Tama County group approves 11 cent handling charge for loan corn
Elevator operators at the Tama County Grain Dealers association meeting endorsed an 11 cent per bushel fee for handling storage and conditioning of loan and pooled corn, split as 3 cents for handling and 8 for other services. The action follows a Chicago conference with government officials and a tentative 9 cent contract. Attendance was 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMA
Tama County Grain Dealers Association
Steve Wilder
Cedar Rapids
Country Grain Committee
National Grain Dealers Association
Chicago
Wilder
National Committee
Tama Organization
Ron Kennedy
Des Moines
Western Grain Dealers Association
Tama
Tama Association
Iowa
Tama Emity
Kennedy
Tama County Agricultural Conservation Administration
Harold Gunderson
Ames
Iowa State Extension
FENCE DRIFT AND CROP LOAN INTEREST PRACTICES
Farmers in Cedar county begin unsealing six cribs totaling about 5900 bushels as they push back corn from government loans. AAA chair Hy Von Muenster reports 1939 corn unsealing costs 57 cents per bushel plus interest. older years incur 4 percent until May 1 1939 then 3 percent thereafter with small secondary insurance on 1937 and 1938 corn.
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Cedar County
Hy von Muenster
AAA
Tipton
Bennett
Map Shows Corn in Iowa Farms Elevators and Government Bins
Ames report details 1940 dairy associations and corn storage in Iowa. It notes 1,300 associations with 27,448 herds and 676,141 cows tested, comparisons to prior year, plus state and national leadership in test percentages. Also lists March 1 Iowa corn totals by farms, elevators, and government steel bins, with 14,304 bins and 1,141 elevators.
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Ames
United States
U. S. DA
Wisconsin
California
Iowa
Western Grain Dealers Association
Fayette 1940 AAA signup 80 percent report
Special to The Gazette Fayette county reports 2,493 farmers or 80 percent have signed participation sheets for the 1940 farm program with 689 refusing. One crib of 400 bushels has been unsealed for feeding. Corn priced at 49 cents a bushel in West Union last week. Delaware Manchester reports 78 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Fayette County
Delaware farmers sign up 78 percent for 1940 Triple A program
Delaware county reports 78 percent of farmers, 2334 farms, signed participation sheets for the 1940 Triple A program. County chairman Chester O McCarthy notes 469 farmers have not returned anticipation sheets. Coverage so far reaches about 82 percent of county land, with last year’s participation at 85 percent.
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Delaware
Chester O McCarthy
McCarthy
Delaware County
New Buildings Rise Around Springville Area
Springville area sees multiple construction projects. James Begley rebuilds a barn after a fall fire. The Roy Plumly farm house partial teardown and temporary dwelling while a modern home rises. Ben Shellhammer repairs a fire damaged farmhouse with new improvements. Charles Shaw farm near Whittier gains a new set of improvements. Lon Waters owns 80 unimproved acres near Whittier. The Schoonover farm southeast of Whittier advances the buildout.
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Garettte Springville
James Begley
Roy Plumly
Ben Shellhammer
Charles Shaw
Whittier
Lon Waters
Viola
Schoonover
Grove and Sons hatchery remodeled with new incubator setup
The W D Grove and Sons hatchery was remodeled adding divided incubator and brooding rooms and a ventilator fan in the brooder room with capacity for 6 000 chicks. Incubators hold 30 000 eggs and one incubator received complete modernization. A simple twist turns a tray of eggs, and an electric bell alarm sounds if heat rises too high.
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Gazete
W D. Grove and Sons
Heifer Costs From Birth To Freshening Reported
AMES AP The average cost of raising a heifer from birth until freshening is about 86 50 per head, based on data from 50 Iowa dairymen. Dairy spokesman E N Hansen notes feed costs averaged 65 and accounted for about 75 percent of total costs across five major breeds.
Better Homes Chairman Named for Black Hawk County
Mrs Len Bedard of Eagle township west of La Porte City has been selected as chairman in Black Hawk county for Better Homes week to begin April 28.
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Better Homes
LA Porte City
Len Bedard
Eagle Township
Black Hawk County
Four Erosion Areas In Jones Approved By Monticello SIA
The Monticello Soil Improvement Association approved erosion control demonstration areas in Jackson, Clay, Castle Grove townships and Lovell township east of Monticello. About 1,300 acres in Jackson and Clay townships, 900 acres in Castle Grove, and labor support from the Monticello CCC camp will back the program with a mobile unit mapping farms by late April and summer technician work.
