Jones County Farm Bureau Rally Day Meeting
Jones County Farm Bureau hosts Rally Day with county chairpersons in charge. Annual officer elections include Celia Orten, Noylene Lincoln, Phoebe Hitler, DeLite Folkerts, Ella Loughran, and Town State College specialist as leaders with Rally day pins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joes
Celia Orten
Scotch Grove
Noylene Lincelln
Anamosa
Phoebe Hitler
Moa Feel
DeLite Folkerts
Ella Loughran
Callece
Reward Offered for Greenfield Two Farm Theft
A Greenfield Township farmer, Clancy Newman, is awarded a $50 theft reward by the Jones County Farm Bureau for helping to apprehend a thief stealing corn from his farm. The incident involved multiple bushels and the case was handled through the bureau’s safety program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
Clancy Newman
Greenfield Township
Jones County
Fara Bureau Board of Dimators
Newman
New
Shy Svesie Tay
Jones County Farm Breau
Farm Bureau
Reserve Seed Supplies for Hybrid Corn Faces Weather Risk
A. A. Bryan of the USDA and Iowa State notes the seed system relies on sequential inbred, single cross, and double cross stages over four years. Dry weather can cripple inbred plants, risking hybrid seed shortages that year. Proper storage can extend seed life, but droughts like 1934 and 1936 show the vulnerability across 9 million acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Bryan
United States Department of Agriculture
Towa State Experiment Station
Demonstrational Orchard Inspected at Reformatory Farm
S W Edgecombe extension horticulturist from Iowa State College visited Anamosa to inspect the Reformatory Farms demonstrational orchard. Young trees were pruned and grafted, with 90 to 95 percent budding success despite 115 degree temperatures. Winter weather killed about half of the Ben-Davis trees. Edgecombe advised farmers against using that variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Edgecombe
Iowa State College
Edgecombe
Cattle Feeders Gather for Spring Outlook Meeting
Eighty cattle feeders met at the Onslow Community hall for the annual spring outlook. Rex Beresford of Iowa State College presented data on cattle conditions from the Chicago Packers association and the U S Department of Agriculture. Earl Elijah of Cedar County spoke on services from the Iowa Livestock Marketing Organization. Louis Lorenzen of Jones County reported on the Eastern Iowa Cattle Feeders group, as directors approved actions and called for continued work. A farm tour to inspect cattle on feed was planned for early summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Rex Beresford
Iowa State College
Chicago Producers Commission Association
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Earl Elijah
Cedar County
Iowa Livestock Marketing Organization
Louis Lorenzen
Jones County Cattle Feeders
Asso
Eastern Iowa Cattle Feeders Organization
Eastern Iowa Association
April Report Of Cow Testing Association Highlights
The Anamosa Cow Testing Association reports 417 cows averaging 767 pounds of milk and 38.1 pounds of butterfat for April. J E Ahlrich of Monticello owns the high herd with 16 Jerseys at 799 pounds of milk and 449 pounds of butterfat. Baister Bros of Monticello place second with 22 Jerseys at 794 pounds of milk and 82.9 pounds of butterfat. The top two cows include a Holstein from Met's Reform at No 323 yielding 2973 pounds of milk and 82.9 pounds of butterfat, with another bred Holstein producing 194 pounds of milk and 77.6 pounds of butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
J. E. Ahlrich
Monticello
Baister Bros
Monticelo
Met
Reformatory
Alo
Holtein
Campaign to Eradicate Grasshoppers Planned in Jones County
County leaders and researchers met at Elkader to discuss a grid-wide grasshopper control plan. They expect 90 to 95 percent kill with timely poisoning on hatching grounds, noting hatchings peak mid May after warm weather. Federal aid, if approved, would aid distribution of poison baits to farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Carl Smith
Klvestor
Toy College
C. J. Drake
Ety
Smith
Elkader
Edge habitat in soil conservation gains notice
The concept of edge zones emerges in soil conservation with strip cropping on contours. Edges between cover types or land uses support richer plant and animal life, benefiting wildlife and farmers by providing diverse foods, shelter, and varied habitats along streams shores and slopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stote
1937 Corn Yield Test Entries Reach New High
A 1937 corn yield test shows entries rising to a new high. Details mention participating farmers and test results, highlighting productivity gains and regional engagement in the agricultural program.
