Additional Plaintiffs Sought In Processing Tax Suit
A move to add more plaintiffs to a processing tax injunction suit in Cook County Illinois proceeds from Iowa testimony. Originating in 1935 with Ripperton and 11 others the case targets refunds to meat packers totaling several million dollars under the Agricultural Adjustment Act. The suit seeks class status with added plaintiffs and equitable fee apportionment while defendants seek dismissal or removal to federal court.
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Superior Court
Cook County
Illinois
Iowa
Lee Ripperton
Marion
Ripperton
Livestock Shipping Association
Mon
Swift Ad Company
Armour and Company
Wilson and Company
T. M. Sinclair and Company, Ltd
Kinois Meat Company
Miller and Hart, Inc
C. A. Burnette and Mpany
Fuehrman and Forster Company
Robertson
District Court of the United States
District of
Watch
Washington
Farmers Holiday and Tax Recovery Groups Plan Tuesday Meeting
A dual purpose session in Marion at Memorial Hall will combine the Linn county Farmers Holiday association monthly meeting with a Farmers Processing Tax Recovery association gathering. Arthur Hoover of Springville, president of the Holiday group, notes Hoover also serves as a director of the new state processing tax recovery association.
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Marion
Memorial Hall
Arthur Hoover
Springville
Linn County Farmers Holiday Association
Hoover
Farmers Processing Tax Recovery Association
Houver
State Association For Recovery of
Anamosa C T A Records Milk and Butterfat Leaders
Monroe and Walderback of Anamosa led the Anamosa Cow Test association in March with a cow yielding 1938 pounds of milk and 106.1 pounds of butterfat J E Ahlrich topped the herd with grade Jerseys averaging 962 pounds of milk and 48.6 butterfat
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Snamosa
Monroe and Walderback
Anamosa
J. E. Ahlrich
Jackson 4-Hers Grow Hybrid Seed in County Project
Maquoreta County Agent F. E. Krause says adult farmers will take much interest in the boys 4-H corn-breeding project in Jackson county. Each member plants a half acre of isolated corn to produce 10 to 20 bushels of first grade hybrid seed. Enrollment is open and stocks will come from the Ames station with extension specialists aiding in hand-pollinating and detasseling.
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Maquoreta
F. E. Krause
Jackson County
Ames Experiment Station
Hawkeye Farm Sow Farrows 18 Pigs in Two Litters
At the Moses McIntyre farm near Hawkeye a Chester White sow farrowed ten pigs a week ago Saturday. On Wednesday Mr McIntyre found eight more pigs, totaling eighteen. All were healthy at birth but some have since died.
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the Gazette
Hawkeye
Moses McIntyre
Mr. McIntyre
Linn County Farm Bureau calendar lists weekly meetings
The Linn county Farm Bureau schedules a series of home project training sessions and township meetings this week. Events include Spring Grove with Mrs. Orval Bach, Otter Creek with Mrs. Bruce Arduser, Maine with Mrs. Peter Karch, Linn with O. L. Ellison, North Marion with Mrs. Gerald Thomas, Putnam at Legion hall Ely, Fayette at Voehl’s hall, and Bertram at the Farm-Methodist church.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Spring Grove
Grant
Washington Townships
Joint Home Project
Orval Bach
Otter Creek
Bruce Arduser
Maine Township Home Project
Peter Karch
Linn Township Farm Bureau
O. L. Ellison
North Marion
Gerald Thomas
Putnam Township Farm Bureau
Legion Hall
Ely
Fayette Township
Voehl
Bertram Township
Methodist Church
Beram
Wind and Sun Improve Eastern Iowa Corn Quality
Farm editors report wind and sun have reduced moisture in corn for shipments from Cedar Rapids area. inspectors note recent lots show improved grades from 5 to 3 and 4 as weather dries fields and allows limited seeding. Weather may permit field work to resume across eastern Iowa in the near term.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Local Farmers Edge Oat Seeding After Cold Spell
Favorable weather Friday drew farmers in the area to finish delayed early oats seeding following a week of cold. Oats suffered little damage from recent freezes. George Steckman was first to plant a garden here. Few gardens have been plowed.
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Brandon
George Steckman
Farmers Rally Over Seed Shortages and Field Work
Independence Buchanan county farmers report soil in excellent condition and seeding underway. Seeding is normal this week with most farmers in the field. Seed corn is in short supply and rental farms are fully occupied. Some renters missed farms. Farm help is scarce with wages up, commonly 35 to 40 dollars monthly and day workers two dollars daily.
