Marion County Dominates 4-H Baby Beef Show at Iowa State Fair
Marion county swept major awards in the 4-H club show with Herbert Rees exhibing the grand Shorthorn champion among 460 baby beeves. Judges Shearer and Gray praised Marion’s five finalists and a record presence of former 4-H club cattle. The event highlighted strong showings by Rees and Shawver, with Hereford and Angus groups also strong, as Marion county, Madison and other counties vied for top placings.
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Shawver
Angus
Weifer
Herbert Rees
Maron County
Pleasantville
Rees
James Davis
Marion County
Wilma Willhoit
Ottumwa
Moines
P. S Shearer
Ames
Mort Gray
Cedar Rapids
Bees
Iowa
Carl Oldsen
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Howard Gramlich
Chicago
American Shorthorn Association
Walter Brown
Marion
Brown
Don Rinner
Mervin Zeller
A. W. H. Lenders
Guernsey Farm
Linn County
Lysle Mullins
Madison County
Ellis Jordan
Knoxville
Red Booth
Cedar County
Jones County
Johnson County
Shawver Angus
Gordon Esbeck
Audubon
Increased Butter Storage At Four Principal Markets
Butter holdings in the four principal markets rose to 1,361,186 pounds for the week ending Aug 22, up from 1,052,921 pounds the prior week and below last year by 127,773 pounds. Receipts Monday through Thursday totaled 9,502,336 pounds, versus 8,993,046 the prior week, with year ago figures at 10,763,108 pounds. Increased storage and receipts reflect cool wet weather boosting production and diverting fluid milk and cream to butter.
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the Gazette
Chicago
Federal Agricultural Marketing Service
Aurora Fair Planned for August 27 29
Special to The Gazette Aurora plans an August 27 to 29 fair with final preparations under way. Events include draft and race horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, farm and garden, canned foods, plants, flowers, home art and crafts, kitchen and pastry, school exhibits, poultry and 4-H club work. Directors listed: Ben Meyer president RA Tennis vice president Ed Matteson secretary Clark Watson treasurer Dale Muller Charles Young John Watson.
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Aurora
Ben Meyer
RA Tennis
Ed Matteson
Clark Watson
Dale Muller
Charles Young
John Watson
Greeley Colt Show Set for September 5 in Greeley
GREELEY the second Greeley colt show will be held here September 5 with a full line of concessions and an evening dance. Entries must be made by 9 a.m. Judging will start at 10 a.m.
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Greeley
Steers Bring $12.15 a hundredweight at Chicago sale
Toledo Iowa farmer Art Norden sold 31 head averaging 1241 pounds and 18 head averaging 1366 pounds at Chicago for 12.15 a cwt. He also moved 10 head of 1200-pound steers at 11.15 a cwt.
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the Gazette
Toledo
Art J Norden
Tama County
Chicago
Jones County fair baby beeves lead with 1172 cwt average
One hundred twenty two 4-H baby beeves sold for 1172 dollars per hundredweight, totaling 13,384.62. Top price 2125 per hundredweight for Grover Lorenzen’s first place junior Hereford. Hog sale grossed 1,444.33. Auctioneer Cleo Ferguson. Central City milk herd yields 53.4 lb butterfat from 15,925 lb milk. Chesterson’s Pet Anna Fayne Ona tops with 68.79 lb butterfat.
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Monticello
Jones County Fair Association
Grover Lorenzen
Olin
Monticello State Bank
Cleo Ferguson
the Gazette
Central City
W L Smith
United States Department of Agriculture
West Union 4-H sale caps Fayette county fair results
Thirty-eight 4-H baby beeves and 69 4-H club pigs sold at Fayette county fair auction. Champion Angus calf exhibited by Harry Stolle Jr. brought 15.25 per hundredweight at 980 pounds. Rath Packing Co. paid 149.45. Reserve champion Hereford bought by Rath at 12 per cwt for 118.20. Hog sale top litters sold to Hormel Packing Co. of Austin for 102.13 total, 750 per cwt, with reserve pen at 7.10. Overall average around 6.90 per cwt. Rath also bought additional litters and calves from several exhibitors.
