Weather slows Iowa farm work as wet soils hinder plowing
Iowa farmers plowed for corn across the state except in northeast and central east areas where soil remained too wet. Seeding of small grain neared completion in the Racoon valley and much of south central and southeast Iowa, while cold, cloudy weather and freezing nights slowed growth of grasses and small grains. Apricots and peaches were damaged by freezing and pig and chick numbers shifted as lambs remained plentiful.
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ES Moines
INS
Iowa
C. D. Reed
Reed
Raccoon Valley
Central East
Dust Storm Drifts Across Kansas and Iowa Halting Plains Wind
Des Moines reports reveal a dust storm sweeping from northwest Kansas toward Iowa. Dust chlokes Dodge City visibility at zero to none while widespread rain and unseasonable wet spells appear elsewhere. Farmers in western Kansas abandon wheat hopes as another destructive dust storm threatens barren western lands.
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Dodge City
Kan
Des Moines
Charles D. Reed
Kansas
Iowa
Reed
Sioux City
Alta
Estherville
Atlantic
Council Bluffs
Clarinda
Lamoni
Albia
Burlington
Keokuk
Forest City
Garden City
Kans
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Nebraska
Dakotas
Colorado
Wavaming
Linn And Virtue Schedule Plow Demonstrations In Clayton
Special to The Gazette Elkader Iowa April 18 and 19 set for plow and hitch demonstrations on Costigan farm near Elkport and Zieman farm near Luana Harry Linn secretary of the Iowa Horse and Mule association will lead horse and hitch displays Byron T Virtue Ames extension engineer will show techniques to reduce side draft maintain uniform depth and produce smooth furrows including plow share shape and sharpening methods.
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Gazette
Elkader
George Costigan
Elkport
Vern Zieman
Luana
Harry Linn
Iowa Horse and Mule Association
Byron T. Virtue
Ames
Rowley Creamery Pays 34 Cents For Butterfat
Rowley Farmers Co operative Creamery pays 34 cents a pound for first half of March butterfat. Butterfat during the last half of February commanded 36 cents. Jane McGrath, secretary, reports the figures.
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the Gazette
Rowley
Rowley Farmers Co-operative Creamery Company
Jane McGrath
Retail seeds prices rise with few declines in United States
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports higher retail prices for field seeds in the United States from Feb 19 to March 19 led by increases in timothy bluegrass alfalfa red clover sudan grass and other staples. Several seeds stay unchanged or slightly lower including alsike white clover rape oats sorgo Canada peas seed corn potatoes cow peas and soy beans. In Iowa March 19 prices show red clover 26 65 per hundred weight alsike 31 60 white clover 41 20 sweet clover 11 50 lespedeza 10 60 alfalfa 31 timothy 22 35 millet 6 75 sorgo 6 50 sudan grass 13 75 rape 6 65 cow peas 2 35 a bushel barley 25 a bushel and seed potatoes 1 05 a bushel.
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Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
United States
Canada
Iowa
Federal Bureau
Buckingham Man Buys 60 Acre Farm Near Wadena
Charles Scott of Buckingham paid a little over 40 dollars per acre for the 60 acre F. H McKinney farm located three miles south of Wadena. The timbered acreage includes a small house and other buildings.
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Wadena
Buckingham
Charles Scott
F. H McKinney
11000 Bushels Of Old Corn Sold At 82 Cents
BUCKINGHAM R. M. Gunn, a farmer northeast of Buckingham, sold 11,000 bushels of two and 3-year-old corn, No. 2 grade, to the Buckingham Farmers elevator for 82 cents a bushel. Other farmers selling corn recently include John Cranny, 300 bushels. Andrew Irvine, 1,100 bushels. Delbert Furry, 550 bushels. and Mason Stoakes, 600 bushels.
