Jones County Farm Bureau Dinner Highlights Cattle Feeders
I W Arthur, extension specialist, spoke on feed and beef cattle supplies urging orderly marketing to stabilize prices. Resolutions from Cedar Rapids were reviewed with support from Francis Johnson and Rex Beresford. Prizes awarded in price guessing. Future Farmers Boys provided entertainment. Home butchering tips and a Farm Bureau circular on canning and curing were noted.
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Teatits
Levsen
Wyor
Woilinng Falkerts
Harm J. Dirks
Center Junction
Harlan Russel
Anamosa
Herman Brunseheen
Wyoming
Ray George
Monticello
I. W. Arthur
Town State College
Arthur
Cedar Rapids
Germany
England
Denmark
United States
Carl Oldsen
Iowa Beef Producers’ Association
Earl Elijah
Clarence
Lorenzen
Elijah
Francis Johnson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Rex Beresford
Iowa State College
E. G. Lasack
Oxford Junction
Farm Bureau
Rural Electrification Franchise Hearing Heard in Des Moines
The public hearing on the Jones County Rural Electrification franchise was held Tuesday February 23 at the board of railroad commission offices in Des Moines. Attendees included Jones county officials W B Meeks Martelle president A B White Anamosa Manager Edgar Beach and County Agent Carl Smith.
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Jones County
Des Moines
Board of Railroad Commission
W. B. Meeks
Martelle
A. B. White
Anamosa
Edgar Beach
Carl Smith
Jones County Farm Bureau Drives Growth in 1937 Membership
The first part of the Jones county Farm Bureau drive shows higher payments at $10 than the $5 level a year ago. Seven townships Cass Wayne Richland Clay Wyoming Oxford and Hale report larger early memberships than in 1936 with Cass township leading in percentage. In 1936 only ten farmers were members. by drive closure this year 29 members had joined. William Buckner is Cass township director this year. Drive to finish in late spring as roads improve.
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Jones County
Cass
Wayne
Richland
Clay
Wyoming
Oxford
Hale
Farm Bureau
William Buckner
Cass Township
Women's Home Project Meeting in Scotch Grove
Mrs Bernard Cass chairs a Jones county Farm Bureau women's division meeting at the Scotch Grove post office building Thursday afternoon February 25. Officers and directors discuss open meeting series in the county from March 16 to 19 and plan the annual achievement day.
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Bernard Cass
Scotch Grove
County Home Project
Jones County Farm Bureau
Proper meat curing requires cool temperatures
Extension specialist Miss Cessna warns meat can fail to cure if temperatures are too high. A thermometer helps produce sweet cured hams and bacon. Ideal curing range is 36 to 38 degrees Fahrenheit with souring organisms unable to develop below 40 degrees. Lower temperatures slow pigment and penetration.
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Miss Cessna
Farm Business Assn Members Meet March 1
J. J. Wallace calls Cedar Valley Farm Business association Jones county members to Anamosa on Monday March 1 to aid in completing income tax forms and advise on buying or repairing farm machinery. He warns against discarding old equipment prematurely and suggests careful cost considerations.
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Farm Business Assn
J. J. Wallace
Cedar Valley Farm Business Association
Jones County
Anamosa
Mr. Wallace
Plan Diversion Of Crops To Earn Larger Share Of Payment
County agent outlines 1937 farm program diversion payments aimed at conserving soil. Farmers may divert up to 15 percent of soil-depleting base with Iowa averages near 12.75 dollars per acre, split into 8.50 and 4.25 per acre components plus added soil-building incentives. Details available from county or township committees.
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Iowa
AAA
United States
Seed Selection Keys 1937 Farm Seed Supply
The success of the 1937 agricultural program hinges on farmer seed choices and use. Farmers are encouraged to store and distribute seed, plant emergency forages like soybeans and cowpeas, and consider imported clover and alfalfa seed while ensuring legal labeling and origin. Local Farm Bureau details and advice from AAA agronomist Joseph F. Cox guide seed sourcing and planning.
