Iowa farm price indexes rise in April report
Des Moines based agricultural statistician reports April gains in prices received by Iowa farmers with the index rising to 121 from March and prices paid up to 129. The report notes widespread increases across corn soybeans hogs poultry eggs and butterfat with several ratios improving to their best levels since 1931 and 1937 in related markets.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Moines
Leslie M. Carl
Avlu Ag Me Ae
Carls
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Fence Drift in the Woven Wire in Midwest Foal Scene
A weathered note describes a fence drift snagging woven wire and mentions the risk to peach trees in southern Iowa and Missouri. The piece shifts to a vivid, playful reflection on spring, noting a lively display of round-eyed mule foals as a centerpiece of the season.
Keokuk Rural Newlywed Group Plans Yearly Program
SIGOURNEY The first of a series of meetings for rural Keokuk county recent-wed couples is set for Monday at Memorial hall. A banquet by the county Farm Bureau opens the event. One couple from each township will organize and plan a county program for the year. Subsequent meetings will be open to all rural young married couples under 35 in farming.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
Memorial Hall
County Farm Bureau Organization
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules for Kidney and Bladder Relief
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a harmless stimulant and diuretic for backache and irritated bladder. It claims fast action and low price of 35 cents, urging readers to choose the genuine Gold Medal product and avoid substitutes.
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Haarlem
Government buys large food shipments last week
Government purchases included 40,418,884 pounds of pork products 27,718 400 pounds of lard 4 041 090 dozen eggs 3 018 600 pounds of cheese 9 990 000 pounds of beans 10 626 boxes of oranges 739 tons of grapefruit 74 400 bushels white potatoes and 210 493 bushels apples. Packers said pork was bought on rush orders for delivery by May 2 with portions to England and the balance for needy families and Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chazette
Chicago
England
Red Cross
Canada
Wisconsin
New York
Barn Fire Destroys Structure On E L McRoberts Farm
A 40 by 60 foot barn with an adjoining shed burned at about 4 30 p m Monday on the E L McRoberts farm near Columbus Junction. The haymow held oats and straw, and 25 bushels of chicken feed plus other items were lost. The cause was undetermined and nearby sheds were protected by the local fire company.
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Burdal
Columbus Junction
E. L. McRoberts
Giant 163-Pound Calf Born From Artificial Insemination
Lincoln AP reports at the State hospital herd barns a Holstein calf weighing 163 pounds born Thursday proves calves bred by artificial insemination can grow normally. Dairy expert K L Underbjerg says the calf is twice the average size and counters fears of weakness.
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Lincoln
State Hospital
K. L. Underbjerg
Nebraska Agricultural Dairy
Sigourney 4 H Caravan Heads to Veishea Open Houses
A Sigourney 4 H caravan will depart at 7 30 am on May 9 heading to the Veishea celebration and the open houses at Iowa State College in Ames seeking participation by members and families.
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Sigourney
Veishea
Iowa State College
Lime Crushing Contracted by Tama County Board
Tama county board of supervisors awarded a contract to W. H. Carroll of Winthrop to pulverize 25 000 tons of agricultural limestone at 50 cents per ton, totaling 12 500 dollars. Quarry lies three miles northwest of Montour. work starts by May and runs 125 working days. The pulverized limestone will be sold to farmers for soil restoration after processing.
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Toledo
Tama County Board of Supervisors
W. H. Carroll
Winthrop
Tama County
Montour
OSSIAN PATRONS PAID 35 CENTS FOR MARCH BUTTERFAT
Patrons of the Silver Springs Creamery received 35 cents per pound for March butterfat. Lawrence Meyer led with a high production of 397.9 pounds, highlighting the top producer in the cooperative.
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Ossian
Silver Springs Creamery Company
Lawrence Meyer
Not Much Corn Planted In Missouri
A farm editor notes light corn planting in Missouri during a motor trip from the southwest tip of Missouri to Cedar Rapids. Few planters were seen, ground was dry enough for plowing, sod is being turned, and winter wheat is headed while spring grain grows, with pastures fair. The report also mentions Texas and Oklahoma corn planting near completion but with expected replanting in Oklahoma due to recent rains.
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Missouri
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Madison County
Texas
Oklahoma
Favorable Week Aids Seeding Across Hilly Land
West Union reports a week of mild, rainless weather has nearly completed seeding in the hilly and sandy areas. Water stands in low spots on some fields while black soil and level land have only just begun. Early oats show a fine stand and grass grows quickly with cattle grazing in many fields.
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West Union
Oats Seeding Nears Completion in Buchanan County
Independence reports about 75 percent of oats seeded in Buchanan County. Early sowing shows good growth while pastures and grasses including clover are in excellent condition. Roads improve and spring work begins as fields dry. Some farmers prep ground for corn.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Corn Ground About Ready In Stanwood
With a week of perfect spring weather farmers in Stanwood report corn ground about ready and field work progressing. lasting soil conditions and early preparation indicate a productive season ahead for local growers.
