Southern Iowa Creameries form butter sales group
Sixteen southern Iowa creameries unite as Southern Iowa Creameries Inc to market 12 million pounds of butter annually under the South Iowa Brand. C M Reeve of Keosauqua is president, W S Wasson of Brooklyn is secretary, with D C Iliff, E O Bollman and Frank Thill as directors. The Danish co op model uses revolving stock and seeks standardization through Ames lab analyses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ixteen
Southern Iowa Co-Operative Creameries
C. M. Reeve
Keosauqua
Southern Iowa Creameries, Inc
W. S. Wasson
Brooklyn
D. C. Iliff
Afton
E. O. Bollman
Corning
Frank Thill
Ottumwa
South Iowa
Breen Tee
Qwiempoer
Farmington
Morning Sun
Knoxville
Chariton
Allerton
Lamon
Winterset
Wellman
North English
Newton
Sully
Williamsburg
York Creamery
West Liberty
New Sales Corporation
Department of Dairy Manufacturing
Ames
Van Buren County Soil Erosion Project Spurs National Reach
County Agent Arthur J. Secor led a 1925 erosion control program in Van Buren that used grasses trees and terracing to halt erosion on 6000 acres. The effort, praised by state leaders and shared nationwide, influenced CCC driven soil conservation across the United States and aided a growing dairy industry delivering millions of pounds of butter annually.
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van Buren
United States
van Buren County
Keosauqua
Des Moines River
Agricultural College
Arthur J. Secor
Iowa
Secor
France
Ence
R. K. Buss
Ames
Paul Taff
H. J. Metcalf
John Hammill
Town
Towa
Fremont
Iowa State College
State College
Strup
C., D. Miller
Bethany
Johnson C. T. A Averages 28 Lbs Butterfat In March
Johnson County dairy records show the Johnson County Test association reporting an average 66l pounds of milk and butterfat for 360 cows in March. High herd was M. Fountain with 44.3 pounds butterfat from thirteen grade Holsteins.
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Eyedal
The
Gazette
North Liberty
Clark Batchelder
Johnson County Test Association
Co. M. Fountain
J J. Lacina, Sr
George Mueller
Oakdale Sanatorium
Farmers Pitch In And Help Injured Neighbor
URBANA Allen Hilliard three miles west of Urbana is laid up with a broken leg from a wagon fall. Neighbors rallied Friday hauling eighteen loads of manure, discing and sowing a 21 acre field in oats. Co operatives Willard Gray Vernon Gray Leo Leibsch Carl Rogers William Cisna George Possehl George Williams Clifford Roll Russell Saunders Charlie Smith Nick Welbus Francis Bruce helped. Mrs Hilliard received a covered dish dinner from local women.
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The
Gazette
Urbana
Allen Hilliard
Willard
Vernon Gray
Leo Leibsch
Carl Rogers
William Cisna
George Possehl
George Williams
Clifford Roll
Russell Saunders
Charlie Smith
Nick Welbus
Francis Bruce
Mrs. Hilliard
Field work resumes as frost lifts in Hopkinton area
Farmers begin plowing and oats seeding as frost recedes. In Delaware county southern fields hundreds of acres are being lime crushed to prepare soil for upcoming alfalfa seeding, marking a busy spring start for local agriculture.
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Hopkinton
Delaware County
Eastern Iowa farmers begin oat seeding in fair weather
Eastern Iowa farmers are amid oat seeding with fair weather forecast to finish in a few days. Spring field work started last week after a rain delay. hail caused no damage and the ground absorbed moisture well though slow to work when sticky. Progress is steadier than usual and liming rises as alfalfa and clover acreage may grow.
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Iowa
Keosauqua
Decorah
Mont
Weet
Norte
South Dakota
Mississippi
New Mexico
Arizona
Washington
Oregon
Utah
Idaho
Maryland
Maine
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Corn
Cotton
Kansas
Oklahoma
North Dakota
Minnesota
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Mississippi River
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Stanwood Spring Seeding Progress Report
Stanwood area reports favorable weather and soil. Several small farmers finished spring seeding while early pigs show strong growth and the lamb crop is generally good.
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Stanwood
Good Weather In Fayette Complicates Pig Surplus Problem
Dry weather in Fayette county has reduced pig mortality and boosted litters, leaving farmers who signed the corn hog reduction contract with 50 to 75 percent more pigs than their contracted market. John B. Davis of Lima reports twenty five ewes dropped forty lambs, with several twins and two sets of triplets, all alive and ages from three weeks to a few days.
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West Union
Fayette County
John B. Davis
Lima
Head Hand Heart And Health
More than 200 Linn county farm girls participate in 4 H club activities guided by 30 leaders. Plans for lampshade bases book shelves rugs and chair reseating wrap up the year with clubs focusing on head hand heart and health.
