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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1933
Page
6
Government emergency pig buying plan details awaited as Walnut Wallace expected to outline the scheme Friday at the Century of Progress exposition. Packers foresee mixed buyer reaction and potential large-scale sale of light pigs amid weighing and bonus rules.
Five of the six Linn county calves chosen for the state fair Angus show are owned by the Charles Mills family near Central City. Ray Mills won grand champion, while his brother Marvin and sister Wilma also placed high. Dora Rockwood of Alburnett earned third place. All Mills calves were bred by Lester McVey. More than 100 baby beeves and 22 market lambs will be sold Friday afternoon at the fairgrounds.
Auction listing for 10 acres with house barn and outbuildings plus farm machinery wagons 150 bushels corn 2 tons hay and complete household furniture and utensils. Terms cash. George Price auctioneer C O Hobson clerk. Proprietor W C Yessler.
The proposal outlines government supervised slaughter with packing houses processing meat without ownership. Packer paid for processing while government controls disposition of meat and byproducts, aiming to tank much of it. Rumors suggest possible Russia deal to buy large portions on long term notes.
Frederick Cherry of Winthrop won first in the Shorthorn calf class at the Buchanan county fair 4-H baby beef show with his calf and his brother Royal Cherry placed second Har vey Smith of Winthrop had the only Hereford. Judging of open class livestock was set for Thursday A demonstration team from the Busy Bee club Byron township led by Lila Hood and Helen Fhickinger was chosen to represent Buchanan county at the state fair Twenty one year old Helen Trimhall of Hazelton won the milkmaid contest extracting eleven pounds of milk in three minutes.
J L Roman of West Liberty raised coffee last year from five plants yielding 30 ounces. This year he has eighteen plants and expects four times the yield. The plant resembles a soy bean with a small pod shelled after drying. Beans are roasted and ground for coffee. The Robins say home grown coffee beats commercial brands. Also mentioned is C A Peters growing tobacco plants. The leaves will be dried, crushed, aged for smoking. Peters aims to learn curing to mellow the product.
Linn county will be represented at the Iowa State fair demonstration contest by Alice Post and Doris Newhard of the Whittier Gleaners 4-H girls club after taking first place at the Wapsie Valley fair. Their home furnishings demonstration and a separate win in a stunts contest highlighted the county event.
Delaware county fair results list multiple breeds and winners across horses cattle hogs and sheep. Top honors go to Martin of Martello for cattle bulls and females, Robinson Brothers Masonville and J B Nieman Son Delhi claim numerous firsts, and 4-H Happy Helpers of Milo township lead club booths alongside Oneida Cheerful Workers and Delaware entries.
A reflective reminiscence of Granddaddy Scott, a totally blind yet keen observer of cattle, who lived along the Turkey river bottoms north of West Union. He remained a steadfast Republican and loved Jersey cattle despite sunstroke blindness from the Vicksburg siege. He died Tuesday afternoon, leaving a life of resilient joy in Fayette County.
The Oneida demonstration team won first place in the girls 4-H club section with a flowers and containers presentation and will represent Delaware county at the state fair. The Colony Co-Workers earned second for portfolios, earning a trip to the 4-H girls convention at Ames next June. Milo township Happy Helpers took third for lamp bases and shades.
Four Jones county threshing machine operators file liens at the county clerk under House File No. 266 the Threshers and Corn Shellers Liens act. Liens must be filed within ten days after work and are prior to landlord or chattel mortgage liens. Further proceedings must be filed within thirty days and the lien may be foreclosed like a chattel mortgage.
Tipton clothing merchant TIPTON-Herman Leadheart is converting a 240 acre pasture west of Tipton for a sheep ranch. He has placed 500 head of ewes on the property, with Earl Anderson in charge of the flock. A deep well is being drilled and a 50 by 70 barn is being erected by Wiley and Son for stormy weather feeding and housing.
Francis Johnson of Terris Iowa Farm Bureau Federation spoke at the Benton county Farm Bureau picnic outlining a tax revision plan to replace part of farm land levy with a selective sales tax. The event drew over 600 people and featured flag dedications by J. H. Milroy for the American Legion and Allan Kline for the Benton county Farm Bureau.
Iowa City 4 H livestock judging concluded with Robert Mathes earning grand champion lamb while cousin Jack Mathes took reserve. Miltner Brothers led the purebred sheep class, with placings in the market lamb division listing Mathes and Black among top finishers.
A New Jersey reader testifies that Hem-Roid tablets cured his piles and restored health. The ad urges readers to ask May Drug Co or any live druggist about this prescription by a doctor who specializes in piles. One bottle allegedly provides an easy, clean path to relief without cutting, suppositories, or salves.
Eight bronze medals will be awarded to Iowa 4 H members for all round horsemanship in 1933 by the Horse Association of America. Wayne Dinsmore announces the awards. A committee including Prof A B Caine John S Quist and Harry D Linn will judge abilities in riding driving feeding and records and decide when awards are made. The article also notes depth measurements of Lake Superior.
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