Washington county homes enter Farm Bureau improvement contest
Eight Washington county rural homes have entered the Farm Bureau improvement contest. Prizes range from 35 to 5.69 dollars with extra time added for entries through July 1, 1937. Rules require records of man-hours, photos, and landscaping details. judging is by experts and final.
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Farm Bureau Improvement Contest
Washington County
Farm Bureau
Wm. L. Spetner
A. Kessler
Town Township
Milt Wollroth
Ainsworth
James Gardner
Howard Gardner
Lime Creek
Rays Miller
Franklin Township
Oscar Axthelm
Walter Smith
Jackson Township
Farm Bureau Organization
Women's Leaders' School Completes Clothing Lessons
Miss Mary Wood, extension clothing specialist, wraps up four part series on personal costume construction. She stresses that color accents and individual accessories from gloves to hats complete the dress and suit different occasions. Local leaders will stage township exhibits and a nationwide achievement tag, with a May 28 event at the Washington Y M C A.
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Mary Wood
Miss Wood
Ehange
Miss
Washington Y. M. C
Electrification Contest Opens for 4-H Club Members
Rural electrification gains in Iowa spur interest in this year’s national 4-H run electrification program. John Quist of the Extension Service notes county and national awards, scholarships from Westinghouse, free trips to the National 4-H Congress, and a $50 merchandise certificate for state winners.
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Iowa
John Quist
Iowa State College Extension Service
General Club
Vetinghouse Electric and Manufactuing Company
What Kind of a Farm Boreal Member Ah You
A playful verse listing three farm boreal member types. It contrasts the Santa Claus figure who visits yearly with cheer, the trolley car patron who demands amusement, and the rowing boat type who pays with the rest.
Apple Gara 451 Pulls with Full Seat
A terse note reports Apple Gara 451 pulls with a full seat, indicating a completed reach or load. The fragment suggests a mechanical or vehicle reference and a completed seating status.
Low Cost Chick Mash Formula from Iowa State College
Poultry expert H L Wilcke of Iowa State College offers a 18 percent protein chick mash using oats to cut corn costs. Recipe lists ground yellow corn 28 percent, oats 35, wheat flour middlings and bran 10, soybean oilmeal 5, meat and bone meal 10, dried buttermilk or skim milk 5, alfalfa meal 5, salt 1, cod liver oil 1. Barley may substitute for corn. current ingredients cost about 2.60 per hundred.
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Lees Poultry Head
H. L. Wilcke
Iowa State College Poultry Department
Character and persuasion in leadership ethics
The quote contrasts intrinsic character with public reputation and suggests influence comes from persuasion rather than force. It reflects on method in governance and personal conduct as a guiding principle.
Vaccination School Yields Full Passes for Swine Immunizers
March 6 vaccination school in Wellman parlor led by Dr. K W Steuder trained 30 farmers and 24 passed the exam granting permits to use living virus for swine immunization. Recipients include Aller Wellman R2 Bear Wellman H A Beenblossom Washington Berger Wellman Chapman Wellman Coon Ainsworth R Davisson Wellman Davisson Wellman DeWulf Riverside Filegins Kalona R3 Gabriel Wellman Joe Hotka Riverside R2 Martin Wellman Nicholson Ainsworth 1 Peiffer Washington Nickell Wellman W Rhodebeck Keota Rogers Kalona Skobal Ainsworth Swartzendruber Parnell M Tandy Wellman Vincent Wellman Young Washington Zager Ainsworth R
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Wellman Savings Bank
K. W. Steuder
S. M. Aller
Wellman
Clayton £. Bear
H. A. Beenblossom
Henry Berger
Francis Chapman
Sidney Coon
Ainsworth
John C. Davisson
Ross A. Davisson
Rene DeWulf
Riverside
Clay Filegins
Kalona
Roy Gabriel
Joe Hotka
Wm. BF. Martin
J. Lee Nicholson
Emil Peiffer
Washington
Verlin
DP. Nickell
WW. E. Rhodebeck
Keota
Virgil G. Rogers
John Skobal
Lloyd R. Swartzendruber
Parnell
FE. M. Tandy
Homer Vincent
John E. Young
Wim. L. Zager
New 4 H Girls Club Organized in Washington County
Miss Delight Rinner will lead a new 4 H girls club on the south side of Washington county near Noble. The community opens with club work for girls aged 12 to 21. Rinner, a graduate of a four year home economics program at Iowa Wesleyan college, is recruiting local girls and welcomes all interested in joining.