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Farm Bureau
Joseph F. Cox
AAA Agronomist
Triple A
Cox
Ued
Canada
Machinery Repairs Now And Avoid Delay
Farmers should inspect equipment now to secure parts before repair days. Byron T. Virtue, extension assistant at Iowa State College, urges ordering replacements to prevent spring delays. The decision to buy new versus repair old machines must be settled before the cropping year begins to avoid field breakdowns.
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Byron T. Virtue
Iowa State College
Soil erosion drains Iowa’s virgin soil survey reports loss
A statewide survey by the U S Department of Agriculture and Iowa State College warns that thirty billion tons of soil have eroded from Iowa since settlement. Only 13 percent shows little erosion, with one third slightly eroded and 31 percent lost 50 to 75 percent of topsoil. Estimated nutrient losses include 55 million tons nitrogen 18 million phosphorus and 455 million potassium. The report highlights the need for immediate erosion control action and notes the high capital depletion of Iowa farms.
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Iowa
P. B. Brown
Department of Agronomy
Town State College
Dr. Brown
Soil Conservation Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Bulletin
Iowa State College
Ames
Gulf of Mexico
Monticello Area Hosts Farewell Farm Party and Gatherings
Community events in Castle Grove district include farewell parties as three families plan to move. Attendees from local households gathered at several homes with baskets and social time. Others attended stock and cattle sales in nearby towns and a fathers and sons banquet at Monticello's Presbyterian church.
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Louis Ortzies
Ernest Carpenter
John Gerdes
John Hasler
Gere
Rickels
Beverly Yards
Cedar Rapids
Maquoketa
Claude Mason
Indiana
Sam_ Eberhart
Clarence
O. R. Howle
Olin Jr
Dawes and Arnold Rites Lead Wyoming Obituaries
Funeral services for Wirt G. Dawes 78 of Wyoming were set for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Harrington Funeral Home with Rev. H. W. Farnham officiating. Dawes, born in Burghill Ohio, leaves wife Laura and three children Charles Frank Orla plus four grandchildren. Mrs Armella Newell Arnold 73 widow of Sheriff Himar Arnold died in Chicago. services were held in Wyoming M E church with sons Arthur and Fred and a daughter Letty among survivors. Local reports include civic talks, club entertainments, and a range of community notices from births to moves and sports results.
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Harrington
Wirt G. Dawes
H. W. Farnham
M. E. Church
Wyoming
Burghill
Ohio
Iowa
Bradford Academy
Little Brown
Nashua
Laura Salmon
Howard Center
C. B. Shaffer
Missouri
Charles
Frank
Center Junction
Orla
Mrrs.Arnold
Armella Newell Arnold
Himar Arnold
Jones County
Chicago
Arthur
Fred
Florida
Letty
Orson Arnold
Co. L. Wolfe
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Marvin Selden
Merchants’ National Bank of
John Behnke
Tompkins Timber
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Harrison H. Rearick
Mary Brownell
Cozy Club
Gordon Marshall
Bridge
Charles Marshall
Everett Vrooman
Leon Coleman
Marvin Nissen
William Peck
Alice Brown
Carl Hutton
Lorraine Moenk
Henry Moenk
Dale Mayberry
W. W. Bronson
C.T.T. Club
North Washington Street
Industrial Society of the Presbyterian Church
Howard Jameson
E. N. Stoffel
E. F. Rohwedder
Peter Eichhorn
East
Gus von Sprecken
Emma von Sprecken
Peter Fredericksen
Anna Carstensen
John Wherry
Don Wherry
Epworth League
Martha Jane Dick
Hawthorne Club
Dora Thomson
Lee Sherrill
R. A. Peters
Elmer Buckingham
Don Gerdes
Henry Gerdes
California
Don
Ralph Orth
Denver
Blackman
Oxford Junction
J. W Thompson
John Nissen
Nissen
Fred Conrey
Thomsen
West Green Street
Louis Dusanek
Conmey
Arthur Manwiller
Horace Leamon
East Matin Street
Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Society
Henry Nissen
Lena Westphal
John Buchholtz
Carl Wurst
Local notices and personals amid town events
The itemized column reports a death notice for Carl Be hard of Covington Washington and notes relocations to Vancouver HW, with community tributes. It mentions Wardens, Waterloo TN gatherings, religious services, hospital conversations, a Veterans hospital event, a sale to Mr Huebnes of Manchester, Mrs Garvin's return from Lafayette Ind and accompanying relatives, Lenox defeating Burdick's Aces for Red Cross flood relief, and visits by Clarke Mason Iowa City and others in Cedar Rapids.
