How to keep farm records for corn hog program
D D Offringa Iowa County agent will explain farm record keeping to aid compliance proofs and program efficiency. Free Iowa farm record books will be provided with sessions covering basic commodity data, expense tracking, net worth, and loan credit aids. Meetings begin Tuesday April 10 in Tripoli high school and continue across nine towns through Friday April 20.
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D. D. Offringa
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Iowa State College
Iowa Farm Record
Offringa
Tripoli High School
Readlyn
Wolf Hall
Sumner
Legion Hall
Denver
City Hall
Janesville High School
Plainfield
Bremer
Turner Hall
Frederika High School
Waverly
Community Building
Indian princes own private railroads for estate travel
Colliers Weekly notes stark caste divide in India with princes using private locomotives while others remain barred from public trains, bullock carts, horses, or even an ass. The piece highlights deep social hierarchy impacting mobility across classes.
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India
Collier’s Weekly
No Fear of a Milk Shortage Under Adjustment Plan
AAA officials assure no milk famine from dairy adjustment plan as surplus reductions target manufacturing milk while maintaining overall sales. Proposals allocate 5 million to feed undernourished children and 5 million to transfer cows to needy families, boosting consumption and regional benefits including Iowa.
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Iowa
AAA
Wisconsin
New York
Minnesota
Washington Twp to Meet Next Week
The Washington township farm bureau will hold its regular meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kuethe on Wednesday evening April 18. The program features a play, The Neighbors, with Washington township residents portraying Miss Abel Laura Reeves Grandma Mrs Elmer Reeves Peter Neil Geuther Ezra Williams Oscar Luloff Inez Ruth Kuethe Miss Moran Mrs Oscar Luloff Miss Trot Florence Wizenburg Miss Ellsworth Alberta Geuther.
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Washington Township
Important Ruling on the Feeder Pigs
The Iowa state corn hog committee at Cornhog Headquarters in Waverly issued a ruling allowing contract signers to buy feeder pigs in excess of the 1932 1933 annual averages. Purchases require a signed county form, affiliation with a community committee, and compliance with 1934 production rules including farm location, contracts, and hog base status.
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Iowa State Cornhog Committee
Cornhog
Waverly
Iowa
Average Conditions Set Corn Appraisal
County Agent D. D. Offringa explains that appraising contracted corn acreage for AAA hog adjustment contracts uses average conditions rather than peak yields. Township committees estimate 1934 yields based on past ten year averages, soil, fertility, pests, and field history, with a hard cap of 65 bushels per acre.
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D. D. Offringa
Farm Adjustment News digest of agricultural recovery
Farm Adjustment News provides a digest of current developments in the agricultural recovery program. It highlights new guidelines, funding steps, and farm eligibility changes affecting producers and cooperatives as the program evolves.
Dairy adjustments loom after corn-hog signup closes
The corn-hog signup ended with about 170000 contracts, roughly 95 percent of eligible signers. State Board of Review chair Leslie M. Carl notes overstatements in 1932 hog numbers and expects about 15 percent adjustments in many counties to balance the program.
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State Board of Review
Leslie M. Carl
Carl
Co-La-Pi-Ca Club Meeting Report
The Co-La-Pi-Ca club held its regular monthly meeting on Saturday April 7 at Rog er Austin home. President led, minutes read, roll called. Claude Wylam discussed records and pedigrees. Next gathering set for Ralph and Lester Juhl home. Lunch served by Mrs Austin.
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Co-La-Pi-Ca
Roger Austin
Claude Wylam
Ralph
Lester Juhl
Austin
Leonard Napiecek
Never Ending Marathon Gibbs-My Wife Word Exchange
Philadelphia Bulletin humor item about a running gag between Gibbs and his wife. The cartoonish exchange centers on who has the last word in a running joke about never ending debates.
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Gibbs
Gabbs
Philadelphia Bulletin
Ladder but Wiser Jones Returns to the City
A terse street exchange hints at a city visit by Jones, once a farmer, with an earful of shared mistakes and a wary air about his plans. The dialogue implies a reconciliation or reassessment of identity amid urban life.
