Jones County Farm Bureau Meeting Plans Spring Achievement Day
A Jones County Farm Bureau gathering of home project officers and co operators is in session today in Anamosa. Mrs. Sam Ellison chairs the county home project. The group plans the annual county wide Achievement Day to be held next spring after the current clothing project and discusses other home project activities. Mrs. Lucile Lacock Cochran, assistant state home demonstration agent from Iowa State College, attends.
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Home Project
Sam Ellison
Court House
Anamosa
Lucile Lacock Cochran
State Home
Iowa State College
Farm Record Books Offerings For Jones County Farmers
Jones County Farm Bureau urges farmers to keep complete farm records for sound business operations. Three options are available at the Farm Bureau office: a free simple record book tied to the 1934 corn hog program, an Iowa State Extension Service book for 15c, and a loose leaf ledger at 35c per book. A New Year’s pledge to inventory on January 1 and maintain accurate records is advised.
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Jones County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Extension Service of
Iowa State College
Cedar Valley Farm Business Association
Grasshopper Survey Rates Iowa County Insect Outlook
State secretary of agriculture releases a survey of grasshopper activity in Iowa. Jones County is placed in the moderate category after egg deposits were inspected across counties. Officials say the assessment forecasts infestations for the coming year.
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State Secretary of Agriculture
Iowa
Jones County
Iowa State Forest Nursery To Furnish Tree Seedlings
The Clarke McNary act enables Iowa farmers to obtain small trees and seedlings next spring from the state forest nursery at Ames. Varieties include black locust green ash elm oaks hickory hackberry Osage orange cottonwood and evergreens priced from 2 to 6 dollars per thousand. Applications and information are at the Farm Bureau office.
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Iowa
G. B. MacDonald
Iowa State College
Ames
United States Forest Service
MacDonald
Farm Bureau
South Jones Cow Test Assn reports November results
Twenty herds tested in November at South Jones Cow Test Assn report 369 cows with average production 590 pounds milk and 21.7 pounds butterfat per cow. Ten high herds include Men's Reformatory and Prentice & Streeter Holsteins with top yields. The five high cows listed show a range from 2090 pounds milk to 1098 pounds milk with varying butterfat.
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South Jones Cow Testing Association
Men's Reformatory
Prentice & Streeter
Don Smith
John Mayberry
Guernseys
Co. C. Jones
Tyler & McGovern
George & Hanken
Jones County Home
Schoonover & Oltman
E. B. Fenton
Holstein
Dolly, Monroe& Walderback
Men’s Reformatory
J. M. Byerly
Guernsey
Signs Point To Increased AAA Participation
Payments received by Jones County farmers under the 1939 agricultural conservation program will probably be 50 percent greater than expected, signaling expanded participation in the AAA program.
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Jones County
Jones county to see farm program changes in 1939
The draft outlines 1939 farm aid with corn loan shifts and new soil rules. Payment basics change to 3 cents per bushel on con and a 1.20 acre subsidy, with a 5 cent per bushel adjustment. Net income impact hinges on acreage shifts and penalties for over allotments.
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Counir
Carl Smih
Taconilr
Washington
Jones Couniy
Jones County
United States
Training School Highlights Sewing Machine Reform Lesson
Miss Elizabeth Peterson of Ames led a home training meeting at Mrs. Harlan Russell's house near Morley on Friday December 2. The session covered reconditioning sewing machines with three units dismantled and cleaned. Attendees included Mrs. Ed Gotsch, Mrs. Sam Ellison, Mrs. Merle Murfield, Mrs. W. B. Meeks, Mrs. Leo Wieseman, Mrs. Francis Shotwell, Mrs. Harry Dee, Mrs. Delbert Smith, Miss Louise Cook, Mrs. Ray Embree, Mrs. John Fry, Mrs. Olive Furst, Miss Viola Dethmann, Mrs. Clarence Tenley, and Mrs. Harlan Russell.
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Elizabeth Peterson
Ames
Harlan Russell
Morley
Ed Gotsch
Sam Ellison
Merle Murfield
W. B. Meeks
Leo Wieseman
Francis Shotwell
Harry Dee
Delbert Smith
Louise Cook
Ray Embree
John Fry
Olive Furst
Viola Dethmann
Clarence Tenley
Harlan Rusesil
Baby Beef Club enrollments near record high this year
With the enrollment deadline looming, about fifty 4-H baby beef club members have reported calves or plans to purchase. The list includes Anamosa Fairbanks families, Monticello McDonnell and Lang families, Olin Koppenhaver and Russell, Wyoming Sievers and Nowachek names, and Center Junction Goldsmith. An Eastern Iowa 4-H Cattle Feeders group also includes Willis Fairbanks, Donald Fairbanks, William Reade, Melvin Sievers, Delbert Graff, and others from Anamosa to Olin.
