Farmers National Grain reports 148 million bushels handled
George S Milner, general manager, told stockholders that the Farmers National Grain corporation handled net over 148 000 000 bushels in the year ending May 31. Total storage under its control exceeded 75 000 000 bushels, a gain of over 55 000 000. Branch offices opened in Toledo Fostoria Champaign Des Moines Hutchinson Salina Dodge City St Joseph Marshall Williston Aberdeen Williston and Amarillo. Net earnings surpassed 1 000 000 while the group is debt free. The year featured funding of a 16 000 000 debt to the Federal Farm Board and a shift to a single grain marketing system.
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CAGO
Farmers National Grain Corporation
Grain Stabilization Corporation
George 8S. Milner
Milner
Toledo
Fostoria
Champaign
Des Moines
Hutchison, Salina
Dodge City
Kan
St. Joseph
Marshall, Minn
Aberdeen
Williston
N. D
Amarillo
Updike Grain Company
Walter I. Beam
Federal Farm Board
V. Gregory
The
Prairie Farmer
Federal
Farmer unions vs Chicago board of trade in grain fight
A speech by Cc. E. Huff, president of the corporation, argues farmers should win the right to full trade privileges on the Chicago board of trade and clearing corporation. He contends private traders resist law and that futures volume harbors millions in tolls paid by grain producers. He asserts farmer co operatives will bring growth and security after victory.
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Huff
Board of Trade
Farmer
Cc. E. Huff
Chicago Board of Trade and Clearing Corporation
Chicago Board of Trade
Minneapolis
Duluth
Kansas City
Chicago
Clearing Corporation
United States
Chicago Mar
Buyer of auctioned farm pressed to raise bid in Nebraska
W H Serbousek of Walford says he was asked by a land bank sales committee to boost his bid of 10360 for the 220 acre Joe Jindrich farm near Coln Nebraska. He claimed a higher 12000 bid came by mail from John Cechura and that approval has stalled since the sale. He says he told the bank he was through and awaits a decision.
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Land Bank
Coln
Neb
W. H. Serbousek
Walford
Joe Jindrich
Here
Serbousek
Jindrich
John Cechura
Jindrich Farm
Mr. Serbousek
First Baby Beef Auction Scheduled Aug 23 in Chicago
The national committee on boys and girls club work and the International Live stock exposition announce a series of baby beef auctions at the Chicago Stockyards. The first sale is August 23 with auctions every Tuesday afternoon until mid October, plus two special auctions on August 26 and September 9. Carey M. Jones returns as auctioneer. over eight years he sold 12,950 head totaling more than 1.55 million dollars, and last year set a record with 2,412 head.
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Gazette
Chicago
National Committee On Boys’ and Girls’ Club
Commission
Carey M. Jones
Bacterial Wilt Damage Worsens Across Corn Crops
The U S department of agriculture reports Stewart's disease baterial wilt spreading in sweet corn and some dent corn varieties. Hot weather boosts spread, with heavy losses in 1931. Resistant strains from Golden Bantam developed with Purdue may next spring reach markets. Early varieties are most affected. symptoms include striped leaves and dying plants.
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Washington, D.C
Stewart
United States Department of Agriculture
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department
Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station
Lafayette
Ind
What's What Out On The Acres Near Chelsea
Interview with Frank Novak a melon and grain farmer on ninety four acres northwest of Chelsea. He discusses soil, melon varieties, yields, labor, finances, threshing plans, and opinions on prohibition while reflecting on farm life and prices.
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Frank Novak
Chelsea
Lincoln Highway
Twenty four Iowa towns report hog cholera cases
A weekly Eastern Iowa Veterinary association bulletin lists forty hog cholera cases across 24 eastern Iowa communities. Key towns include Keystone Walcott Monticello Plainview Morning Sun Wheatland Calamus Beaman Whitten Comanche Clarence Stanwood Olin Shellsburg Cedar Rapids Vinton La Porte City West Branch Iowa City Belle Plaine Luzerne Traer Bennett Maquoketa. Other diseases reported include mange infectious keratitis necrotic enteritis and hemorrhagic septicemia in several towns.
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Preston
Manchester
Independ Gon
Vinton
Gitman
Newbureh
Cascade
Blackieg
North English
West Branch
Wheatland
Mount Vernon
Traer
Grundy Center
Columbus
Cedar Realers
Iowa City
Hazleton
Oclwein
Independence
Wellman
Maynard Test Cows Lead July Dairy Averages
Alonzo Hancock reports Fay ette county Cow Test association No. 3 tests show J. F. Ingels Randalia high herd for July at 823 pounds milk and 3246 pounds butterfat from twenty grade Holsteins. Maynard’s A. E. Smith tops a single cow with 1693 pounds milk and 66 pounds butterfat. The association of 256 cows with 27 dry posts an overall 493 pounds milk and 20.8 pounds butterfat. Emil Steege Maynard plans rye winter pasture then blue grass and sudan grass for late pastures.