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Jones
Johns
West Lafayette Meeting At Woodruff Home With 4-H Plans
Members and friends of the West Lafayette township farm bureau met April 4 at Mr. and Mrs. Chas Woodruff home. Ruth and Bernice Briden and Bernice Beach led musical numbers and readings from a group of Iowa State Teachers College friends at Cedar Falls. A minstrel play was included. Mrs. Bromley and Miss Ulrich entertained with music. Men discussed 4-H club fair plans and farm record books to be distributed by the AAA. Refreshments followed, hosted by the Woodruffs and the Beachs.
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West Lafayette
Dark night in woods tests devotion between Lucinda and Rastus
Lucinda asks how they would survive a dangerous chase as a lion and wildcat approach. Rastus refuses to join the plan, insisting he will not be there. The exchange reveals a playful tension and deflection from danger.
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Rastus
Overdrawn Account Sparks Tense Exchange Page Side
In Pathfind er Magazine a bank teller informs a customer that her account is overdrawn. The woman replies that she will do as she pleases with her own funds, challenging the teller’s stance. The exchange highlights financial friction and customer assertion.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Raincoat fashion styles and portable rain sticks
Betty Webster notes April rain gear offers bright raincoats matching umbrellas and galoshes. Modern rainwear comes in varied hues and protective bonnet-like rain sticks, compact enough to fit in a grip or traveling bag for easy carrying.
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Betty Webster
Frugal Fruit Tapioca Desserts and Substitutes
A reader lists practical kitchen tips from old columns: fruit pressed through a sieve added to plain tapioca for novelty. tapioca served cold with fruit. raisins and nuts with fruit in tapioca. hot chocolate fudge with beaten marshmallows. baked apples stuffed with pineapple and raisins served with whipped cream. Also notes on substitutions: water instead of milk in egg yolk cakes. baking powder can replace an egg. sour milk can substitute for shortening.
Maple Tapioca and Pork with Raisins Recipes
A historical kitchen note describes making Maple Tapioca using milk tapioca maple syrup salt eggs and vanilla, cooked in a double boiler then folded with whipped cream and egg whites to chill before serving. Also outlines Pork with Raisins roasting pork with raisins salt pepper flour and a long roast, served with potatoes and apple sauce, yielding eight portions.
Icy step accident halts ascent on crowded stair
A stout woman slipped on an icy top step and rolled to the bottom, carrying a small man coming up behind her. At the landing the man paused, then told her in a strained tone that this was as far as they could go and they must get off here.
May and Marriage Superstition Tied to May as Unlucky Time
The article explains the belief that May is unlucky for marriages stems from Roman tradition. May marked the Lemuria, a festival for the unhappy dead, shaping modern superstition about May weddings.
Judge asks Black defendant about lawyer in court
In a courtroom exchange a Black defendant asked if he would like a lawyer. He replied no legal help, but stated he could use a couple of good witnesses. The remark highlights concerns about representation and witness support in the trial context.
Better Breakfasts March Menu From A Gray Morning
A vintage recipe style piece promotes hearty December and March breakfasts. It lists orange juice and oatmeal options and details a Apricot Hot Bread recipe with precise measurements and baking steps. It also notes vacuum packing coffee to keep it fresh and advises not to boil coffee for a perfect cup.
The Habit of Constipation and Regular Bowel Action
The text argues constipation is a habit influenced by neglect and lifestyle. It warns against delaying elimination, explains how reliance on laxatives harms bowel tone, and advises regular movement after breakfast with proper posture and light exercise for sedentary individuals.
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Washington Twp
McCormick Deering Service Headquarters
McCormick-Deering
Tripoli Implement Co
Twine
United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
Co-La-Pi-Ca Club
Woodruff
Houchard
uOhe Road
William J. Scholes
Teachers Agency, Inc
Downing St
Cole
Illinois
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