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Iowa farm news highlights 1919 crop year and farm aid
Iowa farms in 1918 used 4000 tractors and 1919 shows over 9000 in use. New livestock shipping firms formed in O’Brien county at Primghar and Hartley. Marshall County Cow Testing association revived postwar. Pershing lauds Iowa State College for war service and 2200 stars on its service flag. Local sales note Mr Wherry selling farm near Ames with 48 head livestock and neighbor 14 head. Farm Bureau drives yield 1169 new Carroll county members. Glidden banner township 108 members. Honey crop valued at 2.65 million with 178000 colonies. many Iowa stockmen exhibit at Chicago. Cattle and cream grading debates noted.
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Fair Valley Farm
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State Highway Commission
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Postville
Decorah
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Greenfield
Omaha
William Phillips
Perry
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Harry Jenson
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Chicago
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Jesse Erickson
Hardin County
O. W. Beeler
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Linn County
Wm. Galloway
Cedar Rapids
Farm Bureau
Carroll County
Glidden Township
R. W. Halford
Manning
State Federation Fund
Jasper
Corn Belt
Whiting
Ford Hereford Farm
Bonita
Peter Mouw
Orange City
Henry Schnoor
William Herkelmann
Elwood
Kroeger Brothers
Princeton
Loveland Stock Farms
Mt. Pleasant
Miller Bros
Britt
M. C. Matton
Corwith
W. E. Pritchard
Walnut
Rockwood Farm
EB. R. Silliman
Colo
D. Metjen
Bellevue
Upperhill Farm
Wapello
Howard Vaughan
Marion
Poland Chinas
William Kimpke
Avoca
Duroc
aAlden Anderson
Story City
Fain
Emmetsburg
C. H. Summers
Malvern
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