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Miss Delight Rinner
Washington County
Noble
Miss Rinner
Iowa Wesleyan College
Rinner
Fitch List 10 Rules for Growing Potatoes
Iowa State College extension horticulturist C. L. Fitch outlines ten practical rules for potato culture. From soil selection and drainage to fertilizer rates and seed handling, the guidance targets farmers, students, and 4-H members involved in the 1937 Iowa potato plot projects.
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Iowa
C. L. Fitch
Iowa State College
Red River Valley
Wisconsin
Farm co operation and shared work in agriculture
The text argues that farming tasks like threshing shelling butchering road building and schooling cannot be done alone and urges cooperation through the Farm Bureau. It emphasizes benefits from neighborly assistance and nationwide farmer collaboration for advancing agriculture amid price references such as ten cent corn and fluctuating hog prices.
Campaign Against Grasshoppers In Washington County
Washington County launches a grasshopper control drive after a 15 county meeting led by Dr. George Decker. The plan includes poison bait distribution, a county mixing station, and a 169 ton federal allotment with a no pay committee to oversee use and safeguarding. Farmers urged to act now to protect crops before hoppers hatch in mass.
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George Decker
Iowa State College
Homer Hush
Court House
Washington County
Decker
Bie
Farm Bureau membership gains point toward 1937 progress
Oliver Wendel Holmes quotes praise for direction as the American Farm Bureau Federation reports a 74,646 member gain in 1936 over 1935. Iowa Farm Bureau records a 13,187 increase from 1925 to 1926, driven by 97 of 100 county bureaus. Both federations anticipate further gains in 1937.
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Oliver Wendel
Holmes
American Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau Message on Cooperation and Community Action
The text urges readers to handle important topics in finance and cooperation. It stresses that membership in the Farm Bureau should prompt dialogue with nonmembers and to live cooperation daily. It emphasizes neighborly talk as a path to effective action within the group.
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Farm Bureau
Uncle Jim Warns on Soil Erosion and Land Loss
Uncle Jim laments soil formation rates and urges recognition of rapid land decline once erosion begins, stressing the need to protect good farmland before it vanishes.
Chinch Bug Mortality Last Winter Reduces Damage
Iowa State College entomologist A D Worthington reports chinch bug damage this year should be less severe than 1924. A fall survey in southern Iowa found about 70 percent of the bugs killed last winter, with the heaviest populations in southwestern counties. Migration from fence rows to fields occurs in late March to May, making March to May the critical window for control. Creosote barriers deter the spread to uninfested areas.
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A. D. Worthington
Iowa State College
Iowa
Closed season list for freely hunted species
The document lists species without a closed season including red fox gray fox weasel ground hog wolf coyote European starling English sparrow blackbird crow hawk Cooper's hawk and great horned owl. The text specifies these birds and mammals may be killed or taken at any time and are not protected by a closed season.
Soil Conservation Tour Urged For Bethany Demonstration Farm
Interest already shown by several persons in staging a soil conservation tour. Farmers propose a two day trip to the Federal Erosion Demonstration Farm near Bethany Missouri to study erosion control and soil fertility practices. County agent urged to ratify to aid planning.
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Bethany
Missouri
Farm Bureau Members Pledge Strong Payment Rate
The article lauds high pledged dues from Farm Bureau members this year. It notes that steady payments reduce follow up work and strengthen the organization to advocate for agriculture and rights, with each membership adding one unit of support.
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Farm Bureau
Wool Pool Encouraged As Market Slows In Iowa
C W McDonald of the Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers Association says a dull wool market with falling prices favors farmers pooling wool to obtain higher prices later. State pool sales previously boosted prices by 7 cents and 12 cents per pound in 1936 and 1935. Farmers can sell directly to the association warehouse with advance payments and final settlement next winter. Further details from Roudalough at the Farm Bureau office.
