Mathews Urges 4 H Members To Enter Chicken Contest
Bremer County 4 H members can win cash prizes and a $300 college scholarship by completing the Iowa Laying Flock Project. Enrollment deadline is November 1 with at least 10 youths enrolled and 10 completing the project to trigger county awards. Each entrant must manage a flock of at least 50 pullets and enter eggs and hens in the county show.
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Iowa
Bremer County
Richard Mathews
Waverly
Mathews
Sears Foundation
County
Readlynettes Formed By Readlyn Girls Club
Readlyn girls form a new club named Readlynettes at a Sept. 1 meeting hosted by Lee Ann Schumacher. Officers elected include Judy Kuethe president LaRue Dettmering vice president Myrna Lockard treasurer Gloria Poock historian Peggy Lockard reporter Alice Fortsch librarian Roberta Meyerhoff Jonalee Johnson music and recreation. The group will meet on the second Monday each month with leaders Glennis Meier and Vincent Maurer.
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Readlynettes
Lee Ann Schumacher
Judy Kuethe
LaRue Dettmering
Myrna Lockard
Gloria Poock
Peggy Lockard
Alice Fortsch
Roberta Meyerhoff
Jonalee Johnson
Glennis Meier
Vincent Maurer
Fremont Township Family Living Group Tea at Kappmeyer Home
Fremont Township Family Living Group held its organization tea at Mrs. Paul Kappmeyer's home Tuesday. Officers elected: Mrs. Robert Chapin chairman, Mrs. Hadley Brewer vice chairman, Mrs. Eugene Woodcock secretary treasurer, and Mrs. Mervyn Ormston publicity chairman. A salad making lesson was given by Mrs. Vernon Wikner and Mrs. LaVerne Platte. Different salads were served with tea poured by Mrs. Leon Kleiss. County chairman Mrs. Harvey Carolus attended to discuss next year’s work. Extension Director Richard Mathews listed contact options in Waverly.
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Fremont Township
Paul Kappmeyer
Robert Chapin
Hadley Brewer
Eugene Woodcock
Mervyn Ormston
Vernon Wikner
LaVerne Platte
Leon Kleiss
Harvey Carolus
Cattle feeding profits seen lower next year say ISU economist
United States Department of Agriculture predicts fed cattle prices next spring and summer will be near this year, while August margins showed stocker and feeder prices $1.50 to $2.50 higher than last year. Feed grain costs likely rise, fat cattle prices may slide, and grass cattle could dip seasonally. Hog prices may recover less sharply this December as more sows hit the market. Turkey output is up nine percent with steady marketing patterns.
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Francis A. Kutish
Iowa State College
United States Department of Agriculture
Kutish
Katish
Farmers Must Comply With Acreage Quota or Lose Aid
Farmers must be in full compliance with all basic crop acreage allotments affecting their individual farms in 1955 to qualify for cost sharing payments for agricultural conservation program ACP practices completed.
Bremer official stresses 1955 acreage allotment compliance
James Eveland, chairman of the Bremer County ASC Committee, noted next year's compliance with 1955 crop acreage allotments under the new agricultural act. He said adherence to allotments is required for price support benefits and ACP payments for 1955 work, stressing its importance for farmers planning winter wheat.
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James Eveland
Bremer County
ASC
Eveland
Farm Law Harvest Limits Tied to Acreage Allotment
Explains that individuals who knowingly harvest basic agricultural commodities in excess of their farm acreage allotment are ineligible for Soil Conservation payments for that year. If planted acreage exceeds the allotment, the Secretary may set regulations and a reasonable period to adjust plantings to the farm allotment. Other text mentions the statue of Venus at Milo and olive oil references.
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4-H
Readlyn Girls
Fremont Organization
Kappmeyer Home
Lennox
Block & Klemp
Tripoli, Iowa
Clyde Noettger
Neia
Seventraight
Tripoli
Oliver Row
David Bradley
Oliver
New Idea
McCormick
Titan
Kalamazoo
Walter Ducker
C. R. Baker
Earl Newburn
Clele R. Baker
Rico Rafters
Rilco
Laiere Tail
Ata Yar
Iowa Dairy Industry Commission
Voice of Iowa's Dairy Farmers
American Dairy Association of Iowa
Money Makers
Bergmann Hatchery
Venus
Milo
Paris
Louvre
Bath’s
J. M. Snyder
New International Harvester
S Dan
International Harvester
Tripoli Implement Co
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