Government buys flood Cedar Rapids hogs under project
At Cedar Rapids the government starts purchasing light pigs for Uncle Sam as 1 300 pigs arrive by rail and truck and a 2 500 head daily quota is set. Sows are scarce while Ossian consignments and local buyers flood the Sinclair plant with graded pigs ahead of planned tanking and slaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Cedar Rapids
Sinclair Packing
Allan Nash
John Vavra
Harry Palmer
Sinclair
Palmer
Ossian
Winneeshick County
B. J. Kleve
Shipping Association
Gay and Company
Iowa City
East ST. Louis
Commission
FENCE DRIFT and a stadium acoustics trick
Iowa Wesleyan College math lecturer R. E. Crilley used a cornet note and the speed of sound to deduce the width of stadium steps in Iowa City. Standing on the west stadium steps, he linked concert pitch B to 250 vibrations per second and 3100 feet per second, then calculated step width from echoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Crilley
Iowa Wesleyan College
Iowa City
Crilley
Corn at Morley Tall Muted Field Display
Morley near Morley Harley Robertson grows a large white corn described as thirteen feet six inches tall with ears seven feet high. He cultivates one and a half acres begun from Indiana stock and plans to exhibit the crop next Monday at the Morley Booster day program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morley
Harley Robertson
Robertson
Indiana
Pictured man prompts puzzle of sports fame and clues
A sports figure puzzle lists clues about a well known athlete born in WS and famous for speed. Across and down entries reference his nickname, team, birth place, and related terms while prompting identification of the man pictured. The grid connects to sports lore and historical context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dove
Constellation
Lion
Pig Inspectors Steer Tiny Hogs at Sinclair Yard
Hog buyer John Vavra jokes over lightweight pigs as federal graders start on the small lot. Allen Nash and doctors Faun Kay and Kallenberg watch while boards go in to pen the puny porkers at the Sinclair plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vavyra
Sinclair Stockyards
Mother Goose
Vavra
Allen Nash
F. G. Faun
G. A. Kay
Sinclair
E. F. Kallenberg
Judging Opens for Open Class Livestock at Iowa State Fair
Farm Bureau day launches livestock judging on the open championships at the Iowa State Fair. Attendance on Sunday matched prior years, while Saturday's turnout lagged. Judges began at 8 30 a m Monday with horse shows and various farm program events scheduled. Injuries from Sunday night rodeo were non fatal. John Norton of Nebraska to speak on farm relief act. checker tournament draws brain sport fans. Tama County Cow Testing display won first in new deal exhibits. Joe Dean Miller's Tailor Made Hereford leads 4 H baby beeves awaiting Friday slaughter auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Farm Bureau
Iowa State Fair
Agriculture
State Farm Bureau Federation
Whitey Davis
Forth Worth
Texas
Art Keller
South Dakota
Fred Gentry
Las Vegas
N. M
Davis
Keller
Gentry
Fair Board
John Norton
Nebraska
County Farm Bureau
Tama County
Delta Herd Tops Mahaska Cow Test Ranks
Special to The Gazette reports Otis Taylor of near Delta owns nine Holsteins in Mahaska Keokuk Wapello and Monroe counties. In August two cows placed high with 49. x pounds of butterfat. May production reached 921 pounds and July 54.6 pounds. The Taylor herd led the association in May and was second in July.
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Delta
Frank Fry
Mahaska County
Mahaska
Keokuk
Wapello
Monroe
Otis Taylor
Near Delta
Taylor
Cedar County and Clayton Fairs Scheduled This Week
Agricultural expositions of interest to east Iowa folk include the State fair at Des Moines ending Sept 1, Cedar County fair at Tipton Aug 29 Sept 1, Clayton County fair at National Aug 31 Sept 3, Buck Creek community fair west of Hopkinton Aug 29, Springville Harvest Home picnic Aug 29, and annual colt show at Bennett Sept 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Tipton
National
Buck Creek
Hopkinton
Bennett
West Union Fair Shows A Profit After Tough Years
The Fayette County fair reports improved finances with larger attendance and ticket sales. Friday gate income rose sharply, making the week financially favorable, while concessions also show better business amid drought and market lows. The exhibition closes with the public wedding of Herbert Ash and Gladyce Oral Lane officiated by Rev. George DeF. Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette West Union
Fayette County Fair
Fred W. Schneider
Ed Bauder
George Def. Fisher
Herbert Ash
Gladyce Oral
Chinch Bugs In Ensilage Not Harmful To Cows
Ames report notes chinch bugs in corn silage do not affect cow palatability or health. Iowa State entomologists and dairymen cite tests from Illinois and Missouri showing cattle will eat ensilage and suffer no ill effects, though Illinois tests reported strong bug odor in heavily infested silos.
