Farm values double as Mortgage firm sells 11 Iowa farms
Midland Mortgage Co of Cedar Rapids reports a surge in farm demand with 11 Iowa farms sold in 30 days covering 1,775.15 acres for 146,592.50 dollars at an average 82.60 per acre, cash paid 75,852.50. Highest sale 125 per acre in Greene Co. Sales spanned Harrison, Humboldt, Greene, Carroll, Hardin, Mahaska, Johnson, Franklin, Fayette, Linn counties.
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F. C. Waples
Midland Mortgage Company
Cedar Rapids
Midland Company
Greene County
Harrison County
Humboldt County
Carroll County
Hardin County
Mahaska County
Johnson County
Franklin County
Fayette County
Linn County
Iowa
Nebraska
Dairy Farm Shipping Mix Up On Pacific Coast
A government plan to set up five dairy farms in Los Angeles milkshed resulted in steer shipments. A Newhall dairy ranch received about ninety head but three carloads turned out to be steers, and a similar mix occurred in Orange County.
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Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Pacific Rural Press
Newhall
Washington
Orange County
Oilman Phillips Buys Stallion of Holbert in Greeley
Oilman Waite Phillips ranch manager Tom Rupert bought a two year old stallion Cres ton Paramount from Holbert Importing in Greeley. Rupert spent two days researching Belgians with Tom Holbert assisting. Cres ton Paramount placed second at last year’s National Belgian show. Rupert arrived in a cowboy outfit drawing laughter from locals.
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Greeley
Tommy” Rupert
Waite Phillips
Philmont Ranch
Cimarron
N. M
Holbert
Creston Paramount
Rupert
Tom Holbert
Tom Mix
Cracker Barrel Moved By Rural Discussion Groups
Rural discussion groups active in six Iowa communities may shift the cracker barrel from the corner grocery into the farm home. Most groups pause for spring and summer with two or three planning to continue next year. Information will guide future plans to extend this activity statewide. Paul Taft of the Ames extension service says the goal is to let any neighbor discuss current economic and social problems. Topics include foreign trade, tariffs, land use, farm population, tax systems, and production control programs.
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Iowa
Paul C. Taft
The
Ames Extension Service
Rural Rehabilitation Aid In Iowa Helps Baines Family
The $500 million Roosevelt relief fund funds Iowa rural rehabilitation efforts. In Johnson County the Baines family of thirteen receives a loan to rebuild after a burning home, enabling continued farming and future repayment. Iowa's program, led by Keller and Lodwick, uses debt adjustment, land use, and advisory services to move families off relief.
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Roosevelt
Sam
Baines
Johnson County
Hubert Pye
Johnson
Pye
Mr. Pye
Iowa
FERA
Keller
George John Keller
University
Byron W. Lodwick
Fayette
Des Moines
Lodwick
ERA
Allamakee
Buchanan
Cedar
Clinton
Delaware
Dubuque
Poweshiek
Castalia Cheese Factory Sees Wisconsin Market Growth
Castalia cheese factory, three years old, operates under E. A. Coultas of Boscobel Wisconsin. Output mostly sold in Wisconsin. Castalia organization led by president C. G. Tatro with J. P. Malloy as manager and C. R. Winn as secretary. Directors include W. J. Boeckman Joe McKernan Alvin Knudsvig Bert Henderson and William Kamp.
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Castalia
E. A. Coultas
Boscabel
Wis
Wisconsin
C. G. Tatro
J. P. Malloy
C. R. Winn
W. J. Boeckman
Joe McKernan
Alvin Knudsvig
Bert Henderson
William Kamp
Iowa Farm Income Surges Despite Drought in 1934
The 1934 Iowa farm cash income from crops reached 110,421,709 dollars, more than three times 1932’s figure, despite drought that cut yields to 55.5 percent. Net rise from 1932 amounts to 84,003,709 dollars. Rental and benefit payments under the act totaled 39,859,709 dollars and 53,621,219 overall through Feb 28, 1935. Illinois
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Ashington
Iowa
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Rural Dollar Buys Twice As Much As Twelve Months Ago
Iowa farm prices rose sharply in 1934 35 boosting purchasing power near parity with goods farmers buy. Parity reached 98 percent in March 1935 while drought and government actions shaped gains. Hog cattle dairy markets faced tight supplies and uncertain futures with some continued high prices through 1935.
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Iowa
Agricultural Economics
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Ames
United States Department of Agriculture
What Else Do Farmers Do DECORAH
Richard Bouska, a western Winneshiek county farmer, pursues geology mineralogy navigation astronomy and higher mathematics. He began geology amid oil prospecting near Decorah a venture that failed financially guiding him toward science and practical hobbies with an eye to future usefulness.
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Decorah
Richard Bouska
Winneshiek County
Mr. Bouska
Study of Geology to Mathematics and Navigation
The passage traces a student’s path from geology to mineralogy and higher mathematics including spherical trigonometry and calculus. It describes using a plumb line for latitude and longitude, time by median transit, and navigation by dead reckoning on a Canadian lake with a compass and bearings to return to camp.
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Canada
Agriculture Dept Debunks Food Fads on Milk and Fish
Washington report says avoidances like milk with acid fruits or fish with milk are unfounded. Bureau of Home Economics advises that proteins and starches can be eaten together, milk can accompany meals with citrus, and even fresh fish cooked in milk poses no harm.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Bureau
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Bum Steel
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U.S
Ray Anderson
Iowa City
University of Iowa
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Tykes
Byarl
Pearl
Emil
Anne
Sarah Elizabeth
AAA
State Farm Debt Advisory Council
Tsu-Art
ED Hadley
Gazette Washington Correspondent
L. E. Soti
Ames Agricultural Economic Facts
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