Farm Bureau Convention Trip Boosts Bremer County Leaders
Anna C. Hatch reports Bremer county members Miss Hatch and Mrs. Henry Ruhrmeister won prizes for township home project work and traveled to Des Moines with county leaders. The Iowa Farm Bureau convention highlighted unity, farm women’s roles, 4-H ties, and plans for improving community standards and rural progress.
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Hatch
Bremer County
Town Farm Bureau Federation
Des Moines
Henry Buhrmeister
Sumner
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Geo. Bonzer
Henry Ruhrmeister
Ames
Offringa
Iowa State College
WOI
State Capitol
Kirkwood
Richardson
Farm Bureau
Younkers’ Tea Room
Farm Bureau Orchestra
Jules Brazil
National Broadcasting Company
Shrine Temple
Re Load Association Builds Momentum With Big Week
The Farmers re load association moved 1 535 hogs in last week’s record shipment with 9 decks sent on Tuesday January 13 marking the heaviest day since operations began November 1. Hogs shipped in 20 decks to Wisconsin Illinois Indiana and Pennsylvania under Tom Elwood who has led local efforts since January 6. Directors anticipate 700 to 1 000 decks shipped in 1931 aided by yard improvements and daily livestock shipments with advance listing urged for hogs to meet favorable prices.
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Farmers Reload Association
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Tom Elwood
Williamsburg
Bremer County
Butler County
Floyd and Chickasaw
Black Hawk
Farmers Association
Reload Association
Hogs Hurdle Toward 1000 Members In Butler County Drive
Butler county farm bureau urges meetings to boost hog grade sales and a 1000 farmer turnout for the Reload association by January 31. Membership costs 1 dollar, deducted from the first shipment of 1931 1982 and 1933. Geo W Christopher and Otto Walters lead a nine member local board with Cedar Rapids regional backing.
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Butler County
Butler County Farm Bureau
Geo. W. Christopher
L. C. Warneke
W. S. Fritschell
Otto Walters
Emil Michael
C T A Makes Good Record for December
The Bremer Cow Testing association reported 105 cows producing 40 pounds of butterfat or more in December, ahead of the next-closest group with 97 cows. All 25 members fed silage, 22 used high-protein feeds, and 17 fed alfalfa daily. The Plainfield Chester and sons herd averaged 49.4 pounds of butterfat, sixth in the state for twice daily milking, with 23 cows in milk.
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Bremer Cow Testing Association
F. A. Chester and Sons of
Plainfield
Chester
Cows in Milk Yield 27.8 Lb Butterfat per 752 Lb Milk
Data from 864 cows in milk shows an average of 27.8 pounds butterfat from 752 pounds of milk. Casper Sivesind, tester for the association, stresses economical production via more economical cow rations.
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Casper Sivesind
Chevrolet Plans Aggressive Advertising Drive This Year
Chevrolet Motor Company will launch another aggressive ad campaign using newspaper display columns across 6 700 dailies and weeklies to promote its new 1931 car. Advertising manager R K White said the push, despite weak business, aims to stimulate demand and lift industry sentiment by abnormal promotional effort.
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R. K. White
Chevrolet Motor Company
Chevrolet
White
Newspaper Schedule Expanded with New Media Adoption
The company reports the largest newspaper schedule to date and the addition of radio and motion picture screens this year. These new media supplement ongoing campaigns across national magazines outdoor boards direct mail and more while the newspaper remains the campaign backbone carrying the ball as other media block for it.
The Leader offers year-long value at low advance price
The Leader is priced at 2.00 per year in advance, described as worthwhile. The brief notes the affordability and value of subscribing ahead of time, suggesting enduring benefit for readers.
Miss Marie Webster Teaches Leroy District Fourth Grade
The fourth grade had an arithmetic test with perfect scores recorded by Mabel Maurer Duane Fay Glen Fay and Donald Fay. Fifth and sixth grades worked on geography maps with freehand U S state drawings river lists and state products. Mabel Maurer celebrated her 10th birthday with a cake at school and Thursday the first and second grades drew snowmen for window decorations. Miss Webster attended Study Center in Waverly Saturday and read the Business Bringers.
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Mabel Maurer
Duane Fay
Glen
Donald Fay
U. S
Mabel Mauer
Miss Webster
Waverly
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Farm Bureau News
D. D. Offringa
Farm Bureau Federation
Anna C. Hatch
Re-Load Association
Tripoli Mercantile Co
Tripoli, Iowa
Buechele Lumber Co
Tripoli
C. Otterstetter
Prop
Leroy
Marie Webster
Congregational Christian Endeavor Presents
Deacon Dubbs
Walter Ben Hare
Sorghum Center
West
Vir
Amos Coleman
Rawdon Crawley
Major McNutt
Peac Deuteronomy
Sorg
Phaeton
ATS
F.o.b
Flint, Michigan
H. H. Buhr
Iowa
C. H. Pooch
Readlyn
Flint
Michigan
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