Farmers near 95 percent corn allotment adherence in Jones County
In Jones County the first compliance check shows two thirds completed with Clay township as the initial fully reviewed area. Early reports indicate at least 95 percent of producers stay within their corn allotments as farm reports progress under county oversight and aerial photo review.
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Jones County
Clay
Ccounty
Corn Loan Inspectors
Cedar Rapids
U.S. Grain Standard Supervision Office
Tour to Iowa State College Campus Planned for June 29
Plans are underway for an annual Jones county farmers tour to Iowa State College in Ames on June 29. Sponsored by the county Farm Bureau, the event features campus tours of research facilities, a noon picnic, separate tours for women and men, and short talks by college leaders on practical farming subjects. Visitors will see livestock and crop experiments spread over a thousand acres near the campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Iowa State College
County Farm Bureau
Morrill Hall
Ames
Grant Chapman
United States
Lowa
Iowa
Towa
Four-H Feeders to Show 360 Calves at All-Iowa Fair
Seventy-three calf lots including seven from Jones county will be entered at Cedar Rapids All-Iowa Fair August by eastern Iowa 4-H cattle feeders. Calves will be judged August 4 and sold August 18. county committees will handle buying and distribution with uniform lots of five calves. Jones county enrollees include Delbert Grafft Olin Lawrence Williams Julian Kinler Leo Levsen Clarence William Reade Melvin Sievers and Willis Fairbanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Somme
Borth Birhday
Delbert Grafft
Olin
Lawrence Williams
Julian Kinler
Leo Levsen
Clarence
Wiliam Reade
Onslow
Melvin Sievers
Wyoming
Willis Fairbanks
Anamosa
4-H Girls Lead Wyoming Meeting Program
The Swing Timers 4-H club of Wyoming township under Miss Bette Fishwild presented the program at the Wyoming township Farm Bureau meeting at the George Fishwild home Friday evening. Refreshments followed and a social evening was enjoyed by attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Wyoming Township
Bette Fishwild
Wyoming Township Farm Bureau
George Fishwild
South Jones C T A Report For May Milk Output
The 288 cows on test produced an average of 706 pounds of milk and 26.4 pounds of butterfat for May. Forty cows were dry. One cow led with 1603 pounds milk and 7.4 pounds butterfat. Top herds include Ice & Streeter Grade Holsteins and W H Finn & Son Registered Holsteins. four separators were losing a total of $6.26.
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Association
Treigh
J. M. Byerly
W. H. Finn & Son
Ice & Streeter
But. M. Everly
Schoonover & Oltman
Delbert Masberry
BO Tys
Lynch & Gerdes
Jones
Donald Smith
Dale Wicks
Holstein District Show Invites Jones County Breeders
Holstein cattle breeders from Jones county are invited to participate in the district Holstein show and picnic at West Liberty on June 24. Winners advance to the state Holstein show in Cedar Rapids August 14–18 judged by Glen Householder. A district contest selects a team for the state event at Anamosa June 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
West Liberty
Carl Smith
Cedar Rapids
Glen Householder
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Brattlehore
Vermont
Householder
Wisconsin State Institution Farms
Anamosa
George Frazeuy
Tipton
J. W. Warren
Town City
W. K. Smith
Bettendorf
Uncle Jim Charts Food Value Through Decades
A nostalgic note shows the annual retail value of 58 foods for a working family. The figures rise from 195 in 1929 to 88 in 1982 and 160 in 1987, illustrating changing costs over time.
Holstein Judges to Guide Beginners at Exhibition
Beginners will learn Holstein cattle handling at a noted judging event with a nationally famed Holstein judge. All breeders will attend a large noon family dinner, and the program emphasizes minimum time and cost for learners while offering insight into classes and judging reasons.
Chorus Members at Ames Convention
Twelve members of the Jones County Farm Bureau Women's Chorus participated in the state wide festival and adult women's chorus concert during the girls 4 H club convention at Town State college on Friday June 16. The festival roster included Mrs W M Bissell Wyoming director of the Jones county chorus Mrs Howard Willison Onslow Mrs Herman Helgens Monticello Mrs Wilson Briggs Onslow Mrs J E Porter Anamosa Mrs Ellis Koppenhaver Anamosa Mrs Harlan Russell Anamosa Mrs Lloyd Robertson Anamosa Mrs Frank Henderson Wyoming Mrs Delbert Smith Morley Mrs Dale Greenwald Morley and Mrs Roscoe Easterly Scotch Grove.
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Jones County Farm Bureau Women’s Chorus
Town State College
W. M. Bissell
Wyoming
Jones County Chorus
Howard Willison
Onslow
Herman Helgens
Monticello
Wilson Briggs
J. E. Porter
Anamosa
Ellis Koppenhaver
Harlan Russell
Lloyd Robertson
Frank Henderson
Delbert Smith
Morley
Dale Greenawald
Roscoe Easterly
Scotch Grove
W. B. Clark
Ruth
Alice
L. R. Himebaugh
Paul Paulsen
May Himebaugh
Paul Darting
Wilton Jrt
C. B. Carson
Center Junction
Arthur Himebaugh
Hopkinton
Donald Kraut
Cedar Rapids
Kathleen Hughes
Austin Stadtmueller
Palo Alto Girl Elected State 4-H Club Head
Dorothy Goeders of Palo Alto was installed as Iowa 4-H club girls head for the coming year at the twelfth annual 4-H girls convention closing session at Iowa State College. Other officers include Francise Holschlag and Margaret Viga. Awards went to Helen Creger and Vivian Obrecht for outstanding home economics records. Delegates and leaders totalled about 1706. many attendees traveled to Ames for the outdoor music festival.
