Five Jones county growers join Crow's 10000 Bushel Club
Fifteen farmers were honored for outstanding corn growing with certificates. Among them in Jones county were William Reade Onslow Ingwer Carstensen Preston Clifford Myatt Maquoketa Richard Rohwedder Wyoming Bruce Reade Onslow plus Paul Langenberg Jr Monticello Floyd Booth Allen Fernow Harold Fernow Lloyd Fernow John Holst Delmar Paul Spain Charlotte Elmer Barber DeWitt Lawrence Vanda Anamosa and John Eden Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Crow
William Reade
Onslow
Ingwer Carstensen
Preston
Clifford Myatt
Maquoketa
Richard Rohwedder
Wyoming
Bruce Reade
Paul Langenberg, Jr
Monticello
Floyd Booth
Allen Fernow
Harold Fernow
Lloyd Fernow
Marion
John Holst
Delmar
Paul Spain
Charlotte
Elmer Barber
DeWitt
Lawrence Vanda
Anamosa
John Eden
FFA sub-district ratings for Monticello members
Monticello FFA members earned four gold two silver and two bronze ratings at sub-district contests held last Wednesday at Maquoketa Valley high school Delhi. Golds were for work programs by Paul Wilcox Steve Miehe Ron Wright scrapbook Dan Bohlken extemporaneous speech Phil Specht and treasurer book Everett Tobiason. Additional ratings included silver secretary book Tom Glanz creed speaker and bronze public speaking Gary Jansen parliamentary procedure team Harry Boots and Marilyn Schafer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Future Farmers of America
Maquoketa Valley High School
Delhi
Paul Wilcox
Steve Miehe
Ron Wright
Dan Bohlken
Phil Specht
Everett Tobiason
Manchester
Creed
Tom Glanz
Gary Jansen
Harry Boots
Mar
Lyn Schafer
Slater Holsteins Cited for Records in Official Report
Slater Holsteins of Olin appear in an official Holstein Association of America production testing report. Three to nine year old cows Cloverbrook Wis Prince Gem 5259528, Master Dotty 4869717, Pearl 4683497, Burke Cindy 3938788, another four year old, and Master Julia 5119046 show high milk yields and butterfat with solids not fat figures across 299 to 313 days. All cows are owned by Jay Slater. ISU supervised testing supported by breed improvement programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Cloverbrook Wis
Cloverbrook
Dotty
Wis Pearl
Cloverbrook Burke Cindy
Julia
Jay Slater
Olin
Iowa State University
Hoghouse Fire Destroys Sows and Pigs on Lincoln Farm
A late night blaze at the Art Lincoln farm four miles south of Center Junction destroyed a new hog house and about twelve sows with around one hundred small pigs. Fire crews from Center Junction Wyoming and Onslow battled the fire, saving a nearby corn crib. Duane Lincoln discovered the blaze while his parents were in Florida, and firefighters remained until dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Jct
Wyoming
Onslow
Lincoln
Center Jet
Highway 38
Florida
Duane
Farm Hiring Days to Be Held in Jones County
The Iowa State Employment Service schedules monthly Farm Hiring Days in Jones County from March through October. An employment service rep will be at the Gamble store in Monticello from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. and at the Farm Bureau building basement in Anamosa from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the fourth Wednesday each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Iowa State Employment Service
Employment Service
Gamble
Monticello
Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Buck Creek store to close after many years of service
Buck Creek residents learn Pearl Wilson and the late Hank Wilson will close the family grocery store after many years of friendly service. Plan to sell off stock announced as community ties reflect the end of an era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson’s
Buck Creek
Pearl
Hank'’ Wilson
Freeman Smith
Roger Bess
Harold Aldrich
Floyd Wilson
Smith
Rita Rees
Gene Huggins
Wayne Huggins
David
Roscoe Willard
Tom
George Rees
the Huggins
Junior Peters
Lew Peters
Archie Robinson
Delaware
Ray Peters
Ivan Peters
Ezra Aldrich
Larry Sheppard
Ames
Donna Beitz
Gary Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Bonnie Flannagan
Cedar Falls
Joyce Flannagan
Mr. Pleasant
Gary Mardoff
Fayette
Gordon Keith
Norman. Appleby
Coggan
Everett Beitz
Roger Wilson
Slater
John Wilson
Ray
Wilbur Wilson
Springville
Burdette Wilson
Sherry
Marty Wilson
Gladys Wilson
Ivan Wilson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa
Farmers of Row
All America
Front Row
Champion Corn Growers
FFA
Slater Holsteins
Monticello Express
Service To Agriculture
U.S
National Institute OF Meat Packing Box
Columbia Heights
Minneapolis
Minn
Great Plains Supply Company
Maury Moulds
Mgr
Buck
Allen Wright
Cinda
Diana Flannagan
Jeanie
Vicki Flannagan
Lynn Melchert
Pam Bacon
Kendra
Allen Peterson
Joel Hall
Jack Ross
U.S. Army
Ross
Phil King
Frank Straub
Gordon Smith
Rudy Monk
Roger Smith
Alburnett
David Hosch
Vernon Melchert
Helen
Raymond Budden
Roman Welter
Joseph Wilson
Leonard Kremer
Carleton Olmstead
Ida Truai
Truai
Edward Olmstead
Marcus Kehoe
Loras Kehoe
Lynn Hunt
Carrie Sheppard
Raymond Sheppard
Lloyd Sheppard
Lester Sheppard
Connie Becker
Tom Wilson
Fred Zimmerman
Wilson
Vic Wilson
Paul Gienapp
Darwin Green
Paul Green
Marie Bacon
Kenneth Bacon
Pam
Kevin
Ronald Lambert
Bob Moenk
Barbara Vesey
Elmer Sheppard
Kenneth Sheppard
Herman Dolley
Elbert Kline
Howard J. Eldrenkamp
John Hall
Karl Zumbach
Winthrop
Harold Daut
Muscatine
Maurice Thompson
J. Scott Milroy
Harold File
Junior DeShaw
Willie Duffey
Cascade
Orville Offerman
Justin Supple
Ray Glant
Mary Supple
Connie Supple
Peggy Huber
Hopkinton
C. J. Kehoe
Lester
North Hunt
the Heights
Leroy Miles
Jack Haigh
Dennis Joslyn
Bill Mardorf
Timothy
Towersuow
Timage
Los Toweles Seed Co
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Co-Op Creamery
Louis Soppe
Monticello Community Building
Shaffer's Feed & Supply
Monsanto Chemicals
Hamilton Hawkeye
DAVCO
Davce
Liquid Nitrogen
Wyoming, Lowa
Olin, Lowa
Lehrman Equipment
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