Management School for Area Farmers Scheduled
Muscatine county Extension Service will host a three day management school for farmers January 16 23 30 at the YWCA Muscatine. Registration is 2 per person to cover materials and snacks. Farmers should sign up at the county Extension office post office or Muscatine before January 10. Participants will learn basic management principles including decision making enterprise analysis and records with sessions led by Herb Howell Everett Storebere and Charles Mogged.
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Muscatine
Muscatine County
Extension Council
Mathern
Nent
Co- Operative Extension
Conference for Officers Held At Cedar Grange Hall Dec 13
The Invi State Grange conference for Muscatie Pomona district was held at Cedar Grange hall Dec 13 with Oscar Chapman presiding. State Master Loren Murphy introduced state chairmen and workshops covered Grange work under supervision.
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Cedar Grange Hall
Muscatie Pomona
Oscar Chapman
Pomona
Loren Murphy
South Prairie Grange
West Liberty
Robert Petsel
Donna Petsel
C. Earl Smith
Helen Smith
Dorothy Brown
Virginia Anderson
Karl Smith
John Tehbohn
South
Prairie Grango
Arthur Chuck
Cedar Grange
Thi
Wapsi¢ Valley Grange
South Prairie
Bloomington
Jerome Davis
Bloomington 4 H Members To Go Caroling
Bloomington 4 H members plan a Christmas caroling event on Saturday December 13. Gather at Bloomington Grange hall by 6 30 pm before visiting hospitals rest homes and liberal homes. After returning a Grange hall Christmas party will follow with exchanges for both groups.
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Bloomington
Grange Hall
Durant Firm Is Approved by Purina Company
Durant-Gibby J s Purina Feeds Durant has been made approved CheckR-Mix Mill according to an announcement received from the Purina Company headquarters in Missouri This area feed company is being provided with Purina research approved for formulas dor mixing locally grown grains with Purina mixed supplements and concentrates enabling farmers to make best feeding use of grains grown Before Purina licenses an approved Check-A-Mix mill it must have grinding and mixing equipment of the highest efficiency The equipment must be shown capable of mixing supplements with farmers grain so efficiently that each mouthful of feed will contain each ingredient in proper quantity
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Durant
Gibby J's
Purina
Tom
Ralston
Louiss
Jocal Feed
Ita
State Fair Secretary Re-Elected Des Moines report
Lloyd B. Cunningham, 65, was re-elected Thursday as secretary of the Town State Fair Board for a one day term. Cunningham has served as secretary since 1940. William Hitz of Polk City was reelected treasurer. Other officers were named Wednesday.
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Des Moines
Lloyd B. Cunningham
Town State Fair Board
Cunningham
William Hitz
Polk City
Muscatine Farm Bureau Men to Vie for Steaks
Muscatine county Farm Bureau members accepted a Cedar county challenge to see which group reaches its membership goal first. The winning county’s committee will dine on steak provided by the losing side. about 15 men from each county participate. The drive runs through March 1, with Muscatine leading by Dec 1 by adding five new members. A January 14 start was announced for the campaign, and an Elks Lodge meeting set plans and incentives for volunteers.
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Muscatine County Farm Bureau
Cedar County Farm Bureau
Jship Committee
Glenn Moeller
Muscatine
County Farm Bureau
Gus Walkie
Cedar
Moeller
Farm Bureau
The
Elks Lodge
Vernon Shepard
Gary Digerness
Bloomington
Lauren Goddard
Harry Schneider
Albert Chapman
Donial Chapman
Fulton
Allen Otto
Herbert Kuhl
Goshen
Virgil Meyers
Kenneth Gee Lake
Clarence Bieri
Carl Phillips
Montpelier
Paul Kemper
Moscow
Ray Housemanand
Reuben McCormick
Qrone
Fred Everett
Bill Everett
Pike
Richard Fridley
Jack Salemink
National Animal Disease Laboratory Dedicated at Ames
The National Animal Disease Laboratory on the Town State University campus was dedicated with Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman delivering the dedication talk. Freeman said research will help manage agricultural surpluses as production will exceed domestic and overseas needs for a decade, with the lab aimed at reducing losses in pigs cattle and poultry and operated by the USDA Agricultural Research Service. Other speakers included Gov Norman Erbe and university officials as hundreds attended the $16.5 million facility dedication.
