Alsike Yields Well As Hulling Starts Near Center Point
Reports from Center Point area indicate excellent alsike clover yields this year. J C Murray near Cedar River harvested 85 bushels from nineteen acres, while Ed Shultz notes 64 bushels from ten acres south of Center Point. Seedmen estimate Iowa’s total alsike crop at 250000 pounds with strong early yields. red clover is scarce. Prices for alsike seed run 18 to 19 cents per pound in carload lots, about 25 cents retail.
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Center Point
J. C. Murray
Cedar River
Lewis Bottoms
Ed Shultz
Shultz
A. Trimble
Iowa
Linn County
Washington
Ainsworth
Kalona
Wapsie Valley fair rain prompts appeal to attend Central City
FENCE DRIFT caught in the woven wire noted by F. O. Satter secretary as rain inches fell during the nine years at the Wapsie Valley fair. He urges people to visit the Central City fair this week, leaving umbrellas at home and hoping for better weather.
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Wapsie Valley Fair
F. O. Satter
Wheat Crops Carry High Yields Around Troy Mills
Special to The Gazette reports Troy Mills area farmers enjoying strong wheat yields. On the William Treichler farm a 35 acre field averaged 20 bushels to the acre. A 30 acre field on the O C Sauer farm averaged 20 bushels. Grain is bright, weed free, and of good quality. Threshing nears completion, far faster than usual.
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Troy Mills
William Treichler
O. C. Sauer
Oats Threshed on McNeill Farm Near Monticello
A report from Monticello states 120 acres of oats on R. J. McNeill farm six miles northwest were threshed last week, yielding 50 to 65 bushels per acre. The operation covered the entire acreage in favorable weather with strong grain quality reported.
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Monticello
R. J. McNeill
Ely threshing club yields 38 bushels oats per acre
The Ely threshing club averaged 38 bushels of oats per acre this year. Threshing finished earlier than usual. Much straw will be baled to conserve feed amid potential drought damage to corn.
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Ely
Ely Threshing Club
Acre
Threshing Crews Hold Picnics Near Wheatland
The Mess Riedesel crew held its annual picnic south of Wheatland with sixty attending. The south threshing crew gathered at Edward Ronald farm south of Wheatland for forty attendees. The Hass crew hosted a picnic at L Rock farm southwest of Wheatland with fifty in attendance.
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Wheatland
Mess- Riedesel
South Threshing
Edward Ronald Farm
Hass
L. Rock Farm
Grasshopper damage prompts pesticide mash prep in Delaware county
Delaware county reports light corn damage from grasshoppers mainly in the southeast near Hopkinton. County Agent Kermith S. Huehn acquired two and a half tons of bran and a drum of sodium arsenate to mix with sawdust and bran for a poison mash if needed. Floyd Schenke near Colesburg harvested 2,240 bushels of oats from 41 acres last week.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Hopkinton
Kermith S. Huehn
Floyd Schenke
Colesburg
Farm Field Yields Reported At 55 Bushels Per Acre
An average of nearly 55 bushels to the acre is reported from field tests. A 19 acre plot on the Schenke farm averaged 60 bushels per acre.
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Schenke Farm
Iowa Farm Price Index Rises to July Peak
Drought conditions push the Iowa farm price index to 121 percent of the prewar level for July, the highest since 1929. Prices for grains and hay surge while butter rises. hog and cattle prices stay flat. The index for prices paid by farmers climbs to 123 percent in July, keeping purchasing power up as compared with a year ago.
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Ames
Iowa
Ames Agricultural Economics Department
United States Department of Agriculture
Corn development report from Dillon Atherton farm near Viola
Daily measurements of the Ga zette hill of corn on the Dillon Atherton farm near Viola are discontinued. Growth practically has ceased and development now focuses on the ear. The silk appeared Saturday and Mr. Atherton reported Tuesday morning that the pollen is falling. As soon as kernel development can be determined it will be reported.
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Gazette
Dillon Atherton
Viola
Road Jobs Urged for Drought Stricken Farmers
Iowa City Johnson county Farm Bureau urges Gov. Clyde L. Herling to use farm to market road funds to employ drought-stricken farmers on farm road construction. The telegram, signed by Joe G. Raim, notes petition from Johnson county farmers seeking relief by directing funds to southern drought areas.
