Rainfall Recorded at 23 Sites in Muscatina County
Rainfall totals were measured at 23 sites from April 1 through November 30. The map indicates rain gauge locations and precipitation amounts with names and initials of observers at each site, including Wapsie, Fulton, Lake, Bloomington, and Montpelier stations along with associated observers.
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Muscatina County
Wapsie
Wayne Frederick
Glen C. Campbell
Moscow
Vearl Ayres
James Brown
Fulton
Wm. J. Royal
Floyd A. Peterson
Wm. J
Muscatine County Rainfall Averages Set By SCS Data
Muscatine County rainfall averaged 27.62 inches from April 1 to November 30, based on cooperative data from 23 farmers for the Soil Conservation Service. The report notes August and November as driest months since spring, May as wettest, with notes on high and low monthly totals and stations recording 30 inches or more.
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Muscatine County
Navy
Sanford M. Smith
Soil Conservation Service
Muscatine
Wayne Frederick
Wapsic
Clarence Township
Westese Pr Vine
Liberty
Lake Township
Bint
Muscaling County
Mary Cashman
Cranston
Frederick
Glen G. Campbell
West Liberty
Farm Outlook Meeting Slated at West Branch
West Branch hosts a Farm Outlook meeting Monday night in the VoAg building. West Beach Les Kras, district farm management specialist, will discuss short and long term farm price outlook and demand. The talk covers new agriculture trends with Iowa State Center for Agriculture Adjustment insights and ends with coffee and doughnuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Branch
West Beach
Les Kras
VoAg
Kral
Francis Abel
Iowa State
Center of Agriculture Adjustment
Santa Claus Visit Planned for Letts Community
Santa Claus will visit Letts on Saturday at 6 30 p m to bring a tree for local children. The group will gather at the large decorated tree in the town square as strings of lights illuminate the square.
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Lelle
Santa Claus
West Liberty fair leaders highlight state ag convention
West Liberty Fair officials led by W J Sanders vice president Floyd DeForest secretary and Jewit Mosher treasurer attended the Des Moines Iowa State Agricultural Convention. Des Moines meeting included Warren McIntire and Jay Steen with W H Bichenauer. Plans for the 1961 West Liberty Fair feature 4H FFA classes and a rich talent line up. Centennial plans for 1962 were also outlined. Mississippi Valley Fair in Davenport dates August 6 to 12 were reported. Swine producers led by Vernon Schlapkahl showed strong results with 39 sows averaging 10.1 pigs each, weight 220.4 pounds at 186.8 days. Pathogen free hog herds were discussed with producers urged to maintain strict biosecurity. American Farm Bureau meeting in Denver drew hundreds of Towans including local delegates Mr and Mrs Robert Meinholdt of Tipton.
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West Liberty Fair
Jay Steen
West Liberty Farmers
W. %. Bichenauer
West Liberty
Fred Goodchild & Sons
Mallard
Bert Keen
LeGrand
Gesley Knickerbocker
Radcliffe
Ames
C. R. Mitchell
National Hog
Farmer
Grundy Center
Dale Williams
TSU
Gerald Brown
Hampton
Iowa
Des Moines
Dri Ry
American Farm Bureau
Denver
el Paso
Texas
Old Wexjo
Carlsbad Caverns
Robert Meinholdt
Tipton
50 Attend 4 H Crops Show and Banquet Thursday
Fifty persons attended the Muscatine County 4 H crops project banquet and show Thursday evening at the West Liberty Kel P hall. Club members displayed 20 E projects judged, with eleven blue and nine red ribbons awarded. Projects will be displayed at various banks in Muscatine County as Ivan Wikner presented the program.
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Muscaline County
West Liberty
Muscatine County DHIA Herd Tops Local Dairy Record
Muscatine County Home led DHIA cooperatives with an average of 11,858 pounds of milk and 464.3 pounds of butterfat per Holstein cow, based on 1960 data. Priscilla, eight years old, from Arlie Kennedy route, yielded 14,500 pounds of milk and 651 pounds of butterfat in 305 days. Don Sywassink of Wapello in a Guernsey herd ranked second with 31.8 cows and 3,370 pounds milk and 442 pounds butterfat per cow.
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Muscatine County
Dean’ Heckinap
Dhia Supervisorat
Arlie Kennedy
Route 4
Muscatine
Priscilla
Holster
Son Testine
Don Sywassink
Wapelio
Guernsey
Francis McCennaha
Vern
Daisy
Francis, McConnaha
DHIA
Don
Voelker
Extension Dairymart
Towa State University
Ames
County Extension Service Office
Dean Heckman
Muscating
Wilton Churches Plan Christmas Week Services
Wilton churches announce a Christmas week schedule with events at Grace and Trinity. Activities include caroling, youth fellowships, school programs, candlelight services, and festival services on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, plus a Methodist MYF caroling event and party.
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Wilton Churches
Winton
United Churches of Christ, Grace
Trinity
Grace
Grace Church
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Pike
Richard T. Fridley
Lake
James "Sywassink
Klj
Clarence Bieri
Reuben Thompson
Bloomington
KWPC
Sweetland
Albert A. Bermel
Montpelier
Harald Bloom
Ralph Sywassink
Glenn. Hermann
Orone
W. W. Singleton
Lewis’ E. Peterson
Fruitland
St.52
Cory
S&m Pure
S&ff
Meetting
Tiwa Agricultura
Shecking
Letts
Hawkeye
McKee Feed & Grain
Spring St
Kent
Angus
Hereford
Livestock World
The
International
Kent Fed
Russ Brannen
Kent Drive
Atalissa Grain. and Feed Co
Atalissa
West-Liberty Grain ' and Feed CO
West. Liberty
Lone Tree Grain and Feed Corp, Lone Tree
Floyd
Dilek
Ted Mack
DeForest
Sanders
LeRoy
West “Liberty
West ‘Liberty
Oo. T
Davenport
Lee Clark
Clark
Maéler
Anthé Mhusvatine
Journal
Methodist Church
Ray Wuestenberg
General Insurance Service
Bruce
Dial MA
Santa
Hershe
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