Sinclair Packing Prepares for Pigs Under Government Plan
Sinclair and company Cedar Rapids plant ready to handle pigs Monday under emergency plan. Henry Wallace has not approved the Sinclair contract yet, but GM Harry Palmer expects operation to begin. Six new market points bought pigs Friday at Ottumwa Mason City Mitchell S D Sioux Falls S D Milwaukee Topeka. twelve markets assist government. Sioux City received 43,000 of 50,000 pigs shipped Friday to U S government.
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T. M. Sinclair and Company, Ltd
Cedar Rapids
Henry Wallace
Sinclair
Harry Palmer
Uncle Sara
Ottumwa
Mason City
Mitchell
S. D
Sioux Falls
Milwaukee
Topeka
Federal hog campaign limits premiums in midwest markets
Washington AP reports a temporary pig surplus from the emergency hog campaign led the Farm Administration to announce it would not pay premiums on pigs shipped to St. Paul Sioux City St. Joseph Omaha Kansas City or Chicago after Friday until Tuesday August 29.
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Sioux City
South St. Paul
Omaha
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Chicago
Washington
The
Farm Administration
St. Paul
Fence Drift and the Wheat, Pig and Land Bank Plans
Faith, hope, and charity frame a discussion of the emergency credits act. Wheat, pigs, and land bank loans are debated as to whether the provisions will be carried out, with early signs promising but not conclusive. The piece weighs the likelihood of government action in coming weeks.
Government buys only pigs weighing twenty five to one hundred pounds
The Sioux City market saw the largest hog arrival since Jan 15 1925 with 22 256 arrived by truck and 70 rail car loads from the Dakotas Minnesota Nebraska and Omaha. Government inspectors determine eligibility for bounty, weigh pigs for pricing, and set a local Cedar Rapids scale from 25 to 100 pounds with prices by weight. Managers urge growers to coordinate with Cedar Rapids plant before selling to assess pen space and day demand.
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Sioux City
Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Omaha
Bureau of Animal Industry
Cedar Rapids
G. A. Kay
Uncle Sam
Riverside Feed Mill advertisement listing feeds and prices
Riverside Feed Mill lists products including Hen Scratch Laying Mash Growing Mash Dairy Feed and Cotton Meal with prices per unit. Also mentions hay and meal offerings and quantities. Independent entry presents as a simple shop notice with product names and figures.
Wendel Drives Victory in Benton County Fair Pulls
Harry Wendel, son of Gus Wendel, led Mack and Topsy to win both light and heavy pulling contests at the Benton County fair. The 2,945 pound team pulled 2,550 pounds for 27 feet 6 inches, earning $40 for their driver. Fellow competitors included Marvin Kirkman, Donald Caldwell, Laurence Kramer, and A. Davin.
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the Gazette
Winton
Harry Wendel
Gus Wendel
Watkins
Mack
Topsy
Benton County
Wendel
Harry
Marvin Kirkman
van Horne
Donald Caldwell
Vinton
Laurence Kramer
Center Point
A. Davin
Chicago hog prices rise after light open market run
In Chicago traders faced an open market hog run of only 10,000 despite receipts of 32,000 and a 4,000 carryover. Packers handled 10,000 of the total while the government tagged 16,000 more for separate purchase under the hog buying program. Prices steadied to 10 cents higher as trading began.
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Chicago
Cedar County Wheat Growers Organize in Tipton
Cedar County wheat growers organized Thursday evening for production control and benefits of the government allotment plan. Sixteen attended. Fred Bachman of Clarence was elected president, Harry Fedderson of Clarence vice president, County Agent Emmett Gardner Tipton secretary, and Guy Schiele of Durant treasurer. Applications for contracts may be filed with Mr. Gardner. The average annual wheat yield in Cedar County is 40,000 bushels. Census reports show 170 growers with 2,000 acres.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Fred Bachman
Clarence
Harry Fedderson
Emmett
Gardner
Guy Schiele
Durant
Rowley Creamery Pays 22 Cents For Butterfat
Patrons of the Rowley Farmers' Co-operative Creamery received payment for the last half of July butterfat at 22 cents per pound, according to secretary Albert F. Sloan. The first half of July butterfat sold for 25 cents per pound.
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Rowley
Rowley Farmers’ Co-operative Creamery Company
Albert F. Sloan
Steers top market at 7.25 dollars in Chicago sale
Jones county farmer Joe Straka sent a load of 1427 pound steers to Chicago where weights over 1400 pounds topped at 7.25 dollars per hundredweight. He still has six steer on feed.
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The
Gazette
Anamosa
Joe Straka
Jones County
Chicago
Iowa Chickens Value Drops Amid Slump In Prices
Iowa leads in poultry numbers but faces a steep drop in value as prices fall. On Jan 1 1933 Iowa farms held 33,875,000 chickens with total value 14,566,000, down from 30,260,000 in 1930. Eggs valued at 22,736,000 in 1932, well below 1929’s 50,398,000, while per-chicken price averaged 43 cents.
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Washington
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Towa
Missouri
Oat field revived after hail yields 250 bushels
Decorah reports Ole J. Linde’s Ridgeway farm suffered total loss after a June hailstorm. Insurance paid thirty bushels per acre for sixteen acres, but the crop later regrew to eighteen inches and produced 250 bushels when threshed.
