Don't Cut New Oats Too Early Cautions on Rust Resistant Varieties
Farmers should not harvest Boone Marion Hancock or Tama oats too soon though they look mature. E S Dyas Iowa State agronomist warns moisture must stay under 14 percent before binning and stresses testing at elevators. Windrow or combine methods favored. ensure stems are yellow and dry before cutting.
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Boone
Marion
Hancock
Tama
E. S. Dyas
Extension Agronomist
Iowa State College
Dyas
Binder Repairs for 1944 Grain Binders
Extension engineer H H Beaty outlines checks to prep binders for the 1944 crop including correct slat length and rivet placement. He warns on squareness tests for elevator frames, bearing wear, and roller shaft issues with babbit fixes as needed. The piece also notes local extension staff tours of Greenfield 4 H club stock showed by boys and adult leaders at Prult’s farm.
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H. H. Beaty
Iowa State College
Beaty
Greenfield
Dick Strother
Louis Strother
Farmers Plan Contour Work With Local Soil District
Ray Naylor announced that six neighborhood groups totaling 46 farms are organizing and mapping for contour planning with the Jones County Soil Conservation district. Groups may form five or more farms per unit to obtain soil surveys, all on a voluntary basis.
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Jones County Soil Conservation District
Ray Naylor
Frank Stimson
Reese Moats
Monticello Methodist Church
Ben Prult
Ed Wenger
H. C. Wilcox
Louis Alferts
Dr. C. G. Thomas
Robert Appleby
Ray Adams
Henry Adams
Dale Adams
Monticello
George Kuehl
Walter Eby
Emil Husman
Frank Kiburz
Ernest Goldsmith
Edmund Wacker
Henry Heiken
Arthur Rickels
George Graves
Otto Lange
Scotch Grove
Andy Kelchen
Cascade
Lewis Burrichter
William Schoon
Bob Vesey
John F. Dirks
Stub Hein
George Allen, Jr
Harry Fuller
Arnold Goerdt
George Bohlken
Walter Heath
Herbert
Balsiger
Naylor
Committee Sets Plans for Jones County Fair Book
The county 4-H boys committee met June 20 to plan the Jones County Fair and adjust the Fair Book. Awards for live stock winners were increased to boost continued project involvement. Attendees included James McLaughlin Ed Hel wens Harry Newman Delbert Mayberry Leo Levsen James F. Kearns C. B. Jessen and Don Southard. Hog entries require single or double vaccination with a certificate. vaccination should occur at least a week before show and not more than two weeks prior.
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James McLaughlin
Ed Helwens
Harry Newman
Delbert Mayberry
Leo Levsen
James F. Kearns
C. B. Jessen
Don Southard
Women Workers Are Careful Employees
Women workers on the food front will be in greater demand than before says County Extension Director C B R Jessen. A hybrid manager notes trained women require less supervision than imported workers. Iowa lost 15 percent of farm workers. however hybrid seed acreage and other crops rise. Registration urged at local farm placement centers to help produce the annual food ton for fighters.
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C. BR. Jessen
Iowa
Water Use Fact Nets Hat Making Demand
A factoid notes it takes about 85 gallons of water to produce one man's hat, highlighting high water use in hat manufacturing.
Parasitic Flies Released in Iowa County Fields
Dr. Carl J. Drake and H. M. Harris released 2,000 parasitic flies and 500 larger flies on the Max Wortman farm east of Anamosa to combat the European corn borer. The insects lay eggs in borers and feed on egg masses. flies avoid harming plants and people. Local U S Extension staff assisted, stressing shade and proximity to water for release.
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Carl J. Drake
H. M. Harris
Extension Service
Town State College
Max Wortman
Anamosa
Wilson
U.S.E.S
Drake
Harris
Jessen
Southard
County Extension Service
Forecast Grass Seed Shortage Prompts Early Harvest
The article urges farmers to harvest as much red clover and other legume and grass seeds as possible to ease a seed shortage. L. T. Lorenzen, Jones county AAA chairman, says early cutting improves seed potential. A $3.50 per acre payment applies for harvesting several forage crops, with a 25 acre per farm credit limit.
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L. T. Lorenzen
Jones County
Iowa State Extension Leader Promotes 4-H in Jones County
Miss Taskerud of Iowa State College extension service visited Jones county on Thursday to meet with local leaders about organizing 4-H clubs and strengthening youth programs.
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Miss Taskerud
Iowa State College
Jones County
Technician King Maps Jones County Soils On Surveys
Elton L. King, soils technician and party chief, surveys Jones and nearby counties for the Jones County Soil Conservation district. Equipped with aerial photos and soil tools, he inventories farms amid snakes and goats, bores deep soil samples, and rates drainage, erosion, and fertilizer needs. King has mapped 115000 acres in Jones county, producing maps detailing soil type, slope, depth, drainage, and erosion.
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Elton L. King
Court House
Anamosa
Jones County
King
Mobile
Jones, Linn
Jackson
Clayton
Fourth Of July Program At Center Junction Tuesday
Center Junction plans a Fourth of July celebration hosted by the Men's club. A noon picnic on school grounds leads to a children's race and baseball game, followed by a war veteran speaker from Schick hospital. Evening features County Agent Jessen presenting movies.
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Center Junction
Schick Hospital
Jessen
Alyea
John Alyea
John
Florida
Paul
Naval Air Corps
Hawaii
Robert
Navy
North Atlantic
South Pacific
Philadelphia
Peter Alyea
Harold Alyea
Clinton
Alyeas
A. Alyea
Tipton
Charles
Anamosa
Harry
Dixon
Ernie Blohm
Presbyterian Church
F. G. Tyrrell
Lyle Thompson
City Four Square
T. E. Stanton
S. G. Thompson
Norman Johnson
Mark Risinger
Fred Blohm
Monticello
Norman Martens
Ronnie
Lynn Battles
Maquoketa
Leonard Serbousek
Allen Lee
Iowa City
Carl Underwood
Marcella Otten
Frank Preston
Cedar Rapids
Clarence Guthrie
Robert Guthrie
Great Lakes Naval Station
Norman
Newton Serbousek
Allen Serbousek
Bettendorf
Tank Arsenal
S. W. Clark
Thane Sanford
Topeka
Kan
Elizabeth James
R. N
Harry James
Ray Bohler
Lydia Decious
Thomas Park
Marion
Pfc
Melvin Decious
Bolson's Mineral Protein Conditioner Ad
An out standing conditioner for cows calves sheep and hogs over 75 lbs. Priced very low and goes a long ways. Saves a lot of feed. H. W. Cox Center Junction Iowa appreciates your business.
Farm Bureau Calendar and Gardening Advice
Farm Bureau Calendar lists office closure July 4 and local events through July 7 including Scotch Grove 4-H Club tour and R Y P at Floyd Slater home Hale Farm Bureau. Gardeners are advised to stop harvesting asparagus to let plants store energy in roots for next year's production.
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Farm Bureau
Scotch Grove
R.Y.P
Floyd Slater
Hale Farm Bureau
Cass 4 H Girls Meet Rainbow 4 H Club at Cole Home
Cass Rainbow 4 H Club members gathered June 20 at the home of Ean and Lois Cole. Eleven girls and mothers attended with county girls' leader Mrs. Lloyd Robertson as guest. The group planned for the county fair and discussed vacation projects. Margaret Condit and Lois Cole were chosen to represent the club in the Pos ae Revue at the Jones County Fair.
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Cass Rainbow
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