Hereford herd sire supply dwindles across plains states
Iowa cattlemen report a depleted pool of serviceable Hereford bulls as western ranches face scant range sires and feed. Clyde Turkington of Letts and Tuttle Brothers of Norway note demand from Texas, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico while shipments from Iowa have already moved fourteen carloads to western ranches. Prices at Fort Worth averaged 350 dollars at public auction.
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Clyde Turkington
Letts
Tuttle Brothers
Norway
Turkington
Iowa
Texas
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Towa
Missouri
Illinois
Nebraska
Mr .Turkington
Western
Turtle Brothers
Fort Worth
Hereford
Fence Drift Caught in the Woven Wire by R F A
The writer muses that Henry Wallace will extend the corn loan deadline after May 1 to prevent price drops. He speculates on having 150 million bushels or more due August 1 and questions how to restore corn to growers. Possible sales at 45 cents a bushel are proposed with livestock as security, ending with a casual remark on the writer’s own headache.
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Henry Wallace
Carlot Staff Sold At Higher Prices Than 1933 Values
A clipped passage notes that staff at Carlot achieved sales well above the 1933 values, marking a significant price increase from the prior year and highlighting elevated market activity for the period.
Farm refinancing saves interest costs in four states
The Farm Credit administration reported that refinancing farm indebtedness in the St. Paul federal land bank district Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota and Michigan lowered interest costs. The highest refi rate was 3.5 percent with many loans now at 4 percent, down from prior rates typically 5 to 8 percent and up to 9 or 10 percent in some areas. More than half of the loans closed between June 1933 and April 1934 involved first and second class mortgages. Total loans closed exceeded 101.5 million through a mix of refinancing and Land Bank loans via the federal land bank commissioner.
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Washington
API
Farm Credit Administration
St. Paul
Federal Land Bank
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Michigan
Joans
Land Bank
East Iowa Fair Managers To Meet Here Thursday
C S Miller of Tipton secretary announces the April session of the Eastern Town Fair Managers Association to be held Thursday at Hotel Roosevelt in Cedar Rapids.
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East Iowa
C S Miller
Tipton
Hotel Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Fate of 128 Million Bushels of Sealed Corn Hinges on Livestock Prices
Iowa State College economists Erling Hole and R C Bentley warn that the fate of about 128 million bushels of sealed Iowa corn by August 1 depends on livestock prices turning profitable for feeding 45 cent corn. If prices rise enough to justify feeding, more corn will be fed. otherwise farmers face continued liquidation and tighter stocks.
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Combs
Ames
Iowa
Sam
Erling Hole
R. C Bentley
Iowa State College
Towa
Hale
Bentley
Mr. Hole
United States
Mr Hole
Hole
Town
Western railways alter in transit livestock feeding rule
The Interstate Commerce Commission notified Western trunk railways of a May 1 tariff change removing in transit feeding stops when ownership changes. Feeder stock now takes a local rate if unloaded enroute and reconsigned to a new owner, affecting cattle salesmen like Page at Beverly and Turkington at Washington. contracts and hog points remain unaffected unless ownership or custody changes.
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Western Trunk Railways
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Range
Iowa
Page
Beverly
Turkington
Washington
Belle Plaine Students Tour Cedar Rapids Plants
Belle Plaine high school vocational agriculture instructor Lewis Falck led forty four students on a plant tour in Cedar Rapids. The group visited the Sinclair packing plant and the Quaker Oats cereal mill before viewing The Gazette during the first afternoon edition.
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Lewis Falck
Belle Plaine High School
Cedar Rapids
Sinclair Packing Plant
Ted the Gazette
Carnation Prospect Ormsby Gluck sets cow butter record
Carnation milk farms near Seattle report purebred Holstein cow Ormsby Gluck has set a butter production record by giving 1500 pounds in a year ending Monday, enough to serve 48,000 people. Advertisement notes rug cleaning service in Want Ads.
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Chicago
Ormsby Gluck
Carnation Milk Farms
Seattle
Tax treatment of livestock feeds clarified by state board
The state board of assessment and review states feeds used for market livestock or poultry, dairy cattle, or eggs for sale are resale and not taxable. Feeds used for non market purposes are taxable. Farm seeds and inoculation materials are not taxed.
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State Board of Assessment and Review
Oats Begin To Peek Through In Iowa Fields
Oats are emerging across central eastern Iowa with some fields in Washington county and Iowa county last week. Southern districts report 2 to 3 inches tall with occasional wheat over four inches though soil remains dry. Farmers plow southern areas focusing on tractors while horses pull tandem teams. Frost proof cabbage plants are being set in South English. 2 000 ordered and planted this week despite dry weather. In Rowley, oats sowing nears completion as farmers haul manure and plow for corn, with pastures green but not ready for grazing.
