Three Iowa Men to Assist in Corn Hog Contract Probe
Three Iowa men Kline Dieterich and Dyas were recommended by John B. Wilson to Dr. A G Black for imminent appointment to assist in rechecking corn hog contracts in Iowa counties. They will work with county allotment committees and Wilson's corps to release unchallenged contracts and hold back those needing additional evidence, with ten days for federal clearance and work to begin soon.
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Iowa
D. Kline
Hardin County
Laurel Dieterich
Poweshiek
Roy Dyas
Jackson
John B. Wilson
Ohio
A. G. Black
AAA
Washington
Wilson
Gazette
Des Moines
Black
Kline
Dieterich and
Dyas
Henry Clay
Osceola
Cherokee
Five-Month-Old Hogs Sell For 6.30 Per Cwt In Iowa
In Johnson County Iowa City area on Saturday Walter Goody sold 108 head of March and April fat hogs through the Johnson County Livestock Marketing association for a net of 6.30 dollars per hundredweight. The hogs averaged 202 pounds and were slaughtered between March 10 and April 13. They were bought by a packer buyer at Muscatine.
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Iowa City
Walter Goody
Iowa
Union District Fair Opens at West Liberty
West Liberty hosts the Union District Fair with a Saturday church service led by Rev W. Wtton. Farm Bureau day follows with 4-H exhibits, open class stock, beef cattle, and judging. events continue through Tuesday.
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Rere West Liberty
Ordattaal
Dietriet Fair
W &Ttun
Farm Bureau
Grade Horses Judged At Fair In Delaware County
At the Delaware County fair in Manchester DeVere Wolf placed first with a mare and colt. George Sampson and Son of Colesburg earned top honors for the grade draft horses. Ralph Childs of Manchester won with a young grade drafter.
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Delaware County
Sue Aptero
Manchester
DeVere Wolf Manchester Oo
Dela Ware
Caeorge
Sampson
Colesbure
Chess
Aome
Ralph Childs
San
Vearhneg Iide
Pho Collins
Wintarap
Get
Washington Cribs Released In Potent County Survey
Nearly 40 percent of the cribs of Seaved corn in Washington county have been heated a recent weeks. Some corn used for the d and some sold on the market. Corn tour winds being paid and cribs sealed at the late of Ceraro aas ane. About 150 of the 900 rd have been unsealed. Town packers hit an average of 1,000,000 hogs per plant annually.
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Washington
County Recorders Office
Epecia
Laa
Cerao Aas
Howe
Bacanan
Iowa Rain Record To Date This Year
Rain totals report a six hundredth inch in the last twenty four hours ending Saturday at 7 am. August precipitation shows a deficit of seven tenths of an inch with a month to date reading of negative one point eighty two inches. Year to date precipitation stands at fifteen point sixty five inches with a normal twenty one point thirty five inches, yielding a seven point seventy inch deficiency since January first.
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International News Service
Falconer and Evers Win Pulling Meets at Central City
Special to The Gazette Central City Iowa Falconer of Ryan won the dynamometer horse pulling contest at the Wapsie Valley fair with a 3,320-pound team in the heavy class pulling 2,750 pounds for 27 feet. Bill Heanseler took second with a 3,380-pound team. M Evers of Hopkinton won the light class pulling 2,600 pounds, with El don Gilette of Winthrop finishing second.
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Gazette
Central City
Ben Falconer
Ryan
Wapsie Valley
Bill Heanseler
M. Evers
Hopkinton
Eldon Gilette
Winthrop
Rooster Day in Wapello to Offer Cash Prize
Special to The Gazette says Wapello will host Rooster Day on August 23. Farmers from Wapello and nearby areas may bring roosters to the event and receive a cash price of one cent per pound above the market price for that day.
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Wapello
Sleuth Hounds and Umpires in Iowa Corn and Hog Show
A humorous reminiscence about sleuthing dogs and overbearing umpires affecting the corn and hog industry in Iowa. The narrator muses on dogs, a boy named Flip, and a retriever family, joking that too many umpires hinder the market and the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Out Of Debt Holstein Farmer Talks Politics at Ashfield
Interview with C H Eldridge owner operator of 150 acres north of Ashfield Massachusetts details his milk operation with 22 Holstein cows. He votes Republican but distrusts debt schemes and AAA ERA and discusses milk pricing bases taxes and local governance facts.
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C H. Eldridge
Ashfield
Mass
Gazette
Johnson County Champions Shown At West Liberty Fair
Iowa City reports Johnson County 4 H club livestock displayed at West Liberty fair includes grand champion Angus from Billie Bob Hunter farm and reserve Hereford by Joseph Miltner. About 22 baby beeves, 24 dairy heifers, 14 beet heifers, 15 market pigs, and five litters shown. Packers bought 29 heifers and 25 market pigs with top prices of 8.50 and 6.50 per hundredweight. one 1,200 pound Shorthorn sold for 8.50. Six animals sold for 7.75 and two for 8.00 per cwt. Markets reach Des Moines for state fair.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
West Liberty
Angus Herewith
Billie Bob Hunter
Lai
Joseph Miltner
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
Clair Halter
Hills
Fairs This Week Across Eastern Iowa
Eastern Iowa hosts multiple county fairs and 4-H shows this week. Union District fair in West Liberty runs Aug 18 to 22, Iowa County 4-H show in Marengo Aug 20 to 22, Buck Creek fair west of Hopkinton Aug 21, Benton County fair in Vinton Aug 20 to 23, Keokuk County Fair What Cheer Aug 20 to 23, Fayette County fair West Union Aug 20 to 24, Jones County fair Monticello Aug 21 to 24, and the Town state fair and exposition in Des Moines Aug 22 to 31.
