Jones County Farm Bureau Plans Annual Meeting and 4-H Field
Jones County Farm Bureau invites members to the Shrine auditorium Des Moines January 20 21 and 22 for nationally known speakers and ongoing convention events. Six 4 H boys will attend Ames ISU short course December 28 30 with over 600 peers from across Iowa. delegates include Irvin Sievers and Roy Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Farm Bureau Federation
Shrine Auditorium
Des Moines
Jones County
Farm Bureau
Ames
Iowa State College
Max E. Sauerbry
Iowa
Irvin Sievers
Wyoming
Roy Martin
Center Junction
Melvin Sievers
Carl Wehling
Anamosa
Robert Beck
Olin
Delbert Richardson
Mount Vernon
Ed Helgens
Monticello
Turn Ink And Paper Into Dollars For 1937 Farm Records
Farmers are urged to start a farm record on January 1 to inventory crops livestock and materials. Benefits include proof for conservation programs tax data tax reports credit ratings and loan support. Options include the AAA Iowa farm business record book and the Iowa loose leaf farm account book with guidance from county agents or J J Wallace of Cedar Valley Farm Business association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Iowa Farm Business
Iowa
Farm Bureau
J. J. Wallace
Cedar Valley Farm Business Association
County Farm Bureau Program For Next Year
The Jones County Farm Bureau outlines livestock programs for 1937 including cattle and hog health, dairy and poultry husbandry, and disease control. Plans feature cooperation with beef breeders, annual beef banquet in February, tours to feeders plants, market outlook meetings, hog cholera vaccination schools, poultry management updates, Holstein breeders banquet in January, and a June demonstration tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beef Cattlemen's Association
Jones County Cow Testing Association
William Vincent
Wendell Donnelly
Holstein Breeders’ Association
Jones County Farm Bureau
Jones County Beef Cattle Breeders and Feeders’ Association
Baby beef club enrollments end January first
Boys and girls aged 10 to 21 are urged to enroll in the 4 H baby beef club project before January 1. Members will select a calf born between March 1 and September 30, 1936, which may be purebred or grade. Contact local leaders or Mr Saverbry at the Farm Bureau office for enrollment cards and weighing certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max E. Sauerbry
Saverbry
Farm Bureau
Rural electrification project bids soon anticipated
Engineers have spent two weeks drafting plans for a rural electrification project. Preliminary line survey work should finish in two weeks, with a shorter survey method proposed to speed up contract letting. Engineers will assist farmers with wiring and power issues and advise on motor and feed grinder sizing in cooperation with the Farm Bureau and Iowa State College for Jones County farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Electrification Administration
Farm Bureau
Iowa State College
Jones County
Imported Red Clover Seed Should Be Checked
County inquiries rise over foreign red clover and alfalfa seed sold in Jones County. U S Department of Agriculture warns limited adaptability of foreign seed, notes higher disease and winter-kill risk, and low yields versus domestic varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Bureau of Plant Industry
U. S. Department of Agriculture
United States
Italy
Canada
Onslow PTA Meeting and Community Christmas Events
The Onslow Parent-Teacher Association met Monday Dec 14 with sixteen members. A double wedding was held Dec 16 in Anamosa for Frieda Martens and Nona Grassfield and Bruno Jansen and Jens Jensen. Christmas parties, a Homemakers club gathering, and church services followed across town with multiple hostesses and special programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow P. T. A
P.T.A
Nellie Morey
Wanda Bullock
Walter Koon
Norma Petersen
Betty Jean Lathrop
Bob Lewis
Henry Heeren
Clair Fayram
Herman Gutzeit
Edwin Wilcox
John Jansen
Mildred Streeper
Elva Hall
Jack Heeren
Ward Hicks
David R. Beggs
Anamosa
Frieda Martens
Fred Martens
Jens Jensen
Nona Grassfield
David Grassfield
Bruno Jansen
Thomas L. Jensen
Onslow
