Balancing science and farming output in a changing market
An editorial urges integrating agricultural science with economic planning to avoid ruinous costs from overproduction. It argues efficiency alone is insufficient without adjusting total output to demand, citing the agricultural adjustment act of 1933 and ongoing farm research. The piece advocates full science spanning production and distribution to enrich life and prevent waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
State Experiment Stations
State Extension Services
Benefit Payments Part Of Hog Income Under AAA Plan
The open market price for hogs is only part of total income for contract signers because three substantial reduction payment checks from the federal government will be received in 1934 and 1935. The processing tax and adjustment program funded these payments, boosting cooperative producers’ income while maintaining higher hog values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester C. Davis
AAA
D. D. Offringa
Mr. Davis
Federal Treasury
Chicago
Davis
Keep Farm Records Up To Date Daily
County agent D D Offringa urges daily record keeping to save time and worry. Extension specialist L G Allbough says about five minutes daily suffices. year end inventories need more. Encourage family help, attach pencil and file sales slips, and obtain records from the Bremer county farm bureau office in Waverly where over 1000 books have been distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Offringa
United States Department of Agriculture
L. G. Allbough
Farm Bureau
Waverly
Bremer County
Farm Families Invite to Iowa State College Field Day
Bremer county farmers and others in northeast Iowa are invited to a four day field day at Iowa State College starting June 18. Visitors will tour campus facilities and college farms, view experiments, and hear the latest results. Attendees may tailor visits to interest areas such as agronomy dairy poultry animal husbandry and horticulture, with questions answered on home and farm problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Iowa State College
D. D. Offringa
Grant Chapman
Iowa
Chapman
College
Veterinary Science
Washington Township Meeting Draws Large Crowd
A large crowd attended the Washington township meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hartman on Friday evening May 19. A humorous debate between Rev. H. D. Temple and Walter Voecks and a Baptist quartet entertained attendees. The group decided to cooperate with the 4-H club fair on an agricultural booth as the county agent discussed corn hog records and 4-H activities. The film Golden Hearts was shown and refreshments included free ice cream. Gilbert Miller presided with a program committee of Mr. and Mrs. Ivin Geuther and Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hartman. The next meeting is set for Wednesday evening June 13 at Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sauerbrei’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Township
Otto Hartman
H. D. Temple
Walter Voecks
Gilbert Miller
Ivin Geuther
Elmer Sauerbrei
Washington Township Present Play at Polk Meet
The Washington township farm bureau cast presented the play The Neighbors at the Polk township meet held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Hastings on Thursday evening May 17. The program also included Welcome by Wyona Hall a musical quartet by the Carpenter boys a recitation by Roger Nichols and a county agent discussion on the 4 H club fair record books and the corn hog program. Movies were shown and refreshments were served. Chas H Gritzner presided. program committee was Mrs Rolf Hall and Mrs C Q Nichols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Township Farm Bureau
Polk Township Farm Bureau
H. M. Hastings
Wyona Hall
Carpenter Boys
Roger Nichols
Chas. H. Gritzner
Rolf Hall
C. Q. Nichols
Community Visits Highlight Warren Towns News
Mr and Mrs Henry Ehlert and son Paul visited Mrs Fred Wedemeier home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Emil Pries and daughter Anna spent Friday evening at Henry Hennings home. Fred Bennecke and daughter, Fred Wente and son visited Wm Wente home Sunday. John Bahlmann Lavern Krueger visited Erwin Wedemeier home Sunday. Wm Schultz and Frieda Mummelther were Sunday guests in Herman Meyne Jr home. Arthur Hennings and son visited Louis Pines home Sunday. Arthur Hennings daughter spent Sunday at Arthur Hennings home. Gust Buchholtz and Delia Pries were guests at Arthur Pries home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ehlert
Paul
Fred Wedemeier
Emil Pries
Anna
Henry Hennings
Fred Bennecke
Fred Wente
Wm. Wente
John Bahlmann
Lavern Krueger
Erwin Wedemeier
Wm. Schultz
Frieda Mummelther
Herman Meyne, Jr
Hints for May Household Hints by Betty Webster
Children like floating bath toys so mothers allow them to make soap toys. Use mild white soap and colored wax, outline designs on soap, carve background to raise the figure, then color with melted wax. A floating soap is ideal. Also includes Do You Know That questions on roasts and sides.
Raisin Bread Dilemmas For French Toast
A narrator laments a household French toast habit and discovers only raisin bread available. The family favors raisin toast and the narrator contemplates using raisin bread for French toast, noting raisins are versatile in many dishes.
How to Make Raisin French Toast and Currant Jelly
The passage describes making French toast with raisin bread soaked in an egg milk mixture and fried to a delicious result. It then outlines a currant jelly recipe from currants and juice, including steps to mash, strain, add sugar, boil, and jar the jelly.
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Dublin
Ideal Enamel
Tripoli Hardware Co
B. F. Morf, Mer
Tripoli, Iowa
McCormick-Deering
Tripoli Implement Co
Twine
Polk Meet
Warren Towns
Betty Webster
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Goodyear
Willard
Goodyear Speedway
H. H. Buhr Garage
Chevrolet
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