Conservation widespread Iowa farmers boosting soil and water efforts
More than 79 000 Iowa farm ers are applying soil and water conservation practices on 14.5 million acres. Greiner notes 56 000 cooperators have complete plans on over 10 million acres, with 8 807 cooperators adding 706 000 acres in the past year. In 1963 terraces expanded, bringing total miles installed to 46 000, aiding erosion control and drought resilience.
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Towa
Iowa
William H. Greiner
State Soil Conservation Committee
Greiner
Soil Conservation Service
Shelby County
Terrace
Castana
Adams
Allamakee
Humboldt
Jefferson
Monona
Lucas, Polk, Shel
Start fitting 4-H Heifers now
4-H club members showing dairy heifers at the Washington County fair should start fitting their animals now. Meritt Canady advises beginning four to six weeks before the fair, with careful clipping of head, neck and tail. Tom Lyon stresses four to six weeks, brushing, washing briefly, and use of blankets. regular exercise and avoiding sun keep the coat lustrous as the animal is prepared for show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Fair
Merritt Canady
Canady
Tom Lyon
Iowa State Dairy Association
Lyon
Ivon
Texas picnic at Sunset Park draws fifty in Washington
Report of a Texas picnic at Sunset Park in Washington with about fifty attendees from southeastern Iowa and nearby areas. Guests included former Pharr residents, with coverage of local relatives, church group support, and social visits from Mercy Hospital patients.
Check fields now for corn rootworm activity in Iowa
Washington County farmers with corn following corn are urged to check fields for corn rootworm activity through the month. Extension entomologists describe rootworm identification, two field tests, and when to apply a pesticide. weather and egg hatch notes accompany the advisory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
County Extension
Merritt Canady
Bethel Centennial Celebrated Despite Rain at Bethel Church
A large Bethel community crowd marked the Bethel Centennial on June 4 with a morning service, a 132 attending dinner, then an afternoon program led by Mrs. Merle Robeson. Attendees traveled from Washington, Ainsworth, Fairfield, Keota, Riverside and beyond to recall past church memories. Rev. Witsius Allen, 98, formerly of Bethel, died in Seattle. Bethel Vacation Bible School opened with 18 children, theme Jesus the Promised Savior, led by Teadlyne Gilliand and Ruth Gideon in charge of devotions.
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Bethel
Washington
Merle A. Robeson
Rock Island
Theodore
Maurice
Ernest
Mildred Meyer Lewis
West Meyer
Dean Sandburg
May Gideon
Ruth Gideon
Historical Review
Vernon Elgin
Milan Thompson
Maurice Alvine
Erwin Wulf
Grove’ Letts
Dean Strandburg
David McCartney
North English
Raymond Rich
Crawfordsville
Alice Saforek
May Rothlisberger
Iowa City
Kenny Meyer
Wayland
Dwight Holge
Ona Cady
Brighton
James Dea
Keota
Elmer van Arkil
Newton
John Thompson
Pleasant
Edith Reed
Keokuk
Sacramento
Calif
Allen
Witsius Allen
Seattle
Wash
Applegates
Fosters
Pearsons
Hendersons
Yvonne
Jean
Ete Boone
Matthew
Beth Ann Foster
Bill
Steve
Jeff Hardy
Bethel Ann Havel
Randy
Rose Anne Payne
Scotty Letts
Florida
Letts
Bethel Vacation Bible School
Wedding at Mt. Auburn connects Hill and Barton
WESTCHESTER June 15 Louis Pearl and Margaret Smith attended the wedding of Karen Hill and Ronald Barton at the Methodist Church in Mt. Auburn. The Smiths visited Edwin Hill home. Ruth Lindenmeyer Taylor and Larry travel to Chicago for Kyung Soo Chai graduation before returning to West Chester then California. So and Sew club planned July 9 ice cream social at Merl McDowell home after touring Ottumwa sites. Van Sickle family dinner included John Hough Bob Nelson Woodford at Lulu Crawford home in Washington.
