July Price Index At 102 Faces One Point Dip From June
The federal report shows a two point drop in the July farm price index ending July 15, with all grains and meat animals mainly lower. Dairy prices slipped, while meat and eggs rose year over year. hog prices stayed high relative to mid-June. The index stood 102, fifteen points above July 1934, with costs paid down by one point to yield parity at 81 percent.
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Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
Three New Cow Testers On Job In Eastern Iowa
Three new testers began work Aug 1 for cow test associations in eastern Iowa. Robert Sucher of Story City succeeded Harold Klingler as tester for Linn association No 2. Klingler has been employed as manager of a Jersey dairy farm near Cedar Rapids. Wendell Donnelly of Oakland succeeded Delbert Mayberry as tester for the Anamosa cow test association. Mr Mayberry plans to attend a technical school at Chicago. Harold Porter of Illinois succeeded Gravers Underberg as tester for Benton county cow test association No 1. Mr Underberg has enrolled at Ames for post graduate study.
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Iowa
Robert Sucher
Story City
Harold Klingler
Linn Association
Klingler
Jersey
Cedar Rapids
Wendell Donnelly
Oakland
Delbert Mayberry
Mayberry
Chicago
Harold Porter
Illinois
Gravers Underberg
Benton County
Underberg
Ames
Wolves, Foxes and Dogs Slay Livestock in Tama
Special to The Gazette Traer roving wild animals continue to invade Tama county farms with farmers filing livestock-loss claims. A R McMillan of Traer seeks 30 for six lambs killed by wolves. Frank Yuska of Buckingham seeks 35 for twenty eight turkeys. Louis Jacobi of Chelsea seeks 20 for a slain 225 pound dog. Harry Frahm of Garwin seeks 350 for seven geese killed by dogs.
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TRAER
Tama County
A. R. McMillan
Frank Yuska
Buckingham
Louis Jacobi
Chelsea
Harry Frahm
Garwin
INSTALLS LIGHT PLANT IN HAZLERTON
Fred J. Hutchings, formerly two miles east of here, begins installing a new electric light plant in Hazlerton. The project aims to bring improved illumination to the town.
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Hazlerton
Fred J. Hutchings
1935 Farm Income Seen Near 6.7 Billion Dollars
Des Moines AP report shows the 1935 national farm income may reach about 6.7 billion dollars, up from 6.387 billion in 1934, with cash income from marketings and rental or benefit payments split between gains and potential declines in later months. First-half 1935 cash income from farm product sales totaled 2.67 billion, plus 305 million in benefit payments, a 14 percent rise from the prior year. June cash income is estimated at 487 million, with marketings around 438 million and benefits about 49 million.
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Des Moines
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
Bureau
New York Receipts Of Iowa Live Poultry Light
Shipments of Iowa live poultry to New York in the first half of the current year were exceptionally light with only fifty four cars forwarded versus 171 in the same period in 1934 and eighty eight in 1933. The light crop and favorable market prices explain the decline as Iowa shipments mainly consist of fowls.
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Ciarette
New York City
Iowa
New York
Coggon Youth Bags Wapsie Fair Jersey Grand Championship
A 2 year old Jersey heifer exhibited by Billie Henderson of Coggon won grand championship at the Wapsie Valley fair dairy cattle show in Central City. Judge Earl Shultz of the Ames dairy extension department awarded the title and a trip to the state 4 H short course in Ames in December. Billie Henderson and Sons, one mile west of Coggon, own the champion, which also topped the third year Jersey class. Other divisions featured champion Holstein and Guernsey winners with multiple placings among Central City, Coggan, Cedar Rapids, and Springville exhibitors.
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Central City
Billie Henderson
Wapsie Valley Fair
Earl Shultz
Ames Dairy Extension Department
Ames
Wapsie Fair Association
Billie
Cedar Rapids
Walter Henderson and Sons
Coggon
John Henderson
Coggan
Bennett Bedell
Keith Jacobs
Center Point
James Andrews
Holstein
Hubert Mounce
Gladys Mounce
Ray Kratzer
Joe Vizal
Marvin Pearson
Springville
Hol
Milton Smith
Roy Quass
Alburnett
John Kluber
Paul Quass
Merrill Flitsch
Mervin Peet
Ely
Elmer Francik
Palo
Verle Francik
Quentin Post
Donald Dukek
Mares Top at 101 Dollars at Wyoming Sale
Special to The Gazette Wyoming reports a community auction opening season. Harlan and Mabel Brown sold six mares led by a seven year old at 101 dollars. A top cow brought 63 dollars, twelve calves averaged 1450, forty four pigs averaged seven dollars. Auctioneers were F. L. Story of Olin and C. A. Harding of Baldwins. South Bethel sale followed with eight p.m. start. one cow sold for 35 dollars and most items were household goods and farm tools.
