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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1933
Page
11
Reed reports varied Iowa corn conditions over the past week with progress from excellent to deteriorating. Most corn is in the roasting ear stage aided by moderate temperatures, though pastures are short and hog cholera outbreaks rise, while oats yields exceed expectations in northern counties and flax threshing closes in central regions.
In Cedar Bluff farmyard near Amos Suchomel, two 4-H club girls stage a demonstration before a keen Iowa farming audience. A fence drift appears in the east as Hoffmans’ crop report notes an average of 35 bushels with many fields yielding 20 to 25 bushels, signaling improving rural economy and social justice.
County fairs in eastern Iowa plan varied horse events including team pulling contests and a horse show. The Benton County fair in Vinton lists dynamometer endurance tests and an elephant exhibit while Independence gears for a Diamond Jubilee fair with horse races from five states, a horse show, sacred services, a 150-voice choir, a milk maids contest, and a pageant The Wapsie Valley Cow Test association sponsors the milk contest and the Buchanan County Farm Bureau will present the festival pageant The season also features automobile charges for attendees and multiple grounds packed with enthusiasts across venues.
Rain fell Tuesday night into Wednesday across much of Iowa, aiding drought plans. Creston saw the heaviest downpour at 2.91 inches with several towns recording notable totals. Farmers in Wilton Junction and Hopkinton reported work shifting to repair cribs, fences, and machinery as they prepare for fall plowing.
A damaged OCR style page presents a mixed set of horizontal and vertical clue lists with scattered letters and numbers. The garbled lines reference sports answers, biblical kings, vocabulary, and various fill‑ins, suggesting a crossword style puzzle from a historical newspaper page.
Special to The Gazette Helena Montana AP sheepmen lamb buyers bankers and railway officials met the Montana Live stock Marketing association to hear optimistic reports on feeder lamb markets Prices were rising and feed prospects looked favorable in fattening regions Iowa feeders were expected to handle 75000 to 190000 Montanan lambs this fall Indiana 59600 to 7601 North Dakota 8600 to 4600 Minnesota and other regions projected large volumes as feeders take Montanas output through the season
In Shellsburg region, J. J. Bierschenk and Walter Stoecker plow five miles west of town using a 2 bottom gang, turning six and a half inches of dry soil despite recent rains. At Center Point, N. E. Miller near Cheney reports twenty acres of barley stubble plowed with moisture suitable for good work.
In Fayette county Holsteins on H N Turner dairy re port 33 cows in July produced 9933 pounds of butterfat, up from 36 cows yielding 7069 pounds last July. Butterfat increase valued at $7140 offsets much of July feed costs totaling $9848 for pasture and other expenses.
J C Mathews posted a high herd with 643 pounds of milk and 38 pounds of butterfat per grade Jersey. Mr Turner led cows with 1510 pounds of milk and 58.9 pounds of butterfat in Holsteins. Other top producers include Grant Lauer Finch and Osmundson Harold Hammersland K J Kerr H W Gross and Sons Lucian Appleman Walter Dullard Brackin Brothers for July butterfat per cow.
Washington observers report representatives from the meat packing industry will meet government officials and producer delegates on Thursday to draft an emergency plan to boost hog prices. Attending are John Rathpacker of Waterloo Roswell Garst of Coon Rapids and Ralph Moyer of Fairfield, from the producers' committee of twenty five. Several price-boosting schemes are floated including a $9 per hundredweight premium for pigs weighing 25 to 40 pounds and a bonus for sows. A definite announcement is expected Thursday or Friday.
The Blairstown band has been engaged for the annual Benton County Farm Bureau picnic on August 16 at Ruverside Park in Vinton.
Notice to creditors depositors and interested parties that the Linn County Iowa district court will hear the application of DW Bates Receiver of the Cedar Rapids Savings Bank for authority to sell real estate Lot 12 Block 3 Wellington Place Addition Cedar Rapids and to enter into a written contract for sale to Eli Lynch and Julia Ivneh for 26500 with specified payments and terms. The sale may involve a mortgage with a building and loan association and a real estate commission of 15000. Hearing set August 15, 1933 at Cedar Rapids Court House. failure to appear may result in grant of relief requested.
In the District Court of Tin County an application to sell the real estate of the deceased Willam Matek is on file. The described property lies in northern Cedar Rapids and College Park Addition. A hearing is set for August 7, 1933 at 9:00 am at the Courthouse Cedar Rapids. Objections must be filed with the Clerk of the Court.
More than 100 Jersey cattle will compete in the first all Iowa Jersey show at the Iowa State fair running Aug 23 to Sept 1. Entrants come from seven parishes with numerous named farms and breeders listed. The event is a feature of the national livestock show amid a record livestock entry and more than 1500 junior stock show entries from Iowa.
INDEPENDENCE The July report for the Wapsie Valley Cow Test association shows the Iowa State Hospital herd high with an average of 1.089 pounds of milk and forty pounds of butterfat for seventy one cows. The J. F. Kelleher herd was second high with 722 pounds of butterfat. Third high herd owned by Wallace, Robinson and Boies averaged 709 pounds of milk and 28.6 pounds of milk and 31.4 pounds of butterfat. W. J Campbell had high cow a purebred jersey that produced 973 pounds of milk and 66.2 pounds of butterfat. Twenty nine cows in the association exceeded fifty pounds of butterfat each. The 419 cows including thirty four dry in the test group during July averaged 690 pounds of milk and 257 pounds of butterfat. Eighteen members fed grain on pasture, three fed ensilage in addition to grass and five had sudan grass alfalfa and sweet clover pastures.
Washington reporters trespass into the agriculture department on a report day and are briefly confined by guards as the crop reporting board prepares the cotton consumption figures. Amid alarms and a fainting employee, officials keep the building sealed until the 11 am release.
Manchester Co operative creamery shipped 13 824 pounds of butter to eastern markets on Saturday. Patrons received 27 and 28 cents a pound for July butterfat, compared with 14 080 pounds the previous week.
Tipton Albert Thede Cedar county feeder sold sixty eight head of 237 pound hogs at Chicago on Tuesday. The top price reached 4 50 per hundredweight.
Independence reports that federal land bank in Omaha has approved farm loan applications totaling 150000 through the Buchanan county Farm Loan association. Local organization has seen about 400000 in loan applications filed, says secretary Jacob L. Holand.
OELWEIN The Fayette County Holstein Breeders association will run two show herds on fair circuits this season after a breeders meeting. Leo McDonald will manage herd No 2, with Mike Stewart assembling herd No 1 for shipment from Fayette County fair to Des Moines and Minnesota State fairs. Herd No 2 ships from Oelwein to Davenport for exhibition August 15 to 19. Breeders in herd No 2 include Smith and Cashen, Smith and Chase, Sam Alshouse, Hanson and Brock, and Witkinson and Miehe.
Webster N D January report notes Glenn Yoakum and Son loaded ten head of Short horn show cattle Saturday and shipped them to Burlington for exhibit at the Tri State fair opening Monday. The herd will appear at Iowa and other state shows over the next ten weeks.
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