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C. W. McDonald
Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers’ Association
Boston
Iowa
McDonald
Lows
Lown Sheep and Wool Growers
Association
Roudalough
Farm
Lamb Grading and Selling Demo with C. W. McDonald
Sheep specialist C. W. McDonald will be in Washington Thursday June 17 to conduct a four quality lamb grading and selling demonstration. Farmers who graded their early lambs last year should bring lambs born before March 1 and not later than March 15, as those lambs remain suitable for higher graded prices. County agent seeks interest in selling lambs on the graded basis and notes no obligation after grading and price learning.
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C. W. McDonald
Washington County Agricultural Planning Board Recognized
Ed Hotle of Seventy Six township leads Washington County Agricultural Planning Board as chairman with 15 members. Over two years they studied conditions and prepared recommendations for future farm programs, with two annual reports produced and expenses paid by members.
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Ed Hotle
Washington County
Wayne Norman
Oregon Township
John Luhhly
Rubio
Joe Knotek
Jackson
Carl Oldfiel
Lime Creek Township
Muscatine
Washington County Agricultural Planning Committee
Seventy
Stix
Carl Oldfield
Lime Creek
Marion Stransky
English River
Claud Flynn
Town
Riley Grecian
Highland
Earl L. Smith
Cedar
T. H. Carris
Creek
Cherles Berdo
Franklin
K. E. Brown
Washington
Oregon
T. H. Huston
Crawford
Amos Stout
Brighton
John Luithly
Clay
4-H Club Plans Busy Season Kickoff Rally Day
Plans are under way for the county-Wine 4-H Rally Day to open summer activities across the state. The Washington county rally will be held at Washington high school on Friday June lil. Events include installation of county officers, music and picture recognition contests, a song festival, and a new leaders recognition ceremony with prizes for attendance goals. A costumed program will close the afternoon session.
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Washington County
Washington High School
Partridge Hired as 4-H Club Agent in Jefferson County
Jay Partridge of Corydon has been hired as 4-H club agent in Jefferson County after assisting Washington county club work. He will graduate this June from Iowa State College with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Husbandry and has funded most of his four year college education.
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Washington County
Jay Partridge
Corydon
Jefferson County
Jay
Iowa State College
Extra Typists in Farm Bureau Office
Farm Bureau office hires three extra typists over the past ten days due to rising workload. Additional machine borrowed from Soils Conservation office. Typists named are Gladys Turnipseed Teresa Ragan and Jean Siegle.
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Farm Bureau
Soils Conservation Office
Gladys Turnipseed
Teresa Ragan
Jean Siegle
Women’s Chorus Plans May 28 Practice Session
Rural women who enjoy singing are urged to meet with the Women’s Chorus for Achievement Day on May 28. Ruth B Stewart, music instructor in Washington schools, will train and direct. Fifteen women from across the county have attended two rehearsals. Next practice is Saturday evening May 15 at 8 o’clock in the G A K Hall at the Court House. Attendees urged regardless of prior participation.
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Ruth B Stewart
Washington
G. A. K. Hall
Court House
Farm Bureau Maps Use Colored Tacks to Track Memberships
Visitors notice tacks on the Farm Bureau map changing from color to white. White tacks signify clear membership records on the official books. Colored tacks indicate pledged or partially paid memberships.
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Farm Bureau
Demonstration fields started for soil management study
The county agent begins plotting demonstration fields and spreading fertilizer. Tests will compare crops with and without lime and using various fertilizers. Plots will be mapped precisely and reports issued throughout the year. A field day will later show practical value of soil practices.
82 Percent Boys Complete Projects In Iowa
Report shows 10.521 of 12.841 enrolling in H club work completed the year’s projects. Weather and feed conditions over the summer forced many boys to abandon their projects, affecting completion rates across the state.
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Iowa
Will Agriculture Be Run Through Wringer Again
A call to farmers to choose sides in agricultural policy as labor limits and steel prices shift. The piece urges Farm Bureau to solidify its program and structure to meet current and future farming needs and ensure a stable agricultural plan.
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Farm Bureau
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Women’s Leaders’ School
Aleene Wilson
FITCH
United States
Roudabush
Jim
Worthington
County Planning Board
Partridge
Jefferson
Delbert Foster
Des Moines
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