Import Threat From Argentina Sparks Pacific Coast Corn Halt
The Commodity Credit Corporation cut prices for midwestern corn to the Pacific coast, halting Argentine shipments. Two small Argentine cargoes, about 600000 to 700000 bushels, were booked for June and July but deliveries are unclear. U S price cuts deterred bookings. a standing U S offer remains.
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ED Hadley Washingtor
Pacific Coast
Commodity Credit Corporation
Argentina
Department of Agriculture
United States
Los Angeles
Seattle
John Goodloe
the Gazette
U. S
Goodloe
Pacific
Middle West
Argentine corn price and U.S. policy options
The article notes Argentine f.o.b. corn at 33 cents and discusses policy paths to curb Argentine imports. Wickard cites two options: raise U.S. production to lower prices or lift tariffs. With cheap ocean freight, shipping costs match U.S. Midwest rates, making imports profitable if the Argentine price sinks 25 cents below Chicago's price.
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The
Gazette
Agriculture Department
Saturday Evening Post
Department
Post
Claude Wickard
Agriculture
Wickard
United States
South America
Argentina
Middle West
Chicago
Grundy 4-H Achievement Day Set For August 13
Grundy County 4 H club girls will hold their annual achievement day in Grundy Center on August 13 starting at 10 am with registration at 9 30 am. Eight clubs will demonstrate home efficiency projects studied during the year. Mrs Edward A Habben of Reinbeck, county 4 H club chairman, will lead the program as organizer.
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Grundy Center
Grundy County
Edward A Habben
Reinbeck
Mary’s city visit upstages farm life in a rural tale
A country woman recalls her cousin Mary visiting the city to rest from farm work. Mary longs for downtown sights, shopping, shows, parks, and social indulgences, contrasting with the quiet farm routines and the hostess’s rural life.
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Mary
Bridge
Pictured hog weighs 273 pounds at 157 days on cement floor
WEEST LIBERTY displays John Hendricks with a prize hog from a 97 head drove averaging 222 pounds at 165 days. The top pig gained 1.74 pounds daily and reached 273 pounds at 157 days. The cement floor method is under study by Iowa State College specialists.
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Weest Liberty
John Hendricks
Mr Hendricks
Iowa State College
Dairymen Take Step Toward Uniform Butter Grading
Dairymen from Minnesota Iowa and Wisconsin plan a joint effort to set a uniform butter grading system with state agriculture chiefs meeting August 12 in Madison. Wisconsin farmers will fund a nationwide dairy advertising push by contributing at least 100000 this month through a 4 cent per pound butterfat assessment to the Wisconsin Dairy Industry Association.
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Madison
Wis
Minnesota
Iowa
Ammon
Market Cantaloupes Move Amid Drought Pressure
Conesville markets report good cantaloupe quality despite drought conditions. Growers note steady demand as prices remain stable and product moves to local buyers.
Rockefeller Fund Grants ISC 21000 For Genetics Research
The Rockefeller Foundation awarded Iowa State College 21000 for a three year program on two genetics projects. Dr S Lindstrom heads the department and will oversee studies on hybrid vigor and virulence changes in bacteria. Bacterial wilt of corn and mouse typhoid are the focus with Dr W J Gowen directing the typhoid work.
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Ames
Rockefeller Foundation
New York City
Iowa State College
5. Lindstrom
W. J. Gowen
Newly Threshed Grain Lost In Coggon Barn Fire
Lightning sparked a blaze destroying a 36 by 75 foot barn on the Thomas Henders on farm two miles southwest of Coggon during a 3 am storm. The barn held hay straw and newly threshed grain prompting responses from Coggon and Central City fire departments. Insurance partly covers the loss. the farm is operated by a son of the owner, Leslie Henders on.
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the Gazette
Coggon
Thomas Henderson
Central City
Leslie Henderson
Gamble Vocational Ag Teacher Named For La Porte City
Adrian W. Gamble was elected by the school board to fill the vocational agriculture instructor post at La Porte City High School succeeding E. E. Pearson. Gamble, a Postville veteran and Maxwell former, ist a 1933 Iowa State College graduate and will start duties September 1.
