Wilson Ends 3 Percent Shrink On Cedar Rapids Cattle
Wilson and Company will discontinue the fixed 3 per cent shrink on cattle trucked to Cedar Rapids. The policy change follows a conference with the Eastern Iowa Cattle Feeders association and direct approval by Thomas E. Wilson. Effective Monday, April 17, trading basis will be set with each seller.
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Cedar Rapids
Harry Palmer
Thomas E. Wilson
Chicago
Wilson Company
Palmer
Eastern Iowa Cattlemen's Association
Felcners
Wilson and Company
G. B. Thorne
Wilson
Eastern Cattle Feeders’ Association
Chris Kinsel
Vinton
Otis Tuttle
Norway
Roscoe Blinks
Marion
Mr. Palmer
Mort Gray
Allen Nash
No Dissenters Sign Up Shines In 1939 Farm Program
DES MOINES—O. D. Klein reports the first perfect signup for the AAA in Town. Dougherty township Cerro Gordo county has all 139 farms signed up for the 1939 farm program. Scott township Franklin county follows with 141 of 142 farms enrolled as of today.
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Des Moines
AAA
O. D. Klein
State Agricultural Conservation Committee
Dougherty Township
Cerro Gordo County
Klein
Scott Township
Franklin County
Walker Creamery pays 25 cents for butterfat
Walker Farmers Creamery reported patrons received 25 cents per pound for butterfat delivered in the last half of March. The creamery noted production of butter increased materially during the past month.
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The
Gazette
Walker
Walker Farmers Creamery Company
Linn County Farm Bureau Week Meeting Schedule
The Linn county Farm Bureau calendar lists weekly meetings: Monday 7 30 p m achievement day planning in Clinton township with Mrs L G Newport. Tuesday 1 30 p m Buffalo township with Mrs C J Bickel 7 30 p m South Marion with Mrs Elmer Neff 8 p m Franklin Farm Bureau at Lee Stinger farm. Wednesday 7 30 p m achievement planning Franklin with Mrs William Gormly 8 p m Linn township at Amos LeGuire farm. Friday 1 30 p m achievement planning Bertram with Mrs C C Berry 8 p m Washington Farm Bureau at Christian church Center Point Saturday 1 30 p m achievement planning Spring Grove with Mrs Orie Long.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Clinton Township
L. G. Newport
Buffalo Township
C. J
Achieve‘mentary
Franklin
William Gormly
Linn ‘Township
Jersey Cattle Farm Auction Near Swisher
Auction notice for J. C. Janko holds spring sale of Jersey cattle on Wednesday April 19, located 3 miles north of Swisher. Announcement lists livestock on offer and venue details.
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J. C. Janko Jersey Cattle
Swisher
Bi Monthly Test Association Organized in Washington
Washington dairy farmers form the first bi monthly test association in the state with 52 members under supervision of the extension service and Farm Security Administration. A full time tester will oversee cattle testing every other month while production and sales records are kept for all livestock. Lyle J. Fesler of Riverside is president Clarence Brown Brighton vice president Arthur Hamilton Keota secretary treasurer and Glenn F. Miller and Joseph Schantz Washington named as directors.
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Washington
Extension Service
Farm Security Administration
Lyle J. Fesler
Riverside
Clarence Brown
Brighton
Arthur Hamilton
Keota
Glenn F. Miller
Joseph Schantz
Allamakee contest association elects new officers
Gerald Stevn was elected president with John Goeke as vice president Karl Simmons as secretary and treasurer Harold Roth and John Martins as directors at a reorganization meeting in Waukon The annual report lists 488 cows on test averaging 684 pounds of milk and 28.1 pounds of butterfat in March The top cow in C H Hagen’s herd produced 1516 pounds of milk and 92.5 pounds of butterfat
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Guernsey
C. H. Hagen
Spring Creek Beavers elect officers in joint Farm Bureau meeting
Robert Powers was elected president of the Spring Creek Beavers 4-H club with Roger Powers named secretary and treasurer. Curtis Bader becomes publicity chairman and Raymond Niemeyer is named leader. The vote occurred during a joint meeting with the Spring Creek Farm Bureau at the Frank Powers farm.
