Crossbreds Win Carlot Barrow Award At Chicago International
Phillip H. Postel of Rock Ridge Illinois won the grand championship in the carrot barrow contest at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago with crossbred Hampshire Berkshire hogs. The win marked only the second time crossbreds captured the title, as prior years featured straight breeds. Twenty nine loads competed with notable entries from Archie Holtman Sauk City Wisconsin and John Accola Sauk City.
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Nion Stockyards
Chicago
Phillip H. Postel
Rock Ridge
Ill
Fred C. DeBerard
Klemmling
Colo
Denver
Omaha
Edward S. Moore
Big Horn
Wyo
Mark O. Skiles
Virginia
Mr. Postel
Chester
Archie Holtman
Sauk City
Wis
John Accola
R. B. Ellis
Wilson and Company
Iowa
L. F. King
Hurstville
Herbert Kruckenberg
Lowden
4-H Club Band Parade At International Livestock Show
The 36 member 4-H club band from Hamilton County Iowa led a display of strength parade with 1400 organization members from 44 states at Chicago’s International Livestock Show. The event capped by crowning national champions at the annual dinner. Junior Allen of Zearing Iowa won a $300 university scholarship in the junior feeding project.
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Chicago
Hamilton County
Iowa
Junior Allen
Zearing
FENCE DRIFT Caught in Woven Wire
Allan Kline of Vinton spoke on American agriculture for sixty minutes to Monticello audience Monday evening. The talk, lasting one hour and thirty minutes, drew audience participation and was sponsored by the non partizan league of women voters.
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Allan Kline
Vinton
Monticello
Partizan League of Women Voters
Sows With Litters Top At $68.50 In Sale Near Garrison
Special to The Gazette reports a farm sale three miles north of Garrison by Mrs. Clark Johnson. Poland China sows with litters sold 60 to 68.50. boars 30 to 55.20. gifts 30 to 35. cows 40 to 62. summer calves 25 to 27. bull 100. Other farm items included oats 46 cents per bushel hay 10.50 a ton. tractors 730. 90 87.50. manure spreader 75. Auctioneer Tony Schmitz of Van Horne.
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Garrison
Poland
China
Clark Johnson
Tony Schmitz
van Horne
Oneida Area Sale Sells Corn and Eats at Set Prices
Carl Fensterman’s closing out sale east of Oneida drew buyers for corn at 1.04 a bushel and eats at 51 cents a bushel, reflecting local market prices.
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Oneida
Carl Fensterman
Dissolution Sale Near Hills Sells Livestock and Grain
Henry Kline dissolution sale two miles west of Hills featured sheep at $9.50, cows $46 to $81, 36 small pigs $3.10 to $4.15, sows $32.50, a blind horse $46, other horses up to $91. Corn at $1.024% and $1.01 per bushel, seed corn $1.50, oats 50c, clover hay $10.75 per ton, straw $11, binder $62, hay loader $23, planter $38.</analysis>
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Hills
Henry Kline
Holstein cattle top sale at J. H. Zahren auction near Manchester
A Holstein cow sold for 70 dollars with her calf at 11 dollars, other Holsteins 60 and 70, two year old heifers about 55, a six month heifer 16, plus an old 1250 pound horse for 51. Sheep and poultry sold modestly as hay and feed prices varied. hay brought 9.75 a ton, corn fodder 1.15 a shock, 700 bushels of new corn 1.05 a bushel, 1200 bushels oats 50 to 14 cents, 100 bushels soybeans 1.22, with a hay loader 40 and binder 45.
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the Gazette
Manchester
J. H. Zahren
Monona Creamery Pays 37 Cents For Butterfat
Patrons of the Farmers' Co operative creamery at Monona were paid 37 cents a pound for No 1 butterfat and 36 cents for No 2 butterfat during October according to reports by termaker Ben Gulsvig.
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Farmers’ Co-operative Creamery
Monona
Ben Gulsvig
4-H Electrician from Illinois Wins National Honor
Paul H. Shaff, 16, of Camanche Indiana, won second national honors in the 4-H rural electrification contest at the National Club congress in Chicago. He will receive a $300 Westinghouse college scholarship for plans to expand electricity use on his father’s 320 acre Clinton county farm.
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Chicago
Paul H. Shaff
Camanche
National Club Congress
Illinois Club
Paul
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Clinton County
Central States
Farm Bureau Fee Raised In Clayton By Unanimous Vote
Clayton county Farm Bureau members voted unanimously to raise the annual membership fee from 5 to 10 dollars at the recent annual meeting. Joel Clark of Elkader was elected president for 1937, with Stephen G. Donlon, O. H. Elvers, Oliver Eno, Mrs. Joel Clark, Mrs. Emil Zurcher, and Lucia Roggman named to key posts including women’s home projects, 4-H, and music chairmanships.
