June Sets Record Cattle Marketing From Survey Data
Chicago based survey of 7131 carloads on feed as of April 1 shows June will be the heaviest month for cattle on market with 1439 carloads or 20.2 percent, led by 620 yearlings and 401 medium weights. May follows at 18.6 percent, July 16.8 percent, August 15.1, and September 14.2 percent. Heifers rise to 16.5 percent of cattle on feed, while heavy cattle and yearling steers increase.
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NION
Chicago
Corn Belt
Chicago Producers Commission Association
Institute Of Co Operation Scheduled For June Fifteenth
The twelfth annual session of the American Institute of Co operation will meet at the University of Illinois from June 15 to 19. H. C. M. Case says over 2,000 cooperative executives employees and officials are expected to attend along with farm leaders advisers and teachers.
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Urbana
Ill
American Institute of Co-operation
University of Illinois
H. C. M. Case
Department of Agricultural Economics
Finesse timing in bridge yields thirteen tricks
In a late card play North as dealer faced an AKJ10 9763 hand. Declarer chose an immediate finesse for the heart ten after West showed out, risking queen drops but ensuring a secure win. The finesse allowed South to avoid multiple lost trumps and complete the contract with thirteen tricks.
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Declarer
South
Queen of Hearts
West
East
Iowa Farm Credit loans reach 30 million for nine months
The Farm Credit administration reported 4,084 Iowa farmers borrowed 30,120,000 from the federal land bank and the land bank commissioner in the nine months ending April 1. The average loan was 6,567 with an estimated 105 yearly interest saving versus previous rates. First mortgage loans totaled 20,010,000 while emergency funds of 10,109,000 financed second mortgages and other uses.
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Washington, D. C
Farm Credit Administration
Iowa
Federal Land Bank
Land Bank Commissioner
W. S. Myers
Land Bank
National Farm Loan Associations
Myers
Massive stem rust hits 18 million bar berry bushes
An estimated 18,000,000 bar berry bushes are destroyed after authorities determine they harbor the spores of stem rust of grain. The loss impacts crops and raises concerns for disease containment and future harvests.
April eggs and flock gains offset by long-term price shifts
The April 1 1936 poultry and egg production report shows a 4 percent rise in egg production from 1935 and a 2 percent rise from 1934, yet well below the 1928-32 April 1 average and 1937 peak. Eggs per 100 hens reached 54.7, the highest since 1929, while layers were up about 4 percent from last year but below the five-year average.
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Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
West North Central States
North Central
South Atlantic
North Atlantic
South Central
Far Western
Fence Drift in woven wire by R F A
A short poem notes fence drift caught in woven wire with murmurs of melody. Birds in a grove join a spring ambience with a faint whistle and chirp blending aroma and aria.
3 Year 4-H Corn Club Begins in Louisa County
Louisa County 4-H corn club directed by Earl Peterson sets a May 1 entry deadline. Ten members join plots of one to five acres to test corn varieties fertilizer and breeding with a three year program to teach soil management and high yield methods at low cost.
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Columbus Junction
Louisa County
Earl Peterson
80 Percent Hatch Reports At Oelwein This Season
OELWEIN reports a high hatch rate this season with some hatchings reaching 80 percent. Demand for early baby chicks grows and indications point to more chickens being raised this year than last.
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Oelwein
Iowa farmer income likely to rise in 1936 says S U S researcher
Richard H. Roberts, University of Iowa research associate, predicts Iowa farm income will be higher in 1936 than in 1935, citing marketings and prices stable if政策 maintained. He notes 1935 cash income at 467 million dollars and expects gains from hogs and corn-hog program effects with the soil conservation plan shaping acreage and profits.
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Iowa City
Richard H. Roberts
University of Iowa
Iowa
Iowa Journal of History and Politics
State Historical Society
AAA
Roberts
Congressional Farmers Tell Of AAA Checks
Congress members who farm reported AAA benefit payments from eight dollars to nine hundred dollars yearly. Some received checks, others declined. Notable figures include Rep. R. T. Buckler who earned about 900 dollars annually from 404 wheat acres and Rep. Percy L. Gassaway with about 50 dollars yearly from 3,000 to 4,000 acres. Others like Rep. Otha D. Wearin received about 300 dollars from a 240 acre farm.
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Washington
ULP
House of Representatives
Congress
AAA
R. T. Buckler
Minnesota
United Press
Percy L. Gassaway
Oklahoma
Robert L. Coughton
N. C
Compton I. White
Ida
William P. Cole
Otha D. Wearin
Iowa
Oelwein Holsteins Hit .9 Pound Butterfat Daily
The Davis and Sauerbry Holstein herd near Oelwein completed 163 days of a Holstein-Friesian Association test with a daily cow butterfat average of 0.9 pounds. Korndyke Beets Boon led for butterfat at 224.2 pounds and 6000.2 pounds of milk. Snowball Burton topped last month with 63.1 pounds butterfat and 1370.4 pounds milk, while Pietertje Burton produced 1843.2 pounds of milk and 60.8 pounds butterfat overall.
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Oelwein
Davis and Sauerbry
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Madison
Wis
Snowball Burton
Pietertje Burton
Hog cholera outbreak reported east of Brandon
An outbreak of hog cholera on a farm east of Brandon killed a sow and seven spring pigs. The disease spread from a pen of fattening hogs. The rest of the drove was vaccinated.
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Brandon
Weave baskets first lesson for county home project group
An all day basket weaving session was led Thursday for Clinton and Fairfax townships in Linn county. Eighteen women from nine school districts attended the home project meeting at Mrs. Henry Gensicke’s home.
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Palo
Clinton
Fairfax Townships
Linn County
Home Project
Henry Gensicke
National Head To Address Meeting Of Clinton Farm Union
DEWITT E H Everson national president of the Farmers Union will be the top speaker at Clinton county Farmers Union banquet Thursday evening. Also attending will be A J Johnson state president and C N Rogers of Des Moines national vice president.
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Clinton Farm Union
Dewitt
E. H. Everson
Farmers’ Union Organization
Clinton County
Maquoreta Calf Club Reports Rapid Weight Gains
Twenty two members of the Miles calf club met at the J R Witzigman home to note calves gaining more than two pounds daily. The heaviest calf weighs 750 pounds. Wayne Krabbenhoff is president, Conrad Kelley vice president and Robert Matthiesen secretary.
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Maquoreta
Te Miles
J. R. Witzigman
Wayne Krabbenhoff
Conrad Kelley
Robert Matthiesen
Corn in Field Brings 21 Cents at Delhi Farm Auction
At Leo McElmeel’s Delhi auction the corn in the field sold for 21 cents a bushel. A 2 year old colt brought 162.50 dollars and cows topped at 60 dollars.
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Delhi
Leo McElmeel
Washington County Seeks 210000 in Corn Hog Funds This Week
Washington county faces a total of 210000 dollars in corn hog payments this week. The final payment on 1935 contracts is due, as conveyed to O C Patterson, chairman of the county corn hog committee.
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Washington
Washington County
O. C. Patterson
Cuticura
Malden
Mass
Calmar Farmers Begin Field Work This Spring
Calmar farmers started field work last week on higher lands sowing small grain and preparing soil for corn. The move marks early-season planting as the community works the fields.
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Calmar
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