Chinch Bug Infestation Down in Jones County
Entomology reports from Town Static College indicate a heavy coating of frost reduced chinch bug danger in Jones County this spring. About 40 percent of hibernating chinch bugs died this winter, with prior surveys showing localized counts from seven to 29 bugs per square foot near Monticello and Olin, and none near Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Static College
Fee
Jones County
Monticelo
Monticello
Olin
Anamosa
Jackson Township 4 H Boys Club Debates Horses Versus Tractors
The Jackson Township 4 H Boys Club met at the Sievers home despite heavy snow to debate horses versus tractors as farm power. Delegates Delbert Grafft and John Benadom argued for horses while Gere Sievers and Maynard Allen argued for tractors. Fathers joined the after debate discussion as the group lined up livestock and crop projects for the coming year including baby beef dairy calf market pig market lamb and hybrid corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Township
4-H
John
Gene Sievers
Delbert Grafft
John Benadom
Gere Sievers
Maynard Allen
Baby Beef Club plans calf feeding visit in March
The county agent and Carl Oldsen of the Iowa Beef Producers Association will tour 4 H club members feeding baby beeves in early March. They will inspect calves on feed and provide feeding and management guidance before next fall’s exhibition. Sixty three weighing certificates exist in the Farm Bureau office. Any boy feeding a baby beef calf and not yet filing a certificate should contact the Farm Bureau office immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Oldsen
Iowa Beef Producers’ Association
Farm Bureau
Cedar Valley Farm Business Association Meeting Held
J. J. Wallace met with twenty Cedar Valley Farm Business Association members in Jones county at the Legion hall on Monday. The session aimed to help members with income tax forms and begin 1937 record books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Wallace
Cedar Valley Farm Business Association
Jones County
Legion Hall
Acreage Limits Set for 1937 Farm Program in Jones County
County committee chair L. T. Lorenzen announced finalizing per farm limits under Iowa’s conservation program. Soil depleting base for Jones County totals 19 616 158 acres and the county soil depleting cap is 152 202 acres while the corn acreage limit is 84 436 acres. Statewide corn and soil bases guide allocations to farmers pending state approval by March 15, 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Agricultural Conservation Committee
Des Moines
L. T. Lorenzen
Jones County
Lorenzen
Iowa
Towa
Preliminary Livestock and Crops Study Discussed in Toledo
Representatives of Jones county agricultural planning committee met in Toledo to review a preliminary study on rotations and cropping systems. Attendees included William Stanton Bernard J C McConaughy Martelli Herman Helgens Monticello and the county agent as they plan next steps with Iowa State College extension service to shape long term policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Agricultural Planning Committee
Toledo
Iowa State College Extension Service
Jones County
William Stanton
Bernard
J. C. McConaughy
Martelli
Herman Helgens
Monticello
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Monticello Farm Bureau Reports and Local News Update
The article covers state and county farm bureau plans for crop and livestock reports, tenancy study, and future reports to the USDA to guide long term agricultural programs. It also details local farm sales, prices, and auctions, plus community notices on meetings, moves, and social events in the Monticello area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Committee
Muri McDonald
United States Department of Agriculture
Marriages and community notes from Wyoming area
Multiple marriages near Wyoming including Miss Wilma Westphal to Lyse Strong and Miss Clare Mae Klinefelter to George Dusanek. Local school board candidates, club meetings, scarlet fever quarantines, church activities, births, hospital updates, and a new cream station opening in Cedar Rapids. Prominent locals: Westphal, Strong, Dusanek, Mallicoat, Barker, Wicker, Lenont, Leyson, Brownell, Luke, Ehlers. Transportation and civic life details reflect the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Westphal
Daugher
Joan Westphal
Wyoming
Lyse Strong
John Strong
Westphal
G. J. Zeilinger
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Harris Strong
Mr. Zeilinger
Strong
C. H. Westphal
Clare Mae Klinefelter
Springville
George Dusanek
Joe Dusanek
Anamosa
D. M. Beggs
Bessie Dusanek
Howard Klinefelter
Dusanek
Jones County
Lee Mallicoat
Russell Mallicoat
Phyllis Barker
Albert Barker
Olin
Maquoketa
Hoegen
E. N. Stoffel
Orval Buckingham
Claude Sears
Progressive Women’s Club
W. H. Alden
Leota Wherry
Mabel Streeper
Miss Wherry
Boulder Dam
Tennesee Valley
Arch Vareissen
Elmer Buckingham
Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Society
Arnold Latare
Luther League
Fred Latare
Dorcas
M. E. Church
Margaret von Sprecken
M. E
Mary's
Kyle Poole
Elias Anderson
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Werhes Gayv
Lyda Wherry
Missionary Society of the
Charles Wicker
Kenneth Wayne
Mercy Hospital
Wicker
Marie Reitz
Olive Demoss
Chicago
Hairdressers’ Association
Arnold Chauza
Dubois
Nebr
Ee George Luke
Harvey Norton
George Norton
George Luckstedt
Nick Ehlers
Iowa City
Ehlers
Noble Grand Circle
Charles Marshall
Wilson and Company of
Cedar Rapids
Pioneer Block
Amber News Briefs From Amber Community Life
Sunday dinner guests at the Helgens and related families fill Amber life with visits and church plans. The piece notes memorial, birthday, and farewell parties, school additions Norma Aman and Rudolph Tjaden, and several moves across Amber and nearby towns.