Thomas Jensen Jr
Helen Edwards
Fred
Anna Jensen
Grassfield
South Prairie Homemakers’ Club
L. B. McKinstry
George French
Velma Nielsen
Presbyterian Church
Wilma Menald
Muriel Johnson
Marvin Hanwardson
Altrurtan Club
Roxie Bullock
Santa Claus
Estelle McCune
Berlyn Westfall
Thelma Johnson
Wilma Craig
Henry Schmitt
Hannah Jensick
Will Larson
Cedar Rapids
Lewis
Fletcher
William Fletcher
James Kennedy
L. M. Smith
George Sears
H. Willison
E. G. Rawson
Joan Mundell
Cascade
Will Dennison
James Buchner
Antioch
Frank Conley
George Werden
Monmouth
Frank Philips
Olin
Fred Koch
Wyoming
Lloyd Hutton
Hilah Hutton
Monticedlo
South Prairie Home
Floyd Chatterton
Wyoming Opera House
Helen Holst
Stevens College
C. M. Holst
Duncan Wasson
Frieda
George Henricks
Edward Tjaden
Sand Spring School Christmas Program Honors 120 Attendees
The Sand Spring school led by Miss Mary Enette Schem mel presented a December 17 Christmas program for about 120 attendees. The event featured student performances, a plate luncheon, and gifts distributed, followed by a social visit with local families and residents in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Spring
Mary Enette Schemmel
Zenobia Bright
Papa
Santa
Clarence Baum
George Bright
Laurabell
Edwin
Santa Claus
Dolly
Loretta Nachtmann
Billy Joe Helms
Dorothy Behrends
Edwin Clement
Thomas Brown
Roman Welter
Phyllis Cox
Ryan
E. H. Cox
Blanche Moser
Fred Travers
Henry Eileen and Sons
Delhi
Stanley Bright
George
Marie Lawrence
Anamosa
Matilda
Phil Lawrence
Prairieburg
Charles Stevenson Jr
Stevenson
Eva Bright
W. H. Behrends
Cyril Stevenson
Monticello
J. L. Batchelder
William Conley
Bertha Baxter
Howard Travers
Louis Smith
Lloyd
Marilyn
Charles Stevenson
Lou King
Donald
Mary Lou
Ray Chaplin
Cap Arduser
E. DeShaw
William Lang
E. Wahl
Fred Welter
Glen Eiler
Cyril and
Eldon
Dave Wilson
Leon
Clarence Lasche
Manchester
Glen Filer
Fred . Welter
Dubuque
Chap
Meeting closes with lunch after lesson by Cox and Lang
At the close of the meeting a lunch was served. The lesson was given by leaders Mrs. Edward Cox and Mrs. Chester Lang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lin
Edward Cox
Chester Lang
East Cass Social Notes Reach From Hannan Home
Gladys Benedict and Clarence Hannan of Cedar Rapids visited the Hannan home along with the Darrow family from near Morley. A San Diego death recalls Price Fuller at 87, born on the Cass farm later tied to the Zimmerman property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Hannan
Cedar Rapids
Lee Hannan
James Darrow
Mabel
Esther
Russell
Morley
Hannan
Price Fuller
San Diego
Calif
R. Zimmerman
Cass Township
Cass
Mary Hannan
Algona
Iowa
Community events and gatherings in Castle Grove district
Local schools Ber tha Burlingham’s and others in Castle Grove district No. 5 plan programs before Christmas break. Teachers and pupils will take Christmas week vacation. Social visits include Harm Dirks, John Rieken family, and card party at John Gerdes home. A farm sale at Art Steiner’s and multiple nearby visits are noted plus a chicken pie supper at Frank Post home drawing attendees from Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Burlingham
Castle Grove
Herman Tapken
Harm Dirks
Dirks
John Rieken
Milton
Rodney
John Gerdes
Ehrisman
Lubben
Art Steiner
Henry Tjaden
Frank Post
Anamosa
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County Farm Bureau
R.E. A
BE. Horton
Floyd
Gene, Neb
Clarence Or
Benny Butts
Rockford
Mis
S. G. Hutton
Vera Paul
St. Louis
Nicholas
Cramer
Fisher
Marion
Hook
R. W. Chatterton
Phillip Smith
Floyd McCarty
H. A. Smith
Ronald Hodoval
Jane Ellen Paulsen
Bethlehem
Sally Smith
Jerry Lennon
Phillis Ritenour
Phyllis Harms
Beverly Hicks
Phillis Koon
Stanley Smith
Manger
Patricia Koon
January Sid
East Cass
Gladys Benedict
Lou Ehrisman
Baldwin
Thomas Stimpson
James Morrissey
Virginia
Stimpson
Ella Watt
Charles Condit
Hickory Grove
Cass No. 1
McCormick-Deering
Farmall
McCormick- Deering
Shaffer Implement Store
Glauser
White Rock
John Deere
R.C.A
Wm. Luck
Prop
Hutton Farm
Scotch Grove
Eby’s Mill
Deering
John Deere Gang
Homer
Geerless
Gorham
Hayes Corn
Dedrick Schrader
F. L. Story
Monticello State Bank
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