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LA Porte City
Adrian W. Gamble
Postville
Maxwell
E. E. Pearson
Gamble
Iowa State College
Fairs and 4-H Livestock Shows This Week in Eastern Iowa
Eastern Iowa hosts multiple fairs and a 4-H show from Aug 6 to Aug 16. Clinton DeWitt Benton Tipton Manchester Marengo Marshalltown Cedar Rapids feature county fairs and the All-Iowa Livestock Exposition.
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Stuedemann Brothers
Earl
Howard
Lawrence
Walter
Clinton County
Elvira
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
DeWitt
Iowa
Benton County
Vinton
Cedar County
Tipton
Delaware County
Manchester
Marengo
Central Iowa
Marshalltown
Betty Riedesal
Wheatland
Betty
Des Moines
Outstanding Linn County Horse Show At Central City
Central City hosts the Linn County fair second annual one day horse show with about 100 horses. Harry Linn judges. Top Belgians and draft horses win in multiple classes including mare and foal and champion stallion by G A Fisher and sons. Suckling colts claim prizes in 4-H classes with Paul Lillie and Mac Towers top in club colt and score card events.
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Central City
Linn County Fair
Harry Linn
Pete Collins
Winthrop
Willard Haak
Marion
G. A. Fisher and Sons
Mechanicsville
Lloyd Falcon
Rowley
Lawrence Falcon
Carl Linge
Cedar Rapids
G A. Fisher
Marvin Hanwardson
Onslow
Larkey Brothers
E. E. Glenn
Olin
H. A. Hartman
Ryan
al Hamilton
Howard Mack
Pruess and Son
R. A. Shover
Welding
Ted Paul
Jack Dahl
Paul Lillie
Clifford Kirk
Alburnett
Lynn Drips
Springville
Mac Towers
Charles Ritze
Robert Rose
Champion Club
Mr. Linn
John Towne
Mount Vernon
Eugene Dunn
Canned Tomatoes Keep Vitamin A Despite Years Storage
Iowa State researchers report canned tomatoes stored at room temperature for three to four years show no loss of vitamin A. The study, by Dr. Pearl Swanson Dr. Mabel Nelson and Dr. Gladys Stevenson, tested on tomatoes and 166 white rats, and was published in Farm Science Reporter.
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Gazette
Ames
Iowa State College
Pearl P. Swanson
P. Mabel Nelson
Gladys Stevenson
University of California
Farm Science Reporter
College Quarterly
Egg Shell Substitutes for Oyster Shell in Hen Diets
Iowa State College researchers report dried egg shell provides calcium comparable to oyster shell for laying hens and chicks. In a two year trial, fertility, hatchability, growth, and bone health were similar, with egg shell and oyster shell yielding equal egg production and no eggs-eating behavior, leaving price as the main factor.
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Ames
Iowa State College Research
Iowa Poultry
H. L. Wilcke
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Wilcke
Cedar County Fair Opens Tuesday in Tipton
The Cedar county fair and night show begins Tuesday in Tipton and runs through Friday. Exhibits across all departments will be set Tuesday with judging starting Wednesday for 4 H baby beeves at 10 am. A parade of 4 H calves is set for Thursday afternoon and draft horse events cap the week Friday.
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Gazette
Tipton
Cedar County
J. G. Westby
Wilton Junction
Matt Stark
Floral Hall
New barns rising near Oxford Junction farms
Two new barns are under construction near Oxford Junction on the Fred Pegoreck and Wesley Brink farms. Alban Bieber tenants the Brink property, which replaces a barn destroyed by a summer lightning strike.
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Oxford Junction
Fred Pegoreck
Wesley Brink
Alban Bieber
Household Finance offers easy no security personal loans
A历史 ad describes quick personal loans with no bank security or guarantors. Monthly plans range from 6.43 to 9.77 for hundred dollars, with total costs 106.40 under four installments. Rates 24 percent up to 150 and 2 percent above, open to new or former customers.
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Grundy
Paul Anderson Photo
Rockefeller Fund
ISC
Gamble Vocational Ag
Cecil
Martha
Williams
Porvice
Hisself
Mnwilliams
Linn Fair
Colt Club
Cedar Fair
Reeves
Univis Lenses
J. C. Landenberger
Third Street
Optometrist
Mousehold
Hendipson
Higley
Third Ave
R. C. Arnett
Iowa City
E. Washington Street
Waterloo
Commercial Street
Household Finance Corporation of America
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