July rainfall in Iowa 35 percent above normal but uneven
Federal meteorologist Charles D. Reed reports Iowa July rainfall averaged 35 percent above normal yet distributed unevenly. Ringgold and Union counties were driest. Sac City was the wettest, at 12.02 inches, a record not matched since 1902. Corn progressed in the north but deteriorated in the dry southwest and south central counties amid heavy rains and delayed threshing.
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Reed
Ringgold
Union
Tingley
Towa
Sac City
Bulletin
East Central
The
Fence Drift Caught in the Qruoven Aire by RF A
Six auctioneers announce plan to locate at Manchester after the death of Banty Hopkins on July 16. Banty Hop had directed most local sales for thirty six years, though the speaker did not know him personally.
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Qruoven
RF A
Manchester
Banty"” Hopkins
Banty Hop
Dad
Banty
Regional Farming Notes From Across Iowa Towns
Special to The Gazette observations from Delta Columbus Junction Tipton report ample pasture after rains boosting cattle feeding. Threshing largely finished with oat yields 40 to 55 bushels per acre. Oats bring 16 to 19 cents per bushel. Straw baled and shipped to Fort Madison paper mill. Restaurants serve threshing crews at 40 cents a plate. South Bethel oats yield exceeded expectations. more combines used and some down oats threshed in fields.
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Gazette
Columbus Junction
Louisa County
Fort Madison
Tipton
South Bethel
Threshing Complete Early Across Districts
In Keswick oats threshing finished early with yields mostly below average though some good fields reported. Day ton ring notes July completion unseen before. A soaking rain Saturday night improves prospects for corn after a dry spell. Webster receives 1.5 inches of rain benefiting corn and gardens. Center Junction detasseling drives 130 workers for hybrid seed corn fields.
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Keswick
Dayton
Brecial
the Gazette
Webster
Center Junction
Oats Yield Boost From Phosphate Test On Clay ton Farm
County Agent Fred O Riley reports experimental fields on John Rooster farm in Clay ton county show oats yields rising from 46 to 50 36 pound bushels per acre with TVA phosphate treatment versus 40 to 46 bushels on unfertilized plots. Lodging reduced quality though test weight remained 29 pounds per measured bushel. TVA cooperators also logged eight to fifteen bushels per acre gains on fertilized plots last year.
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Eleader
TVA _ phosphate
John Rooster
Clayton County
Fred O'Riley
TVA
Oat Yield Updates and Crop Conditions Reported
Wet weather limited corn fires while oats show lighter yields of 14 cents per 19 pounds at the elevator and 17 bushels per acre on some farms. Wheat yields outpacing oats with 20 to 37 pounds per bushel noted. Hybrid corn detasseling mostly finished. grasshopper damage reports and bait calls persist. Rain Saturday night halted corn firing three miles southwest of Williamsburg after a dry season in that area.
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Farm Bureau
Williamsburg
Leo Lala Tops Threshing Run In Local Vicinity
Troy Mills reports Leo Lala as the first thresher to finish his run in the area. Over three days he completed seven jobs from Saturday afternoon onward, averaging 800 to 1,000 bushels per job before moving his machine to Walker.
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the Gazette
Troy Mills
Leo Lala
Lala
Walker
Oat Yields Varied Widely In Local Fields
Farmers report oats yielding 25 to 60 bushels per acre while barley runs about 30. A Sunday rain slowed fieldwork but aided corn and late crops. Combines were widely used to harvest down grain with losses from green heads and shattering lowering returns. local elevators pay 20 cents a bushel for new oats.
Sleeping sickness reports hit Volga City and Hazleton farms
Volga City alerts reveal sleeping sickness in horses on two nearby farms. Hazleton confirms first fatal case on a farm four miles southeast of town. Authorities urge monitoring and biosecurity to prevent spread.
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Volga City
Hazleton
College Township Club Names Style Contestant
Esther Placar was chosen to represent the C2F2 girls 4-H club of College Township in the Linn County fair style show at Central City this week. The selection occurred at the club achievement day at Mrs. Frank Zahradnik’s farm near Cedar Rapids. Also on the delegation are Ruth Marek and Henrietta Barta on the demonstration team.
