Corn Yields In Iowa 1930 Show Wide Variation Across Counties
The Iowa weather and crop bureau reports 1930 corn yields averaged 33.9 bushels per acre, 6.2 below the 1920–1929 average and the lowest since 1924. Dallas county averaged 27.0 bushels, 17.4 below its 10-year average, with Cedar and Clayton counties posting above their norms. Perry in Dallas county recorded 0.00 inches rainfall over the drought 82 days, and 100 degree days peaked in the region, while some areas received mitigating showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather and Crop Bureau
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Towa
Dallas County
Story County
Davis County
Btory
Cedar
Clayton
Delaware
Dubuque
Howard
Mitchell
Worth
Cedar County
Worth County
Clayton County
Dallas
Boone and
Polk
Perry
Glenwood
White grubs threaten Iowa crops and 1933 brood A damage
Iowa State College entomologists warn that white grubs remain active in corn and alfalfa fields. Experiments near Leon destroyed up to 95 percent of grubs in plowing. Brood A, the most destructive, is expected to appear in 1933, prompting rotations and crop planning to limit losses. A circular with control recommendations will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Experiment Station
Carl J. Drake
Iowa State College
Iowa
God
Drake
Bernard Travis
Leon
Decatur County
Plan for 4 H Girls Music Program and Memory Contest
The 1931 32 Iowa 4 H girls program will study marches waltzes minuets and descriptive music. The state memory contest at the 1932 girls club convention in Ames ranks Tama Weat Pottawattamie Black Hawk and Decatur as top counties with Decatur first on a perfect score. Other high scorers include Bremer Mahaska Webster Clay Calhoun Shelby Butler Cherokee Scott Linn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Weat Pottawattamie
Black Hawk
Decatur
Tama
Bremer
Mahaski
Webster
Clay
Calhoun
Shelby
Butler
Cherokee
Scott
Linn
Brookhart Sought Again in Iowa Primaries
Local Iowa race coverage notes continued search for Brookhart as candidates prepare for upcoming primaries. Report highlights political context, party dynamics, and position sought by an unnamed Brookhart placeholder.
Winning 4 H Girls Annual Convention at Iowa State
The 1931 Iowa 4 H girls convention at Iowa State College concluded June 20 with honor awards and contest winners. Awards covered bread canning clothing and home furnishing projects with winners and honorable mentions listed for several counties. The Rainbow club of Butler county won Banner Club 1930 31 with a $60 prize. Ruth Blanchard won junior journalism and a Chicago trip. choir and orchestra featured hundreds of girls from many counties. sessions covered project topics and divisional meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Bread Club
Ruth Buchanan
van Cleve
Marshall County
Harriet Liebernecht
Columbus Junction
Louisa County
Catherine Reinheimer
Marion
Linn County
Canning
Thelma Quade
Dubuque
Lucy Davidson
Oskaloosa
Mahaska
Cleone Wynn
Corning
Adams County
Frances Kearns
Duncombe
Webster County
Norma J Allian
Walcott
Scott County
Lois Reece
New Providence
Hardin County
Jesse Hinde
Sac County
Margaret Sereg
Eddyville
Wapello County
Gladys Hagenbuch
Iowa City
Johnson County
Rainbow Club
Butler County
Wallaces’ Farmer
Iowa Homestead
Ruth Blanchard
Albion
Chicago
Tolbert MacRae
Iowa State Tests Show Lime and Inoculation Key for Alfalfa
On a Grundy silt loam farm near Osceola Iowa State College soils expert Dr. R H Walker reports lime and inoculation are essential for alfalfa. Trials show manure plus inoculation with lime yields up to 2 43 tons per acre at first cutting, while without inoculation or lime yields were far lower. Doubling lime raised yields about three quarters of a ton per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Iowa State College
R. H. Walker
Rooster Days Promote Higher Quality Towa Eggs
Egg dealers backed by W D Termohlen of Iowa State urge farmers to cull cockerels during Rooster Days to raise quality eggs. They advise frequent egg collection in heat, cooling, large end up storage, testing, prompt hauling, and balanced feeding to ensure freshness and price premiums.
