Barley Trial With New Iogles Variety In Jones County
Jones County farmers test a new barley variety Iogles from Iowa State College. Trials show high quality and higher yield than established types. Paul Smith of National Hybrid Corn Co has five tons of rock phosphate on his Madison Township farm. Oliver Furst orders twenty bushels of Mukden soybeans from Iowa State College. Farmers report strong grass and clover seeding, minimal winter injury, and advanced bluegrass pastures this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Jones
Fairview Township
Iowa State College
Paul Smith
National Hybrid Corn Company
Anamosa
Madison Township
Oliver Furst
Hale Township
Farm Crops Department of
Mur
Furst
Castle Grove Township Farm Bureau Meets
A discussion of rural electrification led by John Behn of Mequoketa Valley Rural Electric Cooperative was the main theme of the Castle Grove Township Farm Bureau meeting Friday evening. W D McLaughlin spoke on national farm policies, with music by Margaret Deischer and a discussion of the 1938 farm program. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Behn
Mequoketa Valley
Grasshopper Egg Surveys Warn Jones County Farmers
Mr. Apple from the state agriculture department surveyed the county this week on grasshopper eggs. He reports many egg deposits and favorable weather could allow hatching to damage crops. Periodic inspections will occur to guide potential control measures. A sample of soil with eggs is on display at the Farm Bureau office for farmers to inspect their fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apple
State Department of Agriculture
Mr. Apple
Jones County
Farm Bureau
Jones County Cow Testing Honors Mr and Mrs Mayberry
The Jones County Cow Testing Association honored Delbert Mayberry and his wife at the Anamosa Legion hall gathering. Mayberry, official tester for four years, resigns effective May 1 to start farming. Members presented gifts to the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Jones county distributes 107000 in soil program checks
The Jones county soil conservation committee distributed 107000 in benefit payments to farmers for 1937. Checks were handed out in Monticello on Friday Anamosa on Saturday and Wyoming on Monday with recipients notified by card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Soil Conservation Committee
Jones County
Monticello
Anamosa
Wyoming
Morley 4 H Club Forms With New Officers
A new 4 H club organized at Morley with H D Smith hosting the meeting on April 28. Officers elected include President Donald Heffiefinger Vice President Thomas Hartley Secretary Treasurer Floyd Siver. Members named Richard Smith Russell Tenley Darred Hefflefinger Harold Hoppe Kenneth Fairbanks Clifford Fairbanks. Monthly meetings planned. leaders are H D Smith and Glenn Brokaw.
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Morley
H. D. Smith
Donald Heffiefinger
Thomas Hartley
Floyd Siver
Richard Smith
Russell Tenley
Darred Hefflefinger
Harold Hoppe
Kenneth
Clifford Fairbanks
Glenn Brokaw
Cass 4-H Boys Organize In Cass Township
Four-H club organized Friday night at Lester Fairbanks home with Willis Fairbanks as president Eddie Marek as vice president Donald Fairbanks as secretary treasurer Other members include Kenneth Irvin Schlemmer Maynard Marek Carlton Latta and Ray Larson Leader Fred Heiken plans regular meetings throughout the year and welcomes more members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass Township
Lester Fairbanks
Willis Fairbanks
Eddie Marek
Donald Fairbanks
Kenneth
Irvin Schlemmer
Maynard Marek
Carlton Latta
Ray Larson
Fred Heiken
Checking Child's Diet For Vitamin Content
Mrs. Duncan Wasson of Onslow, health chair of the Jones county Farm Bureau women's division, emphasizes the need for adequate vitamin content in children's diets. Recent experiments introduce units to measure vitamins, noting children need more units per calorie than adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan Wasson
Onslow
Jones County Farm Bureau
Diet pattern for school children vitamins A B C and G
A historical table shows daily vitamin amounts from milk eggs meat vegetables fruits cereals and butter. It notes total daily vitamins and tentative adequacy standards from the Bureau of Home Economics and warns that omitting milk eggs and colored vegetables disrupts balance and bone building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W
Bureau of H. Ec
Seed corn seed treatment urged by agronomist
The county agricultural agent promotes seed corn treatment as cost effective with a projected $2 extra income per acre. Demonstrations by R H Porter show average yields up 4 bushels per acre on treated plots, with benefits strongest for early planted corn on poorly drained land. Instructions on chemical dust type and application are available from the county agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Porter
Iowa State College Extension Plant Pathologist
Towa
Drouth
Lamb Prices Tend To Rise May Through June For Iowa Flocks
The article notes fat lamb prices peak May to June, with market weights 75 to 100 pounds by late May or early June. It advises early finishing, grain and legume hay for ewes, small creep feeds, and gradual grain increases. suggests equal parts cracked corn and oats with occasional bran and soybeans, plus alfalfa or clover hay, and cautions grain may be unnecessary on good pasture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Timothy
4 H Leaders Training School At Anamosa
The Jones county 4 H Girls Club leaders meet at the Anamosa courthouse on May 5 at 10 a.m for final subject matter training on the food preservation project. Other preservation methods beyond canning will be demonstrated and topics from previous schools reviewed. Miss Nelle Thompson, extension nutrition specialist, leads the session.
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Jones County
Court House
Anamosa
Nelle Thompson
AAA Soil Building and Corn Loan Q&A Chronicle
Answers from the Iowa State AAA Committee explain payments for soil depleting allotments, soil building, and corn loans. Topics cover corn planting percentages, lime units, pastures, legumes, timothy, Hubam sweet clover, field size errors, and 1938 production-based loan rates versus marketing quotas.
