Eight year old Shorthorn cow sets world milk record in England
Cherry, an eight year old Shorthorn owned by Red House Farm Amesbury Wiltshire, produced a yearly total of 41 644.5 pounds of milk setting a new world record surpassing 38 600 pounds. The cow was milked four times daily for most of the year and is expected to yield about 1955 pounds of butterfat.
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Shorthorn Breeders Association
the Gazette
Red House Farm
Amesbury
Wiltshire
England
Gramlich
Cherry
J. Gramlich
Chicago
the American
Wir
Cook
Melba
Darbalara
New South Wales
Australia
Cher-ry
Wort and Way
Alec McKie
Cheese Factory Near Decorah Sells 108 000 Lbs in 1938
The Freeport cheese factory three miles east of Decorah produced 108000 pounds of cheese in 1938 all sold to Wisconsin buyers. Edwin P. Gross presidents William Tieskotter Ed Morgan secretary and treasurer Fred Biermann Alfred Sorenson J C Headington H P Eide W C Sheetz and Henry J Landmeyer were directors.
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Gazette
Decorah
Freeport
Wisconsin
Edwin P. Gross
William Tieskotter
Ed Morgan
Fred Biermann
Alfred Sorenson
J. C. Headington
H. P. Eide
W. C. Sheetz
Henry J. Landmeyer
Fire destroys farmstead and 150 chickens near Riverside
A blaze swept the Albert Dawn farm three miles southwest of Riverside damaging the house and destroying 150 chickens. Passersby summoned the Riverside fire company, but crews could not save the building.
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Riverside
Albert Dawn
Riverside Fire Company
February Iowa farm income climbs to 51 390 000
Iowa farm income for February totaled 51 390 000 according to the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, up 10 954 000 from a year earlier. January and February combined reached 128 659 000, up 35 888 000 from the previous year, with crops 12 111 000 livestock 34 054 000 and government benefits 5 225 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Two Types Of 4-H Hybrid Corn Projects For This Year
Ames 4-H boys will again join hybrid corn breeding projects with instruction from extension agronomists in each county. Project No 1 provides 20 kernels of four inbred lines. Project No 2 uses two single crosses to create double cross seed. Each boy should grow half an acre to yield seed for a farm. Enrollment urged by May 1. about 250 participated last year.
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AMES
Joe Robinson
Farm Crops Department
Iowa State
Corn Club
Dyas
Faith of Our Fathers Living Still at St. Sebald Church
The American Lutheran church of St. Sebald near Strawberry Point in Clayton county stands on a hill in a wooded setting. Founded in 1854, this Easter day scene embodies the faith of our fathers living still.
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American Lutheran Church of
Shelterbelt Planting Near Fairfax Wednesday
A demonstration on establishing an evergreen shelterbelt will be conducted at the Lester E. Mitchell farm north of Fairfax at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Harold Bjornson, assistant extension forester from Ames, will lead the event.
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Fairfax
Lester E. Mitchell
Harold Bjornson
Ames
Linn Fruit Growers Anticipate Good Business
A Cedar Rapids fruit growers cooperative unloads a 275000 quart boxes 270000 pint boxes 15000 quart repacks 3300 pint crates and 3300 quart crates shipment valued at 3179 with 85 members. John Flick secretary notes favorable prospects despite last fall damage to raspberry canes from warm weather and moisture.
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Gazette
Joe Stanek
Fruit Growers’ Association
The
Growers’ Association Num
Bers
John Flick
Flick
Holstein Office Moves to Brattleboro Vermont
The Madison Wisconsin offices and equipment of the Holstein Friesian association of America were moved to Brattleboro Vermont on March 20 to consolidate activities, per the Holstein News Letter.
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Brattleboro
Madison, Wis
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Holstein News Letter
Iowa Corn Loans Hit 64 Million In 1938 Crop
Iowa farmers received 64 million dollars in government corn loans for 1938 crops, up almost 5 million from the 1933 34 AAA sealing program. The March 31 deadline may extend to April 15, officials said, as loans could rise slightly. It took 122 million bushels at 57 cents per bushel to reach the total, with fewer bushels than the 1933 34 period but higher loan values.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
AAA
State Aaa
Corn loan total tops 124 million from CCC nationwide
The Commodity Credit Corporation announced Saturday corn loans amounted to 124,937,090 dollars on 218,427,979 bushels. State totals include Illinois 58,209,604 bushels Iowa 105,698,816 Minnesota 15,712,056 Nebraska 18,567,626 South Dakota 4,269,070 Wisconsin 94,355 bushels.
