Oats yield about forty bushels in eastern Iowa
Threshing nears completion across eastern Iowa with an estimated average of forty bushels per acre. Grain quality is good though weathering discoloration noted. oats passing Cedar Rapids inspection weigh 24.5 to 32 pounds per bushel, averaging 29.0. Marketward oats movement by rail runs just over half normal, with 500 carloads through last week and daily receipts around 150 in a typical season.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Cedar, Rapids
Middle West
Hazleton Creamery Pays 27 Cents For Butterfat
Paul Wells, termaker for Hazleton co operative creamery, reports 27 cents a pound paid patrons for last half of July butterfat. The same price was paid for butterfat delivered in the first half of the month.
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Hazleton
Paul Wells
Creamery pays July prices to Buckhorn patrons
Special to The Gazette reports Buckhorn Farmers Union Co operative creamery patrons receive twenty five cents per pound for No 2 cream twenty six cents for No 1 cream and twenty seven cents for sweet cream in July. Five top producers listed Frank Becker Oxford Junction 225.76 George Hansen Maquoketa 193.30 O J Bowman Buckhorn 178.44 Hans Jorgensen Baldwin 177.21 Edgar Borah Emeline 166.23.
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Baldwin
Farmers Union Co-operative Creamery
Buckhorn
Frank Becker
Oxford Junction
George Hansen
Maquoketa
O. J. Bowman
Hans Jorgensen
Edgar Borah
Emeline
4 H Club Day At Jones County Fair Highlights
Special to The Gazette Monticello Iowa August 2023 features R S Stephen son of Reinbeck as judge for hogs colts baby beeves and club lambs at the eighty second Jones county fair. Frank Andrews Olin and A R Porter Davenport judge open beer classes and dairy club classes. A 4-H camp dormitory will host club boys. Wednesday August 21 is 4 H club day with 150 boys and 75 girls showing livestock poultry and garden exhibits. Judging starts Wednesday morning with demonstrations style show and booth contests by 13 girls clubs. Mrs A R Embree leads girls 4 H clubs assisted by Merle Murfield Mrs Sam Ellison and Esther Sinclair. Fifty dairy heifers and fifty baby beeves shown by 4 H members.
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Monticello
R. S. Stephenson
Reinbeck
Fred Heiken
J. E. Porter
Merle Murfield
John W. Ingels
A. R. Embree
Sam Ellison
Esther Sinclair
West Liberty Fair Week Schedule Highlights
Entry day opened the seventy third West Liberty fair on Saturday. Sunday features a church song service from 8 to 8 30 p m in the amphitheater with choirs from four West Liberty churches directed by Mrs Alexander Ellett of Iowa City. Monday is Farm Bureau day with judging in all departments beginning. The fair closes Wednesday.
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Gazette
West Liberty
Alexander Ellett
Iowa City
Benton county fair features huge 4-H livestock show
One of eastern Towns largest 4-H livestock events unfolds at Vinton from August 19 to 22. Benton county fair showcases 127 baby beef entries, 40 colts, 150 hogs, over 100 chickens, 30 lambs and 37 dairy calves. R. S. Stevenson of Reinbeck participates.
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Vinton
Town
R. S. Stevenson
Reinbeck
Old Timer At Shellsburg Steamer Rig Heads Threshing Scene
The Shellsburg scene recalls 34 years of threshing as the G. F. Riggle steam outfit stays with the community since 1900. The Rad Boyer farm photo shows oats yielding fifty bushels per acre. Nearby Solon farmer John J. Zenishek reports 1954 bushels from 28 acres with abundant canning stock. Early cabbage makes kraut and Lima beans are ready. soybeans grow fast but are weedy. Corn promises a large crop.
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Shellsburg
G. F. Riggle
Riggle
Rad Boyer
Solon
John J. Zenishek
Webster area oats nearing completion report with high yield
Threshing continues with oats nearly finished. The F. O. Hall farm leads at ten acres with 632 bushels or 63 bushels per acre. Sweet corn tomatoes and cucumbers are noted as excellent quality.
