Farm Bureau meeting draws 200 plus in Morley
Greenfield township Farm Bureau hosted 200 or more farmers and families at Morley high school Tuesday evening with Rome and Fairview township guests. Highway Patrol officers spoke on safety and a related film was shown. Morley high school band opened the program led by Harlan Russell in Finnigan’s absence.
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Greenfield Township Farm Bureau
Morley
Highway Patrol
Farm Bureau
Rome
Fairview
Harlan Russell
R. D. Finnigan
Township Farm Bureau
Fruit Grafting Demonstration At Men's Reformatory Farm
Horticulturist S W Edgecomb from Iowa State College will visit the county all day Monday April 3 to perform grafting in the Demonstrational Orchard on the Men's Reformatory farm. Grafting addresses winter mice damage that girdled several young apple trees and threatens tree mortality if not completed promptly. Residents interested in fruit tree grafting are welcome to observe at the Reformatory farm.
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S. W. Edgecomb
Iowa State College
Fruit Tree Pruning Demonstrations At Two Iowa Farms
Eighty six farmers and high school students attended pruning demonstrations sponsored by the Farm Bureau. The events took place at the Schmidt Baird farm in Greenfield Township and the Men's Reformatory farm in Anamosa. W Edgecomb of Iowa State College supervised the demonstrations.
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Farm Bureau
Schmidt-Baird
Greenfield Township
Anamosa
W. Edgecomb
Iowa State College
Cow Testing Assn Annual Meetings Set for April
The Jones county cow testing associations plan their annual meetings in early April to finish current business and reorganize. The South Jones group will convene April 4 at the Anamosa courthouse under Alvin Byerly with Floyd Arnold from Iowa State present. The North Jones group meets April 5 in Monticello led by Wilbur Cartano. Dairymen may join for the coming year, with membership urged at both sessions as the association year begins May 1.
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Jones County
South Jones Association
Court House
Anamosa
Alvin Byerly
North Jones Association
Monticello
Wilbur Cartano
Floyd Arnold
Iowa State College
Weed Control Meet Set by Iowa Officials for April 6
Jones county weed commissioners and county supervisors will attend a district conference on weed eradication at Cedar Rapids April 6. The event is sponsored by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Iowa State College with attendees from 10 area counties. A state official will outline duties under the weed law and a plant pathologist will discuss noxious weed control methods to plan a statewide eradication program.
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Jones County
Cedar Rapids
Carl Smith
State Department of Agriculture
Iowa State College
Smith
State Department
Iowa State College Extension Service
Spray Card Service Returns for Jones County Fruit Growers
Spray card service will be offered again this year to all Jones County fruit growers. Last year 36 orchardists requested the service. Weather variation affects damage from apple scab and codling moth, with Iowa State College entomologists and pathologists tracking conditions to guide control timing and methods. Extension horticulturist 8 W Edgecomb coordinates reports and advice on dormant spray for scale insects on apples using six and one fourth gallons of water, with dry lime sulfur or oil emulsion as alternatives.
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Jones County
Iowa State College
W. Edgecomb
Most Farms Should Have An Orchard
Iowa orchards decline from age and drought, so S W Edgecomb urges home orchards for better living. He outlines location near buildings, soil choice, slope limits, and a scale planting plan. A 10 to 15 apple trees, 5 plums, 3 or 4 cherries, 2 pears, and a few peaches form a practical home orchard.
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Iowa
S. W. Edgecomb
Iowa State College
Edgcomb
Farm Bureau
Rape Pasture Promoted For Hog Producers In Iowa
H D Hughes of Iowa State College advocates rape pasture as the most productive and cost efficient hog pasture. He cites long term tests and farmer experience showing Dwarf Essex rape yields high pork returns, with seeding at 5 to 6 pounds per acre and continued grazing into late fall.
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H. D. Hughes
Iowa State College
Mr. Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
Iowa Hens Win In The South Florida Egg Contest
Lux Leghorn Land Farms of Hopkinton, Iowa tops February standings in the Florida egg laying contest. The Lux pen produced 302 eggs totaling 307 points the highest egg output for any pen as 96 pens from 13 birds each compete across the state and nation.
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Chipley
Fla
Florida
Lux Leghorn Land Farms
Hopkinton
Fows
Lux
Union
Mountain Grove
Washington Post asks when country will emerge from emergency
The article quotes a Washington Post line questioning the timeline for the United States to move beyond the ongoing emergency and return to normal operations. It weighs policy, economic, and social factors shaping the recovery pace.
