Farm Bureau Plans February Membership Drive
The Farm Bureau sets February 8 to 20 for its annual membership drive with county workers from 16 townships meeting February 1 to finalize plans. Ivan Trottener of the state office will attend. Six more farmers joined last week, paying dues for 1937 despite the fee rising from 5 to 10 dollars.
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Farm Bureau Search i Odrectors
Ann Farm Bureau
Ivan Trottener
State Farm Bureau Office
Farm Bureau Office
Farm Bureau
Jones county agricultural planning committee advances program
The Jones county agricultural planning committee meets soon to refine a long standing agricultural planning and land use policy. Members include William Stanton Jr and Carl Smith with state extension advisers at Iowa State College. The panel will review 1936 crop recommendations and assess how shifting acreage to hay and pasture affects livestock, feed units, and conservation objectives.
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Jones County
William Stanton, Jr
William McLaughlin
Monticello
J.C. McConaughy
Martello
Herman Helgens
William Stanton Jr
Bernard
Carl Smith
Elkader
Iowa State College
Iowa
Murl McDonald
Towa State College
United States Department of Agriculture
County Agricultural Planning Committee
Large Delegation Goes To State Convention
Some 28 Jones county farm men and women attend the state convention of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation at Des Moines this week. Sessions are at the Shrine temple with Jones county HQs at the Chamberlain hotel. The delegation is led by William McLaughlin of Monticello, president, and Mrs Bernard Cass of Wyoming, women's division chair. Glenn Jones of Anamosa acts as the county voting delegate.
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Jones County
Iowa Parm Bureau Federation
Des Moines
Shrine Temple
Jones County Group
Chamberlain Hotel
William Mclaughlin
Monticello
Jones County Farm Bureau
Bernard Cass
Wyoming
Farm Bureau
Glenn Jones
Aniamosa
Sixty Six Baby Beeves On Feed by 4 H Boys
The year 1037 sets a county record in Jones county with 66 baby beeves on feed by 4-H boys. Weight certificates filed at the county agent’s office list all animals fed across the county under County Club Agent Max E. Bauer.
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Jones County
Max E. Bauer
Castle Grove G M L Mesford Sail Conservation Meeting
About 25 farmers attended the sail conservation meeting on Saturday. L. T. Lorenzen of Wyoming chaired the county sail conservation board and explained the 1887 program. Leroy Dirks of Scotch Grove attended. A township committee was elected: O. R. Howie chairman, George Balster vice chairman, James F. Hoan, and F. C. Cramer as alternate. Next Castle Grove farm bureau meeting will be at School District No. 2 on Saturday Jan. M. A daytime meeting with a noon dinner is planned, with reports and address to follow.
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Wyoming
County Sail Conservation Board
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Scotch Grove
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George Balster
James F. Hoan
F.C. Cramer
Castle Grove
State Federation
H. A. Deischer
Rev. A. Thalacker
Alleghanies
Washington
Hesford
Mesdanus F.C. Cramer
M. Hesford
Will Hiller
Geo. F. Specht
George Hein
Richland Township
Cessna
Ames
W. D. McLaughlin
Jones County Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Mr. Deischer
Gladys Hosford
Stella
Margaret Black
Paul Black
Manchester
A. McLaughlin
Chicago
Meeks Attends State REA Meeting in Des Moines
W. B. Meeks of Jones County REA action attends the state REA coop meeting in Des Moines linked to the State Farm Bureau convention. The gathering aims to help cooperatives operate at lower costs for farmers and is organized by Frencius Gonn Son, president of the Farm Bureau federation.
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Jones County
REA Coop
Des Moines
State Farm Bureau
Frencius Gonnson
Jews Farm Bureau Federation
Solvin Jems
Seed stocks and forecasts for alfalfa and clover
E 8 Dyas extension agronomist at Town State college urges buying alfalfa and clover seed early to ensure purity and viability. He cites 1936 production figures for alfalfa 860 300 bushels and clover 1 278 500 with low carryover, notes limited Canadian imports, and explains seed coloring to indicate origin and suitability.
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Dyas
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Town State College
Mr. Dyas
Canada
United States
Kansas
Towa
Oregon
Community updates and farm bureau notes across Jones county
Local meetings in Richland township and Anamosa wrap up with demonstrations and leadership changes. Cattle and hog shipments from Jones county to Chicago join reports of illnesses and weather affecting families and farms.
Outstanding 4 H Boys and Girls To Be Recognized
Iowa 4 H clubs begin 1936 program with plans to recognize outstanding members. The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railway funds will send six state or district champions to the National Club Congress in Chicago. Railroads and organizations annually support educational trips for club members.
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Pia
Chicago
Milwaukee St. Paul
Paethe
National Club
Milwaukee
Death of Mrs P L Jackson Sparks Hopkinton Remembrance
Mrs P L Jackson Janet Rae, a Lenox college 1888 graduate born August 31 1805 in Farley later moved to Marcus Cherokee County, died January 2 1937 in Reedley California. She married Le Roy Jackson, son of a college founder. Many Hopkinton residents recall her memory.
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P. Lestony Jackson
Reedley
Calif
Lenox College
Jackson
Janet Rae
LeRoy Jackson
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