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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1933
Page
4
Field work resumed across eastern Iowa with oats sowing underway despite ten day to two week delays from wet, cold, and dusty conditions. Farmers used dises seeders and harrows Tuesday and were active Wednesday in eastern districts as rain and frost hampered progress.
A scribbled reminiscence recalls a farm laborer who mismanaged dairy duties amid hay fields and a milking machine. The speaker blames the worker for quitting after a wage dispute and jokes the man would fit a government production reduction role.
Washington county will have about 1000 acres of alfalfa this season, reports to date show. County Agent William J. Roudabush says acreage will rise quickly when finances allow more liming. Farmers adopt alfalfa to maintain soil fertility and reduce erosion while providing an economical legume.
Amber-Will Dirks northwest of Am ber reports eighteen Spotted Poland sows farrowed 175 pigs, all alive and thriving.
C W McDonald Ames extension shepherd says grading and collective selling of lambs can yield higher prices. Early lambs arriving before mid March may fetch better summer prices, while July to year end sees price drops due to heavy range lamb shipments. The project spans Cedar Johnson Washington Henry counties and others with staged sales in Iowa City Mount Pleasant and Washington.
The Iowa County Cow Test Association records a March average of 622 pounds of milk and 27.8 pounds of butterfat across 354 cows. J. D. Misbach’s eight Holsteins led the herd with 1,101 pounds milk and 45.2 fat. Lon Bigbee’s Jersey cow topped with 1,327 pounds milk and 74.3 butterfat. ALBURNETT group averaged 653 pounds milk and 26.46 fat from 270 cows. Mrs Emma Batchelder and Sons’ grade Holstein led with 1,717 pounds milk and 61.8 fat.
A large barn and corn crib on Mrs Bridget Murphy’s farm two miles southwest of Parnell were destroyed by fire Monday night. Five horses seven pigs two sets of harness 800 bushels of corn seed oats and other articles were lost. The fire was found at 10 30 pm by Mrs Harris with no insurance on Harris or Vandee.
Professor F. C. Wilbrandt at Town State College estimates corn prices plants can pay under blender conditions. A 1,000 gallon day plant pays 19 cents per bushel when alcohol is 25 cents, rising to 63 cents at 25 cent ethanol and 10,000 gallon capacity to $1 per bushel. Costs to build 1,000 gallon plant about 150 000 dollars and 4,500 gallon plant about 380 000 dollars, excluding land.
In Monticello a Jones County Farm Bureau event drew about 150 residents as Fairview township won top honors with 997 of 1000 for its first year home management booth. Greenfield and Wyoming finished second and third. Mrs. N May Larson judged, noting widespread activity and 682 women in 182 followup meetings.
Mrs. Clare Nichols of the Cedar Rapids playground commission led recreation and community singing. Special music was provided by Jackson and Oxford township groups. The Tru Blue-H girls club of Madison township staged an initiation ceremony and the program closed with a home project and 4-H club pageant in which twenty nine people participated. Mrs. Edgar Beach read and Gene Byers played the piano.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics says the United States remains the sole major supplier with a large corn surplus as Argentine and South African crops shrink. Argentine production is forecast at 264 million bushels, down from 293 million in 1932 and 420 million in 1931, with old-crop stocks around 8 million bushels.
Driscoll and Son feeders near Williamsburg sold sixty nine crossbred Poland Chester White hogs weighing 339 pounds each at Chicago for 3.45 dollars per hundredweight.
An experimental hog feeding project led by Clyde Scott near Marion aims to find the best oats feeding method and compare full versus limited tankage feeding. Cooperation includes Linn County Farm Bureau and E L Quaife with Ames extension. Similar trials will run in several counties.
Iowa firm Maizewood Products of Dubuque received a contract to supply corn stalk insulating board for roofing of the new Washington DC post office. The board was developed by Ames engineering experiment station and is to be used in the building’s construction.
Iowa cow testers and extension dairy specialists wrap eight one day meetings with West Liberty and Manchester sessions this week. Floyd Johnston notes discussions on testing improvements and cost cutting alongside tours and judging contests. Attendance reached one hundred percent in Garner and Spencer areas.
Tipton high school vocational agriculture students report seed corn fertility at 78 percent after testing 2 500 ears. Dead ears total 2 percent. Mold and other diseases caused 20 percent infertility. Tests run under M. A. Crary, Smith Hughes instructor.
Advertisement touts Vinol iron tonic for adults over 40 to aid sleep and nerves. Claims include nervousness relief, better pep, and strength. Sold in Cedar Rapids by May Drug Company.
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