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Gazette
Independence
Buchanan County
Walker farmer plants cabbage and potatoes near Walker
James C. Sherbon of Walker area reports setting out 5,000 cabbage plants on Thursday and planting potatoes on Friday. He also notes having fresh rhubarb from his garden for the past week.
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the Gazette
Walker
James C. Sherbon
Seed corn prices and germination notes in Tipton area
Seed corn in this vicinity is scarce and high with prices from 4 to 7 dollars a bushel. Seed testing yields 90 to 95 percent germination when graded and treated. No seeding or field work occurred last week but is expected to begin this week with favorable weather.
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Tipton
Farm Humor Wanted for Special Easter Edition
Eastern Iowa farmers invited to submit funny true farm anecdotes for The Gazette Special Farm Edition. Pay is one dollar per usable story. Send to the Cackle Editor at The Cedar Rapids Gazette by April 21.
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the Gazette
Iowa
Gazette
Cackle
The
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Tama County Land Sale Totals Forty Thousand Dollars
Charles Cibula purchased fifty five acres of unimproved farm land in Carroll township Tama county from L V Podhajsky for 4000. Immediate possession was given.
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Toledo
Charles Cibula
Carroll Township
Tama County
L. V. Podhajsky
New York Egg Market Sees March Receipts Rise
New York reports 878,705 cases of eggs received in March, up from 633,625 a year earlier, with Easter demand boosting retailers. Motor trucks supplied about 18 to 20 percent of shipments, while country auctions grow in importance as price indicators. Dressed fowls remain in light supply, keeping poultry markets steady to firm.
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New York City
New York
Armal
Dysart Grain Company Ships Heavy Corn and Soybeans
The Dysart firm shipped three carloads of corn and two carloads of soybeans in the last ten days, marking a busy period for local agriculture.
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Dysart
Dysart Grain Company
Soil Ass'n Officers In Johnson County Named
Johnson county soil conservation officers were announced for the new farm act with county agents and chairmen listed. A county appraisal school led by Henry Eichling of the Ames extension service approved sign up meetings in each township. Sign up sessions were set for Jefferson, Big Grove, Cedar, Oxford, Madison and Penn townships from 1 to 9 pm.
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Soil Conservation Administration
Johnson County
Front
E. D. Gardner
Iowa City
M. F. Sullivan
John O’connor
Lone Tree
Ed Beranek
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson Township
Joe Raim
Solon
M. A. Stahle
Big Grove
Will Snider
Kalona
Sharon
Dale Anderson
Madison
George Hunter
Scott
Eugene Colony
North Liberty
Penn
Ray Smalley
Union
Frank Floetchinger
Oxford
Oxford Township
Emil Meyer
Lincoln
Merle Lenney
Hardin
Joe Buchmayer
Newport
George Black
West Lucas
William Fouchek
Pleasant Valley
Joe T. Zach
Fairfax
Monroe
Iowa
Henry Eichling
The
Ames Extension Service
Johnson
Eichling
Shueyville
Cedar
Let's Talk It Over Let's Talk It Over
An Iowa farm outlook piece essays the soil conservation act, noting corn acreage may rise while yields fall due to seed shortages. It critiques political motives, discusses county decisions on payments, and flags up uprooting trees for highway beautification. Grain moisture issues also threaten market value and farmer losses.
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Iowa
Washington
Claude Wickard
Joe Reed
Sale at Tipton features diverse livestock and equipment
A Tipton area sale drew about 1,000 people as Dow and Litter sold a sow with seven February pigs for 82 dollars, spring gilts for 41.50, milk cows to 80, an Angus herd bull to 211, Angus cows to 110, and Angus heifers 75 to 85. Other items included a 2-year-old mares team for 444, a yearling Belgian filly at 176, Bourbon Red hens 4.25, White Rock pullets 1.40, plus a used tractor 835 and assorted farming gear. Buyers came from Vinton, Fairfax, Anamosa, Monticello and Bennett.
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the Gazette
Tipton
Glenn Ridenour
Farrow
White Rock
Vinton
Fairfax
Anamosa
Monticello
Bennett
W. E. Challis
Lisbon
H. E. Walters
Linn County Dairy Test Averages Butterfat March
The Linn County Cow Test Association No 2 reports 375 cows with 74 dry on test in March averaging 571 pounds of milk and 24.7 pounds of butterfat. E C Forest and Son of Mount Vernon led with over forty pounds butterfat per cow. High cow owner Penningroth dairy Cedar Rapids with 79.8 pounds butterfat. Grain ration included corn and cob meal oats bran cracked corn and linseed oil meal.