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Hoepsinton
Carl Be Hard
Larg
Covington
Asu
Dany
Movin
Ed Cox
Warren Vinch
Altender del
Rangmet
Waterloo
Guy
Sarah McContell
Miptue
Dunlap
Joby
Veterans Hospital
John Tibbitts
Huebnes
Manchester
Moving In Onslow Area as Spring Transitions Continue
Mrs W A Hicks notes spring relocations in Onslow with Albert Schmidt family moving from Scotch Grove to a vacated Roy Finkenbinder farm. Porter Ripperton family shifts to Maquoketa while Clarence McNamara moves near Anamosa and Appleby family settles on Lewis farm vacated by Hopkinton residents. Edna Wasson heads to Chicago to live with daughter Dana McGovern. Elias Anderson and family visit George Paulsen. Larkin club hosts with Mrs Ed Paulsen. prizes at 500 go to Mrs John Jansen and Mrs W A Hicks.
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Albert Schmidt
Scotch Grove
Roy Finkenbinder
Porter Ripperton
Maquoketa
Clarence McNamara
W. A. Hicks
Anamosa
Appleby
Hopkinton
Lewis
Floyd Chatterton
Edna Wasson
Chicago
Dana McGovern
Elias Anderson
Wyoming
George Paulsen
Ed Paulsen
Larkin Club
John Jansen
Clay
Oxford
Alva Streeper
Squire Ripperton
Rockford
Ill
Onslow
F. L. Green
George Scroggie
Vancouver
Wash
C. R. Scroggie
Jones County
Effie Gerrian
German
Rochester
George French
Minn
Ruth Beck
Eldora
Bridge
L. B. McKinstry
Marvin Hanwardsen
Henry Heeren
H. Willison
George Sears
George
Anniversary party honors Mr and Mrs Leo Allen
Mrs M P Paulsen traveled prize winner and two course refreshments. Mr and Mrs Leo Allen guests of honor at a surprise party celebrating their 21st wedding anniversary hosted by Otto Allen. Cards were played as the main activity.
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M. P. Paulsen
Leo Allen
Otto Allen
Clarence
Vivian
Fred Bramer
Co. J. McNamara
Fred Martens
Dillon Stickley
Nettle Albery
Ben Warren
Rebekah Lodge
Wyoming
R. C. Walters
C. S. Ames
Walters
Mount Vernon
Ralph Orr
Ames
Onslow
Olin
Allison Fishwild
E. Horton
Frank Byerly
Chris Gill
B. L. Wherry
Lloyd Preston
Lee Peck
Roy Bender
Lilian Buck
F. C. Conley
Anamosa
Donald Kirby
Iowa City
George Overholt
Dorothy
Ruth Sears
Clinton
Harold Overholt
Davenport
Olive Green
Farmer Warns of Broken Rail Near Carroll
Edward F Feld a farmer near Carroll Carroll county observed a rail joint out of line on the eight foot grade beside his property He telephoned Carroll railroad officials who sent a section crew and repaired the broken track before a wreck could occur The note ends with a remark about classified ads and volcanic dust lingering in the atmosphere.
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Edward F. Feld
Carroll
Carroll County
Feld
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