Formula For Low Cost Chick Mash
Sky high corn prices block feeding full chick rations. H L Wilcke of Iowa State College poultry department offers a starting growing mash with about 18 percent protein using oats to replace part of the corn to cut costs under current prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Wilcke
Towa State College Poultry Department
White Pine The American Tree and Its Place in Iowa
White Pine named the American tree with notes on its historic use in New England and current growth in Iowa. A Pine Hollow park in Dubuque County showcases 40 inch diameter, 150 foot tall specimens while guidance on soil, windbreak suitability, and rapid growth under favorable conditions is given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Dubuque County
Pine Hollow
Iowa
Feed Formula For Chicks And Mash Substitution Notes
The passage lists ingredient proportions in pounds for ground yellow ox oats grey wheat middlings and bran soybean oil meal meat and bone meal dried skimmed milk alfalfa meat salt cod liver oil with barney as a possible corn substitute and a mash cost of about $2.60 per hundred. It notes feeding chicks cracked corn and wheat starting at 6 to 8 weeks with a mix of cracked corn to wheat and states that this scratch era reduces protein intake.
Scotch Grove Community Post Office and Local Notables
A historical summary of Scotch Grove including the post office lineage from John E. Lovejoy to Arend Balster, the evolution of the building in 1936, and a survey of prominent residents and events such as the Balster hardware, farm machinery trade, and local activities like the county music festival and Sunbeam mission band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna
Gers
Sandy Shesmnake
Sinsoia
Bo Lbaugh
Ares Balster
Ener
Balster
Nepara Hardware
John E
James 5
Applegate
Mr. Espy
Milton Blazer
H. D. Hanna
Ira Webb
George Davis
Sandy Shoemaker
D. O. Sinclair
E. L. Himebaugh
Arend Balster
W. B. Clark
W. B. Henrichs
June
Anamosa
Sunbeam Mission Band
Jack Navier
Miss Hughes
Clark
Husman
BMW
Lois
Center Junction Notes From Montrose Hotel Banquet
Center Junction reports a banquet for juniors and seniors at the Montrose hotel in Cedar Rapids with a rainbow theme and toasts by Helen Himnebaugh and others. Social notes cover club meetings, weddings, Mother's Day visits, property moves, and locals visiting relatives, plus a hospital update for Mrs. Leroy Dirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montrose Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Helen Himnebaugh
Jean McNeilly
Jack Stingley
Robert Hansen
Supt
R. E. Beall
Ethel Stingley
Mabel Tomlinson
Roll Call
Pranim
Conservation News
May Himebaugh
Preston Bradley
People’s Church
Chicago
Scotch Grove Park
Fred Carson
Presbyterian Ladies
Frank Dawes
R. J. Moncrief
John Carson
Elda Dirks
Cacherme Etuemnpouu
Millie Cox
Irene Schrader
Lovila Love
Floyd Love
Center Junction
Valley Center
Kansas
Louis Zimmerman
Ross Stingley
Tiskilwa
Illinois
Stingley
Peter Prahm
Earl DeShaw
Pauline Prahm
Monticello
Dr. DeShaw
Jane
Julie
Pauline Holm
Iowa City
Leland Holm
Maquoketa
Joan Gray
Della McKean
Pete Petersen
Jones House
Harley Bulgren
Mount Vernon visits and regional social notes
