Gov't Stabilization Agency Buys Eggs In Producing Areas
Government surplus commodities corp extends its egg buying program to Iowa City and Pers in Iowa and to Moberly Macon Booneville Milan Carrolton Cameron and Stanberry Missouri. First official report reveals price stabilization actions in producing areas.</s>
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Federal Surplus Commodities Corporaton
Iowa City
Pers
Iowa
Moberly
Macon
Booneville
Milan
Carrolton
Cameron
Stanberry
Missouri
Don Ross
Iowa City Poultry and Egg Company
Tnid
Garrette
Farm Auction Schedule For Cedar Rapids Area
Upcoming sale days list Beverly Cattle Co Cedar Rapids area on April 4 and Ia Livestock Exchange sale on April 5. On April 6 Mary Johnson estate hosts a 120 acre farm sale in Mechanics Valley area. Local listings note multiple livestock auctions across the weekend.
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Beverly Cattle Co
Cedar Rapids
lIa
Livestock Exchange Ivestock
Mary 1. Johnson
Mechanicsvalle
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Iowa
O. B. Clements
A. F. Schmitz George
RB. Basker
Better Livestock Auction
Egg purchasing policy aims to ease markets and prices
The speaker states will buy eggs where standards are met and prices fair, rejects Iowa Chicago price discrepancies, and plans to keep eggs from terminal markets to reduce congestion. Future offers and quantities are uncertain and vary daily.
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Iowa
Chicago
REA Plant in Wisconsin to serve Iowa Co op
Attorney Floyd E Wheeler said Tri State Power cooperative will begin building its REA electric generating plant at Genoa Wisconsin within two weeks. The plant and transmission lines are estimated at 1 5 million dollars and will supply energy to cooperatives in Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa.
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Madison
Wis
Floyd E. Wheeler
Tri-State Power Cooperative
REA Electric
Genoa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Rural Electric groups eye Genoa power plant supply
K W James, superintendent of Clayton Allamakee Rural Electric Cooperative serving Fayette Clayton and Allamakee counties, told The Gazette on Wednesday the REA plans to obtain electricity from Genoa Wisconsin after the current one year contract ends. Other REAs expect Genoa supply include Howard Winneshiek Mitchell and Winnebago Genoa downstream from La Crosse a few miles.
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James
Postville
Clayton-Allamakee Rural Electric Cooperative
Fayette
Clayton
Allamakee
The
Gazette
REA
Genoa
Wis
REAS
Howard-Winneshick
Mitchell
Winnebago Genois
la Crosse
Cedar 4-H Rally Day Set for June 7
The Cedar 4-H club girls announce their seventh annual Rally day to be held in Tipton on June 7 with Miss Fannie Buchanan presiding. Ames extension specialist in rural sociology notes each club group chose to participate in the music festival and planned listening program. A Mongolian dinner feature offers sheep eye as a delicacy to honored guests.
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Gazette
Tipton
Cedar Counts
Fannie Buchanan
Ames
Natex helps Cedar Rapids man sleep and eat better
A Cedar Rapids worker named John Buresa reports chronic constipation, gas, and sleep loss eased after using Natex. He praises smoother bowels, regained appetite, and fewer dizzy spells, with improvements lasting weeks. A Natex Representative invites visits at PODZIMEK'S PHARMACY to discuss merits and samples.
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John Buresa
Sixth Ave
Podiivier
Puarmacy
Second Ave
Natex
Podzimek
100
Reseeding Pasture Work Near Buck Creek Farm
Paul Wordehoff drove a tractor across disced bluegrass pasture on his father C A Wordehoff’s farm near Buck Creek Delaware county Tuesday afternoon applying 100 pounds of 0-12-0 fertilizer per acre. Seed mix includes chrome grass oats and various clovers. reseeding followed triple disk prep with oat rate one bushel per acre.
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Perating
Paul Wordehoff
C. A Wordehoff
Buck Creek
Delaware County
Wardhhoff
Wordehoff
Ryan
Delhi
Hopkinton
CCC
Monticello
Columbus Junction Farm Sold At 110.24 Per Acre
Mrs Ida Sleigh of Wapello purchased the Mrs Sarah Fleagle farm of 64 acres seven miles southwest of Columbus Junction for 7000 dollars or 110.24 dollars an acre. The improvements are in good condition. Duncan and Johnston of Columbus Junction handled the transaction.
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Columbus Junction
Ida Sleigh
Wapello
Sarah Fleagle
Duncan and Johnston
Farmers Indicate Intention To Comply With AAA
Des Moines AP report shows 98,051 Iowa farmers signed indicating intent to join the 1940 farm program, 90.6 percent of 108,114 contacted. County tallies include Black Hawk 1,350 signed 25 refused, Dubuque 775 20, Marshall 1,627 121, Linn 1,850 350, Johnson 1,230 131, Clinton 1,936 164, Scott 916 294, Muscatine 47 15. Deadline May 1 to sign declarations. corn acreage reductions are required to average 117 percent under last year’s allotment.
