Chicago Hog Market Loses Prestige as Prices Rise Elsewhere
Market reports show Chicago failing to stay ahead as hog prices peak around 540 per hundredweight while interiors and other centers reach higher. Faust St Louis hits 565, Indianapolis 525, Kansas City 540, St Joseph 535, with Omaha 510 and Sioux City 510, marking Chicago’s relative decline after the strike settlement.
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Chicago
United States
East St Louis
Indianapolis
Iowa
Minnesota
Faust St Louis
Marne
St Joseph
Kansas City
Omaha
Swix City
Southern Iowa Urges Farmers to Save Feed Amid Drought
Farmers in southern Iowa call for saving feed as surveys show near zero corn yields in Jefferson and Keokuk counties. Insects drought damage and failed crops threaten rough feed supplies, prompting talk of baling corn stalks and shipping south before winter. Government cattle buying programs are underway in the county under R K Biss with state college help.
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Iowa
Jefferson
Keokuk
Rogram
Thas
F R. K Biss
Ames
Herring And Turner To Speak At County Fair
Herring and Turner set to speak during Monticello county fair events. The eighty first town fair runs August 21 to 24 with political day August 23 featuring Herring, a prospective governor candidate, and Turner, a Dubuque congress contender. The program includes a horse race and various attractions amid a busy schedule.
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Herring
Turner
County Fair
Monticello
Mosticello
Moonceho
Eoper Civde
Dl Herring
Dan Turner
Iowa
Royabe Wventre
Martin B
Dubuque
Chase
al Katine
Gata
Weather and crop notes from West Union and Lafayette area
The Gazette reports rainfall at West Union with six tenths of an inch aiding pasture and corn growth, while temperatures and moisture improve prospects for crops. In Lafayette, J L F Sam Jones notes crops are better than South Dakota, cites an Artesian well and water access for neighbors, with corn and berry crops facing moisture and pest pressures.
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Gazette
West Union
Lapayette
J. L
Sam” Jones
Lake Preston
South Dakota
Lafayette
Jones
Yes
Mostad
Alburnett Farmer Advocates Less Red Tape in AAA
In a farm interview, Lime Moore of near Alburnett discusses European war impacts on Iowa, AAA operations, and his support for Henry Wallace. He criticizes Washington interference, praises Wallace, and backs Dan Turner for governor citing experience and honesty.
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AAA
Henry Wallace
Turner
Pulling Contest Set For August 17 At World's Fair
At the Century of Progress exposition in Chicago a pulling contest is planned for August 17 starting at 1 pm in the court of states. Wayne Dinsmore of the Horse and Mule association of America will oversee. Riders include C W Crawford of Illinois State Experiment Station and Harry Linn of the Iowa Breeders association. Entries feature nine farms and several former world champions with two new pairs expected from Willard Rhoads and Cary Platter among others.
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Chicago
America
Wayne Dinsmore
Horse and Mule Association of America
Michigan State Experiment Station
W ‘Crawford
Illinois State Experiment Station
Harry JD Linn
Iowa Horse and Muir Breeders Association
Statler Farms
Piqua
Ohio
John Adrian
Roy Laneles
Mich
William Harrison Wavens
Cary Platter
Greenvylie
George Mantes Shreve
Oho
Foolander Deerfield
TJ Homa Crawford
Potomac Ill Charks
Lem Sandwich J
Thomas Gamboe
Pioneer
Fragmented OCR Notice from Iowa Farm Credit Co op
A garbled OCR snippet mentions Will Co-Ordinate Iowa Farm Credit DFS Des Moines AP and various misread terms. The fragment references branches, a meeting or formation action, and a case or plot line but lacks coherent details or dates. No clear event or entities beyond the agricultural credit context are resolvable.
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Moines
Linn Calf Club Cattle Judging Meet Planned
A Linn Calf Club hosts a cattle judging meet with practice sessions scheduled Friday. The event includes a party and references to members Mary and others, with venue notes and dates unclear in the OCR.
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Linn Calf Club
Iowa Rain Record To Date This Year
Rain record details report precipitation in Iowa for the current year with numbers for a 24 hour period ending Friday at 7 a.m. and monthly totals for August to date. It notes the deficit versus normal levels and cites cumulative rainfall since January 1.
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Iowa
International News Service
Farm Union Opposes Winneshirk County Levy For T B Test
Decorah Iowa article notes a county levy of thirty eight one thousandths of a mall about 1500 for a tuberculosis test under Dr H A Seldell head of animal husbandry. The board proposes lowering to at least one half mill to raise about 13000 with county attorney FP Shea advising. Farmers Union members vow a vigorous response to the levy.
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Decorah
Winneshirk
Board of Supervisors
H A. Seldell
Farmers Union
Coepare Yteyv
Corn Released In Winneshiek County Records Detail
The Winneshiek County release notes show 3451 bushels of corn freed from state reserves with totals and seal statuses. Farm loan records indicate sealed shipments and remaining stock under guard, while livestock movements from Whi Atland and nearby towns report multiple carloads of hogs and cattle shipped by named farmers and buyers.
