U S Certificated Butter Quality Scores Spotlighted
A federal survey shows 92 or 93 scores on one pound butter, with certificates available for retail packages in New York and Chicago. The Bureau of Agricultural Economics studied 514 purchases and notes keepability and refrigeration affect surface taste. A June 28 law sets certification in interstate shipments with seed prices listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States Department of Agriculture
New York
Chicago
Gordon W Sprague
Gertrude G. Foelsch
Edward Small
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Changes In Seed Prices Reported Nine Kinds Higher
Prices for nine field seed kinds rose in mid March from a month earlier while eight declined and several stayed the same. Iowa averages as of March 1 show white clover and other species fetching higher values with others weaker versus 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Canada
Iowa
Spray Twice This Spring For Apple Scab
Ames Iowa orchardists should spray before pink buds to combat apple scab this spring. G C Kent notes heavy eastern infestations and likely western infection. Two pre-pink applications using lime sulfur mixture are advised to protect yields potentially reduced by up to twenty percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
G. C Kent
Kent
Dairy cattle and poultry auction at Scotch Grove sale
The Fred Graham farm auction near Scotch Grove sold dairy cows up to 70 dollars a head last week. Heavy type chickens brought 95 cents each. Machinery sold for fairly high prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Fred Graham
Exports of Corn From U.S. Decline Amid Argentine Surplus
Only 14 000 bushels of U S corn exported in mid April while Argentina shipped about 3 000 000 bushels. Argentine export surplus pegged at 158 000 000 bushels by mid April, with Liverpool May quotes 67 cents per bushel against 723 percent for U S No 2 yellow April. U S offerings last week totaled 2 500 000 bushels as wet chilly weather slowed southern planting and raised replanting expectations in Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Argentina
Liverpool
Arkansas
Rowley Butterfat Prices Set For March Half
Rowley Farmers Cooperative Dairy patrons were paid 24 cents a pound for No 1 butterfat in the last half of March. No 2 sold for 23 cents and No 3 for 22 cents. Prices in the first half of March were about one cent higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowley
Rowley Farmers Cooperative Creamery Company
Joe McGrath
McGrath
Seeding Near Traer Finished Amid Weather Delays
Seeding of small grain in the Traer area is nearly complete with plowing for corn underway. Gardens planting is held back by cool wet weather, but farmers expect significant progress if sunny conditions return this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traer
Johnson County Farm Bureau Plans Membership Frolic
Iowa City event tentatively set for Tuesday evening at Youde's Inn. County Agent Emmett Gardner said today the gathering aims to boost membership and community involvement in the farm bureau program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Iowa City
Johnson County Farm Bureau
Youde’s Inn
Emmett Gardner
Missouri Osage farms project hosts 29 families near Sedalia
The Osage farms resettlement project near Sedalia Pettis county Missouri established April 1938 on Bois d Arc farm hosts 29 families from 19 counties. Homes cost about 2000 each with no bathrooms and limited spaces but electric wiring and REA electricity planned. The project totals 5300 acres across two units with a government obligation around 100 per acre plus 110000 for livestock and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heare
Farm Security Administration
Osage Farms
Sedalia
Pettis County
Missouri
Bois d’Arc
Osage
James A. Muster
Wallace
FSA
Bois d'Arc
Country Home
What is a Caterpillar and How It Becomes Moths or Butterflies
An Iowa Outdoors explainer details caterpillar biology from larval feeding habits to their transformation into moths or butterflies. It notes caterpillars’ leaf-eating, breathing holes, and the horned pupal stage, with Southern lore calling the horned pupa a horn-blower.
FENCE DRIFT CATCHES EYE ON MISSOURI TOUR
A personal travel note recounts a Sunday drive from Joplin through Springfield to Jefferson City via the Lake of the Ozarks region. The author visits the Missouri Capitol and its Benton murals, noting their raw realism and grotesque charm as a reflection on state history.
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Missouri
Joplin
Springfield
Jefferson City
Lake of the Ozarks
Capitol Building
Benton
House of Representatives
Achievement Day in Clayton County Held at K C Hall Elkader
Women from fifteen townships prepare exhibits for the Clayton County Achievement Day at the K C hall Elkader Friday. Mrs N Mae Larson of the Ames extension service will judge the displays.
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Elkader
Clayton County
K. C. Hall
N. Mae Larson
The
Ames Extension Service
Joel Clark
Cattle Feeding Survey Results Tour Dates Set
Results of the Chicago Producers annual cattle feeding survey will be shared at feeders meetings in eastern Iowa. Tama county Toledo 9 a.m. May 1 Linn county Cedar Rapids 8 p.m. May 1 Jones county Onslow 8 p.m. May 2.
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Chicago Producers
Iowa
Tama County
Toledo
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Jones County
Onslow
Handling of Frozen Food Discussed in Tipton
Miss Ruth Cessna Ames extension nutritionist addressed 130 locker patrons on proper freezing and storage. She warned that once thawed vegetables deteriorate quickly, advised scalding vegetables before freezing and using low storage temperatures around ten degrees Fahrenheit. She noted spoilage links to pre chill or wrap, and urged sound whole produce and close price monitoring to reduce food costs.