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Des Moines
AAA
Co. D. Klein
Black Hawk
Dubuque
Marshall
Linn
Johnson
Clinton
Scott
Muscatine
Iawa
Ag Class Helps On Strip Crop Layout Near Central City
G E Suttons agriculture classes at Coggon high school aided Harold J Shold a Marion soil conservationist in laying out strip cropping fields on the Charles Mills farm northwest of Central City on Wednesday afternoon April 3
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Central City
Coggon
G. E. Sutton
Coggon High School
Harold J. Shold
Marion
Charles Mills
Morley Farmers Begin Spring Oat Sowing Near Morley
Special to The Gazette reports Charlie Seeger on the Alfred Remles farm northeast of Morley opened spring field work by sowing oats Monday afternoon. He said the ground worked up well with only a few wet spots. Max Jurgensen planned to sow oats Tuesday on the Charles Harris farm adjoining Morley on the west.
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Morley
Charlie Seeger
Alfred Remles
Max Jurgensen
Charles Harris
Brandon Farm Field Work Underway With Early Oat Sowing
Brandon field work has begun with discing and some farmers sowing oats. Dry conditions after a rapid freeze mean no wet spots, and the ground is in good shape for tillage.
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Brandon
Field Work Starts In Gibson Community This Week
Gibson community began field work on Monday with cornstalks being broken and some farmers starting to sow nat seeds.
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Gibson
Traer Farmers Begin Sowing Oats and Planting Gardens
In Traer and Stanwood area farmers are busy in fields planting oats potatoes and gardens. The soil is reported in good condition with gardens growing in town and country as spring work progresses.
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Traer
Stanwood
Hazleton Farmer Reports Rich Ground Moist, Oats Germination Good
Alexander Campbell, long noted farmer east of Hazleton, sowed oats Monday and reports the field in fine condition with ample moisture, promising strong germination and early growth for the crop season.
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Hazleton
Alexander Campbell
Benton Women Study Frozen Meat Cookery in Benton County
Two meetings on frozen meats fruits and vegetables are scheduled in Benton county on April 16. An afternoon session at Blairstown begins 2 p.m. and an evening session at Vinton starts 8 p.m. Miss Evelyn Hollen Ames extension nutritionist will lead. Readership learns about refrigerated rocker plants in Newhall Atkins Vinton and Belle Plaine with one to open at Blairstown.
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Winton
Benton County
Ann Nygaard
Blairstown
Vinton
Evelyn Hollen
Ames Extension
Newhall
Atkins, Vinton
Belle Plaine
Swine Day Speaker Set At University Of Windis
Wheeler McMillen editor of the Farm Journal will speak to the American Pork Producers Associated at the swine growers day on April 12 at the University of Windis. He will be a morning speaker.
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Urbana
Wheeler McMillen
The
Farm Journal
American Pork Producers
Associated
University of Windis
McMillen
Dynamite Used To Fight Farm Blaze Near North Liberty
Fifty two sticks of dynamite were used by farmers to extinguish a straw stack fire on the S R Lininger farm west of North Liberty. A tractor helped blast the smoldering straw apart while wind drove flames away from buildings. Joe W Navy operated the tractor, with Emil Navy C C Green Floyd Myers and Roy Von Stein among the helpers through the night.
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North Liberty
S. R. Lininger
Joe W. Navy
Emil Navy
C C Green
Floyd Myers
Roy von Stein
Fire protection talk staged for rural farmers meeting
Special to The Garvette. Paul A. Spener of the Iowa State Firemans association will lead a discussion on fire protection for farmers of Fox and Barclay townships in Black Hawk county and Perry and Westburg townships in Buchanan county this Friday at 8 pm. Methods for securing firefighting apparatus and forming a volunteer rural fire department will be discussed. Grinnell subscriptions total 1200 dollars toward a rural fire truck to serve farms within ten miles. organizers aim for 2500 dollars and plan to buy by subscription and maintain by Grinnell city, with details to be discussed at Thursday evening meeting.
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Garvette
Jesup
Paul A. Spener
Iowa State Firemans Association
Fox
Barclay
Black Hawk
Perry
Westburg
Buchanan County
Grinneli
Grinnell
Lightning destroys barn near Decorah. cow and calves lost
The barn on Mrs. Caroline Sorenson's farm five miles east of Decorah burned at midnight Tuesday. A cow, four calves, hay and grain perished in the blaze. Fred Sorenson suffered facial burns while attempting to save livestock. Estimated loss about $1000.
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The
Gazette
Decorah
Caroline Sorenson
Fred Sorenson
Sheep Dipping Regulations Set for Iowa May First
Iowa animal industry officials announce that all sheep sold through sale barns must be dipped after May 1, 1940. State veterinarian H A Seidel cites a Sioux City conference as the impetus for the new rule.
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Des Moines
Iowa Division of Animal Industry
H. A. Seidel
Sioux City
Repre
United States Bureau of Animal Industry and Livestock Sanitary
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Township 4H rat killing campaign begins amid drive
Gazette photo shows Canton township 4-H club leaders and County Agent Don Groves detailing a rat eradication plan in Benton county. About 30 farmers signaled cooperation by Tuesday with baiting demonstrations using red squill and discounts on poison. The effort targets a rat population exceeding 100 per farm and annual losses over 20000 dollars, with a Shellsburg butcher supplying low grade hamburger bait if needed. Thirty seven international telephone circuits are in operation.
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Canton
Shellsburg
4-H Dairy Club Show At Waterloo Dates Set
Waterloo dates September 30 to October 6 mark the nineteenth Iowa 4-H dairy club show tied to the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress. E M Wright reports 2,500 in cash prizes for the 4-H heifer event, with trips and awards in judging dairy demonstration heifer production record book and club member contests. Sixty counties expected this year, fifty five counties competed last year.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
E. M. Wright
Iowa State Dairy Association
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