Tractor adoption displaces 410 million man hours on farms
A WPA and Ames survey finds power farming reduced annual farm labor by 410 million man hours by 1935 with tractors replacing horses. It estimates three quarters of displaced workers could few to retool for tractor maintenance and construction, creating urban jobs in distant regions amid rural readjustment. It notes long term societal benefits outweigh short term hardship.
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E G. McKibben
Agricultural Engieer
Ames
R A. Griffin
Works Progress Administration
National Research Project
WPA
Chestnut Street
Philadelpha
McKibben
Cow Sale Ad by V H Rayn in Cedar Rapids
A small want ad from V H Rayn Route 1 Cedar Rapids advertised the sale of three cows. The cost of the advertisement was 90 cents.
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V H Rayn
Cedar Rapids
Advertise Livestock and Farm Goods in Want Ad Section
Just think for as little as 40c you can place help wanted style wants for livestock, farm machinery, poultry, feed seed and more in the Want Ad section of the newspaper.
Farmers Reach 43000 Eastern Iowa Families
A local outreach program targets over 43 000 eastern Iowa families to promote sustainable farming practices and provide agricultural resources. The initiative emphasizes family farms and community support through workshops and home visits.
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Iowa
Fence Drift and Cattle Market Struggles Highlighted
The piece notes buyers pressuring cattle and hog markets with persistent bids. It observes feeders losing on half fat cattle to meet killing requirements as Canadian steers arrive. It predicts a market break as shipments resume and runs rise, with an eventual downturn likely.
Land Deals Around La Porte City Highlight 81 Dollar Acre Price
Special to The Gazette. George Fell sold 80 acres west of La Porte City to Irving Anton for 6500 dollars, 81.20 per acre, then bought two adjoining 40 acre parcels from the Ripple estate at the same price. Otto Pump bought 233 acre Maria Pump estate farm for 8140 dollars, 3450 per acre.
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LA Porte City
George Fell
Irving Anton
Fell
Ripple
Maria Pump
Solld
Otto Pump
Officers Elected For Test Assns In Jones
Alvin Byerly of Anamosa was elected president of the South Jones Cow Test Association at the annual meeting in Anamosa. George Balster of Monticello was named head of the North Jones association at Monticello. South Jones officers include William Vincent Anamosa vice president Lee Finn Central City secretary treasurer Jake Streeter and William Walderbach Anamosa directors. North Jones officers include Neal Hayden vice president Francis Muller secretary treasurer John Shover and John H. Smith Monticello directors.
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Anamosa
Alvin Byerly
South Jones Cow Test Association
George Balster
Monticello
North Jones Association
South Jones Group
William Vincent
Lee Finn
Central City
Jake Streeter
William Walderbach
Neal Hayden
Francis Muller
John Shover
John H. Smith
Iowa reports large corn moisture testing program
Special to The Gazette Des Moines reveals the 1938 39 corn sealing drive in Iowa tested 120 877 samples. 1 800 bushels passed moisture tests while 1 635 samples were ineligible for exceeding the 20 5 percent limit. The program, storing about 140 million bushels now, supports a 57 cent loan and wildlife feeding, with 23 million bushels stored this year.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
State
H. L Dieterich
Town Agricultural Conservation Committee
State Conservation Commission
Dieterich
Jawa
Lowa
5000 Head From Canada On Cattle Markets This Week
Approximately 5000 head of Canadian beef cattle were sold for slaughter in the United States this week with some stockers and feeders moving directly to country points. Chicago received about 20 loads totaling roughly 450 head with steers dominating and top prices around 11.25 per hundredweight. St. Paul and Buffalo markets reported various steers cows and bulls with prices from 6 to 10 dollars per hundredweight. Trade observers note little market impact from Canadian imports and expect feeder cattle imports to aid corn belt finishers.
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Union Stockyards
Chicago
United States
Canada
St. Paul
Buffalo
Butterfat Prices Set at 28 and 25 Cents in Late Feb and Early March
Waukon Farmers creamery patrons received 28 cents a pound for butterfat in the last half of February and 25 cents in the first half of March, per Tollet Johnson the secretary.
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Garrite Waukon
Waukon Farmers Creamery
Tollet Johnson
Tipton Feeder Leonard Pundmann Sells 878-Pound Steers Near Tipton
Sprelal reports Leonard Pundmann of Tipton on the Chicago market with a load of 878 pound yearling steers selling at 10.25 dollars per hundredweight.
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Sprelal
Gazette
Tipton
Leonard
Chicago
Spring frolic for 4 H members in Keokuk county
Sigourney A spring frolic for 4 H club members and leaders of Keokuk county and neighboring counties will be held at Memorial April 14 at 8 p.m. Notices of estate matters include appointing Frances F Hildebrand Executrix of Bertha Craft Inte estate Linn County and Herman Harste Administrator of Sophia Nirch estate with claims and debts to be filed in Linn County District Court.
