Hogs Slaughtered At Cedar Rapids Surpass July 1932 Volumes
Sinclair and Company processed 75 698 hogs at Cedar Rapids in July, nearly doubling the 42 590 head in July 1932 and marking the largest summer kill on record. Cattle and sheep slaughter also rose, with 10 950 cattle and 12 306 sheep. national July totals reached record levels under federal inspection.
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Cedar Rapids
FTM
Sinclair and Company, Ltd
Harry Palmer
Sinclair
United States
Fence Drift and Hay Storage Risks in Spontaneous Combustion
Article warns of hay spoilage and spontaneous combustion as a risk to farms. Calls for research into hay making methods to reduce danger. Expresses concern for farmers and potential loss of crops and horses.
North Tama Cow Test produces high July milk yields
North Tama Cow Test association reports July averages across 465 cows, with Havvard Brothers leading at 1302 pounds milk and 461 pounds butterfat per high herd. Other top herds include W G Barker and Son and W D Mitchell with substantial milk and butterfat totals, while several members fed grain or pasture to boost production.
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Specis
Gazette Yoledo
North Tama
W D Mitchell
A D Mitchell
Robert Mitchell
M McElhinney
Joe Chezik, Jr
Roy Hotzek
PD Mitchell
Hayward Brothers
W G Barker and Son
Association
Tama Rhinehart and Son
Taima- Poweshick
Lyon Brothers
Jersey
Wrenile Home
Guernsey
Rhinehart and Son
Snec
Cazette
Springville
Drvopain Linn County Cow Test Association
L C Adams
Fdr
McGrew
Schoener and McClelland
Adame
Washington
Ocaian
Huch Tote Og Nowt Biernmin JP
Haves
Public Auction of Henry Vornholt Homestead Property
The Henry W. and Lenora Vornholt homestead in Putnam Township near Ely Iowa will sell at public auction on Saturday August 12 1933 at 1000 AM. The sale includes mules cows hogs chickens grain farm implements and household goods plus an assortment of tools and a 1931 Chevrolet coupe. Terms will be announced at the sale. Frank G Kanak cashier and legal notices follow.
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Henry W
Lenora Vornholt
Putnam Township
Johnson County
Ely
Iowa
Solon
Mt Vernon
FARSL
Record cattle and calf slaughter reach new highs in July
Slaughter totals for May to July hit record levels with May and June marking the heaviest on record and July cattle slaughter the heaviest since 1926. Calf slaughter rose to 401 329 heads, the largest since 1926, while sheep and lambs totaled 1 398 742.
Report On Soy Bean Freight Rates Modified
Washington AP says the Interstate Commerce Commission revised its outlook on soybean freight rates from Potitsa in Til Nai to Centerville. It finds present rates not unreasonable overall but notes certain centerward combinations from producing areas via the Wabash and Tennessee Central rail lines may exceed previously approved terms.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Potitsa
Til Nai
Centerville
Commission
Wabash and Tinos Central
Oour
Wheat Contract Forms To Reach Iowa Counties This Week
Iowa county agents will receive wheat allotment contracts and primers this week from Washington. Contracts require growers to cut 1934 35 acreage by up to 20 percent, with land use limits and future obligations tied to land transfers. Two payments are planned: 20 cents per bushel after Sept 15 1933 and 8 to 10 cents per bushel after June 1 1934 upon compliance.
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Iowa
Washington
Ames Extension Office
Murl McDonald
Ames
Washington Telegram
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
McDonald
Benton Farm Bureau Plans Annual Picnic at Vinton
The Benton county Farm Bureau schedules its annual picnic for Aug 16 at Riverside Park Vinton with speakers J S Jones Minnesota Farm Bureau secretary or Francis Johnson Iowa Farm Bureau Federation vice president and former speaker of the house County Agent W A Gelge reports readings band music minstrel act and Farm Bureau flag dedication Also a county 4-H program next Monday at Eden community hall features a debate City versus Country Life minstrel act and musical numbers
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Vinton
Benton County Farm Bureau
Riverside Park
J S Jones
Minnesota Farm Bureau
Francis Johnson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
W A Gelge
Farm Bureau
Eden Community Hall
Farmers Produce Their Own Flour In Local Threshing Report
Three acres of wheat on the O C Sauer farm yielded eighty eight bushels for home flour. Several other small acreage farmers will have their grain milled for personal use. threshing delayed by rain, yields include oats thirty to fifty bushels per acre and barley fifteen to twenty five, with noted quality and color variations. Cucumbers, apples, plums, grapes, and tomatoes show varied conditions as rains benefited crops.
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Troy Mills
O. C Sauer
Watkins
A. S. Kimm
John Eischeidt
Drought Damage Report in Marengo County Corn Loss Estimated
Special to The Gazette says heavy rain over Sunday and Monday limited corn damage from a drought. County Agent D Hentmire estimates corn loss at seven to eight percent. Drought began in late July with small grain yields down about 30 percent and clover seedings burned out after nurse crops were harvested.
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Marengo
D.hentmire
Clinton Farmer Builds A Thresher From Odds And Ends
Clinton area farmer William Sperling built a threshing machine from odds and ends including corn grinders hay rakes two engines a buggy railroad ties and a feeder. The device threshed seventy five bushels of oats from three acres in two years to assemble it and it separates straw from waste and chaff. Sperling claims it would yield about sixty bushels with an ordinary thresher.
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Clinton
William Sperling
Sperling
South Dakota Pigs Bring 235 to 295 At Tipton
Five hundred South Dakota Hampshire pigs weighing fifty to seventy-five pounds were sold at auction Saturday at the Ochiltree barn in Tipton, bringing two dollars thirty-five to two dollars ninety-five per head. All pigs were inspected by a veterinarian and vaccinated before leaving South Dakota, with many local farmers in the market for feeder pigs this season.
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Tipton
South Dakota Hampshire
Ochiltree
South Dakota
Grain Dealers Meet in Code Conference in Cedar Rapids
Seventy five eastern Iowa elevator operators and grain brokers were expected in Cedar Rapids for a sectional code meeting by the Western Grain Dealers association. Dave Milligan of Des Moines, secretary, attended to discuss a proposed national grain code and Iowa trade rules. He would join a Chicago conference with government officials to draft the national code, set for approval at a Des Moines meeting of association officers and directors.
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Eastern Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Western Grain Dealers’ Association
Dave Milligan
Des Moines
Iowa
Mulligan
National Federation of Grain Dealers
Chicago
Wallace
Western Grain Dealsers’ Association
Farmer Details 215 Acres of Grain and 300 Hogs
R M Shomer, a farmer near here, reports 105 acres of corn 25 oats 75 barley and 10 rye on 215 acres this season. He also keeps a drove of 300 hogs.
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Shellsburg
R. M. Shomer
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