Meat production in July shows gains over last year
The July output of beef veal pork sheep and lamb reached 932 421 690 pounds up from 782 956 000 pounds a year earlier. Hog slaughter rose sharply from last year with July totaling 2 253 530 head while cattle slaughter under federal inspection reached 820 031 head. Calf and lamb kills varied, seven month totals for 1938 show mixed results against 1937, reflecting broad gains in hogs and a heavy July month for cattle.
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United States
Ex- Urs
Chicago
Improved Wheat Variety Evolved in England
A new wheat variety developed by Professor F. L. Engledow at the Cambridge plant breeding institute yields at least ten percent more than Britain’s best types. Short stature aids storm resistance, tested on four foot square plots at the National Institute of Botany in Cambridge and cut Sunday.
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Cambridge, Eng
F. L. Engledow
Cambridge Plant Breeding Institute
National Institute of Botany
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Expect FLA-CTA Plan Set for Fayette October
Fayette county plans a fifth farm security cooperative association tied to the Ames extension, aiming to start by Oct 1. It will serve farm security cooperators with six testing events a year and require herds of five or six cows, reflecting the dairy herd as the key to successful farmer ventures.
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West Union
Iowa
Fayette County
Ames
Jerry N. Spencer
FSA
Fence Drift and Threshing News From the Farm
Fence drift caught in the woven wire and threshing progress noted. Corn pushes ahead daily while school is delayed for a few weeks allowing parents a planned vacation.
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Alf. A
Minnesota Youth Tops Ames FFA Speaking Contest
Arthur M. Olson of Austin Minnesota won the regional Future Farmers of America public speaking contest in Ames. runner up Richard H Rust of Bunker Hill Illinois placed second. Lady Lynn of Lexington Kentucky finished third. Olson will represent the north central states at the national contest in Kansas City Missouri next fall. Contestants from twelve states competed with topics on soil conservation and cooperation. Arden Burbridge national FFA president presided, with James H Pearson of Washington DC as supervisor.
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Daniel Atkinson
Pawnee City
Neb
Bill Yaw
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Arden Burbridge
North Dakota
National Ffa
James H Pearson
Washington, D. C
Clayton-Delaware C T A Averages 27 8 Butterfat
EDGEWOOD The Clayton Delaware Cow Testing association averaged 76 5 pounds of milk and 27 8 pounds of butterfat from 337 cows, 31 dry. The Guernsey herd of Roy Walters of Garber topped with 904 pounds of milk and 39 8 pounds of butterfat, individual high cow owned by Matt Helle of New Vienna.
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Edgewood
Clayton- Delaware
Francis Scott
Guernsey
Roy Walters
Garber
Matt Helle
New Vienna
Greeley Dairy Herds Hit High Butterfat Marks
The Greeley Cow Test association reports 420 cows averaging 566 pounds of milk and 25.8 pounds of butterfat in July. Paul McElmeel leads with 41.3 pounds butterfat, milking three times daily. high cow in William C Mawe herd yielded 62.6 pounds of butterfat at three milking sessions.
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Manchester
Greeley
Corn Festival Planned at Oxford Junction
A corn festival will be held August 20 in Oxford Junction under the sponsorship of the local baseball club and the Oxford Junction business men group.
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Oxford Junction
Iowa AAA Broadens Wheat Loan Base to Include No 4
Iowa AAA committee moves to widen wheat loan bases to include No 4 spring and winter wheat when lightness affects weight. Eligible damaged kernels and foreign material limits apply. farmers store in public warehouses or on farm under new rules.
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Des Moines
Iowa Aaa Committee
Ed Ellison
AAA
O. D. Klein
Iowa Aaa
Harry Schooler
Washington
Klein
Washington, DC
Guy Smith
Iowa
Mary Jean Wells Named Poweshiek 4-H Health Champion
Mary Jean Wells, 15, has been named Poweshiek county 4-H health champion by a Grinnell physician panel. She will compete in the health contest at the state fair as the county’s representative. Wells is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Wells of Grinnell and was born in Montezuma.
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Grinnell
Mary Jean Wells
Poweshiek County
Miss Wells
Frank Wells
Montezuma
Girls And Boys Vie For Kitten Ball Championship
The final playoff will pit the champion girls team against the champion boys team in a kitten ball tournament Friday at Thomas Park Marion during Linn county 4 H club day. P J Letson and Lucille Gove announced the event after a picnic and morning activities. Nine boys teams and two girls teams are entered.
