Inoculation Error Halves West Branch Soybean Yield
Cedar Rapids farmer George Schoonover reports a defective bottle of soybean inoculation reduced his 15 acre soybean fields by about 75 bushels total. County Agent George Dillon's investigation shows yellow plants short stature fewer nodules and thin foliage on the affected tract versus robust growth and many nodules on inoculated tracts.
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George Schoonover
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Byers
West Branch
Oasis
Cedar County
Schoonover
Byers
George Dillon
Dillon
Mr. Dillon
Linn County
Bechoonovel
Mr. Schoonover
Every County To Be Represented In State Fair 4-H Show
Iowa State fair 4-H governs a large statewide display with 99 counties sending teams and exhibits. Demonstrations cover cereal bread canning clothing home furnishings and decorating. Park County 4-H Hochibday set for August 26 with events and a girls party planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Josephine Arnquist Bakke
United States
Mils A
Ever
Helid
Wil Co
Chicaco
National Health Center
Bakke
Wolbo
Ldite Omels
Ewa Stary
Ames
Chater
George Bathus
Wuillam McPherson
Keith Barker
Florence Forbis
Hanme
Laoag
Heen
Heat Boosts Cream and Depresses Butter in New York
New York's blistering heat lifts cream prices to multi month highs while butter storage grows. Drought in New York state and surrounding regions tightens milk supplies, a dairymen strike lacks broad support, and the milk control board hesitates to raise prices. Minnesota leads butter shipments to New York as July receipts exceed last year. Poultry demand falls with hot weather but dressed poultry marketing rises in shops and chains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KR. Brown
New York City
New York
New York State
Pennsylvania
Ontario
New England
Milk Control Board
Minnesota
Towa
Iowa
Greeley Cow Test Ass n Averages High Butterfat July
Dunham's herd leads Juva results with 328 pounds butterfat among 16 cows. Overall 423 cows, 35 in the association, averaged 600 pounds milk and 235 pounds butterfat for July, versus 515 milk and 201 fat for 399 cows last year. Other top producers include J Rector, J Armstrong, J Schnittjer, Frances B Dunham, and H H Stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Dunham
Greeley
Rector
Hich
John Armstrongs
J Schnittjer
Frances B Dunham
Jo U Rector
Fr B Dunham
H H Stone
Clothing Is Women’s Project In Iowa County
Marengo Iowa County Farm Bureau women will view garments and accessories including garden hats aprons and a cape as part of a clothing project led by Miss Emma Mellrath of the Extension Service Training schools are set in townships with sessions at homes and churches from Monday through Friday. Afternoon meetings start at 1 30 and evening sessions at 8 o clock, with locations listed in Pilot Sumner Greene English Center Dayton Trex York Hilton Jones Honey Creek Hartford Lincoln Marengo Washington Lenox and Marengo City Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borcal
Marengo
Iowa County Farm Bureau
Emma Mellrath
Amis
North English
Puestlos
Dayton
Dayton Center
Trex
York
F. O Harrington
Hilton
Mae Stanerson
Honey Creek
B. Hannah
Hartford
Lincoln
J. C. Mueller
Washington
Lenox
Marengo City
Nine Sheep Killed by Dogs on Lowden Farm
Louis Krienbrincg reports a dog attack near Lowden that killed nine sheep this week. Tenant Carl Mueller heard the commotion, frightened the dogs away, but the remaining sheep died afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowden
Louis Krienbrincg
Carl Mueller
Linn's Health Champions Compete for State Honors
Des Moines floor promoters Bedell 19 daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Bedell Whittier Gleaners member 9 feet 3 inches tall 128 pounds famed for spinach and vegetable diet Shedis and Neal 17 son of Mr and Mrs Burt Neal north of Mount Vernon 5 feet 10 inches tall 127 pounds enjoys vegetables and fruit and strong exercise on his father's farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Meines Foor
Bedell
Fridas
Myr
Frank Bedell
Whittier Gleaners
Elay Shedis
Willard Neal
Burt Neal
Mount Vernon
Ins Fathers Farm
Wool Committee Submits Code Amid Boston Wool Lockout
A Boston wool trade shutdown accompanies the draft code aligning with NRA rules and the forty hour week. The committee’s report proposes a forty hour or forty hour average week with a $15 minimum wage. traders warn of a 15 percent rise in operating costs. Prices for Ohio Delaine and other wools are noted as market activity slows but remains firm.
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Boston
NRA
Ohio Delaine
US. Agriculture Department
Grain Threshed From Shock First Time In 50 Years
WEST UNION Henry Franzen, a landowner near St Lucas, threshed his oats from the shock this season breaking a fifty year habit. He had stacked grain in past years but did not this year due to health concerns and short straw. The shift toward threshing from the shock has grown in the area with few traditional stackers remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
West Union
Henry Franzen
St Lucas
Iowa County 4-H Youths Practice Dairy Judging
Iowa County calf club members joined a Saturday program led by county club agent R W Ashby and field man E M Wright to practice dairy judging for the Iowa State fair and Waterloo Dairy Cattle congress. Activities included Jersey care and fitting, Holstein inspection and comparison, a Jersey judging session, and a picnic dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Iowa County
Troy
J Ro Wallace York
Jersey
First Chicago calf club sale set for August 22
The Union Stockyards in Chicago will host the first calf club auction of the season on August 22 with a special auction on the morning of August 25. Auctions continue at 2 p.m. every Tuesday until mid October, with Carey M. Jones as auctioneer. Jones has sold 14 777 baby beeves in nine years for over 1.7 million dollars.