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Towa
W. D. Termohlen
Iowa State College
Termohlen
Real Estate Transfers in Jones County for Week Ended June 20
Deeds filed show Citizens Savings Bank of Olin selling 105.8 acres in 86-3 to Roy Moreland for $1.00 and a reverse transfer. multiple transfers involve Miles R Landis Nora M Landis Jennie Gord O K Duncan and Rolly Duncan with property in sections 17 19 20 84 3 and 83 93 with river and highway parcels. several small lots in Anamosa Wyoming Morley and Olin listed with nominal sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Olin
Iowa
Roy Moreland
Walnut Creek
Miles R. Landis
Nora M. Landis
Jennie E. Gord
O. K. Duncan
Rolly Duncan
West End
Wapasipinicon River
Wapaipinicon River
Charles H. Stout
Clara Colewd
Scott & Skinner
Anamosa
James A. Flanigan
William
McQuillen
Public Road
Hopkins
W. G. Wherry
Green
Wyoming
Green Street
8. W. Johnson
W. W. Bronson
Cris Nason Banko Goung
Harriet
Richard Zacher
D. Miller
Angeline Boots
Morley
George Langchwager
Ida Miller
Vanita Laufer
Louise Langschwager
Smith
Imposters Claim To Be State Men Watch Them
Iowa Department of Agriculture reports imposters posing as state or federal inspectors. Secretary M. G. Thornburg warns farmers to verify credentials and asks for details to help trace the men and the company they claim to represent. Louis Untermeyer quote ends the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Department
M. G. Thornburg
Secretary of Agriculture
Mr. Thornburg
Sulphur Dust Tends to Cure Powdery Mildew on Roses
Town State college plant pathologists report powdery mildew on roses. Dr I E Methus advises dusting roses every three to four days with ordinary sulphur. Use a cheesecloth bag on a stick, especially for climbing roses, apply when leaves are moist after dew or a shower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town State College
I. E. Methus
Best Human Beings
Sioux City Stylus criticizes comforts and luxury eroding national fighting spirit. The piece laments waning resistance, materialism, and money worship, noting motorists care more about a chicken crossing the road than its usual path. It argues for upholding higher values over wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Rare Land and Courage Lift Signs from Historic Verse and Ledgers
A collage of poems and ledger extracts blends a patriotic song by Thomas Osborne Davis with hymns and wartime sentiments, followed by a 1930s financial statement from Monticello Iowa Independent School District listing dozens of vendors and sums paid, illustrating culture and civic record in one page.
Monticello School District Receipts and Funds Report
The Monticello Independent School District in Jones County Iowa presents a financial summary showing General Fund receipts totaling 81 197.68 with prior on hand 20 566.99 and disbursements 49 566.54 plus changes in the School House Fund including last on hand 6 315.07 and tax levy 17 284.12, certified by Secretary Chas M Luett on July 1 1931 with notary Chas A Doxsee witnesses and seal.
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Abel
B. Bi
American Book Co
American Seating Co
Anderson
Lillian
Andrees & Tallman
Con Arduser
Carl A
Ono ‘Ashton
Recene
Baker Paper Co
Balster
R. H
Behrends
Ben
Edith
Bender, A
Blauls, John Sons'_Co
I Brabbitt, Jenney Music Co
Bureau of Educational Reberton Con
K. R. Clenner Co
Chicago Apparatus Co
Children’s Book Club of
Amapica
Clinton Lock Co
Clark
Sam
Cody, C. F. Co
Compton, F. E. Co
Corbin, W. E
Denoyer, Geppert Co
Dodd, Mead & Co
Dunham, C. A. Co
Eby
J. M
Eclipse Lumber Co
Educational Bindery Co
Educational Music Bureau
Emerson, Hillbrunner Music Ferris
D. C
Franklin Equipment Co
Garrett, Callahan Co
Gaynor Lumber Co
Giant Mfg. Co
Grimes
A. B
X . Grimes
A. B. Grote
Emma
Hamblin, Maurine
Hammond & Stephenson Co
Haege Construction Co
Heston & Anderson
Hall, McCreary Co
Higley Chemical Co
High School Fund
Hoag Duster Co
Hock, W. E
Hoff Rubber Stamp Co
Holcomb, J. I. Mfg. Co
Huntington Laboratories
Iverson
Mildred
Jarrett
W. H
Jenkins Music Co
Kaste
Macnaret Gan
Kay
F. J
Kornemann “Bros
Locher
FLA
Haiserman, J
Matheys, G. Co
Monticello Express
Metropolitan Supply
Monticello
City
Men’s Reformatory Midland Press
Meyer
June
Mattocks
Vera
Martha
Palmer, A. N. Co
Pratt Broa
Peerless Chemical Co
Pratt Paper Co
Peterson
Joe
Perrine, LaVetta
Pillmore
Clara
Porter, Opal
Sutherland
George
Schultz Bros
A Smith, Mra. R. C
Skelgas Corporation
Silver Burdett & Co
Scotch Grove Nursery
Ranbora
Benjamin H
Schoon, Lucia
Shannon, Boyd
Sloan, W. B
Smith
Raymond C
Dorothy
Stout, Minard
Trenc Mrg. Co
University of Iowa
van Voltenburg
James
Williams Iowa Supply
World Book Co
Webster Publishing Co
West Disinfecting Co
Walker, A. F
Wood, Amrey
School Howe Fund
Monticello State Bank
State of
Iowa
Jones County
Independent
Chas. M. Luett
Chas.a
Doxsee
Jones Co
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Lowa News
Brookhart
Iowa State
Louis Untermeyer
MY Land
Hera
Thomas Osborne Davis
Magic V. Caruthers
New York Times
Independent School District
Fand
Legg’s Dept
Hormel
Tewotes & Oesale Ces
Excello
Golden Dawn
Abe
Lids
Doz
Manila
Jong
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