Survey Indicates June Will Be Peak Cattle Marketing Month
A Benton County feedlot briefing based on the Ames Producers survey shows June as the peak marketing month for cattle fed in the corn belt. Rex Beresford reported 13 531 carloads covered with varying shares of heifers yearlings and weight classes, and noted a likely heavy fall marketing of yearling steers despite lower yearling share this year.
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Beresford
Ames
Winton
Cattlemen’s Association
Benton County
Rex Beresford
Iowa
Chicago
Serra
Fed
Farm Auction Set for Mechaentville Area Two Horses Cattle and Tools
An April 22 auction near Lisbon showcases two horse teams, six hogs, Guernsey cows with calves, Hereford cows with calves, White faced steers and veal calves, plus machinery and vast farm supplies. Items include McCormick binder, John Deere wagon, plows, disc, hoes, harness parts, corn oats hay, tools, and household goods. Auctioneer Walter Scott lists participants and locations Mechaentville and Lisbon with contact details.
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Mechantenville
Jisbon
Uncle Tom's Cabins
Bishway No
Hampshire
Guernsey
McCormick &Ft. Waewer
Atshanet
Wilson & Co
Fence Drift and Storm Damage Reported in Victor Area
A severe Thursday evening storm swept through the Victor tornado area causing extensive damage and added delay. The writer notes the financial loss exceeds cash value due to delays and stress on farmers.
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Victor
Beef price rise may offset pork decline says Beresford
Beresford predicts total beef rise will offset lower pork as slaughter rises through the season. He notes U S cattle population up to 71 660 000 on Jan 1 from 66 800 000 a year earlier and urges expected demand growth fueled by defense spending. He cites purchasing power at 140 percent vs 50 in 1933 and plans further talks across Iowa on cattle trends.
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Bereford
United States
Beresford
G. C. Story
Chicago
Vinton
Ernie Lassen
George Konicek
Walter Brandt
Dysart
Grinnell
Iowa
Iowa City
Williamsburg
Maquoketa
Five-Year-Old Mare Sells For $150 in Lisbon
Special to The Gazette Ralph Kuntz sold a 5-year-old bay mare to Ludwig Zinkula of Lisbon for $150 on Tuesday.
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Lisbon
Ralph Kuntz
Ludwig Zinkula
Hybrid Corn Plant Planned At Belle Plaine
BELLE PLAINE An Illinois Iowa hybrid seed corn company with Iowa headquarters here announced plans for a processing and drying plant at Belle Plaine to handle local seed corn. The facility will employ workers and cut transport to Muscatine Mason City Tp Bloomington. Construction of the drying room will begin May 1.
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Gazette
Belle Plaine
Iowa
Muscatine
Mason City
Bloomington
Butter production up 7 percent from last year in Des Moines
Des Moines report shows butter production for the week ended April 10 rose 1 percent from the prior week. Year over year, butter output increased 7 percent, according to Leslie M. Carl federal agricultural statistician.
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Des Moines
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
County Agents Gather in Iowa City Sessions Begin Monday
Iowa City hosts meetings of county agents from 22 east central and southeastern Iowa counties in the Sixth and Seventh districts across several sessions starting Monday. Emmett C. Gardner of Johnson County announces the program with a 6 p.m. dinner featuring Prof. Harry K. Newburn speaking on What is New in Education.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Emmett C. Gardner
Johnson
Harry K. Newburn
University High School
Notice of Abandonment of Oak Hill Cemetery Lots
The Oak Hill Cemetery Association Cedar Rapids Iowa declares abandonment of numerous lots and half-lots owner names shown with blocks and lots at Oak Hill Cemetery Cedar Rapids. It states unknown heirs and deceased owners must provide care or opt for perpetual care or risk title reverting to the association with final notice dated 18th day of April 1941 and published April 14 1941 in The Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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L. H. Webster
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Y. N Isham
Oak Hil
Henry Brain
Fiff
Town
Gordon
John Matthews
Levi Lonsford
J. M. Covington
Block
Alex Cummings Brockman
C. EK. Eivingscony
WW. Bunce
Oak Hill
Gen. R. Carrol
John
Bliss
Lucinda M Marsh
Towa
Andrew Stinagie
Lydia Clark
F iI. Wilmans
D. D. Chendler
Enoch Wells
Oak Hill Cemetery Association
Linn County
Cédar Rapids
44Th General Assembly of
Oak HI Cemetery Association
Cedar Rauids
Iawa
Australasia Faces Meat Surplus After War Demand Drop
A Foreign Crops and Markets report from the U S Department of Agriculture says Australasia has a large meat surplus due to reduced UK purchases after 1941. Australia exports about 20 percent of beef and up to 30 percent of mutton, while New Zealand ships roughly 25 percent of beef and 75 percent of lamb and mutton.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Australasia
United Kingdom
Australia
New Zealand
Queensland
Metaphosphate Delivered To Ten Farms In Louisa
A total of 25 600 pounds of calcium metaphosphate fertilizer has been delivered to ten farmers in Louisa county cooperating with the Tennessee Valley Authority and the state agricultural college in fertilizer demonstrations. The demonstrations are on the George W Bailey estate D H Christianson Ora Deppey H L Dotson James D Helmick Schomberg and Padgett Lt N P Small Fred Wiederrecht and sons J Ralph Wilson and T G Hotle.
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Wapello
Louisa County
Tennessee Valley Authority
State Agricultural College
George W. Bailey
D. H. Christianson
Ora Deppey
H. L. Dotson
James D. Helmick
Schomberg
Spray To Retard Spring Fruit Buds Described
Dr. Carl G. Vinson of the University of Missouri told the American Chemical Society that sprays using water solutions of tree leaves such as peach cherry cottonwood elm and oak effectively delay bud growth in early spring to prevent frost damage while allowing normal development later in warm weather.
