Jones County Farm Bureau District Meeting Planned in Waterloo
The Jones County Farm Bureau announces a district meeting in Waterloo on August 9 and 10 with delegates from 30 counties. The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation calls the gathering to advance Farm Bureau programs in the state. The Jones county delegation will be led by President William McLaughlin of Monticello and will include representatives from the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and the American Farm Bureau Federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Waterloo
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
American Farm Bureau Federation
Wiliam McLaughlin
Monticello
Hybrid Corn Withstands Wind in County
Windstorms in the county show hybrid corn resisting lodging better than open pollinated varieties. Farmers report open pollinated corn lying flat after storms, while hybrids are little damaged. Clarence Grafft of Jones County Farm Bureau and Merle Murfield of Greenfield Township recount the contrast and note the crops mostly straighten up, entering the tall corn contest gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Grafft
Jones County Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Merle Murfield
Greenfield Township
Dairy and Horse Grooming Held in Jones County 4-H Club
Seventy six 4-H club boys and parents attended two series of meetings on dairy calf and draft colt fitting and showing. Ernest Wright and Bayard Scott demonstrated grooming and show techniques. Raymond Sorensen led the sessions and announced possible county judging teams for the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Ernest Wright
Iowa State Dairy Association
Dairy
Wright
Bayard Scott
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Scott
Raymond Sorensen
Richardson
Monticello
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Merlin and Galen
Irvin
Melvin Sievers
Wyoming
Sorensen
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Dark Horse Enters Tall Corn Contest
John Benadom, a 4-H member from Jackson township, unofficially enters the tall corn contest. He nurtures one exceptional stalk with dedicated care and brace support, plans to add guy-wires as it grows, and withholds height measurements until full development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Benadom
Jackson Township
Corn Belt
John
Jack
Cows Fed Grain While Dry Boost Milk Next Lactation
E N Hansen of Iowa State College urges farmers to rest dry cows 6 to 8 weeks and feed grain between lactations. He says this practice can raise milk output in the next lactation by up to 50 percent, and stresses good minerals and supplements along with pasture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. N. Hansen
Iowa State College Dairy Husbandry Department
Mr. Hansen
Cattle Feeding Guidelines For Calving Periods
The article notes cows need free salt access and grain rations of 5 to 15 pounds daily, adjusted by cow size condition and time since calving. It advises reducing grain within weeks after calving and using light cooling grains. It stresses vitamin D and minerals for proper mineral utilization on grass and sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hansen
Hot Weather Care For Farm Animals Warned By Foundation
The American Foundation for Animal Health urges humane care for livestock in heat. Advice covers water, shade, cooler feeding, nighttime grazing, and signs of heat stroke in horses with actions to take, plus hogs needing shade and vaccination against cholera outbreaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Foundation For Animal Health
Foundation
Free Camp at the State Fair This Year
Officials announced a free camp at the Iowa State Fair from August 27 to September 3 to accommodate more than 25 000 visitors. The 120 acre general camp will include all weather roads lights water service showers police and fire departments a post office and sanitary facilities. A trailer camp with electric hookups will also be provided and a reduced price combo ticket will be offered for multi day campers. The site will host a Midwest trailer reunion during the 1937 fair and include county area Farm Bureau sections for group camping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exposition Grounds
Farm Bureau
Fair Management
Midwest
Hog market tops nine year high in Chicago sales