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State of
Linn County
Iowa
Frances F. Hildebrand
Fred W Hann
Linn_County
Sophia Nirch
McFarland Named Sails Agent for Four-County Association
BELLE PLAINE Iowa The four county sails improvement association recommends Glenn McFarland 35 of Marion as sails agent succeeding Paul Burson who is now Ames extension agronomist Burson starts June 1 McFarland to begin when released from oil conservation service McFarland has agronomy degrees from Iowa State 1931 1932 and prior experience in farming education and CCC work
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Belle Plaine
Sails Improvement Association
Benton
Tama
Iowa
Poweshiek
Ames Extension Service
Glenn McFarland
Marion
McFarland
Paul Burson
Ames
Burson
Oil Conservation Service
SCS
Decatur County
Weldon
Olin
CCC
Eldora
Hog Prices Steady Despite Reduced Interior Hog Runs
Interior hog markets in Iowa and southern Minnesota showed steady to mildly higher prices amid sharply reduced receipts. Week totals fell from the prior period, with 5 day interior runs at 94 300 head and twelve central markets at 164 200. Traders expect further declines as old-crop heavy hogs thin and new crop hog supply remains tight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Minnesota
Community club hears state AAA speakers at April meeting
Hervey Hazen of Des Moines spoke at the April meeting of the Community club. Also speaking were Clem Meeder and Otto Kline of the Clayton county AAA committee and County Agent Grover Hahn.
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Edgewood
Hervey Hazen
Des Moines
Community Club
Clem Meeder
Otto Kline
Clayton County
AAA Committee
Grover Hahn
4 Hers Complete 1938 Pig Projects In Iowa
About 2 800 Iowa 4 H club members completed pig projects in 1938 with market and purebred divisions. Market pigs and litters produced 7 411 and 9 474 dollars in prizes, while market pigs totaled 45 919 value and 99 159 for litters across 67 counties. Purebred gilts and sow litters added 192 032 value, with 1 018 litters.
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Ames
Iowa
John S. Quist
Ames Extension Service
Quist
Milk Producers To Meet Thursday On Feared Crisis
CHICAGO AP Charles W Holman secretary of the National Cooperative Milk Producers federation called an emergency meeting for next Thursday in Chicago to address a feared dairy crisis. Milk surpluses rising and butter prices falling threaten 360 000 members in 41 states. By May 1 surplus product production will peak as officials seek solutions and potential federal legislation in Washington.
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Chicago
Charles W Holman
National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation
Holman
Washington
Color Names and Spring Imagery by a Country Woman
A country woman muses on spring color names such as cyclamen apricot fuchsia rose glow copper rose and silvery greens. She notes a deep purple reserved for ecclesiastics silver haired ladies wood violets and wild morning glories.
Public hearing on railway pickup service in Dubuque
A federal court hearing in Dubuque on April 24 before the Interstate Commerce Commission will debate railway pickup service for livestock producers. The service covers transport costs from farm to loading chute, with railways paying, and applies at designated stations.
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Dubuque
Federal Court House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa
Manchester
Mount Vernon
Lowney
Illinois Central
Commerce Commission
Clinton Farm Women's Achievement Day May 11
DeWitt hosts the Clinton county women annual home project achievement day on May 11 with Mrs Raymond Sayre state chairman of Farm Bureau women's work as principal speaker and Mrs Lucille Cochran Ames extension specialist as judge. Mrs Charles Roll county women's chairman oversees the event.
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Dewitt
Clinton County
Raymond Sayre
Ackworth
Farm Bureau’ Women's Work
Lucille Cochran
Ames
Charles Roll
Strawberry Point FFA Initiates Three Members
Three boys were initiated into the Strawberry Point chapter of Future Farmers in a special meeting held Tuesday. Eugene Opperman Marvin Tucker and Clayton Stoner were welcomed as new members in the event, highlighting youth participation in agricultural education.
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Gazette
Strawberry Point
Eugene Opperman
Marvin Tucker
Clayton Stoner
Future Farmers
Inbreds Released for Four New Hybrids at Ames Station
Four new corn inbreds I-159 I-224 KB-397 and WD-456 have been released by the Ames Agricultural Experiment Station for use in single and double cross hybrids. Iowa Hybrid 3110 derived from L-159 L-224 leads in the state yield test and performs strongly in southern Iowa. Other top combinations include 3480 and 3088 using the new inbreds, with trials conducted at Ames and in northern regions.
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Ames
Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa
Robert C Eckhardt
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Eckhardt
Lancaster
Farm Auction Notices With Marion Anamosa Sale
Three farm auction items announced for Saturday April 8 including Mrs Robert Boxwell sale located 6 miles southeast of Marion and a consignment auction in Anamosa. Local buyers are urged to inspect and bid.
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Robert Boxwell Sale
Marion
Anamosa Consignment
Iowa Hybrid Leads Northern State Yield Tests in Iowa Seed Study
Eckhardt notes central Iowa arid areas suit the new Indiana hybrid and the Iowa single cross I-234xL-289. The cross has shown strong promise in northern and north central Iowa, leading all hybrids for a two year average in those sections.
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Iowa
Eckhardt
Indiana
Linn County C T A reports March dairy averages
Otto Bruns, tester for Linn County C T A No 3, reports 441 cows on test in March, 69 dry, produced 712 pounds of milk and 31.7 pounds of butterfat. The William F Voelker herd of 17 Holsteins led with 1 387 pounds milk and 58.4 pounds butterfat. feed cost per pound butterfat averaged 127 cents for the high herd versus 16.1 cents for the association average.
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Otto Bruns
Linn County Cow Test Association No. 3
William F Voelker
Ryan
Holsteins Lead in Washington County Milk Yield
The Washington County contest association reports the Gingerich and W Bash herd averaged 884 pounds of milk and 33 pounds of butterfat from 14 purebred Holsteins. Well Man topped herd averages at 1 244 pounds of milk and 441 pounds of butterfat with a Palmer Holstein from Washington recording 2 086 pounds of milk and 75 1 pounds of butterfat.
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The
Gazette
Washington
Washington County Contest Association
Alvin Lueder
Gingerich
W. Bash
Wellman
F. E. Palmer
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