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Thomas Park
Marion
Linn County
P. J. Letson
Lucille Gove
Iowa Dairy Output Highlighted In 1937 milk report
New York report shows Iowa led in cash farm income from milk in 1937 with 73 752 000 dollars as part of a nationwide dairy study. It notes America tops per capita fluid milk consumption at 153 quarts year with a 3 500 000 000 dollar annual dairy output and details milk distribution and farmer returns.
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Iowa
New York
The
Milk Industry Foundation
United States
America
Switzerland
Nations
Denmark
Czechoslovakia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Great Britain
France
Germany
Australia
Belgium
Italy
Plan for nation wide dairy education campaign discussed
A tri state committee of dairy producers from Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin met in Minneapolis July 29 to consider a consumer education drive to raise dairy product consumption. Iowa representatives included Frederic Larrabee Julius Brunner and Paul Crowley. Iowa is the second largest butter state with Minnesota first. An in-
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Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Minneapolis
Frederic Larrabee
Iowa State Dairy Association
Fort Dodge
Julius Brunner
Iowa Association of Local Creameries
Osage
Paul Crowley
Iowa Creamery Butter Manufacturers Association
Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers of Iowa
Des Moines
Tama Farm Bureau Drops Full Time H D A
Directors in Tama county decide to discontinue the full time home demonstration agent position effective October 1 due to reduced federal funds. Edith Huffman, in charge since February 1935, will seek other employment and her work is praised as outstanding. membership in the women's division has doubled. A part time agent may be hired in cooperation with a neighboring county.
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Toledo
Tama County Farm Bureau
Edith Huffman
Tama
Manchester Auctioneers Enter Field After Hopkins Death
Two more auctioneers join the bid to operate in Manchester following the death of J. A. Banty Hopkins after thirty six years. Since July 16 eight newcomers, many unfamiliar with the area, announce plans to locate here.
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the Gazette
Manchester
J. A. “Banty” Hopkins
Vinton Cannery Begins Packing Sweet Corn
INTON The canning company at Vinton began packing corn Friday. The first load of the Golden Cross variety was delivered by Ivan Notbohm who lives a mile west of Vinton. The corn quality is good and due to poor market conditions the company contracted a smaller acreage. Canning is expected to continue for four or five weeks.
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INTON
Vinton
Ivan Notbohm
Koering family off to Dakota as threshing proceeds
Neighbors assume full charge of threshing at the Koering farm after Mr. Koering and wife rush to Dakota upon the sudden death of his brother. Crew includes Reuben Nelson Louie Dettman Joe Cruse Carl Wigger and others. Also notes 1937 alfalfa made up 37 percent of U S hay production.
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Stanwood
Charles Koering
Dakota
Mr. Koering
Ring
Reuben Nelson
Louie Dettman
Joe Cruse
Carl Wigger
Harry Henderson
Ralph Wilson
Allen Jackson
Ed Harmon
Harlan Henderson
Hal Albaugh
Jim Hawthorne
Oats Best on Poor Ground in Winneshiek County
In Winneshiek county oats yield best on poor ground while rich-ground lodging and spotty results appear. Four inches of rain delayed threshing, pastures are excellent, and warm weather aided corn. West Union reports rapid corn and soybean growth with most fields ripening, though about 10 percent show weak start.
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Decorah
Winneshiek
Two Weeks More Threshing Expected In Aurora Vicinity
Heavy rains hinder threshing with two weeks of good weather needed to finish. Oats are light and poor in quality. one report cites fifty bushels per acre with subpar quality. Average yields about thirty five. Blackberries and dewberries plentiful and excellent. Garden vegetables abundant. First death of a horse from sleeping sickness reported locally.
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the Gazette
Aurora
Fred Crow
Barn Fire On Washington Farm From Spontaneous Combustion
A Sunday fire on Charles Marek’s farm eight miles south of Washington destroyed a 36 by 40 barn. Twelve tons hay four tons straw and some machinery burned. Contents were insured. The barn belonged to Commercial Savings Bank trustees and was partly insured. The fire department saved other buildings including the house. A double corn crib roof burned and the crib sides scorched. This was the fourth barn fire in Washington in ten days.