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Elkader
Clayton County Farm Bureau
Joel Clark
Stephen G. Donlon
O. H. Elvers
Strawberry Point
Oliver Eno
Luana
Emil Zurcher
Farmersburg
Lucia Roggman
Garnaville
Allamakee Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Set in Waukon
WAUKON The Allamakee county Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting next Monday at 8 p.m. in Waukon. Guest speaker will be W. B. Hamilton from Des Moines, secretary of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation.
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Waukon
Allamakee County Farm Bureau
W. B. Hamilton
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Johnson County Farm Bureau Sets December 21 Annual Meeting
Johnson county Farm Bureau directors announce December 21 as the date for the annual meeting in Iowa City. Committee in charge includes Robert Spencer Iowa City Ray Smalley Iowa City and Stanley Beranek Solon.
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Iowa City
Johnson County Farm Bureau
Robert Spencer
Ray Smalley
Stanley Beranek
Solon
Cattle Prices Expected to Rise Over Four Weeks
Ames agricultural economists predict a four week uptick in cattle prices as better grade stock shrinks and overall supplies adjust. They foresee steady to slightly higher prices for common and medium cattle, with a sharp lamb price rise likely in February and lamb slaughter higher in the next six months.
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AMES
Ames Agricultural
Pilgrim Named Head Poweshiek County Farm Bureau
Raymond S. Pilgrim of Grinnell was elected president at the Poweshiek county Farm Bureau annual meeting with over 200 attending. New officers include Lewis McKee as vice president and A. L. Duffus as treasurer. Women and 4-H leaders were elected, and 4-H club agent Loren Brown was re-employed. A 1937 membership report showed 615 farm families signed up. Resolutions urged REA electrification access and nonpartisan political participation.
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Grinnell
Raymond S. Pilgrim
Poweshiek County Farm Bureau
Lewis McKee
Montezuma
John Edelen
Brooklyn
A. J. Blakley
Loren Brown
Fred Yount
Hartwick
Raymond Sayre
Ackworth
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Rea
Farm Bureau
Farmers’ Organization
Iowa Farmers Study Outlook
Iowa farmers hear outlook charts in meetings statewide. Economists of the US Department of Agriculture and Iowa State College at Ames predict farm cash income above 500 million dollars for 1936 with a similar level expected in 1937. Drought and insect damage caused uneven income. dairy herds decline while calves rise. meetings cover credit, demand, and general business conditions.
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Iowa
Ames
United States Department of Agriculture
State College At
United States
Outlook
Iowa City hearing on 25 year power franchises
Johnson county supervisors heard applications by Iowa City Light and Power for 25 year franchises to run lines along highways No 6 1 and 161. Edward Opfell REA opposed the plans saying rural electrification lines would be blocked. Farmers along the routes supported the franchises while Ed Murphy Scott township urged service for all farmers along the routes.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Light and Power Company
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Edward Opfell
REA Group
Opfell
Johnson County
Ed Murphy
Scott Township
Farm Auction Schedule Heads December Reach
A sequence of farm auctions listed by date and location across Iowa towns. Each entry notes seller names and sale sites including Cedar Rapids Center Point Central City Springville Mechanicsville Prairieburg Swisher Marion and Anaomosa with distances and venues such as Iowa Livestock Exchange.
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Jacob Kray
Springville
Hodgins and Jacobs
Center Point
Ward
Mechanicsville
Conrad
Lowdon
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Sheds Added To Stanwood Horse Show Equipment
STANWOOD The Stanwood horse show committee bought for 125 dollars the sheds from the Lutheran church and will move them beside the present horse barns on the north side. Remodeling plans will allow stabling all show animals together and provide weather protection.
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Stanwood
Air Conditioned Farm Houses Built Near Stanwood
Improvements totaling 12000 dollars have been made on farms surrounding Stanwood in the past year. New houses include Frank Horr east of Stanwood Henry Voelker north of here Ed Gardner of Red Oak Grove and Louis Licht northeast of here with air conditioning all weather insulation and electric wiring.
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Stanwood
Frank Horr
Henry Voelker
Ed Gardner
Red Oak Grove
Louis Licht
Livestock Perish In Barn Fire Near Monona
A 36 by 70 foot barn on Leo Keppler’s farm near Monona burned on Saturday. Four hogs two goats one calf and eighteen tons of hay plus farm machinery were destroyed. Luana firefighters could not save the structure. Insurance stood at $2,000 and rebuilding is planned in spring.
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Monona
Leo Keppler
Clyde Newcomb
Luana
Keppler
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