Farmers Elevators Report Big Iowa Business For 1938
The Grain Dealers association of Iowa reports 184 farmers elevators in Iowa did 1938 business totaling 24 455 009 36 with gross profit 1 821 248 78 and net profit 446 395 29. Of 88 elevators with fiscal years ending between July 1 1938 and Jan 1 1939 eighty one profited while cooperatives averaged 5 097 62 net versus 2 004 46 for non cooperatives. Sales totaled 11 341 353 75 with average sales 128 879 02. Average gross profit 11 222 10 and average expense 6 795 87.
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Grain Dealers Association of Iowa
Iowa
Edison
Oan Pic
Dodge
D. E. Edison
En Argea
250 601 Bushels Corn Sealed In Jones County
Anamosa The Gazette reports that Jones county sealed 250 601 bushels of corn under a federal loan at April 1. The loan value is 142 842 dollars with 129 534 83 dollars sent on 227 254 bushels of 1938 corn. Also sealed are 20 791 bushels of 1937 ear corn and 2 555 bushels of shelled corn. The county AAA committee will inspect sealed cribs for damage or threats.
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Brecal
Anamosa—Cor
Jones County
Louisa 4-H Club Girls Plan Rally Day
Louisa county 4 H girls schedule their annual Rally day for June 6 at Wapello high school. The event was arranged at a county committee meeting. Mrs Faye Rouda bush of the Ames extension staff directed the program.
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Louisa
Wapello
Louisa County
Wapello High School
Faye Roudabush
Ames Extension Staff
H. C. Ring
Woman's Club
Washington
Arthur Deamer
McKinley
Franklin
Roosevelt
Wilson
4 H Club Elects Officers at Postville Meeting
Boyd Turner was elected president of the Big Four Calf club at Postville in a meeting Friday. Willard Schroeder became vice president, Merle Luebka was named secretary and treasurer, Adrian Gamble remains club leader as vocational agriculture instructor.
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Postville
Boyd Turner
Big Four Calf Club
Willard Schroeder
Merle Luebka
Adrian Gamble
Farmer Hurt After Hog Fight Near Marion
Owen McMahan sustained a sprained left knee in a farm fight with a fractious hog near Marion. He received treatment at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids and was released after care on Tuesday.
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Owen McMahan
Marion
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
McMahan
Fence Drift in the Woven Sawbe
Not much frost when winter waned but road conditions worsen. In southern Delaware county, regular mound springs and bogs obstruct a major highway on both sides of a town. Gravel erodes in long patches affecting farm deliveries like cream and eggs as concrete slabs bulge and bricks show boils.
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Delaware County
Iowa F F A Youths to Convene in Des Moines
One thousand Iowa farm youths and advisers attend the eleventh annual Iowa FFA convention in Des Moines. Events include contests, a 100 piece band parade, sessions, banquets, and speeches by Gov. George A. Wilson and Des Moines Mayor Mark L. Conkling. Fred Sievers II leads the state association and convention.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Farm
Iowa Association of Future Farmers of America
George A. Wilson
Mark L. Conkling
Jessie M. Parker
Albert Coates
North Central
F. E. Moore
State Board of Vocational Information
Iowa
Fred Sievers II
Audubon
Four Year Old Mare Brings 145 At Washington Sale
In Washington a 4-year-old green broke mare weighing 1600 pounds sold for 145 dollars. A 4-year-old green broke gelding brought 105 dollars. Hereford heifers averaged 325 pounds at 3575 a head and 500-pound Angus steers sold at 42 dollars. Veal calves topped at 27 dollars a head.
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the Gazette
Washington
Green
Results of Ames cattle experiments to be known May 19
Ames Iowa farmers gather May 19 for the twentieth annual Cattle Feeders' day. Morning announces results of steer appraisal and inspects animals at the animal husbandry farm. Afternoon talks cover cattle industry problems. Five feed groups include whole corn fodder recut fodder and silage mixes.
