Poultry records show 1950 weaker returns despite higher costs
The 1950 Missouri poultry report notes returns per dollar of feed fell to 143 cents for farm flocks and 204 cents in the best per- hen year, with feed costs rising to 4.68 and average returns lagging the long-term 2.24 dollar per unit. Commercial flocks, larger but more productive, posted higher absolute returns, yet labor savings boosted per-hour efficiency while overall costs remained elevated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iit
Iowa Talent Show Set For April 2 at Williamsburg
Local packs in the county organize an Iowa talent show on Monday April 2 at the Williamsburg mic auditorium. Main feature includes Maurice Fer and foreign waves slides with a 1950 exchange theme. Clubs plan skits and varied acts with five minute limits to fit many entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg Mic
Maurice Fer
Eign
Spo- Town
Pest
Fight High Food Costs With A Good Vegetable Garden
In this year of higher living costs home grown vegetables will be valuable. With a well planned garden this spring you can aid national emergencies of war and keep the wolf from your door. Plan now and get a garden planting guide from your county agent. Fill in a complete order for garden seeds and give it to the dealer soon to ensure readiness for planting season.
Breeding Assn Elects New Board Member
Iowa County Cooperative Breeding Assn met in Williamsburg and elected Mervyn Betz of Marengo to the board. Re elected were O. O. Fass of North English and R. B. Walter of South Amana. Holdover directors are Martin Doehrmann Williamsburg Harvey Wiedemeier Guernsey Gayllison North English and Art Gibben Victor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa County Cooperative Breeding Assn
Williamsburg
Mervyn Betz
Marengo
O. O. Fass
North English
R. B. Walter
South Amana
Martin Doehrmann
Harvey Wiedemeier
Guernsey
Guyllison
Art Gibben
Victor
Enrollments Rise in 4 H Baby Beeves Show
Eighty four county 4 H members have enrolled 180 baby beeves for competition in county and state shows. Seventy eight clubs will care for one to three halter calves while twelve will exhibit market pens in the Junior Cattle Feeders project. Pens hold three to six animals fed as high grade market stock. Pilot club leads with eighteen members planning to show thirty halter calves and five to show twenty in feeder project. H and H is second with fourteen beef members, Lincoln third with twelve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Massey Harris Dealers Attend Iowa County Meeting
Arthur Miller of West Amana Store and Alfred E. Shaull of Millersburg Massey Harris dealers in Iowa county joined a Racine Wis factory meeting. The two day program included plant tours, service shop demonstrations, previews of engineering developments, a banquet, and a Massey Harris tractor movie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Miller
West Amana
West
Alfred E. Shaull
Millersburg
Massey- Harris
Iowa County
Racine
Wis
Miller
Henry Miller
West Sore
H. H. Bloom
Massey-Harris
L. M. Sweeney
L. P
Shaull
Jr Lincoln Feeders 1950 Project Rated Outstanding County
Four H clubs plan soil and wildlife conservation projects this year. Last year eight of ten boys clubs took part in the activity. The Jr Lincoln Feeders worked on an eroded hillside filling gullies preparing a seed bed seeding and mulching. Their project was judged as the outstanding one in the county. They will again work on the hillside and may finish it this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Lincoln Boys
Fire Damages Wallace Agee Farmhouse Near Marengo
A Tuesday afternoon blaze at the Wallace Agee farm seven miles west of Marengo caused more than 500 dollars in damage. The fire, of undetermined origin, started in a bedroom of the shouse where Mr. and Mrs. Charles Agee recently married lived. furniture was saved, but interior fire, smoke, and water damage occurred. Marengo firefighters reported the incident and assisted until the scene was controlled.
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Walalee Agee
Marengo
Charles Agee
Iowa County Women Chorus Preps for March Start
In March the Iowa County Women's chorus begins its 101st year with a 7:30 p m practice at Williams High School. Chorus officers and director listed. contact points include Mrs. Hedges and Mrs. Everett Timm. Festival song selections announced for fall include Hark Hark the Lark Russian Picnic Some Folks Ye Bells of Bethlehem and Search of the Three Kings.
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Iowa County Women's Chorus
Willams High School
Mamaburg
Hedges
Everett Timm
Milton ‘Macek
Lincoln Township
Ernest Huedepohl
Max Exner
Franz Schu~pert
Harvey Enders
Stephen Foster
Bethlehem
Morten J. Luvaas
Town Chorus Presents Special Song for Festival
The Town county chorus prepared a Special Song for the festival and offered a basis for the Presentation Song along with a chorus choice. In the past year the group gave two strong concerts, showcasing procedures for annual events and community music.
