Mother and Sons Raise Livestock on Iowa Farm
Mrs. J. J. Bell and her sons Burdette and Clifford farm 240 acres near Clarion, Wright County, building a herd of 12 purebred Holsteins and 100 Poland China hogs. They plan milking Holsteins for sale, feed corn oats and tankage, with a 150 ton brick silo and silage as a key dairy feed.
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Iowa
J. J. Bell
Wright County
Clarion
Poland
Burdette and
Clifford
Chapin
Franklin County
Bell
Iowa Farm Boy Future Tied to Ames Agricultural College
Northwood Iowa asks how Iowa farm youth will meet economic and farming demands. The article argues the answer lies in training at Iowa State College Ames, detailing a two year course in agriculture covering animal husbandry farm crops botany gas engines farm management and writing. It notes graduates return to farms and form rural clubs and county farm bureaus.
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Northwood
Iowa
Agricultural College
Ames
Iowa State College
General Agricultural Cub
County Farm Bureau
College Training Shapes Farm Practice in Real Work
In college and during on farm work, students continually apply classroom lessons to practical farming tasks. They split time between study and hands on practice to reinforce what they learn.
Stock Share Lease offers non partnership farming option
Agricultural Economics and Farm Management Department at the Town Experiment Station has prepared a stock share lease. It suits land owners and renters who want a stock share arrangement without co partnership liability. Copies are available from the Farm Bureau office in Knoxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Economics and Farm Management Department
Town Experiment Station
Extension Service
Farm Bureau
Knoxville
John W Coverdale Led Farm Bureau Rise in Iowa and Nation
A profile of John W Coverdale, born 1883 in Bloomfield Iowa, detailing his farm roots, education at Delmar High School and Iowa State College of Agriculture, and his pivotal role in building Iowa Farm Bureau county agents. It notes his leadership as first secretary of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and later as secretary of the American Farm Bureau Federation in Chicago since 1920, keeping the national bureau moving.
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Farm Bureau
John W. Coverdale
American Arm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Bloomfield Township
Clinton County
Iowa
Delmar
Iowa State College of Agriculture
Ames
St. Louis
Coverdale
United States Department of Agriculture
Towa State College
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
American Farm Bureau Federation
Ford Cars Displayed With New Dandy Look At Star Auto
The first of the new Ford models arrived in the city and are on display at Star Auto Co. The higher radiator and updated front end give a more streamlined, sturdy appearance across touring sedan and coupe types. Improvements include larger cowls, improved interior space, revolving window regulators, dome lights, and enhanced luggage capacity. The four door sedan and touring car feature new styling while the coupe offers a rugged, roomy interior. Enduring elegance plus practical upgrades mark the display period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toom
Star Auto Co
Ford
Farm Bureau Exchanges Big Aid to the Farmers
The Michigan State Farm Bureau's Produce Exchange in Detroit has created 47 local associations and markets about $50,000 in farm produce monthly. It runs a wholesale commission house for Detroit retailers and a car lot at the railroad yards, serving as the only farmers cooperative on Detroit's two markets. Last summer it handled 178 old carloads of fruit and vegetables for members, often shipping to markets beyond Detroit. State federations coordinate commodity exchanges, providing transportation, publicity and legislation support.
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Michigan State Farm Bureau
Detroit
Farm Bureau
Exchange
Farmers’ Co-Operative Association
State Farm Bureau
Michigan
Missouri
Arizona
Texas
Louisiana
State Farm Bureaus
Big Saving to Bureau Members in Fertilizer Purchase
The Alabama farm bureau bought 10,000 tons of nitrate at an investment over $500,000 last year. This purchase saved members more than $3.00 per ton on fertilizers, reflecting a substantial benefit to the association’s membership.
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Alabama Farm Bureau
Merely a Slight Difference in Death Story
An elderly resident recalls a shared fate between BH and his father, noting both died in old age while seated in a rocking chair. A visitor questions the pattern, linking BH’s death to the elder’s. The tale centers on an odd, repeating death anecdote from years past.
Proof of Will in Marion County Iowa
Notice that an instrument purporting to be the last will of Harmon Wheeler, deceased, is on file in the Clerk of District Court office Marion County Iowa. The will is set for hearing October 2 1923 at Knoxville, Iowa, with all interested persons entitled to be heard. Clerk Walter Kester notes August 29 1923.
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District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
Harmon Wheeler
Walter Kester
Knoxville
Marriage Customs of the Wallachs and Gypsies of Asia Minor
The text describes betrothal customs where village girls in Asia Minor’s Wallach regions go to the forest to collect wood for the engaged couple. They select a branch with five twigs, placing an apple on one and red wool tufts on the other four. The apple denotes love while the wool signifies thrift and industry for the household.
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Asia Minor
In Praise of Agriculture Noble Yet Alchemy Gleaned Gold
A sharable adage extols farming as noble work that turns earth and manure into wealth, while blessing practitioners with health and prosperity. The quip celebrates agricultural toil as transformative and virtuous in a rural civic voice.
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Chinas
Latireles
Voltaire
James Verhey
Atlas Portland Cement
Kuyper Lumber Company
Pella, Iowa
Buerkens Wagons
Pella
Pella, Vandermeulen & Co
Tracy, Miller & Bruere
Harvey
G. C. Roper
Oskaloosa
H. F. White
Sully, Boat & Kruseman
Reasner
H. J. Woody
New Sharon
T. G. Garner
Vander Wilt & Yarnell
Bussey, F. L. Mick
Monroe, Hetherington & Son
Lynnville, Renaud Imp. Co
Newton, Newton Imp. Co
Searsboro
J. R. Orcutt
Buerkens Manufacturing Co
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