Iowa 4-H Dairy Clubs Enroll 1879 Members in 86 Counties
A complete check shows 1,879 Iowa boys and girls in eighty six counties belong to dairy 4-H clubs this year. They own 2,643 dairy heifers, with Holsteins most popular at 986 members 1,414 heifers. Black Hawk County has the largest enrollment for the third year.
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Aterloo
Iowa
Guernseys
Jerseys
Black Hawk County
Kossuth County
Linn
Franklin
Webster
Story
Fayette County
Black Hawk
Clayton
Johnson
Chickasaw
Grundy
Benton
Dairy Call Club
Stock Land Bank Sells Farms at Auction Near Columbus Junction
The Burlington Joint Stock Land Bank sold four farms totaling 620 acres near Columbus Junction. Farms include F. H. Johnston 191 acres sold to Hugh Pretz for 10.25 an acre, J. D. Hall 191.05 acres to G. C. Cotter for 20.50 an acre, farm improvements to P. F. Benson and B. H. Shearer for 1850 an acre, and Grant Kennedy 108 acres bought by Ted Lewis for 9 an acre. All farms occupied by tenants.
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Columbus Junction
Burlington Joint Stock Land Bank
F. H. Johnston
Hugh Pretz
J. D. Hall
G. C. Cotter
P. F. Benson
B. H. Shearer
Grant Kennedy
Ted Lewis
Cattle feeder on 320 acres near Cedar Rapids discusses holiday impact
Interview with Frank F. Trachta, long time cattle feeder near Cedar Rapids, who raises Herefords and fattening cattle for Chicago markets. He questions a farmers holiday while detailing costs, feed prices, land purchases, taxes, roads, and his stance on Hoover, noting 25 years of cattle feeding and mixed farming, with two 80s bought at 75 and 262.50 per acre.
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Frank F. Trachta
Cedar Rapids
Koenigsmark
Daily Farm News Reader Letters Question Prohibition and Prices
Readers discuss farm hardships months to thirty months ahead and fears of farmer bankruptcies. Opinions surface on prohibition beer grain prices taxes the Federal Farm Board and the fate of bootleggers and veterinarians tied to farm policy. Concerns echo about Cedar county figures and university financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Farm Board
Board of Trade
Fence Drift In Woven Wire Weather Poem
Poetic fragment describes rain at night with drifting wind and sound effects. Vague scene references rain patterns and atmospheric tones.
Wilton Junction buys corn oats and wheat from farmers
Wilton Junction elevator is purchasing corn at 28 cents per bushel oats at 13 cents and No 1 wheat at 35 cents Henry Moeller a local farmer sold his oats to feeders at 16 cents per bushel
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Wilton Junction
Henry Moeller
Poison Bran Stops Clinton Armyworms On Millet
A severe armyworm invasion on the Frank Traver farm millet field was checked by poison bran mash supplied by the state secretary of agriculture. A ditch was plowed around the 10 acre area before application, using eighty pounds bran fifteen pounds molasses and five pounds white arsenic per ten gallons of water. The crop was almost ready to head with parts damaged severely. Traver plans fall plowing to restore the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt
Frank Traver
State Secretary of Agriculture
A. M. Kirby
Traver
Holiday Association Cost Figures Announced
Des Moines AP reports Farmers' Holiday association released cost figures for farm commodities ahead of the August 15 event. Corn at 92 cents per bushel hogs 11.25 per 100 pounds beef 10.40 veal 13.30 lambs 12.67 wool 40 cents per pound chickens 24 cents per pound butter 62 cents per pound eggs 35 cents a dozen.
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Des Moines
Farmers’ Holiday Association
Six Acre Cane Crop Progress Report
S. B. Wenger and J. T. Claypool have finished cultivating six acres of cane. The crop is far ahead of last year and prospects for a splendid yield are reported.
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S. B. Wenger
J. T. Claypool
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Tama
Ernest M. Wright
Iowa Dairy Association
E. M. Wright
Stock Land Bank
Holiday
Tom
Harry
Angus
Chicago
College Township
Hoover
Wort Tell
Tru
Frank Trachta
Daily Farm News
Farm Folk
Jake Lenker
Cedar County
State University
the Gazette
Tittle Bros
2Nd Street
16Th Ave
S. 6Th St
Marion
3Rd St
van Camp
Lux
Texas Motor
CERTO
Parowax
Amana
Buehler Bros
First Street
Hamburg
Muscatine
Sunkist
California
Golden Gate
Delicio Sirloin Juicy
Weiners
Wisconsin
Hacon
RK. F.A
Kansas
Bacon
Sinclair’s
Zie
Durkee
Chase & Sanborn
Pillsbury’s Best Flour
Newmans
P&g W.N
Butter Nut Coffee
Clinton
Bowen
First Avenue E
Lamb
Fancy
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