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Jones
Monticello Sia
Gavotte
Monticello
Monticello Soil Improvement Association
Jackson
Clay
Castle Grove
CCC
Soil Conservation Service
Farm Bureau
Jackson Township
Antioch
G R
Crafft
Olin
Floyd Shaw
O C
Freeman
Raleigh Houstman
Ray Stivers
R. Byerly
Ray Grassfield
Clay Township
Onslow
R. A. Naylor
Scotch Grove
W Dell
J. A. Petersen
Lovell Corporation
Dale French
George E Paulsen
W. A. Hicks
Allen R Chatterton
George Mead
R. J. Langer
C. G. Thomas
Jones County
Board of Directors
Lovell Township
Supt
F. L. Brinacombe
Rural Chorus Invited to Sing at Lenox College Recital
The rural farm women chorus of Delaware county is invited to perform at Lenox college in Lenox Thursday evening alongside college musicians. They will sing two district tournament contest numbers, Wings of the Morning by Wiley and Song of Thanksgiving by Cain, with an optional Czechoslovakian Dance Song.
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Hoprkinton
Delaware County
Lenox College
Wiley
Cain
Seeding of oats resumes in Fayette county fields
Special to The Gazette reports seeding of oats resumed in northern Fayette county with large scale work starting Monday after a week interruption from rain and cold. Soil conditions are good and moisture promotes grass growth.
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The
Gazette
West Union
Fayette County
Locker Meetings Planned In Jones County
Miss Evelyn Hollen Ames extension nutritionist will conduct four refrigerated locker meetings in Jones county on April 30 and May 1. Carl R. Smith announced the schedule with times in Monticello Onslow Olin and Anamosa. She will discuss freezing techniques and prep of meats fruits and vegetables for 1 500 patrons across six locker plants.
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Spreina
Anamosa
Evelyn Hollen
Ames Extension Nutritionist
Jones County
Carl R. Smith
Monticello
Onslow
Olin
Miss Hollen
Center Junction
Oxford Junction
Wyoming
1-Cent Butterfat Tax Returns Due In June
DES MOINES Iowa will again levy a 1 cent a pound dairy advertising tax on butterfat produced and marketed during May Burr Willits executive clerk of the Iowa Dairy Industry commission said forms will be sent after April 15 and returns must be filed by June 15 The tax follows action by the last legislature at the dairy industry's request.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Burr Willits
Iowa Dairy Industry Commission
Willits
Dairy Industry of
Joint Grange Meeting in Manchester Delaware County
Manchester Grange officials announce a joint session at Jones Mill Grange hall on Wednesday evening. The third and fourth degrees will be conferred upon a class of new candidates.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Jones Mill
Jones Achievement Program Scheduled April 23 At Wyoming
The annual Jones estate women’s home project achievement day will be held April 23 in Martello. Sixteen townships will participate with exhibits or program numbers. Judge Mrs N May Larson of Ames will lead the event with a 32-voice county farm women’s chorus directed by Mrs W M Bissell of Wyoming. One hundred percent township leaders will be honored.
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Jones Estate
S. H. Ellison
Martello
County Home Project
N. May Larson
Ames
State Home
County Farm Women's Chorus
W. M Bissell
Wyoming
Ames Horticulturist To Be In Delaware Thursday
Manchester L C Grove of Ames will speak on flower growing in Delaware Thursday at 10 am. He plans to cover perennial and annual soil needs cultivation methods and varieties, and will illustrate the talk with slides and pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames Horticulturist
Delaware
Manchester
L. C. Grove
Pigs Neglected Because Price Low
Special to The Gazette West Union reports show a shrinking pig crop due to wet cold weather and low prices. Farmers are neglecting farrowing sows as prices fail to cover costs and high priced supplements. A contagious disease is reported tolling pigs, including 70 young Poland China pigs dying in two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Poland
Aaberg Set to Present Beef and Feed Survey at Wapello
Iowa representative Herman Aaberg of the Chicago Producers Commission will present a spring survey on beef cattle numbers and feed supplies at a Louisa County Farm Bureau meeting in Wapello on Wednesday April 24 at 8 pm.
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Herman Aaberg
Iowa
Chicago Producers Commission Company
Louisa County Farm Bureau
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