A long list of weekend visits and social calls across Mount Vernon and nearby towns includes Miss Holyce Stingley visiting Cornell, relatives in Cedar Rapids, and numerous guests at homes in Amber, Monticello, Manchester, Scotch Grove, and Olin. The item also notes a Cedar Rapids business caller and a Northern State trip by T E Stanton, plus a health-related absence in St Luke's hospital and a funeral in Olin. A separate item reports the global motorcycle total on January 1, 1935 as 3,902,410, up 3.1 percent from the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Moats
Volga City
S.G. Thompson
Catherine
Bert Moats
Zon
Leo
Lyman Moats
Lyman Thompson
Carpenter
Cascade
Pangburn
Independence
Joe Wintz
Fannie Serhousek
Rock Inland
Join Carson
Pauline Holm
R.N
Iowa City
Peter Prahm
Monticello
Maquoketa
Adr
Sam Alexander
Ton
Mount Vernon
S. N. Smith
T. E. Stanton
Cedar Rapids
J. EB. Letee
Norman Martens
Ronnie
Gus Buscher
Lamont
C. O. Watson
Ed Heeren
Roy
L. A. Dreibelbis
Ed Duncah
Leroy Dirks
B. D. Heiken
Ardis
Treva
Castle Grove
Marie Heiken
Ethel Courtney
Miriam
George Courtney
A. Nicols
Scotch Grove
Roy Snell
Robert Mead
Anamosa
Herbert Cox
Dean
Harmony
Minn
Irene Bodiker
H. D. Dirks
Amber
Riney Wessels
Ray Price
Marion
Frank Story
Lottie Wells
Olin
John Livingstone
Dale Jones
Harriet Lorton
Elkader
B. W. Cox
E. Goldsmith
St. Luke’s Hospital
N. C. Holst
Marie Lorenzen
Dwaine Moses
Families Gather For Mother’s Day Across Town
Richland Center area residents visited relatives and hosted with meals and gatherings. Eugene Max and family from Harrisburg Illinois spent Mother's Day at the Crane home, others included Luella Balsiger visiting Cedar Rapids and Cap Buol hosting in Dubuque. Miss Seraphine Schweitzer of Chicago joined a Monticello dinner scene while Ladies' Aid of the German Reformed church met in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter Miriam
George Courtney
Center Junction
Clifton Abbott
Henry Rickless
John Buscher
Gustav Buscher
Winthrop
Buscher
Martin Buscher
Henry Buscher
Independence
Earl Martens
Anamosa
Norman Martens
M. M. Sinclair
L. BE. Sa Garrison
Cedar Rapids
George Moats
Monticello
L. E. Moats
E. L. Himebaugh
Leslie
C. B. Carson
A. L. Moats
Volga
Jo Royden
Town City
May Himebaugh
George Kueh
Elkader
L. R. Himebaugh
Ralph
Gene and
Lyle
Vincent Stence
Howard Boyle
Eugene Max
Harrisburg
Ill
C. B Crane
Luella Balsiger
Cedar
Neal Hayden
Delos Daken
Zearing
Seraphine Schweitzer
Chicago
George B. Heln
George Maire
Carl Schneiter
Wi? Schneiter
John Yossi
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
German Reformed Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jones County Farm Bureau
Reformatory Farm
Cow Testing Association
Poultry Head
Ortoleven
Flevatas
Hugh Retinzon
Mr Ot Litwin Hoon
Hetton
Oh Botnet
Bane
Denny
Eleves
Tyrer
Aubert Witt
Mauritie
Prufay Eye
Nat Lares
Crenen
L&c
Presieens Poariee
Kouihns
Aero Foen
Cath
Sacretary
Yeas Gren
Mistred Jaron
Cetia Kanna
Lutaan
Loraine Janete
Ewin Craig
Daugh
Nash Coffee
Express Cooking School
Frances Speidel
Home Economist
Wm. Corbin
Richland Center
Farmall
McCormick-Deering
McCormick. Deering
Shaffer
Seal of Minnesota
Srocert
Rinso Marvelous
Riso
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!