Balster Elected Cow Testing Group Head
At the April 4 annual meetings the North and South Jones cow testing associations re elected leaders. George Balster Monticello was named North Jones president with J E Ahtvidhs as vice president and Francis Muller secretary treasurer. Neal Hayden and Art Muller were elected directors. Alvin Byerly Anamosa was re elected South Jones president with William Vincent as vice president and Lee Finn as secretary treasurer. Roscoe Easterly and Jake Streeter were directors. A R Porter from Iowa State College attended both meetings. The association year begins May 1 and both groups seek more dairy farmer members via the Farm Bureau office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Jones
George Balster
Monticello
North Jones Association
J. E. Ahtvidhs
Francis Muller
Neal Hayden
Art Muller
Alvin Byerly
Anamosa
South Jones
Farm Bureau Office
R J Langer Buys Registered Guernsey Bull
The American Guernsey Cattle Club announces the sale of Moss Rose Climax 273882, a registered Guernsey bull, to R J Langer from Clare Aitchison at Petersborough New Hampshire. Billie Arneson 6 of Spirit Lake escaped injury after fingers were caught in a washing machine wringer. no bones were broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Petersborough
N. H
Guernsey
Clare Aitchison
R. J. Langer
Billie Arneson
Spirit Lake
Testing Before Phosphate Application for Limed Soils
County Agent Carl Smith advises farmers using phosphate on small grain and legume seedlings to apply only on limed soil. Acidic soils reduce phosphate availability, so testing is recommended to determine lime needs, with soil tests obtainable through the Farm Bureau office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Smith
Farm Bureau
Average March milk and butterfat figures from North Jones Cow Testing
The North Jones Cow Testing association reports March averages of 734 pounds of milk and 23 pounds of butterfat. Sixty nine cows exceeded 40 pounds of butterfat, twenty exceeded 60 pounds, nine over 60 pounds, three over 70 pounds, one over 80 pounds, and one over 90 pounds. The ten high herds are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Jones Cow Testing Association
15 000 Boys Enrolled In 4-H Club Work In 1939
A state survey shows 15 073 boys enrolled in 4 H club work in 1939 with 86.5 percent completing projects. Total project value reached 1.8 million dollars. Baby beef leads with 5600 members, followed by market pigs and dairy calf counts, plus conservation and fire prevention enrollments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
County Health Meet Set for May 15 in Monticello
Mrs. Arnold Thalacker, health chairman of the Jones County Farm Bureau women's division, says a county wide health meeting will be held May 15 in the Monticello community building at 2 p.m. Dr. Carl F. Jordan of the Iowa State Health Department will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Thalacker
Monticello
Women’s
Jones County Farm Bureau
Carl F. Jordan
Iowa State Health Department
Girls Rally Day Set for June 5
The county 4-H club committee and leaders met at the courthouse Anamiosa with Miss Fannie Buchanan from Iowa State College Extension Service to plan the June 5 girls 4-H rally day. Final plans will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Anamiosa
Fannie Buchanan
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Preparation For Better Homes Campaign In Jones County
Arrangements are underway for Better Homes week in Jones County from April 28 to May 4 chaired by Mrs. W. D. McLaughlin. The campaign promotes civic education on affordable home improvements and seeks merchant cooperation for displays and advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Better Homes
W. D. MceLaughlin
Better Homes Committee
Better Homes In
America
McLaughlin
Jones County Committee
School Head Talks To Greenfield Boys Fourteen Members
Don Southard Morley school superintendent spoke to the Greenfield boys 4-H club at Dale Newman home about the movement's rural impact. Howard Calvert discussed sow selection and care while Dale Strothers covered starting pigs on feed. A hog judging film and Jones county activities film were shown. lunch by Mrs. Harry Newman followed. The next meeting is set for April 23 at Warren Wickham's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield Boys
Don Southard
Morley
Dale Newman
Howard Calvert
Dale Strothers
Jones County
Harry Newman
Warren Wickham
Arrange Grass Plots In Camp
CCC camp ground was broken this week for educational grass plots to be planted by agronomists Ralph Clark and Cris Randolph. Enrollee agriculture classes and local farmers will test legumes and grasses, with perennials dominating and some biennials and annuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCC
