Jones County Farm Bureau Receives Merit Certificate
The Scotch Grove township Farm Bureau receives a merit certificate from the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and the State Extension Service in 1938. County agent presents at a John Otten home meeting. Wilma Kuhns reports on the federation convention and Esther Sinclair leads the women’s music project. Howard Masteller discusses state Farm Bureau activities. The delegation plans to attend the assembly, aiming for one of the largest county contingents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove Township Farm Bureau
Towa Farm Bureau Federation
Towa State Extension Service
John Otten
Scotch Grove Township
Wilma Kuhns
County Home Project
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Esther Sinclair
Howard Masteller
Cedar Rapids
Farm Bureau
State Farm Bureau
Scotch Grove
Monticello
Lenox College
Eby
Wyoming High School
Nanne Hanken
Anamosa
J. M. Eby
John Stahlberg
Herman Petersen
Gerd Antons
Maxine Lange
Dean Zirkelbach
Lois Naylor
Yvonne Lange
Monticello High School
Bernard Cass
James Hughes
Clifton Abbott
Will Balsiger
Hughes
Cass
Howard Masseller
Oskaloosa
Iowa State Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Harm J. Dirks
Alva Freese
Mercy Hospital
Karen Marvel
Ervin Plueger
Vernon Helgens
Chicago
Detroit
W. E. Carson
George Blankenship
Barstow
Cal
Ames
State College
Iowa
Fannie Gannon
The
Henry Rickless
Otten
Congregational Church
Jones County
Instruction School Announces 1939 allotments program
The article outlines 1939 soil and corn allotments and yields for each farm, with notices to owners and operators in the county. It explains appeal rights within 15 days, township meetings to explain the program, and the signing of an intention form that guides future payments and deductions. A two day school for township committeemen precedes farmer visits, with plans to contact every farmer after February 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy G. Dirks
Jones County Agricultural Conservation Association
Sand Spring Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Cedar Rapids residents Mr and Mrs E W Brondel and family dined with the Behrends. Center Junction couple Herbert Cox and E H Cox hosted and other guests attended framing a series of dinners and visits. South Fork township held a final training school at E H Cox home on Feb 9 with Dorothy Gates presenting a fruits and vegetables menu. A follow up meeting is planned Feb 16 at C K Greer home. Visitors included Lang family at Sand Spring and Cyril Albany, plus activities at Monticello and Cascade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Brondel
Cedar Rapids
W. H. Behrends
Herbert Cox
Center Junction
E. H. Cox
J. L. Batchelder
Ernest Wah
Ray Chaplin
Jerome Baum
Langworthy
Cap Arcuser
South Fork Township
Dorothy Gates
Miss Gates
Greer
McNeill
Welter
C. K. Greer
Lester Lang
Charlotte Kay
Sand Spring
Albany
Cyril
Charles Stevenson
BE. H. Cox
Frank Haight
Betty
William Yeoman
Monticello
Archie Payne
Rosemary
Josephine Warburg
John Albany
George Billmeyer
Cascade
Seed Testing Service Available For Jones County Farmers
Jones county farmers may submit seed samples to the Farm Bureau for analysis and germination testing. The Iowa State Seed Testing Laboratory conducts the tests under a signed agreement. Service is free for Farm Bureau members and 25 cents per sample for non members. Samples should be submitted early to avoid spring rush. Suggested sample sizes vary by seed type from 4 ounces for small seeds to 1 pound for corn and soybeans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Farm Bureau
Iowa State Seed Testing Laboratory
South Jones County C T A Report on Milk Production
The 364 cows tested in South Jones Cow Testing association averaged 615 pounds of milk and 25.7 pounds of butterfat for the month. Forty percent over 40 pounds butterfat were led by several Holsteins with top herds and owners including Prentice and Streeter and Men's Reformatory. Fourteen members fed balanced rations and silage, alfalfa, or soybean hay. seventeen cows were disposed of for various reasons. Four separators were found to be losing 25.9 pounds of butterfat in total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Jones Cow Testing Association
Prentice and Streeter
Men’s Reformatory
George Slater
Monroe and Walderbach
Tyler and McGovern
C. C. Jones
J. M. Byerly
Guernsey
George and Hanken
Jones County
Donald Smith
Prentice & Streeter
Rural Youth Group Heads to State Meet in Ames
A Jones County Rural Youth delegation was chosen February 7 to attend the state assembly in Ames on February 17 and 18 led by Max Specht as official delegate. Attending are numerous members from Monticello Anamosa Martelle Wyoming Olin and Onslow with Ray Sorensen and spouse also attending. Three cars will depart Anamosa Farm Bureau office Friday and a fourth car Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Rural Youth Association
Ames
Max Specht
Jones County Organization
Jones County
Marion Balster
Mary Esther McLaughlin
Monticello
Elwyn May
