Iowa corn forecast up 10.7 percent amid mixed grain outlook
The August crop report projects Iowa corn at 469,280,000 bushels, up 10.7 percent from last year, with corn acreage 5 percent above the 1926-1930 average. Wheat and oats totals fall. oats yield seen near 36-38 bushels per acre. Hay, alfalfa, and fruit crops show solid conditions. peaches and apples modestly down from last year.
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Carl
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
de. Moines
Federal
State Crop Reporting Service
Walshire says Gallmeyer did not violate farm holiday
Cedar county farmer E F Walshire told The Gazette that claims Ferdinand Gallmeyer of near Stanwood trucked tomatoes to a cannery Monday are false. Walshire says Gallmeyer’s tomatoes are not yet ready and truck crops are exempt under an Aug 1 communication from Jesse D Sickler.
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E. F. Walshire
Mechanicsville
Farm Holiday Association
Cedar County
the Gazette
Silanes
Sanartad Bo Bane Eck
Ferdinand Gallmeyer
Stanwood
Walshire
Gallmeyer
Jesse D. Sickler
Ogden
National Farm Holiday Association
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Texas
Oklahoma
North
South Dakota
Warshire
What’s What Out on the Acres with Ed O’Neal
Interview with Ed O’Neal president of the American Farm Bureau federation and Alabama farmer near Florence. He discusses rental splits, cotton yields, crop rotation, fertilizer costs, and the push for farm equality to influence tariffs and taxes.
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Ed O’neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Florence
Alabama
Alabama Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau
Chicago
Daily Farm Talk Reveals Black Belt Livestock Shift
In a rural exchange, a landowner discusses taxes on land including timber, timber profitability, and 1927 Master Farmer honors. He explains cooperative labor, land and implements sharing, and cotton production. The piece notes shifts on prohibition and describes the Black Belt as rich soil once populated by Negroes now home to northern dairy and beef cattle efforts.
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Black Belt
Wool Market Activity in Boston This Week
Private estimates put last week’s wool sales on the Boston market between 20 and 30 million pounds. Major firms report weekly totals rivaling seven months of business and above July’s monthly level.
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Boston
Fence Drift Field Sketch By R F A Perk
A vivid prose sketch describes rain sweeping a corn field and stalks bending under a fire hose. The narrator reflects on irrigation needs and compares corn to vast financial markets while noting the lively scene of waifs and water.
Federal Experts See Upward Trend In Farm Products
Federal agricultural experts forecast continued better prices for maturing crops based on new government reports predicting reduced cotton, wheat, corn, tobacco, barley, rye and potatoes. They cited price gains, rising indices, and optimistic forecasts as signs of a favorable outlook for farmers.
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Washington
James F. Stone
Federal Farm Board
Bureau of Agricultural Ecoeny
Commerce Department
Department
Department of Agriculture
This Is The Way Corn Crop Is Used
Des Moines report details 1931 Iowa corn usage. 85.2% husked for grain, 7.7% fed to livestock as corn fodder, 2.9% stored in silos. East central Iowa leads with 39.8 bushels per acre.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mark Thornburg
Benton, Cedar
Clinton
Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Linn
Muscatine
Scott Counties
Edgewood couple win 1865 chickens prize at Stra Point
Mr and Mrs Frank Fisher of Edgewood who last week picked a haul at the Stra Point establishment received $28 for five days. The special feature notes their effort and payout in what appears to be a local event reported by The Gazette.
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Edgewood
Frank Fisher
Hasent
Caumacaiecestry
Stra Point
Holsteins offering top bulls from record cows and strong lineage
Sanatorium Holsteins presents choice bulls with proven records and prime bloodlines. Prices align with current market conditions, and now is an optimal time to purchase.
Million pounds of onions idle in Davenport area fields
In Davenport, over 1,000,000 pounds of onions lie in fields ready for shipment while 1,125,000 pounds remain unmarketed. Farmers hold the crop for better prices as current quotes of 65 to 70 cents a hundredweight fall below production costs, compared with last year’s 75 cents to $1.05.
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Davenport
Buckhorn creamery patrons halt deliveries during farmers holiday
Buckhorn Co operative creamery patrons stopped sending cream in observance of a farmers holiday. A meeting drew about seventy five supporters and opponents. directors said they cannot close the creamery unless at least half the patrons demand it. Butterfat paid 20 cents a pound for the first week of August, 19 cents the prior week.
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Buckhorn
Buckhorn Co-operative Creamery
Greeley Test Ass'n Reports July Butterfat Averages
Three hundred ninety nine cows on test in the Coe Cow Test association averaged 20.1 pounds of butterfat for July with an average milk yield. Butterfat sold at five creameries averaged 16.75 cents. Dan Schnittjer, northwest of Delhi, led herds with 956 pounds milk and 31 pounds butterfat. Charles Wendt followed with 810 pounds milk and 29.6 pounds butterfat. Members of the Greeley association are named, including B. and H. H. Stone.
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Manchester
Oe Cow Test Association
Ed Carrol E. Rice
Dan J. Schnittjer
Delhi
Charles Wendt
Seace Pidgins
Rick Orencis B
H. H. Stone
Greeley Associat
4-H Forestry Talk At Neal Home Near Mount Vernon
Members of the Better Development 4-H club met at Gordon and Willard Neal’s home near Mount Vernon for a forestry program. William Burgess gave a talk on forestry and Gordon Neal offered advice on fitting for showing.
