Iowa Farm Prices Dip 10 Points in June July Period
Iowa farm price index for June 15 to July 15 fell to 115 percent of prewar levels, a 10 point drop from March. Hog prices rose, eggs led gains, and cattle and other commodities eased. the index remains 37 percent above July 1934 and higher than the four years before 1935.
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Iowa
Agricultural Econome
Ames Extension Service
Duster
Rrains
Uruppen
United States
Union of Vinton groups hosts August 14 1935 wedding reception
The Chamber of Commerce announces the marriage of Carleton D. Knupp and Miss Jane Nelson, county demonstration agent, at Marengo. A public reception on the courthouse lawn at 8:00 p.m. features pens for pigs and tables for produce. The report notes humorous wedding mishaps elsewhere.
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Chamber of Commerce of
Vinton
Benton County
Carleton D. Knupp
Jane Nelson
4-H
Farm Bureau
Court House
Chamber of Commerce
Less Possible If Too Many New Oats Fed Says Bulletin
The Eastern Iowa Veterinary association weekly bulletin warns farmers about over feeding horses new oats. It cautions that overeager drivers let horses eat excessive oats before digestion, risking fatal indigestion. The notice also warns of hog cholera spread in threshing rings via shoes hooves wheels and other contact. Outbreaks in Winton Norway Independence Winthrop Worthington Cascade Epworth Farley West Point London Bennett Clarence Charlotte Maquoketa Springville are listed with losses and cases.
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The
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Winton
Norway
Independence
Winthrop
Worthington
Cascade
Epworth
Farley
West Point
London
Bennett
Clarence
Charlotte
Martelle
Maquoketa
Springville
Lamotte Lad Wins Top in Jackson 4-H Show
Jackson county 4-H achievement show opened at Lakehurst with weed ID and farm record judging. Joseph Marcus of Lamotte won the top farm records and weed ID contests leading a strong showing by Lamotte and Andrew clubs. The Andrew club earned the best club tabulation as Farm Bureau township standings list South Fork first and Maquoketa fourth.
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Maquoreta
Jackson County
Lakehurst
John Burch
Milan
Ill
Burch
Joseph Marcus
Lamotte
Vincent Schwager
Andrew
Charles Butterworth
Andrew Club
Farm Bureau Township
South Fork
Monmouth
van Buren
Maquoketa
Floyd Cornelius
Oats yield strong in north sectors of region
In Decorah area early threshing reports show oats yielding well in the north with poorer results in the south and east. D Sjoboen farm near Nordness produced 60 bushels per acre on 25 acres, near 70 by weight. Walter Frey north of Spillville reported 50 bushels oats and 14 bushels spring wheat per acre. threshing delayed by frequent rains.
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Decorah
D. Sjoboen
Nordness
Ralph Bullard
Walter Frey
Spillville
Oats Yields Vary Across Several Iowa Communities
Special reports from Hazleton Oxford Junction Delta and Conesville describe oat yields from 15 to 50 bushels per acre with hail damage in some fields. Timothy seed promising and corn growing well. local conditions show variable yields across towns.
Washington County Crops Show Strong Yields Despite Rains
In Washington county oats yield 35 to 60 bushels per acre with fair quality and about thirty pounds. Corn tassled though some lowland acreage washed out. Chinch bugs present but not severely damaging the crop. Edgewood reports four days of heavy rain hindering threshing and several rings expected to begin last week.
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The
Gazette
Washington, Jr
Washington County
the Gazette
Edgewood
Oneida Vocational Ag Students Camp And Fish
Twenty members of the Oneida vocational agricultural classes staged their fifth annual outing and fishing trip at Hart wick near Delhi from Friday to Sunday. R L Amsberry, instructor, led the trip with Mrs. R L Amsberry and Miss Ethel Purvis as chaperons. Mr and Mrs W S Bissell of Gricley stayed in camp Friday night.
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Oneida
Hartwick
Delhi
R. L. Amsberry
Ethel Purvis
W. S. Bissell
Gricley
Iona Faber
Alice Ridenour
Ethel Scovel
Laura Rector
Joe Johnson
Orval Fensterman
Donald Nagel
William Bell
Warren Bissell, Jr
Charles Faber
Ross Ones Milner Cox
Francis Barer
4-H Show Slated in Decorah August 30 31
Winneshiek county 4 H achievement show set for August 30 and 31 with twelve girls clubs booths and boys livestock projects on display. County Agent E J Weigel and home demonstration agent Miss Lillian Lewis will oversee the event.