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LA Porte City
Robert Powers
Spring Creek Beavers
4-H Club
Roger Powers
Curtis Bader
Raymond Niemeyer
Spring Creek Farm Bureau
Frank Powers
Milk Production Reaches Record High On April 1
The U S Department of Agriculture reports April 1 milk output per cow at 22.7 pounds, the highest for that date since 1925 except 1930. Total production up over 4 percent from last year with 6.3 cows per herd and 71.2 percent of cows milked. Butter prices rebound as supply tightens and demand picks up despite nervous futures.
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Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Leslie Carl
Des Moines
Federal
New York
Chicago
Tulips Burdened by Unseasonable Cold in Rural Spring
A country woman notes an exceptionally cold spell last week stunting early flowers like tulips three inches high. She observes frozen radiators and tractor trouble as the season shifts, questioning the timing of spring and garden progress.
Five 4-H calves inspected in Linn tour near Marion and Center Point
Five head owned by Philip Hand south east of Center Point and four other lots from Linn County inspected Friday by 4-H club agents. Keith Carson near Ely weighed his calves, averaging 307 pounds gain since late October. Other owners include Howard Gardner near Troy Mills and Mac Towers east of Marion. Rex Beresford and William Horr led the inspection for All-Iowa Livestock show prep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FERE
Linn County
William Horr
Horr
Upper Jeft
Gardner Farm
Troy Mills
Howard Gardner
Mac Towers
Marion
Melvin Levasseur
Philip Hand
Center Point
Keith Carson
Ely
John Clark
Lester Schirm
Cedar Rapids
Eldon Burr
Walker
Carson
Mr. Horr
Rex Beresford
Ames
Beresford
Nebraska
Iowa
Grange at Oneida Plans New Hall
Ida Grange members vote to erect a one story 24 by 40 foot hall at Oneida. Foundation work starts immediately and carpentry will use donated labor after corn planting. Building committee includes George B. Cox Lawrence Gienapp Phil Paris Hubert Cocking and Austin Jones with L M Ryan as master. Next meeting set for April 27.
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Oneida
Gre Ida Grange
George B. Cox
Lawrence Gienapp
Phil Paris
Hubert Cocking
Austin Jones
L. M. Ryan
Decorah Winneshiek 4-H club offers corn breeding projects
The Decorah Winneshiek 4-H club presents two corn projects for this year. One project uses a 3 to 5 acre field with members recording field operations fertilizer usage and yields. The other is a corn breeding club with eight participants and strong results last year.
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Decorah
Lot feeding plan eyed for Linn county tour calves
Rex Beresford of Ames proposes county by county calf procurement for the eastern Iowa 4 H lot feeding project to curb pricey gambles and keep business focus. County leaders will meet soon indoors. inspectors toured Poweshiek Keokuk and Linn counties last week.
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Linn County
Iowa
Lot
Fred Hinkhouse
Louis Lorenzen
Roscoe Blinks
Sandhills
Eastern Iowa
Rex Beresford
Ames
Poweshiek
Keokuk
Linn
Congratulating Wilson and Cattlemen's Assn on price policy change
The Wilson and Company packing plant at Cedar Rapids ends the 3 percent shrink on cattle. The move follows a Chicago survey and aims to satisfy cattle feeders by allowing negotiable bases for cattle pricing starting Monday, signaling a shift toward flexible terms and market-driven practices.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Louis Lorenzen
Olin
Kinsel, Tuttle and Blinks
Mr. Palmer
Wilson and Company
Kinsel
Tuttle
Blinks
Ray Lysle
Sioux City
175-Pound Columbia Ewe Yields 13-Pound Fleece
The Farm Editor reports on a Columbia ewe at A. J. Blakley’s Grinnell farm weighing 175 pounds with a 13 pound fleece. The flock of Columbia sheep is experimental and growing, aided by the USDA, with plans to cross with local quarter-blood wool breeds. The ewe bears ear tag 2742 USA and the story notes the breed’s origins near Laramie and the Du Bois Idaho station.