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Ames
Iowa
Wapello County Growers Must Treat Orchards In Bloom
S Herrick of the Iowa Fruit Growers Association warned Louisa county orchardists that heavy apple scab is likely on trees not fully controlled last year. He advised a pre pink spray of lime sulfur and arsenate of lead just before bloom due to rainy cloudy spring conditions.
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Wapello
R S. Herrick
Iowa Fruit Growers Association
Lael Moon
Louisa County
Herrick
Illinois experiments show value of rye pasture for hogs
University of Illinois findings from the swine feeders day show sows on rye pasture gained weight in two years while dry lot sows did not. Pasture-fed pigs used less supplement and corn per pound of gain, with lower death losses after weaning and potential large savings in corn and supplement per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
W. E. Carroll
University of Illinois
Carroll
The
Agricultural College
Cedar county home crafts group showcases loom project
A Tipton home crafts group photo highlights Mrs. August Eiler at a hand loom. The scarf she wove rests on a built in chest of drawers while a refinished table features in the Cedar county home furnishings study. The annual achievement day is set for April 26 in Tipton.
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Ipton
Home Project
Cedar County
August Eiler
Tipton
Home Project Group
Soul Conservation as Mind Cultivation in a New York Magazine
A country woman questions a New York magazine's advice to replace physical culture with mental self improvement. It urges weekly art, dance, or concert outings as soul beauty, asking if readers have witnessed sunrises, green wheat fields, or blooming orchards and morning birds.
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New York
Oats in Pig Rations Compared to Corn and Supplements
Hulled oats fed with corn and supplement did not raise pig gains, though pigs consumed more hulled oats. A 100 lb test saved 122 lb of corn and 12 lb of supplement. A complex feed mix offered no advantage over shelled corn with tankage and soybean meal, with pasture deemed the key for weaned pigs.
California bill targets citrus pricing by state experts
Sacramento lawmakers consider a bill to authorize the agriculture director to hire experts to study costs of production handling distribution and sales of citrus fruits and set prices to guarantee producers receive at least one cent per pound for fruit and 144 cents per pound for grapefruit with potential expansion to all fruits and vegetables if successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
California Assembly
Director of Agriculture
California
Potato Prices Rise Amid Early Planting Delays
New York notes stronger potato prices across the country as bad weather slows early crop growth. Northeastern supplies thin with Maine growers firms for higher prices. Carolinas yield expected light. California faces heat harming early crop.
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the Gazette
New York City
Maine
Carolinas
California
Rural life conference calls for cooperation in change
Iowa State Teachers college hosts the Iowa rural life conference with leaders from church, school and rural groups urged to cooperate for better living. E Raymond Wilson stressed open discussion while an afternoon panel explored living effectively today. Rev G E Knoff urged merging small loyalties into greater loyalties and worthy means for worthy ends. Officers elected for next year include Rev J E Pritchard president and Fred D Cram executive secretary. Conference sponsored by the Iowa State Teachers college Iowa State college and Iowa Christian Fellowship.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa Rural Life Conference
Iowa State Teachers College
E. Raymond Wilson
Grinnell Institute of International Relations
W. H. Stacy
Ames
G. E. Knoff
Rural Life Conference
J. E. Pritchard
Dike
Paul Brown
Olin
Fred D. Cram
Iowa State College
Iowa Christian Fellowship
Iowa Department Tests 100 Feed Samples Monthly
Des Moines Iowa state department of agriculture tests 100 livestock feed samples each month. Inspectors draw samples from feeds offered for sale by dealers and manufacturers. If labels mislead a warning is issued and second samples checked. new feeds join the 4000 already on the registry.
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Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
E. L. Redfern
Department
Redfern
Iowa
Lockers at Olin Cheese Factory Ready by May First
F J C Koppelman of Early, manager, announced the cold storage lockers at the Olin cheese factory will be ready by May 1. The Olin plant is the sixth in Jones county, with others at Anamosa Monticello Center Junction Oxford Junction and Wyoming.