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the Gazette
Stanwood
Women’s Talk at Meetings Sparks Reflection in NY Column
A concise reflection notes the contrast between women speaking freely at committee meetings versus club meetings, attributed to a line from NY A COUNTRY WOMAN. The piece implies leadership dynamics and social expectations shaping dialogue.
Growing oats and hay crops show healthy stands
Oats fields display a strong green stand and rook like vigor. New seedings indicate a promising hay crop. Alfalfa and bluegrass pastures are flourishing. Garden growth slowed by chilly nights.
Postville Farmers Rally To Complete Seeding Efforts
Northeastern Iowa farmers sped up seeding and ground preparation for corn after two weeks of wet, cool, and windy weather. Unseasonable moisture previously slowed fieldwork but sunny, windy days last week allowed rapid progress toward planting.
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Gazette
Postville
Iowa
Weather and planting notes from Winneshiek county Iowa
Special to The Gazette reports about seventy percent of seeding in Winneshiek county. About a quarter of corn ground ready to plant though wet conditions delay plowing. Pastures improved with milder weather and sun, new seeding looks promising. In McGregor the oak leaf size suggests May 10 to 15 as corn planting time per local wisdom.
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The
Gazette
Decorah
Winneshiek
McGregor
Iowa
Wheat stocks in Iowa total 2.493 million bushels
Des Moines UPI Leslie M. Carl Iowa interior mills and elevators held 300000 bushels of wheat on April 1 with farm stocks bringing the total to 2493000 bushels for this year. Compared with 370000 in mills last year and 250000 on April 1 a year ago.
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Des Moines
Leslie M. Carl
State
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Iowa
Regional rural youth conference opens in Ames
Ames Extension administrators and rural youth specialists from 12 states meet with USDA officials at the central states regional conference on rural youth in Ames. States represented include Iowa Illinois Indiana Kansas Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Ohio South Dakota and Wisconsin as the event runs Monday through Wednesday.
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AMES
United States Department of Agriculture
Central States
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Tree Planting Demonstrated At Bruene Farm
Des Moines AP Iowa orchardists cull dead trees after Armistice day blizzard to prevent pests from surviving wood. The Iowa State Horticultural Society urges removing dead trees, focusing on canning crops like tomatoes and sweet corn under lend-lease aims while noting Edgecombe demonstration on proper planting and watering techniques for Virginia crab and other apples at the Bruene farm.
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Gladbrook
Sam Edgecombe
Ames Extension Horticulturist
Julius K. Bruene
Edgecombe
Bruene
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State Horticultural Society
The
Horticultural Society
Robert Herrick
State Extension Horticulturist
S. W. Edgecombe
Wood Oats Feed From Wood Converts For Livestock
A USDA Foreign Crops and Markets report says scientists in Sweden Norway Finland and Germany developed processes to convert wood into carbohydrate and protein feeds for livestock. In Sweden Norway and Finland wood oats is used widely with Norway expecting about 100000 metric tons fed this year and Sweden more. Finland aims at 200000 metric tons annually. Germany plans eight new factories to produce cellulose fodder and a wood sugarization plan to run small plants with sawmills.
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U.S.D.A
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Germany
Keokuk Cattlemen Plan Feed-Lot Tour May 9
Keokuk county cattle feeders announce their annual feed-lot tour on May 9. Rex Beresford will discuss feeding and market outlook with Iowa officials assisting. The tour begins 8:30 a.m. at the Leo Greiner farm Keota, with visits to Earl Grove Kinross George Grove and Leo Higgins farms in sequence.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
Forrest H. Bennett
Rex Beresford
Ames Extension Animal Husbandryman
Montz Grove
Webster
Herman Aaberg
Iowa
Chicago Producers Association
Carl Olsen
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Beresford
Leo Greiner
Keota
Earl Grove
Kinross
George Grove
South English
Leo Higgins
Rescue From Flaming Ship in Atlantic Convoy
Kenneth Downs recounts surviving a fire aboard a merchant escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. He describes being rescued by a former American destroyer, floating in a lifeboat, and witnessing early actions near a heavy sea as the convoy continued toward a British port.
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Kenneth Downs
International News Service
Y Kenneth Downs
London
INS
Atlantic
Sir Kenneth Downs
Navy
England
Cairo
Barter
Rodeo Cowgirl Held for Death of Ranch Owner
Lucyle Richards a rodeo cow girl and aviatrix was held on murder charges in Houston after the fatal shooting of Frank Y. Dew a 38 year old ranchman and rodeo official at his Red Oaks Gardens apartment. Richards said she went to his apartment with a .25 caliber pistol after being told not to visit him. Dew tried to send her away and a scuffle followed before a loud noise occurred and she fled dropping the weapon.
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Houston
Tex
INS
Lucyle Richards
England
Miss Richards
Frank Y. Dew
Red Oaks Gardens
Dew
Ponder Legislation For Price Fixing
The White House disclosed the administration is weighing legislation to grant power for price fixing. A Tuesday conference between President Roosevelt and Leon Henderson occurred on the topic, with Stephen Early indicating Henderson may not be ready to discuss details.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Leon Henderson
Stephen Early
Henderson
Defense
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