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Atland
Wiper
Henry Sohire
Peter and
Schneier
John Hass
Catte
Albert Hoker
Poa Proustian
Aonid Au
Washington 4-H Livestock Judged at County Fair
At Washington Iowa the senior Angus calves shown by Donald and Lloyd Marek were named grand and reserve champions in the baby beef show. Judges were Carl Oldsen and Ames professors A L Anderson and P S Shearer. The event featured eighty head of livestock with heat affecting attendance as nearby parades and talks were planned.
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Washington
Donald Marek
Lloyd Marek
Washington County
Carl Oldsen
Iowa Beef Breeders Association
A. L. Anderson
P. S. Shearer
Murl McDonald
Ames
Rinner
Angus
Donald Rinner
Dale Voorhees
Robert Cress
Patricia Smith
Daryl Hoyle
Roger Stannard
Don Pearson
Keith White
Everett Hayes
Clair Edmondson
Maurine Walker
Poland
Ernest Wagner
Duroc
Robert Birney
Hampshires
Robert Gates
Chester
Robert Cross
Richard Flynn
Martha Mathers
Hustlers * Club
Miss Mathers
58.5 Percent Of Sires Proved In Iowa Test Assns
Special to The Gazette Ames Iowa cow testing association members near the AI B dairy goal a proved sire for each association Iowa leads states other than New Hampshire in July report. Between Jan 1 and July 1 thirty one bulls proved in Iowa for a 58.5 percent rate. New York 52.2 percent with 69 associations. New Hampshire 88.9 percent with eight sires in nine associations. High herds listed with butterfat averages and owners names.
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Ames
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Dairy Industry
New Hampshire
Ames Daily Extension Service
New York
Timets
Nebraska
California
North Tama
Linn No
O'Brien
Marion-Lucas
Anamosa
Fremont-Page
Elkader-Volga
Joe Chezik, Jr. Dysart
R. J. Tweedy
Mount Pleasant
Bigbee Dairy
Marengo
J N Martin
New Providence
C C Post Springville
Charles Stubbs
Conrad
Edgar Ziegler
Luana
H W Club Demonstrators Win In Louisa County
One hundred twenty five Louisa county 4-H club girls attended the Achievement day program in Wapello. Ames extension specialist Florence Forbes judged demonstrations and exhibits. Hilda DeWaele and Ilene Dickinson of the HW club placed first with their reseated chairs demonstration and will represent the county at the state fair in Des Moines. Fifty girls received 4-H pins.
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Wapello
Louisa County
Wapelo
Florence Forbes
Ames
Hilda DeWaele
Ilene Dickinson
HW_ club
Des Moines
75 Acres Of Cucumbers Harvested Near Walker
Special to The Gazette describes the Walker salting plant near Marshalltown where cucumbers are salted, placed in 28 tanks of 22,000 pounds each, and cured before shipment to Marshalltown for pickles. Sixty four patrons farm 75 acres within ten miles of Walker, with an average plot size from half to three acres. Co. G. Murphy runs the plant and eight workers are employed when full time. The crop is above average this year.
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Walker
Marshalltown
Co. G. Murphy
Army Worms Reported in Fayette County Fields
Special to The Gazette reports army worms in three Fayette county fields north of Maynard south of Fayette and east of Oelwein. Two sudan grass fields and one foxtail field are affected. Farm Bureau at Fayette lists poison bran for farmers. Two more fields in West Union area infected with army worms. At Will Brownell farm near Oelwein worms attack a contracted soybean crop, measuring five to two and a half inches.
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West Union
Fayette County
Maynard
Fayette
Oelwein
Oelwein — Army Worms
Will Brownell
Butterfat Pays 28 Cents At Oelwein July First Half
OELWEIN The Oelwein Farmer's Co operative creamery paid 28 cents a pound for first half of July butterfat, reports secretary Frank Schroeder. June payments averaged 28.14 cents per pound. The creamery handled 133,528 pounds in June versus 130,851 pounds in July. Creamery expects 30 cents per pound for last half of July butterfat.
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Oelwein
Oelwein Farmer's Co-operative Creamery
Frank Schroeder
Creamery
July Hog and Cattle Slaughter Totals By Federal Inspectors
The Union Stockyards Chicago reports July hog slaughter at 3,323,440 head, down from 3,914,452 last year, with seven month total 26,579,295 versus 28,622,628. Cattle slaughter hit a July record of 1,191,981, including drought purchases, seven month total 6,072,444. Calf slaughter reached 769,989 in July, a monthly high, while government purchases rise in drought areas totaling 1,938,666 head by July 31 and 2,495,345 by Aug 8 shipped to processing points and pastures.
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Union Stockyards
Chicago
Federal Meat Inspection
Spring chickens slaughtered by unknown varmint in Troy Mills
About 100 chickens weighing two to two and a half pounds each were killed at the William Treichler and Side Shaffer homes in Troy Mills Sunday night and Monday morning. The culprit was an unidentified animal, and no further details were provided.
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Troy Mills
William Treichler
Side Shaffer
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