This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1929
Page
5
The county farm bureau logged 38 township and community meetings with 2 195 attendees and 149 program attendees. It collected 462 memberships and organized numerous home visits and interviews. Activities covered demonstrations, home furnishing projects, 4H events, state fair entries, seed and soil projects, lime and fertilizer programs, and extensive publication and mailing efforts.
Twenty seven boys enrolled in livestock clubs with 24 completing while three girls joined and all completed. One hundred forty three girls in eleven girls clubs with 136 completing. County 4H livestock show drew 440 attendees as two club tours made 31 stops with 51 participants. Baby Reef Club enrolled seven members feeding ten calves. five completed work with eight calves. State Fair profits include 226.40 after premium money of 115 and calves sold averaging 16.42 per hundred. Market Pig Club had 134 members starting 21 pigs, twenty finished at 171 pounds. pigs sold for 11.6 per hundred to Iowa Packing Co. State Fair placing noted for several breeds. Litter and purebred clubs reported premiums totaling 83 to 50 and 23 for heifer, poultry and other livestock entries. Livestock records entered total 15 entries earning 30 in state competition. Girls Home Furnishing Clubs enrolled 143 girls in eleven clubs. 136 completed. Meetings reached 176 attendees across 89 meetings. year one participants 63, year two 29, year three 43, year four 8. Six demonstration teams trained and 19 demonstrations given along with 45 individual demonstrations for the year.
Farm accounting in Washington County shows rising activity with 36 individuals keeping records. Twenty-one farms reported profit ranges from 3500 to a loss of 1700, nine farms showed losses, and seven farms averaged a profit of 2269. Marketing services led by Walter R. Brown saved farmers over 2100, with various market exchanges listing limestone, fertilizer, lime sulfur lead arsenate, and forage costs totaling about 9652 dollars.
The report notes public city interest in corn exhibition at fall festivals, seed corn testing aid, and two new small grain varieties on trial in Washington county. It details weed eradication using sodium chlorate, 500 pounds applied by five men, and various crop improvement programs.
Animal Husbandry Pork Production featured two entries in the state pig crop contest and notes on supplement feeds and feed analysis. Beef Cattle Selection aided locating breeding animals while feed services balanced rations. Sheep and Wool tied to 4005 lbs of wool in the Fairfield pool with breeding and site locations noted. Washington county saw fifteen HiTech Demonstrations and four livestock feeding schools with 75 attendees. Veterinary services covered swine diseases and several serum breaks were serviced in consultation.
The report notes tuberculosis eradication progress with county area planning and approved appropriation. Vaccination schools trained 50 for permits. 48 permits issued. Dairy work saw a 300 cow test group, 25 cows sold for beef, and over 200000 pounds of butter produced by Welman Cooperative Creamery. Breeding animals were secured and animal husbandry services provided for ration balance and management.
County agents led R O P work selecting breeding birds for two flocks. Four Poultry Management Schools drew 142 attendees. Ramsey ey and Maple Crest Hatcheries and Farm Bureau aided feeding and management. Seventy five flocks, 12 473 birds culled. 4 762 birds culled in commercial runs. Three thousand one hundred thirty five culls noted in 75 flocks. Housing ventilation and ground care improved. insect control and drainage work supported. Apiary and demonstration services contributed disease control info. Community cooperation praised.
The 1929 Farm Bureau summary reports 485 meetings with 7 441 attendees, up from 505 meetings and 704 in attendance the previous year. Farm visits rose by 15 to 485, interviews increased by 300 to 1 672, office calls by 102 to 3 582, and articles written beat last year by 109. Washington county shows growing Farm Bureau interest and new communities reached. The year closes with thanks to officers and cooperators and a call for more leadership in 1930.
Lawrence Bailey, 26, a new bridegroom, is free on $7,500 bond after being arrested on misappropriation charges at the Iowa Trust and Savings Bank where he worked. The bank says he is short $67,000, uncovered the day he left for his honeymoon. Bailey admitted the peculations upon return and his business Bailey Motor Sales, started a year ago, was forced into bankruptcy by the bank.
December notes cover a Commercial club play Diogenes Looks for a Secretary with a large cast under Harriet Barrett. Girl Reserves Little Shawl Pageant postponed now set for December 17. Inter-squad debates, declamatory contest, and Christmas events fill school duties. Kalona game, Good Fellows baskets, and ongoing library debates mark the winter schedule.
The first debate is scheduled for January twenty fourth with several interschool preliminaries. Washington will debate Fairfield Burlington and Muscatine as preliminaries, and a pep meeting was held at four led by Harold Kerr. The Girl Reserves sold candy at the basketball game and the band performed under Mr. McKay.
The Pansy Hil club meets with Mrs J P Wenger on Thursday afternoon December 19 for a Christmas exchange. Past Noble Crawd circle gathers with Mrs Merle Bailey Monday to elect officers and hold a Christmas exchange. Mildbuege Ladies Aid plans a bake sale on Wednesday December 18 at the Washington Clearers featuring dressed chickens cakes pies cookies and more. A covered dish luncheon is announced for December 17 by the president until further notice.
A lighthouse family endures a frigid gale as four men seek shelter. The narrator helps keep the bell tolling, then reunites with a drenched father who returns with guests at the stove. The next morning the keeper plans to ferry the men to shore before dwindling supplies run out.
An inventory of Egyptian symbols and artifacts appears alongside a narrative of a stranded lighthouse story. The scene describes visitors sharing trinkets from distant lands and a perilous wait for rescue as a storm wrecks their boat.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.