Harry Linn Plans Suffolk-Punch Horse Import by May Eight
Des Moines official Harry Linn announces he will sail on May 8 from New York City to southern England to buy twelve or more Suffolk Punch mares and three or four stallions for Iowa breeders. The horses will be shipped to a Cedar Rapids area farm for distribution, with orders from Weaver Witwer and R. J. Barr among buyers. Linn aims a month to six weeks in the British Isles and expects July delivery if orders succeed.
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Harry Linn
Des Moines
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders’ Association
Linn
Cedar Rapids
New York City
England
Mr. Linn
Atkins
G. Stewart Holmes
Weaver Witwer
Linnsoia
R. J. Barr
Joliet, Ill
British Isles
Holmes Farm
Iowa
Peter Hopely
Lewis
Samuel Insull
Joliet
Barr
United States
Shadeland
North Carolina
Dan Casement
Manhattan
Kan
Farmers Independence Council of America
Liberty League
Herbert N. Etheridge
Suffolk
Eng
Farmers to hold record keeping meetings in Fayette county
Special to The Gazette reports two meetings in Fayette county on May 7 and May 8 for farmers to learn farm record keeping. Carl C. Malone, Ames farm account specialist, will address northern farmers at West Union on May 7 and southern farmers at Maynard on May 8.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Carl C. Malone
Ames
West Union
Maynard
Cedar Rapids Glows At Dusk In Airborne View
A full page ad touts Cedar Rapids as the capital of agricultural America. From the air the city appears radiant at dusk with lights along the headlighted highways and avenues of flame.
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America
Cedar Rapids
Winneshiek Crib Corn Described As Bad To Terrible
Reports on cribbed corn in Winneshiek county are discouraging with one investigator calling it bad to terrible and likely worthless in three weeks. Plowing and seeding will be in full swing if rains hold. pastures need warmth but are in good shape. Spring pig crop is near normal and fall crop was about 15 percent larger than 1934. Cattle are in good condition after a mild winter.
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Decorah
Winneshiek
Potatoes Harvested After Severe Winter On Konicek Farm
About a half bushel of potatoes missed last fall were harvested this spring on the Mrs Anna Konicek farm during spring garden plowing. The potatoes were in perfect condition despite the harsh winter described as the most severe in 117 years.
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Gazette
Anna Konicek
Suffolk-Punch Stallion Leads Import Plans From Ipswich
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders' association secretary Harry Linn will sail May 8 to import Suffolk Punch horses to Iowa. The Suffolk-Punch stallion, champion at a recent Ipswich show, is red chestnut with compact build and high vitality. Described as hardy and long lived, the breed is promoted for small farms and steady work.
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Ipswich
Eny
Harry Linn
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders’ Association
Iowa
Linn
Time for cluster bud spray for apples and berries
Early season spray advised when buds separate and pink shows on apple clusters. Apply within the week of April 22 to combat apple scab curculio and chewing insects. The mix is lead arsenate with lime sulphur in water. omit lead arsenate for anthracnose on new growth and add two more sprays at two week intervals.
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Iowa
Allamakee County Grass Improvement Plots Established
Two pasture demonstration plots were set up in Allamakee county at the Bernard Houlihan farm in Taylor township and the John Livesind farm in Union Prairie township. The reseeding mix includes six pounds sweet clover four pounds red clover two pounds alsike clover and five pounds timothy with oats added where appropriate. Comparisons will be made through summer and fall against nearby non reseeded pasture to gauge growth gains.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Bernard Houlihan
Taylor Township
John Livesind
Union Prairie Township
Waverly Banquet To Honor Business Men By Farmers
Waverly business and professional men and their wives will be guests of Bremer county Farm Bureau at the 13th annual banquet Thursday evening in Waverly. The dinner is prepared by farmers wives and served by over forty farmers with Francis Johnson, president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, as speaker.
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Waverly
Bremer County Farm Bureau
Francis Johnson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Creameries Pay 36 Cents Pound For Top Butterfat
Maynard Co operative creamery patrons were paid 36 cents a pound for March butterfat. Secretary C H Paul reports the rate for the top butterfat.