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Linn County
Marion
Seven Holsteins Lead Anamosa Cow Test Association March Output
Seven herds in the Anamosa Cow Test association averaged more than thirty pounds of butterfat in March with J. B. E. Johnson herd second at 40.2 pounds. Men's Reformatory herd 38.8 pounds and other herds above 30 include Prentice and Streeter 37.3, Henry J. Wehling 35.6, Tom Shover 33, and Chris Petersen 31.5. The top cow from the Men's Reformatory yielded 110.1 pounds of butterfat from 2,001 pounds of milk. The association reorganized March 23 with new directors William Vincent, William McGovern, J. E. Johnson, J. M. Byerly, Henry Wehling, Lee Finn and Chris Petersen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bnecal
Edgewood
Smith Brothers
Garber
Elkader-Volga
Anamosba
Anamosa Cow Test Association
Monroe
Walderback
J. BE. Johnson
Men's Reformatory
Prentice and Streeter
Henry J. Wehling
Tom Shover
Chris Petersen
Association
William Vincent
William McGovern
J. E. Johnson
J. M. Byerly
Henry Wehling
Lee Finn
March Butterfat Averages in Greeley Test Herds Report
Laurence Richardson tester records 25.7 pounds butterfat average for 413 cows in March, up from 25.2 previous year. Forty four cows exceed forty pounds, average feed cost 16.4 cents per pound. High March producers include Delaware County home 43.3, G H Helken 41.8, Paul McElmeel 41.1, Howard Rossow 40.3, Matthews and Cloud 31.6. Top breeders: Schnittjer 79.3, Heiken 68, Delaware County Home 67.9, Heiken 66.2, John Armstrong 64.9.
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Manchester
Laurence Richardson
Greeley Test Association
Gerdes and Schnittjer
Howard Rossow
Delaware County
G. H. Helken
Paul McElmeel
Matthews and
Cloud
D. J. Schnittjer
G. H. Heiken
John Armstrong
Holiday Association Meeting in Marion Tuesday
The Linn County Farmers Holiday association will meet April 10 at 8 p.m. at the Memorial hall in Marion. A dance will follow the business meeting.
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Marion
Springville
Linn County Farmers Holiday Association
Memorial Hall
Farm Holiday convention to hear Huey, Tugwell invited
Des Moines hosts the Farmers Holiday national convention on May 3. Milo Reno the national president leads a push against machine dictated farm sentiment and processing taxes. Reno invited Rexford Guy Tugwell and Huey P. Long for principal addresses. neither has replied.
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Des Moines
Farmers' Holiday Association
Milo Reno
Reno
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Case Urges Wider Use of Farm Debt Groups
H C M Case of the Farm Credit administration in Washington reports that in Iowa the Federal Land Bank approved last year as many loans not accepted by creditors as accepted and closed. He urges broader use of county farm debt adjustment committees noting that thousands of heavily mortgaged farm homes have been saved from foreclosure by these volunteers. some committees have heard up to 200 cases in a single county.
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H. C. M. Case
W. S. Myers
Farm Credit Administration
Washington
Iowa
Federal Land Bank
Case
Pair of 6 Year-Old Geldings Sold Near Greeley
Henry Bodkenstedt of east of Greeley sold a matched team of 6-year-old sorrel geldings weighing 4000 pounds to a farmer at West Union for $465. The team had won first prize in last fall's corn husking contest at Greeley. Bodkenstedt says he is sorry to have sold the horses after searching three counties.
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Greeley
Henry Bodkenstedt
West Union
Bodkenstedt
Linn Farm Women Plan Achievement Program at Marion
Linn county Farm Bureau women host an achievement day event in Marion next Wednesday. Special displays include homemade rugs by 4 H girls and projects on Color and Design in the Homes Home Dyeing and Furniture rearrangement. Mrs Ellsworth Richardson of Albia will speak and Mrs Mary Gregg of Ames will judge.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Marion
Stella Forrest
Central City
Forrest
Mary Gregg
Ames Extension Service
Ellsworth Richardson
Albia
Farm Bureau
Linn
Bertram
Brown
College
Fayette
Franklin
Grant
Jackson
Maine
Iowa approves two litter pig bases for new hog producers
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa corn-hog committee allows new producers to raise two litters of pigs this year if they sign corn-hog contracts and cannot obtain a lease from a retiring producer. The base acreage of new farms may be split among several newcomers, as county allotment committees decide, with total acreage matching or exceeding the retiring producer’s farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Spring Field Work Resumes Near Oelwein After Delay
After several weeks of weather delays, spring field work resumes near Oelwein. The season is now observed as one week to ten days late.
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Oelwein
Parity as Goal Shapes Farm Policy Debate
The piece argues that parity between farm prices and industrial prices drives current control proposals. It notes mixed farmer reactions to reduced acreage and seeks parity through policies like processing taxes, while praising Iowa farmers for cooperative efforts amid ongoing experimentation and hopeful momentum.
Parity debate among Iowa farmers on land, ownership, and policy
The piece argues for parity through farm groups and local production associations, noting the need to decide county by county. It warns the $950 million Iowa land mortgage and investor ownership could threaten state life if owner-operators are displaced, urging constructive policies and broad farmer support.
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Iowa
Continued decline in hay predicted for 1934
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics in Washington predicts a continued drop in U S hay production for 1934. Total hay output last year reached 76 459 000 tons with tame hay 67 337 000 and wild hay 9 122 000, down from 1932 and the 1926 30 average.
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United States
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
Bureau
Minnesota
South Dakota
North Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Oelwein Creamery Pays 30 Cents For Butterfat
Farmers Cooperative creamery at Oelwein pays thirty cents per pound for butterfat for the first half of March. This is the third consecutive payment of thirty cents for February butterfat. About 1,100 checks are being issued.
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Oelwein Creamery
Oelwein
Farmers Co-operative Creamery
Oeelwein
Frank Schroeder
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Walter Ellsworth
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A. J. Hoge
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