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Webster
F. O. Hall
Local Threshing Progress In South Bethel Area
Threshing of oats is finished in this community. Some farmers are threshing timothy and some will have soy beans to thresh later. Farmers are still putting up hay. One farmer in this vicinity is putting up his third crop of alfalfa from one field.
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South Bethel
Oats Yield and Corn Height Report From Shueyville Area
In SHUEYVILLE JOSEPH O LOu var threshing near Shueyville yielded seventy bushels of oats per acre from a seven acre field sown last week of March amid damp harvest weather. Threshing finished Saturday in the community. On the William Kloubec farm river bottom corn stood thirteen to fourteen feet tall with about two ears per stalk.
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Shueyville
Joseph O. Louvar
William Kloubec
Fairs and Livestock Shows This Week Across Eastern Iowa
Eastern Iowa hosts multiple fairs and livestock events this week. Major fairs include the All Town Jersey Cattle show in Cedar Rapids August 22 to 24 and the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines August 21 to 30. Other fairs run August 17 to 23 in West Liberty Vinton West Union Monticello Grinnell and Buck Creek.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
West Liberty
Vinton
Fayette County
West Union
Monticello
Des Moines
Grinnell
Buck Creek
Hopkinton
Mammoth Pear Tree Bears Heavily at 70 Years Near North Liberty
Charles D. Alt, 78, a pioneer farmer, tends a pear tree planted by his father in 1840 one mile southeast of North Liberty. The Warden seckle tree stands 36 feet 6 inches tall, nine feet around, with a forked trunk and heavy fruit load. Alt estimates a September yield of about fifteen bushels, while Cedar Rapids nurseryman W. H. Hughes suggests the tree may have produced around 700 bushels over its life.
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North Liberty
Charles D. Alt
Farm Bureau Day Features Livestock and Dairy Judging
Judges named for livestock and dairy categories with Floyd Arnold Ames judging baby bees and hogs, A B Kirk Vinton lambs and poultry, Max Wortman Anamosa colts, and Mrs Florence Bruce Rusch Vinton judging girls and women exhibits. Tuesday designated Farm Bureau day with a baby beef auction Thursday morning. Demonstrations planned: two dairy projects, two livestock projects, two poultry for boys' club members. eleven girls clubs to present bread making demonstrations.
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Floyd ‘Arnold
Ames
A. B. Kirk
Vinton
Max Wortman
Anamosa
Florence Bruce Rusch
Farm Bureau
Fayette County fair space reservations boost largest exhibits
West Union reports space reservations for the Fayette county fair starting Monday. Expect full livestock barns except possibly the swine barn with 130 pens. Six townships will show booths in the Farm Bureau building. Judges include Espe Ames for dairy cattle Beresford Ames for beef cattle Quaife Ames for hogs and sheep Linn Des Moines for horses O’Riley Waukon for township booths Thurow New Hampton for boys' demonstrations Paschal Maynard for girls' demonstrations Elder Wallace DeWitt for fancy work Whitney Maynard for poultry.
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WEST _UNION
Fayette County
Farm ‘Bureau
Dwight L. Espe
Ames
Rex Beresford
E. Quaife
Harry D. Linn
Des Moines
Fred O'Riley
Waukon
Melvin Thurow
New Hampton
Frank Paschal
Maynard
Mildred Elder Wallace
DeWitt
Frank Whitney
Washington C T A Averages 362.5 Lbs Butterfat For Year
Washington Ta During the last year the 485 cows in the Washington County Cow Test association averaged 8565 pounds of milk and 362.5 pounds of butterfat according to annual report of Robert Brasch tester. One hundred ten cows were removed and 146 added, 109 first calf heifers.