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Dorothy Goeders
Palo Alto
Iowa State College
Francise Holschlag
Chickasaw County
Margaret Viga
Vivian Obrecht
Franklin County
Ames
Jones County
Locusts Appear as Electricity Spreads East of Monticello
Farmers east of Monticello enjoy electricity as lines expand while 17 year cicadas emerge in Jones County. The insects buzz through woods, sounding like crickets and bees, but mostly feast on foliage, sparing crops.
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Jones County
Jones Co Cattle Tops Market At Chicago Stock Yards
Jones county cattle and hogs topped the market at the Chicago Stock Yards this week. August Hansen Lyle Tompkins Carl Mardoff and Henry Holmes of the county were in Chicago with cattle shipments. Prices included 40 head of 1019 lb steers at 10.35 per cwt and 5 head 790 lb steers at 9.25 per cwt.
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Jones County
Chicago
August Hansen
Lyle Tompkins
Carl Mardoff
Henry Holmes
Hansen
Mardorf
Holmes
B. L. Lockwood
Anamosa
Earl
Melvin
Presbyterian Sunday school plans Children's Day program
The Scotch Grove church will hold Children’s Day next Sunday morning June 25 starting at 9 30. Rev A Alyea will lead devotional service with a procession song prayer and responsive reading. Primary and Loyal Followers classes perform and Kathleen Paulsen Janet Sinclair Elvis Collier Margie Paulsen and Bobby Zirkelbach take part in the promotions and songs.
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Presbyterian Sunday School
Rev
A. Alyea
Herbert Carson
Kathleen Paulsen
Janet Sinclair
Elvis Collier
Margie Paulsen
Bobby Zirkelbach
King
Alice
School program and community notices span local events
A long list of school activities includes recitations and performances led by Clark and Kathleen Paulsen with roles for many children. Local residents attend picnics, celebrate readings, and join Sunday church events, with visits from Winifred Blake and Eloise Kuhns to Ames. Social news notes birthdays, travel to Longmont for work, and band concert cancelation due to rain.
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Alice Clark
Ruth Ann Zirkelbach
Donna Lee Heiken
Kathleen Paulsen
Herbert Husman
Maynard Kuhns
Ernie Blohm
Longmont
Colo
A. B. Nichols
George Courtney
Evelyn Courtney
Center Junction
Gilbert Cooper
Anamosa
Clifton Abbott
M. M. Sinclair
Marvin Lacock
F. D. Sinclairy
Janet
Merle Hutton
Frances Taylor
Winifred Blake
University of Omaha
G. J. Hughes
James Hughes
Julian Blake
Hughes
Eloise Kuhns
Ruth Clark
Ames
Gallows on Eastwich Farm Lease Since 1676
The lease of Eastwich Farm in Hampshire requires each occupant to keep in repair a gallows on the land. It has never been used since its erection after an execution over 250 years ago and must be rebuilt when needed. The current gallows is the third on the site per Collier’s Weekly.
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Eastwich Farm
Hampshire
England
Collier's Weekly
For Rent Ad Promises Quick Tenant Match
A compact rental notice offers fast tenant placement, claiming to connect landlords with suitable renters and streamline the leasing process. It emphasizes efficiency and simple contact steps for interested landlords.
Around The Acres With an Express Reporter
Mr and Mrs Fred Darrow and daughter Phyllss tend two and a half acres northeast of town growing chickens raspberries strawberries and vegetables. Henry Timmerman and family will have canned cherries this winter from last week s harvest. A scene of orderly farm life includes scarecrows and a well kept yard at Martin Burrichter s. A talk on wartime policy credits the AAA with changing farming, while Carl Bohlken rigs an electric fence powered by batteries to spare fence costs. Len Hein in town enjoys his 14% acre plot east of Monticello as neighbors prepare for REA lines and pole work.
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Fred Darrow
Phyllss
Henry Timmerman
Carl Bohlken
Carl
Delco
Len Hein
Monticello
Len
REA
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South Jones C.T.A
Jim
Scotch Grove Mra D. C. Sinclair
Margaret Fol Folkerts
Jake Leesekamp Wieltee
Center Point
Clarence Edwards
Carl Rickels
Clinton
Mr. Edwards
George Bohtken
Louie Hagen
Andra
Clarence Herren
Arand Balster
Frances Scheller
Theo
Thomas
Louis Buresh
W. E. Tuetken
Monticello, Iowa
Tom Owen
Cowboys
WMT
City Park
Gents
Gamble Store
Price Talks
FORD
Ford L. W. B
BUICK
Childress - Hoag Motor CO
Lincoln
Zephyr
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Matthiessen Auto and Supply C Co
Express
Martin Burrichter
AAA
Harry Fuller
Shaffer
Crosley
Shelvador
Radio
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