USDA Estimates 1941 Hay Crop At 96 Million Tons
The USDA projects 1941 hay production at about 96 million tons, 2 million more than July estimate, likely the largest since 1927 and third largest in 30 years. Alfalfa output 33,239,000 tons, up 9 percent from 1940. Wisconsin leads with 7,174,000 tons of tame hay. Iowa second with 6,504,000 tons.
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U.S.D.A
United States Department of Agriculture
New England
New York
Michigan
Mississippi Valley
Wisconsin
Iowa
Margaret Stabe Health Girl for Allamakee County
WAUKON 4 H health girl for Allamakee County is Margaret Stabe daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Stabe Lansing township She belongs to the Jolly Neighbors 4 H girls club led by Mrs Henry Stabe and Mrs Ed Julson She will compete for state health honors at the Des Moines state fair this month.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Margaret Stabe
Henry Stabe
Lansing Township
Jolly Neighbors
Ed Julson
Des Moines
Straw Bale Fire Destroys 300 At Springville Farm
Fire destroyed 300 bales of straw at the Clarence Neal farm north of Springville late Sunday afternoon. Authorities believe a lightning strike set the stacked bales ablaze.
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Springville
Clarence Neal
Corn Heat Bites Iowa Crops Across State
Iowa corn deteriorates after three weeks of hot dry weather. Heat resistant hybrids may sustain yield above average. Some areas report 40 to 50 percent damage on light soils. Moderate temps and rains could help, but much crop shows severe damage. Canneries rush to process sweet corn while other vegetables and pastures suffer. One third of threshing remains in far north and flax harvest lags. Rainfall since April 1 stands at 14.55 inches, 89 percent of normal.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Iowa Weather and Crop Bulletin
Reed
High herd records top Greeley CTA dairy results
In July the Manchester High herd in Greeley CTA posted 22 Holstein cattle, 21 purebred and grade, averaging 1207 pounds milk and 38.3 pounds butterfat. The top cow, a Holstein owned by Paul McElmeel, yielded 1761 pounds milk and 70 pounds butterfat.
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Manchester
Greeley
C.T.A
Herbert H. Stone
Paul McElmeel
Lee Des Moines Leads Iowa DHIA in July Butterfat
The Lee Des Moines Dairy Herd Improvement Association topped Iowa leaders in butterfat for July with 34.9 pounds per cow and 888 pounds of milk per cow. Fremont Page Mills slipped to second in butterfat though kept first in average milk per cow at 952 pounds. The state penitentiary herd at Ft. Madison posted the top herd averages with 51.7 pounds butterfat and 1 646 pounds milk.
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Ames
Lee-Des Moines Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Iowa
Floyd Arnold
Ames Extension Dairyman
Fremont-Page-Mills Association
Iowa State Penitentiary
Ft. Madison
Allamakee DHIA reports July dairy yields at high levels
Special to The Gazette notes 554 cows on test in Allamakee county averaged 683.2 pounds of milk and 26.6 pounds of butterfat for July. K. B. Simmons posted both high cow and high herd for the month, with a grade Guernsey producing 1,723 pounds of milk and 86.1 pounds of butterfat.
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Grundy Center
Grundy County
Dhia
Harry Haling
Fred Ellen
Waukon
Allamakee
Ray Kinzie
K. B. Simmons
Guernsey
Fence Drift Trapped in Woven Wire Sparks Odd Satire
A quirky fragment describes a fence drift snagging on woven wire and a humorous aside about hunting for a pajama top half. The text mentions Subobus with a head cold and a hopeful note that a change might help the corn.
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Subobus
Simmons herd records 25 cows milk yield and butterfat
Twenty five cows were recorded with one dry and the rest producing 1 028 pounds of milk and 411 pounds of butterfat, reflecting herd dairy output for the period.
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Simmons
Dairy Herds Report High Butterfat in July
In Marengo Iowa the 414 cows in the DHIA test averaged 31 pounds of butterfat per cow for July, with 53 dry cows in the group. The High Amana Holstein led the month at over 80 pounds per cow, while Fred Gingerich’s 13 Guernseys posted an average of 47.8 pounds.
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Marengo
Iowa County
Dhia
High Amana
Fred Gingerich
Guernseys
High producing dairy herd tops Johnson County DHIA list
In Iowa City the Johnson County DHIA No. 2 reports July averages of 650 pounds milk and 275 pounds butterfat per herd. Harold R. Moore, tester, notes the high cow is a grade Holstein owned by John R. Knepp with 68 pounds butterfat. The Knepp herd, consisting of mixed cows, is the high herd. average for 10 milking cows is 45.7 pounds but.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Johnson County
Dhia No. 2
Harold R. Moore
John R. Knepp
Knepp
Association
Anamosa Herd group tops July milk output
The South Jones Dairy Herd Improvement Association reports July averages for 479 cows at 784 pounds of milk and 30 pounds of butterfat per cow, led by A. B. White's 12 milking Guernseys at 846 pounds of milk and 42.5 pounds butterfat. The group plans an Aug. 12 picnic judging contest meeting at A. B. White's at 10 am.
