Livestock Exhibits Reflect Feed Quality Across Iowa Fairs
Livestock shows across eastern Iowa fairs and 4 H events reveal top condition this season with corn and grass quality boosting finish. Tipton and Cedar County drew large crowds for draft horse and hog judging as breeders, including Lenker Brothers and Clarence Smith, showcased premier Poland boars and sows, Hampshire and Duroc champions, and Chester White winners amid strong competition.
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Cedar County
Tipton
DeWitt
Maquoketa
Washington
Iowa
Lenker Brothers
Wilton Junction
Clarence Smith
Arlington
Hampshires
Orben Schoff
Lost Nation
West Branch Junior Breeders’ Association
Vocational Ag
West Branch High School
Herman Mar
14 Year Old Boy Captures Tops With Hogs At Washington
Raymond Bell, 14, of near Washington, won grand champion for hogs a purebred Duroc Jersey litter at the Washington county 4 H Achievement show. He also took top and several other placings in Duroc gilts boars and litters, plus champion and reserve titles with Shorthorn calves and Herefords. Other champions included Alvin Jones in Hampshire hogs and Velma Jarrard in market pigs. Robert Ruth scored in ewes and lambs.
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the Gazette
Washington
Raymond Bell
Washington County
Raymond
Hampshire
Alvin Jones
Velma Jarrard
Marion Timmins
Shropshire
Cleo McCoy
Robert Ruth
Northwest Rangers
Galen Bull
Orville Hradek
Fae Schoonover
Donald Stout
Brighton
Hog market slips as receipts surge in August
Des Moines reports a sharp weekly drop in hog prices to early June levels as four day interior market receipts reach 79 500 head, 16 percent higher than last week and over double the year ago volume. Seven market total around 167 000 head, up 19 percent from last week, with expectations of lighter runs in late August unless the spring crop keeps moving to market.
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Des Moines
Chicago
Draft Horse Day At Tipton At Tipton County Fair
Tipton County fair feature on Thursday was a draft horse show. Exhibitors brought animals in Thursday morning and could take them home that evening. A J Kutch of New Sharon judged. Emil Haack of Massillon won light draft team with Don Smith Stanwood second and Otto Pruess Mechanicsville third. Ford Gallmeyer Stanwood led heavy class with Charles Kline Onslow second and Ed Crist Stanwood fourth. Ethel Domer Clarence and Dorothy Thomas Mechanicsville won blue ribbons in the county 4 H health contest.
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Gazette
Tipton
Cedar County
A. J. Kutch
New Sharon
Emil Haack
Massillon
Don Smith
Stanwood
Otto Pruess
Chanicsville
Bob Elijah
Clarence
Ford Gallmeyer
Charles Kline
Onslow
Ed Crist
Ethel Domer
Dorothy Thomas
Mechanicsville
Home Demonstration Agent Employed For Keokuk And Wapello
Miss LaVonne Dubes of Aurelia is hired as home demonstration agent for Keokuk and Wapello counties replacing Velma Packer who moved to Boone county. Dubes, a bachelor of science from Ames with a focus in household equipment, brings three years teaching in rural schools and four years of 4-H club work. She starts September 15.
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LaVonne Dubes
Aurelia
Keokuk
Wapello
Velma Packer
Boone County
Miss Dubes
Home Project
Farm Bureau
Ames
Sleeping sickness hits horses in Mount Vernon area
Among numerous cases of sleeping sickness in horses on farms in this community, only one fatality has been reported.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Awards Given At Maquoketa 4-H Achievement Show
Maquoketa Jackson county 4-H achievement show awarded blue red and white ribbons across categories. Food preservation, dairy calves, fat barrows, pigs, corn, barley and potatoes featured names like Schwager Beck Ruchotzke Steines Mohr and Dietz with multiple blue ribbons and several red and white recognitions.
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Maquoketa
Jackson County
B. Clippers
Des Moines
Merry Maids
Davenport
Vincent Schwager
Steven Schwager
Ambrose Ruchotzke
Alfred Schwager
James Rumann
Bennett Schwager
Gerald Scheeckel
Joe Marcus, Jr
Wilfred Ehlinger
Cyril Ehlinger
Leonard Ryan
Ambrose Beck
George F. Beck, Jr
Don Dietz
Leo Steines
Delores Dietz
Junior Dietz
Charles Butterworth
Merlin Steines
Wayne Dietz
Fat Barrows
Helen Steines
Lawrence Steines
Helma Steines
Arnold Mohr
Odilo
Johnny
Martin Steines
Arlo Mohr
Gerald Scheckel
Freda Tracy
LeAnna Yaddof
Angus Tops 4-H Show At Dewitt
Clinton county Farm Bureau 4 H event showcases beef and dairy winners despite facility limits. Wayne Mommsen’s Angus took grand champion baby beef. Leo Duer Jr. of Charlotte claimed reserve with a Shorthorn. Dairy champ went to a Brown Swiss shown by Wayne Giddings. reserve by Paul Shaff. Colts and market pens also judged. Gregoire, Blaser, and Griep among top exhibitors. Officers elected at year’s 4 H meeting include Gregoire as president and Myapp as vice-president.
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Dewitt
Clinton County Farm Bureau
Wayne Mommsen
Miles
Leo Duer, Jr
Charlotte
Ralph Timmsen
Goose Lake
Wilbur Koch
Leon Boysen
Wayne Giddings
Clinton
Paul Shaff
Camanche
Melvin Hoker
Wheatland
Charles Gregoire
Welton
Griep
Chester
Mildred McDevitt
Lost Nation
Charles Williams
Des Moines
Stella May Cousins
Carrie Cousins
Elvira
Harold Myapp
Elwood
Victor Stueland
Grand Mound
Earl Studemann
22 Per Cent More Cattle On Feed In Iowa Than Year Ago
Des Moines AP reports Iowa farmers have 22 percent more cattle on feed than a year earlier. Federal statistician Leslie M. Carl notes Aug 1 totals were about 10 percent below 1935 levels and roughly 20 percent under two years prior. From Jan 1 to July 31, 591000 stocker and feeder cattle moved from 12 markets into seven corn belt states, with Iowa receiving 26 percent.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Carl
Trio Of Health Champions In Iowa County Contests
Three county 4-H health champions were named this week in eastern Iowa. Lolla Faye Binns, 15, near Emeline ten miles northwest of Maquoketa, will represent Jackson county in the state fair health contest at Des Moines. Lawrence Timp, 18, of Calmar will represent Winneshiek in the boys health contest at the state fair. Mildred McDevitt, 16, of Lost Nation, was named one of Clinton county’s health winners and will compete at Des Moines.
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Iowa
Lolla Faye Binns
Emeline
Maquoketa
Jackson County
Des Moines
Lawrence Timp
Calmar
Winneshiek County
Mildred McDevitt
Lost Nation
DeWitt
DeWitt 4-H
Clinton County
Cattle on Feed Up Across Corn Belt Says Carl
The report notes aug 1 cattle on feed in the corn belt up 12 percent from 1937, with a 17 percent rise in the eastern belt and 8 percent in the western. Feeders expect higher cattle purchases in the last five months of the year. Also cited: wholesale prices index for farm textiles rose to 301 in 1918 and fell to 55 in 1932.
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