Light weight oats dominate Cedar Rapids shipment
Commodity records show 80 percent of new oats at Cedar Rapids Friday weighed under 32 pounds to the bushel with many as light as 21 pounds. Crown rust and heat reduced yields across Iowa, with specific varieties like Boone and Control showing better resistance while Gopher and Vanguard fared poorly. Feed guidance suggests using light oats for breeding hog stock rather than fattening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Ames
Iowa
Minnesota
C. S. Reddy
Reddy
Boone
Control
Marion
Hancock
Red Western
Quaker Oats Company
Chicago
Crop Improvement Association
Atmes
Board of Control Institutions
Conesville
Kanawha
E. L. Quaife
Oats Yield 30 To 66 Bushels Per Acre Near Calmar
Farmers report oats yields from 30 to 66 bushels per acre around Calmar with the Hille farm posting the highest figure. Albert Shindelar harvested 1 9 bushels from 25 acres, about 48 bushels to the acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calmar
T. M. Hillestand
Albert Shindelar
Flax Yields Noted Near Dysart and Area
Ralph Winklepleck reports a flax harvest south of Dysart at 21.1 bushels per acre after dockage with quality described as extra good and priced at 1.66 dollars per bushel. Roy Lassen north of Dysart reports 22 bushels per acre. Oats in the vicinity range 40 to 60 bushels per acre, with grain weight lighter than last year along with barley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dysart
Ralph Winklepleck
Roy Lassen
Designs for Living on the Acres in Colorful Field Crops
A country woman observes soul conservation in farming as she describes hybrid seed corn with tawny tassels and green detassled stalks. She notes contour planting on hills, strip cropping patterns, alfalfa, flooded or eroded low spots, and wagon-wheel trails across oats stubble converging at new straw piles while REA poles rise among the scene.
Mommsen Brothers Show Champs at Miles Baby Beef Show
Glen Mommsen exhibited an Angus that won grand champion at the Miles baby beef show. Wayne Mommsen, Glen’s brother, showed another Angus that took reserve grand champion. Judge was W. J. Kennedy of St. Joseph.
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the Gazette
Miles
Glen Mommsen
Mommsen
Wayne
Glen
W. J. Kennedy
St. Joseph
Marion 4-H Boys Win Demonstration Contest at Linn Fair
The Linn county fair audience heard Marion Plainsmen Mac Towers and Eugene Dunn win first place in the Linn 4-H boys demonstration contest. They showed the use of galvanized sheet metal for farm construction. Second went to Wapsie Hustlers of Troy Mills and third to Jackson Willing Workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City
Linn County
Marion Plainsmen
Mac Towers
Eugene Dunn
Marion
Wapsie Hustlers Club
Troy Mills
Jackson Willing Workers Club
Threshers Hold Picnic in Wagner’s Grove
A Friday gathering in Wagner's grove by the Johnson Schirm threshing ring drew thirteen farming families for a community picnic and social event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newhall
Wagner’s Grove
Johnson-Schirm
Henry Linn Photographs Iowa Soil Conservation Efforts
Des Moines assistant secretary of agriculture Harry Linn photographed soil conserving practices in eastern Iowa. He flew with Monticello planning technician S. T. Runkle over Jones Clayton Allamakee and Winneshiek counties. The shown 140 acre Manternach farm northeast of Monticello features contour and strip cropping on 78 acres for two seasons.
