Emergency sow and pig buying plan rolls out in Midwest
The federal program starts Wednesday at six markets including Chicago Omaha and Kansas City with W O Fraser in charge from Chicago. Cedar Rapids and other interior plants begin Thursday with inspectors supervising pig and sow purchases while a 40 cent differential guides payments. The plan seeks to move 600 to 700 million pounds of live pork from fall and winter markets and funds a processing tax to cover $55 million.
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Ray Anderson
W. O. Fraser
Chicago
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Siouxx City
St Voseon
G A. Kay
Kay
Harry Palmer
Sinclair
Fraser
American Institute of Meat Packers
Palmer
Institute
Xewe Weemmanmoun
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
West Branch cows average 316 pounds butterfat
West Branch Cow Test association reports fiscal year totals of 280.92 cow years, average 7301.42 pounds of milk and 316.38 pounds of butterfat per cow. Downey and West Liberty herds top the list with high averages. several herds exceed 400 pounds butterfat in the season. Purebred sires headed each herd. balanced rations used by all members with varied feed regimens.
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West Liberty
West Branch
Oscar T. Strand
Cameron
Downey
Guernseys
Weom. Richards and Son
John M Wolz
Iowa City
D.C Hazlett
Frank S. Carson
Robert Decker
Frank Decker
Clarence
W.herb
Centerdale
Ernest Geertz
D C Hazlett
Edwin Orr
H. M. Richards
Association
Roza City Council Deliberates on ED ERT Project
Roza City Council met to discuss the ED ERT project with updates from the planning committee. Officials considered timelines, funding, and potential impacts on local services. No final decision was announced.
Linn Farm Woman Will Enter State Speaking Contest
Des Moines reports the second annual farm women's public speaking contest at the state fair grows in interest. More than a dozen Iowa women have entered or shown interest, including Ida P Smith Panora Alpha Myhr Thompson A J Simmerman Indianola Frank Bedell Springvale Elvira M Williams Milford R E Newcomer Moulton Gerhard Peterson Thompson Nellie Smutz Ames T K Farmer Lacey S L Haworth New Sharon Lewis Morris Grimes Walter Randolph Primghar S F Cooper Hawarden. The topic is What the Farm Bureau Means To Me. The winner receives an American Farm Bureau medal and may advance to the national contest in Chicago during the federation's December meeting.
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Des Moines
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Ida P Smith
Panora
Alpha Myhr
Thompson
A J Simmerman
Indianola
Frank Bedell
Springvale
Elvira M. Willams Milford
R E. Newcomer
Moulton
Gerhard Peterson Thompson
Nellie Smutz
Ames
T K Farmer Lacey
S L Haworth
New Sharon
Lewis Morris. Grimes
Walter Randolph Primghar
S F Cooper
Hawarden
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Farm Bureau
Chicago
Heavy horse pulling shows team led by Falconer at Buchanan fair
Polly the mare and Teddy the gelding, totaling 3460 pounds, won the heavy horse pulling contest at Buchanan County fair. Owned by B. P. Falconer, the pair trained on the Falconer farm with a stone boat loaded with rocks. Oswald Falconer handled the reins as their dynamometer load at Independence reached 2900 pounds for fourteen feet eleven inches, equating to a dead load of 5900 pounds.
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Ryan
Polly
Teddy
Buchanan County
B. P Falconer
Falconer
Oswald Falconer
Independence
280 4-Hers Will Take Part In Club Show At Marengo
Special to The Gazette. Marengo Iowa 4 H show runs Monday through Wednesday with 168 boys and 112 girls, up from last year. County Agent Zentmire and Club Agent Ashby oversee demonstrations and exhibits moved to the former Legion building to make room for more livestock entries. L W Plager of Grundy Center will judge livestock, with others scoring health contests, demonstrations, and booths.
