Cheese Factory Boosts Butterfat Price At Wilton
Eighty five dairymen near Wilton Junction received 30 cents per pound for butter fat in milk delivered last half of March. The price rise, estimated three to five cents, is linked to Wilton Junction’s cheese factory which processes over 7000 pounds daily. Local meeting notes discuss community welfare and potential dairy industry development.
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Wilton
Ilton Junction
Wilton Junction
Ang Basa
D L
Teesdale
Wiscon
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Switezerland
Whiton Cheese Factory Born By Lions And Farmers
A Wisconsin cheese venture born from a committee visit by a cub meeting of Lions club supporters and farmers formed a stock company with 18 shareholders. D A Burrows and H G Nicolaus lead roles, Arlie Muchow hired as master cheese maker. Five milk routes operate with two more planned. pasteurizer planned to boost production. Output sold to a national distributor amid dairy production debates. The project invested over $4000 with further improvements planned.
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Wisconsin
Cub
Whiton
Lions Club
D .A. Burrows
H G Nicolaus
W .A. Grunder
Seymore Corners
Wis
Arlie Muchow
Unclear OCR Item Prompts Local Notice
Fragmentary OCR text appears to describe a local notice or brief with multiple unreadable lines. No coherent names or dates are discernible. the readable portions offer few concrete facts to summarize.
150 Enrolled In 4 H Health Project In Johnson County
Johnson County 4 H health contest sees 150 participants as Dr J D Boyd of the children’s hospital urges earlier registration for health examinations. A 25 cent fee funds records and office help, with candidates receiving debit point summaries and club guidance on correcting faults.
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Johnson County
Reese
T.te
Rai
Tven
March Butterfat Reaches 27 Cents Pound Benchmark
A clipped market note records butterfat at 27 cents per pound as Buckhorn and related routes show pricing shifts. Fragmentary text hints at bids, dates, and local buyer activity around March demand and dairy prices.
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March
Dust Storm Strikes Northwest Iowa Area
Northwest Iowa endures another dust storm causing reduced visibility and travel disruptions. Weather officials warn residents to stay indoors when winds rise and dust plumes move across roads and open spaces.
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Iowa
Pork Prices Fall As Domestic Pork Supply Rises
The article notes a surge in U.S. pork and lard production from 1929 to 1933, causing prices to drop. Factories and producers faced a limited export market while consumers had less money to spend on food, contributing to a downward trend in pork prices. By 1933 improved payrolls and a smaller supply increase steadied prices.
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Poe
Aye Sa
Athys
America
Facwey Farus
Usso Department of Agriculture
Lotasirie
Five Defendants Cleared in Penny Auction Case at Waterloo
In Waterloo five defendants including Aedresca and Jeno Burr were freed after a directed verdict in a penny auction case. The judge dismissed charges of resisting law powers and ruled the prosecution failed to prove key elements, though a remaining count tied to pretrial conduct may affect the record. The court did not immediately rule on potential appeals or further charges.
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Waterloo
INS
Aedresca
Jude Rash Harner
Hatses
Hoard
Douze Tuoras
Connor Jeno Burr
Jonn Reuter
Herran
Conrem
Tre & Ferre
Delayed Iowa Farm Benefit Payments Expected Late April
Iowa officials expect first corn and hog reduction contract payments from Washington to arrive late April or possibly May. About 15 percent of contracts include waiver clauses allowing advance revision of figures. Dr A G Black notes adjustments may be needed where county base acreage exceeds government figures, but will be handled by county committees without delaying progress.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Washington
A G Black
Farm Administration
Black
State Fair Lists Special Classes For Colt Clubs
Iowa 4-H Colt clubs gain a banner year with new awards at the 1934 State Fair. Field representative Harry D Linn cited reclassification to include four special colt classes and a score card class with prize money. Elite members may earn $20 top prizes across events.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harry D Linn
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Essentials In Baby Chick Care And Feed
Professor Cochran from Iowa State College advises raising up to 250 chicks in a 10 by 12 house with a six week starter feed. He recommends large feeders, ample feeding space, grit and oyster shell, clean pens and yards, and proper sanitation to prevent pecking deaths and promote growth.
