Wheat acreage urged to shrink by Colorado settlers
County Agent George Roren traveled 140 miles from Fort Collins to Sterling for remarks by Secretary Arthur Hyde and Federal Farm Board Chairman Alexander Legge to about 3000 Colorado Nebraska farmers. Hyde urged farmers to reduce wheat acreage voluntarily, citing supply demand and price trends, while Legge noted per capita demand declines and urged diversification and forward planning for several years ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Rorenfeld
Fort Colling
Colo
Sterling
Arthur M. Hyde
Federal Farm Board
Alexander Legge
Colorado
Nebraska
Mr. Hyde
Hyde
United States
Legge
Tyler and Strom Own Two High Cows
The Mills Montgomery Dairy Herd Improvement report for June lists 490 cows on test with 1y cows at 70. The top two cows are Tilly and Betty, both grade Holsteins coowned by Tyler and Strom, producing 1680 and 1917 pounds of milk respectively with 83.7 and 80.8 pounds of butterfat over the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Strom
Dairy Association
Mills-Montgomery Dairy Herd Improvement Association
F. W. Bass
Gerade
Gourley
Guernsey
J. N. Summera
A. L. Hyzer
Leslie Baird
Mall
Tilly
Tyler & Strom
Betty
Tylar & Strom
Lester Mahurin
Bill to Aid Rural Education At Farm Bureau Meet
A proposed federal aid measure seeks 100.9 million dollars to support rural elementary education. The plan ties funding to state contributions and targets equalizing opportunities, keeping rural youth on farms, and extending schooling to remote areas, administered by the Interior Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Syewain
Parm Bureau
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Congress
Selvig
Minnesota
United States
Department of Interior
Fatimers on Lookouts for Grasshoppers Warned
Farmers should watch for grasshoppers as infestations may be light this year due to favorable conditions for egg laying last fall. Two control methods exist, including a bran mash bait made from bran, molasses, water, citrus pulp, and banana oil, to be spread early morning. serious outbreaks call for contact with County Agent or Butcher at the Extension Service, Iowa State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred D. Butcher
Iowa State, College
Butcher
Mr. Butcher
Etten Lion Service
Iowa State College
Imogene and On Tuesday Heat Sharply Affected Local Horses
Eighteen horses died from the heat and were hauled to the Shenandoah rendering plant. Locals and visitors reported lost horses during the week with several names listed among those affected. Work patterns shifted to cope with the extreme temperatures as threshing and plowing were delayed. Community members, including Delphas Bunsard’s ill son and Mrs. Laughlin’s status, faced heat related strains while many traveled for visits and errands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Tom Doyle
Matt Maher
Henry Leonard
Mr. Bennett
Leo Laughlin
Matt O'Brien
Eo Hughes
Robert Berlin
Here
Helgerson
Rudy Costello
Des Moines
Magele Lewis
Carrie Head
John Doyle
Delphas
Ed Bunsard
A. L. Collins
Singer
Helen
Margia
Gertrude Regan
Lake Okahol
George Gutschenritter
John Gorsuch
Conception
John
Mra
W. P. Gorsuch
Francis Bradley Sr
James Laughlin
J. L. Duncan
Chicago
East Liberty Visitors and Local Visits Gather in Community
East Liberty residents hosted and visited relatives with frequent calls to broadcasting stations and hospitals in Council Bluffs. Francis Anderson of Council Bluffs and the Lair and Henderson families joined neighbors for weekend visits while C C Kerney and daughters left for Newcastle Wyoming after school duties. The text notes Mrs Fay Buterfeld at Edmundson Hospital and mentions changes in local schooling and summer programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Lair
H. S. Lair
Shenandoah
Francis Anderson
Council Bluffs
Ben Martin
Roy Henderson
Little Son
Strahan
Louie Ley
R. K. Henderson
Frank Duval
Gon Alan
Fay Butterfeld
Edmundson Hospital
Conyell Bluffs
C. C. Kerney
Katherine
Frank Era
Newcastle
Wyo
Wig
Elle Kerney
Kerney
State University of Wyoming
Mie
Honderenn
Cornell
Uludy
Mire
Fay Bute
Horses Run Away Wreck John Deere Binder Near Imogene
Lud Peirson of Imogene area tried to cut grain on a hot day with a new John Deere binder when his horses bolted. They dragged the machine off, tearing a wheel and causing heavy damage. Blacksmith Mr. Brown repaired the wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lud Peirson
Imogene
Farmer City
Lud
Mr. Brown
Reverend Doyle Heads West for California Vacation
Rev. Francis W. Doyle departs Monday for a months vacation in California and other western locales. He plans visits with Rev. James and Gerald Cullentin, nephews of Mrs. Pat and Richard Maher, who had visited previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francia W. Doyle
California
West
James
Gerald Cullentin
Pat
Richard Maher
Sunday School Attendance Watch at Champion Hill
The Champion Hill community notes 62 in Sunday morning Sunday school and 20 in the evening at C. BE. with a lively discussion led by Clarence Bishop. Wanda Rochersperger, Helen Culver, and family visited Shenandoah Sunday. several neighbors visited others, and most farmers expect threshing to begin soon. Continuous updates urge boosting Sunday school to 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
C. BE
Clarence Bishop
Wanda Rochersperger
Red Oak
Helen Culver
Shenandoah
Bertha Kellenbarger
Henry Schick
Jennie Kellenbarger
Francia Parker
H. L. Kellenbarger
Wanda Kochersperger
Jesale Kellen+ harger
Walter Kellenbarger
George Kellenbargers
J. FL Utery
Francis
Ella
Jesale Kellenhareer
Doris Bishop
Sarah
Wilma Cooper
Weet Township
Dean McLain
Glenn Kellenhareer
Jean Kocheranperger
Dean NeLain
Families and visits across towns noted in local brief
Clarence Walter and Dewey Bishop and families along with Lon Hat field called at Boyd Bishop's Friday evening. F G Rochersperger and daughter Jean drove to Oakland Sunday. Mrs F W McLain and Velma visited Malvern on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Walter
Dewey
Lon Hatfield
Boyd Bishop
F. G. Rochersperger
Jean
Oakland
F. WW. McLain
Velma
Malvern
Farm joke and a wary exchange over corn and crops
A farmer’s boy and a stranger debate corn yields and crop shares, with a jest about the fence separating them. The quip contrasts trust and caution, then a character quips about war and outlaw camps, hinting at social tensions.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mills County Farm Bureau
George Roschfeld
Mina Massis Betty
Fetade
Hyde Btatk
Lea” Fathers
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Arkansas State Farm
Bela
Direct
Idealer Sanocy
K-R-O Co
Springfield
K-R-O
Clem Drug
Oscar Len
Washington
Hamilton
Dhe
Iene
He Om Eee
Cavalier
Exchaesi
Sie
Fairfax
Ihe Fair
Ees Vays
Imogene and
East Liberty
Waesem
Francis W. Doyle
Ourden
Neal
J. R. Scott
M. D. Phyatetan
Sirtegon Matverk
Iowa
1. U
Parsons
Malcolm Campbell
Sergeon Malvern
Citta
M. Kitshe
Dh. A. Kine
KLINE
Asteopathic Physicians
Sam Walker
Malvern Oil CO
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
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