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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1941
Page
4
In Jones county and surrounding areas farmers push July hay cuts as 97 million acres in the U S are harvested yearly. New gear replaces loaders with bull rakes and buck rakes and a self feeding baler cutting labor while boosting output and efficiency.
The Cow Testing Association of North Jones reports J E Ahlrichs led with 14 grade jerseys averaging 717 pounds milk and 46.3 fat. Edwin Wilcox and Son own the high cow Sweetheart with 1851 pounds milk and 72.2 fat. Month average was 889 pounds milk and 33.7 fat across 386 cows, 366 milking and 20 dry.
Plans are set for a morning oats variety test plot tour this Saturday July 12 starting at 9 AM at the C K Greer farm. Attendees will view Marion and other varieties including logold Iowa 105 Gopher Van Guard Hull less and more, with rust resistance and maturity differences noted across multiple farms in Delaware Jones and surrounding townships. A Farm Forum led Small Grain testing committee organized the event with 20 plots across 6 varieties in each and offers guidance for farmers unable to attend.
The Jones County Farm Bureau women were invited to place an exhibit at the Iowa State Fair. The Jackson township display from county achievement day, titled The One Dress Wardrobe, was chosen for state competition. Castle Grove township’s library skit also selected as the program number. Mrs Sarah Porter Ellis, state chairman, praised the women and urged exhibition at the fair.
Cattle feeders will gather at Towa State college on July 25 for talks by cattlemen and packing industry representatives. The program includes morning presentations by featured speakers and an afternoon appraisal of cattle fed in experiments by the Towa Agricultural Experiment Station. Jones county farmers plan to attend, with Farm Bureau inviting drivers to offer spare seating. Last year more than 60 Farm Bureau farmers attended.
The Monticello CCC Camp displays a variety of grasses and legumes for study. Agronomist Cris Randolph notes many species including orchard grass buffalo grass brome grass side oats grama tall meadow oats and more. Observations show early and late starters with potential uses for pasture waterways lawns and winter cover.
As of July 1 the county Farm Bureau reports total paid members reaching 461, up fifteen from year end 1940. About forty post-dated checks remain, and lists for Bureau Farmer and The Nation's Agriculture will be revised July 1 with unpaid names dropped. Delinquent members are urged to pay promptly.
The Lovell Happy Welpers 4-H club met at Ruth Reuter's home with five members. Leader Mrs Henry Adams demonstrated dyeing different cloth materials. Health points were discussed and plans made for the club exhibit at the fair. Lunch was served by Mrs William Reuter.
The Iowa Farm Serum Company organized by the State Farm Bureau Federation offers hog cholera serum and virus at McMickle Drug Store Anamosa. The Iowa Serum Company expanded in 1940 to qualify for a volume purchasing contract, one of three US firms under the program to reduce farmer costs. Many farmers vaccinate their own hogs with valid permits as hog prices rise. Last year Farm Bureau members received an 18 percent rebate on serum virus and biologics from the state company.
Professor C L Fitch ISU extension horticulturist will visit Jones County July 21 and 22 to present potato test plot demonstrations. Farmers are invited to attend and observe management methods. The July 21 morning tour begins at Olin school at 9 and an afternoon tour at 1 30 starts at the Monticello schoolhouse. Smith Hughes departments at Olin and Monticello sponsor the project with the Farm Bureau.
Mrs. Oliver Furst of Olin and Mrs. Lee Crain of Olin served as chair and secretary of the Jones County Farm Bureau women's division at a state leaders' meeting in Des Moines on Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. Raymond Sayre of Ackworth led the gathering as state chairman. Proposals for the fall and winter women's program were outlined and cooperation with the national defense nutrition plan was planned.
Jones County cattle sold at the top of the Chicago stockyard sale last Tuesday. A drove of 18 Hereford steers from Cartano and Son near Monticello averaged 1841 pounds and brought 11.85 dollars per cwt. The lot was purchased by a large Chicago packer.
Eleven members of the Cass boys 4-H club met at Maynard Marek's home Tuesday evening. The session included a discussion of swine diseases led by Fred Heiken with a quiz on Swine Production conducted by Club Agent James Kearns. Lunch followed served by Mrs. Wendy Marek.
Leona Walderbach Claire Ger des Joan Miller Lois Livingstone and Margaret Siebels camp committee members met at the Walderbach home on Tuesday to plan the local club camp trip. The week long camp expands at the Boy Scout camp in the state park starting July 8.
Marvin Seehusen of Monticello returned Sunday from the State 4-H Conservation Camp held July 3 through 6 near Boone at Mamp Mitagwa. He has shown long commitment to conservation work including soil acidity testing and contour farming equipment demos on the State Fair Demonstration Team for two years. The camp featured nature hikes tree study bog identification officer elections swimming campfires and talks by state conservation officials. Willard Byerly of Anamosa previously represented the county at the camp in 1940.
One hundred seventy-one Jones county families produced 333 cotton mattresses at two county centers in Olin and Monticello. The project used 16 650 pounds of cotton and 3 330 yards of ticking under the Surplus Commodities Administration with supervision by the Extension Service and Agricultural Adjustment Administration.
Three judges from Town State college are set to judge the 4-H Club classes at the Jones County Fair. C W McDonald will judge baby beeves beef heifers and lambs E L Quaife handles swine and A R Porter dairy classes. All judges are Extension Service specialists from Iowa State College Ames Mrs Jane Knapp Vinton will judge the 4 H girls demonstrations and exhibits.
A Collier's Weekly note describes the female dugong or sea cow as highly maternal. The ten foot mammal bears one offspring at a time and nurses it while paddling with one flipper. The clutched position above water has been likened to a mermaid.
In Bawali a poison additive is mixed with begasse the left over fibre from juice pressing sugar cane to create canee. This material is claimed to resist white ants and is shipped in large quantities to the Philippines for use.
A historian notes The Netherlands contains about 4500 miles of canals. The vast network supports transport and irrigation across cities and countryside, reflecting centuries of water management and urban planning.
Charles H Hoyt famed for comedies and a peculiar fetish that all his plays begin with the letter A He wrote popular titles including A Night in Chinatown A Texas Steer and A Black Sheep His works helped launch careers for several now famous actors The piece also notes Yale linguist Yen Chao saying Chinese language has remained largely unchanged for two millennia while English evolves.
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