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Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Linn County Farm Bureau Calendar Highlights Week
Linn county Farm Bureau calendar lists events this week across Marion Fairfax Cedar Rapids Walker and Toddville. Activities include 4-H training sessions home project meetings shelterbelt demonstrations chorus rehearsals Junior and Otter Creek Farm Bureaus and a commercial baby beef club tour with start points at the Farm Bureau office and Mack Towers.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Linn Township
Emil Mallie
Lester Mitchell
Christian Church
Walker
Junior Farm Bureau
Memorial Hall
Marion
Otter Creek Farm Bureau
Alburnett High School
Home Project
North Marion
Earl Davenmier
Farm Bureau
Mack Towers
Otter Creek
George Thomas
Monroe Township
Toddville High School
Holstein Friesian Convention Planned in New York
New York City will host the annual Holstein Friesian association of America delegate convention on June 6 and 7. A total of 121 delegates will be elected from 579 candidates nominated to attend.
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New York City
Holstein Friesian Association of America
Oats Sowing Off To Slow Start In Iowa Farms
Oats sowing began strongly in southeast and east central Iowa on Monday and Tuesday but stopped by Wednesday due to rain and cold mornings freezing surface soil. Activity resumes slowly with a week late season. northeast counties report little progress and warm weather could help, though forecasts are unfavorable.
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Iowa
Linn County C T A No 1 Averages 29 1 Butterfat
The Linn County cow test association No 1 with 312 cows on test including 55 dry posted a March production average of 612 pounds of milk and 29.1 pounds of butterfat. The Vern Wadsworth mixed herd of seven had the high average at 891 pounds of milk and 37.1 pounds of butterfat.
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Whittier
L. C. Adams
Linn County Cow Test Association No. 1
Vern Wadsworth
Greeley Cow Test Assn Leads March Dairy Output
Manchester report shows 449 cows on test with 78 dry, averaging 627 pounds of milk and 24.3 pounds of butterfat under tester Robert J. Keck. H J Mawe herd of 18 Holsteins tops group with 1,271 pounds milk and 48.3 pounds butterfat on three-a-day milking. one Mawe cow records 1,984 pounds milk and 91.3 pounds butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Greeley
Robert J. Keck
West Branch dairy contest top herd reports high milk fat
The C Earl Smith herd of 16 Guernseys led West Branch contest during March with an average 1013 pounds of milk and 45.6 pounds butterfat per cow. A Holstein from Sharvey Mc Fate herd in Muscatine produced 1907 pounds milk and 91.5 pounds butterfat.
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West Branch
C. Earl Smith
John Offringa
Muscatine
Hogs Bring $7.40 a Cwt at Chicago Market
DeWitt Gilbert Geffers of Clinton County sold thirty 238 pound Hampshire hogs at Chicago Thursday for 7.40 a hundredweight. Geffers had purchased the stock in November as 65 pounders for seven dollars per head.
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Dewitt
Gilbert Geffers
Clinton County
Chicago
Hampshire
Geffers
Deadline May 1 for 1939 conservation signup
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration set May 1 as the final date for farmers in ten north central states to sign for the 1939 conservation program. About 1,395,126 farmers had indicated intent to participate by April 1, representing 62.7 percent of region farms.
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Washington
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
North Central Region
AAA
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Iowa farm program signups by county in 1939 table
A tabulation from the Agricultural Adjustment Administration shows Linn county at 44.1 percent with 1,649 participants and Plymouth at 34.4 percent with 1,104 participants as of March 31 1939. The eight counties around Linn average 65 percent, while statewide the average is 65 percent.