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Westchester
Louis
Pearl
Margaret Smith
Karen Hill
Ronald Barton
Mt. Auburn
Karen
Louis Smith
Ronald
Miles Barton
Clear Lake
Smiths
Edwin Hill
Ruth Lindenmeyer Taylor
Larry
Chicago
Kyung Soo Chai
Carolyn Taylor
West Chester
California
John McDowell
Wayne Holmes
Cedar Falls
Merl McDowell
Ottumwa
John Morrell
Red Dot Potato Co
American Home Finding Association
John Hough
Bob
Nelson Woodford
van Sickle
Lulu T Crawford
Washington
Keota welcomes Nevada visitors and local arrivals
Nevada residents Mrs Thomas Nevin and daughter Laura from Reno arrive in Keota to visit Mrs Nevin’s parents Mr and Mrs Glen Richardson. Several family notes follow including births, visits, relocations and travels of locals such as Mrs Harvey Hofer, Mr and Mrs Don Soper, Mr and Mrs James Bowers, the Roberts family, and Twila Palmer on a Worlds Fair tour.
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Reota
Thomas Nevin
Laura
Reno
Nevada
Nevins
Glen Richardson
Tom Hoter
Towa City
Kevin
Harvey Hofer
Minburn
Don Soper
Cedar Rapids
Sopers
LeRoy Richardson
James Bowers
Clinton
Elvin Roberts
Bowers
West visitors attend Keota rites as Baker kin arrive
West visitors travel to Keota for funeral rites of Wendel Baker. Seattle and Freeland relatives join in memory of the grandfather and father. Other locals host visits, hospital stays, and a Kalona gathering, with a TIT picnic planned at Keota park on Monday night at 7.
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Keota
Jim Baker
Seattle
Washington
Leonard Baker
Freeland
Ernest Eisele Is Hospital Patient In Iowa City
June 12 Ernest Eisele was taken to Mercy Hospital in Iowa City for treatment and rest for a week or more. The Ainsworth Unit No. 351 of the American Legion Auxiliary will provide five gallons of potato salad for their share of the Washington County picnic at Knoxville Veterans Hospital on Sunday, June 14. Mrs. Wilma Hunt leaves for Camp Sunnyside to serve as a cook this summer. Jack Trotter will attend Golden Valley Camp near Fairfield. Mike Roberts Tom Conry and Roger Jenkins finish another Junior High Camp in July. Summer School at Iowa Wesleyan begins with Rev William Simbro teaching Old and New Testaments. A linen bridal shower was held for Susie Thompson with sixteen attending and gifts decorates with Susie and George wedding bells and date June 14, 1964.
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Crawfordsville
Lee Lease
Texas
Sunset Park
Washington
Suny
Iowa
Pharr
Walter Rauscher
Lockridge
Presbyterian Guild
Henry McCoy
Marion Swift
Raymond Howsare
Raymond
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Mike Suter
Donnie Sommer
Mike
Donnie
Robert Rhinehart
Edward Johnson
Joe
Kirkwood, Til
Eddy Muller
Galesburg, Il
Rushing
Mullers
Indonesia
Glenn Anderson
Marion Waters
Margaret Davidson
Ellsworth Anderson
Olds
Norman Waters
Jo Ellen
Scott
Fairfield
Anderson
Woodward Institution
Mt Pleasant
Joyce Gault
Cedar Falls
C. A. Thompson Ainsworth
Ernest Eisele
Ainsworth Unit No. 351
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Washington County
Knoxville Veterans Hospital
Robert Johnson
Debbie
Robby
Columbus Junction
Louis Pruess
Wilma Hunt
Sunnyside
Des Moines
Ankeny
Golden Valley
Mike Roberts
Tom Conry
Roger Jenkins
William Simbro
Iowa Wesleyan
Susie Thompson
Mat Hazelett
Carolyn Martin
Carshe
Susie
George
Wheat price support set at 1.33 per bushel in county
Howard Lins of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee announced 1964 wheat price support for Washington County at 1.33 per bushel. Eligible growers who meet the farm allotment and May 22 deadline can also qualify for marketing certificates worth up to 1.0 for domestic use and 0.25 for export, plus diversion payments for soil-conserving acreage. Information is available at the ASCS county office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ite
Washington County
Howard Lins
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
ASCS
Terminal wheat support rates adjust by terminal differentials
The article explains how 1964 crop wheat terminal support prices are set by county and terminal rates adjusted for grade and quality. It notes reductions of 2 cents per bushel for Kansas City and related markets and cites analyses of cash price differentials and farmer receipts. Information on premiums, discounts, sedimentation and protein tests, and other fees is available at the ASCS county office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lins
Kansas City
ASCS
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