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Ynard
Alonzo Hancock
Fayette County
J. F. Ingels
Randalia
A. E. Smith
Maynard
Emil Steege
Sudan
Davenport Milk Producers To Build Surplus Plant
Davenport AP The Davenport Milk Producers Association will build its own surplus milk plant to handle an estimated 50 to 60 percent of local requirements. The group plans to sell directly to grocers and meat dealers if local milk dealers refuse to buy from them. The move follows milk prices and supply issues prompting the decision.
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Davenport
Davenport Milk Producers Association
Producers Association
International Poultry Show Planned At Clinton
Clinton notes an international poultry show combined with two Midwestern and one state group, bringing top fowl to exhibit December 28 to 31. C E Smith, secretary of the Iowa State and Mississippi Valley poultry show and exposition, says events include the International Waterfowl Association national exhibit and the International White Cornish club Iowa branch meeting.
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Clinton
C. E. Smith
Iowa State
Mississippi Valley
Iowa
International Waterfowl Association
International White Cornish Club
343 Head 4 H Livestock Listed For Marengo Show
Three hundred forty three head of livestock owned by 141 4 H boys and girls will be shown August 23 and 24 at the annual Iowa county 4 H club show in Marengo according to county club agent R W Ashby.
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Marengo
Iowa
R. W. Ashby
Wilton Farm Lass Is Muscatine 4 H Health Champion
Helen Martin, 17, daughter of Ben and (Mrs) Martin farmers near Wilton Junction, tops Muscatine county 4 H health with 99.4. She belongs to Wilton Junction Busy Bees and advances to the state fair in the state contest. Gladys Wathan, Dorothy Wilson, and Corinne Hetzler follow with 98.9, 98.7, and 98.5 respectively.
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Wilton Junction
Helen Martin
Ben Martin
Muscatine County
Helen
Busy Bees Club
Gladys Wathan
Fulton 1 Workers Club
Dorothy Wilson
Wapsie
Corinne Hetzler
New Era Favorite Club
Daily Farm News for Farm Folk
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Benton Farmers To Hear Paul Moore Talk Holiday
Paul P. Moore, a Cedar county farmer, will speak in Van Horne on the farmers' holiday movement and also speak at Belle Plaine. A holiday meeting is set for Tuesday at 8 30 p m at Spencer corner near Urbana. H H Baker of Belle Plaine, Farm Union organizer, will speak.
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Gazette
van Horne
Paul P. Moore
Cedar County
Belle Plaine
Spencer Corner
No. 11
Urbana
H. H. Baker
Drainage and Levee Districts Set 1933 Tax Budgets
Officials from Louisa Des Moines county drainage district No 4 and Iowa Flint Creek levee district No 16 met in Burlington to prepare their 1933 tax budgets. The levee district levied four mills, half of 1932, while the drainage board set an $8000 budget, down from $15 000 the previous year.
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Columbus Sunction
Louisa-Des Moines County
Iowa Flint Creek
Court House
Burlington
Drainage Board
Health contestant chosen for XL 4-H girls club
Lora B Houston, county health nurse, selected Miss Lora B Houston to represent the XL 4 H girls club in the Jones county health contest. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Schellin.
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To Sclin
Elmane Schellin
Jones County
Carl Schellin
Lora B.houston
Dysart Farmers Receive Fire Truck on Trial
DYSART The Dysart Farmers Fire company truck arrived Friday for a 30 day trial before purchase. The unit is a ton and a half chassis with a centrifugal pump, two hose connections for dual streams of 400 to 500 gallons per minute, and includes 30 feet suction hose, 100 gallon tank, 300 feet of hose, ladders and floodlights.
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Dysart
Dysart Farmers’ Fire Company
Appointment of Administrator in Linn County Iowa
Notice is given that on August 15 1932 Carl Hendrickson attorney for E M Hofak announces the appointment and qualification of an administrator for the estate of Franka orak late of Linn County Iowa. All persons with estate claims must present them promptly to the undersigned for authentication by the Linn County clerk.
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Iowa
Linn County
Prankae Orak
Linn Couale
Sweet Corn Day planned in Vinton with corn queen
Plans are completed for Vinton's fourth annual Sweet Corn Day on September 15. No corn is canned locally this year, but the Iowa Canning company planted a pilot to supply roasting ears for the event. A corn queen will be chosen again this year.
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Vinton
Iowa Canning Company
Farmers seek hog cholera vaccination school in September
County Agent A. W. Kirby reports Elwood area farmers request a hog cholera vaccination school to be held early in September. Those who will take the examination include Edd Myatt Roy Dyer Chris tiesa Harlan Frank Myatt Wirth Frank Land and Fred.
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A. W. Kirby
Yi 9
Edd Myatt
Roy Dyer
Christiesa Harlan
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