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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1935
Page
4
The federal Bureau reports 1935 Jan 1 farm chickens at 411.6 million, down 10 percent from 1934 and 13 percent from 1930 peak. 1934 eggs total 31,006,080,000 with farm value about 433,510,000. eggs sold 21,887,000,000. Prices rose slightly from 1934 to 1935.
A poem-like line reports on green grass and drift in 1934, noting a 22 percent rise from 1933 and 17 percent from 1932, with egg values at 1929 levels. It lists 1934 egg selling prices by region: 23.8 cents north Atlantic, 19.1 cents south Atlantic, 18.2 cents far western, 16.2 cents east north central, 14.8 cents south central, 13.7 cents west north central.
Washington AP reports that farm wages with board in Iowa average 25.75 dollars per month as of April 1, among the nation’s highest. Iowa wage rates with and without board compare with Illinois Minnesota Missouri the Dakotas Nebraska and Kansas. national averages for 1934 show 19 11 a month with board and 28 82 without board.
On May 1 cheese futures will begin trading at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange under new rules. The standard unit is 22 000 pounds of Wisconsin State Brand cheese, with delivery from June to September and first month in November. Differentials and warehouse delivery rules set by the exchange board.
An Iowa history installment traces money as a social symbol and payments in gold, silver, and paper. It recalls scarce currency in early settlement, bank restrictions, state banks, greenbacks, inflation debates, and the move to the gold standard and federal reserve, ending with the 1935 off gold standard ruling.
The National Dairy Products Corp reports a 1935 study showing the typical industrial worker spent 33 percent of family budget on food in February, up from 28 percent in 1933. Bureau of Labor Statistics data show overall food prices 217 percent above 1913 by March 15, 1935, with dairy and bottled milk price trends lagging other foods.
The Iowa State Dairy association plans to raise funds to send its national champion 4-H judging team from Fayette county to England for the July 3 1935 International contest. The group reports strong 4-H calf club programs across 77 counties with 1 667 members, 2 381 cattle, and notes 4-H dairy work as foundational to Iowa’s dairy industry. Ernest M Wright notes the clubs have never sent a member to the Eldora state training school.
Applications for seed soybeans and corn for seed will be received by farmers without seed funds at the county corn hog office in Washington on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Rev Carl W Klein of the Washington county emergency relief committee announced the plan.
A Sioux City hatchery received an order for 300 baby chicks to ship to President Roosevelt's Hyde Park estate. The shipment, totaling 41.70 dollars, included 200 Rose Comb Reds, 50 Barred Rocks, and 50 White Rocks, chosen by Archie Galinger the Roosevelt farm caretaker. The chicks were sent by express on Monday.
New York reports two grain cargoes detained by the Eastern District FDA for filthy condition. One holds 11,550,730 kilos of barley and the other 7,800,000 kilos of rye at the New York port. Total imports of corn oats rye and barley to New York total about 40 million bushels with 4 million still in bond. No foreign corn arrivals last week. May–June Argentine corn at 74 cents a bushel fob Atlantic Gulf. Gulf ports last week—725,000 bushels. Argentine oats offered at 50 cents fob Galveston. Argentina shipped 2,838,000 bushels of wheat last week, 306,000 to the US and 298,000 to Japan. Canadian wheat imports expected at Duluth with Great Lakes navigation opening.
In Decorah and surrounding areas farmers work to finish the delayed 1934 corn harvest while plowing for new 1935 plantings. North of Decorah two men husked corn in a field on Friday as another pair plowed for future sowing about a half mile away.
Strawberry Point patrons of the Farmers Creamery company were paid thirty seven cents a pound for March butterfat, per Bert R Cole secretary. Butter fat in March 1934 brought twenty seven cents a pound.
Iowa AAA officials rule that 1935 corn hog signers lacking a hog production base may produce one litter of pigs for home consumption under contract limits. No hog payment is provided. Signers with an average 1932-33 hog production of six or fewer and no hog payment may slaughter all pigs in 1935 beyond their market hog base, so long as only one litter is raised on the unit under contract.
New York City reports the anti dumping law may target Holland and Latvian butter if prices abroad are higher or lower than export prices. U S Appraisers' Stores issued the announcement causing market excitement. Imports for the week totaled 2,098,000 pounds with two cargoes due Monday.
Oren Fry of Spring Creek township Black Hawk county paid 2500 dollars to Clarence Angel of Minneapolis for a nine acre homestead at the south edge of La Porte City. The parcel includes a house and several outbuildings in fair condition.
Leaders in the county Farm Bureau met at Mrs. Frank L. Colyer’s home near Center Point to organize a township booth exhibit for Linn County Achievement Day, set for April 26 in Marion.
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