Washington Banks Among Iowa's Major Livestock Centers
Washington Iowa handles about 2,000,000 dollars of livestock in 1933 and ranks as a leading Iowa marketing center. Local yards, three stockyards, a large packing firm, and several independent dealers drive cattle and hog shipments, with Turkington Brothers and Mike Flenner among top buyers. Hog prices improved through grading and direct shipments to markets nationwide.
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Ashington
Washington
Iowa
Turkington Brothers
Rock Island
Burlington and
Milwaukee
Paul R. Moore
Moore
Sigourney
Allerton
Wayne County
Wanshington
T. A
Mike” Flenner
Iowa Producers Association
Burlington Yards
Flenner
Thomas
cSasda
P. Atragre
Turkington Brevbees
Farmer in Cedar plants 7 acres corn
Special to The Gazette reports Walter Jack a Cedar county farmer seven miles southeast of Lisbon sowed seven acres of corn due to seed abundance and confidence in a timely harvest despite drought. Other counties note growing alfalfa acreage, with Delaware and Buchanan counties expanding forage seedings and hay demand amid dry conditions. Washington reports plowing complete and moisture concerns persist.
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Gazette
Lisbon
Walter Jack
Jack
Manchester
Delaware County
The
Washington
Washington County
Poultry Mules Produced By Central City Hatchery
Central City Hatchery pioneers sex linked chicks known as poultry mules. Verne and Adthel Phelps hatch 1000 a week using White Wyandotte hens with Rhode Island Red cocks. Eggs fetch a 6 cent premium. day old pullets cost 1 more per hundred and cockerels sell at standard prices.
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Central City Hatchery
NY Ray Anderson
Iowa
Nevada
Davenport
Shenandoah
Central City
Verne
Adthel Phelps
Ben
Mr. Phelps
Rhode Island
Marion
Alfred Larson
West Branch
Rowland Hill
Mr Phelps
W. H Lapp
Extension
Ames
Mr Hill
Hill
Phelps
Phelps Hatchery
Davenport Hatcheryman
Early Payment Contracts Move Toward Washington
In Linn County the 201 early payment contracts for coin and hog measures head to Washington this week. Des Moines board of review reformatted listing sheets as staff rush to complete the data. Special to The Gazette. Tama County will receive $206 739.70 soon with hog reductions totaling $137 446.00 and corn reductions $69 293.70.
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Linn
Lima County
Washington
George Dillon
Cent
Board of Review
Des Mores
Attees
Comyarce
Hawkeye Record
Mount Vernon
Prankhr
Finn and
Bertram Town
Marion Sentinel
Marion
Monroe
Walker News
Ciant
Spring Grove
Cayton Monitor
Jackson and
Boulder
Central City News
Otter Creek
Maine
Buffalo
Springstle New Era
Brown and Chipton
Center Point Independent
Washington and Fayette
Tama
Toledo
Tama County
Burns Byram
The
Corn and Hog Association
Rhubarb Brings 6 Cents A Pound At Cedar Rapids
J Brubaker gathered 101 pounds of rhubarb from the garden Friday and sold it to Cedar Rapids dealers at 6 cents a pound. The strawberry variety is planted in long eastern rows ready for market four to five days earlier than the western rows. Early rhubarb typically brings 8 to 10 cents a pound.
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Brubaker
Dairy Dale School
Cedar Rapids
Drought Damage Reported Across Iowa Meadows
Iowa county agents report widespread drought damage to meadows with 25 to 50 percent loss in several counties. Notes include 25 to 35 percent winter kill in Dubuque, 50 percent plowed in Tama, and varied damage elsewhere with better results in some north slopes. Abandonment generally under 25 percent in Cedar and limited in Delaware and Cedar counties.
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Fayette
W. Lodwick
Fayette County
Lodwick
Dubuque County
Frank Kerrigan
Byram
Kermith Hudhn
Delaware County
Emmet Gardner
Cedar
Gardner
D H_ Zentmire
Iowa
Marengo
Zentmire
Maurice Louits
Keokuk County
Sigourney
Cheese Factory to Open May 1 at Independence
Workmen remove machinery and remodel the Carmichael Condensary plant for a new cheese making operation. Officials expect the factory to commence operations about May 1 in Independence.
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Independence
Farm Bureau Meeting Dates Across Townships
Tuesday evening events list a College Town Farm Bureau meeting at Union Church. Thursday evening notes a Marion Township Farm Bureau meeting at Memorial Hall in Marion.
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College Township Farm Bureau
Union Church
Marion Township
F Farm Bureau
Memorial Hall
Marion
Dairy Cows for Dad to Milk Beef Calves for Son to Feed
Clarence Cox reports on J Louis Cocking near Manchester cross breeding Holstein dairy cows with Angus to create a dual purpose herd. The project yields profitable calves sold at about a year old, reduces milking workload, and aligns with possible government dairy curtailment. The 140 acre farm feeds calves on a grain based ration and maintains a registered Angus sire for quality beef stock.
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Clarence Cox
Manchester
J. Louis Cocking
Mr . Cocking
Cecil
Delaware County
Cocking
Dust storms enrich Iowa soil and fertility
Iowa soil fertility credited to recent dust storms. Charles D. Reed of the weather bureau notes winds carried rich topsoil from western states and deposited it across Iowa. He cites deep soil and cliff formations along the Missouri river near Council Bluffs and Sioux City as evidence of blown-in dust buildup.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
General Weather Bureau
Missouri River
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Neighbor Bill Schaeffer Hauler of Dairies and Horses
A feature on Bill Schaeffer, dairyman and cream hauler near Fayette, Iowa. The piece recalls his life, farming rental, love of horses, and pride in rural work, contrasting old horse power with modern tractors, and reflecting on agricultural policy and pride in horsemanship.
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Bill Schaeffer
W F Pfeiffer
Fayette
Bill
Stull
Dad's Gate
Iowa
Iowa Farmers Control Budget For County Committees
Farmers insist county corn and hog committees manage budgets and allocations. They recall pledges that farmers would be administrators and rule, blaming Washington and Des Moines for potential overreach. They assert farmers pay the bills and deserve to decide spending, praising township committees for honest work.
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Washington
Des Moines
Iowa
Egg and dairy markets reflect reduced production trends
National farm flocks are smaller by 3.3 percent versus a year ago, lifting egg prices despite ample storage limits. Butter demand shifts, while cheese factories surge in southwestern New York and northwestern Pennsylvania. Meat prices rise, with lamb leading as the strongest market in two years.
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New York City
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
East
Middlewest
Chicago
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
New York
AAA
New England
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
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P. C. Lassen
Buchanan Counts
Nears Daas
Ben Ciam
Nave
Mrs. Phelps
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Putnam, Fairfax and College
Eervee
Linn Farm Bureau Calendar
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