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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1937

Page

3

Farm Bureau Board Meeting Discusses 1938 Program

Henry Eichting of Iowa State College extension discusses USDA relations with the county Farm Bureau at Anamosa meeting attended by fifteen directors led by William McLaughlin. Directors review soil conservation aims, county corn hog and agricultural conservation efforts, and Tama county plans to increase farmer involvement and education.

Henry Eichting Iowan State College Farm Bureau Board of Directors Anamosa Eichting U. S. Department of Agriculture Farm Bureau Frank Andrews

Club Agent Starts Work In County

Raymond Sorensen, newly employed club agent, has started his work in the county in taking charge of the boys and girls 4-H club activities. He plans to become acquainted with members and leaders and assist with projects while attending as many local club meetings as possible this month. Contact Farm Bureau office for special attention or information.

Raymond Sorensen Sorensen Farm Bureau

Tour to Ames Planned for June Sixteenth

Plans are set for the annual Ames tour on Wednesday June 16 in cooperation with eleven eastern Iowa counties. Farmers may drive individually or caravan from Anamosa meeting at the Farm Bureau office at 6 00 AM with Grant Chapman leading the campus tour at Iowa State College. The campus tour will start about 9 30 to 10 00 AM and participants should leave their names at the Farm Bureau office for arrangements.

Iowa State College Iowa Ames Anamosa Farm Bureau Grant Chapman Wil

Farm Leaders Discuss 1938 Farm Program Details

Jones county representatives and 11 eastern Iowa counties met in Anamosa to gather questions the AAA wants farmers to answer about the 1938 program. A follow up meeting will draft county recommendations for state and AAA review.

Girls 4-H Club Convention Heads to Ames This Month

Twenty locality girls and leaders will attend the annual 4-H girls club convention to be held in Ames from June 16 to 19. Mrs Harold Hartman county girls 4-H club chairman leads the group and plans to charter a bus for the trip from Anamosa, leaving Wednesday morning.

Amies Harold Hartman Anamosa Ames

Bliss Urges More Local Farm Activity in Iowa Program

R K Bliss director of the extension service at Iowa State College told an Ames meeting last week that local committees must take a larger role in administering the agricultural conservation program. He urged farmer input to shape 1938 details and called for clearer public understanding of the program. The discussion included state committee members fieldmen and AAA representatives.

Bliss Iowa State College College Extension Service County Agricultural Conservation Associations Extension Service County Farm Bureaus Tama Tama County Efort R. K. Bliss Ames AAA

Wyoming Two Home Project Plans Advance

At a May 20 meeting of county and township Farm Bureau chairmen in Antioch church, plans for the coming year focus on Home Furnishing with a special session on electrical equipment. Delegates Mrs Frank Byerly Mrs George French and Mrs John Mayberry attended.

Farm Bureau Antioch Church Wyoming Township Frank Byerly George French John Mayberry Wallace Williamsburg Lal

Black Stem Rust Disease In Wheat Threats Iowa Crops

The article explains black stem rust a parasitic plant that grows on barberry before spreading to wheat and other grains each spring and summer. It notes two spore sources in Iowa from barberries or blown-in spores from the south, with rust from the south often arriving late to harm crops. Eradicating local barberry bushes could remove the major disease source.

Towa

New Chick Ration Saves Corn and Improves Growth

Iowa State College extension poultry man W M Vernon reports a new chick ration by Dr H L Wilke cuts corn use from 60 percent to 25 30 percent and substitutes pulverized oats or barley. The formula, tested on the college poultry farm, aims to address corn shortages and high prices while promoting better growth.

Farm Bureau W. M. Vernon Extension Paltryman Iowa State College H. L. Wilke Poultry Husbandry Wilke

Feeder Mix Promotes Feathering and Early M pullet Growth

A guideline for a 100 pound chick ration lists ground yellow corn 29 pounds oats 35 pounds wheat or middlings 10 pounds soybean oilmeal 5 pounds meat and bone meal 10 pounds dried milk 5 pounds alfalfa meal 5 pounds salt 1 pound and codliver oil 1 pound. Codliver oil is optional in confinement. The mash aims to provide essential food elements for rapid, economical growth and earlier pullet maturity for earlier egg production when prices are favorable.