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Anamosa
Willis Fairbanks
Donald Fairbanks
Leland Appleberry
Ray Larson
Monticello
Billy McDonnell
Stephen McDonnell
Billy Hintz
Ruth Hintz
Junior Lang
Russell Lang
Louis Lang
LaVern Wahl
Dean Nordman
Olin
Helen Koppenhaver
Clarabelle Russell
Alice Benadom
Grover Lorenzen
Delbert Grafft
Leo Wazgoner
Gene Sievers
Lawrence Williams
Edwin Andrews
Willard Byerly
Merlin K. Lyon
Norman Biere
Predrick Biere
Earl Phillips
Wyoming
Melvin Sievers
Robert Nowachek
Herman Brunscheen Jr
Donald Brunscheen
Kenneth Brunscheen
Harry Rohwedder
Richard Rohwedder
Duane Lincoln
Richard Eichhorn
John Eichhorn
Ivan French
Richard Moenk
Lewis Moenk
Charles Eggert
Martelle
Dean Newman
Dale Newman
Howard Calvert
Center Junction
Glenn Goldsmith
Iowa
Willis
William Reade
Onslow
Delbert Graff
Julian Kinler
Leo Levsen
Clarence
Jackson 4 H Club Party and 1939 Officers
Jackson township 4 H club members met at Frances Babcock’s home for their annual party with 25 attendees. Frances Babcock and Joyce Porter led games while girls’ club members provided refreshments. The Jackson Boys’ club elected 1939 officers: President Dick Hartwig Vice President Lloyd Brickley Secretary Leo Waggoner and Treasurer Willard Byerly.
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Jackson Township
4-H
Frances Babcock
Joyce Porter
Jackson Boys’ Club
Dick Hartwig
Lioyd Brickley
Leo Waggoner
Willard Byerly
Walter Reese
J. E. Porter
Loyal Byerly
Turkeys Get Smaller Streamlined Models at Beltsville
The U S Department of Agriculture experimental farm at Beltsville Maryland is testing smaller turkey models. Breeders aim for 15 and 21 pound birds to fit family needs, with handlers noting higher wholesale prices for smaller birds and potential profit from meeting consumer demand. J Marsden leads the turkey project. Producers see broader market potential if more compact birds are adopted.
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U.S
Teday
J. Marsden
Charce
Sweet Potato and Squash Season Tips for Families
The Homemaker advises Amy Cessna Iowa State extension nutritionist says sweet potatoes and squash are protective yellow foods rich in vitamin A and should be served at least twice weekly in season. Recipes include baked slices with bacon or ham or pork chops with cream and apple layered in, plus mashed pulp from small squashes and whole Hubbard squashes with nail holes to prevent bursting.
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Ruth Cessna
Iowa State College
Rural Schools Buy Red Cross Pins This Year
Rural schools in the area purchase Red Cross pins to fund Christmas seals for tuberculosis battle. Funds from the pins support health programs and aid the fight against childhood diseases.
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Red Cross
Free Gifts At Monticello Offer Christmas Shopping
Monticello merchants promote holiday shopping with gifts for every purchase and a grand prize of $65 in Community silverware. Each store awards a gift and entrants gain chances for the grand prize. Santa Claus, free candy, and shows are planned for the upcoming Saturdays.
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Monticello
Santa Claus
Learn To Fire Furnace Properly For Savings And Smoke Reduction
Paul J. Houser of the Iowa State Department outlines proper furnace firing to maximize heat and cut smoke. He says push live coals to the rear and add fresh coal to the front, noting that piling coal atop old fuel wastes combustible material and smoke escapes from the chimney. He stresses that flame presence alone does not mean complete combustion and that smoke signals wasted fuel.
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Paul J. Houter
Iowa State Department of Health
Houser
Public Health Engineering Division
Sun's UV and heat balance for healthy living
Correct heating improves comfort with steady heat. Proper humidity and air movement in a room are essential for satisfactory air quality. Use Want Ads for quick results.
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Grasshopper Survey
Iowa State Forest Nursery
South Jones Cow Test Assn. Report
Baby Beef Club
Jackson
Latvia
Sammy
Castle Grove
Thomas Warner
Mildred
Lee
Lrne Hosford
Wal Hiller
Fred Harken
George Bassier
F. C. Cramer
Ben Eiben
Harvey Heiken
Lyle Hosford
Laurence Siebels
Len Passel
Ansmuss
Lutheran Church
S. M. Hosford
Louise Field
Cedar Rapids
Cornell-Ottumwn
Mount Vernon
E. L. Kromminga
Ray Lertem
Richland
Len, Reichart
Joe Messerli
George Nordman
Jesson
John Jacobs’ Sale
Scotch Grove
A. M. Black
Willie Behrends
Ray Kromminga
Fred L. Kromminga
Loren Cramer
Meyer’s Produce Co
Lorraine
Claussner
Smartwear
Toby$ Orntussle
TI A.M. iii
WMT
Rock Island
Peter Pan
Express
Skelley’s Variety Store
M Union
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