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Gazette
AMES
Iowa State College
Tlinois
Missouri
Tllinois
Butter Storage Movement Continues In New York Market
Heavy butter storage persists as insiders report four times the weekly storage of a year ago. Dealers plan circulars to creameries and producers urging at home consumption to cut surplus. Moisture tolerance debate grows. egg values rise and fresh eggs should see stronger demand. Storm damage harms fruit crops along the Atlantic coast with significant losses to apples and peaches.
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New York City
United States
New York
Havana
Atlantic
Norfolk
Boston
Middle West
Pacific Coast
New Jersey
Delaware
Creamery butter leads dairy output in 1932 report
The 1932 dairy products report shows higher creamery butter production at 1,694,132,000 pounds across 4,424 factories, vs 1,667,452,000 pounds by 4,397 in 1931. Evaporated milk rose to 1,570,612,000 pounds from 1,428,993,000 in 1931, while ice cream fell to 160,138,000 gallons across 3,619 factories from 208,239,000 gallons in 1931. American whole milk cheese output declined slightly to 370,743,000 pounds from 374,648,000. Minnesota factories contributed to the totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Minnesota
Creamery Output Delivers 281 Million Pounds by 82 Factories
State comparisons show the largest creamery output last year totaling 281,639,000 pounds from 82 factories, compared with 284,270,000 pounds by 840 factories in 1931. The figures reflect shifting production across regions and plant scales.
Blue Ribbons Awarded to Eastern Iowa 4-H Girls at Des Moines
In Des Moines 4-H events, blue ribbon honors were awarded within multiple exhibit groups rather than a single overall winner. Judges praised 85 counties with nearly 1,941 dollars in prizes across home furnishings, canning, and clothing divisions, highlighting numerous Johnson, Muscatine, Benton, Clinton, Grundy, Tama, and other county entries.
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Eastern Iowa
Des Moines
Lnstead
Iowa
Johnson County
Johnson
Black Hawk
Muscatine
Benton
Poweshiek
Clinton
Fayette
Grundy
Tama County Cow Testing Exhibit Wins at State Fair
Tama county Cow Testing association captured the county Farm Bureau project exhibits prize at the state fair with a display on model dairying methods. Warren county earned second with a wheat acreage adjustment exhibit through a county control association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Tama County
Hog cholera outbreaks total 291 in region report
Eastern Iowa veterinarians report 291 hog cholera outbreaks in the past week. L. W. Kellogg notes widespread cases across 22 counties with clinics listing many towns and hundreds of hogs affected or dead, including large losses in Floyd, Du buque, and Linn counties.
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Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
L. W. Kellogg
Allamakee
Waukon
Benton — Vinton
Garrison
Shellsburg
Atkins
Belle Plaine
Bremer—Tripoli
Waverly
Buchanan—Hazleton
Independence
Butler— Greene
Chickasaw—Elma
Nashua
Cedar—London
Black Hawk—Hudson
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Delaware— Ryan
Manchester
Earlville
Dubuque Cascade
Dubuque
Floyd
Nora Springs
Rockford
Riceville
St. Ansgar
Osage
Poweshick
Grinnell
Victor
Iowa
Millersburg
Scott—Walcott
Tama
Dysart
Toledo
Winneshick
Decorah
Johnson Wheat Growers Organize Tuesday in Johnson County
Iowa City report says directors of the Johnson county wheat growers association will be elected at a meeting Tuesday evening. County Agent S Lysle Duncan notes copies of the organization articles will be distributed and plans made to comply with government wheat acreage reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Johnson County Wheat Growers Asociation
S. Lysle Duncan
July Butterfat Payment at Sand Spring Mills
Sand Spring patrons of Mutual Creamery received July butterfat payments at 25 cents per pound, announced by manager Ed Ox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Spring
the Mutual Creamery Company
Ed Ox
Vinton Lads Win Poultry Sweepstakes At Iowa State Fair
Vinton club members swept eight of sixteen poultry show sweepstakes at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Gale Johnson and James Mowbray led as top performers on the judging and demonstration teams, with multiple firsts in White Rocks Buff Rocks and White Minorcas. James Mowbray earned a place on the Iowa team for the International, set for Chicago this fall.
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Gazette
Vinton
White Rocks
James Mowbray
Gale Johnson
Buff Rocks
Harold Wallace
Rhode Island
Howard Johnson
Dallas Mussman
Delaware Dairy Farmers Feed Green Corn To Cows
The Manchester Co operative creamery shipped 200 tubs of butter to market on Saturday compared with 215 the prior Saturday. The two week total reached 26 560 pounds. Pastures are short and notable green corn is used to offset hay shortages.
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the Gazette
Manchester
Manchester Co-operative Creamery
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