FFA Marker Placed At Monticello Community High School
The east side of Monticello Community High School displays an FFA marker placed by the Future Farmers of America public relations committee. The 56 by 60 inch brick marker was built during Vong classes with letters made at the Anamosa men's reformatory. Adams Nursery supplied shrubs and Hank Bohlken provided wiring, with night lighting. Shown left to right are Gary Janssen committee chairman Phil Specht chapter president Maurice Russell Ron Weber and Mike Covington.
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FFA
Monticello Community High School
Future Farmers of America
Anamosa
Adams Nursery
Hank Bohlken
Gary Janssen
Phil Specht
Maurice Russell
Ron Weber
Mike Covington
Farmers Mutual Co op Holds Annual Meeting at Center Jct
About 200 people attended the Farmers Mutual Co op annual meeting at the Center Jct schoolhouse. Don Schrader presided while Mel Koenig of Monticello spoke. Two new directors Richard Antons and Harley Anderson were elected for three years, filling Schrader and Zirkelbach terms. Hans Hinrichsen elected for one year to cover Buol’s unexpired term.
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Farmers Mutual Co-op
Center Jct
Harley Anderson
Richard Antons
Hans Hinrichsen
Robert Buol
Max Dulcher
Don Schrader
Dean Zirkelbach
Bob Buol
Iowa to monitor farm seed sales under new law
The Iowa department of agriculture will monitor farm to farm seed sales this year with a clipping service listing seed advertisers and a record of seed tested by authorized labs. Violators may be fined. The goal is to raise seed quality by testing, discarding low germination lots, and recleaning lots with excess weed seed.
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Iowa
Leroy Everson
Iowa State University Seed Laboratory
Department
Everson
Rat control more effective in winter says Iowa extension leader
Jones county extension director Joe E. Legg and entomologist Harold Gunderson cite winter clustering of rats in farm buildings and under self feeders with a smaller overall population than fall. Anticoagulant baits are highly effective. one pound kills about 30 rats in winter versus 10 in warm weather.
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Jones County
Joe E. Legg
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State University
Gunderson
Midwest Plan Service
Anamosa
Miehe to judge 6th Delaware County Market Hog Show
Grover Miehe a Monticello High School vocational agriculture instructor will judge the 6th annual Delaware County Spring Market Hog Show set for Saturday at the Manchester Sale Barn. Kendall Anderson of Bath Packing will assist. Entry is open to swine producers including 4 H and FFA members in Delaware County and adjoining townships.
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Grover Miehe
Monticello Community High School
Delaware County
Manchester Sale Barn
Kendall Anderson
Bath Packing Company
Miehe
FFA
Manchester
VoAg
the Legion Hall
Farmers' Creamery to Hold Meeting Feb 7
The 68th annual meeting of Farmers' Mutual Co op Creamery Assn will be held Monday Feb 7 at the Monticello Community building. A lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. The meeting and officer election follow with door prizes. Directors are Louis Hanken Robert Wahl Irvin Husman Jake Dietiker Francis Miller W C Bud Bone and Ben Etben.
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Farmers’ Mutual Co-op Creamery Assn
Monticello
Louis Hanken
Robert Wahl
Irvin Husman
Jake Dietiker
Francis Miller
W. C
Bud) Bone
Ben Etben
4-H winter camp representatives named at meeting
Regina Knake and Chuck Miller were chosen as representatives with Bill House and Joann Rathmann as alternates. The group approved this year’s programs and animal nutrition emphasis inserts. Paul Clapp read a poem titled When Pa Was Young. Joann Rathmann spoke briefly.
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Regina Knake
Chuck Miller
Bill House
Joann Rathmann
Paul Clapp
Corn Production Topic for Farmers' Class
The Young Adult Farmers class will discuss corn production with emphasis on stock rot diseases at their Feb. 7 meeting. The Corn-Bean-Hog Clinic attended Tuesday in Monticello will also be discussed. The class meets at 8 p.m. in the long room at Central school in Monticello.
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Monticello
Central School
Monticella
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C. J. Co-op
Robert Krutzfield
Max Dutcher
Keith Gray
Don Ketelsen
Kathryn Norris
Bernhardt Tholen
Allen Hoffman
Edward Hoyer
Maquoketa Valley
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Joe &. Legg
Behlen
J. C. Witte CO
Petersburg
Novak Impl. CO
Lisbon
der Kaesser Impl
Rowley
Allis-Chalmers
Tubes Impl. CO
Ellis Impl. & Service, Coggon
Egger Impl. CO
Schoon
MIR & Impl
Oxford Livewires
Don Benhart
Carnation Farms
Breeding Service
Louis Soppe
Cascade
Arlo Ireland
EL Shada
KENT
Egger Feed
AL Hanssen
Larry Martinsen
Oak Street
Dekalb XL
R Alb
Dekalb Dealers
Raymond J. Poppe
R.R
Chester L
Sarby
St. Anamosa
Darrell Paulsen
Scotch Grove
Onslow
Merlin Noonan
G. W. Carson
Marion
Robert Batcheler
Central City
Darwin Knabnit
R. Ryan
W. K. Allen
Monmouth
Earl Miller
Bernard
Raymond Schmal
Dyersville
Vernon
A, C, Catlett
Wyoming
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