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West Union
Fayette County
Harry Stolle, Jr
Rath Packing Company
Waterloo
Nydegger
Hormel Packing Company
Austin
Junior Paul
Fayette
Hormel
Rath
C A. Shoeppe
Oelwein
Wesleman
Beevar
Calmar
Caine To Judge Ryan Calt Show Sept 2
Specin to The Gazette says Prof A B Caine of Town State college Ames will judge the eighth annual calt show and Labor Day celebration at Ryan on Sept 2. A Coggan vs Ryan baseball game is set for 2 30 p.m. and a dance will follow with shows rides and concessions.
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The
Gazette
Ryan
A B Caine
Town State College Animal Husbandry Department
Ames
Wil
Ryan Community Club
Coggan
Fairs This Week Items at Des Moines and State Spots
Fairs this week include the Yowa State Fair and Exposition in Des Moines from August 21 to 36, with the Aurora fair scheduled August 27 to 29 and the Elkader fair August 27 to 30.
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Des Moines
Aurora Fair
Elkader Fair
12 AN ACRE FOR EIGHTY IN TAMA TRAER
The Equitable Life Assurance company of New York sold the Robert Taylor 80 acre improved farm southwest of Reinbeck in Lincoln township Tama county to Roy Staker of Reinbeck for 10000 dollars or 125 dollars an acre. Possession will be given March 1 1941. The farm is now operated by Toby Larson jr.
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TRAER
Equitable Life Assurance Company of New York
Robert Taylor
Reinbeck
Lincoln Township
Tama County
Roy Staker
Toby Larson, Jr
Postville Farmer's Oats Yield Record Falls Highlight
Will Kugel near Postville reports the year’s top oats yield at 93 bushels per acre from Galloway oats. Across 41 acres he totaled 2,427 bushels of oats and barley, with 61 acres Gopher oats at 315 bushels, 11 acres Igold oats at 739 bushels, 134 acres late rustproof oats at 60 per acre, and 9 acres of barley at 489 bushels.
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Postville
Will Kugel
Kugel
Luana Creamery Golden Anniversary Planned for Sept 18
Plans near completion for the golden anniversary celebration of the Luana Farmers Cooperative Creamery to be held in Luana on Sept 18. Sponsored by the creamery and Luana Commercial club. Speakers include B. W. Patsy Iowa dairy inspector, Fred Gernand secretary of Iowa Creamery Operators Association, and Prof M Mortenson of Iowa State College Ames.
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Luana
Large Hog Deal at Dysart Signals Strong Market Interest
In Dysart area news, Silverman and Lassen sold 123 hogs to Hans Wieck last week, one of the region’s biggest individual deals. Wieck then bought additional hogs from Fred Dvorak, Clarence Untiedt, Harry Bahr, Theodore Knopp, Henry Stein, and Henry Dengler, totaling 118 head, before selling the lot together with 27 of his own raised stock at Waterloo.
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Dysart
Silverman
Lassen
Hans Wieck
Mr. Wieck
Fred Dvorak
Clarence Untiedt
Harry Bahr
Theodore Knopp
Henry Stein
Henry Dengler
Waterloo
Farm Associations Name Tour Dates
Four Iowa farm business associations schedule annual tours with dates set for September. The Northeast and Northwest groups go Sept. 2–5 while Central and Cedar Valley tours run Sept. 9–11. Fifth Mississippi Valley dates to be announced. Field men from Cedar Rapids Cherokee West Union Story City and Davenport will conduct tours and discuss the farm outlook.