Frank Pesgorick, a Jones county farmer, sold his hogs at 13.10 a cut on the Chicago market, the top price in July and a nine year high with 929 head at 206 pounds average. Cattle also rose to 17.15 a cwt mid week, the highest since 1928. Also reports of John Rouse, 72, injured by fireworks in Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pesgorick
Jones County
Chicago
Friends Offer to Turn Missing Banker Over for Leniency
Verne Marshall of Rossie Iowa is reported to have offered to help locate a missing Cedar Rapids banker and trap him for lenient treatment. The case notes he stole $37,000 and recovery is framed as bait to prompt law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Rossie
Towa
Amber neighborhood social and visiting notices
A long list of weekend visits and social calls from Amber area residents. Visitors include Mrs W J Sis, Mr and Mrs Marvin Lehr of Lehr ND, Mrs George Zimmerman, Luella and Laura Omen, Cedar Rapids residents, and many local families. Community gatherings feature a Wayne Ladies Aid meeting, a birthday observance for Mrs Freese, and a picnic at Bever Park Cedar Rapids in honor of Mr Eden Sr's 66th birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Lehr
Lehr, N. D
George Zimmerman
Luella
Laura Omen
Zimmerman
Fred Lorenzen
Henry Lorenzen
Cedar Rapids
Henry Dirks
Olin
Henry E. Dirks
Henry Hinricks
Ruth Dirks
Jens Brodersen
Lloyd Martin
Will Dirks
John Bodiker
Clara Bodiker
Clarence Herren
Dickeyville
Wis
Guttenburg
Otto Danneman
Dorothy
H. O. Danneman
Orange
Calif
Henry Gerrets
Wayne Ladies Aid
H. A. Toenjes
Evelyn Martin
Harvey Sexter
Monticello
Miss Craig
Amber
Margaret Wroblewski
Anamosa
Herman Osterkamp
Carl Michel
Will Michel
Leroy Taylor
Taylor
Henry Michel
Scotch Grove
Henry Seehusen
E. E. Willis
Henry Freese
J. C. Mortensen
Henry Weenekamp
Martha
Weert Bennen
Riv
Albert White
George Stebels
Des Moines
Legion
Lydia Purdy
Lucile
Maquoxeta
Eugene Bailey
Ethel Jean Bailey
June Wilson
Air
H. A. Toenies
George
Michel Martin
George Andrew
On. Howard
Eugene
Hayne Lehson
Genrze Schoon
Will Schoon
Will Hildegard
Celena
Williams Rs Ec
Carl Eden
Carl A. Eden, Jr
Mary Dorothy
Henry Eden
Henry Wehilias
Markera
William Otten
Vernon Ray
Donald
Bever Park
Mr. Eden
Miss Ruth Clark Visits in Monticello Region
Miss Ruth Clark and her sister Alice visited their aunt Mrs. R P Clark of Monticello and stayed with Georgia and Imogene Moats near Monticello. Arend Balster to hold monthly drawing next Saturday evening August 14, followed by a band concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Clark
Alice
R. P. Clark
Monticello
Georgia
Imogene Moats
Arend Balster
Jake Leesecamp
Nebraska
Minnesota
Montana
Ruth Ann Zirkelbach
Miss Hughes
Howard Zirkelbach
Laurel Naylor
Will Johnston
Ruth Johnston
Olin
D. O. Sinclair
W. B. Clark
Ruth
F. D. Sinclair
Janet
Epworth
Laura Sinclair
Esther Sinclair
Everett Stickley
Wilma Craig
Harry Ireland
Miss Craig
Clarence Taylor
Ruth Craig
Sand Springs
Louis Ireland
Langworthy
Harvey Sextor
M. M. Sinclair
McNeill
Scotch Grove
Mr. Ireland
John Buscher and Sons
Laura Besler
Dundee
John Buscher
John A. Besler
Scotch Grove Centenary Program Spreads Across Weekend
The town prepares a two day centennial celebration August 14 and 15 with stage, costumes, a heritage parade, band concert, historical pageant and community dances. Royal Holbrook of Ames and former residents will speak. churches host services and a free church dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Tartan Collier
Floyd Sinclair
Kenneth Moats
Vernon Helgens
Merle Hutton
Harold Gottleaber
M. M. Sinclair
W. B. Henrichs
John Jacobs
Mary Bohlken
Paneer
Grove
Royal Holbrook
Ames
Skersick
Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church
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District Farm Bureau
Dark Horse
Evelyn Stivers Whittemore
Jones County Farm
Whittemore
John Rouse
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto County
Rouse
W. J. Sis
Mittee
Pasvant
Woob
Chark
Sither Sinclair
Blaise Sutherland
Hlude Woo Clark
Arend R Balster
Maat RA
Oetee Behtken
Henry Rackis
Sutherland
Shaiman
Senteh Grove
Wall Opera
Fem
H. H. Cars
Seateh Groove
Swisher
The
State University of Town
Popad
Scotch Grove Band
Center Junction
Harold Overholt Onslow
Iowa
Rock Island
Ill
Clinton
Gia
Hutchinson
Hutchinson's
Good Housekeeping Bureau
Arend Balster Stores
Monarch Coffee
Ney Ans
Cmas
EC Ee
Minneapolis
Moline
Fane
Grove, Low
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