Timothy Seed Crop Thresher Run Placed At 1 162 000 Bushels
USDA reports timothy seed production for the year at 1,162,000 bushels 52 290 000 pounds down 7 percent from last year and 33 percent below the 10 year average. acreage declined 12 percent to 360 900 harvested acres with yields averaging 3.22 bushels per acre.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
United States
Minnesota
Illinois
Wisconsin
Fence Drift Caught in the Werven Wire
Report describes a fence drift snagging in a werven wire and a fatal debate over a potential million dollar rain. The piece notes corn damage in Iowa and a brief rain delay before relief arrived.
Mesquakies Exhibit Farm Products Prize Winners
Mesquakie fair displays show prize winning crops and canned goods. Winners include Willie Johnson for tall corn at 13 feet 8 inches, Susie Poweshiek for raspberries and dried corn, Florence Jefferson for canned peaches and pears, Joe Peters blue ribbon muskmelons, and Adeline Wanatee best peppers. Several exhibitors earned first and second prizes across corn, beans, squash, peaches, plums, and preserves.
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Mamie Mitchel
Willie Johnson
George H
Susie Poweshiek
Florence Jefferson
Fred Brown
Mary B. Young Bears
George Sonashe
Joe Peters
Albert Davenport
Percy Bear
Adeline Wanatee
County Fair Boosters Announce Aug 14 16 Schedule
Boosters for the county fair plan activities at the fair grounds on August 14 15 and 16. The note mentions partnerships with local groups and calls for community participation while highlighting youth volunteer efforts.
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Mat Ror Rey
Aca
Dairymen Meet in Chicago to Discuss Defense Economies
About 1,000,000 farmers gathered in executive session called by the National Milk Producers Federation near Chicago to draft a unified agriculture policy. Delegates, including 300 from the federation, sought parity pricing, regulated farm and industrial controls, and methods to shield dairy from defense material pressures and imports.
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Chicago
National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation
Federation
Hh P
Siest
Doughton i
Treasury
Thornburg to Attend Parley on Oleo Standards
Secretary of Jute Mark G Thornburg will join a meeting of midwestern and southern agricultural commissioners in Des Moines to discuss proposed oleomargarine regulations. Federal official Paul V McNutt favors coloring and flavoring in oleomargarine, Thornburg warns the rules would cripple the butter industry by adulterating oleo.
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Des Moines
Jute
Mark G. Thornburg
Southern Agricultural Commissioners
Federal Security
Paul V. McNutt
Thornburg
Iowa
Council of State
McNutt Signals Sept 6 Oleo Standards Rollout
An editor's note reports McNutt defending his stance and indicating the new oleo standards would take effect on September 6 as scheduled.
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McNutt
Excellent Potato Crop Reported At Amanas
MIDDLE AMANA The potato crop is reported as good with larger than usual size and higher yields. Farmers are selling near 60 cents a bushel and potatoes are plentiful. Outlook for apples is uncertain though pears are expected to be plentiful.
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Amanas
A Country Woman Portrays Ailing Rural Laborer
A rugged man sits in a screen porch, sweat darkening a blue shirt as dust coats his body. His eyes are hollow, face stained by dust and grime, while he fumbles a match and inhales a cigarette before sipping lemonade.
Riverside Sets Oct festival with car show and exhibits
Riverside announces a four day festival October 8 through 11 led by the Better Riverside club. F W Schnoebeien chairs the committee. A tent 40 by 100 feet will display corn seed Myrol fruit and women’s work, with finals scheduled Saturday.
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Riverside
Riverside Club
F. W. Schnoebeien
Healthy pair dominate Wapello county 4-H honors
Max Hooks aged 19 of k Was named Wapello county 4-H boys champion and his sister Dorothy won top honors in the girls division, making a healthy brother sister duo the county’s standout champions.
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Ottumwa
INS
Monday
Wapello County
Max Hooks
Dorothy
Merit Register For Poultry Sires and Dams Published
The United States Department of Agriculture released a directory of Register of Merit sires and dams based on daughters records from the 1938 39 trap nest year. It lists 155 sires and 609 dams organized by breed and owner, detailing egg production egg weight and body weights for qualifying birds.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United
Bureau of Dairy Ae
U.S
Eastern Iowa fairs and 4-H shows dates this week
Dates for eastern Iowa fairs and 4-H shows are listed for August. Beckoning events include Poweshiek 4-H show in Grinnell August 18 to 20 and Fayette county fair in West Union August 18 to 22. Authorities note Liberty district fair August 18 to 21 and Washington Wachit 4-H show August 18 to 20.
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Iowa
Decline in Corn Loans Expected in Iowa Fall
DES MOINES Iowa AP A drop in government loaned corn this fall is anticipated by Maurice O Reilly state commodity loan supervisor. He cites more livestock feed use higher market prices and heat damaged corn as reasons farmers will prefer home use over government loans. A nationwide expansion of the cooperative educational program will aid farmers in Iowa counties to improve feed efficiency and poultry production with Farm Bureau AAA and county agents directing efforts.
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Des Moines
Maurice O’reilly
O'Reilly
Towa
Ilifeis
Ihause
Vernon
Ames
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Record Hatch Indicates Largest July Chick Output in History
Agricultural data shows July production at 28,386,000 chicks, 33 percent above the 1840 July high. Heat limited egg quality and hatching rates, yet broiler demand remains strong with hatcheries booked into next year.
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Cores of Agriculture
Department
Winneshiek 4-H Steers Hit 16 Cent Market Price
The Winneshiek 4-H sale saw 50 calves average 12.31 per hundredweight with a champion market lamb entered by Glen Green of Castalia selling at 16 cents a pound.
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Glen Green
Castalia
11 000 Cases Of Sleeping Sickness Reported in State
D H A Seidell state veterinarian said on Monday that Iowa had 1100 sleeping sickness cases in horses reported by Aug 4. He returned from Indianapolis after attending the American Veterinary Association convention and said updates would come soon. The worst period is mid August to early September, and vaccination is advised.
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D. H. A. Seidell
Des Moines
Iowa
Indianapolis
American Veterinary Association
Lowden Farmers Lose Horses in Separate Incidents
Special to The Gasetic reports Walter Rowland and Carl Prange, nearby farmers, each lost a horse last week in separate incidents south of Lowden. Police and neighbors investigated possible causes.
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Lowden
Walter Rowland
Carl Prange
4 H Club Pigs And Lambs Judged At Columbus Junction
Special to The Gerette describes 4 H club judging at Columbus Junction featuring Hampshire pigs shown by Ralph Oak and Billie Duncan, with market entries placing in Louisa County. Richard of Letts and Aneceen tan a Re show top market entries and Fin Hes Sun tops the market lamb class.
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Columbus Junction
Ralph Oak
Louisa County
Billie Duncan
Richard
Letts
Modern barn rising on Mrs. Kipp farm near Ossian
A new barn is under construction on the Mrs. Kipp farm southeast of Ossian. The 36 by 60 structure features a Gothic roof and will house steel stanchions and drinking cups for livestock.
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Ossian
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