Feeders Ponder Contract System At Cedar Rapids Conference
Iowa farmers county agents and bankers met in Cedar Rapids to discuss contract feeding for cattle and lambs amid mixed signals on feeder availability and financing. I W Arthur and Rex Beresford led the session as nine district conferences roll out, with guidance emphasizing careful contract terms, finance, weighing, shrink, and clear agent designation.
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Cedar Rapids
I. W. Arthur
Agricultural Economics Extension Service
Ames
Rex Beresford
Iowa
Arthur
Iowa State
Government grades 183 million pounds beef in year
The beef graded and stamped for quality in the fiscal year ended June 30, 1932 totaled 183,784,399 pounds, up from 103,518,300 pounds the prior year. The voluntary service, funded by packers, slaughterers, and wholesalers, reflects consumer demand, with monthly gradings now exceeding 20 million pounds versus under 4 million when started six years ago.
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Washington, D. C
What's What Out On the Acres Says Ainsworth Farmer
Dewey Stephens, owner of 440 acres near Ainsworth, discusses property taxes and school funding. He pays $700 in taxes with 60 mills for the school levy, up from 50 mills after valuations fell. He has served on the Setanta school board since its 1922 building and as president the past two years. Annual operating expenses run about $20,000, including $4,000 for bonds. He also questions whether senators are overpaid.
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Dewey Stephens
Ains
Ainsworth Setanta
Debate on farm labor costs and monetary reform in daily conversation
A farmer discusses labor costs during wartime and current seasons, noting $80 monthly wages for eighty bushels then versus $25 now with far lower oats value. He questions the value of the exchange unit, critiques political salaries, and asks about the St Lawrence waterway, school costs, and insurance expenses. The talk also blames newspapers and calls for government focus on the American home.
Morse code used to milk the cows
Special to The Gazette Gainesville Florida reports a farmer's skill with Morse code aids milking. At the Florida experiment station a pulsator part failed, and John Wilson wired a telegraph ticker to the milking machine. Running at 45 to 48 cycles per minute, the ticker simulated signaling, enabling cows to be milked on schedule.
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Gainesville
Fila
Florida Experiment Station
New York
John Wilson
Campus Electrician
Mr. Wilson
Clinton area land sales show varied prices per acre
Wheatland broker George Ott sold twenty acres one mile south of Wheatland to Fred Mess for 125 per acre. John Mess bought forty acres five miles southwest of Wheatland from Fred Knable for 2000 total. L A Andrews receiver sold eighty acres three miles south of Wheatland to Henry Schnede for 3000 total.
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Wheatland
George Ott
Fred Mess
John Mess
Fred Knable
L. A. Andrews
Toronto Savings Bank
Henry Schnede
Wheat Ser
Fence Drift and Corn Wealth in a Grand Rain
A fragment suggests fence drift in a woven wire scene and contrasts two-bit corn with a claimed million-dollar value amid a heavy rain. The language hints at rural life and speculative wealth without clear events or people.
Farm Price Index Rises Five Points in Midyear Report
The July 15 farm price index climbs to 57 percent of pre war averages, driven by a surge in hogs, cattle, eggs, and cotton prices. Hog prices jump about 50 percent, cattle 19 percent, eggs 13 percent, and cotton 11 percent while small grains fall. The report notes the index remains well below last year’s level, yet cites relief in lower farm input costs and wages. The hog corn ratio stands at 14.1, up from 9.6 between June and July.
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Washington, D. C
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Chicago
Trucking Upsets Federal Estimates of Livestock Runs
Union Stockyards Chicago notes trucking shifts changing cattle and hog receipts against rail forecasts. July livestock totals fall at major markets with price gains in June eroding, and truck movement rising for lambs.
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Union Stockyards
Chicago
Gallia
Kendall to Oversee New Barn on Delmar Farm
A. W. Kendall will supervise construction of a new barn southeast of Delmar to replace a fire destroyed structure. Lincoln Jurgenson of Delmar is the contractor.
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Maquoreta
A. W. Kendall
Delmar
Lincoln Jurgenson
Poultry Exposition Highlight At Wapsic Valley Fair
CENTRAL CITY The Wapsic Valley fair opens Aug 16 and runs through Aug 18 with poultry, rabbits and geese on display. Livestock shows boost 4 H entries as cattle sheep and hogs move to closed classes while horses and draft teams compete for prizes. A society horse show is set for Aug 18 at 7 p.m. in front of the grandstand and farm products stalls expect record crowds due to a favorable growing season.
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Central City
Phelps
H. N. Rockwood
Fair Association
Weather Lifts Iowa Corn Outlook After Weekend Rain
Showers cool the weekend heat across Iowa easing crop damage risk. Keokuk saw 4.16 inches, Creston 4.16, Marshalltown 3 inches, Ottumwa 1.35, Iowa City 1.08 to 1.15, Albia 1.23, Davenport 1.88, Cedar Rapids 0.71 inches. Temperatures ranged from 87 at Decorah to 59 at Estherville and Cedar Rapids.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Keokuk
Creston
Marshalltown
Ottumwa
Iowa City
Albia
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Decorah
Estherville
RainfallTotal Tops July Precipitation Record
More rain fell from 6 p.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Monday than during all July. Precipitation reached 3.92 inches vs 3.81 inches for July. Rivers and creeks are rising.
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the Gazette
Spsoledo
Heige
Spontaneous Fire Destroys Farm Barn in Shellsburg
A large feed barn on the Frank Hatfield farm in Shellsburg burned Saturday morning. Fire is thought to have originated from spontaneous combustion. Two calves, farm machinery and harnesses were destroyed. Loss partly covered by insurance.
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Shellsburgh
Frank Hatfield
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