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Mount Vernon
Better Development
Gordon
Willard Neal
William Burgess
Radio Schedule Highlights From City Nets
A dense listing of NBC CBS and other stations shows programs across morning to night. Highlights include Amos 'n' Andy on NBC at 9:00 and a Hoover speech segment rumored for 8:15 with a range of orchestras and talk shows on WABC WJZ WEAF WLW WGN and more.
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Ruod Vallee
NBC
Cc. Hill
CBS
WABC
WMT
WJZ
WGN Mox
WJZ Chai
WGN OX
Joel Patocks
WLW
Rich Orch
New York Orch
WEAF
WMAQ
Eae Brothers
WGN
KMOX
Cenecert Orch
WOCH
Thompkins Corners
Winchell
Walter O’keefe
Hoover
Ing
Jack Smith
Wiz AQ
KYW
Amos
Andy
Mbia
ABC
Sissle
aScene
WSM
Brewer Ore
Hallorth
Wbbm. l
Two Farmers
WJZ Kyw
Adtantice City Musicale
Wabc Emox
Alexander Semmler
WIZ Wmaq
Morris Carl Katz
Trenbaders
WIZ
WEAP
Woman’s Review
Deane Dickason
World Traveler
Salon Erch
Eorch
W. Wmt
Keenan and Phillips
Neg Brothers
Irene Beasley
WBBM
Prince Orch
Tucker Orch
EMBEC
Vaughn En Nne Leath
Wabc Oe
Rence
WBAP
KOIL
Graham
WMT Wes. Jones and
Harc
WFAA
Bourden Concert Orch
Woc-Who
Henry McLemere
Joy Orch
Sam
Sams
Orbo
Nwabg
Friendship Town
WHO
WMAG
Ampande
Silas Ben Rey
Mentha Pepsin Advertisement Promises Quick Gain in Weight
An old ad claims mentha pepsin helps underweight children gain firm flesh and red blood with one tablespoon at meals. It touts easy dosing for picky eaters and denies the need for force feeding or tonics. Dave's May's Drug Co. guarantees money back if one bottle fails.
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Mentha Pepsin
Dave
Muscatine Baby Beeves Gain 59 Pounds In July
In Muscatine county the July average gain for thirty four baby beeves on feed by 4-H youth reported to County Agent Carl E Rylander was fifty nine pounds matching June. Seven calf reports were late. The top gain was 100 pounds by two calves fed by William Anderson and Howard An.
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the Gazette
Muscatine
Muscatine County
Carl E. Rylander
Dan Kucera Farm Sells at Auction for 3800
The Dan Kucera farm of eighteen acres on the south edge of Swisher sold Wednesday afternoon at auction for 3800 dollars, about 211 per acre, to William Serbousek of Swisher. Improvements include a four room house, 18 by 30 barn, 12 by 24 poultry house, and garage. with furnace, electricity, 12 acres tilled, and rest blue grass pasture watered by a spring. Tom Bena of Cedar Rapids acted as auctioneer.
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Gazette
Dan Kucera
Swisher
William Serbousek
Tom Bena
Cedar Rapids
Swisher Bank
Washington 4-H Livestock Judged At Annual Exhibit
Washington Iowa reports a 4-H show judging hogs sheep and dairy heifers. Winners include Everett Hayes Daryl Oldfield Alvin Jones with multiple firsts and placings across Poland China Yorkshires Hampshire Duroc Jersey and dairy heifers. Other classes proceed Thursday with Miss Lulu Tregoning set to judge girls’ exhibits Friday.
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Washington
Washington County
Everett Hayes
Poland
China
Daryl Oldfield
Alvin Jones
Hampshires
Yorkshire
Dean Zahhs
Dean
George Zachs
Phyllis Flenner
Hampshire
Ernest Jones
Dale Booth
Delbert Evans
Merle Warner
Alvin Horak
Louis Anderson
Charles Anderson
Marion Rinner
Donald Rinner
Maurine Walker
Lulu Tregoning
Ames
4 H Health Girl In Louisa County Tops 100 Percent
Nellie Brown of Oakville won first in Louisa county 4 H health girl competition with a perfect score 100 percent at Achievement Day. Harriet Kreiner Alvina Hayes and Mary Pauline Hiller earned top secondary spots. Hayes and Fuller Lynn will represent the county at the Des Moines state fair. More than 100 attended under judge Mrs Carl Rylander.
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Gazette
Wapello
Nellie Brown
Oakeville
Bluebird Club
Louisa County
Des Moines
Harriet Kreiner
Alvina Hayes
Mary Pauline Hiller
Wapel
How Modern Women Lose Pounds of Fat Swiftly Safe
Health ad touts Kruschen Salts as a simple fat loss method. It claims half a teaspoon in hot water daily before breakfast, diet tweaks, and four weeks to see fat loss and energy gains. The promotion names May Drug Co and Podzimek Phofes as vendors and promises a money back guarantee.
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May Drug Co
Podzimek Phofes
England
Ask May Drug Co
Podzimek Pharmacies
California Woman Chooses Verbatim Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
A California woman contemplates using Lydia E Pinkham's Verbatim Compound as guidance for health. The piece notes ongoing decision making and references the historic herbal remedy in the context of traditional advice.
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California
Lydia E. Pinkam
Vegetable Medicine Boosts Health and Energy, Says Mrs. Mitprep
A reader testimonial praises Lydia E. Pinkham's vegetable compound for improving health and energy. The message urges households to keep a bottle in the home and suggests the tonic offers strengthened vitality.
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Lydia
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Agricultural College
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Greeley
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