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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1937
Page
3
Krause Jackson county agent reports grasshopper eggs survived winter in good condition across northeast east and west of Maquoketa. Poison bran used successfully in eastern central and western parts of the county and farmers are urged to consult township Farm Bureau directors for control guidance.
Washington reports March sexing of baby chicks 38 per cent higher than last year with 2,966,000 chicks sexed across 89 plants. Egg set in March for turkeys rose 216 per cent to 667,805, while poults hatched fell 23.6 per cent to 95,471. Advance orders for April dropped 52.6 per cent to 557,590.
Lady, a 34-year-old Arabian mare owned by Henry Beyer near Spencers Grove, is shown aiding spring tiling. The farmer notes that even in old age she remains active and diligent, performing an honest day's work daily.
Monticello Mortgage company sold 150 acres in Union township Delaware county to W T Kehoe for 100 dollars per acre. The Buck Creek consolidated school district encompasses the property. Another sale of 40 acres in Oxford township Jones county went to Joe Straska from George Shimedra at 100 dollars an acre.
The eighteenth 4 H Girls club was organized in Fanfax township Linn County with Tone Lefebvre elected president. Officers include Edith Stanelk as vice president, Duoreths Burgess treasurer, Mary Con pell treasurer, Betts Rogers club reporter, and Margaret Ann Minch as tutor. Other members listed include Minnie Fox Rita O Connell Rose Fox, and many more, with plans for leadership and activities.
West Union report states 432 cows tested in March by Fayette County Cow Testings Association No 4 averaged 692 pounds of milk and 29 pounds of butterfat. The Chenowald herd of ten Jersey cows led with 700 pounds of milk and 42 pounds of butterfat.
Corne fieldman and supervisor for the Benton county Iowa Poultry Producers Marketing association spoke to LeRoy township Farm Bureau at Eldo Ebert home. He described egg bloom removal and grading into three classes at the Ottumwa plant. Local station managers service all flocks free for members. A Blairstown station site is eyed with one likely to open soon. Fry reported on REA contract with Iowa Electric Light and Power and invited ideas for a local cold storage plant. Home study reports covered furnishings project phases and county contact meeting notes from Newhall March 26.
A crops specialist from Ames will conduct a corn breeding training for 4 H boys' club members in Linn County. The session starts at 930 Wednesday morning at the Farm Bureau office, announced to County Club Agent Percy Letson.
Maquoketa will host the third train ing session in efficiency work on April 29 for Jackson county girls 4-H club leaders. Miss Fannie Gannon of Town State College will supervise the program.
A fragment notes fence drift captured in woven wire and hints at equity fading unseen by most, with Rural Rehabilitation administration as a possible reader.
Washington report shows farm hands receiving the highest spring wages in six years with a 9 percent rise since January and 12 percent above pre war levels. Demand and supply were uneven across regions, with shortages east of the Mississippi and surplus west of it.
Miss Lucille Gove announces the first rural farm women chorus rehearsals in Linn County. Sessions are at 2 p.m. Saturday at Cedar Rapids Y M C A and 2 p.m. April 29 at Central City. Enrollment caps at sixty with singers over 21 and at least three fourths farm women. The group will be scored for the Linn achievement day state competition at Whittier on May 19.
Iowa City Johnson county agent Emmett C Gardner said the agriculture program payments are 90 percent complete. Johnson county's 1936 total has risen to more than $123,000 with final payments to be made soon.
The WPA social research division released findings on drought distress across Great Plains states including Iowa. The study says agriculture has overstepped its bounds as farming spreads west, with dry farming failing to be sustained and calls for serious study to address unsound practices.
A brief unsigned note from Aunt Lindy on Soul Conservation, suggesting a reflective stance toward achievement and excess rather than celebration by intoxication. The fragment hints at personal voice and a casual humorous tone.
A regional study covering 803 counties in the Great Plains finds grazing area loss due to soil and moisture issues. Iowa, Minnesota, and Missouri were the only humid states. among 61 Iowa counties, many faced below normal rainfall from 1930 to 1936, with pasture and cattle figures showing wide variation. Separate note mentions fishermen prying abalones with a car spring leaf.
Market review notes a weakening corn market late last week as Argentine corn arrives in central western markets with lake navigation opening for westward shipments. Receipts at terminals exceed 2,000,000 bushels while prices vary by port, with Argentine options quoted near 1.10 to 1.15 per bushel and local refs around 1.35 to 1.50.
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