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Iowa
West Liberty
Marengo
Buck Creek
Hopkinton
Vinton
Keokuk County
Fayette County
West Union
Monticello
Des Moines
Eggs Move Out of Storage Rapidly
New York City report shows eggs moving to consumption faster than last season. Storage holdings to Aug 1 were bullish, and July into August saw price rises. Prospect of lighter New Jersey production and strong eastern markets push prices higher while Argentina’s turkeys remain quality imports.
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Colonel I. Brown
New York City
New Jersey
New York
Philadelphia
Aug
Atlantic Seaboard
Long Island
Maine
New York State
Beeves average in Linn county 4-H auction at Wapsie fair
Forty-eight head sold Friday at the Wapsie Valley fair in Central City for an average of 6.41 per hundredweight. The top calf, a 1190-pound Hereford from Ralph Drake Palo, brought 7.75 a hundredweight. Seven calves will show at the state fair. grand champion Shorthorn owned by Russell Orcutt will be shown at independence Buchanan county fair.
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Central City
Linn County
4-H Club
Wapsie
P. C. Lassen
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Ralph Drake
Palo
Des Moines
Ray Mills
Dudley Henderson
Jackson Township
F. P. Reed
Ames
Mervin Donnelson
Linn
Streams Flowing Again After Heavy Rains In North English
North English reports streams flowing again after one and a half inches of rain on Wednesday. Silo filling resumed Friday in Iowa county following a Wednesday morning shutdown due to rain. Farmers report corn ear worm damage across Grundy Center and nearby areas, with widespread insect infestation and silage seed purchases rising as farmers stock up for next season.
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Iowa County
Sidney Axmear
North English
Scotch Grove
Kuhns
Theodore Behrends
Behrends
Grundy Center
Fall plowing underway in Troy Mills area amid good soil
Farmers report favorable plowing conditions in Troy Mills after recent rains, while haying stalls. Pastures are lush and fall feed plentiful. Late sweet corn and potatoes show promise. soybeans and alfalfa yield strong. Rowley notes normal crops with large corn prospects and good pastures. Oxford Junction reports tasseling corn and abundant pastures with tomatoes and cider crops good. Apples and plums fair. peach trees bear no fruit.
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Troy Mills
Gazette
Rowley
Oxford Junction
McGregor J C Johansen Sows Soybeans After Drought Burns Crop
Clayton county dairy farmer J C Johansen reports drought and heat killed clover and timothy in late spring. He sowed twenty acres taken from production to soybeans on June 1. After rains the plants grew very tall. he expects to cut the field for hay within two weeks.
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McGregor
J. C. Johansen
Clayton County
Timothy
Wapello to Have Creamery Building Under Refitting
A garage in Wapello is being refitted by the Johnsrud Brothers of Waseka Wisconsin to house a new creamery with a daily capacity of 7,000 pounds or 800 gallons. The creamery is planned to begin operation later this week.
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Wapello
Johnsrud Brothers
Waseka
Wis
Atkins Farmer Buys Farm Near Marion
W Rinderknecht, a farmer near Atkins in Linn County, bought the 160 acre Weber farm four miles northeast of Marion for 100 dollars per acre in a cash deal. Immediate possession was given, with a new palisade frame barn already under construction and tiling planned. The Carrington silt loam soil is fertile and the property sits on a rock surfaced highway. George P Witwer & Co of Cedar Rapids handled the transaction. The farm will be operated by Mr Rinderknecht’s son.
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Linn County
W. Rinderknecht
Atkins
Weber
Marion
Frank Langle
Winds
Rinderknecht
Carrington
George P. Witwer and Company
Cedar Rapids
1200 Acres Of Corn To Be Canned In Shellsburg Plant
Shellsburg Iowa. The Iowa Canning Company reopened Friday after a two year closure. One thousand two hundred acres of corn are ready for canning. About 200 men and women will be employed for the five week season starting now.
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Shellsburg
Iowa Canoning Company
Independence Canning Factory to Pack 400 Acres of Sweet Corn
The Independence canning plant will begin Monday at noon to pack about 400 acres of sweet corn contracted by local farmers. The facility did not operate last year. The corn quality is good and about sixty workers will be employed. Jacob Wackerbarth serves as president and manager of the company.
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Independence
Independence Canning Factory
Jacob Wackerbarth
Milk price up in Milwaukee after producer cost rise
Milwau kee, Wis Friday milk prices increased from 9 to 10 cents a quart as producers costs rose from 1 85 to 2 30 dollars per hundredweight the change ordered by the Wisconsin department of agriculture and markets.
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Boston
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Markets
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Coolidge
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al Smith
New England Milk Producers’ Association
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New England
Milk Association
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Board of Public Welfare
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Trueart
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Lisbon, Iowa
Light Butter Holdings
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Arthul Russell Orcutt
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O. W. Esslinger
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