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Harry Linn
Des Moines
Iowa
Linn
State Soil Districting Committee
S. T. Runkle
Monticello
Runkle
CCC
Mr. Linn
Jones
Clayton
Allamakee
Winneshiek
Joe H. Manternach
Mr. Manternach
Linn County 4-H Blue Ribbon Demonstration Winners Named
Irene Lefebvre and Inez Zenisek led Linn County 4-H girls to the blue ribbon in a central city fair demonstration with Meet Our Cinderella transforming an old commode into a dressing table. Des Moines trip awaits the winning team. other clubs also scored blue ribbons in home furnishings exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City
Irene Lefebvre
Inez Zenisek
Fairfax Jolly Juniors
Linn County
Jane Nelson Knupp
Vinton
William Schultz
Fairfax
Des Moines
Rita Remington
Gweneth Edwards
Sunny Susies
Ardis Aller
Georgia Lillie
High producing Holstein tops Washington County dairy list
Purebred Holstein Queen Pietertje Ormsby Van Beers owned by Morton Emde of West Chester led the Washington County Dairy Herd Improvement Association with 16 359 pounds of milk and 610 9 pounds butterfat for the year ending June 30 1941. The year featured 131 277 8 pounds of butterfat across 482 cows in 25 herds, with average milk and butterfat below the top performer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pietertje Ormsby van Beers
Morton Emde
West Chester
Washington County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Alvin Lueder
United States
Association
Lueder
Bash and Swartzendruber
Wellman
Louis Eckhardt
S. Eash
Gingerich
Marvin Matthes
W. Eash
A. L. Duensing
M. W. Miller
Truman Erb
E. P. Hayes
D. H. Christianson
Conesville
W. Bash
Dean Johnson
Brighton
Stanley Bush
Alfalfa Haul Drives Turkey Feed from Naylor Farm
Three hundred tons of green alfalfa hay are being hauled by truck from the Naylor farm near Wapello to Fruitland for use as turkey feed. Trucks have been busy day and night for the last week hauling the hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Naylor Farm
Iowa Farmers Sell 800000 Bushels From Government Corn Reserves
Des Moines report says hog and cattle feeders bought about 800000 bushels of corn from state reserve stored in steel bins. Total reserve nears 1940–41 levels with 193,952,571 bushels, encompassing farm reseals and loan program stocks. Prices range 62 to 67 cents per bushel with CCC breaking even overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Albert J. Loveland
Conservation Committee
Commodity Credit Corporation
Loveland
Wheat Growers Tour The East For Quota Support
Western plains farmers visiting central Indiana counties to back the AAA quota system against a 49 cent federal penalty on over allotment wheat. Hosted by Guy H. Wilson with participants from Iowa Missouri Nebraska Kansas and the Dakotas. A train carried 426 visitors and 50 by car while others traveled by air.
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Anderson
Ind
Indiana
Guy H. Wilson
Kokomo
Indiana Committee For Agriculture
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Dakotas
Dayton
Henry D. Parkinson
Scott City
Kan
Parkinson
Frank L. Robinson
Kearney
Neb
National Committee For Agriculture
Ray Schnell
Dickinson
N. D
Schnell
Farmers-Americans Guide forms in Indiana opposition to Triple-A
Indianapolis group files articles of incorporation led by Gordon N. Amos Ben Cones and George M. Musgrave. Musgrave questions Triple-A influence and says the new program covers many issues beyond opposing penalties. Iowa leads in hog production and market reach.
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Indianapolis
Ind
INS
Farmers—Americans Guide, Inc
Gordon N. Amos
Greensburg
Ben Cones
Franklin
George M. Musgrave
Morgan County
Musgrave
West
Indiana
AAA
Price fixing on farm products already in effect by Wickard
The piece argues Secretary Wickard already wields implied authority to fix farm prices through loan and purchase programs. It outlines how government stocks and prices of cotton corn wheat and other staples could be used to constrain market levels, while noting political hurdles to explicit price control legislation.
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Washington
Wickard
Agriculture Department
Administration
House
Roosevelt
Chicago
Great Britain
Milo Perkins
Linn 4-H Baby Beeves Sell At Linn County Fair
Thirty one head of 4 H baby beeves sold at auction Saturday afternoon in Central City during the Linn county fair for an average of 12.18 per hundredweight. The champion Hereford shown by Mac Towers of Marion brought 15 per hundredweight. Buyer was George Filoon of Central City. Most calves sold between 11 and 13 per hundredweight.
