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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1934
Page
2
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A Wallace urged dairymen to rely on voluntary cooperation for production control and to view compulsory regulation skeptically. He argued for experimentation before embracing regimentation and noted current plans should prove their value before lasting commitments.
The article discusses a proposed tax on fluid milk cans under the Agricultural Adjustment Act with officials predicting a small net production reduction. It notes a potential payment to contracting farmers for surplus milk and the push for presidential signature to enable the central AAA plan if regional meetings show backing.
The March farm price index stood at 76, with corn at 470 cents a bushel and cotton at 117 cents per pound. Wheat prospects improved, and potato prices rose in the east but remained low in the west amid shifting shipments and market conditions.
In Philadelphia and other northeastern hubs dairy groups gathered Monday to scrutinize a government plan to control nanonemak supply aimed at boosting dairy farmer incomes. Industry figures debated implementation and potential effects on markets and prices.
Four year old horse weighing 1209 pounds bred by James Kramer sold for 101 dollars per ton at Manchester. Clarence Furman purchased the animal on Sunday with other horses listed as well, including various bids and results reported.
Farmers in Wilton Junction prepare for upcoming planting season with field work and equipment checks. Notes of readiness include soil preparation, seed supplies, and anticipated weather impacts for early spring tasks.
The article lists designated officials overseeing the What Cheer fair duties. Names and roles are given for coordinating exhibits and events, with details on assignment and oversight.
Twenty seven Keokuk county 4-H members oversee lamb care with D W Bruns guiding the Sigourney area project. The group features youth farmers working under Yates and Soulis as they prepare 4-H lambs amid other county projects including a beef club with forty five juniors and ninety three calves.
Exports of butter reach 321 000 pounds in January February with a total 321 900 pounds for the period, up from 195 000 last year. Milk imports fall and a new milk control body replaces the old board, led by Kenneth F Fee, setting a mandatory one cent price spread over independent brands. Governor Herbert H Lehman emphasizes federal enforcement in the milk industry as the New York milk shed faces interstate sales issues.
Local notices report a total of 292666.05 in corn loans for Towa County with figures scattered across lines. The OCR text is fragmented showing monetary totals and names but fails to present a coherent narrative.
A brief item reports Van Harne farmer sold a five year old for 175 dollars to a buyer from the Stone region. The sale was noted as a straightforward transaction with no further details about the buyer or destination.
Thomas E Wilson, leader of Wilson and Company, says the hog processing tax this year will total over 200 million dollars. Most goes to hog producers under the corn hog program, with the rest aimed at improving hay markets and stabilizing prices. He notes the tax funds the program, not current prices, and that compliant producers will recover most tax amounts.
Special to The Gazette from Washington details a survey by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics showing farm residents in 15 states earned wages from 123 factories in 1931. It notes many farmers held outside jobs from banking to railroading, with wages commonly between 600 and 1000 dollars per year and a few earning around 3000 as factory superintendents.
In Gay Head Massachusetts the cranberry crier position guards the bogs and designates harvest start dates. James W Cooper, 70, was reelected for the thirteenth consecutive term. Only American Indian residents may hold town offices and voters bring their own paper and pencils on election day.
Buenos Aires faces a milk war as butterfat prices plunge from 26 cents to 35 cents per pound and pasteurized milk drops to 5 cents a quart. Farmers sell cream directly, bypassing dairy firms, amid London price declines and Ottawa tariff effects.
Dr C J Drake Iowa State College entomology head warns southern Iowa faces a serious chinch bug infestation. He urges chemical barriers and heavy rain to curb hatch, with migration to corn fields anticipated this spar. A mild winter leaves a 99 percent carry over, threatening more counties.
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