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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1940
Page
3
Final plans issued by the county 4-H girls club committee for the annual Rally Day to be held in the Monticello high school auditorium on Thursday June 6. Eloise Kuhns and Joyce Porter will lead the program with county club officers and local club members assisting.
The Clay Boys 4 H met Friday at Boyd Chatterton's home to learn rope halters and knot tying. After lunch they played a kittenball game. James Kearns demonstrated calf throwing hoof trimming and clipping. Plans for a June 7 club tour were made. Twelve members two dads and new leader Alva Streeper attended.
In Jones County, frequent light rains and cool weather spur apple scab and brown rot risk, prompting a first cover spray plan for apples, plums, and cherries. County Agent Carl Smith details lime sulfur and lead arsenate formulations for 50 gallons of water, with specific mixes for each fruit. The report also notes CCC team plans a Sunday game at Martelle against the Farm Bureau club.
May milk output rose to 1310 pounds with 43.7 pounds butterfat as the Men's Reformatory topped the herd at 2523 pounds milk and 90.8 pounds butterfat. Eleven of 71 cows at the reformatory produced over 2000 pounds. pasture largely grown through May amid cold delays.
A group of Jackson township farmers toured watershed demonstrations near Monticello, set up by the Monticello Soil Improvement Association with CCC and Soil Conservation Service. Attendees from Olin and Oxford Junction included Clarence Grafft and others. tour by SCS technicians explained soil practices. Observations and inspections for other farmers are scheduled June 8 and 9.
The Monticello 4-H rally day on Thursday June 6 lists committees for Registration led by Mrs W J Clark Neoton Grove County 4 H officers led by Mrs Alice Howie Monticello Lunch by Mrs George Fishwild Wyoming with a mother helper Ushers arranged by club vice presidents Music memory contest led by Mrs Ray Embree Song festival group singing by Mrs Frank Walker Eleven local 4 H girls clubs totaling 150 members participate The program begins at 10 o clock with all 4 H members parents and friends invited.
Olin Ship Ahoy and Fairview Orioles club members are named with new 4-H roles and awards. Joyce Porter chosen Jones county 4-H state officer nominee, Julian Kinler earns Iowa Farmer degree at Ames FFA convention, and dairy entry blanks reach state office. Baby beeves feeders and feeding times noted with focus on upcoming fair.
A county wide session will be held in Center Junction on June 1 at 9 30 a m to train farm reporters on checking compliance for the 1940 farm program. R W Dyas of the state committee leads the school and talks through soil depleting acreages soil building practices and crop classifications during first and potential second farm visits.
Scotch Grove Boys 4 H discussed the June club tour during their May 21 meeting at Alvin Weers home. Ten members answered roll on vacation plans while Alvin Weers spoke on dairy calf rations and calf care. Richard Ketelsen joined with a lamb project and Milton Harris attended as a prospective member. Mrs Henry Weers catered lunch.
Residents hosted and visited across Monticello and nearby towns. Numerous families shared meals, called on relatives, or traveled to Clinton Martinsburg Epworth Center Junction and Scotch Grove for visits and holidays, including trips to Montana and Canada.
The infant Mary Elen Ray was baptized on Sunday in Castle Grove. Sponsors were Mary Hillegardt Mrs Stanley Zimmerman and Carl A Eden. Guests included Rev Thalacker and family C W Eden and many Eden and Zimmerman relatives from Williamsburg and Mon ticello plus other local families.
The note touts a quick inexpensive method to produce a pound of poultry meat. It claims low cost per pound and rapid results, presenting a practical tip for efficient poultry production.
The Jones County Farm Debt Adjustment committee will meet at the court house in Anamosa on Friday afternoon June 7 at 1 p.m. Farmers seeking the committee services are invited to attend. J Keith Noll FSA supervisor from Cedar Rapids will also attend.
Electrically heated hotbeds are described as a method to grow farm and garden plants for transplanting. The piece explains how heat supports plant growth and extends the growing season, aiding early planting and improved yields.
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