Onslow Club Notes Honor and Alumni Gatherings

Onslow community reports a Clay Township Homemakers meeting at Mrs. Wilfred Wherry's home, plans for June 24 with Mrs. Mildred Harrs, and Yvonne Hamilton accompanying Elsie Bender to Kalamazoo for graduation. The Onslow Alumni banquet covered 120. new officers were elected. a pantomime and music followed. Funeral services were held for Rev. Philip Palmer in Cedar Rapids with multiple relatives mentioned.

Margaret Kerr Irma Kirschman Arlington Clay Township Homemakers’ Club Wilfred Wherry Mildred Harrs Yvonne Hamilton Elsie Bender Kalamazoo Mich Onslow Alumni Association Ed Paulsen Donald Levien Fannie Hicks Leona Kennedy Jessie McMaster Deloris Scott Maxine Orr Stuart Beck Mae Molesberry Plymouth Alice Overholt Dorothy Ruth Sears Clinton Gertrude Sears Summers, Mich Arthur Barlow Cedar Rapids Lumb Holub Clarence First Elmer Coburn Wyoming Ernest Anderson Anamosa Cornelius Paulsen Mount Vernon Clyde Allen Monmouth V. Mann Olin Dilon Hal Mason City Martha Bramer Nashville Elsie Holst Chicago James Macaulay Howard Willison Wm. E. Evans Columbia University E. S. Palmer Parville Marion B. Palmer Siam Mary Gorbald Pasadena Calif Palmer Laselle Park College Missouri Chicago Theological Seminary Presbyterian Church Presbyterian National Board of Missions Harold Overholt Virginia Carsten Davenport W. A. Hicks George Overholt Olive Green E. Horton Genoa Neb C. Clark J. C. Clark North Madison Onslow Mia Lee Hanson L. B. McKinstry Henry Heeren Fred Nowachek Norris Lockstead Oxford Junction Emil Paulsen Busy Bee Clay Township Twila Rue Chatterton Betty Lee Clark Aurilla Orr Gladys Horton Carol Orr Ames J. R. Ramey Glidden Ramey Rochester C. R. Smith Paul C. A. Neville Richland Iowa City R. W. Chatterton Alva Edwards Mary Ellen Kenneth Butler Springville Clarence Reade St. Luke’s Hospital Henry A. Schmitt 8. G. Hutton Dubuque Ida Williams Fred Bramer Laura Holst Elsie Irene Lightfoot Paul French Christian Endeavor Society Wanda Bullock Schmitt the Christian Endeavor

Iowa State Fair 4-H Prizes Total 17171.25 Announced

Iowa farm youths compete for a record 17171.25 in prizes at the 4-H events announced for the upcoming state fair. Major awards listed include beef, dairy, pigs, lambs and poultry with new classes in beef heifers show and 4-H poultry and horse sections. Premium list available from the State Fair secretary.

Iowa Des Moines America State Fair Management New Hampshires Clydes- Gale State Fair Board

Cottonwood: A Giant Weakling in Iowa Trees

The cottonwood is noted for rapid growth with fifteen year olds reaching around 100 feet, but it is brittle in storms and short lived, maturing by 60 to 170 years. It tolerates smoke and dry conditions, needs full light, and produces white downy seed masses. The article also lists community events and local notices from Onslow and Clay township, including family visits, 4-H club activities, and church announcements.

Iowa

Wisdom on success from Wisconsin State Journal

A Wisconsin State Journal aphorism states success is a fraud if late it brings no joy and if early it fools the fool who awaits it. The quote emphasizes timing in achievement and perception.

Wisconsin State Journal

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