Airplane trip rewards Iowa 4-H dairy champions
The 4 H dairy judging team of Iowa wins a free airplane trip to the National Dairy Show in St. Louis. The seven passenger plane Smilin’ Thru will depart Oct. 10 from Newton with pilot Wilford Gerbracht and serve as a traveling office aboard. Parents’ consent required before departure.
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Iowa
St. Louis
Dairy Cattle Congress
H. L. Ogg
Newton Washing
Newton
Air
Dole
Art Goebel
Iowa Farm Boys
Wilford Gerbracht
Ames
Gerbracht
St Louis
Cerro Gordo
Towa
Prenklin
Payette
Gerro Gordo
Benton Women Learn Home Cleaning Tips
Benton county farm bureau women completed a busy week as they begin the second year of home management lessons led by Miss Esther Pond of Ames. The opening session covered house cleaning hints and helps as rising costs prompt households to seek guidance and local leaders canvas the county to reach every farm woman.
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Vinton
Farm Bureau
Benton County
Esther Pond
Ames
Jesson
Cattle Listings Distributed to Feeders in Nine States
Brookings S D Sept 9 Two thousand copies of a revised list of West river cattlemen with stocker and feeder cattle for sale are being mailed to feeders commission men state colleges and county agents in nine corn belt states by South Dakota State College extension marketing specialists in cooperation with the U S department of agriculture. A preliminary list of 160 cattle men with 1 697 steer calves 2 217 yearling steers 1 863 2 year old steers 2 173 3 year old steers 2 284 heifer calves 1 250 yearling heifers and 1 167 cows for sale was sent out a month ago. The revised list contains 27 additional cattle men with stock for sale. It lists owners addresses shipping points numbers and kinds of feeders for sale and the delivery date. Poor pasture conditions in the western range area may raise the number of feeder cattle available for corn belt feeders this fall. The extension service does not handle negotiations. buyers and sellers deal directly.
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Brookings
S. D
South Dakota
United States Department of Agriculture
Gange
Federal Economist Takes Post at Ames
Washington reports that Milard Peck an agricultural economist with the Bureau of Agricultural Economics U S Department of Agriculture resigned on August 31 to become professor of agricultural economics at Iowa State College Ames He has spent ten years with the bureau researching land utilization and previously taught at Iowa State and Kansas State colleges Peck is a Kansas native.
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Washington, D. C
Milard Peck
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S. Department At Agriculture
Bureau
Benton juniors take prizes with poultry
The Vinton Iowa region reports the Benton high school vocational department gains momentum with 20 freshmen enrolled. Vinton Poultry recently won nearly $100 at the state fair plus three grand sweepstakes cups and a judging trophy, signaling strong local poultry program achievements.
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Courier Special Service
Vinton, Ja
Vinton Poultry
35 Year Old Morgan Horse Dies of Old Age
Nashua Iowa reports the death of Aliss Marie a 35 year old standard bred Morgan owned by A J Blasier. Foaled May 15 1894 she was among the oldest horses in the state. Despite age she ate well and showed no illness. Once clocked at 2 30 on the local race track. Breeding line developed by J J Lynes at Plainfield.
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Courier Special Service
Nashua
Aliss Marie
Morgan
A. J. Blasier
Blasier
Alsho
Alshe
Mamie
J. J. Lynes
Plainfield
North Tama cows drop off in fat in August
In North Tama County August figures show 415 cows averaged 249 pounds of fat per cow. Ho stein cattle from R C O Wood led with 42.4 pounds per cow on 20 head, followed by Lloyd Guernsey and J W Mitchell herds. Top cows included a Abe Lincoln Holstein at 82.9 and a J W Mitchell Holstein at 70.8.
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Iowa
North Tama Ring
Frank Fry
R. C O. Wood
J. W. Mitchell
Roy Perry
A. D. Mitchell
Don Mitchell
Abe Lincoln
J. A. Crawford
Roger Manfall
Anton Beck
BR. G. Wood
Toledo
South Tama Association
Ring
Walter Untlecht
Ploen
Chlorates Used to Fight Weeds in Delaware Farms
Manchester Ia Sept 9 Special Paul Burson county agent has applied a solution of sodium chlorate to thistle and quack grass patches on four Delaware county farms to eliminate weed nests. Demonstrations include Frank Matthews and G Cole in the Greeley community and Oba Dunham and Roy Duffy farms nearby with Milton Klaus of Colesburg also using the treatment. Two to four applications are needed for thistles and one to two for quack grass.