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Esther Placar
College Township
Central City
Frank Zahradnik
Cedar Rapids
Ruth Marek
Henrietta Barta
Farm Bureau Picnic Set With Johnson Speaking Aug 11
Preston Francis Johnson president of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation will speak at the Jackson county Farm Bureau picnic at Lake Farley Wood near Preston on August 11. The picnic accompanies the county 4 H club achievement show at Maquoketa August 10 and 11.
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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Jackson County Farm Bureau
Lake Farley Wood
Preston
Maquocta
Beetle Traps Placed Across Cedar Rapids by Two Trappers
Richard Graves and Ted Cutler, two young men for the federal Bureau of Entomology, oversee 600 beetle traps in Cedar Rapids. Each day they inspect traps on First Avenue and Twentieth Street and report catches to federal entomologists. Traps aim to chart insect migrations, especially the Japanese beetle, in eastern towns along the river.
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Richard Graves
Cedar Rapids
Federal Bureau of Entomology
Ted Cutler
Federal
First Avenue
Twentieth Street
Federal Bureau
Antique Show At Johnson County Farm Bureau Picnic
Johnson County Farm Bureau picnic in Iowa City features antiques and relics set to display in the city park next Tuesday. Entries include a 100-year-old clock a hand crank sewing machine and a 50-year-old baby carriage with prizes for most unusual pieces. An old time theme contest invites nonrelated families to appear in costumes.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Johnson County Farm Bureau
Emmett C. Gardner
Charles A. Bowman
S K. Slemmons
Frank Slofer
Solon
Joe Raim
County Farm Bureau
Johnson County Farm Women's Chorus
What Cheer Farmer Hurt in Threshing Mishap
Webster Moris Johnson a farmer near What Cheer sustained a broken leg and bruises when a threshing team fled after a belt broke. He was dragged a quarter mile and treated at Ottumwa hospital. Charles Lown, son of Mr and Mrs Lown near Webster, was knocked unconscious with injuries to head back and neck after being thrown from a wagon while hauling hay.
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the Gazette
Webster
Moris Johnson
Johnson
Ottumwa
Charles Lown
George Lown
Topworking Demonstration At Brooklyn On Thursday
S W Edgecombe Ames extension orchardist will demonstrate topworking and bud grafting of fruit trees Thursday at Clem DeMeulenacre’s Brooklyn farm under Poweshiek county Farm Bureau sponsorship. Experiments in top working have been done in the DeMeulenaere orchard during the past year.
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Grinnell
S. W. Edgecombe
Ames Extension
Clem DeMeulenacre
Brooklyn
Poweshiek County Farm Bureau
Decorah Turkey Packing Plant Ships 2 500 Birds
Decorah Minnesota is early in the turkey packing season as 2 500 birds from Minnesota growers arrive. The hens average about 11 pounds and toms about 16 pounds with the shipment headed to the eastern market. Manager Waldum notes the invoice amounts to about a car and a half.
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The
Gazette
Decorah
Decorah Produce Company
Minnesota
California
Woldum
Quist to judge at Miles 4-H baby beef show
Ames resident John Quist will serve as judge for the sixteenth annual Miles 4-H baby beef show in Miles on Saturday. The event draws local youth and livestock exhibitors from the region and highlights youth farming skills.
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Quist
Miles
John Quist
Ames
Iowa Exposition Season Sees Eighty Two Fairs This Year
Iowa readies for its August to September expo run with 82 fairs as weather and crop prices shape attendance. Last year 80 fairs drew 1,779,294 visitors. the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines led with 381,279, followed by the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo and the Clay County Fair in Spencer. In 1937 the state funded fairs at 180,878, with most grants under 2,000 to other events. The final attendance story will depend on weather and promotions, with Four County Fair at Ackley late in the season breaking the turkey month trend.
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Des Moines
Iowa Daily Press Association
Iowa
Waterloo
Clay County
Spencer
Ackley
Hardin County
East Iowa fairs and 4-H shows announced
East Iowa fairs list events across multiple counties with dates in August. Linn County Central City Aug 4–7 and Wheatland Aug 5. Tri-State Burlington Aug 7–13. Cedar Tipton Aug 9–12. Van Buren Keosauqua Aug 9–12. Washington Aug 9–12. Maquoketa Aug 10–11. DeWitt Aug 10–12. Mississippi Valley Davenport Aug 14–20. Buchanan Independence Aug 16–19. Benton Vinton Aug 17–19 Town City. Louisa Columbus Junction.