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the Gazette
Tipton
Ruth Cessna
Ames
Tipton Friay
Cessna
Linn County Board Proceedings Pay Rolls List
Linn County Iowa board minutes continue with Construction Maintenance and Work Relief Pay Rolls No 3 listing dozens of names and amounts. The document records payments to employees including Burlingham Hurt Young Searles Voorhies Graver Helbig Elliott Morgan and others with totals and signatures. The session adjourned to April 11 1939 with Fred Stirm as chair and Robt Vesely as county auditor.
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C L Peterson
Richard E Burlingham
Joe Hurt
Ereceeweeeves
Walter Hurt
Vivian C Young
Jake Searles
Leo Baker
Ae Loran Voorhies
E Graver
Earl Helbig
Everett Elliott
Wilbur Oliphant
RL Lynch
Sveeeeenes Alton E Seevell
C E Sprague
Ceeeenes
H E Travis
Saseeve
LG Peterson
L Morgan
Eason Leo Baker
Pases Loran Voorhies
Esses Dewey Alexander
Wesley Bartosh
E Donnan
Howard Jordan
Howard Lockwood
Chris Matheison
Emmett Murphy
James Moubry
Arthur Holub
Earl Lehr
Beviee
Miles
C Walmer
Biehde RM Clark
Wale
Seeee
W LL Kassler
Harry I
al LeClerc
Eeewes
C M Meroshek
Jack Norris
A Peterson
Lloyd Davis
Eloy Elgin
Frank Fee
R W Hartsell
Frank Hendryx
Eae
Eugene Babbitt
Norman Durland
Eeees C
Edgar Gillette
Eeseoge I L Sword
Cesesereees
Cccevseees
Conrad
Seneeatees
CW Frederick
Ceeee
JD Hills
Seed Wilbur Oliphant
Warren P Hartman H R Koob
Remeey Pagies 8
Ses
Ringland
Arnold C
Akers
James
Berends
Henry
Burlingame
Brown
Howard
Booth
Harvey
Ceere Bremer
Fred Stirm
Board of Supervisors
Linn County
Iowa
Robt. M. Vesely
Olive Tablets Promote Liver Bile for Constipation Relief
An advertisement extols Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets as a purely vegetable remedy to stimulate liver bile and improve digestion of fatty foods. It claims to ease constipation and tone intestinal action, urging readers to try them tonight at drugstores with prices 154 204 604.
Meat and butter products may also be used for processing
The text notes that the same policy could apply to other meats and to products such as butter. It suggests uniform treatment across different meat types and dairy items in related regulatory or pricing guidelines.
Ruth Cessna to lead food storage talks at four towns
Miss Ruth Cessna of the Ames extension service will conduct talks on handling foods before and after storing in freezer lockers. Meetings are planned for Tuesday in Angmosa Wednesday in Dubuque Thursday in Manchester and Friday in Independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Cessna
Ames Extension Service
Angmosa
Dubuque
Manchester
Independence
Alla Aakee County 4 H Livestock Roundup In Waukon
The annual Alla Aakee County 4 H livestock roundup will be staged in Waukon on Wednesday evening with election of county officers on the agenda.
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Waukon
Aakee County
Champlin's Chicks Offer Limited Time Booking
Chicks priced at 6.95 per hundred for orders booked within five days to secure May and June hatchings. Some breeds already sold out. all chicks are No 1 quality and 50 percent pullets. Blood tested and US Department of Agriculture approved.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Champlin’s
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Farm Editor
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Missouri Cooperative Farming Unit
Ray Anderson
Ralph Wallace
Mr. Wallace
Jake
Ege
Gerald
Killer Diller
WiLliams
Hell
Clayton
Cattlemen's Meetings
Linn CO. Board Supervisors Proceedings
Buchtella, Wm
Barrett
Arthur
Brundidge, Fay
Bammert, Charles
Lgarnes, Leo
Berry, George
Eseseeres
Carroll, Joseph
Chavez
Joe
Cortez
Pete
Corporon
Gus
Eseverese
Duede
Clyde
Dunek
Louis
Davis, Keever
Decker, Freeman
Dinnell, Clifford
Fuller, Clellon
Foarde, Joseph
Frank, Lyle
Griswold, Leo
Hughes, Ralph
Harford, Lawrence
Holladay, Melvin
Hutchins, Wayne W
Holsinger, Donald
Jones, Lester
Johnson, Carl
Jones, Walter M
Knotts, Jesse
Kruse
Orval
Accesees
Linguard
Miller
Charles
Murphy
Edward
McDaniel
McMahom, Joseph
Marx
Norris
Norman C
Newland
Noble
Sam
Schminkey, Sam
Sills, Cliff
Schermerhorn, Bud
States
Richard
Spicer, George
Svoboda
Jerry
Essses
Tompkins, Merle
Tobin, Ollie
Eeeseeae
van Alst Alva
Warner, George
Whitney, Roy C
Wilkin, John
Wood
Herbert
Zimmerman
Carl
Board of Superere
Drugrist's
Nurito
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