Jones Girls Attend 4 H Convention in Ames
Twenty seven Jones county 4 H girls and leaders depart for the 1941 Iowa 4 H Girls convention at Iowa State college. Delegates include Betty Adams Monticello and Mary Dorothy Poshpil Martello who serve as voting delegate and usher respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Iowa
Max Specht
Rose Marie Albers
Castle Grove
Fortune Finders
Wilfred Wherry
Edna Derga
The
Clay Busy Bees
Merle Meeks
Donna Busch
Greenfield Good Luck Club
Delbert Grafft
Dorothy Harderson
Jackson Wise Owls
Henry Adams
Lillian Freese
Lovell Happy Helpers
Art Engelking
Joyce Taylor
Olin Ship Ahoy
Julia Toenjes
Evelyn Martin
Wayne Willing Workers
LaDean Wessels
Alethea Club
L. J. Hughes
Ruth Ann Serbousek
Scotch Grove Sunshine Girls
Bette Dawes
Lorraine Moenk
Wyoming Swingtimers
Lois Livingstone
Fairview Orioles
Betty Adams
Monticello
Mary Dorothy Pospishil
Martello
George Fish
Concha Romero James
Division of Intellectual Cooperation
Pan- American Union
Charles E. Frisley
Genevieve Fisher
M. D. Helser
Iowa State College
R. K. Bliss
Extension Service
A. L. Sacher
Hillel Foundation
Raymond Sayre
State Farm Bureau
Steers Bring 11.25 At Chicago Yard Sale
Charles Kline of Jones county marketed 25 head of steers from his Olin farm at Chicago stock yards. The cattle averaged 1204 pounds each and sold for 11.25 dollars per cwt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kline
Jones County
Olin
Chicago
Strip Cropping Spreads Among Monticello Area Farmers
Strip crop patterns emerge across CCC camp fields at Monticello as farmers adopt contour strip cropping to conserve soil and water. Alternating bands of corn, oats, and meadow across slopes reduce runoff, with several named farms and families adopting six year rotations and pasturing options nearby Buck Creek, Sand Spring, Cascade township, and Center Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCC
Monticello
Edward Muller
Joe Manternach
Bernie Davis
W. A. Hogan
Joe
Will Delay
Henry Adams
Glen Eilers
C. K. Greer
Art Eilers
Rudy Zimmerman
William Baum
Harms Sisters
Sand Spring
Frank King
John Britt
Leo Britt
Fred Nelson
Charles Wordehoff
Wayne Thompson
Buck Creek
Cascade Township
Alfred E
Farmers Tour Chicago Markets At Live Stock Yards
Clarence Grafft Olin and Fred Petersen Wyoming county cattle feeders leader Otto Danneman Amber Farm Bureau officials led farmers from eleven Eastern Iowa counties on a June 5 6 tour of Chicago live stock yards packing houses and related points of interest. The trip was sponsored by the Chicago Producers Commission Company in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Grafft
Olin
Farm Bureau
Fred Petersen
Wyoming
County Cattle Feeders Association
Otto Danneman
Amber
Farm Bureau Organization
Chicago
Iowa
Chicago Producers Commission Company
United States Department of Agriculture
Leonard Buol Newest Fifty Year Farmer of Richland Township
Leonard Buol a 76 year old Richland township farmer in Jones county is the eighth member of the Monticello Express Fifty Year Farmer club. Born in Davos Switzerland he came to America at age two with his parents and has farmed nearly 60 years on a 490 acre holdings with cattle and dairy cattle of Brown Swiss stock. He milks by hand, supervises three sons and a daughter, and shares the farm with four hired men and a large extended family including 22 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Leonard Buol
Richland Township
Switzerland
Mr. Buol
The
Monticello Express
Buol
Jones County
Paul
Adam
Ben
Edna
Bud
Mary Hein
Monticello
Martin
George
Edward
William
C. J. Aitchison
Kenneth Serbousek
Herman Hoffman
Casper
Sheboygan
Wis
Kate Bardell
Dubuque
Long Beach
Calif
SCS Chief Bennett Tours Monticello CCC Camp and Farms
H. H. Bennett head of the Soil Conservation Service visited the Monticello CCC camp Saturday morning June 7 with a party. They toured camp work areas and viewed practices such as strip cropping terracing contour farming grassed waterways and pasture improvement. Bennett praised farmer interest in soil conservation and urged group action while noting erosion threats and the need for federal assistance through soil conservation districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Bennett
Soil Conservation Service
Washington, D. C
Monticello
Bennett
Iowa
Dr. Bennett
R. H. Musser
Milwaukee
Wis
Frank Mendell
Ames
W. K. Webster
Marion
Farm Reporters Instructed On 1941 Compliance Check
A May 28 meeting at the Anamosa courthouse directed Jones county farm reporters to assess farms with signed 1941 Intention to Participate forms. Reporters will measure fields, draft acreage notices, and prepare payments after the county and state offices finalize compliance. Receipts for limestone must be filed. one combined parity and ACP payment check will be issued after final determinations, aided by new 1940 photographs and farm cutouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Anamosa
R. W. Dyas
Des Moines
Wagon Said To Have Spanned 1662 to 1838 In Oregon