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The
Gazette
Decorah
Winneshiek County
E. J. Weigel
Lillian Lewis
Nordness Creamery Pays 23 and 24 Cents Butterfat
Decorah based Nordness creamery paid patrons 23 and 24 cents net on the last two payments. Production is described as larger than last year, though there have been no record runs.
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Gazette
Decorah
Nordness Creamery
Cheese Factory in Allamakee Pays 30 Cents for Butterfat
MONONA That cheese values have been relatively more favorable to the milk producer this summer than butter values were indicated when butterfat for the first half of July commanded 30 cents a pound at the Volney cheese factory six miles north of Monona in Allamakee county. Butterfat for the last half of June brought 31 cents. The Volney factory is new with attractive design. Owner Stan Hansen cheesemaker Marvin Winders helper Leo Sekretarski. Ten pounds of cheese may be made from 100 pounds of milk.
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Monona
Volney
Allamakee County
Stan Hansen
Marvin Winders
Leo Sekretarski
Sekretarski
Murray Announces Timothy Seed Loan Program
Des Moines AP reports funds are offered to Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota farmers for timothy seed loans through production credit associations. Loans cover 60 percent of market value and mature May 1 1936 with five percent interest and a one cent per bushel sealing rate. No applications have yet been made for small grain or timothy loans, though available to aid cash strapped farmers for spring planting.
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Des Moines
Ray Murray
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Murray
Fairs This Week Across Eastern Iowa 4-H Shows
Fairs and 4-H livestock events span eastern Iowa this week. Delaware county fair in Manchester runs August 6 to 9. Washington county 4-H fair in Washington August 5 to 9. Clinton county 4-H fair in De Witt August 7 to 9. Jackson county 4-H show in Lakehurst August 5 and 6.
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Iowa
Delaware County
Manchester
Washington County
Washington
Clinton County
de Witt
Jackson County
Lakehurst
North Tama C T A Averages 27 7 Lbs Butterfat In July
North Tama C T A reports July averages of 732 pounds of milk and 27 7 pounds of butterfat per cow. Joe Chezik Jr Dysart led herds with 1 006 pounds milk and 37 4 pounds butterfat from twenty purebred Holsteins. High cow produced 1 717 pounds milk with 72 1 pounds butterfat.
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Toledo
William W. Krapf
Association
Joe Chezik, Jr
Dysart
Roy Hotzel
A. D. Mitchell and Son
J. E. Howard
Louis Rehder
Alex Rehder
C. T. Mitchell
Linn Farm Women Exhibit At Des Moines Fair Preview
Linn county farm women showcased diverse hobbies at Central City fair with pastel paintings, Scottie puppies, rock and plant specimens, and hooked rugs. Blue ribbon winner Mrs H J Huss displayed Yellowstone rock and Rocky Mountain moss with a tall holly plant. second place went to Mrs James T Bradley for Scottie puppies and decorative postels. third place to Mrs Charles Michel for pastel art.
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Linn County
Central City
Helen Swinney
Ames
H. J. Huss
Yellowstone Park
James T. Bradley
Jackson Township
Charles Michel
Marion
Michel
Frank Colyer
Harris Wilson
Earl Domer
Detasseling Of Corn For Hybrid Seed Employs-220
Special to The Gasette Morley work on detasseling hybrid corn on the Equitable Life Assurance farm near Morley is led by A R Embree and Max Wortman of Anamosa with about 220 men. Embree raises 50 acres of hybrid field corn and 10 acres of hybrid sweet corn under contract, selling seed corn to Wortman at above market price while the commercial corn stays with Embree and the landlord. Wortman provides seed and labor, expects an artificial drier, and reports seed costs this year from 50 to 36 dollars per bushel. Detasseling runs two to three weeks with 200 workers plus extra needed on low land for weed issues. Contracted seed is sold to two companies. Further details list numerous local contractors and acres under contract totaling 470 acres in sweet and field hybrid seed corn with three sweet corn varieties and ten field corn varieties.
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Morley
Equitable Life Assurance Company
A. R. Embree
Max__Wortman
Anamosa
Embree
Mr. Embree
Mr. Wortman
Wortman
Merle Murfield
Martelle
Harry Newman
Earl Elijah
Clarence
Roy Joslin
Don Wherry
Wyoming
Lyle Thompkins
Ray Embree
Ed Beach
Amber
Lee Armstrong and Son
Springville
Hog shipment sells at 11.20 per hundredweight
Tama county farmer Carl Steam sold a carload of 245 pound hogs for 11.20 dollars per hundredweight on Monday, delivering in avine cago.