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Linn County
Penningroth Dairy of
Cedar Rapids
Delaware Soil Conservation Leaders Named for County Program
Dennis E. Drummy of Ryan chairs the Delaware county permanent program with C. O. McCarthy as vice chairman and H. A. Stead of Buck Creek as third committee member. County Agent Kermith S. Huehn serves as secretary. Warren S. Bissell of Manchester led a recent instruction school as sixty appraisers began farm appraisals, a two week effort.
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Manchester
Dennis E. Drummy
Ryan
Delaware County
C. O. McCarthy
H. A. Stead
Buck Creek
Kermith S. Huehn
Warren S. Bissell
AAA
Delaware Beemen Form Association in Manchester
Fifteen Delaware county beekeepers met in Manchester to form the Delaware County Beekeepers Association. Joseph Hermann was named president, B C Hall vice president, and Oscar O Smith secretary and treasurer. Prof F B Paddock and County Agent Kermith S Huehn led the meeting. The group aims to educate farmers on pollination and seed production and to develop a disease eradication program, with plans to import package bees to mitigate losses.
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Manchester
Delaware County Beekeepers
Delaware County Beekeepers’ Association
Joseph Hermann
Honey Creek Township
B. C. Hall
Oscar O. Smith
F. B. Paddock
Iowa State College
Kermith S. Huehn
Delaware County
Easter Chick Egg Tales Harvest
Easter crop of chick and egg stories arrives from wires Saturday detailing hatchings trends and farm notes with cheerful tone and local color.
Henry County Hens Lay Bicolored Easter Eggs
Mrs Earl E Swartzendruber near Mount Pleasant finds an egg split colored half natural white and half light brown signaling unusual Easter egg coloration.
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Mount Pleasant
Henry County
Earl E. Swartzendruber
Farmer Kneedy tells tale of egg that hatched a chicken
C M Kneedy arrived in Red Oak with a peculiar claim that one of his hens laid a fully formed chick en that hatched dead and featherless. He quipped the tale might answer whether the egg or the chicken came first, drawing puzzled reactions from veteran poultrymen.
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Red Oak
C. M. Kneedy
Kneedy
Chickens Return to Owner After Rural Misunderstanding
Des Moines report says Frank Lowe claimed thirteen chickens and a rooster bought by Harry W Franzen from a peddler belonged to him. Deputies released the fowls at Lowe’s farm with two birds lingering in a tree before Franzen took them back to market.
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Des Moines
Frank Lowe
Lowe
Harry W. Franzen
Lowe Poultry Yard
Franzen
Coming Livestock Auctions in Iowa this Week
Upcoming livestock sales announce events across Iowa with 600 head of cattle horses and hogs at Iowa City on Tuesday April 14 led by Dan Gatens. Wednesday April 15 features Pure bred horses and 200 head range cattle at Columbus Junction with Bob Smiley and Gene Fagan. Friday April 17 lists Colfax Sale Company sale of 400 cattle 200 hogs managed by Frazier with Gene Fagan auctioneer.
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Iowa City Sales Company
Iowa City
Dan Gatens
Columbus Junction
Bob Smiley
Gene Fagan
Beverly Yards
Cedar Rapids
A. V. O’brien
Colfax Sale Company
Colfax
Frazier
E Fagan
Foreign Butter 15 Returned to London
The Gazette reports a New Zealand butter consignment withdrawn from bonded warehouse and reshipped to London with plans to consign more large lots to the British market. London prices are rising and New York dealers foresee little or no foreign butter imports this season as wariness grows over tariffs and shipping costs.
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the Gazette
New York
New Zealand
London
United States
Copenhagen
Butterfat Prices Paid at Monticello Creamery
Patrons at the Farmers Mutual creamery in Monticello were paid 37 cents per pound for butterfat in the first half of March, while butterfat from the last half of February fetched 40 cents per pound.
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Monticello
Farmers Mutual Creamery
Final 1935 corn-hog contracts approved in Jones county
County Agent Carl Smith reports Washington has approved the last of the 1935 corn hog contracts in Jones county. One thousand one hundred thirty three signers will receive payments totaling $143,857.75 through The Gazette in Anamosa.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Carl Smith
Washington
Farm Night Schools At West Liberty Still Held
More than thirty five farmers attended the adult night school led by E C Darling head of the high school. The session covered alfalfa and potato culture and control of noxious weeds. Classes will continue each Thursday until field work begins.
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West Liberty
E. C. Darling
Cieal
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Delaware Beemen Form Association
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