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Washington
Washington County Cow Test Association
Robert Brasch
A. L. Duensing
Eradication of Bar Berry Bushes Underway in Alla Makee County
Two crews of six men each, supported by a quota of twenty four laborers and two skilled workers, begun removal of bar berry bushes. Favorable weather aids growth of the weed as Edgar Morstad, re employment office manager, says work continues until snow flies.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Edgar Morstad
Siders Show Grand Champion Litter at Iowa City 4-H Show
In Iowa City the Johnson county 4-H show wrapped with about 10 000 attendees. Edwin Siders was named grand champion pig litter, Dale Williams champ boar, Donald Spencer champ colt, and Et Probst champ lamb, all from Iowa City.
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Siders
Iowa City
the Gazette
Johnson County
Edwin Siders
Dale Williams
Donald Spencer
Et Probst
Eggs Reach 30 Cents Retail in New York Market
New York City prices show best white eggs at 50 cents a dozen with poorer grades as low as 25 cents. Special pack western eggs near 31 cents a dozen, up from July and June. Butter and milk prices steady to slightly up, reflecting storage supplies and seasonal demand.
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New York City
New York
Wallace Short To Speak At Farmers Union Picnic
Delta Wallace M Short of Sioux City and Milo Reno will speak at the annual Farmers Union picnic on August 22 in the local area.
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Wallace Short
DELTA
Wallace M. Short
Sioux City
Milo Reno
Farmers Union
Three Brothers Win Major Honors In Marengo 4-H Show
Ralph Wallace leads with grand champion baby beef and health champion honors at the Marengo 4-H exposition. His brothers Albert and Arthur win dairy grand championship and showmanship awards, while multiple other youths, including Joseph Hanson and Roy Patterson, claim top Hereford, Guernsey, Jersey, and Hampshire honors.
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Marengo
Gazette
Tru
Ralph Wallace
Threshing Completed Overnight in Delta Area
Delta farmers labored from early morning to late at night to finish threshing. A crew arrived at Ralph Snodgrass oats field west of Delta at 7 30 p.m. last Thursday and completed the job in the night. Keokuk county still bears drought effects with brown lawns and weedy pastures needing mowing.
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Delta
Keokuk County
Dairy group to meet in Dyersville on August 22
Section No. 9 of the Iowa Creamery Operators' Association will hold a meeting in Dyersville on August 22. Members from local creameries are expected to attend and discuss cooperative matters and upcoming events.
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Dyersville
The
Iowa Creamery Operators’ Association
Health champion in Benton County tale from Belle Plaine
Special to The Gamette reports 16 year old Margaret Swatosh of Town township Ever Ready club will represent Benton county in the state health contest at the Des Moines fair next week. She stands 681 inches tall and weighs 148 pounds.
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Belle Plaine
Benton County
Des Moines
Margaret Swatosh
Town Township
Margaret
Grundy Center selects health champion for 4-H girls
LaVonne Albright, daughter of J. W. and Mrs. Albright of Melrose township, was named Grundy county health champion for girls 4-H. She scored 98.8 and will compete at the Des Moines state fair. The champion demonstration team, Rowena Frantz and Maxine Innis of Melrose township, demonstrated a braided rug and will also go to the state fair. Judge was Mae Anderson of the Ames extension service.
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Grundy Center
LaVonne Albright
J. W. Albright
Melrose Township
Grundy
Des Moines
Rowena Frantz
Maxine Innis
Miss Mae Anderson
The
Ames Extension Service
Clover Leaf 4-H Team Wins Buchanan County Judging
Independence reports Ida Cox and Irma King of Clover Leaf club Sumner township judged winners by Miss Mae Anderson Ames extension specialist at county Achievement Day. They advance to the state fair in Des Moines as over sixty 4-H girls attended the program.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Ida Cox
Irma King
Clover Leaf Club
Sumner Township
Mae Anderson
Ames
Des Moines
Linn Farm Bureau Women Plan State Fair Quilt Exhibit
Central City and Linn county home project women will showcase a booth at the state fair with the theme A Quilt Well Made is Time Well Spent. Quits from Otter Creek and North Marion townships will be featured along with patterns and color schemes. The display includes a 30 minute Birth day Quilt playlet by Linn county's champion team featuring Mrs Frank Schantz Miss Fay Hauser and Mrs Earl Dukek.
