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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1936
Page
23
Report from multiple Iowa counties shows oats sowing underway in east central and southeast regions with progress hampered by snow and cold. By midweek, planting expected to expand with favorable weather. some areas already plowing and discing. Seed corn markets face tight supply and high prices in West Liberty.
Miny farmers in T ma county report oats growing well with good yields and steady work this season. They say stands are improving compared with previous years and show promise for harvest.
Iowa Farm Debt Advisory Council, now the debt adjustment section of the rural predebiliation division, will meet Friday. Committee members include Bow Ledwick of Ames and Champa TH, with regional staff to answer questions and discuss farm debt relief matters.
The piece notes spring longing for soil and farming vibes while acknowledging harsh winter losses. It reflects on the pull of agriculture amid low commodity prices and the grip of market lows on corn and hogs, contrasting abstract love of dirt with hard seasonal conditions.
Federal grain market reports show several lots of Argentine corn received on the Pacific coast with new crop grain for April and May quoted at 76 cents per bushel delivered San Francisco duty paid and 72 1/2 cents at New York. Shipments from Buenos Aires to the United States totaled 283 000 bushels for the week.
Seventeen year Ames experiment station trial shows corn oats and clover rotation yields $394 per acre versus $344 for corn and oats alone using December 1 prices. Added clover boosts average corn yield by about 32 percent with average 496 bushels per acre on clover-inclusive land versus 374 on corn oats. Factors like drainage slope and soil treatment affect results.
Percy J. Letson of Belle Plaine started work as Linn county 4-H club agent and assistant to County Agent Rex B. Conn. A graduate of Iowa State Teachers College, he previously worked as a dairy herd herdsman and in dairy herd improvement. His Linn headquarters will be Cedar Rapids.
In Toledo the Montour Farm Loan association announced 43 more loans this year while federal loans reached 272 and land bank and commission loans 455, totaling 2 329 000. Directors named include Charles Gary G S Mitchem A M Merritt W S Hinegardner C J Schuler and John Schrader. Officers to be elected Thursday.
Jesup juniors Glen Miller and Paul Trumbauer have been nominated by the Future Farmers chapter to receive the Iowa Farmer degree at the Iowa high school agricultural congress in Ames on May 14 and 15. The degree honors outstanding agricultural service leadership school and community achievement and scholarship. The chapter also enters public speaking contest, chapter contest and exhibit contest.
Winneshiek county committeemen across twenty townships began interviews with farmers and completing work sheets under the federal soil conservation act. An appraisal school drawn by Fred Stover of Rockwell drew over seventy men, with county officers listed including Langland, Herold, Amdahl, Howden, Wegle, and Ellicksen.
Developments in the eastern Iowa rural electrification project include a seven-county federation hiring a publicity man. Construction of high lines in Scott and Muscatine counties is to start within sixty days, while the Iowa Railroad Commission denied a franchise for Scott county but may grant it after written agreement proof. Approximately 1,000 farmers are signed up in Scott and Muscatine, with about 13,000 farmers expected to be served by the seven-county federation.
J S Quist of Iowa State College reports 32.8 percent of Iowa 4-H boys in 1935 have four years in club work the highest in history. In 1934 about 38.8 percent were four-year veterans and 1929 saw only 14.57 percent. Growth tied to older boy projects like conservation soil study corn breeding cattle hogs apiary work and flax and legume production.
Isabel an eight year old Guernsey owned by Howard Sampson of Earlville ranks as a top cow in Elkader Volga Cow Test. Over two years her records show 12880 pounds milk and 659.9 pounds butterfat plus 11878 pounds milk and 582.2 pounds butterfat. Feed costs averaged 84.82 and 75.36 with returns above feed costs 120.17 and 124.09. Tests were twice daily. The association split into Elkader Monona and Clayton Delaware with officers and testers named.
Denver reports the US crop and livestock division expects the 1936 spring movement of cattle from the southwest to be slightly below 1935. Texas shipments may be near last spring, while Arizona and New Mexico volumes fall modestly. overall fed cattle supplies exceed last year and depend on range feed and prices.
Sioux City hosts an eight state agricultural conference with Chamber of Commerce backing. James Mullaney says recommendations to curb farm product imports will be sent to Secretary of Agriculture Wallace to protect American agricultural prices. George N. Peek of Moline is invited to give an address.
Fred Norris of Manchester purchased a 17 year old roan horse weighing 1870 pounds from Dan Connor of Masonville for 275 dollars. The horse was bought for John Miller of North Prairie Wisconsin.
Iowa farm indebtedness dropped to 900 million dollars in 1935, the lowest since 1923, amid lower loan rates and a 40 percent reduction since the peak. Foreclosures rose to about four thousand in 1935 after 3,725 in 1933 and 3,900 in 1934, according to a survey presented to Secretary Ray Murray Monday.
Iowa farmers will receive about 22 million dollars in corn hog benefit checks as the final payment under the AAA on pre act contracts. Secretary Ray Murray said payments will come within weeks after delays caused by the Supreme Court ruling.
Special to The Gazette details the Greeley Cow Test association March results. A total 486 cows, 62 dry, averaged 1705 pounds of milk and 36 pounds of butterfat. High individual cow was Paul McElmeel with 78.9 pounds butterfat. William Nieman led the herd at 44.6 pounds butterfat. Carrol Rice listed as tester.
Ninety vaccinated Hampshire feeder pigs sold for 12 575 dollars per hundredweight in the Page consignment auction at Beverly Yards near Cedar Rapids. One consignment of heifers and steers brought 8 80 per hundredweight to an eastern Iowa packer. Over 600 head of livestock were auctioned, including numerous range cattle.
Oxford Junction reports the Farmers' Creamery will be completed in May under Frank Hodoval supervising carpentry and masonry. The 24 by 50 foot faced tile building sits on a lot owned by C. W. Rouse near his residence, with entrances from street or alley. No new equipment planned. a fully insulated storage room will hold ice cream in summer.
An advertisement argues that piles stem from poor lower bowel circulation and must be treated internally. It promotes HEMROID from May Drug Co as a remedy that improves blood flow, heals, and relieves itching bleeding and protrusion with a money back guarantee.
A reader letter extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment for external skin blemishes. The testimonial cites red rough patches fading after using two cakes of soap and one tin of ointment, noting relief from itching and insomnia. The ad also lists other skin conditions treated and prices for soap and ointment.
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