Power farming speeds up work in Shelby County fields
Ames Iowa May 21 power farming uses multiple hitch systems to add horse power without tractors. About 300 Shelby county farmers employ four to ten horse teams to pull three bottom plows and discs. Demonstrations by the farm bureau and Rex Beresford of Town State College highlight eveners and back rope tying to equalize pull and reduce injuries.
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Ames
Shelby County
Shelby
Rex Beresford
Extension Service
Farm Bureau
Beresford
Club Boys Readying for Ames Annual Gathering
Club boys anticipate the June 15 and June 18 junior short course and state club convention at Ames. The event, moved from December, features experimental work at the Town station on crop yields, pasture renovation, soils and fertilizers, with trophies for top crop and livestock teams and medals for top juniors. Francis Flood will lecture “Around the World” and about 800 are expected to attend. delegates from each county will elect state officers.
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Ames
George M. Allee
L. C. Wise
Francis Flood
Raymond Sorenson
Gerra Gordo
Everett Saylor
Decatur
J. 8. van Wert
Franklin
Donald Young
Jasper
Phosphate Treating Oats Proves Beneficial at New Hartford
New Hartford Indiana May 20. Superphosphate proves a strong insurance for oats in cold springs. Peter Holm believes he should have used more. He applied the treatment to about three acres and the treated patch emerged first with greener larger plants. The treated area shows from a quarter mile away.
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New Hartford
Peter Holm Beeves
Raising Buffaloes Newest Project Of Kansas Youngsters
Edmond Oklahoma May 21 three 4-H club boys Paul Harry and John Griffith aged 18 16 and 14 have built a herd of 16 purebred Herefords and now nurse three young buffaloes They feed the calves with domesticated rations and plan to exhibit at Omaha Kansas City and Chicago stock shows The boys have funded their operation from earnings and bank borrowing and expect to sell the calves at a 4-H sale in the fall
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Edmond
Kan
Paul
Harry
John Griffith
Oklahoma
Omaha
Kansas City
Chicago
County Girls 4 H Clubs Lead Iowa in township coverage
Black Hawk county claims the first in the state to organize a 4 H girl club in every township with 19 clubs across 18 townships and 31 members. Five counties contend for the 100 percent honor while Merle Shaver drives the effort through tough roads and winter weather.
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Iowa
Black Hawk County
Black Hawk
Cerro Gordo
Hancock
Boone
Warren
Althe Black Hawk
Josephine Arnquist
Ames
B& County
Union Climbers
Union Township
Bennington
Merle Shaver
Roy Porter
Hagle “Sunbeams
Agnes McGarvey
East Waterloo
Sunnyside Club
O. J. Sumpter
East Waterloo “Friendship Club
Thomas Gilley
Fox “Foxy Workers
Matt Demuth
Lincoln “Troopers
R. H. Foote
Lester
Ivah Childs
Ver
Ira Knapp
W. W. Stokes
Poyner
Comrades
Mary Follett
Spring Creek
Pflung
Frieda Schmidt
Glenn Guptill
Barclay
J. B. Knowles
Chickasaw Holstein Breeders Plan Picnic and Sale
At a Farm Bureau meeting in New Hampton Iowa the Chickasaw County Holstein Breeders Association set April 20 to June 26 for its annual picnic at a local farm. The committee includes Charles Talcott Homer Hadley Walter Wai delich Hubert Latures Walter Kurnatz and Frank Hunt County Agent. A Holstein cattle sale is planned for late September or early October. A dairy calf club report noted strong membership prospects and the association voted premiums of 5 3 and 2 for junior dairymen showing calf improvements by fair time.
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New Hampton
Chickasaw County Holstein Breeders Association
Farm Bureau
Charles Talcott
Homer Hadley
Walter Waidelich
Hubert Latures
Walter Kurnatz
Frank Hunt
Farm Hand Wages May Equal Industrial Pay When Perks Count
A U S Department of Agriculture survey shows 2 117 farm employers report total average perquisites valued at 30.34 per month plus wages 46.44 totaling 76.78. When priced in retail terms perquisites and cash may exceed industrial wages in many regions. Regional totals vary from 90.04 in certain states to 10.93 in Pacific states with other areas ranging 59.78 to 88.15 per month.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Central
West North Central
East South Central
Pacific States
Anti Tuberculosis Testing Meeting Attracts Large Crowd
A May 21 meeting in Dike at Odd Fellows hall drew a large enthusiastic crowd against compulsory cattle testing for tuberculosis. Principal speaker H. G. Peverill of Waterloo argued against the current testing system and presented perceived errors.
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Courier Special Service
Dike
Odd Fellows Hall
Grundy County
H. G. Peverill
Waterloo
Three Waterloo Fliers to Enter Newton Air Meet
John Livingston president of Mid west Airways, Fiske Marshall Waterloo Airport director, and J P Harwood Chapman Field manager plan to enter Newton air meet on June 1 after contesting routes to Newton from St. Louis Mason City and Waterloo. E K Campbell Curtiss school manager left Chapman Field after a day on business flying a Curtiss Robin.
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Midwest Airways, Inc
Fiske Marshall
Waterloo Airport, Inc
J. P. Harwood
Chapman Field
Newtonuay
Newton
Livingston
St. Louis
Marshall
Mason City
Harwood
Waterloo
E. K
Rusty) Campbell
Moline
Curtiss Flying School
Dairy Show Funding Boost At Dairy Cattle Congress
Five major exhibitors have requested entry blanks for the fall Dairy Show at the Dairy Cattle Congress. Premium money totals 16720 with 4389 from breed associations and clubs, including a new Jersey class purse of 4100. Carnaron Stack Farm of Seattle and La Lomita Ranches among new entrants to the Black and White show.
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Onattle Congress Office
la Lomita
The
Palms
California
Pacific Coast Jersey
Briedablik Farms
Wilmington
Delaware
Guernsey Herd
Detroit Creamery Company
Mt. Slemens
Mich
Emmading Farms
Hopewill Junction
J. O. Penney
Onttla Congress
Carnalon Stack Farm
Seattle
Ton
Jersey
Jersey Cattle Club
Security Benefit ALS'N Will Honor Veterans at Supper
All members of the Security Beno- Association with 15 to 20 years of service will be honored at a picnic supper Thursday night in K or PB hall. Initiation of candidates will occur followed by a social hour.
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Security Beno- At Association
Farewell Party for Hazel Goon Held by Schoolmates
Miss Hazel Goon bid farewell at home of Mr and Mrs Harry Goon with games and refreshments. Attendees included Don Darey Eileen Evans James Dunn Bobby Fletcher Darla Tripp Loretta Burnside Doris Dutton Dorothy Frentress Dorothy Randle Marie Adams Geraldine Bumson and Josephine Atwater.
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Eileen, Evans
James Dunn
Bobby Fletcher
Darla Tripp
Loretta Burnside
Doris Dutton
Dorothy Frentress
Dorothy Randle
Marie Adams
Geraldine Bumson
Josephine Atwater
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