Feeding Rations for Hogs and Soil Conservation Practices
Farm Bureau notes new oat based hog rations tested by L Quaite showing cost and feed efficiency. Rations include one third oats one third rye and one third barley ground to meal with tankage. self feeding recommended. An all oats ration using hulled oats with tankage costs about 25 dollars per ton and suits late summer markets. Producers advised against bulky all oats for fast gains unless hulled. Also discusses soil conservation upwind with wind erosion prevention and extensive cover crops along with 1988-89 program payments and acres improved or seeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burvsu Place
Quaite
Uus
July Report of Anamosa Cow Testing Association
The 526 cows in the Anamosa Cow Testing Association produced 1,575 pounds less fat this July despite most herds returning to grain. Three herds topped 30 pounds butterfat. the Men’s Reformatory herd averaged 34.4 pounds butterfat and 1.03 pounds milk. Latta’s Jersey herd averaged 33.2 pounds butterfat. Schoonover Oltmanns’ herd averaged 34.2 pounds butterfat. Recommendations include mixing soybean or linseed meal with ground oats and budgeting grain at pasture with milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa Cow Testing Association
Schoonover and Oltmanns
Claude Latta
Delbert E. Mayberry
Ideal Fall Seeding Conditions Due to Moisture in Iowa
Recent rains have left soil moisture ideal for fall plantings of alfalfa and grasses in Iowa. Farmers plow stubblefields for alfalfa timothy blue grass and brome, with soil building payments available under the agricultural conservation program. Alfalfa full rate seeds and mixed seeding affect payments. inoculation with nitrogen fixing bacteria is advised. lime and lime requirements are emphasized for acid soils and to preserve soil quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Cheney
Iowa State College
Iowa
Cheney
67 Percent of U S Crop Land Covered by AAA Grants
The 1936 agricultural conservation program shows 67 percent or over 283 million acres in the United States covered by grant applications filed by farmers. About 3 million applications reflect roughly 4 million farmers, based on more than 4.2 million work sheets, outlining aims to conserve and improve the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
AAA
United States
H. R. Tolley
County Health Contest For 4 H Boys and Girls
The Jones County health contest selects county representatives for 4 H boys and girls. Ten Girl 4-H clubs attend the event in Anamosa with boys' representatives meeting Friday to determine top contestants. Finalists are examined by Dr. J D Paul Dr A N Trevathan and Dr Fred Sigworth of Anamosa, with winners earning trips to the Iowa State Fair courtesy of the Jones County Fair Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Jones County Fair Association
J. D. Paul
A. N. Trevarthan
Fred Sigworth
Jones County
4-H
Economists Predict Lower Cattle Prices This Fall
Iowa State College Extension economists warned cattle feeders to expect prices in 1938 to be lower than 1937 due to factors like a smaller hog crop and large corn supplies. They urged cautious feeding plans to avoid overexpansion and advised budgeting for lower prices early next year while still aiming for returns later in the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College Extension
Chicago
Wyoming News Wraps Up Busy Week Of Events
The Wyoming town and nearby communities hosted a two night celebration with crowds over 1500. Multiple social visits and gatherings featured local residents, students, teachers, and guests from Des Moines to Cedar Rapids, including a school superintendent change and a safety incident involving a fair stand.