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The
Gazette
Washington
Charles Marek
Commercial Savings Bank
Washington County Farmer’s Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Tama 4-H Show Plans Corn Fete at Gladbrook
Tama County 4-H club achievement show and corn carnival set for Gladbrook August 18 20 features 64 pigs 16 sheep 4 colts 19 beef heifers 60 baby heifers and 18 dairy heifers Most stock first time showing Superintendents include Roy Koester Eldon Wiese Earl Lyon and others Judges listed for beeves dairy calves pigs and colts Colts pigs and baby beeves judged August 19 and dairy heifers August 20 with a baby beef sale that day.
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Toledo
Tama County
Gladbrook
Roy Koester
Earl Lyon
Eldon Wiese
E. J. Dinsdale
Dinsdale
R. G. Winders
Beeves
L. W. Plager
Grundy
Elmer Hanson
Ames Dairy Department
R. L. Pemberton
Ames
Iowa Hog
Eastern Iowa fairs scheduled this week
Eastern Iowa fairs are listed with dates and locations including Tri-State at Burlington from August 7 to 13 Cedar county at Tipton August 9 to 12 Van Buren county at Keosauqua August 9 to 12 and 4-H shows at Washington Maquoketa and De Witt during August 9 to 12.
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Iowa
Tri-State
Burlington
Cedar County
Tipton
van Buren County
Keosauqua
Washington
Maquoketa
de- Witt
River farm from Ozias estate sells for eight thousand
The 223 acre river farm along the Wapsipinicon river near Independence sold to J. L. Johnson of Chicago for $8,000. Administrators C. L. Bright and R. L. Bordner oversaw the sale. The estate's remaining North Dakota farm stays unsold while heirs and Mrs. Ripley Ozias pursue claims under a complex will division.
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Independence
Iowa
John L. Ozias
J. L. Johnson
Chicago
River Farm
Wapsipinicon
C. L. Bright
R. L. Bordner
North Dakota
Ozias
Des Moines
Anne Ripley Ozias
Ripley Ozias
Grinnell Farmer Paid For Wolf Shot West of Town
Special to The Gazette Grinnell farmer Manzel Bailey received a bounty for a wolf shot on his farm west of Grinnell Sunday night after his chicken house was raided Bailey fired on the animal and no other Poweshick county bounties have been paid in years.
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the Gazette
Grinnell
Manzel Bailey
Bailey
Poweshick County
Sleeping sickness in horses hits 22 Iowa counties
The Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association reports widespread sleeping sickness among horses and mules with Poweshiek, Benton, Winneshiek, Chickasaw, Howard, Bremer, Tama, Linn, Jackson, Dubuque, Buchanan, Delaware, Butler, Black Hawk, Clayton, Cerro Gordo, Scott, Fayette, Clinton and others showing cases. Hog cholera is rising. recent outbreaks listed include Shellsburg, Lisbon, Mount Vernon, Colesburg, Edgewood, Strawberry Point, Lamont, Dundee, Lost Nation, Charles City, Osage, Mason City, Waterloo, and more across several counties.
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Eastern Iowa
Poweshick
Iowa
Benton
Wirneshick
Chickasaw
Howar Floyd
Bremer
Tama
Linn
Jacson
Dubuque
Buchanan
Delaware
Butler
Black Hawk
Clayton
Cerro Gordo
Scott
Frankie Fayette
Clinton
Shellsburg
Lisbon
Aiking
Mount Vernon
Colesburg
Edgewood
Strawberry Point
Lamont
Dundee
Grant Mound
Lost Nation
Staceyville
St. Ansgar
Charles City
Osage
Rudd
Springs
Mason City
Pigs Lambs and Cattle Sell At Washington Sale
Three hundred ninety four head of livestock sold at the community sale in Washington. Twenty mixed breed pigs averaging 100 pounds brought 12 dollars per hundredweight, seventy feeding lambs sold for 470 dollars each, twenty smooth mouthed ewes at fourteen dollars, twenty three yearling ewes at 7.35 each, thirty Texas Hereford steer calves averaging 23 pounds brought 26.50 each, and a toy milk cow sold for 73.50.
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the Gazette
Washington
Texas
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University Farm
Minnesota Dairy Industry Committee
National Dairy Council
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Jason
Williams
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Vinton Cannery
Arlington
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Iowa Livestock Exchange
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