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Maynard
Maynard Co-operative Creamery
C. H. Paul
Edgewood Butterfat Prices Set for March by Farmers Creamery
Edgewood plant The Farmers Creamery paid patrons 36 cents a pound for sweet cream butterfat and 34 cents for No 1 butterfat received during March according to local reports from Edgewood.
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Edgewood
Farmers Creamery Company
Cedar County seals 82022 bushels of corn for loans
Earl Elijah secretary treasurer of the Cedar county warehouse board reports 82022 bushels of corn sealed this year for loans totaling 35032.96 dollars. Cost of sealing in the county amounted to 492.89 dollars. Total loans were under last year's total.
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Tipton
Earl Elijah
Clarence
Cedar
Early Sown Oats Do Well While Late Seedings Stall
In North English the early sown oats have emerged and show a vigorous stand. The dry soil prevents germination of late sown oats. Most rye fields in the area are currently used for grazing by cattle and hogs.
Grain seeding progress in Fayette county slows due to cold
About a quarter of grain seeding is done in northern Fayette county with half the work finished by week end after field prep. High winds dried fields and aided work while unseasonably cold weather shortened days by freezing soil each morning. Grass is held back by cold, livestock are in good flesh and feed is not scarce.
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The
Gazette
West Union
Fayette County
Oats Survive Early April Freeze in Marengo Area
Farmers in Iowa's Marengo county report March oats sprouting and not damaged by an early April cold snap. RHUBARB SAUCE APPEARS. West Branch notes fresh garden rhubarb sauce on J. L. Parry table for Sunday dinner. Farmers have sown oats and begun plowing corn stalks. Gardens planted with some early growth.
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Marengo
Iowa County
West Branch
J. L. Parry
Future Farmers At Lamont Plant Potato Test Plot
Lamont FFA members plant an acre of potatoes as a cooperative project under Milo Pitcher. The test plot north of Lamont will compare seed sources seed treatments and fertilizer applications while the club officers supervise and the boys handle cultivation spraying harvest and marketing.
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Lamont
Lamont Future Farmers of America Club
Milo Pitcher
Smith-Hughes
Pitcher
Prices hinge on distribution of market supplies
Ames Iowa State college extension economists say cattle prices in the next two months depend on keeping market supplies well distributed. Beef steers fluctuated near $9 at Chicago. beef and common cattle moved differently. Feed on hand is up 28 percent in the corn belt versus last year, with demand stronger and stocker and feeder prices up since March 1. orderly marketing could absorb supply with little price change.
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Gazett Ames
Lowa State College Extension
Chicago
Corn Belt
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Barn Burns on Recker Farm Near Sand Springs
Sunday evening fire of undetermined origin destroyed a 34 by 70 foot cow barn on Henry Recker’s farm three miles northeast of Sand Springs. Four calves perished. hay oats and equipment lost. A nearby machine shed survived. Fire teams from Monticello Cascade and Worthington aided. Water was drawn from a dammed creek and the farm well. Loss estimated over $2,000 with insurance.
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Gate Sand Springs
Henry Recker
Sand Springs
Monticello
Cascade
Worthington
Edgewood Fire Dept Responds to Two Farm Blazes
The Edgewood fire department was called to the F. H. Hatch farm three miles west of Edgewood to extinguish a roof fire causing $85 in damage paid by insurance. Later the M. Perrinjaquet farm slough fire spread to a meadow owned by Frank Ashline and uncut soybean fields, threatening buildings on the W. A. Robinson farm nearby.
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Edgewood
F. H. Hatch
M. Perrinjaquet
Frank Ashline
Perrinjaquet
W. A. Robinson
Dysart Fire Rescues Farm Buildings From Nearby Blaze
Firefighters arriving at the Joe Hadacek farm south of Dysart Sunday morning saved a large livestock barn and a straw pile from a spreading blaze. Sparks from a brush pile fire fed by the wind threatened sawed wood and farm structures nearby.