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Gazette
Wyoming
Harlan
Mabel Brown
James Guthrie
Top
F. L. Story
Olin
C. A. Harding
Baldwin
South Bethel
Hilbert Johnson
Johnson
Florida
Seven Cent Boost in Butter Duty Sought by NY Official
New York state agriculture commissioner Peter G. Ten Eyck urged the U S tariff commission to raise the butter tariff from 14 to 21 cents a pound. He argues heavy imports have harmed dairy farmers this season.
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New York City
Peter G. Ten Eyck
New York State
Man Loses Thumb In Chain On Grain Separator
Wheatland report lists several farm injuries on Wednesday. George Hanhahs of Wheatland lost a thumb when chain on a grain separator at the Emil Paustian farm. Lawrence Witte fell from a hay load injuring his back on the Witte farm. Wallace Peterson injured at the Carl Kelting farm while making hay. A pitch fork pierced Eric Strabbein's left arm three inches. Robert Diedrich fell from a hay load three times in one day but was not injured.
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Wheatland
George Hannahs
Arthur Klahn
Emil Paustian
Hannahs
Lawrence Witte
Witte
Wallace Peterson
Carl Kelting
Eric Strabbein
Robert Diedrich
Meal cost prorated according to yield
Thornburg residents have shared noon meals for six years. Costs are prorated among members based on oats produced. This season yields run forty to sixty bushels per acre.
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Thornburg
Paydays Announced For Five More Linn Townships
S M Wiley treasurer of the Linn county corn and hog control association says checks for Marion and Brown townships will be handed out Tuesday at Marion. Fayette Clinton and Monroe township checks distributed Wednesday at the Cedar Rapids federal building. Central City Saturday and Mount Vernon Monday distribution previously announced. In Anamosa the first 1935 corn hog checks go to Jones county signers Friday and Saturday August 2 and 3. There are 1130 checks totaling 113410 36 for 927 farmers and 203 landlords. These are the first in eastern Iowa with Jones the thirteenth county to have contracts approved in Des Moines. About 80 percent of last year's signers signed the 1935 contracts.
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S. M. Wiley
Linn County Corn and Hog Control Association
Marion and
Brown Township
Marion
Fayette
Clinton
Monroe
Federal Building
Cedar Rapids
Central City
Mount Vernon
Gazette
Anamosa
Jones County
Iowa
Jones
Des Moines
Sand Spring Creamery Buys Milwaukee Depot
The Milwaukee depot in Sand Spring has been sold to the Farmers Mutual Creamery Company. Erected in 1859, the depot stood along the early rail lines through Delaware county. The creamery will tear it down and reuse the site as a storehouse on the creamery grounds.
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Sand Spring
Milwaukee
Farmers Mutual Creamery Company
Dubuque
Rain Record in Marengo Reaches 413 Inches in July
July rains in Marengo add 413 inches, measured by John Oliva, bringing the year total to 2734 inches in the area. The statistic highlights ongoing heavy precipitation and persistent rainfall impact.
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Marengo
John Oliva
Chicago Receipts Strike 50 Year Low in July
Chicago Union Stock Yards reports July livestock receipts at 10,117 carloads, the smallest July total since records began in 1882. Hog arrivals plunged to 249,886, a historic low, with prices rising to 11.00, while steers averaged 9.80 and lambs 8.45, all reflecting weak supplies and strong dressed pork costs.
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Union Stockyards
Chicago
Hog movement drops sharply as July hog totals fall
Movement of hogs to interior buyers totaled about 344000 head in July, 45 percent fewer than July 1934, with seven months of 1935 over 37 percent below the prior year. Seven markets received around 700600 hogs in July, down 53 percent from last year, while sow movement peaks. Hog prices rose to new highs this week, up 25 to 35 cents to interior buyers, but trading remained subdued due to slow pork demand and efforts to keep live and dressed costs aligned.
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Reading
Des Moines
Champion 4-H Demonstrators at Wapsie Valley Fair
Central City Linn county 4-H judging teams were named after a canning demonstration contest with ten teams. Winners advance to the state fair and Waterloo Dairy Cattle congress, led by Helen Swinney as judge. Read on for complete team results and top individual judges.
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Central City
Wapsie Valley
Helen Swinney
Ames Nutrition
Linn County
Betty Rhinehart
Mary Hoover
Marion Township
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Abe Hamed
Emmett Hamed
Carl Rockwood
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Linn
Sand Spring Creamery
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Marevi
Bushel
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Linn Girls
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
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Hollis Booth
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Mildred Kinley
Boulder Builders Club
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Dorothy Fillmore
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Mary Shakespeare
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Mary Schultz
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Be Natural Club
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Marionettes Club
Eleanor Lorenck
Indian Creek Bluebird Club
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