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Marengo
Iowa County
D H Zentmire
R. W Ashby
Legion Building
Fairgrounds
L. W. Plager
Grundy Center
H. V. Elis
C. H. Hermann
Middie Amana
R. B. Galbraith
J .A Schafbach
Earl Knochson
C. Fakinson
J. B. Edwards
H. G. Plagmann
F. A. Bolger
L. A Berry
J. R. Wallace
Picnic for Clinton and Scott farmers at Fairyland Park
DeWitt merchants sponsor a farmers picnic at Fairyland Park near here on Thursday. Events start at 10:30 am with a parade and include a clay bird shoot hog calling contest tug of war flour diving foot races baseball old fiddlers contest band concert and a dance.
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Dewitt
Clinton
Scott Counties
DeWitt Merchants
Fairyland Park
Bachman Heads Wheat Growers In Cedar County
Nine Cedar county townships attended a meeting of wheat growers to form a county organization. Fred Bachman of Clarence was named chairman with Vernon Dice of West Liberty and Gus Schiele of Durant as members. A county-wide meeting will be held Thursday evening to finalize the organization.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Fred Bachman
Clarence
Vernon Dice
West Liberty
Gus Schiele
Durant
Stalls Are Full For Fair At West Liberty
West Liberty livestock arrivals fill all stalls for the fair this week. A herd of Spot ted Poland China hogs weighs over 1100 pounds, brought from Walcott. Dairy cattle and baby beeves also arrived. Entries close Monday. judging begins Tuesday morning.
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The
Gazette
West Liberty
Walcott
Demonstration on Feet and Shoes earns fourth at fair
special to The Gazette Davenport hosts a Feet and Shoes display by Gertrude Moreland and Mildred Achenbach of Cass and Linn townships. Their exhibit places fourth in a seven county competition. Miss Beulah Dodds leads the club.
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Gazette
Tipton
Davenport
Gertrude Moreland
Mildred Achenbach
Cass and
Linn
Beulah Dodds
Uncatchable trump honor and method in bridge play
A rubber bridge hand illustrates counting losers in plain suits when an opponent holds an uncatchable trump honor. The declarer may capture such a honor by shortening the dummy’s trump holding, a simple method that novices and experts alike may overlook. South opens with 1NT and dealer is South, with neither side vulnerable.
How to Play and How to Win Bridge Puzzle
In this bridge lesson a South hand plans to force game after a two hearts bid, with a dummy’s ruffing power pivotal. The suggested line centers on leading trumps early to curb ruffing power, then careful play to manage diamonds and clubs, ending with a strategic trump sequence and eventual score balance.
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North
West
Potato crop falls from heat and drought to 62 percent normal
Special to The Cazette reports a U S potato crop of 292 668 000 bushels or 62 percent of normal as of Aug 1 1933. The national outlook drops 18 percent from 1932 and trails the 5 year average. Ohio valley soils suffer, eight major late states shrink by about 20 percent, with Iowa Minnesota and other states showing reduced yields and planted acres.
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New York City
United States
Ohio Valley
Maine
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Iowa
North English Creamery Increases Butter Output
North English-The English Valley Co operative creamery during July manufactured 84 513 pounds of butter, up 18 981 pounds or 28 9 percent from July last year. Top ten producers by butterfat include Harry Morse North English Paul Peiffer Keota W D Sparrow Keswick Orval Fry North English Mrs Anna Bauer North English Charles A Morse Webster Alfred Brittain Hayesville W W Fleig and Son Richland Alden Morgan Keswick C C Bottger.
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North English
English Valley Co-operative Creamery
Harry Morse
Paul Peiffer
Keota
W. D. Sparrow
Keswick
Orval Fry
Mrs. Anna Bauer
Charles A. Morse
Webster
Alfred Brittain
Hayesville
W. W. Fleig and
Milt Tudor to Judge Cedar County Calves at Tipton Fair
Olin resident Milt Tudor will judge twenty five Hereford seventeen Angus and eight Shorthorn baby beeves entered in the Cedar county fair at Tipton next week. Calves will be judged before the grandstand on August 31.
