County Agent Recalls A Varied Vacation Across Iowa and Illinois
The author chronicles a mixed vacation visiting Chicago Mississippi River banks Crystal Lake Wapsipinicon River and farm towns in Iowa and Illinois. He notes alfalfa hay onion cabbage Sudan grass dairy cattle farm bureau offices and university visits while observing roadways traffic weather and the busy Chicago scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mississippi River
Crystal Lake
Wapsipinicon
Mississippi
Camanche
Iowa
M. J. Offringa
Mississippi Scenic Highway
Towa
Davenport
Muscatine
John
Illinois
Government Bridge
University of Illinois
Champaign
Middle West
College of Agriculture
Kankakee
Ill
Kankakee County
Chesters
Plainfield
Christopher
Bremer County
Farm Bureau
Christophers
West Lafayette township farm bureau hosts record meeting
West Lafayette township farm bureau kept its record of fine meetings with a large audience at the Whitney home on Wednesday evening August 3. A. P. Juhl presided and handed the program to Mrs. P. A. Colburn for the Do-A-Best club’s main act. Readings and skits featured mock meetings, a county agent sing, and a 4-H convention report. The club announced a 19 member club, the highest in the county, and a pantomime titled A Day on the Farm closed the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Lafayette Township Farm Bureau
R. A. Whitney
A. P. Juhl
P. A. Colburn
Viola Miller
Farm Bureau
Juhl
Ruth Briden
West Lafayette
Chicago
Ernest Mueller
Claude Briden
Geo
Christopher
Carl Eggleston
Wm. Beach
Henry Schwab
Bernice Briden
Mildred Miller
Gladys Napiecek
Ames
Limestone Boys
Esther
Isabel Schwab
Women of Bremer County Demonstrate soap making
Women from every township in Bremer county and nearby areas attended soap making demonstrations under the Bremer county farm bureau last week. Miss Martha A. Rath of the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing company showed practical methods to convert soft fat into laundry and toilet soaps, with sessions held at multiple homes and a church basement through Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Bremer County Farm Bureau
Martha A. Rath
Educational Department
Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company
Alvin Geuther
Waverly
L. J. Busse
Maxfield Township
B. B. Bennett
Tripoli
C. Q. Nichols
Horton
Orphans Home
Anna Hatch
Sumner
Methodist Episcopal Church
Janesville
May Bye
Esther Stewart
W. C. Hoffman
C. F. Sietam
Mervyn George
H. A. McCaffree
W. G. Townsend
Erwin F. Ducker
James Scully
Gilbert E. Miller
Frank Arns
Arthur Iserman
Anna Fritschel
John Meyer
Sam Whitney, Jr
Carl Kuethe
H. C. Luloff
Leonard Miller
Dick Bye
Geo. Erbes
H. Geuther
Aug. Prottengeier
Geo
W. Christopher
H. F. Thoms
Anna eLitha
Rudolph Mundt
R. Hoppenworth
E. G. Arns
Wave
Wm. Block
C. McCumber
Wm. Ambrose
C. B. Kelsey
Ross Kelsey
M. A. Woodcock
W. D. Chapin
August Kelling
Carl Kirchhoff
BR. W. Kirchhoff
James Eveland
Earl Crinklaw
Rolf Hall
Ray Ede
Harry Hastings
Homer Detra
W. E. Beach
C. T. Nichols
Plainfield
E. E. Wilcox
Tonia
Emily Fox
Pine Street
Warren
Ohio
Herbert Joens
Wm. Walternate
Fred Harris
Evelyn Davis
Howard L. Williams
L. V. Ormston
Fred Graesr
Fred G. Wolf
Lucy Eichhorn
Ray Kenyon
Fred Bahlmann
Ernest Mueller
Claude Briden
Harriett Hegwine
J. B. Baker
J. H. Seely
H. H. Schmidt
August
County club program and demonstrations described
Members carried out activities throughout the day as part of the program. The County Agent spoke on taxation analysis and Miss Martha A Rath outlined soap making demonstrations inviting ladies to attend at Mrs C Q Nichols home north of Horton on Thursday. A Bicentennial movie from July 4 and a comedy were shown and refreshments were served by the club girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha A. Rath
C. Q. Nichols
Horton
Mortgage lifters comeback as hog prices recover says Iowa officials
Officials of the Iowa department of agriculture report hog prices have recovered and hogs offer a profitable market for grain. Prices are expected to hold at least until the heavy cattle run begins this fall.
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Iowa Department of Agriculture
4-H Club Boys Judge Ayrshires at Plainfield
A large group of Bremer county 4-H club boys visited the Ayrshire herd of J. J. Lynes Sons near Plainfield on Saturday August 6. J. K. Lynch demonstrated the Ayrshire type selected by judges at large fairs and the boys judged one class of mature cows. Plans for participation in the Big Four fair at Nashua were discussed. A kitten ball game followed the meeting.
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Bremer County
Ayrshire
J. J. Lynes Sons
Plainfield
J. K. Lynch
Kankakee
Illinois
Nashua
Two Unnamed Competitors Finish Narrowly in Shootout
The contest concluded with William Gritaney and Ralph Juhl selecting the outcome in a decisive finish, ending ten to one in favor of the winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gritaney
Ralph Juhl
Dairy cows due to freshen in four months rise, may curb supply
The U S Crop Reporting Board notes a substantial increase in cows in commercial dairy herds expected to freshen over the next four months, 13 more than a year ago. The rise could worsen dairy overproduction and affect milk and product prices.
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U. S. Crop Reporting Board
Com
Detour through the MWO at 4 Cafeteria noted
A brief detour through the MWO area near the 4 Cafeteria is advised with no need for ceremonial caution. Tourists and staff are asked to follow standard safety protocols and heed posted signs for a smooth passage.
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Mwo
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Cooperative Oil Companies
Illinois Agricultural Association
DeKalb County
DeKalb
von Gronau
Lake Michigan
Detroit
St. Charles
West Lafayette Township
H. M. Lease
Ruth FE. Lantow
Estella M. Lantow
John Howard
Theo
Stahlhut
E. D. Milligan
Henry Ruhrmeister
Jim Meighan
Ella Roder
Walter Thompson
Herman Waskow
Emma L. Roder
C. J. Thompson
Lloyd Ladwig
W. O. Creager
Paul Griesert
George Wescott
Joe Woods
Frank Ambrose
Harry Creager
E. J. Wylam
Lola Wylam
Hawkeye
Methodist Church
Janes
Ayrshires
Skelly
Tripoli, Iowa
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