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Town County Chorus
Iowa Township Women Discuss Household Storage
Iowa Township Farm Bureau women met at Center school on Feb 14 for a lesson titled Household Storage. The meeting opened with a report on the county gathering from chairwoman Mrs Harold Helty shusen and notes by school chairman Mrs. W. Wo Ve a ae.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Township Farm Bureau
Harold Heltyshusen
W. Wo
Iowa County residents exceed state crop contribution average
Iowa County residents contributed 3759.44 in cash to CROP, well above the state average of under 3900 per county. Township and town contributions include Dayton English Fillmore Greene Hartford Hilton Town Lincoln Marengo Township Pilot Sumner Troy York Honeycreek Washington Millersburg North English Marengo school Amana Society and others. In addition, 87 bushels and 40 pounds of corn were converted to cash and added to the total. County leaders thank all contributors and gatherers for the effort.
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Iowa
Cyril Kelly
Dayton
English
Fillmore
Greene
Hartford
Hilton
Town
Lincoln
Marengo
Pilot
Sumner
Troy
York
Honeycreek
Washington
Millersburg
North English
Marengo School
Amana Society
Green
Margaret Morrin
Projects on electricity attract county 4 H boys
Across the county 4 H boys pursue electricity in a special activity program. Sessions split by county half, with south half at Williamsburg high school and north half at Marengo high school. Three classes run each night, led by Wallace Scott and helpers. Attendance totals 160 after four meetings.
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Williamsburg High School
Marengo High School
Wallace Scott
REA
Scott
Cris Evans
Bill Lockridge
Ervin Langlas, Jr
Olson
Sheet erosion threatens farms if unchecked says Bean
Ben Bean, chair man of the Jawa PMA county committee, warns that sheet erosion silently damages fields while deep gullies are visible. He cites a 1951 soil and water program offering cost sharing for practices such as contour farming, sod waterways, and contour strip cropping to combat erosion. Farmers are urged to contact local program representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Bean
Jawa Pma County Committee
Bean
Towa County
Wal Oaks
Soil Conservation School At St Patrick's Church Marengo
St Patrick's Church and the Marengo Knights of Columbus sponsor a free soil and moisture conservation school March 6 7 and 8 in the K of C hall Marengo. Dr Paul Sacco from St Ambrose college leads with Iowa county soil conservation district and extension service. Sessions run 9:00 to 3:30 with lunch. topics include soil abuses in ancient civilizations and Iowa, restoring soil fertility, costs and value of conservation, soils management for return, fertilizers use, better pastures, forage crops and a panel discussion on grasses for hay and silage. Open to all interested in American agriculture. attendees may join any sessions.
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ST. Patrick's Church
Marengo
Knights OF Columbus
Soil Conservation School
St. Patrick’s Church
Knights of Columbus of
Paul Sacco
St. Ambrose College
Iowa County Soil Conservation District
Iowa County Extension Service
Iowa
Town
Darrell Russel
Cedar Rap
Lafe Young
Des Moines
Farm and Home Administration
Ralph Bush
Rex Beresford
State Extension
Ames
Iowa Family Conference at ISC Campus March Date
Iowa families from across the state plan a two day conference March 19 20 at the Iowa State College campus with the theme Our Families Face Today's Challenge. Key events include talks panels films exhibits and huddle groups plus a broadcast by Martha Duncan WIOI. Reservations through Alverda James.
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Iowa State College
Iowa
Division of
Home Economics
Home Economics Extension
College
Martha Duncan
WIOI
Iowa County
Alverda James
County Extension
Pretty Baby Lois Maas Portrait in Convoy Family
Lois Maas, now three, is the healthful daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Maas of Convoy. She sits in a stroller with siblings Marvin and Marcella in a family photo from when she was a year old. The blurb notes babies amuse readers and mentions cattle needing water during hot weather.
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Lois Maas
Health
Loia
Herbert Maas
Convoy
Marvin
Marcella
Lois
Rural Couples Hear About Sister Kenny Method
Rural married couples will hear about the Sister Kenny method of polio treatment this month. Mrs Gordon Jansma of Williamsburg will meet with the group in Marengo on Wednesday evening February 28 to discuss the method and show a related color film. Plans for the rest of the evening are to be announced by letter before next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sister Kenny
Gordon Jansma
Williamsburg
Marengo
Bureau Women To Hold Annual Family Night
On Monday March 5 at 8 pm the Williamsburg Congregational Church hosts Iowa County Family Night. Mrs. Carl Hoover of New Sharon speaks about her Europe trip and the Associated Country Women of the World Conference. Miss Madeline Hatter will sing and a related film will be shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg Congregational Church
Carl Hoover
New Sharon
Europe
Associated
Country Women of the World Conference
Hoover
Farm Bureau Committee
Glen Hunsberger
F. B. Women's Committee
Iowa County
Madeling Hatter
State University of Town
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Boil Conservation School
Iowa H
Francis Kutish
Iowa State College Farm
C. W. McDonald
Bull Davis
Soil Conservation Service
Rudy Schroeder
Iowa County Savings Bank
Robert Koch
Farm Home Administration
Jr. Lincoln
Wallace Agee Farm
Everette Timm
F. Bureau
Lowe
Towns and
Richard Campbell
Iowa State College Extension Forester
Eller
Straub
County Home Economist
Sildes
Annelise Straub
Germany
Towascuny
Genter Shoal
OWA
ISC
Sister
Williamsburg Church
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