4-H Clubs Spotlight in Iowa Dairy Report by Larrabee
Frederic Larrabee reports on 4-H club dairy achievements in Iowa for 1934, noting 1,667 members across 77 counties, 2,381 cattle. national dairy cattle judging champ team from Fayette County. top production heifer Claire Werner of Gibson. creamery butter scoring leads Iowa over Minnesota. honors to Maytag Holstein herd Newton and other show awards. discussion of dairy market conditions and AAA program opinions.
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Frederic Larrabee
Fort Dodge
Iowa Dairy Association
Iowa
Larrabee
Waterloo
Fayette County
London
Claire Werner
Gibson
Werner
Newton
H. O. Larson
Dike
J.J. Lynes and Sons
Plainfield
Joe Golinvaux
Jersey Club
Iowa Jersey Cattle Club
Towa
Dairy Association
Food and Drug Department
Iowa State Dairy Association
Iowa corn hog program signs pass 152157, near 40 million
Iowa's 1935 corn hog adjustment signup reached 152 157 farmers with 6 045 new signers. The program will allocate about 40 million dollars to Iowa, with Kossuth leading county signups and Evans noting strong statewide support and careful contract review. Illinois reports over 99 000 signers as of counties tallies.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Kossuth County
Kossuth
Woodbury
Pottawattamie
Evans
State Board of Review
Illinois
Urbana
I.l
J C Spitler
College of Agriculture
University of Tllinois
la Salle County
Wool Pool Unsold As Market Declines In 1934
The Towa Wool and Sheep Growers association reports little of the 1934 clip sold due to a weak wool market. Members endorse waiting for better prices, expecting sale of the remaining wool over several months, with advances quoted at ten cents a pound for clear staple and eight cents for inferior grades.
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Towa Wool and Sheep Growers Association
Census shows three counties gain farms since 1930
Special to The Gazette Des Moines Scott and Iowa counties show farm increases as of Jan 1 1935 over April 1 1930. Des Moines 1895 vs 1730. Scott 2387 vs 2263. Iowa 2281 vs 2152. Also notes on 1935 corn and hog contract applications in Allamakee county and a Sigourney cattle sale where top price reached $8250.
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Washington
M D Thomson
Des Moines
Scott
Iowa
Watson Sagners
Allamakee County
State Board of Consort Reriels
Des Viennes
Reduced Lime Price Announced in Iowa County
County Agent D Ho Zentmire reports a Cedar Rapids firm offers agricultural limestone at 45 cents per ton for a 3 month period with a 10 percent early payment discount. Freight to local towns varies by destination including North English Par nel Williamsburg Conroy Homestead South Amana Marengo and Jadora with per ton rates listed.
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Specia
Vmarengo
D. Ho Zentmire
Cedar Rapids
Iowa County
North English
Parnell
Williamsburg
Conroy
Homestead
South Amana
Marengo
Jadora
Beef Growers To Meet In Williamsburg June 4
Rex Beresford Ames animal husbandman will meet June 4 in Williamsburg with cattle breeders and feeders of Towa county to discuss the cattle situation. County Agent D. H. Zentmire of Marengo announces the gathering.
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Williamsburg
Rex Beresford Ames
Towa County
D. H. Zentmire
Marengo
Cattle Top $11.20 At Grinnell Auction
Cattle topped at 11.20 a hundredweight in Grinnell Livestock Exchange auction held Friday. Market activity centered on heifers and steers with buyers paying top prices for ready stock. Local buyers competed as consignors reported solid demand.
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Speeta
Gia Grinnell
Grinnell Livestock Exchange
Worthington Warns of Chinch Bug Infestation Across Iowa
Ames entomologist warns of a major chinch bug outbreak in 60 Iowa counties with scattered infestations in 20 more. Bugs will migrate from winter quarters in weeks to feed on barley, spring wheat, oats, and other grasses, risking widespread crop losses unless barriers and resistant crops are used.
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Ames
Iowa
Sudan
Eighty Near Dysart Brings $90 an Acre
James Skiles bought the 80 acre farm of the Mrs Ervin Krebs estate one mile east of Dysart for 90 dollars an acre totaling 7200. Possession will be given in May. Extensive remodeling is planned.
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Dysart
James Skiles
Ervin Krebs
Farm Work Delayed by Cold Weather in Iowa
Iowa farmers edged ahead in plowing corn and soybeans last week but progress slowed by cold temperatures and wet soils. Rain fell across the state, with chinch bugs in large numbers attacking winter wheat in southern and east central counties, though frost cause minimal crop damage.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charlies D. Reed
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Reed
Winthrop Field Work Stalled by Frozen Ground
Winthrop area field work halted Monday and Tuesday due to frozen soil. Ice coated water tanks up to three quarters of an inch thick. Farmers fear early sown oats that sprouted after last week’s rain may be harmed.
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Winthrop
Oats Sowing Delayed by Weather Damage
Large acreage of oats awaits sowing as gardens remain largely unplanted. Strong winds on Monday caused significant damage to shade trees and orchard growth.
Spring Planting Reports Across Communities
In Troy Mills and surrounding areas the bulk of small grain and grass seed planting is done while corn plowing begins. Winter damage from a cold spring slowed gardens and early oats in Webster and What Cheer areas show mixed results with fruit crops thriving. Charley Frey planted 1 200 strawberry plants in a 1 500 to 2 000 bed. In North English March gardens are up and disking was delayed by frozen ground. Chinch bugs avoided by cool winds. In South Bethel radishes up and planting nearly finished. Hale reports barley and oats seeding nearly done with a carload of cottonseed meal unloaded by Herman Bruneschoenen.
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Troy Mills
Gazette
Webster
Charley Frey
What Cheer
Hale
Herman Brunescheen
Gardner Takes Duties as Johnson County Agent
Emmett Gardner assumed duties as the Johnson county agent Monday afternoon, after serving seven years in Cedar county at Tipton. He will oversee farm and agricultural affairs for the county in his new role.
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Ova Cley
Emmett Gardner
Johnson County
Cedar County
Tipton
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Byer
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William Vever
Iowa Livestock Exchange
12Th St
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Walter Challis
Jay Patten
O. M. Bundy
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DD. Worthington
Congress
South Bethel
Paul Johnson
Chicago
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Brazil
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Iowa City
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