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Iowa
Linn County
Central City
Wheatland
Tri-State
Burlington
Cedar County
Tipton
van Buren County
Keosauqua
Washington
Maquoketa
DeWitt
Mississippi Valley
Davenport
Buchanan County
Independence
Benton County
Vinton
Town City
Louisa County
Columbus Junction
Soul Conservatio n Observations By A Country Woman
A reflective column notes common habits and quirks in everyday life such as taste in gifts coffee colors and memories. The piece playfully questions why people do not notice these patterns while highlighting vignette images like roadside daisies in a black iron kettle by a fireplace.
Iowa County Fairs and State Events Timetable
A listing of county fairs across Iowa with dates from August through September plus major state events. Counties include Davis Henry Winneshiek Keokuk Fayette Jones Lee Clayton Howard Aurora Delaware Elkader Allamakee Grundy Marshalltown Postville and more. The state fair runs August 24 to September 2 in Des Moines with the All Iowa Livestock Exposition in Cedar Rapids September 4 to 9 and the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo September 26 to October 2.
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Davis County
Bloomfield
Henry County
Mount Pleasant
Winneshiek County
Decorah
Marengo
Keokuk County
What Cheer
West Liberty
Grinnell
Fayette County
West Union
Jones County
Monticello
Lee County
Donellson
Clayton County
National
Howard County
Cresco
Aurora
Delaware County
Manchester
Elkader
Allamakee County
Waukon
Grundy County
Grundy Center
Central Iowa
Marshalltown
Big Four
Postville
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
TIP Rural Electric Co op Plans Send to Washington
Rural electric construction is set to begin in Tama, Poweshick and Towa counties this fall to build 123 miles of high line for 290 farms. Harold Miller said plans have been sent to Washington. The TIP Rural Electric Cooperative lists W A Fisher as president Fay Wilcox as vice president and Dim McGarry as secretary and treasurer.
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The
Gazette
Brooklyn
Tama
Towa
Poweshick
Harold Miller
Washington
Miller
TIP Rural Electric Cooperative
W. A. Fisher
Hartwick
Fay Wilcox
Dim McGarry
Victor
La Porte Farm Sold At 13 An Acre For 80 Acres
La Porte City reports an 80 acre farm four miles west of La Porte City sold by Henry Bockmeier to Cecil Feller for 150 dollars an acre. The well improved property changes hands this week with expected transfer.
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LA Porte City
Henry Bockmeier
Cecil Feller
Government Station Develops Lighter Weight Christmas Turkey
At Beltsville Maryland the Agriculture Department reports progress on a smaller turkey for Christmas meals. Researchers aim for a 10 to 12 pound mature bird with a large breast to reduce leftovers and hash season stretching beyond December 26. The project targets a 12 pound turkey at maturity for family dinners and extra white meat.
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Beltsville
Department of Agriculture
Susie
Iowa Farm Index Rises On Livestock And Egg Markets
Iowa farm prices reach 110 percent of prewar levels in July with cattle up 1.40 and hogs up 50 cents from mid-June to mid-July. Farmer buying power climbs to 89 percent while farm input costs ease to 123 percent. Demand remains slow until year end, with favorable cattle outlook and softer hog pricing expected.
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Ames
Iowa
Board Of Control Show Herd At Independence
The Iowa state board of control with state institutions plans to exhibit about 50 head of purebred Holstein cattle at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle congress and the Iowa state fair this fall. The herd will be concentrated at the Iowa state hospital with 27 men sent from other state institutions for the display and cataloging.
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Independence
Iowa State Board of Control
Waterloo Dairy Cattl Congress
Iowa State
Iow State Hospital
Stat
Mount Pleasant Hospital
Cherokee
Woodward Hospital
Oakdale Sanitarium
Towa County Singers and 4-H Chorus Planned in Marengo Park
A concert at Marengo Park Wednesday evening features the Towa County Farm Women's Chorus with 26 singers and the county 4-H Boys' Chorus, the only one in the state, directed by Ruth Casey of Marengo and 4-H agent R. W. Ashby.
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Marengo
Towa County
Ruth Casey
R. W. Ashby
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