Township workers gather crop data in Linn County
IFTY-EIGHT crop statisticians began collecting farm production data in Linn County to determine soil depleting bases under the new agricultural act. They will interview nearly every farmer, fill out worksheets for 1935 uses, and adjust acreages to reflect soil-conserving crops.
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IFTY
Linn
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Washington
Soil Ass'n Officers Named In Benton County
The Benton county permanent soil conservation association elected five county officers and appointed township chairmen. In a Vinton meeting Monday evening the front row included Lewis Greaser and S. E. Wallace as county secretary and vice chairman respectively, with Herman Franzenburg and Warren Pangborn among others. The second and back rows list township chairmen from multiple townships such as Norway Florence Taylor Belle Plaine Keystone and others.
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Benton County Permanent Soil Conservation Association
Vinton
Lewis Greaser
Jackson Township
S. E. Wallace
Harrison Township
Herman Franzenburg
Keystone
Kane
Warren Pangborn
Shellsburg
Canton
A. H. Fry
van Horne
Eldorado
William Cleghorn
Norway
Florence Township
Dale A. Davin
Taylor
Louie Keep
Belle Plaine
Iowa
H. A. Albers
Homer
R.C. Thompson
Big Grove
James Gibney
Watkins
St. Clair
M. D. Fry
Eden
William Schlue
Union
M. F. Bruch
Blairstown
LeRoy Township
H. A. Haerther
Atkins
Fremont
C. C. Clark
Benton
Herman Fleck
la Porte City
Bruce
Lewis Kruckenberg
Cedar
Clifford Brown
Dysart
Monroe
Ben A. King
Center Point
Polk
Fence Drift and the Iowa Farm Power Debate
An old AAA era dispute in Iowa critiques soil conservation agency power to influence farm productivity. The piece questions potential neighborhood feuds and urges restraint to avoid violence while highlighting political tension between county and township committeemen and new authority.
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Iowa
AAA
Primary June target for final 1935 program payments
The text notes that award payments may be made before the fall election and that final payments for compliance in the 1935 programs are generally expected before the June primary elections.
Brood Sows Top At 45 In Auction Near Waukon
Two brood sows sold for 39 and 45 dollars at the John Hanson sale five miles east of Waukon. An aged horse brought 74 dollars, four cows sold 68 to 75, heifers 42 to 50, four yearling steers 35, and calves 13.50. The sale totaled 1134 dollars.
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Waukon
John Hanson
Livestock Auction Draws $9,000 From Sale in Independence
In Independence a two hundred seventy two head consignment sale grossed over $9,000. The event sold 62 horses with top at 170 dollars, a Joan Montana pair bringing 260, and 22 Montana horses totaling 2,250. Cattle included 104 head plus 43 veal calves, with high cow at 61.50. Hogs and sheep also sold, shoats 12.85, brood sows to 29, and sheep to 10.50 each.
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Independence
Top
Joan Montana
Montana
Dewitt Co op Elects Directors For Three Year Terms
Owen Garrity Roy Boysen and August Joshim Sen were elected directors for a 3 year term of the Equity Exchange a farmers co operative in a recent meeting Claus Greve is president John Hansen is vice president L H Feldpausch secretary Roy Boysen treasurer O H Joy was rehired as manager and Miss Josephine Ryan as bookkeeper
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Dewitt
Owen Garrity
Roy Boysen
August Joshimsen
Equity Exchange
Claus Greve
John H. Hansen
L. H. Feldpausch
O. H. Joy
Josephine Ryan
Continued Strong Hog Prices Expected This Spring
Agricultural Economic Facts reports Ames farmers may see a smaller seasonal hog price drop if pork demand stays firm. Hog marketings rise toward April and May as 1935 late- half pigs enter the market, with 1936 spring crop projected 25 percent larger than 1935. Demand strength may offset larger supplies, delaying price declines into late summer.
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Gazette
AMES
Ames Extension Service
First AAA Checks Reach Iowa After Court Ruling
Two Iowa counties Davis and Mahaska received 169 587 dollars as second payments on 1935 AAA contracts. Davis county got 45491 dollars and Mahaska 124096 dollars. These are the first checks since the AAA was invalidated last January. Additional payments were expected in the state soon.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
AAA
Davis County
Mahaska _ county
Farmer Sells Sixty Hogs Averaging 652 Pounds
Louis Schipfer of Sigourney sold sixty Poland China hogs averaging 652 pounds to Noller and McCreedy. The lot weighed 39 120 pounds with the heaviest hog at 820 pounds. The quality was described as superior and attracted numerous fat hog fans.
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Sigourney
Louis Schipfer
Poland
Noller and McCreedy
Moratorium Law Excludes Lease Scalping in Iowa Ruling
Iowa supreme court holds farm mortgage moratorium does not apply to lease scalping cases. The ruling centers on J. P. Winters of Storm Lake who bought a heavily mortgaged farm, leased it to I. N. Kirby, then assigned the lease to A. B. Snyder to gain moratorium revenue through March 1, 2058.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Supreme Court
J. P. Winters
Storm Lake
I. N. Kirby
A. B. Snyder
Lack Of Exercise For Sows Blamed For Loss Of Pigs
Ernest Haker, near Manchester, reports a 50 percent loss in spring piglets from seven sows. One sow lost all eleven piglets and another lost five of nine. Haker cites lack of exercise for brood sows before farrowing due to unusually cold February weather.
