Farmers to attend district training on farm records
Roger Jennings and D. D. Offringa will attend a district training school in West Union on Friday March 23 to learn about keeping farm records for the corn hog program and substitute crops. The new AAA record book will be provided free to contract signers, while the state extension service offers the Iowa farm record book and a loose leaf option for more detailed tracking.
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Roger Jennings
Bremer County
D. D. Offringa
West Union
AAA
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Chester C. Davis
State Extension Service
Iowa Farm Management Extension Service
Iowa Farm Record Book
Offringa
Iowa
Albaugh
Farm Management Extension Service
All Corn Hog Contracts Due By Saturday
At a Bremer county corn hog control board meeting in Waverly March 17, it was agreed contracts and worksheets must be in the permanent committee members by March 24. Farmers delaying signing slow the program. 1,423 contracts had been signed by March 17.
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Bremer County
Advises Check on Corn Hog Figures in County News
Bremer county farmers are urged by county agent D D Offringa to audit production and marketing records of corn hog contract signers published in county newspapers. He notes overstatements do not prove dishonesty and stresses the program’s success relies on true reductions and fair shares among participants.
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D. D. Offringa
Bremer County
Bremer County Rural Carriers oppose salary cuts
The Bremer County Rural Letter Carriers association met at Kenneth Chapin’s home in Tripoli to discuss HR 8097. They adopted a resolution opposing the proposed salary reduction, arguing it lowers buying power by about 12 million dollars, harms carriers and their families, and cites ongoing consolidations saving the Post Office about 13 thousand dollars annually.
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Bremer County
Rural Letter Carriers Association
Kenneth Chapin
Tripoli
Maref
James A. Farley
United States
Post Office Department
Art Schumacher
Joe Guter
K. Chapin
Secy
Treas
Farm butterfat prices fall far below parity in January 1934
Farm and dairy leaders will consider AAA proposals to adjust dairy production aimed at restoring parity prices. January 1934 saw butterfat at 25.7 cents per pound, 16.8 cents below the 42.5 cent parity, with monthly parity fluctuating but consistently above farm prices throughout 1933 and into 1934.
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D. D. Offringa
Washington, D. C
AAA
Department of Agriculture
Townline Cowboys 4-H Meet Includes Kittenball Horse Judging
The Townline Cowboys 4-H club of East Lafayette and Warren townships met last Saturday at Raymond and Lavern Lageschulte's home. Members played kittenball, then judged horses with Lloyd Pothast outlining key judging facts. They plan a program for the April Warren township farm bureau meeting. Arland Thieking reported.
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Townline Cowboys 4-H Club
East Lafayette
Warren Townships
Raymond
Lavern Lageschulte
Lloyd Pothast
Warren Township
Farm Bureau
Exemptions Explained for Hog Processing Tax in Iowa
Extension specialists at Iowa State College clarified hog processing tax exemptions, outlining that a farmer who raises and butcher sows may sell up to 300 pounds of hog products tax free per marketing year starting November 5. Taxes apply on amounts above 300 pounds up to 1,000, and all beyond 1,000.
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AAA
Iowa State College
Internal Revenue
Federal Building
Des Moines
Rheumatic Fever Causes and Natural Course
The piece explains rheumatic fever as an infectious disease driven by streptococci active in February through April. It notes sore throat often precedes attacks, explains how germs spread to joints and heart, and that the disease is self limited. Treatments are palliative, with tonsil removal sometimes preventing future attacks.
Plump One-In the Bus Seat Offer
Three men jumped up and offered seats to a passenger in a morning bus. The brief stray story presents a quick, curious social moment with a hint of humor about commuter courtesy.
Skelly Rolls Out TailorMade Air Mix Gasoline Promise
Skelly offers a money back mileage guarantee with Air-Mix gasoline tailored to localities. Skelly engineers tested that one gallon of gasoline plus air yields optimal efficiency, backed by trial car runs and expert technologist opinions.
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Skelly
Skelly Aromax
N. R. Ambrose Oil Co
Joe
Middle West
Usual Indication Asker Questions Return Time
Question about when wife will return from Lake Poppykorn. Reply says very soon, sent a picture postcard showing wife wishing for help packing and sweeping the bungalow.
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Asker
Lake Poppykorn
Too Much Foliage Visit Sparks Family Laughs
A long-absent man with a large growth of whiskers visits a relative. The little girl, his former favorite, refuses a kiss, prompting the mother to ask for a greeting. The child responds, I don't see any place, highlighting a humorous moment from Labor.
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Bisgles of Cotta Chaester
Bierie Oil Company
Tripoli, Iowa
Goodyear Speedway
Goodyear
H. H. Buhr Garage
Townline Cowboys
William J. Scholes
Mple
C. L. McCumber
H. H. Nevermann
H. J. Bunger
WM. Ambrose
H. H. Buhr
F. W. Heinemann
WM. F. Krueger
C. L. Meier
E. C. Johnson
Herman Schwemn
J. F. Keough
Fred Kuhrt
WM. Lenius
Pieper
Joe Sien
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