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Garrite Union
Chicago
Bee Heide
Carey M. Jones
Louisa County Farm Bureau Picnic Set for Aug 9
The Louisa county Farm Bureau annual picnic is planned for August 9 at Columbus Chautauqua park. A kittenball tournament will feature Morning Sun township versus Elm Grove Jefferson and Port Louisa versus Marshall Grandview versus Columbus City, Wapello versus Concord, with semi finals and finals.
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Louisa County Farm
Columbus Junction
Louisa County Farm Bureau
Columbus Chautauqua Park
Morning Sun Township
Elm Grove Jefferson
Port Louisa
Marshall Grandview
Columbus City
Wapello
Concord
Outbreak Reported by State Vet in Northeast Tawa
Dr C M Morgan the state veterinary inspector reports cholera outbreaks in Ahuimakee Clayton and Fayette counties in the northeast Tawa region.
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Morgan
Ina
Northeast Tawa
Ahuimakee
Clayton and
Fayette Counties
Squaw corn displays frost hardy ears near West Union
Walter Dullard four miles north of West Union reports two ears of squaw corn eight and a half and nine inches long that matured enough to resist frost. The crop was planted May 13 and harvested Aug. 3, eighty two days after planting.
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Gazett West Union
Walter Dullard
West Union
Billy Yates Elected President of Keokuk County 4-H Clubs
Billy Yates 16 near Sigourney was elected president of Keokuk county 4-H boys clubs. Claire Werner 19 became vice president with five years of club work and livestock judging. Ernest Bruns, seven years in 4-H, is secretary and Marvin Blaylock 17 is treasurer. A prior illustrated birds lecture by George Hendrickson of Ames urged quail cover for every forty acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazett
George Hendrickson
Ames
Hendrickson
Timothy prices double in year across Eastern Iowa
Timothy seed prices in Cedar Rapids area have roughly doubled from a year ago with new crop moving in. Eastern Iowa elevators report prices from 3.50 to 4 per hundredweight for choicest seed while old seed sells at low rates. Carryover is larger than several seasons though yields vary. Cedar Rapids region sees heavier yields than the southern part of Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
1626 Counties Listed as Accredited TB Areas
The United States Department of Agriculture reports 1626 counties or 53 percent are modified accredited areas with cattle tuberculosis under control. To qualify a county must cut cattle TB to half of one percent or less. Eleven states, including New Hampshire and Utah, gained accreditation July 1, with further additions expected by year end.
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Washington, D. C
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
New Hampshire
Utah
North Carolina
Maine
Michigan
Indiana
Wisconsin
Ohio
Idaho
North Dakota
Nevada
Department of Agriculture
Light Hogs Bring $4.65 At Chicago Market
Tipton Henry Nagel a Cedar County farmer sold light hogs at 4 65 a hundredweight in Chicago Wednesday market. He still has two carloads to market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spreins
The
Gazette
Tipton
Henry Nagel
Cedar County
Chicago
Thunderhead Dream of Rain in Parched Fields
A rustic poem by W. W. Weatherwax celebrates approaching rain after drought. The speaker imagines thunderheads darkening the sky, cows cooling, hogs in mud, and finally a night-long shower soaking roofs and fields. Weather and longing mingle as the land anticipates relief.
Doojiggers and Whatyoucallems by Mary By Drickley
A nostalgic domestic vignette describes Grandma’s kitchen chaos and clever storage ideas. The Big Bear and Granddaughter share a humorous scene about newspapers, a repurposed oil can rack, and dented linoleum as memory lingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Drickley
Maryse II
Big Bear
Manchester corn crop ten days ahead of normal
Special to The Gazette reports a rapid corn crop progress after heavy rains with stalks green and strong reaching roasting stage about ten days ahead of normal. Most stalks bear two ears and silage patches are planned. Oats yield 25 to 30 bushels with New oats at 22 cents delivered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Manchester
John Farrell
Masonville
Stanley
Lambs Sell At Top Market Price In Chicago Trade
Farmers Shipping association consigns a carload of lambs sold Thursday in Chicago for 7.75 a hundredweight. Local growers represented include Charles Iratoska Charles Kacina Will Upah Glen Clark West Waterbeck Earl Mayher and L Croskey.
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Tama
B. F Maiden
Farmers Shipping Association
Chicago
Charles Iratoska
Charles Kacina
Will Upah
Glen Clark
West Waterbeck
Earl Mayher
L. Croskey
Tomatoes And Cucumbers Promise In Cedar County Truck Region
In West Liberty and West Branch Cedar County growers report strong prospects for tomatoes and cucumbers. Everett Pownall gathered the first ripened tomatoes from a 10 acre field south east of West Branch, with yield potential up to ten tons per acre. The Thomason family near West Liberty grows tomatoes cucumbers and string beans on several acres, facing cucumber lice damage but reporting fair results overall. two contracts offer pricing on delivery or post-market sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
West Branch
Everett Pownall
Henry Johnson
Pownall
Thomason
W. A. Thomason
Delbert
Robert
Burnetta
Cedar County
Delbert, Robert and
Expected Rise in Hog Prices Fails to Materialize
Des Moines report says July and early August show no summer upturn in hog prices amid record slaughter. Analysts note excess hogs, heavy receipts, and large pork stocks drive prices down, with exports limited by German duties and British pork restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
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Ray Anderson
Scheonove
Clothing Is Women’s Project
Linn’s
Fle Health
Tru
Frances Eldell
Wool Committee
Billy Yates
Keokuk County
Timothy
W. W. Weatherwax
South Side Feed Co
16Th Ave
Mackey
Matus
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