Illness and community notices from Castle Grove and Monticello areas
Local events include Herman Hahn and Anna Husman traveling to Earlville for Hahn's ill brother Gus, Elwin Caspers undergoes appendicitis surgery in Monticello, and farm bureau activities with 4-H club girls performing a play. Social visits span Cast les Grove, Forest Chapel, and Monticello as residents attend events and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Hahn
Anna Husman
Earlville
Mr. Hahn
Gus Hahn
Elwin Caspers
John McDonald Hospital
Monticello
Art Holub
Forest Chepel
Willie Behrends
L. F. Balster
A. F. Walker
Mon- Oo
Farm Bureau
F.C. Cramer
Pauline
S. M. Hosford
Anamosa
Wo. D. McLoughlin
Wilbur Crane
Henry Gerrets
Harry
Gladys Hosford
Manchester
Pauiine Cramer
Forest Chapel
Mabel Kehoe
Hosford
Castin Grove
Ion Titetta
Clarence
Olin Howie Jr
Cidar Rapids
Scotch Grove band concert and community visits noted
Mire D O Sinclair Georgia Moats and sister Imogene Moats visit Scotch Grove friends. A large crowd attends the season finale band concert and the oak barrel contest awards prizes to six individuals. Upcoming events include a September 4 contest and Centennial Civic program plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Moats
Imogene Moats
Monticello
Scotch Grove
Mr. Balster
Henry Shaffer
Harold Gottleaber
C. B. Carson
Frank Elwood
Albert Schrader
Wilma Hanken
Onslow
Bobby Rickels
Carl Rickels
Ed Carey
Jones
Marion
Kansas
Robert Norris
Oliver
Edith
Marian Hookom
Hawick
Minn
Mrs. Sutherland
Local Notes On Family Visits And Community Events
Long column records arrivals departures visitors and social happenings across Monticello Hopkinton Anamosa and surrounding areas. Highlights include travel to Des Moines Buffalo Wy and Toronto along with illnesses and hospital stays. A nine pound daughter born to Mr and Mrs Woodrow Koppes is noted along with a school program at a local club and a road project from Red Bridge west to Linn county line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Johnson
Denver
Colo
Mos
Fred Heasty
Macshslown
Des Tuesiar
Tassimi
Pram Johnson
Sewasrds
Resi- Wss
Oxford Junction
twRo
Eonnie Pers
Mgsses
Mable
Mildred
Remore
Hopkinton
Dorothy Orr
Lenox
S. G. Hutton
Summitt Street
Zimmerman
Monticello
Russell Chaplin
Ray Chaplin
Sand Spring
Tom McMaster
MclIntyre
Wyoming
W. A. Hicks
Ed Paulsen
Neal and
Larry
Buffalo
Wyo
Lillie Snyder
Hollywood, Co
Milo Hunter
Joliet
E. Horton
Mary _Reid
Floyd Heron
Cedar Rapids
Pearl Horton
Edwin Reid
G. R. Reid
Jeanette Gollohith
Toronto
Jessie McKennon
Woodrow Koppes
John McDonald
Red Bridge
Linn County Line
Milne Family Visits. Local News and Centennial Prep
Milne siblings and relatives recall early life in the area during a weekend visit. Aids provide table service and food for a church service at the schoolhouse if possible. Centennial dinner organizers urge donations by contributors to start serving around 11:30 a.m. Local residents hosted guests from Center Junction and Elkader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Stence
Rialto Kueh
Joyce Everetts
Elkader
Tangeman
Ivanel Kuehl
Mildred Deischer
E. L. Himebaugh
F. L. Himebaugh
J. F. Livingstone
Center Junction
Iowa City
Ariel Romick
Community guests share Sunday gatherings across multiple households
Beloit and Cedar Rapids visitors joined local families for Sunday meals and social visits. Several arrangements featured kin from Cass township and Lyle Minnesota with Schoon Boland Husman and Dirks households hosting. A Mercy hospital update noted William Toppings improving after a recent operation. Herman Danneman returned to California after a three month stay with his son Otto Danne man and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Gladon
A. R. Nelson
Beloit
Kansas
George H. Schoon
Martin Edward Knake
Cedar Rapids
Hank Siebels
Gladys Benedict
William Black
Cass Township
Henry E. Dirks
Maynard
D. John Dirks
John Henry
Ben Englehart
Jack Husman
Cleo Leidall
Lyle, Minn
Clarence Otten
Henry Husman
Joe Deeny
Rose Mary
Waucoma
Cletus Boland
Rose Mary Albers
John Behrens
William Topping
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Carl Schoon
Wilmer
Warner Heiken
Edith Weir
Olin
California
Herman Danneman
Orange
Calif
Otto Danneman
Myles Deeny
William Martin
Enuiet Emmerts
Williamsburg Hosts Wayne Mission Festival Day
Sunday visitors from Williamsburg attended the Wayne mission festival. Celena returned home after spending a week there with her family. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Taylor and son and Miss Ruth Englehart were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Taylor on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Shaffer