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the Gazette
Central City
Home Project
Linn County
Stella Forrest
County Home Project
Otter Creek
North Marion
Frank Schantz
Fay Hauser
Earl Dukek
Alburnett
Angus Champion Beef at Tama County 4-H Fair
Gladbrook entry Angus exhibited by Junior Cooper of Traer won grand champion beef at the Tama county 4-H club fair. Fifty six beef calves entered. Hereford by Walter Pieppert of Dysart reserved, Top Shorthorn by Warren Breakenridge of Dinsdale, grand dairy calf Holstein by Norman Mitchell of Buckingham, reserve Jersey by Gerald Gray of Chelsea, Top Guernsey John Howard of Traer, Top Ayrshire LeRoy Smith of Toledo. Judges were Lew Player of Grundy Center and Floyd Johnston of Ames for dairy calves. Elmer Luethje of Gladbrook won champion purebred litter of Poland China pigs. top market pig Merle Clough of Buckingham. Two 4-H health champions for state contest are Charles Busek of Traer and Nadine Roudabaugh of Dinsdale.
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Arthur Wallace
Albert
Arthur
Robert Jones
Joseph Hanson
Parnell
Roy Patterson
Dale Risdon
Angus
Daily
Kenneth Dane
Guernsey
Donald Enochson
Owen Voss
Hampshire
Melvin Voss
Alvin Eggert
Poland
Leland Eggert
Michael McGivern
Jersey
Robert Wallace
Leighton Jones
Herbert
Melvin Shaw
Robert Humphrey
Lawrence Vercante
Vaughn Humphrey
Ruth Jones
Owen Jones
Hampshire Lamb
Robert Owen
Hampshire Ene
Gladbrook
Junior Cooper
Traer
Tama County
Lew Player
Grundy Center
Walter Pieppert
Dysart
Warren Breakinridge
Dinsdale
Norman Mitchell
Buckingham
Gerald Gray
Two Best Groomed Kitchen Girls Named At Marengo
At the 4-H club exposition in Iowa county two kitchen girls were named best groomed. Stella Thomas of Williamsburg and Grace Halver son of Conroy tied for first in the kitchen award. Ruth Chittick of North English won second in baking bread and Rita Rush of Williamsburg was health champion with 97.1 percent. she will compete at the state fair. Demonstration teams Wilma Plagmann and Julia Marie Falinson of Conroy won champion honors and will go to Des Moines, with second and third teams entering the Waterloo Cattle congress. Jean Owen and Elva Davis placed second in demonstrations while Ruth Stahl and Vera Pierce placed third. Five girls earned high marks in county record books led by Evelyn Plagmann Vera Pierce Annabelle Holden Esther Stanerson and Eleanor Hartz.
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Marengo
J. R. Wallace
Williamsburg
Ralph Wallace
Ralph
Iowa County
Des Moines
Black Lad
Gibbons
North
English
Wallace
Albert
Arthur
Gazette
Stella Thomas
Grace Halverson
Conroy
Ruth Chittick
North Engish
Rita Rush
Vera Pierce
Jean
Elva
Ruth
Vera
Evelyn Plagmann
Annabelle Holden
Esther Stanerson
Eleanor Hartz
Dairy Judging Team Chosen for Waterloo Congress
Epworth Lloyd Sisler and Cascade Leo Steger were named to the Dubuque County contest dairy judging team to represent the association at the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo from Sept 30 to Oct 6. The selection followed the annual picnic on the William Hawkins farm near Epworth where Sisler scored 100 percent and Steger 98 percent in the judging contest.
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Epworth
Lloyd Sisler
Epsworth
Leo Steger
Cascade
Dubuque County
Waterloo
William Hawkins
Sisler
Steger
Father Campbell to Speak at Buckhorn Creamery Picnic
Father J M Campbell of Ames will speak at the annual Farmers Union Co operative creamery company picnic at Buckhorn on August 22.
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Maquoreta
J. M. Campbell
Ames
Farmers’ Union Co-operative Creamery Company
Buckhorn
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