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OLIN
F. J. C. Koppelman
Early
Jones County
Anamosa
Monticello
Center Junction
Oxford Junction
Wyoming
Hog Vaccination School at West Union Friday
Dr. K W Stouder Ames extension veterinarian will conduct a hog vaccination school at West Union Friday at 9 a m.
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West Union
K. W. Stouder
Ames Extension Veterinarian
Two Cedar Rapids teachers added to the staff
The school board added Mary Catherine Jennings and Virginia Black to Cedar Rapids schools. Jennings will teach English while Black will instruct music. both are Coe graduates with prior teaching experience.
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Cedar Rapids
Mary Catherine Jennings
Grande Avenue
Coe
Wesley
Solon
Virginia Black
Grande Avenue SE
Northwestern
Mount Clemens
Mich
Miss Jennings
Miss Black
Harold Trewin
Charles Penningroth
Linn County
County Board of Education
Shed
M Reynolds Says Ruling Cuts State Independence
Justice McReynolds sharply dissents from the Supreme Court majority ruling on the National Labor Relations Board’s jurisdiction over Somerset Manufacturing of Somerville New Jersey. He warns the decision will empower efforts to undermine state independence and align with parties seeking broader government reach. Justice Butler joins the dissent.
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Washington
McReynolds
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
Somerset Manufacturing Company
Somerville
N. J
New York
Butler
Dissent on Federal Power and States’ Independence
The quote criticizes the curtailment of state independence and the massive expansion of federal power, arguing this significantly harms the federation’s foundation. It emphasizes the risk to the original balance between states and the national government.
Budget Chief Vows Independence From Roosevelt
Harold D. Smith, newly named budget director, said he will not be a yes or no man but will carry out administration policy while reserving the right to disagree when justified. He noted the President asked him not to yes him against his better judgment and he won’t.
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Washington
Harold D. Smith
Roosevelt
Smith
Budget Director Aims to Align Estimates with Policy
The budget director says the role is to prepare estimates and not to make policy. He states the director must support administration policy while ensuring economy and efficiency in government operations by eliminating anything that interferes with those goals.
Linn County Names New Investigator for Old Age Pension
Effective at once the Linn county social welfare board added Edwin J. Hurley 29 Mount Pleasant as an investigator on the old age assistance staff. Hurley a 1930 graduate of St Ambrose college has worked with the Dubuque county old age assistance office for months. About 1650 Linn county residents receive old age assistance. Joseph Roeder is county director and Maurice Moore is an investigator.
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Linn County
Social Welfare Board
Edwin J. Hurley
Mount Pleasant
Hurley
St. Ambros¢s College
Dubuque County
Joseph Roeder
Maurice Moore
Johnson County Woman Praises Natex After Quick Relief
Mrs. Frank Koutny of Ely in Johnson County credits Natex with easing years of constipation headaches and back pain. She notes relief from indigestion and gas after one month and urges public recommendation for others to find similar relief.
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Johnson County
Natex
Frank Koutny
Ely, Johnson Co
Podzimek
100 Second Ave. SE
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Winnah Axe
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Williams
Wes
Ng Department
Old Washington High Project
George J. Naxera
Roosevelt Skating Rink
Naxera
Mathew Lorenc
Hayes School
D Street
Nineteenth Avenue
American Federation of Labor
J. C. Blodgett
Herbert Hoadley
Blodgett
M’reynolds
Scientifice
Ftnir de
Joseph Kushner
Second Street SE
Pierce
E. B. Bartholomew
10Th St. S. E
Towa
Linn Old Age
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Beverly Yards
R. F. Freeman
Hugoton
Kan
Hereford
Texas
Beverly Cattle Company
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ely
Frank Koutnv
Second Ave. SE
Second Avenue SE
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