Commodity Credit Loan Plan for 1939 Outlined
A per bushel loan on the 1939 corn crop was announced with forms ready by December 1. Eligible producers include landowners landlords and tenants with corn meeting moisture and grade standards. Insurers must file details with the county committee and borrowers choose an insurance representative at loan application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
United States
County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Harold Larson
Cass
Castle Grove
Lovell
Wayne
Herman J. Morrison
Clay
Richland
Washington
Harry James
Jackson
Madison
Scotch Grove
Harlan Russell
Fairview
Green
Frank Kulhavy
Hale
Oxford
Field
Rome
Wyoming
First Anniversary of New Farm Home Near Monticello
This Thanksgiving marks the first anniversary of the new farm home of Mr. and Mrs. John Tschantz northwest of Monticello. Though modest in appearance, the residence offers ample space for the entire family as stated by Mrs. Tschantz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tschantz
Monticello
Mrs. Tschantz
Nine Jones Co Shippers Sell Hogs At Opening Chicago Trade
Nine Jones county shippers near Oxford Junction sold hogs at 5.95 dollars per cwt in the opening week at Chicago stock yards, near the top end of prices. consignors W Hodgden and others led shipments, with weights ranging from about 205 to 243 pounds and buyers and supervisory figures named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Shippers
Oxford Junction
Chicago
George Winck
Joe Carrington
Frank Zenistai
Wit Pepetge
W. H. Hodgden
Ale Elmer Pewerick
Jens Lazare
Delbert Burda
George Slouha
Burda
Mr. Slouha
Three Largest Planets
The three largest planets in order are Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Farm Bureau Adopts A Balanced Program
The Jones County Farm Bureau adopts a 1940 program emphasizing efficient resource management and farm product parity. It includes a county-wide home project, 4 H club work, rural youth activities, community and public affairs, with education as a priority and ongoing links to Iowa State College and the U.S. Department of Agriculture through extension services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Farm Bureau
Iowa State College
United States Department of Agriculture
Extension Service
Around the Acres: Dry Fields and Local Farm Tales
Vernon Rynerson reports forty acres too dry to plow though near town clock. Fritz Tager plowed seven acres while Adolph Steuri recalls meeting late J. W. Doxsee in Europe. Edward Zumbrunnen raises Brown Swiss cattle on a valley farm reminiscent of western plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Rynerson
Mr. Rynerson
Vernon
Fritz Tager
Adolph Steuri
Switzerland
J. W. Doxsee
Europe
Steuri
Grenewald
Mr. Doxsee
Monticello
Coxsee
Edward Zumbrunnen
Farm Bureau program features Hull Wallace and O Neal in Chicago
Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace, and President Edward A. O Neal will speak at the Stevens hotel Chicago on Tuesday December 5. O Neal speaks 11 a.m. Wallace 2 p.m. Hull 7 p.m. Jones county members plan to attend during the International Livestock Exposition with a delegation staying at the Stevens hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordell Hull
Henry Wallace
Edward A. O'Neal
Farm Bureau Federation
Stevens Hotel
Chicago
American Farm Bureau
Agriculture
Jones County Farm Bureau
Jones County
Dale Wicks Resigns as C T A Tester
Dale Wicks resigns from the South Jones Cow Testing association as tester. The board accepted the resignation effective January 1, with regrets. Alvin Byerly says a new tester will be hired soon. Dale plans to enroll in a herd s man course at Iowa State College starting January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Wicks
South Jones
Board
Farm Bureau
Carl Smith
Dale
Association
Iowa State College
Alvin Byerly
Beef Banquet Tickets Available Limited to 400
Plans for the sixth annual Jones County Beef Cattle banquet set for December 14 at the new gymnasium in Wyoming. Guest speaker is H J Gramlich of Chicago, secretary of the American Shorthorn Breeders association. Tickets on sale countywide restricted to 400 to prevent crowding. buyers listed include Otto Danne man Amber Harold Hartman Parke Ogden Harlan Russell Jenel MacColm Anamosa Peter Hosch Cascade and many others with the Farm Bureau office contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Beef Cattlemen’s
Wyoming
Clarence Mclaughlin
H. J. Gramlich
Chiceage
American Shorthorn Breeders Associative
Otto Danneman
Amber
Harold Hartman
Parke Ogden
Harlan Russell
Jenel MacColm
Anamosa
Peter Hosch
Cascade
C. M. Holst
N. C. Holst
H. J. Dirks
J. B. Seehusen
H. I. Stingley
F. D. Sutherland
S. G. Thompson
Center Junction
Luther Inglis
Hale
C. V. New
Greenfield Bureau Members Convene at Martello High School
Over sixty Farm Bureau members attended the regular Greenfield township meeting held at the Martello high school building Wednesday evening. A special program honored the new 1940 Farm Bureau members with talks by Harry Dee, Guy Martin, and Rev. T Baskerville. Recreation was organized by Harlan Russell, Mrs. Harry Dee, and Guy Martin.