4 H Boys May Meeting Dates
Local 4 H club meetings are scheduled for May in Jackson Wyoming Olin Castle Grove Wayne Cass Scotch Grove Morley Martello. Boys and parents may attend the most convenient meeting with programs on livestock and crop projects livestock judging demonstrations and other topics by club members and leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Wyoming
Olin
Castle Grove
Wayne
Cass
Scotch Grove
Morley
Martello
Community Guests Share Weekend Gatherings
A parade of local families visited friends and relatives over the weekend with gatherings at the Harms and Otten homes. Attendees included the Zimmermans Wroblewski Ottens Daniels and Dennys among others as they celebrated birthdays and Mother's Day events.
Wayne community notes and church events in Iowa
Cedar Rapids guests visit local families over weekend. Congregational meeting planned at Wayne Lutheran on May 8 at 2 PM. Various visits include Christiansen, Freese, Rickels, Boland, and Sievertsen families. Aids and church gatherings noted with weddings, plays, and Mother’s Day plants. Rev Groening to preach at Wayne Zion. postponed meeting to follow.
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Margaret Wroblewski
Margaret
F. H. Otten
Will Daly
Michael Martin
Lena Eneletart
Henry A. Harms
Herman Harms
Albert Harms
Carl Harms
D. John Dirks
Raymond Conley
Albert Anderson
Dowing
Davenport
Chris Anderson
Otto Newall
Betty Ann
Ernest Anderson
P. B. Daly
Charles W. Gray
Iowa City
Mary Jo Daly
Charles Gray Jr
University of Iowa
Herman Zimmerman
Otto Danneman
Dale
Dorothy
Henry Otten
Myles Deeny
Cedar Rapids
Cletus Boland
John Rickels
John Freese
Carl Freese
David Gray
Winton
School For the
John Christiansen
Sievert Sievertsen
Wayne Lutheran Church
E. E. Willms
Carl Gerdes
Alva Gerdes
Will Steenhoek
Ernie Dirks
Wanda Siebels
Center Junction
Hulda Butchi
Henry Tjaden
Prairieburg
Willie Harris
Ralph Zimmerman
Rex Reuter
George Schoon
Wayne School
Tobias Folkers
Louie Behrends
Henry Harms
Henry Hayen
Louie Hayen
Lee Emmerts
Herman Tjaden
Rudy
Will Dirks
Will Folkers
Wayne Lutheran Brotherhood
Alice Wacker
Springville
Donald
Cleveland
Ohio
Ben Englehart
Louie Helgens
Rev. Groening
Wyoming
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
Ferries Opened Pathway Across Mississippi in Iowa 1838
The March Palimpsest article by Dr. William J. Petersen details early Iowa ferries from Dubuque to Keokuk as pivotal for westward migration. It notes flat-boats, John Wilson’s Davenport to Stephenson service, routes to Pine Cedar Town and Wapsipinicon valleys, and Burlington rates like 1.50 for wagon and team.
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Mississippi
Promised Land
Dubuque
Bellevue
Davenport
Clark’s Ferry
Buffalo
Muscatine
Burlington
Fort Madison
Keokuk
Iowa
William J. Petersen
the Palimpsest
State Historical Society of
John Wilson
Stephenson
Wilson
Pine
Cedar
First spring rhubarb recipes and woolen blanket care
Homemaker notes from Iowa State College offer rhubarb serving ideas including baked rhubarb, rhubarb with oranges, and rhubarb sauce with bananas or strawberries. Tips cover hot-water processing, sterilized jars, and a spring conserve. Also advised: wash woolen blankets before storing to deter moths using lukewarm water, soft water, neutral soap, and a spinner dryer.
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Annette Petersen
Iowa State College
Dorothy Simmons
Miss Simmons
Castle Grove Farm Bureau Meeting and Local Events
Castle Grove hosts a women's farm bureau achievement day in Onslow last Wednesday. A Castle Grove wedding united William Tjaden and Frieda Traden at the Lutheran church last Friday. Local notices report Farm Bureau meeting attendance, refreshments, and a music festival visit by Monticello students. Cows injured by lightning were sent to Cedar Rapids market, with insurance covering losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. McLaughlin
C. A. McLaughlin
C. Cramer
Castle Grove Farm Bureau
S. M. Hosford
Center Junction
Margaret Olive Deischer
Lois Gerdes
Clarence Hosford
Donald Howie
Paul Behrends
Nannie the dog aids two Jeopard cubs in London
A dog named Nannie tends two injured cubs in London as caretaking efforts continue. Officials describe the scene as a quiet, community-driven rescue demonstrating animal compassion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie
London c
Poultry Profit Upswing Drives Farm Market Shifts
A government review shows chickens are the sole farm crop rising in price year over year while corn and oats slump to half their prior values. Poultry producers on the Atlantic coast and in the Midwest report profitable margins turning grain into meat and eggs, with rising chick stock and pullet plans for next winter.
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Department of Agriculture
Atlantic
Middle West
Iowa
Potato Republic of Esthenia Promises Profitable Year
The text describes Esthenia as the potato republic with alcohol as its main export and notes a strong profit outlook. It mentions the Panama Canal area blast involving 26 tons of dynamite and blasting powder. It adds a remark about rattlesnakes preferring retreat to striking.
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Esthenia
Panama Canal
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Mahatma
Haripura
India
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