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Iowa City
Joe G. Raim
Solon
Johnson County Farm Bureau
Clyde L. Herring
Johnson County
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Johnson
Emmett Gardner
What's What Out on the Acres Sizable Check Due Him
An interview with Ed Crist, a Stanwood area sharecropper, discusses politics, Roosevelt’s New Deal, soil conservation, and farm finances. Crist details crop land, recent improvements including lime, fencing, and new machinery, and notes his political stance and income from government programs.
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Ed _ Crist
R. W. Crist
Stanwood
Shelby County
Soybean Convention program outlined for Cedar Rapids
National Soybean association leaders E. S. Dyas and Martin Weiss toured a Sargent farm demonstration near Mount Vernon showing 31 soybean varieties thriving since June. Conference in Cedar Rapids Sept 15 16 plans include agronomy farm visits Ames Sept 14 and a Memorial building program with national speaker.
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Fred Sargent
Mount Vernon
E. S. Dyas
Martin Weiss
Ames
National Soybean Association
Cedar Rapids
Dyas
National
Soybean Association
Weiss
Iowa
Federal
Soybean Research Laboratories
Urbana
Ill
Agricultural Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Sargent Farm
Mount Vernon-Martelle Highway
F. G. Loyd
A. L. Taylor
Clare Marshall
Arthur Barlow
Ray Ander
Memorial Building
W. L. Burlison
University of Illinois
Sargent
Mr. Sargent
North Western Railroad
Mat F. Taggart
South Bend
Ind
John Gray
University of Louisiana
Baton Rouge
J. W. Hayward
Milwaukee
E. Johnson
St. Louis
W. J. Morse
United States Department of Agriculture
David J. Price
W. K. Kellogg
Battle Creek
Mich
Quaker Oats
Rural fire truck planned for Maquoketa area
Maquoketa leaders chief Harry Fischer and City Manager J G Thorne urge farmer donations to fund a rural fire truck to serve seven miles around Maquoketa. The city would house and man the vehicle while farmers fund it, with town use allowed during emergencies. Firemen may stay in town when rural truck serves Maquoketa.
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Maquoketa
Torne
Fire Ignores Field on E L McNamara Farm
For the third straight year a field on the E L McNamara farm south of Ely was burned by a fire sparked by a passing train. A day later residents assessed damages and reported the blaze to local authorities.
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the Gazette
Ely
E. L. McNamara
Elmer Reiss Buys Tile for Rainy Farm Project Near Millersburg
Elmer Reiss purchases 7000 four inch tile from a Millersburg area factory, with Charles Runion winning the tile transport contract. Charles Voekel of Williamsburg will lay the tile on the farm. Fire crews report weeds burned along the railway and eighteen acres of timber burned on the Harry Upmier farm. a loader was moved before flames reached it.
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Elmer Reiss
North English
Millersburg
Charles Runion
Charles Voekel
Williamsburg
Timothy
Harry Upmier
Farm Fire Aid Helps Limit Spread Around Robert Johnson Farm
Robert Johnson and local neighbors aided in keeping a fire from spreading to adjacent fields and farm buildings, preventing further damage to shocked grain and structures.
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Robert Johnson
286 Acre Farm Sold At Auction For 29 50 An Acre
Bert Bush of Lamont purchased the Dan J Ivory farm five miles north of Strawberry Point on highway 13 for 29.50 an acre. The 286 acre property includes good buildings two houses a silo and spring water. The sale was conducted by trustees of the former Strawberry Point State Bank.
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Strawberry Point
Bert Bush
Lamont
Dan J. Ivory
Highway No. 13
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Roper’nan
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Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Ease Kam
Kafe 'Hume
Williams
Jackson
Onslow
Masonville
Smith Farm
L. Moras
Moras
Winthrop Fire Company
Winthrop
Tittle Bros
Second Street
Maryland
Optimist
H. E. Henderson
Higley Building
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Twelfth ST
Twelfth Ave. SW
Beverly Yards
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A. V
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Cedar Rapids Gas Co
Ridez
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Wieners
Sun
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