This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1936
Page
3
Jones County Farm Bureau notes conditions favorable to Hessian fly in summer 1935 and early spring 1936 with drought limiting fly. two annual broods, fall and spring. control relies on late fall sowing and avoiding seedings until after adult flies emerge and die. adult flies live 2–3 days. community observation essential. drought reduces volunteer wheat as control factor.
County Agent Carl Smith notes Iowa farmers face greater drought vulnerability than 1934 with fewer reserves but a large pig crop. He highlights corn as the main sufferer, varied yields, and widespread distress, urging silos and careful rationing to stretch feed. The extension service advises saving feed, planting fall pastures, and balancing pig rations with protein supplements.
Iowa State agronomists advise farmers to seed winter rye by Aug 25 to stretch feed for winter. Rye can be sown Aug through Dec, with August planting giving maximum pasturage. Dakold is the top Iowa variety for fall pasture and winter hardiness.
Farmers of Jones county attending the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines from August 26 to September 4 are invited to stay at the 60 acre Farm Bureau camp. Free service and space, bath house with showers and restrooms, and telephone access are provided. Grant Chapman Ames will again run the camp. Bedding and cooking utensils can rent a 7 by 9 foot tent a double cot and mattress for four days for 4.30 dollars. five admission tickets are available for 2.00 dollars. An exit gate lets campers visit the city and return without extra admission.
A series of district meetings will explain to county soil conservation officials how to check appliances on the 1936 farm program and how to apply for soil conservation awards. Attending Manchester Friday August 21 are L. T. Lorenzen William Stanton Ray Stivers County Agent Carl Smith and LeRoy Dirks along with township committee men after the district training school. The Krupp gun works in Germany now manufactures false teeth of enameled steel.
The Jones county home project committee planned a four lesson series on Making the Best Use of Home Produced Foods with Ruth Cessna and county leaders to bring demonstrations to 20 to 25 women per group. Open homemaker meetings are scheduled September 22 to 25 across the county with music exhibits and explanations of the program.
County Agent Carl Smith reports the 1935 average electric consumption on Iowa farms was 746 kilowatt hours per year, about 62 kilowatt hours monthly per farm. The figure addresses common questions about rural electricity use and notes rising consumption trends.
Mrs Smith and Mr Smith urge careful farm and home wiring planning. They say farming power needs should lower rates, and wiring should anticipate future appliances with adequate outlets and wire size. They note that initial wiring costs are far less than later upgrades for new equipment.
Farmers in the Olin area report trench silos as a strong aid for drought damaged corn. H P Shankland notes most ring members favor trench silos with dirt cover, which minimizes spoilage and has run two years in his neighborhood. A Farm Bureau bulletin outlines silo construction and use.
Over 150 cattlemen attended the second annual beef cattle tour in Jones County visiting eight farms including N. C. Holst in Center Junction and Meinhardt Thomsen in Wyoming. Weight guessing prizes went to Louis Levsen and three runners up, with Rex Beresford of Iowa State College sharing cattle management tips at each stop.
The annual cattle feeders' Hey Day was held at Iowa State College in Ames on Friday August 14. College officials explained beef cattle experiments on different lots with differentiations. Attendees included C M Holst and James McLaughlin from Monticello and Clarence McLaughlin Center Junction Reuel McCelm Alvin Bailey and Cal Smith of Anamosa. Germany sent 40 million mouth organs to the United States as part payment for oil imports. Greece reports successes with grapefruit orchards started from cuttings shipped from the United States.
Round The Acres reports several timber and field fires near Manchester and Monticello with neighbors extinguishing spread to buildings. It notes Iowa corn prospects with Jones and Delaware counties tied for third and describes an aerial survey planned over Jones County for three days on clear days.
Four three round boxing bouts concluded the platform event with Marvin Wilson of Wyoming defeating Wilson Duggs of Maquoketa Deloss Tubbs of Maquoketa beating Ken Dempsey of Cedar Rapids and Paul Haley of Dubuque defeating M. Cashman of Maquoketa. A dance followed the bouts.
Richland Center residents and guests are listed visiting Cedar Rapids and Dubuque sites, hosting and attending events, and assisting with community projects. Names include Hein Wismeier Liddy Fitzsimmons Schneiter Buck Balcar Buol Balsiger Paulsen Rickels and Marks with church services noted and a schoolhouse project underway.
Herman Hanken of Monticello and Mr and Mrs John Hanken attended the funeral for Mrs Henry Hanken, a longtime Aus tin resident, last Monday afternoon. Deloris Yossi and Lucille Yossi spent Friday with friends in Cedar Rapids. In Algona Kossuth county a painter freshened two cars with green paint, but the colors did not match on Lloyd Mackey and Carl Dahlhauser vehicles.
Fred Gerbracht, leaving Chariton in Lucas County, drew stares from townsmen sweating in the heat. He carried heavy woolen clothing and headed for Bolivis in South America, where it is now winter.
A man named Smith, described as an amateur radio broadcaster, announced on his broadcasting set that he would warn the women present. He began with Calling all stations and caused the Romani people to retreat quickly from the room.
Phil Cavaretta breaks more bats than any teammate while Ball’s assistant Thomas A. Watson is credited in a debate over who first fashioned the telephone with Alexander Graham Bell. The note contrasts Cavaretta's bat count with the Cubs and Bell's historical claim.
Harold W. Smith of near Odebolt Sac County reports two women entered his home uninvited. He watched to see how they would try to shake him down. The incident appears to involve suspected deception against a resident.
Wyoming event drew over 1 000 locals and farmers as 125 draft horses competed judged by Roy Heisler of Greeley with Dr W W Bronson supervising. Senator L J Dickinson urged Landon for president and GOP congress and senators. Townsend Plan discussion followed by baseball between Oxford Junction and Lost Nation 5 3 with Lost Nation favored.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.