Monticello Dairymen Named in National Honor Roll
County Monticello figures appear among 20 dairy honors awarded by the National Dairy Association. Certificates go to North and South Jones Cow Testing members for exemplary records the year just finished. Recipients include Monticello actors such as J E Ahlrichs and multiple Muller and Fairbanks entries, along with Anamosa and Tipton dairies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
National Dairy Association
Jones
Prentice and Streeter
Anamosa
J. M. Byerly
George and
Hanken
G. L. Fraseur
Tipton
C. C. Jones
Hale
Jones County
Scotch Grove
W. H. Finn & Co
Central City
J. E. Ahlrichs
Monticello
Balster Bros
Muller Bros
Claude Latta
Schimidt’s Dairy
Carl Hein
Matt Muller
Francis Miller
Smith and Meade
Paul Fleming
Shomont Dairy
Arthur and
Ray Fairbanks
Muller and
Bell
Weeds Talk At Scotch Grove 4-H Club Meeting
R A Naylor spoke to Scotch Grove 4-H at the Kuhns home about county weeds and their damage plus control methods. Jack Naylor presided as 16 members and four visitors attended. Ed Helgens discussed health exams and the club agent answered fair and project questions. next meeting set for August 1 at Ed Helgens’ home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Naylor
Scotch Grove
Galen
Kermit Kuhns
Jack Naylor
Ed Helgens
Parity payments issued to Jones County farmers
Eighty two parity payment checks totaling 6353.54 were received in the Jones County Agricultural Conservation office. The 82 payments cover 73 farms, with 205 applications approved bringing total approvals to 480. Farmers with 1940 corn acreage are eligible, parity payments split between landlords and tenants, calculated as corn acreage times normal yield times five cents per bushel. County plans weekly submissions to the state office, urging prompt acreage notifications to finalize payments. Application has been made for 1200 tons of ground limestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Agricultural Conservation Office
Jones County
Progressive Farmer Club Meets Friday Evening
The Farmers Progressive club gathered at Glenn Eilers home on Friday July 19 with 42 members present. Members read papers on farm topics by Dorothy Gates R P Joseph and James Littlefield. Musical numbers featured Helen Mc Glade Mildred Middleton Ray and Alice Joseph and Gene Byers followed by community singing and talks. Ice cream and cake ended the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Eilers
Farmers Progressive Club
Dorothy Gates
R. P. Joseph
James Littlefield
Helen McGlade
Mildred Middleton
Ray
Alice Joseph
Gene Byers
Delaware County
Man to Speak On Electrical Wiring
Harold Beaty extension engineer from Iowa State College has been booked by the Jones County Farm Bureau to present a series of farm wiring schools for the Maquoketa Valley Rural Electric cooperative. The schools will be held in areas where new lines are constructed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Beaty
Towa State College
Jones County Farm Bureau
Maquoketa Valley Rural Electric Cooperative
Kearns Sets Record Hog Auction At Fair Jones County
The 4 H club hog sale at Jones County Fair will post the largest ever with 189 hogs sold to buyers from Dubuque Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Chicago after the baby beef sale on Friday August 28 Judge James Kearns said the hogs will weigh 175 to 200 pounds and include 32 Berkshires 15 Chester Whites 82 Duroc Jerseys 17 Hampshires and 43 Poland Chinas Cleo Ferguson handles auctioning duties with judging on August 21 and the year’s entry shows a 37 head rise from last year with a prior sale averaging 14.07 per head and 206 pounds per hog
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Fair
James Kearns
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Chicago
Cleo Ferguson
What Cheer
Chester
Farm Tenant Loans Open in Jones County
The Farm Security Administration resumes Tenant Purchase loan applications for Jones county farm tenants and laborers. Loans at 3 percent interest amortized over 40 years require careful applicant character and farm checks. applications on file plus new ones will be considered by the county committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev