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Washington Post
Express Bird Coloring Contest and Purple Martin Notes
Instructions invite rural schools to enter The Express Bird Coloring Contest with a booklet of bird pictures. Early April marks the Purple Martin’s arrival in Iowa from Brazil. nesting, feeding, and color details are given along with breeding timelines and materials.
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Express
Express Office
Iowa
Brazil
Frank Priebe's weekly letter on poultry markets
The letter notes butterfat price drops after government exit and improved butter demand as stores cut prices. Eggs stay steady year over year with cheaper feed boosting producer profit. markets improve when prices remain fair for both consumers and producers. The same source cites egg and butter demand shifts tied to government market actions.
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Surplus Commodities Corporation
Notice of Sheriff Sale in Jones County Iowa
Sheriff Henry Eichhorn schedules a public auction of Bert Kiburz and Franc Kiburz property in Anamosa on April 15, 1939. The sale follows a March 15 1939 district court judgment in favor of The Monticello State Bank for 10066.23 plus 155.23 costs, against the Kiburzs, with real estate description including the northeast quarter of section 14 township 85 north range 3 west except the cemetery.
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District Court
Jones County
Iowa
Monticello State Bank
Bert Kiburz
Franc Kiburz
East Wayne Township
Frane Kiburz
Anamosa
Henry Eichhorn
Locher & Locher
Omelet tips and recipes for perfect standing omelets
A home economist from Iowa State College explains why omelets collapse and offers two reliable methods. One uses tapioca and beaten egg whites for a tall, firm omelet, the other folds stiffly beaten whites with yolks and a light sauce for a puffed result. Suggestions include low heat, slow cooking, and optional flavor twists like chives tomato juice and vegetables.
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Ruth Cessna
Iowa State College
Tax relief stymied by rising federal appropriations
Presidential push for bigger federal spending reduces room for tax relief. The article notes continued demand for larger appropriations and minimal likelihood of tax relief amid fiscal debates.
Monticello School Board Proceedings Read and Pay Bills
Monticello Iowa March 6 1939 regular meeting with all members present. Bills totaling be read and allowed include Northwestern Bell Sinclair Refining Iowa Electric Hoag Duster Rickless Dry Goods McNeill National Council of Teachers of English University of Chicago Press Macmillan Eclipse Lumber Dunham Gee Putnam Rena Kosters Stuhlers Ross Baty Metropolitan Suburban News Latta Co approved. Leigh Clark president C E Pedhaski secretary.
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Monticello
Iowa
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Sinclair Refining Co
Iowa Electric Co
Hoag Duster Co
A. J
Dunham Gee Putnam Sons
Rena Kosters
Stuhlers
Ross Baty
Metropolitan Si Paper
J. S. Latta
Leigh Clark
Monticello Council OKs 1939 Appropriation and permits
Monticello Iowa council met March 20 1939 with Graves Keyes and Shelley presenting and Brashaw Netcott absent. They passed a claims resolution totaling numerous salaries supplies and utilities and adopted Ordinance 85 1939 Appropriation under suspension of the three readings. The council also authorized class B beer permits and cigarette permits and recommended tax suspension for Mrs Jennie Wright's homestead. Attest City Clerk Ray Echternacht.
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Monticello
Iowa
Graves
Keyes
Shelley
Brashaw
Netcott
HH. Carmichael
Merle Hutton
Wm. Sawyer
Ray Echternacht
Iowa City Plumbing Co
Trans Amer. Oil Co
A. J. H. McNeill
C. J. Matthiessen
Paul Schuetz
F. D. McLaughlin
W. Brashaw
A. Graves
Karl M. Keyes
Wm. Netcott
Leslie Bright
Co. L. Griffith
Wm. Null
Roy Pearson
Herman Hoffman
C. L. Griffith
H. P. Schrader
A. O. Lambert
Grifoe Cafe
Lambert
Griffith
Board of Supervisors
Jones County
Jennie Wright
Skelley
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Jones County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Office
Iowa Hens
Ellis A. Hicks
Iowa State Colege
Frank Priebes
Weekly Letter
Poultryraisers
the Macmillan Co
Eclipse Lumber Co
Reeran
Eijourian
Avest
C. E. Pedhaski
Vmelis
W. H. Null
Monticello, Towa
Abstract and Title Co
Russell E. Lux
AMT Ees
GPE
Charlotte Larson
Home Economist
Cooking
Miss Larson
Grocery Department
Dennis Brothers
Dubuque
Stuhler’s
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