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Gazette
Ames
Iowa
L. G. Allbaugh
Iowa State College
Northwest
Central
Cedar Valley
Iowa Farm Business Association
Mississippi Valley Group
H. S. Nicol
Cedar Rapids
Wallace Ogg
Cherokee
L. J. Bodensteiner
West Union
Carl C. Malone
Story City
H. B. Howell
Davenport
Allbaugh Or
L. K. Macy
Iowa State College Agricultural Economics
Linn 4-H Girls Win Seven Blue Ribbons At Iowa State Fair
Linn 4-H girls earned seven blue ribbons thirteen red ribbons and four white ribbons for home efficiency exhibits at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines judged Friday. Notable blue winners include Virginia Sloan Marion and Frances Hill Coggan for a shoe rack and wash day unit. Elizabeth Frederick Lisbon. Rose Haworth Springville. and Joanne Gensicke Cedar Rapids among others. Red ribbons went to Mary Lou Thomas Marion Mae Fallis Fairfax Bernadine Brunen Coggan Florence Bena Cedar Rapids Faye Domer Springville Winifred Hamblin Coggan Marjorie McGowan Cedar Rapids Kathleen Wilson Central City Betty Harris Cedar Rapids Inez Zenisek Fairfax Vin Mae Wilson Central City Marilyn Sindelar Cedar Rapids. White ribbons were awarded to Audrey Staton Troy Mills for a knife rack Annabelle Epperson Walker for a shoe rack Virginia Sloan Marion for a laundry bag and Linn's Best club for the home efficiency activity poster.
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Linn
Des Moines
Lucille Gove
Virginia Sloan
Marion
Frances Hill
Coggan
Joanne Gensicke
Cedar Rapids
Elizabeth Frederick
Lisbon
Rose Haworth
Springville
Mary Lou Thomas
Mae Fallis
Fairfax
Bernadine Brunen
Coggon
Florence Bena
Faye Domer
Winifred Hamblin
Marjorie McGowan
Monona Creamery Pays 30c For Top Butterfat
Monona Farmers Cooperative Creamery paid 30 cents and 29 cents per pound for butterfat in July. They delivered 61,389.7 pounds of butterfat resulting in 76,430 pounds of butter manufactured.
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Monona
Monona Farmers Cooperative Creamery Company
Postville Creamery pays 30c butterfat in July gains over 27c
The Postville Co operative Creamery paid 30 cents a pound for butterfat in July, up from 27 cents a year earlier. It collected 73,591 pounds of butterfat and produced 91,394 pounds of butter. The board rehired all eight cream haulers at the same salaries, effective February 1, 1941.
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Postville
Postville Cooperative Creamery Company
Program Announced for Farm Sports Festival in Ames
The second annual Iowa farm sports festival at Iowa State College on September 6 and 7 will crown 28 divisions of individual and team championships after a demonstration of rural skill. Sponsored by the Iowa Farm Bureau, the event drew 5800 attendees last year and will also rate county bureaus by performance and participation with zone rankings.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Iowa Farm
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Ray Sorenson
Des Moines
Linn County quartet to represent Iowa at Illinois farm festival
Des Moines announces the Linn county Junior Farm Bureau quartet John Clark Ely Claire Booth Cedar Rapids Melvin McBride Marion Russell Hughes Marion will sing before about 25 000 at the Illinois farm sports festival in Champaign Aug 30. An Illinois quartet will repay by singing in Ames Sept 6. Events include chair quoits clock golf dart throwing and many farm sport contests with championships in field events wrestling tennis and other non athletic contests.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Linn County Junior Farm Bureau
Iowa
Champaign
Ray Sorensen
Iowa Farm Sports Festival
John Clark
Ely
Claire Booth
Cedar Rapids
Melvin McBride
Marion
Russell Hughes
Illinois
Sorensen
Ames
Towa State Armory
Harry Linn
State Gymnasium
Willkie crowds in Elwood reveal a personal observer
A Nashville reporter relates attending Wendell Willkie’s Elwood Indiana rally with a large orderly crowd. He notes motives to judge authenticity, the festive mood, and Willkie’s earnest delivery addressing Hitler third term and conscription while the crowd mingle, cheer, and observe from sunlit grounds.
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Willkie
Callaway Park
Nets
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Monona Creamery
Farm Bureau
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