Larson
FSA
Jones County Tenant Purchase Committee
Phillip B. Daly
Anamosa
J. W. Oscar Kinler
Olin
N. C. Holst
Center Junction
Secretary of Agriculture
Ames Auditor Reports Farm Bureau Records In Order
Henry Nichling district extension agent from Iowa State College conducted the regular semi annual audit of the Farm Bureau books and records. He told Clarence Grafft president of the Farm Bureau that the records were in excellent condition and noted a 25 percent membership increase over 1989.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ichling
Towa State College
Farm Bureau
Clarence Grafft
Nichling
Legume Seeding Experiment at Monticello Farms
The Soil Conservation Service and extension service select E. W. Brashaw and Roy Slauson farms near Monticello for demonstration plots testing winter vetch and rye as winter cover crops. Seedings occur at three dates with vetch noted as a new, cold resistant legume suited to sandy soils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Brashaw
Roy Slauson
Soil Conservation Service
Extension Service
Brashaw Farm
Slauson Farm
Monticello
Carrington
Wayne Girls To Represent Club At 40 County Fair
The Wayne Willing Workers 4-H girls meet with 10 members and two visitors. Delores Poppe is president and Eleanora Siebels and Delores Poppa are chosen for the demonstration team. Siebels reports on the Ames 4-H convention. The program topic is Care of the Hands and the next meeting is at Arlene Monk's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Willing Workers
Edna Henrichs
Delores Poppe
Eleanora Siebels
Delores Poppa
Ames
Onslow Residents Visit George Paulsen Home
Mrs. W. A. Hicks and family joined George Paulsen in a Monday gathering. Frances Paulsen stayed for a short town visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Bone
Frederick
Frances
George Paulsen
L. B. McKinstry
South Prairie Homemakers Club
John M. Peterson
Velma Nielsen
Bridge
Harold Jordan
John Jansen
E. K. Peters
Joan Paulsen
Phyllis Ritenour
Baldwin resident visits Rockford amid regional notices
Mrs. Nick Koppess died Saturday at John McDonald hospital Monticello after a stroke. Funeral Mon at St. Peters Temple Hill. Ons low mourners included L B McKinstry Jesse Longfield and William Fletcher. Survived by husband and seven children. Nearby guests and visits noted with Dickinson County connections and hospital stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Koppess
John McDonald Hospital
Monticello
St. Peter’s Church
Temple Hill
Onslow
L. B. McKinstry
Jesse Longfield
William Fletcher
Koppess
Harold Overholt
Dorothy Overholt
Clinton
Alice Overholt
Ruth Sears
Chicago
George Sears
Elsa Schrader
Iowa City
Sunday Guest At Cedar Rapids Sister’s Home
Sunday guest in the home of her sister, Mrs. Art Manweller, in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. G. Hutton
Bertha Dugan
Harriett Lamey
Margaret ‘Hall
Cedar Rapids
Dugan
Iola
Kansas
Mable Elwood
Des Moines
B. W. Streeper
Frank Phillips
Hale
Irene Chatterton
H. W. Koon
Art Manweller
Also Mentioned on This Page
National Dairy Thru Farm Bureau
AAA
Progressive Farmer Club
Michel
Amber Savings Bank
Amber, Iowa
Amber Savings Bank Bldg
District Court
Iowa
Will Cell
Amber
D. W. Bates
O. A. Conwell
Edwin Scheer
Chris Tischauser
Vincent Wheelock
Mrs. H
Willms
Walter
Lot
Block
Ablesshaiey
August Scheer
August Welch
A. C
Kele
Marion
Berkshire
Alvin Weers
Alvin
Hampshire
Express
Kearns
Fair Mart
Bud Kearns
Dale Adams
Lavern Nagel
Raymond Nagel
Fred Shover
Gene Walker
Lovell Township
James Miller
Greenfield
4-H
Arthur Husman
Donald Starr
Wanda Siebels
Joyce Porter
June Thomson
Clear Lake
Farm Security Administration
Darwin A. Larson
Federal Building
Earlville
Chevrolet
Matthiessen Auto & Supply CO
McCormick - Deering
McCormick-Deering
Shaffer Implement Store
Wayne Girls
W. A. Hicks
Brady
Baldwin
Rockford
Benny Butts
Frank Schrader
L. J. Hanson
Marquette
Ishpeming
Mich
Mary Harris
A. F. Pottle
Zelma Cass
Eagle Point Park
W. E. Tuetken
Owa
Land Bank and Land Bank Commissioner Farm Loans
National Farm Loan Associations
The
Farmers Own Farm Credit System
Harold B. McTavish
Sec’y Treas
3Rd Ave. S. E
Over Light Co
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