Ancient wages X reports F Russell of Sweet Home Oregon owned a wagon claimed to have seen continuous use from 1662 through 1838, highlighting its historic longevity and preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Russell
Sweet Home, Ore
Defense Folders At Farm Bureau Office
County Agent Carl Smith announces three free folders from the Extension Service of Iowa State College. The titles cover Iowa Hog Producers, Iowa Dairy Producers, and Iowa Poultry Producers and outline efficient methods to boost pork, dairy, and poultry production for national defense. Contact the county agent to obtain copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau Office
Carl Smith
Extension Service of
Iowa State College
Iowa Hog Producers
Iowa Dairy Producers
Iowa Poultry Producers
Smith
Farm Bureau Baseball Schedule and Recent Result
The Jones county Farm Bureau baseball team will face the Monti cello CCC boys at the Martello diamond on June 15. Start is 2 15 PM. They previously lost 6 to 2 to Oxford Junction at Oxford Junction last Sunday. Batteries for Farm Bureau were Gotsch Martelle and Saathoff. for Oxford Junction Ko larek and Burda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Farm Bureau
Monticello CCC Boys
Martello Diamond
Farm Bureau
Oxford Junction
James Gotsch
Martelle
Duane Saathoff
Amber
Kolarek
Burda
Oxford
4 H Boys and Girls Present Scotch Grove Farmers Program
The June Scotch Grove Township Farm Bureau meeting will feature a program by local 4 H boys and girls clubs. Outdoor park setting and a one week postponement to Wednesday June 18 at 8 p m. Committee hosts are Mr and Mrs Emil Paulsen and Mr and Mrs Irving Eilers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Bernard Cass
Scotch Grove Township
Emil Paulsen
Irving Eilers
Center Junction
Four-H Club Tours Highlight Cass Castle Grove and Clay Groups
Fifteen Cass Boys 4-H members and leaders toured homes Tuesday, June 3, visiting projects including Hereford and Guernsey cattle, Holsteins, Jersey stock, Angus, market pigs, and lambs. A picnic lunch and kittenball followed. Other clubs Castle Grove and Clay began their annual project visits with similar livestock entries and a post-lunch game. Wayne Willing Workers and Fairview Township Farm Bureau provided rally day planning and program numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass Boys 4-H
Ray Larson
Milo Duke
Leland Appleberry
John Stimpson
Gene Opfer
Norman Opfer
Donald Ray
Maynard Marek
Jack Burke
Lester Fairbanks
Castle Grove
4-H
Thomas Ahlrich
Marion Deischer
Holstein
Marvin Seehusen
Jersey
Lorna Seehusen
Guernsey
Nedra Kromminga
Ralph Kromminga
Robert Lubben
Hereford
James Ehrisman
Billy Hintz
Ruth Hintz
John Messerli
Lloyd Messerli
Robert Messerli
Paul Messerli
James Howie
Berkshire
Steven McDonell
Billy McDonell
Clay Boys 4-H Club
H. B. Derga
Herbert
Donald Derga
Galen
Kathryn Waggoner
Billy Callahan
Richard Nims
Boyd Chatterton
Twila Chatterton
Jack Moran
Thomas Keating
Norman French
Elizabeth French
James Hanna
LaVern Tjaden
John Tasker
Leroy Petersen
Richard Wherry
4 H Club Program Showcased By Anamosa Girls
Lloyd Robertson and an assistant led a display of colored pictures of the girls 4 H club activities. The program featured visuals of club work and refreshments were served by the girls club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Robertson
Anamosa
Gambling restricted to Chinese in Calcutta China town
The rule limits gambling to Chinese entrants in Calcutta’s Chinatown after Hindu wives complained their husbands spent all their money at the gaming tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Battering Ram Used by Engineers on Pavement Breakups
A modern battering ram device used by highway engineers features a transportable ram with a 2,500 pound hammer delivering 80 blows per minute to break brick or concrete pavement.
Farm Bureau to Stage County Sports Festival at Monticello
The Farm Bureau sports festival is planned for Monticello fair grounds on July 4. Lee Crain county sports committee chairman announced the program will follow the successful format of the past two years with committee members including Louis Helgens Olin Merle Meeks Harold Hartman Alva Streeper and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Fair Grounds
Monticello
Lee Crain
Olin
Louis Helgens
Merle Meeks
Martello
Harold Hartman
Anamosa
Alva Streeper
Onslow
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Bolson
Farmer’s Mutual Creamery Company
Center Junction Creamery Company
H. W. Cox
DeLaval Service
DeLaval
Dr. DeLaval
First's Electrical Service
America
Iowa Electric Power Line
Delco
SCS
Decorah
McGregor
Gamble Store
Federal Land Bank
Harold B. McTavish
See’y Treas
Light Co
Allen Chatterton
Petersen
Wayne
Wayne Willing
Doris Porter
Milton Langer
H. V. Porter
Fairview Township Farm Bureau
Clara Walderbach
Friedman Shelby
Stuhler
Indianapolis
Firestone
Speedwa
Tih
Aisa
Meberd Crooks
Margaret Speck
Pirectune Symphony Orchestve
Sader
Woneastete
Saondey Avotiane
Cece
Egger’s Tire Shop
J. J. Eggers
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