Marjorie Humpal
Thomas Hartley
Anamosa
James Whitmore
Lawrence Duncan
Olin
Donald Meeks
Merle Meeks
Harold Calvert
Janet Reade
Martelle
Irvin Sievers
Richard Rodweddey
Wyoming
William Reade
Onslow
Ray Sorensen
4-H Mother Daughter Luncheon Postponed at Anamosa
Road conditions push county club event to February 25 at Congregational church Anamosa to keep price and format. About 150 4-H girls and mothers were set to attend the lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Club
Anamosa
Early laying does not stunt pullet size in study
Poultry scientists at Iowa Stars College report that pullets laying before five months grow to similar size as later layers. Dr. N F Waters notes ultimate body weight at 10 months is unaffected by first egg date, and rapid early growth is inheritable. He advises monthly weight checks to select fast growing birds for breeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town State College
Iowa Stars College
N. F. Waters
East Lansing
Mich
Waters
North Jones C T A January Cow Testing Report
January report for North Jones C T A shows 435 cows tested with 100 dry. The association average: 692 lb milk and 25.6 lb butterfat. High herd: J E Ahlrichs with 15 grade Jerseys averaging 893 lb milk and 49.3 lb butterfat. Shomont Dairy 34 registered Holsteins placed second with 1500 lb milk and 49.1 lb butterfat. High individual: a Shomont Holstein cow yielding 84.2 lb butterfat. Dale R. Mayberry tester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Jones Cow Testing Association
J. E. Ahlrichs
Shomont Dairy
Dale R. Mayberry
Local Families Gather For Visits And Birth Announcements
Community notes list visits among Dirks Bodeker Engelhar t and related families in Clinton and Anamosa. Harold Louis Mortensen born Feb 11 at Mercy Hospital Anamosa. Phyllis Jean Woods born Feb 1 at home of James and Mrs Gray. Glenn Curtiss award noted for 1919 Albany to New York flight with two landings taking two hours 51 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Dirks
Carolyn Bodeker
Clinton
Will Dirks
George Bodeker
John Mortensen
Harold Louis
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
O. F. Otten
Alva Gerdes
Otto Otten
Ben Englehart
Charles Gray
D. John Dirks
Gerd Moenk
C. W. Eden
William Martin
Martinsburg
R. G. Davis
Leonard Otten
George Andrews
Alva Freese
Karen Marvel
Willie Husman
Otto Danneman
John Seehusen
John Null
Glenn Curtiss
Albany
New York
Ed Rice Passes 42 Years at Local Creamery
Ed Rice, a retiring farmer, served as a devoted creamery patron for 42 years. Board president F. Cramer notes he never missed a pay day while delivering cream. He plans to move from the farm after 37 years there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Rice
F. C. Cramer
Rice
Seven Farmers Ship Out Cattle By Rail
Seven farmers shipped out cattle by rail in the last week and five farmers received shipments at the local freight depot. Shippers included M Hosford Chris Reiter Steve McDowell R H George Fagan Bros George Tolbert and Louis Finn with multiple cars. Receivers were Ray Adams Louis Finn Nick Huffman Qorville Skabill and Chris Reiter among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Hosford
Chris Reiter
Steve McDowell
R. H. George
Fagan Bros
George Tolbert
Louis Finn
Ray Adams
Sne
Nick Huffman
Qorville Skabill
Kansas City
Colorado
Scotch Grove couples wed in Wyoming ceremony
Dorothy Lorene Otten and David Kenneth Moats married last Wednesday in Wyoming at a Methodist pastor’s home. Attended by John Sanford and others, the couple plans a farm life in Scotch Grove Township after their Des Moines trip. Otten and Moats bring Rural Monticello and Center Junction schooling ties to the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Lorene Otten
Eva H. Otten
David Kenneth Moats
Lyman KE. Moats
Wyoming
Harley W. Farnham
John Sanford
Monticello
Otten
Anamosa
Mr. Eby
Government buying proposals fill daily newspaper pages
The Atlantic News Telegraph notes daily proposals for government purchases of large surpluses to hold for future need. It lists wheat, coal, cotton, silver, gold and other items as examples where artificial price stimuli are sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic News-Telegraph
Williams Formula Offers Quick Relief for Digestive Ailments
Thousands suffer sour gas bloating and sluggish digestion and find relief with Williams Formula. The liquid herbal remedy claims to soothe the colon and bloodstream, absorbing quickly to provide rapid action and full value per dose.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jones County Farm Bureau
Mike
Clement
E.H. Cox
Phyllis
Jeanne
Blanche Moser
W. C
South
C. T. A. Report
North Jones C.T.A
Amber
Mra. W
Zimmerman
Creamery
D. O. Sinclair
Star Farmer
Monticello, Iowa
Moore Farm
Susan B. Moore
W.H. Null
State
Bank
ECONC
Omaedic Velves
Cheeranes
Faber
Chevrolet
Matthiessen Auto & Supply Co
U. S
U.S
Kruse Auto Parts
Williams
Kay
MR. L. D. Green
Wisconsin
Ames College
Idaho
Maurice McNeilly
P. M. Dahlem
Cascade, Iowa
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