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the Gazette
Central City
Linn County
Mac Towers
Marion
George Filoon
Ames Experiment Steers Bring Record Prices in Chicago Sale
Eighty experimental steers from the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station at Ames sold in Chicago last week by lots. Prices ranged from 12.25 to 12.75 per hundredweight, eight of ten lots averaging 1,100 pounds. The cattle were fed 240 days to test two hybrid corn strains for palatability and efficiency in fattening.
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the Gazette
Chicago
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Ames
Gill's Angus is Champ at Linn County Fair 4-H Show
At Cent ral City fairgrounds Linn County 4 H beef and dairy events crowned champions. Gill and Towers led Angus and Hereford baby beef with junior and senior wins while Shorthorns and other breeds competed. Dairy heifers numbered sixty seven with champions in Shorthorn Guernsey Holstein Brown Swiss and Jersey divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac Towers
Jack Gill
Harold Thomas
Alburnett
Martha Kemp
Marion
Dean Thomas
Guernsey
Milton Smith
Central City
Bill Smith
Orchard Budding Demonstrations Planned in Linn County
Linn county home orchard co operators and fruit growers will attend Monday demonstrations on budding fruit trees. County Agent Rex Conn lists stops at E. D. Robbins farm near Palo, L. C. Henderson farm near Toddville, John P. Williams orchard at Whittier, and C. F. Hartzell orchards near Mount Vernon with start times from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Rex Conn
E. D. Robbins
Palo
L. C. Henderson
Toddville
John P. Williams
Whittier
P.m. C. F. Hartzell
Mount Vernon
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Soul Conservation
Mommsen Brothers
SCS
Rivards
Be Natural Club
Linn’s Best
Indian Creek Bluebirds
Fayette Farmerettes
Monroe Busy Bees
Wapsie-Ettes
Clinton
Margaret Stewart
Eloise Ironside
Marilyn Sindelar
Clinton Climbers
Marilyn Macon
Whittier Gleaners
Frances Hill
Mary Lou Thomas
Mae Fallis
Fairfax Jolly
Caroline Fuhrmeister
Banner Valley Boosters
Dresser
Bonnie Elson
Erma Hoge
Ruth Minish
Merry Lous
Linn’s Best Club
Martha Lippert
Bonnie McGrew
Virginia Williams
Maxine Quaas
Hazel Miller
Alice Frederick
Linn's Best
Sara Louise Martin
Mary Schulte
Helen Main
Wapsi-Ettes
Fae Carver
Mary Dickson
Dorothy Molar
Ruth Frederick
Be Natural
Dresser Scarf
Charity Fischer
Merry Sous
Marjorie McGowan
Muriel Thomas
Banner Valley Roosters
Celia Jane Henderson
Betty Henderson
Jackson Juniors
Lois Frederick
Alice Marie Miller
Pauline Crouch
Dorothy Bedell
Betty Cooper
Maxine McVey
Kathryn Kahler
Dane Ann Koch
Nelda Miller
Louise Neilsen
Vivian Lewis
Elizabeth Frederick
Joanne Gerber
U. S
Wheat Growers
The
East
Union
Ovida. Martin
Claude R, Wickard
Parters & Truckers
Katz Salvage
Gill
Angus
Towers
General City
Linn County Fair
Cenetral City
Mar=ion
Harold Stewart
Hank
Bob Beck
Eli Shada
Springville
Howard Fisher
Jersey
R. C Hagerman
Weston Carver
Delbert Stewart
Walter McArthur
Ruth Jamison
Gene Scott
Virgil Chester
Walker
Russell Boddicker
Eldon Jeffries
Wilbur Gilbert
Haak
Arthur Williams
Ralph Atherton
Edward Adams
Paul Martin
Lloyd Martin
Jacl Gill
Edwin Andrews
George Davis
Richard Dice
Orchard Budding
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