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Buckingham
R. M. Gunn
Buckingham Farmers Elevator
John Cranny
Andrew Irvine
Delbert Furry
Mason Stoakes
Delayed Dormant Spray May Be Required for Fruit Trees
County agent George Dillon urges delayed dormant spray for Linn County fruit trees to ensure quality fruit this year. A free card service explains spray ingredients and timing. requests must go to the Farm Bureau office before April 20. The plan includes a lime sulfur mix and a four spray schedule to protect apples from scab and codling moth damage.
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George Dillon
Linn
Linn County
Farm Bureau
Dillon
Beef Producers Meet Sponsored by Washington County Farm Bureau
The Washington county Farm Bureau sponsors a beef producers meeting set for April 23 evening in Washington. Topics include livestock conditions general stocker and feeder status and general farm problems.
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Washington
Washington County Farm Bureau
Eastern Town Farm Land Holdings Fall Short of State Averages
A study by Dr. William G. Murray and Willard O. Brown shows eastern Iowa counties hold less corporate land than the state average, with holdings ranging from 29 percent in Winneshiek to 15.7 percent in Buchanan. The state average is 10.17 percent. Foreclosures and mortgage data from six counties indicate lower corporate ownership in eastern towns, aided by older settlement and conservatively financed loans.
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MES
Iowa
William G. Murray
Willard O. Brown
Ames Agricultural Economists
Winneshick
Buchanan County
Decatur
Wayne
Emmett
Clarke, Dickinson and Ringgold
Palo Alto
Winneshirk County
Carroll County
Bremer
Clayton
Henry
Jackson
Scott
Towa
Farm Credit Administration
Murray
Brown
Insurance Companies
Banks
FCA
Fayette County
State of
Cedar County
Jefferson County
Winneshiek
Linn County
Adair
Adams
Appanoose
Audubon
Boone
Buena Vista
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Calhoun
Carroll
Cass
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Clay
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Davis
Dickinson
Floyd
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Fremont
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Grundy
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Hamilton
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Kossuth
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Mahaska
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Page
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Story
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Union
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Warren
Webster
Winnebago
Woodbury
Worth
Wright
State Holstein Picnic Planned June 19 at Elkader
The Clayton County Holstein Breeders association announces its annual picnic on June 19 at the Elkader fairgrounds. Officers and members met at J L Cords farm to set plans for a program including music talks judging contests and stunts for the 1935 event.
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Sprelal
Elkader
Clayton County Holstein Breeders Association
Flown State Holstein Breeders Association
J L. Cords
Steers Bring $12 a Hundredweight at Chicago Sale
T J Lawson of Cedar county sold a carload of yearling steers in Chicago for 12 dollars per hundredweight.
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Tipton
T. J. Lawson
Cedar County
Chicago
Cash Register Sold to First Respondent in Gazette Want Ad
Emma McConaughey of 851 B Ave NE reports the first person who answered her Gazette Want Ad purchased the cash register advertised for sale. The brief item notes a quick sale as the ad drew the winning bid from a respondent.
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Emma McConaughey
B Ave
Gazette
Third payment checks arrive at Marengo and Independence
Third pay checks totaling $220 111 and related partial payments arrived at the Iowa county corn and hog control association offices in Marengo. Distributions begin Thursday with postcards to notify eligible farmers. In Independence the Buchanan county allotment committee received 89 225 52 in third payments totaling 101 397 22 across 1 171 checks to date.
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Marengo
Iowa
Independence
Buchanan County
Olin Gardener Sets Out 700 Cabbage Plants
Olin gardener L. F. Pieper planted 700 cabbage plants and sowed early seeds on Friday. Farmers plowed fields as oats sowing begins. Henry Biere near Olin finished first with a 60 acre oat field. Plowing started about ten days ago and soil is in fairly good condition.
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He. Olin
L. F. Pieper
Olin
Henry Biere
Cattle tops at 12 by market in Mount Auburn
Mount Auburn farmer Ben Jordt sold two carloads of fat cattle two miles east of town on the Chicago market. Prices topped at 12.85 dollars per hundredweight. The sale occurred Monday and reflects strong demand for feeders and fat cattle.
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Spreial
the Gazette
Mount Auburn
Ben Jordt
Chicago
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