Longtime Scotch Grove resident Joseph Kuhns dies at 84
Joseph A Kuhns, aged 84, died February 25 at his nephew H H Kuhns home in Scotch Grove. Born August 13, 1853 in Westmoreland PA, he moved to Scotch Grove at age seven. Survived by brother J L Kuhns in Oklahoma, nephews Lestus and Harry Kuhns, and niece Mrs. Charles Henrichs Wayne township. services held at his late home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Kuhns
Grove Township
Mr. Kuhns
H. H. Kuhns
Westmoreland County
Pennsylvania
Scotch Grove
William
Joseph
Joe
Jake Leesekamp
J. L. Kuhns
Oklahoma
Lestus
Harry Kuhns
Charles Henrichs
Wayne Township
Rural Livestock and Family Farm Moves in Iowa
Richland Center and nearby towns report several farm relocations. Arvsia Meiv and Ben Ellers family move to a farm near Anamosa on Highway 64. they previously rented the Reuben Ely farm. George Rieniets and family shift to a Hardscrabble farm. Ted Rieniets will occupy the vacated property. Len Buol returns from Dubuque visiting his ill brother C. J. Buol. traveling with Paul Buol toward Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Wil Balsiger and Mrs. John Yossi visit Cedar Rapids. George B. Hein guests of Harry A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Lange
Mr. Lange
Otto Lange
D. O. Sinclair
F. E. Craig
Paul Paulsen
McDonald Hospital
C. B. Carson
Carson
Roy Snell
Carsons
Paulsen
Clifton Abbott
A. B. Nichols
Elwood
Albert Schmidt
Pedleren
Clay Town
Ship
Henry Kammeman
Inear Olin
Schmidts
Forest Craig
M. M. Sinclair
McNeill
Monticello
Sand Spring
Leo Cramer
Sumner
Sinclair
Vincent Simmons
Theodore Behrends
George Moats
R. P. Clark
Lovell Township
Walter Eby
Henry Bartels
Elmer Ernst
Oxford Junction
Elwoods
Ben Ellers
Renk Ellers
Anamosa
John Kehoe
Reuben Ely
George Rieniets
John Sahil
Ted Rieniets
Sand Springs
Len Buol
Dubuque
C. J. Buol
Paul Buol
Cedar Rapids
Wil! Balsiger
John Yossi
George B. Hein
Harry A
Dinner party guests listed from Monticello area
A social note lists attendees at a Sunday dinner at the Monticello home including Hong and guests Mr. and Mrs. Ray Echternacht and daughter Jean Mr. and Mrs. Henry Che Leo Kiburz and Miss Ruth E B Hein of Richland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong
Monticello
Ray Echternacht
Jean
Henry Che
Leo Kiburz
Ruth Eb, Hein
Richland
Senator Herring Dithers on Court Packing Proposal
The piece notes Senator Herring has not yet decided on Roosevelt’s court packing plan. It suggests following Gillette’s guidance as notable. It also mentions newsreel theaters operating in London railway stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winterset
Madisonian
Senator Herring
Roosevelt
Gillette
London
Curious Mounted Horns In Ida Grove Courthouse Display
In the Ida Grove courthouse office of County Auditor H. Dall sits a mounted pair of horns from South America likely Argentina. They were given to a bank in the 1890s by a defunct commission house, then transferred to Dall upon the bank’s closure. The antlers span 6 ft 6 in and measure 77 inches overall. Dublin plans to enlarge its zoo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Dall
Ida Grove
South America
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jones County Farm Bureau
Baby Beef Club
Business Association
State College
Main Street
Walter Gammon
Sal Farm
R. H. White
Emil Fredericksen
F. L. Story
White
Elmer Andrews
Fredericksen
Auxiliary of the
American Legion
Henry Rohwedder
The
Legion
George Hersberger
M. D. Sackett
Sand Hill Church
John Stahlberg
Ilness
Sunbeam Mission
John Deonrand
August Muller
Jean Reyden
Honorary
Monticello High School
Wilma Kuhns
Ames
Joseph Kuhns
Laurel Naylor
Quet
Arend Balster’s
Mrs
Jessie Koch
Amber
W. 3. Zimmerman
Carl Harms
O. F. Otten
Jack Hoult
Louie Helgens
Ed Helgens
Amber Presbyterian Church
Weir
Phil Bailey
Henry
Phil
George Andrews
Arthur Carlson
Camanche
Will Jansen
Rhiney Wessel
Albert Harms
Herman Rickless
Adolph Schoon
Martin
Margaret Martin
John Behrens
Fred But~chi
Herman Zimmerman
Otto Dannem
W. J. Zimmerman
Willis
John Balster
Clinton
Gerd Tjaden
William Martin
Stanwood
Wayne Ladies’ Aid
George Schafer
J.C. Martensen
Mary Thuman
Fairview
Herman Harms
Thiumint
Leo Bohlken
Castle Grove
Les Sanford
Ernest Areesson
Frasier
J. C. Mortensen
Tobias Folkers
Ben Tholen
Otto Otten
Otto Danneman
Ben Christiansen
Will Steenhork
George Folkers
He Ful Zimmerman
Cass
Herman Tiaden
Gerd Tiaden
Scotch Grove Mre
Arend Balster
Prunes
K. C
Nash Coffee
Richland Center
Mos
Arvsia Meiv
E. Cohn & Sons, Inc
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
L Street
S.W
Tom Barron
Catforth
England
John Buol
Dublin
Irish Free State
Farmers Implement Company
John Dee
Cedar St
Baby Chix
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Middlewest
Smith
Lux Leghorn Land Farms
Russell E. Lux
Hopkinton
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