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Washington, D. C
Linn County
Iowa
Plymouth County
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Linn
Adair
Adams
Allamakee
Appanoose
Audubon
Benton
Black Hawk
Boone
Bremer
Buchanan
Buena Vista
Butler
Cerro Gordo
Cherokee
Cpedence
Clarke
Clay
Clayton
Clinton
Condors
Dallas
Davis
Decatur
Delaware
Des Moines
A Cevisas
Dubuque
Emmet
Fayette
Floyd
Franklin
Fremont
Greene
Gruney
Guthrie
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardin
Harrison
Henry
Howard
Humboldt
Ida
Lowa
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson
Johnson
Ben
Jones
Keokuk
Kossuth
Lee
Louisa
Lucas
Lyon
Madison
Mahaska
Marion
Marshall
Mills
Mitchell
Monona
Monroe
Montgomery
Muscatine
O'Brien
Osceola
Page
Palo Alto
Plymouth
Pocahontas
Polk
E. Pottawattamie
W. Pottawattamie
Poweshiek
Ringgold
Sac
Scott
Shelby
Sioux
Story
Tama
Taylor
Union
van Buren
Wapello
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Webster
Winnebago
Win
National Poultry Improvement Plan Conference Set in Cleveland
The National Poultry Improvement Plan conference will be held in Cleveland from June 6 to 9 with one official delegate from each of 44 states. The event, chaired by J R Mohler, will feature genetics and pallorum disease control experts and discussion of plan changes, and is open to all poultry breeders and hatcherymen.
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Cleveland
J. R. Mohler
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Market Report Hogs Sell at 7.10 Chicago Weight Price
Leroy Klahn of Muscatine county sells 293-pound hogs at 7.10 per hundredweight in Chicago. Heifers bring around 10 dollars a head. This reflects feeder market activity in regional livestock trading.
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Muscatine
Leroy Klahn
Muscatine County
Thurs-day
Chicago
Soul Conservation Easter Message From A Country Woman
A country woman urges readers to wake up on Easter and leave unworthy habits behind. She calls for living with renewed honesty, sincerity, and faith, embracing fresh memories and a revived outlook for the season.
9 000 for 60 acre Alburnett Farm
Special to The Gazette reports the sale of the J. E. Anderson 60 acre farm four miles northeast of Alburnett to Louis Schantz for 9 000 dollars at 150 dollars per acre. Schantz took immediate possession.
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Alburnett
J. E. Anderson
Louis Schantz
Schantz
Rural Life Confabs Set Across Iowa Colleges in April
Ames leaders ministers and educators attend a five day series of district rural life conferences April 17 to 21. Sponsored by Iowa colleges the extension service and the Iowa Christian Rural fellowship the theme is Living Cooperatively in Today's World with talks by W H Stacy and Rev W A Winterstein and a panel on living more effectively. Meetings are at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls Parsons College Fairfield Simpson College Indianola Tabor College Tabor and Morningside College Sioux City.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa Christians Rural Fellowship
The
Extension Service
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Parsons College
Fairfield
Simpson College
Indianola
Tabor College
Tabor
Morningside College
Sioux City
W. H. Stacy
W. A. Winterstein
Iowa Christian Rural Fellowship
Harry E. Terrell
Economic Policy Committee
Des Moines
Butter in storage at 74,542,057 pounds across 35 markets
Federal report shows 74,542,057 pounds of butter in storage on April 1 at 35 U.S. markets with 71,319,523 pounds held by DPMA FSCC and state relief agencies. Week saw light movement though stocks remain high. Chicago and New York prices slipped with 92 score near 21 to 22 cents. Receipts at four major markets totaled 9.55 million pounds, futures trading quiet amid potential new government stabilizing program.
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Federal
United States
DPMA
FSCC
Chicago
New York
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Farmhouse Fire Near Tipton Causes $3000 Loss
Everett Jeffers reported a farmhouse fire south of Tipton on Thursday afternoon. Damage is estimated at $3000, mostly insured.
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Tipton
Everett Jeffers
Cigarets Candy Cosmetics Taboo at Egg Plants
A Gazette photo shows workers at the Wilson egg plant in Cedar Rapids testing egg odor and breaking eggs with ambidextrous speed. Two crews process about 350 cases daily, with 75 percent frozen, 11 percent dried, and 14 percent for immediate use.
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Wilson and Company
Cedar Rapids
United States
Wilson
Marie Swecker
O. K
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Independence
American Shorthorn Breeders Association
Great Britain
Wimneshiek
Gazette Photo
Merle
Garmoe
Dial
Joseph Kushner
Second Street
U. S
Farm Bureau Calendar
C.T.A. No
North Central Area
By ED Hadley
Alburnett Farm
Beverly Cattle Company
Mirco
Kubias
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