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ST. Louis
American Chemical Society
Carl G. Vinson
University of Missouri
Hearings To Begin In May On Livestock Marketing Bill
Senator Gillette says hearings on his livestock marketing bill start late this month or in May. The subcommittee includes Gillette of Iowa Bulow of South Dakota and Aiken of Vermont. Hearings cover all phases of livestock marketing. farmers stock buyers and packing interests may present briefs if unable to attend.
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Des Moines
Gillettes
Gillette
Iowa
William J. Bulow
South Dakota
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Darger Named National Butter Quality Program Coordinator
H C Darger appointed coordinator for a nationwide butter quality drive. He will work full time from Chicago with headquarters there and attend April meetings in Kentucky Nebraska Kansas South Dakota to discuss program goals. Darger brings dairy experience from Iowa State College Ames including extension professor roles and later national dairy expert duties with the AAA and market stabilization programs.
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Darger
Iowa State College
Ames
AAA
Washington
Windbreak Demonstrations Slated in Buchanan County
Ames extension forester Guy Ramsey will hold three windbreak demonstrations in Buchanan county on April 24 and 25. The events are planned for the Frank Harrington farm in Buffalo township, the Paul Town farm in Perry township, and the C A Morey farm in Fairbank township.
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Independence
Guy Ramsey
Ames Extension Forester
Buchanan County
Frank Harrington
Buffalo Township
Paul Town
Perry Township
C. A. Morey
Fairbank Township
Sherman resigns as 4-H agent to help family farm
Harold Sherman longtime 4-H club agent for Woodbury county steps down after four years to work on the family farm with his father Sylvester Sherman, farming north of Ladora this season.
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Marengo
Harold Sherman
Woodbury County
Sylvester Sherman
Ladora
Plan Tour of ISC Columbus Junction Hatched
F F A members and instructor Marvin Jedele met Monday evening to plan a tour of inspection of Iowa State College late in the school term.
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Columbus Junction
F.F.A
Marvin Jedele
Iowa State College
Interior hog market weakens amid uneven demand and price shifts
Hog receipts in interior points totaled 114 700 head for a six day period, with public markets up to 245 000 heads. Prices were steady to 30 cents lower versus last week with some heavy hogs at a shade stronger level. Top prices across markets ranged from Omaha 9 Chicago 8 85 to Indianapolis 8 50, while wholesale pork declined up to 1.50.
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Corn Belt
East
Missouri River
Chicago
Omaha
Sioux City
East St. Louis
Interior
South St. Paul
Indianapolis
Minnesota
Iowa
New York City
Freeport Cheese Factory elects officers and directors
Special to Thames reports at the annual meeting of the Freeport cheese factory directors elected were W. 3 Btieskotter Fred Sorenson Vernon Sheetz Fred Biermann J C Headington H P Fide Arthur Brynsaas Sam Goetsch and Henry Landmeyer Officers chosen for the year were W B Tieskotter president Fred Biermann vice president and Arthur Brynsaas secretary.
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Thames Decorah
Freeport
B.tieskotter
Fred Sorenson
Vernon Sheetz
Fred Biermann
J. C. Headington
H. P. Fide
Arthur Brynsaas
Sam Goetsch
Henry Landmeyer
W. B. Tieskotter
Ten Acres Of Cold Resistant Corn Planted Near Manchester
Howard Cook, three miles northwest of Manchester, first to plant corn this year in the area. He sown ten acres of cold resistant corn last Tuesday, about a month before the usual time. Rain on Wednesday and Thursday slowed field work nearby.
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Manchester
Howard Cook
March Feeder Lamb Shipments to Corn Belt Reach 118331
A federal marketing service report shows March stocker and feeder shipments of sheep and lambs to the seven Corn Belt states totaling 118 331 head, up 109 112 from a year earlier. Public stockyards accounted for 45 601 head, directs for 72 730.
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Chaicago
Federal Agricultural Marketing Service
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Towa
II Counties Represented In Farm Bureau Parley
Eleven eastern Iowa counties were in conference Friday at Cedar Rapids with state Farm Bureau officers and leaders. Attendees included Francis Johnson state president Allen Kline state vice president and Raymond Savye Farm Credit administration director.
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Farm Bureau
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
State Farm Bureau
Francis Johnson
Allen Kline
Raymond Savye
Farm Credit Administration
Cattle Prices Decline at Major Market Centers
Cattle prices eased with demand narrow after Easter. Steers and yearlings slipped from peaks, with averages around 10.60 for fed cattle and $10.75 to $11.75 for feeders. Chicago tops reached 14.50, while Kansas City and Chicago saw yearlings at about 12.65 and 12.50 respectively. Bulls steady, cows mixed, stocker and feeder trade pressured by heavy marketing.
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Betten
Chicago
Hough
Kansas City
Chocaga
District FFA Contests Set for Coggon Saturday
Eleven schools will compete in northeast Iowa district FFA contests at Coggon this Saturday. G E Sutton, vocational agriculture instructor, lists four events Public speaking parliamentary procedure extemporaneous speaking and chapter program. Participants include Waverly Waukon Jesup Dy satt Orange Township Strawberry Point Postville La Porte City Anamosa Monticello and Coggon.
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Coggon
Iowa
G. E. Sutton
Fridday
Waverly
Waukon
Jesup
Dy~satt
Orange Township
Strawhberrie Point
Postville
la Porte City
Anamosa
Monticello
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Eben
Merle
Garmoe
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The
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Benton
Brandt
County Cattlemen’s Association
Mr. Brandt
Louisa
H.C. Darger
Buchanan
Yue Farm
I.S.C
Allison
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E. Ford Street
Illinois
Cheese Factory
Don Duncan
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