Farm Bureau Commends Action Clarifying Extension Ties
Iowa Farm Bureau delegates at the 1950 convention commend actions by the Federation and Extension Service to clarify their working relationship. The resolution supports separate budgets and accounts while stressing no change in legal status, and notes county appropriations fund the extension education program for all residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm Bureau
Federation
Extension Service
Wm. J. Kincaid
Mahaska County
Kincaid
Iowa Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Agricultural Extension Service
Christmas party at Rolscreen Factory brings holiday cheer
The Rolscreen Factory hosted a Christmas party starting at 11 with lunch served by 20 efficient waitresses. Twelve local guests attended the event, the Rolserega trio performed, and Mr Kuyper reported 25 years of progress while bonuses totaling over 33000 were shared. Several staff and former workers returned for the season as snow arrived and letters of thanks for the company card arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A-1
Rolserega
Don Rinehart
Floyd Kamerick
Carl
Vanden Deyer
Henrietta
Loren
Louise Vander Meide
Des Moines
Rosscreen Company
Cosette Middleton
Bettendorf, Low
Better Egg Care Improves Income
Eight Iowa farmers raised top grade eggs by 21 percent in a North Central regional study. S. E. Davis of Iowa State College found improved handling boosted average price by 2 cents per dozen, with potential larger gains as grade spreads widen. The study counted eight practic es from gathering twice daily to cooling and packaging methods. Time cost rose by 160 minutes daily, but daily income increased about 60 cents per producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowa
S. E. Davis
Towa State College
North Central States
Davis
Crop Summary For Iowa 1949 Dismal Grain Yields Report
Iowa's 1949 crop review shows feed grains hay and forage 10 percent below 1948 led by a drop in corn for grain and oats soybeans. Total 1949 tonnage 26 824 000 tons vs 29 847 000 in 1948, with wind damage and drought lowering yields and salvage efforts reclaiming about 72 million bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Leslie M. Carl
Love as foundation to save civilization says Francis Ra Ralston
The Washington letter argues love as a practical force to heal society. It urges teaching children love and virtue, addressing unemployment, crime, and mental decline. It warns against government coldness and calls for community reform guided by truth and generosity. The tone stresses urgent moral action to preserve civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Ra Ralston
Washington
Osceola Builds First Municipal Airport With State Funds
Osceola Iowa, population 4000, funds a single strip airport north of town on Highway 69 using 1050 from the state aeronautics commission and volunteer labor. The model aims for low cost and maintenance, with biweekly inspections, private hangars allowed, and projected aviation income of thirty to forty thousand dollars next year.
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State Aeronautics Commission
Osceola
Des Moines Register
Iowa
Norbert Locke
Aeronautics Commission
Locke
The
Erage
Charlie Perez
Towa
Marion County farmers surveyed for 1950 corn allotments
PMA committeemen in Marion County conduct a survey of farms to collect acreage data for 1947 1948 and 1949 to establish 1950 corn allotments. County chairman Paul E. Brown urges growers to cooperate and file written requests by January 15, 1950 if corn will be produced on farms with past corn in 1947 1948 or 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PMA
Marion County
Paul E. Brown
Brown
Marion
Knoxville Journal
Panel Discussion on Fertilizers at Monroe Night School
The Monroe Farmer's Evening School will hold a January 4, 1960 meeting on Commercial Fertilizers. A panel of four farmers, their instructor Bill Stewart, Gunnar Ajortshoj, and Bill Warrick will share experiences and guidance. A sound movie and colored pictures will illustrate fertilizer values and timing for best results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Farmer's
Marvin Smart
Pella
Bill Stewart
Gunnar Ajortshoj
Monroe
Bill Warrick
Prairie City
Approving Guidance Helps Naughty Child Thrive
A kindergarten teacher recounts how praise and inclusive acknowledgment calm a child who seeks approval. Judy, feeling mocked, scratches others’ drawings until the teacher affirms her effort like a friendly gesture and gentle guidance. At five, a child craves approval and constructive support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
State University of Iowa
Limit Corn That You Feed to Cow
Iowa dairymen monitor winter rations for corn content. Extension dairyman Floyd Arnold warns against exceeding 60 percent corn in dairy grain mixes and notes high supplement prices tempt underfeeding protein, urging protein rich supplements and careful balancing with roughage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Floyd Arnold
Town State College
Arnold
Coon Hunt Leads to Missing Dogs in Sioux Rapids
Art Mills and George Hurless, both of Sioux Rapids, hunt coons separately as their dogs fail to tree any coons. On a dark night Mills loses his dogs but finds Hurless’s pack, while Hurless loses his dogs and finds Mills’s pack. Neither pack treed a coon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Mills
George Hurless
Sioux Rapids
Mills
Hurless
Better Milking Clinic Scheduled For January 31
A Better Milking Clinic will be held in Oskaloosa on January 31 1960 announced by L A Parker Extension Director. The traveling 10 State College extension service show tours for the second time with talks demonstrations on best methods for economical milk production and mastitis control. Demonstrations by milking machines and separator companies will run with talks and interviews before and after the morning program. Local committee Clyde Loupee Roy Coe Wilbur Oldham Clair Werner Floyd Latham Herb Gulit Ted Collins Roy Smith Mai Vander Ifeiden and Parker organized the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
L. A. Parker
State College Extension
College
Dai
Beter
Clyde Loupee
Jack Selve
Roy Coe
Wilbur’ Oldham
Clair Werner
Floyd Latham
Herb Gulit
Ted Collins
Roy Smith
Mai Vander Ifeiden
Parker
62nd Calmar anniversary for Grundel couple observed
Mr and Mrs Grundel marked their 62nd wedding anniversary in Calmar. He is 90 and she is 86 years old.
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Calmar
Anddrew Grundel
Early Trading Post Marker in Credit Island Davenport
A marker at Credit Island near Davenport marks one of the earliest trading posts west of the Mississippi. The Battle of Credit Island occurred there on August 2, 1814, pitting U S troops against Great Britain.
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Credit Isand
Davenport
Mississippi River
United States
Great Britain
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Jeanette Aalbers
Otley
Margaret, de Hammer
Altoona
Dorothy van Veen
Dana de Heer
Indianola
Jerry Strayers
Spencer
Sees
Ruth van de Geest
Luella Menninga
Ivin College
Nye
Norma Houser
Towneason
Voice of the Public
Washington State
Christ
Earth
Vogelaar
Deep
Vogelaar’s
Dairyman
Guernseys
Jerseys
Coon Hunt
Credit Island
Kuyper’s
Music House
International Harvester
McCormick-Deering Sales and Service
Pella, Iowa
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