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Tipton
Milt Tudor
Olin
Hereford
Cedar County
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Cedar Rapids Warehouse Co
A special meeting of Cedar Rapids Warehouse Company stockholders held July 26 1933 approved amendments topic to Article I renaming the corporation Myatt Investment Company and changing its principal office to Cedar Rapids Linn County Iowa. Notary public Flora E Tillotson witnessed signatures of Chairman Vawter and Secretary Keith Vawter with official seals.
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Cedar Rapids Warehouse Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Myatt Investment Company
Linn County
Cedar Raunds Arghouse Company
Ciah Ul Luma
Limas
Plora E Tillotson
Vawter
Keith Vawter
Flora ’. Tillotson
Milking Shorthorn Sale Noted Calf and Dam Prices
At Ed Wagner farm north of West Union a Milking Shorthorn sale saw a four hour old heifer calf fetch 22.50 while her yearling sister sold for 37.50 and the dam for 85. The calf dropped at 12:30 pm and the crowd’s behavior at the auction was remarked as puzzling.
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Ed Wagner
West Union
Raymond Hobson Wins Judging Meet For Linn 4-H Boys
Raymond Hobson of Springville won first in Linn County 4-H livestock judging with 390 of 400 at Central City. Charles Reinheimer of Marion took second with 385 and Philip Hand of Center Point third with 380. Four livestock classes were judged horses beeves dairy cattle and hogs. Linn will send eight baby beeves to the state fair plus a 4-H team defending Linn's honor.
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Raymond Hobson
Springville
Central City
George Dillon
Charles Reinheimer
Marion
Philip Hand
Center Point
Ames
Edgar Potter
Troy Mills
Marvin Mills
Hubert Mounce
Linn County
Carl
Dora Rockwood
Roland
Willard Neal
Carl Rockwood
Gerald Boone
Ray Mills
Donnie
Linn Boys
Organizaon
Baby Health Contest at Aurora Fair Opens Sept 5 6 7
The annual Aurora Agricultural Society fair will be held September 5 6 and 7 featuring a baby health contest along with various sports and a team pulling event. Officers listed include Ben Mayer president R A Tennis vice president E D Matteson secretary and E Richardson treasurer.
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Aurora
The
Aurora Agricultural Society
Ben Mayer
R. A. Tennis
E. D. Matteson
E. Richardson
Salicon Hay Fever Ad Claims Mixed Results
A Boston ad from K. A. Hughes Company presents Salicon for hay fever with mixed results. It notes relief reported by some patients over fifteen years, but acknowledges not a universal remedy. The copy suggests keeping remaining tablets for other ailments if hay fever is not helped.
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Salicon
K. A. Hughes Company
Boston
Massachusetts
Leona Kirkpatrick Crowned Keokuk County 4-H Health Girl
Kinross teenager Leona Kirkpatrick 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs Merle Kirkpatrick, member of the Lucky Lassies 4-H club led by Ethel Brower, is named champion 4-H health girl of Keokuk county. She will be crowned Tuesday evening at the What Cheer fair.
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Sigourney
Leona Kirkpatrick
Kinross
Keokuk County
Merle Kirkpatrick
Lucky Lassies
Ethel Brower
Cedar County Farm Bureau to perform at state fair
More than eighty Cedar county Farm Bureau folk will attend the state fair program in Des Moines next week. The Cedar County Farm Bureau band will give two concerts and the Fair field township play cast will present Balanced Diet on August 28 in two appearances.
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Gazette
Tipton
Cedar County Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Fairfield Township
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Charles Hearst
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A. H Baker
National Livestock Exchange
C. B. Crandall
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J. H Mercer
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Charles A. Ewing
National Livestock Marketing Association
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American Stockyards Association
John D Gage
United States Livestock Association
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