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Anamosa
South Jones Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Elwood Mundy
A. B. White
South Jones Association
Barn Nearing Completion Demolished by Wind Storm
A wind storm struck the Fred Boland farm five miles southeast of Williamsburg, toppling a large barn nearing completion. A second two year old barn on the same property was wrecked, and several sheds on nearby farms were destroyed.
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the Gazette
Williamsburg
Fred Boland
Elkader Shorthorn Wins Grand Championship at Fair
Shorthorn baby beef owned by Eugene Whitford of Volga won grand champion at Elkader fair. Reserve shorthorn owned by Leslie Whitford. Champion Hereford shown by Gerald Thompson Monona and Angus by John Smith Volga. Breed winners listed for Holstein Guernsey Jersey Brown Swiss. Champion market pig Carroll Brockmeyer Edgewood. Champion pen of market lambs Loras Heck Garnavillo.
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Eugene Whitford
Leslie Whitford
Volga
Gerald Thompson
Monona
John Smith
Elkader Commercial Club
Volga Pioneer Livestock Club
Duana O'Brien
Strawberry Point
Dale Tieden
Elkader
Duana O’brien
Norma Jean Sargent
Guernsey
Donald Elvers
Jersey
Raymond Storbeck
Teddy Auer
Elmer Eggimann
Douglas Behrens
Poland
China
Robert Fisher
Edgewood
Justus Kammerer
Froelich
Carrol Brockmeyer
Loras Heck
Garnavillo
Corn Pack Cut 50 Percent at Marengo Plant
The Iowa Valley canning plant in Marengo reports a 50 percent drop in corn packing due to hot weather. On Monday the plant packed 84 397 cans of corn with 85 workers employed. Both white and yellow corn are being canned this year.
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Marengo
Iowa Valley
Harold Paulson
Cedar County Fair Sets Governor’s Day at Tipton
Cedar County Fair in Tipton designates September 3 as Governor's Day with Gov. George A. Wilson to dedicate the new grandstand. September 4 is Junior Club day and Greater Tipton Club day, and September 5 marks Tipton Junior Chamber of Commerce day.
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Gazette
Tipton
Cedar County
George A. Wilson
Greater Tipton
Milk Flow Is High In Iowa July Production Surges
Iowa dairy herds produced 107 percent as much milk in July as the same period in 1940, with average daily per cow output at 15.9 pounds on Aug 1. The August pasture reserve stood at 80 percent of normal, aiding a record high milk flow despite seasonal declines.
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The
Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Service
Blaze damages farm house wall near Tipton
TIPTON The Tipton volunteer fire department was called to the W. C. Muirhead farm south of Tipton shortly after noon Tuesday when defective wiring caused a blaze within the walls of the farm house.
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Tipton
W. C. Muirhead
Apple Tree Budding Demonstration Reveals Borers
At a fruit tree budding demonstration on the E. D. Robbins farm near Palo borers were found in young trees at ground level. Iowa State College Extension advises probing borers out and wrapping trunks with newspaper or screen wire to protect trees, removing paper in August. The report also notes local farming updates and bank loan offerings.
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E. D. Robbins
Palo
Iowa State College Extension
Arctic Mammal Puzzle Clue Grid
A large horizontal clue layout asks for a pictured Arctic mammal and several other terms. The vertical set includes sorrow singing voice extols above and related wordplay, with entries spanning animals tools and parts, and abbreviations for places and metrics.
Meat stocks decline in July as total holdings fall
U S Department of Agriculture cold storage report shows total meat stocks at 842 million pounds on Aug 1, down from 936 million on July 1. Beef pork lamb and mutton and miscellaneous meats all decreased, while butter cheese and eggs rose from June levels. Lard remained at a record high while the federal surplus commodities corporation held substantial fat and cured pork.
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United States
U.S.D.A
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Stimson Named Jackson County Agent in Iowa
Jake Stimson of DeWitt will become Jackson County agent October 1, announced by H. H. Merrick Maquoketa president of the Jackson County Farm Bureau. Stimson, former 4-H club agent in Clinton County since 1940, succeeds F. E. Krause. He is Iowa State College graduate in animal husbandry 1939 and earned an A in track at Ames. his home county is Page.
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Maquoketa
Jake Stimson
DeWitt
Jackson
H. H. Merrick
Jackson County Farm Bureau
Stimson
Farm Bureau
F. E. Krause
Clinton County
Clinton
Iowa State College
Ames
Page
Nine Classes Listed For Ryan Colt Show On Sept. 1
Nine classes are listed for the ninth annual colt show at Ryan on September 1. The lineup includes senior horse colts senior mare colts junior colts yearling draft mare or gelding two year old draft mare or gelding male colts get of fize four best colts light draft team hitched under 1600 pounds heavy draft team hitched over 1600 pounds. Special prizes will be awarded by stallion owners. Entries must be in place by 9 30 and judging begins at 10 30.
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Ryan
2 Mistakes Wives So Often Make
An ad promoting Zonite for feminine hygiene urges women to discuss hygiene openly and abandon harsh douches. It promotes a free booklet “Feminine Hygiene Today” and claims over 20 million bottles sold, with the address for request in New York.
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Zonite Products Corporation
Lexington Ave
New York
N. Y
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