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A. J. Blakley
Grinnell
Blakley Farm
United States Department of Agriculture
New York State
Sam
Blakley
Uncle Sam
Mr. Blakley
C. J. Fawcett
National Wool Producers Association
Boston
Federal Agricultural Experiment Station
Dubois
Ida
USA
Columbia
Laramie
Farm sells near Traer for 135 dollars an acre
Traer Conant and King real estate dealers report the sale of a 160 acre farm three miles southwest of Traer. Fred Cherveny sold to Joe Podhajsky of Carroll township Tama county for 135 dollars an acre cash. Possession to be given March 1, 1940.
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Traer—Conant and King
Traer
Fred Cherveny
Joe Podhajsky
Carroll Township
Tama County
Pocahontas Sac 4-Hers Selected For National Camp
Winifred Brinkman of Rolfe and Gaylord Stademan of Sac City were chosen to represent Iowa at the National 4-H Club Camp in Washington DC in June. Selections were based on 4-H work shown in record books and interviews. Outstanding runners included Elnora Jillian Walcott Jean Rutledge Ruth McCaffree Wallace Lang Vernon Kuhl and William Hitz.
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DES Moines
Winifred Helen Brinkman
Rolfe
Gaylord Stademan
Sac
City
Washington, D. C
Elnora Jillian
Walcott
Jean Rutledge
Fort Dodge
Ruth McCaffree
Janesville
Wallace Lang
Brooklyn
Vernon Kuhl
Davenport
William Hitz
Polk City
Lamb and Wool Days At Kansas City May 18-19
The annual Kansas lamb and wool school is planned at the Kansas City stock yards May 18 and 19. Manager H Ryan of the producers commission association announced the event. The program includes a carcass inspection demonstration in the packing plant. Last year 60 of Kansas 105 counties participated.
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Gazette
Kansas City
Kansas
Tree Demonstration Planned Near Manchester Farm
A windbreak demonstration is set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Ralph Childs farm three miles northeast of Manchester. Harold Bjornsen, extension forester, will lead the event.
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Manchester
Ralph Childs
Harold Bjornsen
Farm output figures show low annual commodity values
More than a quarter of U.S. farms yield under 600 dollars in products each year. About 15 percent of this group produce less than 400 dollars annually, highlighting widespread low farm earnings.
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United States
Weather Delays Grain Seeding Across Iowa Counties
Last week was discouraging for farming as wind, freezing temperatures, and rain slowed seeding of small grain. Central and southern areas made some progress while northern counties are barely started. season about two weeks late. Some oats emerge in the south. reports of damaged grass seedings and fruit trees due to cold nights, not considered severe. Oneida area began field work late last week but freezes and rain halted progress. soil fair for work with some oats seeding and discing. Walker area also delayed by freezing weather with some fruit tree damage. low grounds not yet worked.
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Iowa
Oneida
the Gazette
Walker
Egg Prices Rise and Fall by Storage Suitability
Eastern eggs struggle with storage suitability due to high waste and poor handling, keeping prices pressure. Pacific coast whites, packed for storage, stay firm and relatively high. Goose and duck eggs fell in price last week but surged near Easter demand.
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Gazette
New York City
Pri
Pacific Coast
Pacific
Iowa Breeders Send Dairy Cattle to New York World Fair Exhibit
Four Iowa Holstein breeders consign animals to a 150 head exhibit herd at the New York World's Fair. Maplerest Farms Wellman Maytag Dairy Newton Paul P Stewart Maynard plus the Iowa Board of Control Des Moines. Brown Swiss from Pearson Wenkee and Guernseys to New York City from Iowa Des Moines and Rosedale Fort Dodge Creamery Fort Dodge. Ayrshire from Myron Sears and Sons Grinnell.
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Iowa
Maplerest Farms, Inc
Wellman
May
Tag Dairy Farms
Newton
Paul P. Stewart
Maynard
I Board of Control
Des Moines
Pearson
Wenkee
N York City
4-H Achievement by Quasqueton 4 Maidens
The 4 Maidens presented an achievement program at a meeting of the Quasqueton Parent Teachers Association last week.
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Gazette
Parent-Teachers Association
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