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Bentley
Iowa
Chicago
Towa
Missouri River
East Central
Washington County
Iowa County
Jessie Craven
Kenneth Hotchkiss
Rowley
Production Credit Ass'n Seeks Farm Loan Applications
R. D. Wingert, Cedar county director in the Davenport Production Credit association, says the group is now accepting loan applications from farmers for financing livestock feeding and breeding, crop production, and general farming. Applications must be filed with secretary A. T. Carroll in Davenport. A one year limit is set. Loans carry 5 1/2 percent interest and are discounted through the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank.
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Tipton
R. D. Wingert
Cedar County
Davenport Production Credit Association
A. T. Carroll
Davenport
Federal Intermediate Credit Ank
Six Record Book Sessions in Cedar County
Cedar county farms will hold six record book sessions to help farmers keep required corn hog program records. Meetings are in Clarence, Cedar Bluffs, Bennett, Springdale, Mechanicsville, and Tipton with date for Tipton to be set. Attendees receive a farm record book from the Agricultural Adjustment Administration to prove contract compliance.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Clarence
Cedar Bluffs
Bennett
Springdale
Mechanicsville
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Jones Farm Women Plan Achievement Program
ANAMOSA The annual county wide achievement day in Jones county is set for April 30 at the Methodist church. Mrs. Mary Gregg from Ames and Mrs. Elsworth Richardson of Albia are set to attend. Jones county Farm Bureau women completed the year's home management course with a lesson on Home Sanitation and Home Safety presented by Miss Harriet Cookinham.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Mary Gregg
Ames
Elsworth Richardson
Albia
State Farm Bureau
Jones County Farm Bureau
Harriet Cookinham
Movies To Be Taken Of Club Fete In Washington
Joe Caputo announced fifty Washington county boys and girls will exhibit ninety baby beeves at the annual club fair in August. The fair runs Aug 7 to Aug 10 with a club parade filmed, a community picnic in Washington park, and an Ames official Murl McDonald addressing attendees. Over 125 club members participate. beeves entries triple last year.
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Gazette
Washington
Joe Caputo
Washington County
Washington Park
Murl McDonald
Ames
Washington Achievement Day Set for May 11
In Washington Iowa the Farm Bureau women of Washington county will stage their annual achievement day program on May 11. Prizes include 10 for first, 8 for second and 3 each for other placings for best township booth displays. Prize money comes from the county organization to defray expenses of group delegations to the Farm Bureau federation meeting in Des Moines next winter.
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Washington
Farm Bureau
Washington County
Farm Bureau Federation
Des Moines
Wellman area leads Midwest turkey production
Special to The Garvette reports Wellman Iowa remains the premier turkey producing area in the Midwest. The A C Gingerich hatchery has placed over 75 000 poults on eastern Iowa farms this season and expects total placements to exceed 300 000 by season end. Last year output was about 250 000 birds with most turkeys raised locally and some in Keosauqua and Central City areas.
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Wellman
Towa
Middle West
A. C. Gingerich
Iowa
Keosauqua
Central City
Dairy Chief To Talk At Moline On April 21
A H Lauterbach head of the farm administration dairy section will address a meeting of dairy producers and interested persons on April 21 at Moline. The Moline Chamber of Commerce asked him to explain the proposed milk sales area license covering Moline Fast Moline Davenport Rock Island Iowa.
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Washington (Ap
H Lauterbach
Farm Administration
Moline
Moline Chamber of Commerce
Lauterbach
Davenport
Rock Island
Stanwood Hosts New 4-H Livestock Club Officers
Stanwood officials announced the election of Carson Moffit as president of a newly organized 4-H Livestock club at the Stanwood schoolhouse. Kenneth Crist was chosen vice president, Art Domer secretary, and Mearl Filer treasurer. R L Domer of Stanwood was named local leader.
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Stanwood
Carson Moffit
Kenneth Crist
Art Domer
Mearl Filer
R L Domer
Post's 40% Bran Flakes promotional urging healthier digestion
An advertisement touts Post's 40% Bran Flakes as a dietary aid to improve bulk and regular elimination. It highlights bran content and other parts of wheat for flavor, encourages daily use, claims effect on well being, and notes availability at grocers with a low price. General Foods OGF Corp., 1934.
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Post
General Foods
OG F. Corp
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