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Manchester
Ernest Haker
Mr. Haker
Fifteenth Girls 4 H Club Formed in Linn at Walker
Linn county forms Grant township club named Grant's Prairie Pals with eleven charter members led by president Mary Sherbon and leader Mrs. Charles Gilchrist. Officers include Florence Sherbon vice president LaVere Waterbury secretary Agnes Sherbon treasurer Marie Werner reporter Loretta Sherbon historian. Membership lists Christina Wintringer Eleanor Polk Virginia Rainville Cecilia Mulheay Edna Werner bringing Linn to fifteen active clubs and about 175 members.
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Walker
Grant
Prairie Pals
Linn County
Grant Township
Lucille Gove
Mary Sherbon
Florence Sherbon
LaVere Waterbury
Agnes Sherbon
Marie Werner
Loretta Sherbon
Charles Gilchrist
Christina Wintringer
Eleanor Polk
Virginia Rainville
Cecilia Mulheay
Edna Werner
4 H Achievement Day in Winneshiek May 27
DECORAH May 27 set for 4 H clubs in Winneshiek county with Miss Helene Dilger announcing the event. A feature will be the county chorus of 150 voices performing.
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Winneshiek
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Helene Dilger
Washington C T A Averages 25.8 Lbs Butterfat In March
In March the 294 cows on test in Washington County Cow Test Association produced 649 pounds of milk and 25.8 pounds of butterfat per cow on average. Sixty cows exceeded forty pounds of butterfat monthly. Dean and Dan Johnson of Brighton led the herd with 1,336 pounds of milk and 50.5 pounds of butterfat. The Earl P Booth herd in Washington housed the high cow at 1,454 pounds of milk and 75.6 pounds of butterfat.
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the Gazette
Washington
Washington County Cow Test Association
Robert Brasch
Dean
Dan Johnson
Brighton
A. L. Duensing
Earl P. Booth
Marengo Herd Tops Iowa County Con Test Rankings
Marego W P Marner leads the grade Guernsey herd for the first three months of the year in the Iowa County Con Test association with March averages of 793 pounds of milk and 38.5 pounds of butterfat. The Iowa County Home herd of grade Holsteins ranks second with 924 pounds of milk and 36.03 pounds of butterfat. The top individual cow in the association produced 2,142 pounds of milk and 95.3 pounds of butterfat.
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Marengo
W. P. Marner
Iowa County
Iowa County Home
Spray Advised To Kill Scale On Apple Trees In Winter
WAPELLO Earl D Peterson agricultural agent in Louisa county reports severe winter weather killed scale on apple trees above the snow line but scale under the snow survived. He suggests dormant spray before green tip with liquid lime sulfur or dry lime sulfur or dormant spray oils. For peaches apply lime sulfur spray to help leaf curl history. Plum care targets cluster bud stage with lime sulfur spray. For black raspberries apply lime sulfur spray at cane growth start. Extra spray recommended if spring rainy or prior scab.
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Wapello
Earl D. Peterson
Louisa County
San Jose
Peterson
Fifty calves on feed reported by 4 H in Louisa County
Louisa County 4 H boys and girls report fifty calves on feed this year including eight Shorthorn baby beeves twenty two Hereford twelve Angus and eight purebred beef heifers across multiple breeds.
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Louisa County
Legal Release of Seal Corn Warns Linn Farmers
Linn county warehouse board in Cedar Rapids warns farmers to cancel warehouse certificates when releasing corn to avoid lingering loans and clouded titles. Farmer should send the original certificate to C. A. Elson of Fairfax who can cancel it and record the release at the courthouse. In Linn county 102,704 bushels were sealed for a loan of $46,216.80 in the year ended April 1.
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Linn County Warehouse Board
Cedar Rapids
County Recorder’s Office
C. A. Elson
Fairfax
Linn Warehouse Board
Elson
Cate
Linn County
Farm Auction Schedule for April Two Day Sale
Glenn Ridenour closes out sale in NW Tipton with 54 percent margin. H E Page cattle auction at Beverly. Iowa Livestock Exchange holds sale in Cedar Rapids on Friday April 10.
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Glenn Ridenour
Tipton
H. E. Page
Beverly
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Beverly Yards
Iowa
H. E. Page Cattle Co
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Toledo Board Passes Corn Loan Paper Release Request
The Tama county warehouse board meeting directed the secretary to notify banks holding corn loan papers to inform the sealer to release the corn when it is sold.
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Toledo
Tama County Warehouse Board
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Ray Anderson
Soil Ass
Dewitt Co-Op
South Africa
Egad
Snuffey
Cousin Michael
Cape Town
Julius
Pal
SI Robert Buckner
Lord Mayor
Matior
Clichkin
Williams
Washington C.T.A
Ford
Chevrolet
Rapaport
West End
16Th Ave
H. E. Henderson
Higley Building
Guernsey
Hampshire
Nebraska
A. V
Art) O'Brien
We. Potato Market
Oleo
Dial
Veal
Baby Beef
Sunkist
Far North
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