Doon gun mishaps injure kitchen cabinet and car upholstery
In Doon Bob Kersbergen inspected a 12 gauge in a restaurant kitchen when the gun fired drilling a hole in the cabinet and opening a jar of prunes and nutrients. Carl Nagel unloaded his gun and it discharged, ruining car upholstery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doon
Bob Kersbergen
Bang
Carl Nagel
Monticello FFA Initiates Eleven Green Hand Members
The Monticello chapter of Future Farmers of America held a Thursday initiation in the school house adding eleven Green Hand members: Fred Shover Paul Rieniers Lawrence Rieken Raymond Nagel Lavern Nagel Irvin Husman Jack Heiken Melvin Hein James Balsiger Laverne Luol Paul Schneiter. The year’s FFA work was read and approved a record book contest started and plans laid for a rodent contest. Paul Caspers spoke on Thanksgiving and a postmeeting basketball game followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Future Farmers of America
Fred Shover
Paul Rieniers
Lawrence Rieken
Raymond Nagel
Lavern Nagel
Irvin Husman
Jack Heiken
Melvin Hein
James Balsiger
Laverne Luol
Paul Schneiter
F.F.A
Paul Caspers
Dairymen Discuss Feeding Roughage Versus Concentrates
A part time agricultural forum explored how far good legume roughage can replace concentrates in dairy cow diets. Marion Dulster reported experiments with Balster Jersey herd producers from North Jones C.T.A. concluding high quality roughage can support up to one pound butterfat daily per cow, with concentrates still profitable. The next meeting will address calculating feed values, at 8:15 after a 7:15 Forum on International Relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Dulster
Balster Brothers
Jersey
North Jones C.T.A
Caporized Turkeys Marketed From Vermont
A reader notes caporized turkeys from Vermont selling for about 10 cents a pound above standard turkeys. They resemble hens with broad breasts and may yield tender white meat. price premium could cover raising costs, suggesting profit potential for farmers next year. Also advises selling remaining poultry before Christmas to avoid staggy meat and low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Castle Grove Group Discusses Diseases
The Castle Grove township Farm Bureau met at school house No. 2 Friday evening to discuss common livestock diseases. Sleeping sickness in horses Bangs disease tuberculosis hog cholera hog flu enteritis and hemorrhagic septicemia were reviewed with a round table led by William Lubben Clarence Mc Laughlin Harold Deischer and Fred Heiken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove Township
May Fly Again Golden Eagle Found Near Grinnell
A large golden eagle with a 6 foot 10 inch wingspan was found along a Grinnell road last week with a broken pinion. Game Warden Raymond Beckman is caring for the bird, which was captured by two Grinnell men. The animal’s condition is described as ground ed but potentially recoverable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Raymond Beckman
Wyoming Band Concert Opens Series At Local Gym
The senior band directed by Miss Iane Smith presented the first concert in a series at the Wyoming gym Sunday afternoon. Solo numbers featured saxophone clarinet trombone French horn and bass. The issue also notes church reunions, club meetings, farm discussions, and local family milestones in Wyoming and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Iane Smith
R. C. Scott
W. P. Nicholas
Joe Tompkins
Maquoketa
George Fishwild
Hattie Dieckman
Commercial Club
Peter Broderson
Irvin Sievers
Willing Workers
Peter Sievers
James Kearns
Dolores Jurgensen
John Jurgensen
Harvey Schmalfeldt
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Schmalfeldt
R. Fishwild
the Mary's
Methodist Aid Society
Lyle Tompkins
Screans
Orval Buckingham
Kelly Luckstedy
Irvin Rohwedder
Hale
Keta Mae
Rohwedder
Alma Thomsen
Fraerica Milner Dies After Illness at Iowa City Hospital
Fraerica Milner died February 5 after a weeks illness at University Hospital Iowa City. A Wyoming resident for 41 years she was a Presbyterian church member and belonged to Royal Neighbor and Order of the Eastern Star. Survived by husband B G Milner, a sister Mrs Robert Moncrief and a brother in western Iowa. Funeral from the Wyoming Presbyterian church Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraerica Ona
University Hospital
Iowa City
Presbyterian Church
Wyoming
Milner
Royal Neighbor
Order of the Eastern Star