Lester Bruenig
Duane
Shaffer
Williamsburg
Wayne
Celena
Myr
Charlie Taylor
Ruth Englehart
Leroy Taylor
Central City Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Art Blaker of Ocklwein visited Charles Stevenson Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Batchelder hosted at Central City. Mr. and Mrs. Forest Craig called on John Albany last Sunday evening. Master Charles Martin has been on the sick list the past few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
H. A. Deischer
Wayne
Neb
Robert Smith
John Smith
Howard Franklin
Yellowstone National Park
George Nordman
F. C. Cramer
Will Hiller
Phoebe Hitler
Buck Creek
Smith
Colesburg
L. T. Gaylord
Upper Monclair
N. J
Samuel P. Eberhart
Alva Hahn
Manchester
Clifford Kidwell
Monticello
Herman Hahn
Wiley Eberhart
Tama
Claude Eberhart
Masonville
Earl Griffith
Hopkinton
Davenport
Laredo
Charles Field
Clarence Hosford
Earl Batchelder
Central City
Art Blaker
Ocklwein
Charles Stevenson
Charles Martin
Forest Craig
John Albany
Local visitors and hospital notes from Center Junction area
Community brief lists visits and patients: Henry Welter in McDonald hospital Monticello. Bertha Baxter to McDonald hospital for appendicitis surgery. numerous calls to the E H Cox home. visits by Coxs and Grafe families. Oxford Junction barn fire reveals a large still.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Cox
Center Junction
E. H. Cox
Henry Welter
McDonald Hospital
Monticello
Gerd Grafe
Mallard
J. L. Batchelder
Dave Wilson
Gordon
Fred Eggiman
Madchester
Derga
Cedar Rapids
John Albany
Neva Wilson
Blaker
Colesburg
Howard Travers
Donald Travers
Ryan
Ermil Conley
William Conley
Dyersville
Clement
W. H. Behrends
Dorothy
Betty
Kelly Behrends
John Jr
Oxford Junction
Iowa
Bertha Baxter
J. S. Batchelder
Iowa farms for sale by First Trust Joint Stock Land Bank
The First Trust Joint Stock Land Bank of Chicago lists farms of all types for sale in nearly every Iowa county at attractive prices and easy terms. Local reps A C Loepp in Cedar Rapids and Harold Oldham in Des Moines handle inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Trust Joint Stock Land Bank of Chicago
Iowa
A.C. Loepp
4Th Ave
S.E
Cedar Rapids
Harold Oldham
Urbandale
Ave
Des Moines
Unusual Tobacco Sack Collection Found by Barber
Frank Stock a Crawford county barber discovered four thousand cloth tobacco sacks in a drawer. Collected since 1915 they likely hold about two hundred thousand cigarettes. He donated the sacks to the Salvation Army to be used as blanket covers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stock
Denison
Crawford County
Stock
Salvation Army
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Jones County Farm Bureau
Monticelli
Harrington
Merriclan
Adolph Kennin
Green Street
Search
Urbana
Davis City
G. H. Herzberger
Board of Education
Gerald Her
Chiris Hansen
Hansen
Walter Scheff
Sioux Falls
Wyomna
Virginia
Henry Eichhorn
Walter Schoff
Quebec
Canada
E. W. Benbow
Seattle
Wash
John Thomson
D. D
Fort Madison
Ts Benbows
University of Washington
Hershel Moore
Janet Clark Moore
NZ Tenn
T. H&m
Riceville
Janet Robertson
Bernice Watts
J. J. Lippoldt
Bagley
Wis
G. H
Berger
Minneapolis
W. E. Briggs
Mary
M. M. Gare
S. H. Brainard
T. J. van Dyke
Roy Gibson
Charles
Cantril
Charles Wissink
Muskegon
Mich
Wissing
van Dyke
Presbyterian Missionary Society
James Slama
Joseph Dusanex
Antonia Shakelton
Pranskey
Arnold
G. J. Zeilinger
Garnaville
Walter Holtz
Fred Buchholtz
Elmer Buckingham
R. J. Tidman
Searcliff
Tidman
Wyoming Schools
Freda Cohoon Henderson
Paul Levier
John Inglis
Jane
Miriam
Janet Waite
Dan
Cambridge
Nome GW. James
Janet Reitz
Inham
Kate Meade Lele Marsal
Montana
Peter Feenhy
Mont
Eahorn
Aquoketa
Masson
Oxard Junction
Savanna
Ireneath
Aaldivin
Wromir Mmeers
Theodes
Mas
Arterie
Woul Shafer
Ite
B. Shaffer
Stanley Brainard
Hister-In-Facv
Ty Garrinen
E. N. Davennort
W. J. Beckwith
Orval
Waverly
Earl Buckingham
Wayre Hildreth
Rhods
Castle Grove
Helen MacLaughlin
Margaret Deischer
Ames
Alice's
Alice
Lois Gerdes
Patty
Janet Howie
Miss Prescott
Margaret Black
Dodo
Mary Mec
Mire
D. O. Sinclair
C. M. Eppard
Page County Farm
Arthur Fairbanks
Amber
W. J. Kimmers
Crossroads
Andy Lael
The
Milwaukee
R. R. Mans
R. R. Man
Ted
R.R. Man
Milwaukee Road Enrely
Les
Bell
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
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