Ralph Clark
Cris Randolph
Pasture Improvement Bulletin Available
A new bulletin from Iowa State College extension service titled Pasture Improvement and Management is now printed and available. It covers permanent pasture management, establishing new pastures, and all season pasture suggestions. Copies are available upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College Extension Service
Farm Bureau
One Family School At Palermo No 5 Taught By Miss Dirks
The Beenken children from near Grundy Center attend Palermo school No 5 as the sole pupils under a special family tutor Miss Harriett Dirks enriching their education with focused instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Beenken
Grundy Center
Beenken
Palermo
Harriett Dirks
Linn sub Overcomes Jones in district basketball game
Linn County 4 H team defeated Jones County 4 H 30 to 24 in the district meet at Cedar Rapids on Saturday. Eight counties competed Cedar, Benton, Jones, Linn, Clinton, Poweshiek, Scott and Tama with Cedar taking a later 86 to 38 win in double overtime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Linn County
Cedar Rap
Cedar County
Cedar
Benton
Jones
Linn
Clinton
Poweshiek
Scott
Tama
Linn Co
Jones Co
P! H. Thomas
Sievers
Kula
Algea
Rosenberg
Husman
Peterson
Rohwed
Powers
D. Hards
Ford
Wag’oner
Hense
P. Hards
Truhlar
Richardson
Netrolizky
County 4 H Basketball Tourney Brings At-Event Fatigue
DID YOU KNOW That by Bud Kearns reports a county wide 4 H basketball tournament with five teams and thirty five players. Players tired after two games in succession. The event praised referees from Anamosa and coaches Dardis Schwank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Kearns
Dardis
Schwank
Anamosa
Arrange Tree Planting Sites
Farm Bureau schedules two tree planting demonstrations on Wednesday April 17. Iowa State College forester Mr Engelking will lead at the Brashaw farm Monticello at 9 am with 4000 black locust on four acres. A second demo at Bernard Cass farm Scotch Grove begins 1 30 pm with 1000 black locust along a gully for erosion control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Engelking
Iowa State College
Brashaw
Monticello
Eldon Brashaw
Bernard Cass
Scotch Grove
Preaching At Scotch Grove for Sunday Services
Dr. David Berger a Bible teacher from Coe College Cedar Rapids will preach at the Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church next Sunday morning. An invitation is extended to the youth of Redopel to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
David Berger
Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church
Berger
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Redple
Naylor home hosts next Himebaugh society gathering
In local social notes Himebaugh family and neighbors plan a Sunday evening gathering at the Naylor residence. Mr and Mrs Frank Himebaugh and daughter Helen visited Leslie Himebaugh earlier in the week. Mrs Albert Heeren and her young son called on Mrs Arend Balster. D W Hutton of Minneapolis visited relatives here last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bohlken
T. R. Bohlken
W. H. Sauthoff
Manchester
Otto Lange
Louis Lange
Bert Clark
Elmer Coon
Monticello
Madrid
Ora Scott
Scott
Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
Sophia Lange Scott
Hazel
Oral
Doris
Irene
William and
Scotch Grove
Wackers
Dirks
Harm Dirks
Iowa City Hospital
Monticello Hospital
Langworthy
Ahraken
F. H. Kehren
B.B
Center Junction
Paul Paulsen
Presbyterian Church
Frank McKean
Frank Himebaugh
Helen
Leslie Himebaugh
Albert Heeren
Arend Balster
D. W. Hutton
Minneapolis
Scotch Grove Nursery
C. P. Abbott
Aeschel Nichols
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Balster
Ahlrich
North Cta
Shomont Dairy
J. BE. Ahtrichs
Muller Bros. Fort Quality
Claude Latta
Paul Fleming
W. A. Holub
Matt Muller
Oliver Row
Joe E. Messerli
Oliver
Ren
Ene
Len Hein
Soil Conservation Service
A. G. Bohlken
John Hein
SCS
Hein
E. T. Stotts
Express
Angel Food
Monticello Express
Dale
Clay
Bill Reade
The
REA
Bill
Paul Allen
Paul
Oxford Boys
James Harris
Mount Vernon
John Payton
Greenfield
Merle Husman
John Alyea
Fred Shover
State Club
Dairy Cattle Congress
Scotch Grove Women's Community Club
Ben H. Otten
Albert Schrader
Kenneth Zeadon
Ed Zirkelbach
Harm J. Dirks
Ben Husman
McCormick -Deering
McCormick- Deering
Shaffer
People’s Society
Naylor
Himebaugh
Ols
Harry Nichols
California
Gilbert Cooper
Maxine Lange
Farmers Grain Co
Eskville
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Loanon Farms
W. E. Tuetken
Monticello, Iowa
Bolson
Bolzon
Farmer's Mutual Creamery
Compan
Fred Lehman
Center Junction Creamery Company
H. W. Cox
Hooft
Jamesway
Hudson
Warner Electric
LUX Leghorn Zand
Hopkinton
Sweet
Darling
Western Bell Telephone Company
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