B. G. Milner
Robert Moncrief
Center Junction
Iowa
Aneta Garside
University of Iowa
Roy Bender
R. G. Platner
H. W. Behnke
Monticello
James Farley
Ed Farley
Farley Produce and Poultry
Arthur Manwiller
Ames
Chicago
Margaret Porter
Roy Porter
Elmer Kurt
Eleanor
Charles
Marion
Albert Ament
Mary Florence
Robert
Ernest
Anamosa
C. J. Murray
Junior Wilson
Anna Wilson
Hopkinton
Robert Ihm
Billy Joe
Clinton
B. W. Humphrey
J. D. Smith
Andy Smith
Randolph, Neb
Harry Gray
T. L. Joseph
Iowa Implement Dealers’ Georiential
Des Moines
Onslow Social Pages Highlight Local Parties And Clubs
Mrs. M P Paulsen hosted the Larkin club with five hundred prizes won by Mrs. Chris Gill, Mrs. Jens Jensen and Mrs. Fred Martens. The next Christmas party will be at Mrs. Martens on Dec 14. Community groups include 4-H knot tying by Clay township youths and calf feeding projects, bridge and whist gatherings with prizes, and a Christian Endeavor party at the manse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen
Clay Township
Clark
Norman French
Paul Ernest Paulsen
Scotch Grove Club
Susan Ingwersen
Irma Paulsen
Deloris Scott
George Sears
Bridge Club
W. K. Kennedy
Malvin Ing Sersen
Howard Willison
The
Christian Endeavor
Francis Burdick
Longmont
Colo
Claire Fayram
Emil Paulsen
John M. Peterson
Otis Babcock
Mount Vernon
Louisa Allen
Home Neighbors Club
Charles Eye
Otis
Ava Bramer
Clara Dusanek
George Werden
Gerald Alden
Amby Gould
Joe Nowachek
Inez
University Hospital
Iowa City
Gould
Ted Hamilton
Horton
Dorothy Overholt
Dwight Northrup
Ruth Sears
Clinton
Alice Overholt
Ed Paulsen
Margaret Lozier
Cedar Rapids
William Fletcher
M. P
E. F. Paulsen
E. K. Peters
Peters
Roy Streeper
Fred Bramer
Hopkinton Social News Hears of Obituary and Local Events
Mrs. John Appleby 62 died in Hopkinton after a brief illness. Born Sarah Gertrude Huggins in Milo township in 1877, she married twice and had nine children. Funeral held at Reformed Presbyterian church with burial in Hopkinton cemetery. The paper also notes visitors, travels, school band debut, club meetings, and a World Fair travel talk in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
John Appleby
Sarah Gertrude Huggins
Josah and
Margery Huggins
Milo Township
Delaware County
George Cornwell
Daisy Wilson
Delhi
Mamie Appleby
Waterloo
Reformed Presbyterian Church
F. B. Allen
Hopkinton Cemetery
Herbert Furman
Bernard Lindahl
Chicago
Hubert Duffy
Cedar Rapids
John
Louis Supple
Cascade
James Supple
Wanda Sherman
Michael Reese
Bethany
Methodist Church
Russell Lux
Hazel Blanchard
Lux
Emil Henkel
Pearl of
Lenox Gymnasium
A. R. Stanger
Grace Hucker
Verla Breed
Eastern Star
Marion
Kill Kare Club
Johanna Ament
Charles Reggentine
J. D. Edgar
Fresno
Cal
Albion Roy King
Cornell College
M. Hopkinton Pta
Miss Breed
Misa
Busy Day for M T Van Klootwyk at Eddyville
M T Van Klootwyk endured a dog attack that left a five inch hip wound in Eddyville. He retreated to his car but the door cut his finger. A collision with chickens damaged the windshield and struck him on head and face on the way home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. T. van Klootwyk
Eddyville
Mr. van Klootwyk
Monticello Homemaker Notes And Humorous Snippets
A montage of local humor and notices from St Anthony and Dakota Lumber Yard including editorial banter, Thanksgiving reflections, a courtroom quip about insanity and murder, housing price forecasts, a preacher evangelist anecdote, talks on insulation and storm sash, pest disease jokes, Storm King Coal promo, and a line about a grave digger's daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
St. Anthony
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CCC
Express Photo
Nine Jones Co. Shippers
ACRES
Express
Hull
C.T.A. Tester
A. Reade
J. J. Wasson
Onelow
Ray C. Mowry
August Hansen
George Shimerda
Wm. Quirk Jr
Charles Turher
Harry Paulsen
W. B. Clark
G. Streets
Ray Sanford
ALC
Lincoln
R. C. Denniston
Robert Alden
Herman Brunscheen
Citizens State Bank
Joe Straka
E. F.rohwedder
Paul Levsen
Henry Wolfe
L. I. Lorenzen
Peter Eichhorn
August Thomsen
Thomas Hichhorn
Farm Bureau Office
Greenfield Bureau
F.F. A. News
Middle West
Onslow
NEW Legion Hall
Monticello, Iowa
Joe Fisher
Helen Hebron
Iit
Sree
Aaa
Pittsburgh
McNeill Hardware
Nticello, Tow
Barivitte
National Farm Loan Associations
Harold B. McTavish
3Rd Avenue S. E
HeeHaw News
Dean of Women
Farmer Friends
Bernard Kuriger
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