Geneseo farmer buys Tama county first combine for oats and soy
Geneseo Township July 17 Joe Chezak one of Geneseos largest farmers on the Mysessa Trumbaur farm purchased a combine to harvest and thresh his oats and soy bean crop this year He will operate with a 4 15 27 tractor 200 acres of oats 600 acres of soy beans and 400 acres of corn are listed This is the first combine owned in Tama county and neighbor Eric McElhinney shares in the machine A series of demonstrations by the agricultural engineering department will compare modern harvesting with older methods and show the advantages of windrowers and dew timing plus night work for harvesting
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Geneseo Township
Joe Chezak
Geneseo
Mgr. Chezak
Tama County
Eric McElhinney
McElhinney
Ames
Jay
Agricultural Engineering Department
Combine
Butler County 4-H Camp Clears Deep Timber Site
A three day boys camp near the West Fork of the Cedar River ends as girls take over for a three day outing. Watchful instructors include County Agent Mullins and Ralph Held as 40 boys judged livestock at Will Welber farm and Art Thomas farm. talks on first aid entomology and Monarch butterflies highlighted the program.
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Allison, Is
Cedar River
Butler County Club
Altho
lWfe
Ysear Greene
Will Welbker
Ralph Held
Iowa State Dairy Association
Art Thomas Farm
Albott
John Mullins
Mr. Held
E. C. Kepler
Allison
Kepler
Fred D. Butcher
Towa State College
Ames
Iowa
Yowa
Butcher
Robert Muller
Kesley
Leo Stailon
Ackley
Francis
Howard Beguelin
Greene
Mullins
Ernest Neal
Shell Rock
Gordon Eckles
Aplington
Henry van Hausen
Alfred Beguetin
Ben Muller
100 Per Cent Lamb Crow Averages 65 Pounds by June
Iowa sheepmen received honors from the June 1 Market Lamb Growers club for reaching an average 65 pounds per lamb by June 1. Sefflet and Parlzek earned honorable mentions for flocks of Shropshire ewes and strong weights. Woodruffe’s 22 grade Shropshire lambs, born Feb 25, averaged heavy weights after creep feeding. Mitchell also honored for 65 lambs from 58 Oxford ewes. weight 59.7 pounds by June 1.
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G. W. Serriet
Delphos
Ringgold
J. ©. Parizek
Elberon
Tama County
A. E. Woodruffe
Ft. ‘Madison
Lee County
Iowa
F. R. Mitchell
New Providence
Mr. Sefflet
Serret
Parlzek
Woodruffe
Oxford
Church at Rudd to Have Farm Sunday
The Courier Species Service reports that the Church at Rudd in Charles City Ia will host Farm Sunday on July 17, with services emphasizing farming communities and rural life in the region.
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Rudd
Courier Species Service
Charles City
Dairy farm praised for sanitary milk production at Rock River Farms
Waverly Iowa July 17 One of the most interesting dairy farms in the country is Rock River Farms Byron Illinois praised by Bremer County agent BD Offringa for its high grade raw milk. The farm features strict sanitary practices including white sanitary attire sterilized equipment and weekly chemical and bacteriological milk testing with monthly medical milk commission inspections and veterinary supervision.
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Waverly
Rock River Farms
Byron
Ill
D. Offringa
Bremer
Mccormick
Middle
United States
Medill McCormick
Rock River
Medical Milk Commission
Dairies Report High Milk Output for Rock River Farms
Cows in the herd show udder trouble and other diseases but overall production is strong. The herd averages about 12,000 pounds of milk and 400 pounds of butterfat with nearly half of the herd on first calf heifers. Rock River Farms owns most of the top cows in local clubs and the herd is federally accredited free from tuberculosis and abortion. Mr Offringa cautions against applying Rocky River Farms’ strict handling practices to local dairies.
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Ogle County Improvement Association
Rock River Farms
Tilois
Ilinois
Offringa
Rocky River Farms
Less Money Offered Freak Breeds at Poultry Show Here
Plans for the 1929 American Poultry Congress held with the Dairy Cattle Congress feature revised prize money. Division A, 18 to 19 known commercial varieties, will receive five prizes of 4 dollars each. Division B offers 3 dollars for first among midrange breeds. Bantam class and other breeds align with two prizes in Class GC. Official vet Oscar Grow will inspect disease and Joseph J. Schur is superintendent of the ninth Poultry Congress.
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Oscar Grow
Waterloo
Jos. J. Schur J
Ninth
Poultry Congress
Manful High Leads Hudson Creamery Butterfat in June
Roger Manful of Buckingham tops June fat receipts at Hudson Co operative Creamery with 1485 pounds at 50 cents. Other high patrons include Wagner Gladbrook 793.3, Frost Waterloo 709.3, Hansen Cedar Falls 542.1, Miller Waterloo 518.3, and more. June buttermake totals 132235 pounds, up from last year. Creamery construction advances as two forewarmers broken, boiler and engine installation to begin.
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Cedar ‘Falls
Wilbur Miller
Waterloo
Holmes and Pekerson
Robert Mitchell
Buckingham
J. E. Raudabaugh
Ernest Gutknecht
Hudson
McGey and Smith
Morrison
M. Sprole
Traer
D. William Mars
Mt Vernon township women meet on recreation lesson
Vernon township women gathered yesterday at the county home to learn about outdoor and indoor recreation. Mrs. Francis Sage led the lesson with games for children and folk dances. The Mt Vernon Farm Bureau meeting date was moved from July 26 to August 2, and Mt Vernon Pals 4-H club will run the event with refreshments served.
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ME. Vernon Township
Francis Sage
Mt. Vernon
Chautauqua Opens at Aplington
Aplington Ga were held yesterday as Chautauqua opened its three day run. The Wagner Erling company faced delays from heavy rains and planned to resume this afternoon. In Manchester a New York auto with a family became mired after a rainstorm and narrowly avoided disaster, a wrecker assisted.
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Gourier
Aplington
Jaly
Wagner Erling
Manchester
New York
Yellowstone National Park
Three Cars of Tile Bought for 2 Farms
Maynard Indiana July 17. The Spahn di Rosa Lumber Co sold three car loads of drain tile to the Gantenbein brothers and Oscar Gilley four miles northwest of Maynard. The tile will be used in a drainage project on their farm lands. Saturday two carloads of hogs were shipped from here by the Maynard Farmers' Cooperative Shipping association, and a shipment of cattle will be made today. Twice a week Wednesday and Saturday the association ships carloads of stock to Maynard to the Chicago market.
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Courier Special Service
Maynard
Spahn di Rosa Lumber Co
Gantenbein Brothers
Oscar Gilley
Maynard Farmers' Co-operative Shipping Association
Pam Maynard
Chicago
Legion Plans Part In GC of C Party
Becker Chapman post members meet Thursday at Memorial hall to outline their part of the Whoopee Party entertainment at Rotary Reserve, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce for city service clubs. George B. Cohn to become adjutant, succeeding Glenn B. Beers, and will be on full time duty at Memorial hall. In Hunan province authorities order schools to end coeducation and separate boys and girls.
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Becker-Chapman Post
Memorial Hall
Rotary Reserve
Chamber of Commerce For Service Clubs
George B. Cohn
Will
Post
Glenn B. Beers
Cohn
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