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Towa
Cochran
Winneshick County Farmers In Field As Rain Arrives
Mild weather since Friday pushes Winneshick county farmers into spring field work. Streams resume flow after March 30 snow and recent rain, ground now in fair condition though moisture won’t sustain flow long. Lilac bushes leafing as Decorah records 70 to 75 degree temperatures Sunday and Monday.
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Decorah
Winneshick County
Spencer s Grove and Troy Mills Farm Activity Report
Special to The Gazette reports Spencer s Grove farms with light sandy soil completed seeding. Timothy seed at 3.50 a bushel, clover 9 to 9.50, soybeans 1.35 to 1.50. wood posts in demand with White Cox 12 cents and burr oak 16 cents. A Center Point sawyer cut over 20 000 feet in six days from logs hauled by farmers planning repairs. Troy Mills notes farm work general. oats sowing, plowing begun, early potatoes and garden seeds planted. overall farming ten days later than last year.
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Spencers Grove
Spencer's Grove
Sawyer
Charles Moore
Troy Mills
Johnson Co 4-Hers to Raise 40 Tons of Baby Beeves in 1934
Forty-one Johnson County 4-H members including seven girls will raise about forty tons of baby beef for 1934. Forty-five purebred calves are on feed with breeds such as Angus Hereford and Shorthorn. Thirteen boys feed purebred heifers including six Angus twelve Hereford and seven Shorthorn. Enrollments and certificates have been sent to the state club leader at Ames.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Teventy
Ames
Reed Reports Held Work Ten Days Late
Iowa flood and drought conditions kept spring farm work behind schedule ten days. Reed notes deficient moisture and chinch bugs damaged crops while rains in early April eased drought but delayed field activity. Some oats and barley planted. winter wheat greened. corn plowing under way. lambs better than usual.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Reed
Weather Bureau
Scott County
North Central
Missouri
Hne
Re-Employment Office Places 204 Farm Hands
Des Moines AP Farm hands hired through Iowa re employment offices last week totaled 204 up from 102 the prior week. Iowa director Hans Pfund said five week total on farms reached 596 with overall employment 1 796, up 25 percent from the prior week. Dysart note Emil Barta lost ten brood sows when a straw pile caved in.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Hans Pford
National Re-Employment Service
Pfund
Dysart
Emil Barta
North Tama Leads Test Associations In Iowa For March
North Tama tops Iowa cow testing associations in March with 42.9 pounds butterfat per cow. The report shows 397 cows culled, up from 243 in March 1933, due largely to low production and disease. New Franklin county association formed. high ranking herds list includes Stubs Sons Conrad and Chezik Dysart among others.
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Ames
Iowa Cow Testing Association
Iowa
Ames Dairy Extension Service
Franklin County
North Tama
Benton No
Grundy
Pioneer Cedar Falls
South Hardin
Washington
Freemont- Page
Charles Stubs
Fayette County Contract Data To Be Published Next Week
A total of 2 305 corn hog contracts in Fayette county have been checked and tabulated. Tabulating sheets are in Des Moines and will be returned within days. The county allotment committee will begin reviewing the contracts and may call tabulators to speed the work. Official publication will appear in county papers next week.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Des Moines
Randalia Record Books Distributed to Area Farmers
Records were handed out to Cen ter township farmers in Fayette county at Randalia High School Monday evening. Walter Robison of Donnan spoke on using the record books and applying them to farming activities.
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Randalia
Center Township
Fayette County
Randalia High School
Walter Robison
Donnan
Double Row Planting Boosts Soy Yield in Bennett Area
Delbert Wiese of Bennett plans a repeat of a double row soy planting method that yielded 170 bushels from five acres last year. County Agent Emmett Gardner proposed the technique using a corn planter with soy plates to create rows three feet six inches apart and a second pass 6 to 8 inches from the first. Illinois Illini beans were used and weeds were controlled by harrowing and later cultivation.
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Gazette
Bennett
Delbert Wiese
J. N. Wiese
Emmett Gardner
Tipton
Wiese
Wilson and Co Buys Brennan Packing Plant
The Brennan Packing Company in Chicago sold to Wilson and Company. The Wilson firm now owns eight packing plants including two in Chicago and ones in New York Kansas City Oklahoma City Los Angeles Cedar Rapids and Albert Lea. Brennan slaughtered about 500000 hogs annually at its peak.
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Chicago
Wilson and Company
Wilson
New York
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
Los Angeles
Cedar Rapids
Albert Lea
Brennan Company
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