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Dysart
Joe Hadacek
Farm Record Session Planned at Postville High
Postville hosts a farm record meeting at 7 30 p m Wednesday led by Carl Malone Ames extension economist. The session, in cooperation with Allamakee county Farm Bureau, will summarize county farmers records.
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Postville
Carl Malone
Ames Extension
Postville High School
Allamakee County
Mares Sold for Record Price in Washington Community
Charles Ashby sold six and seven year old Belgian mares to Lee Hanna of Crawfordsville for 565 dollars. The price marks the highest for a team in the area in several years. Ashby had purchased the mares last year near Iowa City.
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the Gazette
Washington
Charles Ashby
Lee Hanna
Crawfordsville
Ashby
Iowa City
Randalia Boy And West Union Girl Top Records Meet
Fayet te county selects Randalia Talcott and West Union Stelzmiller as outstanding 4 H boy and girl for a record book contest. They earn a trip to the national club camp in Washington D C June 18 23. Both have seven years of club work. Talcott a freshman at Iowa State College and Stelzmiller enrolled at Iowa State Teachers College. Talcott was Iowa's champion dairy calf club member and Holstein club member last year.
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Fayette
Leonard Talcott
Randalia
Berniece Stelzmiller
West Union
Fayette County
Washington, D. C
Talcott
Iowa State College
Stelzmiller
Iowa State Teachers College
Iowa
Tama County 4 H Members Receive Awards
Tama County 4 H club members earned multiple honors at the Tama county spring party in Gladbrook. Recipients included George Martins for beef cattle grain and livestock judging, Arlene Handorf state home furnishing champion, Helen Winds er long time record book, Junior Cooper champion beef club member, Merle Clough champion lamb club member, Elmer Leuthie champion pig club member, Marvin Wood champion corn husker, Charles Dusek county health champion, and Yvonne Mitchell best all around club girl.
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Toledo
Tama County
Gladbrook
George Martins
Arlene Handorf
Helen Winders
Junior Cooper
Traer
Merle Clough
Dysart
Elmer. Leuthie
Marvin Wood
Charles Dusek
Yvonne Mitchell
Eee
Flush kidneys of poisons and stop getting up nights
Advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules to flush waste from kidneys and soothe the bladder. Claims rapid relief from nocturnal urination, backache, and joint pain, urging purchase of the Haarlem origin product as the genuine option.
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Haarlem
Holland
Washington County AAA checks arrive in final 1935 payments
Ian Corn and hog checks totaling 210000 dollars were received here Tuesday for final payment of 1935 contracts. O. O. Patterson, chairman, announced distribution would start Wednesday and that each farmer with a check would be notified where to pick up funds.
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the Gazette
Washington
Ian
O. O. Patterson
Washington County
High herd in Fayette Cow Test association reported
Carl Miehe led Fayette Cow Test association No. 3 in March with Hosteins cows averaging 1065 pounds of milk and 39.1 pounds butterfat. S. H. Harrison showed high Guernsey cow producing 65.9 pounds butterfat. George A. Youmans served as tester.
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Maynard
Carl Miehe
Fayette
S. H. Harrison
Guernsey
George A. Youmans
Cattle Runs Hold Hog Prices From Following Loins
The Farm Editor notes pork loins jumped to 23 50 at Chicago on Monday due to light hog receipts. Early Tuesday markets showed loin weakness while hog prices mostly held steady with a small advance for some choice grades. By Tuesday prices fell about ten cents at Chicago Cedar Rapids and interior markets as buyers turned bearish on cheaper beef.
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Chicago
Loins
Cedar Rapids
Minute Men Set-up Planned in Allamakee County
Evan Trottnow of Dysart representing the Iowa Farm Bureau federation will aid in completing the minute men set-up in Allamakee county at a Waukon meeting on April 30. The group aims to provide farmers with up-to-date information on agricultural problems and questions.
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Waukon
Evan Trottnow
Dysart
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Minute Men
Allamakee County
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