4 H Girls Shift To Summer Work In County Clubs
4 H girls in Washington County prepare for summer activities starting June 11 with Rally Day at the Methodist church in Washington. Miss Isabelle Combs leads the county group with planned meetings, a training program, and a focus on clothing home furnishings nutrition and home efficiency. The program includes a convention at Ames, Achievement Week, a state fair contest, and a vespers service, with leadership from County Agent J W Chandler and a county committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabelle Combs
Washington
Ames
Gladys Adams
Washington County
Joan Gerdes
Thomas Gerdes
Near Washington
Bertha Kinduns
Wellman
Leona Beer
Charlotte Longer
Convention Inc
Miss Combs
Washington Methodist Church
J. W Chandler
Werle Eckels
West Chester
John Flading
John Cherry
Merle Twinam
Crawfordsville
Ruby Simpson
4-H Boys Feed 59 Baby Beeves For Exhibition
Thirty young men from county 4-H clubs feed 59 baby beeves on their farms this spring Preparing for county and state exhibitions in August The beeves include 44 head of Hereford 13 head of Angus and 2 head of Shorthorn Participants list many Riverside Washington Wellman Kalona Richland Ainsworth and other towns with multiple Hereford Angus and one Shorthorn entries The judge allocates each entry as booths are set for Achievement Week and state fair prep Also notes over 750 000 US farm families grow five major tobaccos average 2 acres per farm family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tereford
Angus
Stanley Chabal
Riverside
Hereford
Raymond Whisler
Washington
Thomas Walker
Deane Rinner
Mt. Pleasant
James Yeggy
Eldon E. Yegsy
Merritt Yegsy
William Schneider
Dwayne Schneider
Jerry Gardner
Richard Gardner
Charles Maas
William Maas
Shorthorn
Roger Feldman
Kalona
Robert Foster
William Foster
Angus William Norman
Wellman
John Riley
Raymond Bell
Donald Fladung
Bertha Fladung
Maynard Schneider
Melvin Schneider
Robert Schneider
United States
They Even Study Surveying in Washington County
Two young women Evelyn Eyestone and Lucille Finke work as planimeter operators in Washington County AAA office to help farmers participate in the 1941 agricultural conservation program. They measure field areas from air photos to determine crop acreages, eligibility for loans, and parity payments under the Agricultural Adjustment Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Aaa
Washington County
Evelyn Eyestone
East Main
Lucille Finke
Claude A. Knapp
Washington
Cedar Township
Knapp
Milford Anderson
Knupp
County Homemaker Groups Weigh Food and Nutrition Plan
About 500 county women participate in homemaker study clubs guiding a 1941 42 program. They may study food and nutrition, consumer education, and home furnishings with Ames extension specialists. Achievement Day April 2 at the Y M C A in Washington marks each group's year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Ames Stout
J. W. Chandler
Merle Twinam
Crawfordsville
Town State College
Ames
Y.M.C.A
Washington
Fannie Gannon
Frances Meacham
Brighton
Ava Johnson
Bulgaria
Cow Research Finds Eight-Hour Workday For Bossy
A Cornell student in Ithaca observed a pedigreed Aberdeen Angus cow over 24 hours in a pasture. The cow spent 12 hours lying, eight grazing, and four standing, with biting rates from 50 to 90 bites per minute when hungry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley
Cornell University
Ithaca, N. Y
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