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Orville Freeman
James Hilton
Iowa
Norman Erbe
National Animal Disease Laboratory
Ames
Iowa State University
Freeman
Town State University
James H. Hilston
Town
State
William A. Hagan
U. S
Neal Smith
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
Sweetland Philathea Class Met in Sweetland Church
The Philathea Class of Sweetland church met with 17 members at the Oren Coram home. President Mrs Edna Belle Bancks led a business session, voting $3 to CARE with plans for another donation. A bakeless bake sale was organized, and a Christmas party with gift exchanges and corsages followed. A separate Fellowship class potluck drew 40 participants with a White elephant auction raising 23.93 for Hillcrest Baby Home.
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Sweetland
Dhurch
P. W. Martin
Oren Coram
Edna Belle Bancks
Howard Toyne
Ralph Essex
Edgar Omper
Lydia Drumm
Arthur Hetzler
Art Swanson
Gladys Swanson
Clifford TeStrake
Ray Shoppa
Hillcrest
Dubuque
Farm Bureau Elects Shuman To New Term
Charles B. Shuman of Sullivan Illinois was reelected president of the American Farm Bureau Federation at its convention. The group adopted resolutions opposing a supply management farm commodity control program urged by Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman.
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Chicago 4
American Farm Bureau’ Federation
Uncle Sem
Charles B. Shuman
Sullivan
Shuman
Farm
Orville L. Freeman
Launch CROP Canvass In Local Area Saturday
Muscatine county farmers are urged to contribute corn to CROP during a canvass conducted Saturday. Corn will be shipped to a processing plant to be converted into oil for needy countries overseas. The Muscatine total aims for 2500 dollars, per Rev. Stephen Rost. Canvassers will be in the area 3 30 a m to 2 p m with collection stations at local farms.
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Muscatine County
Stephen Rost
James Shepard
Lester Cornell
Robert Harbaugh
Sweetland Grange Meeting Set At Sweetland School
The Sweetland Grange will meet at Sweetland school on Thursday evening December 31 at 5 p.m. A supper, provided by the committee, includes meat buns and coffee. A 50 cent gift exchange and secret pay exchange are planned. Hostesses are Mr. and Mrs Harold Hetzler and Harold Pace Sr. Mrs Gernade Hertzler left for Tucson to visit her daughter and family.
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Sweetland
Sweetland Grange
Harold Hetzler
Harold Pace Sr
Gernade Hertzler
Herbert Ide
Tucson
Ariz
4-H Boys Meet at Sweetland Church Parlor
The Boys 4-H club held its monthly meeting in the Sweetland church parlors with 20 members attending. Gary Glenney presided. a white elephant exchange was held. Dee. 26 was set for weigh-in of baby beeves at the Sweetland sale barn. junior feeders weigh in at 1 p.m.. Steve TeStrake, Bill Holling and Ricky Baer to assist. The club voted $20 to the Junior College Building fund. Family night is planned for Monday evening Jan. 6 with a pot luck at 7 p.m.. Halling and Saucy demonstrated top soil types. lunch was served by hosts.
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Sweetland
Sweetland Boys 4-H
Sweetland Church
Ricky Baer
Joy Brannen
Gary Glenney
Dee
Sweetland Sale Barn
Steve TeStrake
Bill Holling
Halling
Barry Saucy
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Jack Benny
Jack
Ray E. Downer
Cedar S'L
Walt Kochneff
Park Ave
State Farmasprance Companies
Durant Firm
Purina Company
State Fair
Muscatine Farm Bureau
SUN Loan CO
Sweetland Philathea
Ohio
Ain
Yale
University of Connecticut
Princeton
Dartmouth
Providence College
Williams
City College of
New ‘York
San Salvador
Lake
Seventy- Six
Wilson
Wapsit
George Solman
Central State Bank
Towa
Ray Wuestenberg
Dial MA
Rees
Oras
Morlan’s
Edgington, Ill
Turkey
Hawkeye
McKee Feed
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