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Tama
Carl Steam
Tama County
Strawberries Still Yield Despite Short Crop
Everbearing strawberries grown by Troy Mills bring good quality to market though the harvest will be smaller due to July dry weather. Farmers report fruit set and market availability in the local area.
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Troy Mills
Hogs Bring 11.25 at Chicago Sale
Benton county farmer H J Boddicker sold a shipment of 225 pound hogs Monday in Chicago for 11.25 dollars per hundredweight. The sale was reported by The Gazette in Newhall.
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Newhall
H. J. Boddicker
Benton County
Chicago
Linn C T A No 1 Averages High Milk and Butterfat
Whittier L C Adams, tester for Linn County Cow Test Association No 1, reports year ending July 1 with 8,219 pounds milk and 363.7 pounds butterfat per herd, 234.1 cow years, feed cost $69.22 per cow, product value $141.41 and return above feed cost $72.19 per cow.
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L. C. Adams
Linn County Cow Test Association No. 1
Association
Schoonover and McCleland
Springville
C. C. Post
Knight and Young
Test Association
Guernsey
Co. B. F. Michel and Son
Schoonover
E. R. McGrew
Guernseys
O Neal Predicts Farm Retaliation Against AAA Suits
Chicago AP Edward A. O Neal president of the American Farm Bureau federation forecast retaliatory measures by farmers against packers millers and others who filed suits to invalidate processing taxes He cited a Wichita Kansas boycott leading to a withdrawn suit and Alabama Farm Bureau resolutions supporting a constitutional amendment if needed to sustain the AAA Bankhead cotton act and the processing tax He noted 900 packers in the United States with many small firms not joining the 300 large corporations in the attack.
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Chicago
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
AAA
Wichita
Kan
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
United States
O'Neal
County Home Tops Wapsie Cow Testing Honors In July
Independence reports Buchanan County home leads Wapsie Valley Cow Testing with four top cows. High dairy cow was grade Holstein yielding 1907 pounds milk and 70.6 butterfat. ISU herd averaged 1018 milk and 38.3 butterfat. Total cows tested 401 with 27 herds in test for 1935-36 season.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Wapsie Valley Cow Testing Association
Thomas Hotchkis
Iowa State Hospital
Toms and Bowden
Association
Guernsey
Jersey
Two Weeks Until Cantaloupes Ripen In Conesville
In Conesville truck crops grow well with cantaloupes and watermelons setting on the vines and ready for market in about two weeks. Tomatoes are ripening on the vines.
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Seerial
Conesville
Eighty in Jones Sold at 150 Dollars an Acre
The Henry Weers farm of a fractional eighty acres six miles south of Monticello was sold this week to J. F. Lieneman at a price reported above 150 dollars per acre. The sale was a cash transaction.
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Monticello
Henry Weers
J. F. Lieneman
Record Horse Pulling World Best Set at Albion Fair
Wayne Dinsmore of the Horse and Mule Association of America reports a new world record in horse pulling. John Adrian drove a team at Albion fair Ithaca New York on August 2 to pull 3 875 tractive pounds a distance of twenty seven and one half feet. The feat equates to starting a load of twenty five and one half tons on granite block pavement and to pulling nine plows cutting fur rows fourteen inches wide and six inches deep through corm belt oam.
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Ehicago
Wayne Dinsmore
Horse and Mule Association of America
Dinsmore
John Adrian
Ithaca
N.Y
1 000 Acres Of Corn To Be Packed At Monticello
Monticello reports Farmers' Canning plans to pack 1 000 acres of sweet corn between Aug 15 and Aug 20. The mill will employ eighty workers and has installed a 15 ton scale and an electric dump to aid unloading.
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Monticello
Farmers’ Canning Company
Kraschel To Speak At Marengo 4 H Club Show
Nels Kraschel lieutenant governor of Iowa will speak at 2 30 p m on Aug 15 during the Marengo 4 H show running Aug 15 17 The event features 173 head of livestock and four baseball teams Marengo faces Millersburg Victor meets Norway with winners meeting on the final day
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Marengo
Nels Kraschel
Iowa
Kraschel
Millersburg
Victor
Norway
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