Soils District Progress in Marion County
Eight farm groups have completed cooperative soil conservation agreements under the Marion County Soils District. Led by Peter Van Zante Jr the northern Des Moines River area near Pella remains the lone southward group. Additional efforts include English Creek watershed activity, multiple local meetings, and a planned tour of English Creek projects to showcase contouring, terracing, and buffer-strip practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Des Moines
Pella
Peter van Zante Jr
Thia Noishharhaad
Lake Prairie
Summit Townships
English Creek
Knoxville
Soils District
Lake Prairie Township
Lyall Mitchell
A.A.A
Farm Bureau
Twent
F.we
Chronicle
Farm Prices Near Parity Gains Across Iowa Foods
The Iowa Crop and Live Stock Reporting Service reports May 15 price indices near parity for farm commodities. Prices received stand at 128 percent of 1909-14 average, prices paid at 131 percent, a 5 point rise year over year. Meat animal group shows mixed changes. corn, wheat, chickens, butterfat, and wool rise 7 to 9 percent. soybeans up 16 percent.
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Towa
Iowa
Cobbler Can Be Planted As Late As July
Town potato growers may replant with Cobblers if the early crop fails. W H Collins extension horticulturist at Town State College notes well stored Cobblers planted in June near the Minnesota line or early July near the Missouri line have sometimes yielded well, but late planting is rare and not desirable.
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Town
W. H. Collins
Town State College
Collins
Minnesota
Missouri Line
Egg feats at local farm deliver unique sizes and triple yolk
Bigger Exi Leonard Dent and Kirkman reported an unusually large egg measuring seven by nine inches laid by a Buff Orpington hen. Nearby on the Harry Battin farm at Bloomfield a New Hampshire Red produced a three yolk egg, rivaling the novelty.
Andy Woolfries Joins Iowa Broadcasting July 1 1941
Andy Woolfries, longtime WOI figure, will become Farm Service Director for Iowa Broadcasting Company on July 1 1941. He will host farm information programs over KRNT KSO and provide a music block like Music Shop, with additional broadcasts on WMT. Born in Northern Ireland, he rose with WOI Ames and helped many Iowa households acquire radios in early days.
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Andy Woolfries
WOI
Iowa Broadcasting Company
Woolfries
Kant-Kso
Des Moines
Music Shop
WMT
Cedar Rapids-Waterloo
Northern Ireland
East Wate
Cattle Feeders Gather July 25 at Iowa State College
Cattle feeders will gather July 25 on the Iowa State College campus for Iowa Cattle Feeders Day. The program includes talks by cattlemen and industry representatives and an appraisal of cattle fed in Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station experiments. Yearling steers fed since November include 80 head in two trials comparing hybrid corn feeds and meal types. Results will be made public at the event.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Towa Agricultural Experiment Station
Texas
C. C. Culbertson
Appearance or Wealth Women’s Dating Preference Quote
A Grinnell Herald-Register reader, referred to as a spinster, states she would prefer appearance in a man over wealth, adding that the sooner the better. The remark reflects a blunt personal preference on male attributes.
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George Ann Kueneman J
Grinnell Herald-Register
Tall Corn Contest Heads to Iowa State Fair 1941
Iowa State Fair officials announce a national Tall Corn Contest with 250 dollars in cash prizes. Entries must be one stalk at least 12 feet 6 inches tall, cured and lashed to a board. Judging starts 9 a.m. August 27 with awards announced at the grandstand. Don Radda of Washington led last year’s entries.
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Iowa
Don Radda
Washington
Towa
Moines
Jonal
Fear Heavy Infestation of Chinch Bugs in Marion County
County Agent Walter Brown warns chinch bugs are appearing in many areas of Marion County and threaten serious trouble. A dry season favors their spread, while several days of cool rain could halt them. The Marion County Farm Bureau has creosote available for barrier control.
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Marion County
Walter Brown
Marion County Farm Bureau
Knoxville Journal
Polled Shorthorn to South Africa Sale Noted
A polled Shorthorn bull bred and sold by Lynnwood Farm Carmel Ind left New York North Carolina last week bound for South Africa. The buyer is the Shorthorn society in East London for breed improvement. Frank W Harding acted for the South African group. he is a former secretary of the American Shorthorn Breeders Association now in livestock export.
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Lynnwood Farm
Carmel
Ind
New York
N.C
South Africa
East London
South Af
Frank W. Harding
American Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
Chicago
Injured Romy Martin Knocked Down By Belt Fault
Injured R. C. Romy Martin of Rembrandt was knocked to the floor when the belt came off a feed grinder and he sustained several injuries.
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R. C
Romy" Martin
Rembrandt
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Peter van Zante
Peter Visser
Charles Donahue
Lawrence Goff
W. C. Blackman
Paul Eggers
Paul Harp
Floyd Forter
Kooyman
Page
Krnt-Kso
Roo
Ames
United States
Radio Sellin
Ile
Middle West
Andy” Woolfries
van Gorp
Hatchery
Bradlee
Wormhoudt’s
Murphy’s
Dick Leydens
SELCC
Old Feeder Co
Franklin Street
Phome
Ostermoore
Ostermoor
Wormhoudt
Flexsteel
Ron Lee Lee Tan
Ona
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