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Decorah
Ole J. Linde
Ridgeway
Appointment of Receiver for Joseph Folda Stock and Fixtures
In Linn County Iowa the District Court has appointed Fritz Janko as receiver for the grocery stock and fixtures of Joseph Folda located at 67 Sixteenth Avenue Southwest Cedar Rapids. Creditors and claimants must file verified claims within 30 days and a private sale bid of 1600 dollars is set for August 31 1933 at 9 AM at the Linn County courthouse Cedar Rapids.
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District Court of
Linn County
A. Pipal and Company
Joseph Folda
Sixteenth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Haccof
Fritz Janko
Chas, L. Benesh
Manchester Brief: Brief Warm Rain After Dusty Spell
Rain fell briefly in Manchester at 3:43 p.m. and sunshine returned at 3:45 p.m. Residents report dusty conditions and gardeners using gas masks while harvesting. In Urbana an over thirty minute soaking rain occurred Thursday afternoon, with rain also to the west and northwest.
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Manchester
the Gazette
Urbana
Spotlight on Pigs But Prices Decline
Des Moines report shows a fragile hog market with Monday gains fading as demand stays tight. Prices in wholesale markets faltered by week’s end with heavy hogs and 240 pound plus weights trending lower, while light weight butchers maintained steadier demand and direct trade quoted at 3.80 to 4.15 for 180 to 240 pounds.
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The
Gazette
Des Moines
Clover Field
Eastern Iowa county fairs draw record crowds this year
Attendance at eastern Iowa fairs surges with 30 000-plus at Vinton week and large crowds at West Union Fayette West Liberty and What Cheer. Livestock shows dominate as gambling venues wane and religious outreach by Aimee Semple McPherson attracts audiences.
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Iowa
Aimee Semple McPherson
Vinton Fairgrounds
Fagur Square
Charles Moore
Vinton
West Union
Hmit
Fayette County
West Liberty
Manchester Farmer Sells Cattle For 2 50 Cwt
Manchester farmer Joe Moser in the Zion community northeast of Manchester says calf prices are unprofitable. He sold cattle at 2.50 per hundredweight, bought a 500 pound heifer for 10, and a 140 pound calf for 7. He marketed nine sows totaling 3 210 pounds for 99 50. Landlords plan to run their own farms, making cash rent hard to cover.
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The
Gazette
Manchester
Joe Moser
Zion
Moser
Hog cholera school held for Cedar county farmers
Special to The Gazette reports a vaccination school for hog producers in Cedar county attended by 25 farmers and led by PB Young of Waukee, organized by the county Farm Bureau in response to petitions from hog producers.
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Lowden
Cedar County
Young
Waukee
Edgewood Berry Pickers Report Strong Demand
Edgewood reports Mrs Everett Smith has finished her picking. Pear berries brought in, selling at ten cents a quart. Demand was sufficient to meet initial supply and keep prices steady.
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the Gazette
Edgewood
Everett. Smith
Benton Beef Calves Average $6.50 Cwt At Vinton Auction
Thirty-four head of Benton county 4-H club baby beeves sold at the fairgrounds for an average of $6.50 per cwt. Sixteen head went to T. M. Sinclair and company of Cedar Rapids and eighteen to Rath Packing of Waterloo. Top price was $7.50 per cwt for a 970-pound Hereford from Elton Melberg of Norway. low was $3.75 per cwt for a 543-pound Hereford. Fifteen calves were shipped to Des Moines for state fair. fifteen 4-H juniors will show sheep poultry and pigs at Des Moines with listed participants and judges.
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Vinton
Benton County
T. M. Sinclair and Company
Lil
Cedar Rapids
Rath Packing Company
Waterloo
Elton Melberg
Norway
Des Moines
Vinton Sheep
Robert van Nice
Harold Wallace
Robert Rhoades
George McKinley
Gale Johnson
James Mowbray
Charles Dorsey
Howard Johnson
Lyle Crisman
Ralph Skoog
Dallas Mussman
Howard Schoonover
James Mowebray
Lyle Criseman
Roy Johnson
Harold Fiebelkorn
Cedar Rapids Firm Buys Top Calf at Polk 4-H Sale
T M Sinclair and company paid 7.10 per hundredweight for the top calf among 140 head sold by Polk county 4 H club members. The leading calf weighed 1057 pounds and was a Shorthorn. The sale totaled 7168.69.
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Des Moines
T. M. Sinclair and Company, Ltd
Cedar Rapids
Polk County
Five Thousand Pounds Pigs Shipped From Marengo
Five consignors under the federal marketing plan shipped 5 000 pounds of pork in 100 hogs and two sows from Marengo Thursday night. Frank Matthes, manager of the Marengo Co operative Shipping association, reports the shipment.
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Marengo
Frank Matthes
Marengo Co-operative Shipping Association
Illinois Prize Barrow Brings 66 Cents A Pound
Springfield report highlights the grand champion 4 H fat barrow at the Illinois State Fair this week. Exhibits note the animal was fed a ration of ground corn and oats. Wy. Soseon showcased the prize barrow following auction activity Thursday.
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Illinois
Springfield
Ilinois
Soseon
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