on agricultural issues and community plans. Strong entities include county chairman and Farm Bureau Fieldman guiding local involvement and deadlines.
Farm Bureau will sponsor sewing lessons in the Steam boat Rock school home economics room on February 20 February 27 and March 6 at noon for about four hours. Instructors are Mrs. R. R. Bateson Eldora and Mrs. Jane Primus Steamboat Rock. Contact Mrs. Elvin Harms or the county extension office in Eldora for details.
The article itemizes activities for erosion control and soil protection on farmland. It lists initial tree stands, permanent vegetative cover, shrub control, livestock wells and ponds, forest stand improvement, sod waterways, terraces and basins, diversion terraces, erosion control dams, and related watershed protection measures. It also notes livestock watering and grazing rotation as part of better grassland management.
The document outlines steps to improve farmland drainage and reduce runoff. It includes construction of permanent open farm drainage ditches, tile drainage, shaping land to low slopes, and establishing vegetative cover for erosion protection and green manure. It also covers contour farming on nonterraced land to guard soil from wind and water erosion during 1957.
January listings show Grant Township and Sherman Township hosting 4-H girls and boys meetings, plus 4-H Dad’s Night in Radcliffe and interest meetings in Steamboat Rock. Activities include leader recognitions in Ames, an Extension topic at Pleasant Township Farm Bureau, and a district conference in Marshalltown with multiple sessions.
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