Homemaker Earns Master Farmer Respect in Iowa
Mrs. Jose Phine Wiggers of Muscatine County has run a 113 acre farm solo for four years since her husband’s death. She boosted her children’s 4-H involvement, led local Grange offices, and served two years as county Farm Bureau president, emphasizing stronger farm organization and youth education for a thriving agricultural future.
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Muscatine
Jose
Phine' Barah Wiggers
Near ‘Muscating
Wiggers
Ames
Muscaline County
Grange
County Farm Bureau Organization
Farm management team reaches over 6000 Iowa farmers
Ames November 1 over 6000 persons were reached by Iowa farm management demonstration work last year. Specialists held 250 meetings in 51 counties reaching 4200 via farm visits and 1028 through interviews. The program aided farmer groups in efficient organization and economic study leading to 446 farmers in 34 counties changing practices and 3500 adopting improved farming methods.
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Ames
Iowa
R. Bilss
Extension Service
Towa
State College
Extension Agricultural Economics Division
J. G C. Galloway
Lincoln Highway Thru Tama to Be Opened Nov 15
Tara November 1 The Lincoln highway between Tama and Montour will be opened to traffic about November 15 with paving completed Saturday. Shoulder work has been delayed by rain. only a short strip west of the Northwestern viaduct remains to be paved. The new grade is gravel and crushed rock with good condition overall.
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Courier
Tara
Lincoln Highway
Tama
Montour Willa
Tama County
Forest Tree Distribution Under Clarks McNary Plan
Last year nearly 29 million forest trees were distributed by states and territories under the Clarks McNary act, with 68.6 million trees provided for planting. Of these, 28.8 million went to farmers, 19.3 million for nonfarm planting, and 21.5 million on state lands. Major contributors included New York 1.84 million, Pennsylvania 9.06 million, Ohio 1.53 million, Massachusetts 1.20 million, Vermont 862,590, and New Jersey 783,000.
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Forest Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
States
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Altho
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Jersey
Princess Leads Fayette No. 3 Dairy herd in profits
Princess De Rol Rose Posely, an eight year old Holstein, tops the Fayette No. 3 herd for three years with 16 804 pounds of milk yielding 592 9 pounds of butterfat. Her dam sold for 250 dollars and the daughter now shows strong returns, with a net of 193 27 dollars above feed costs last year. The Kitch farm notes improvements from water cups and soy beans boosting fat by over 100 pounds annually, while 22 members raise soy beans across 239 acres.
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Hawkeye
Princess de’ Rol Rose
Posely
Fayette No.3
W. E. Kitch
Here
Fayette No. 3 Association
Princess
Kitchi
Kitches
Altho
Prinicess
Kitch
No. 3 Association
Heards
W W. H. Turner
Emil Steege
Carl
Corn Cob Moves Into Industry In Iowa Study
Ames Iowa November 1 Another farm to city movement spreads as corn cobs prove useful beyond feed. L K Arnold Iowa State College assistant in chemical engineering notes packing plants prefer cobs for smoking meat and ground cob and cob starch flour replace wood products in dolls. Cob derived materials include a hard rubber like substitute syrup xylose acetic acid wood alcohol acetone tar oxalic acid and furfural an insecticide. Most are experimental scale. Ground cobs are used to coat tin plates absorb oil during finishing stages.
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Ames
L. K. Arnold
Iowa Experiment Station
Iowa State College
Arnold
Elect New Officers at Buchanan Meeting
Stanley Va Nov 1 The Buffalo Township Farm bureau annual meeting at Chauncey Wharram home re elected Wilbur Frye director and Mrs Walter Potwin project leader New officers include Mrs Murray Gissel publicity chairman and local leaders Mrs Carl Potwin Mrs Genry Ross Mrs Rex Matteson Mrs Murray Gissel and Mrs John Hearn Clyde Day re elected secretary and treasurer Music and discussion of the 1930 farm bureau program closed the meeting.
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Courier Special Service
Stanley
Buffalo Township Farm Bureau
Chauncey Wharram
Wilbur Frye
Walter Potwin
Murray Gissel
Carl Potwin
Genry Ross
Rex Matteson
John Hearn
Clyde Day
Farm Bureau
Reactor 10 Gets Day In Court In Tuberculosis Probe
Waverly Iowa November 1 Testing of cattle for tuberculosis will begin in Bremer county in January, Dr Peter Malcolm announced. The plan lets a reactor cow face three veterinarians to determine TB status with costs borne by the farmer if reactors are found. The herd owner may file a protest with a three-vet panel chosen jointly by the herd owner and state officials.
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State Department of Agriculture
State Department
Railroads Set Ongoing Records of Service Progress
Going Forward Progress is tangible evidence of business success. Judged by this standard, the railroads are unsurpassed among the nation's industries. They have made an outstanding record of progress. Their progress is demonstrated in many ways. One is the constant improvement of service. Month after month this year has seen new records established by the railroads. Shippers and travelers are enjoying service better for than ever before. Yet the rail roads keep diligently striving to do even better.
Students Test Soil from Farms at Home
Ames, Ia. Nov. 1. Students in Town State college soils fertility lab classes analyze home farm soil samples for lime, nitrogen, and phosphorus under Prof. Paul Emerson. They compare grain manure and stover to devise a management program to keep soil fertility up to normal.
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Ames
Town State College
Paul Emerson
Are You Hitting On All Six A World Famous Tanlac Ad
A health ton , Tanlac , promises to restore energy and vitality for men and women worn out by age and illness. The ad urges readers to buy Tanlac from a druggist with a money back guarantee if not helped quickly. It emphasizes improving liver digestion nerves and bowels and restoring youthful vigor.
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