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Manchester
Paul Burson
Delaware County
Frank Matthews
G. Cole
Greeley
Oba Dunham
Roy Duffy
Milton Klaus
Colesburg
Sherman heifer earns Jersey Registry of Merit
Sherman’s Merry Maiden a purebred Jersey cow from Sherman Nursery, Charles City, completes an official production test yielding 47.76 pounds butterfat and 6,803 pounds milk in 386 days. Started at 2 years 2 months old, she qualifies for the American Jersey Cattle Club Registry of Merit. Sire Vive La France's Darling Boy, dam Merry Maiden's Brown Lady.
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Courier Special Service
Charles City
Sheriman
Merry Maiden
Jersey
Sherman Nursery Company
Register of Merit
American Jersey Cattle Club
Vive la France
Darling Boy
Cattle Shipped From Maynard As Heat Breaks
After a heat wave ended, two cars of cattle were shipped from Maynard by the local cooperative live stock shipping association to Chicago. More stock will be shipped from Maynard on Wednesday and Saturday nights going forward.
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Courier
Maynard
Cooperative Livestock Shipping Association
Chicago
Stock Sale At Public Auction On Farm Near Jesus District
L K Minton sells 268 head of livestock including 18 cattle and 13 milch cows at public auction on September 11 at 12 noon. Also 250 shoats weighing 80 to 160 pounds, cholera immune double treated. Terms listed. Auction held on farm nine miles northeast of Jesus and southeast of Pairbank. Wroten Miller Auds and Fairbank State Bank Clerk.
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Jesus
Pairbank
L. K. Minton
Wroten & Miller
Auds
Fairbank State Bank
Experts 10 Help Poultry Income Campaign in Iowa
Meetings begin today in 52 Iowa cities to aid poultry producers and dealers. Organized by farm bureaus with Iowa and U S departments of agriculture and Iowa State College experts. Two speaker teams cover marketing, disease prevention, sanitation, post mortem exams, and regulations.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United States Departments of Agriculture
Iowa State College
Nevada
Marshalltown
Traer
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Dewitt
Iowa Falls
Mason City
Washington
Mt., Pleasant
Ft. Madison
Keosauqua
Ottumwa
Centervilla
Oskatoola
Chariton, Leon
Bedford
Creston
Des Moinés
State Department of Agriculture
W. D. Termohlen
Agricultural Extension Service
Ames
Carl Kennedy
State Agricultural Department
Thomas Heitz
Federal Department
R. L. Cochran
Ted Rood
Town State College
Burglaries in City Last Night Yield $20 in Cash
Eight early morning burglaries yielded about $26 in cash and a $45 Masonic ring from oil stations and service facilities in the west part of the city. The same presumed amateur gang cracked six sites by breaking doors and windows. most valuables remained undisturbed despite broken safes. Two witnesses at Newkirk Sales & Service identified suspicious men. No money missing at several stations.
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Altho
Newkirk Sales& Service Co
Fifth Street West
Walter Sipe
Way
Cities
Frank M. Collord, Jr
Franklin Streets
Watkins Coal and Lumber Yard
Washington Street
Mullan Avenue
Farmers order 6036 pounds of chemical killer in Iowa
Vinton Iowa on September 9 reports Benton county farmers through the Farm bureau ordered 4036 pounds of sodium chlorate to kill weeds like black grass and Canada thistle. Cost averages about 12 cents per pound, delivered to shipping points. The bureau urges persistent cultivation as the most economical method though sodium chlorate is not a poison and cattle may graze after spraying.
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Vinton
Benton County
Farm Bureau
Quack Brass
Oelwein Golfers Win Loop Title
Oelwein Iowa September 9 The Oelwein golf team defeated New Hampton 45 1 3 to 2 1 2 to clinch the Northeastern Iowa association tournament. Next Sunday individual tournament to be staged here by the association golfers.
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Oelwein
Courier Special Service
New Hampton Linksmen
Northeastern Iowa Association
Mayor Leads Mopup Squad Arrests Woman in City Jail
Mrs. Nick Sofra, 35, of 206 Newall Street, remained in her jail cell today in the women’s ward awaiting a hearing on a charge of liquor nuisance. The raid, conducted Saturday night by Mayor Glenn A. Tibbitts and a large police squad, found a gallon jug broken and liquor soaked from the basement floor.
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Nick ‘Sofra
Newall Street
Glenn A. Tibbitts
Sofia
Tra Nelson Held After Street Scene Incident
An intoxicated 46 year old man identified as Tra Nelson is in custody following a night disturbance on a street. Authorities report a nearby timber cutting activity may have impacted local stream temperatures in northern states.
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Nelson
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