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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1946

Page

4

Swine Awards Offered at Iowa Spring Market Hog Show

The 1400 dollar premium list for the second annual Iowa Spring Market Hog Show in Cedar Rapids on March 22 will be boosted by special championship prizes from swine breed associations if winners qualify for registry. J Morris Christy chairs the local committee. Awards include 50 dollars for grand champion barrow and 50 dollars for champion pen from the American Berkshire association, 50 dollars each for barrow and pen from the American Hampshire Swine Registry, and 25 dollars for champion barrow and 10 dollars for champion pen from the American Poland China Record association.

Iowa Cedar Rapids Spective Breed Associations J. Morris Christy American Berkshire Association Barrow American Hampshire Swine Registry American Poland China Record Association

Coming Farm Auctions Almanac Dates and Locations

A dense list of farm auctions across Iowa from December to January with dates, sale types, and locations. Entries include closing out and public sales for bidders near Anamosa Mechanicsville Iowa City Urbana Van Horne Fairfax Morley Marengo Wat kins Mt. Vernon Blairstown Cedar Rapids East Amana Ely Walker Swisher Springville and other communities.

John S. Becker Mechanicsville Coggon Ed Rinda Iowa City Albert Giese Urbana Willard Wilson van Horne Roy Gamble Joe Gamble William Hoffman Christian Brecht Watkins F. J. Cerveny Walford Joe Sovers Solon Louis Albertson Keystone Bert Voss Bilairstown Sam Johnston Mt. Vernon G. W. Ger Alburnett Lloyd J. Satterlee Mt Gy Gea George and Henry Walters McClintock’s Williamsburg Hargrave and Balste Anamosa Orville Sayers Blairstown Walter Vanote Cedar Rapids Emil Votroubek East Amana John H. Weers Ernest Mollenhauer Center Point John Smythe Ely Myron Neal Bert Hudson Walker Joe Dvorak Swisher Pat Svoboda Charles W. Draker Springville Fairfax Nola Limbes Guernsey Vmcothbed Beck John A. G. Thurman

Prize awards for champion swine across associations

The notice lists monetary prizes by division and breed for champions. Chester White Swine Record Association offers $25 for champion barrow and $20 for champion pen in the adult division, with separate junior division rates. National Spotted Poland China Record and Bulletin offers $25 for champion barrow and $25 for champion pen. United Duroc Record Association provides $40 for champion barrow and $20 for champion pen in the adult division, plus $15 for champion individual and $7.50 for champion pen in the junior division.

Chester White Swine Record Association Barrow National Spotted Poland China Record and Bulletin United Duroc Record Association

Arlington Man Buys Farm Near Volga City

Mrs. Libbie N. Tenney sold her 190 acre farm 242 miles south of Volga City to W. F. Adams of Arlington. Adams will take possession March 1. The farm is tenanted by J. F. O'Brien and family. Adams recently sold his Arlington farm for $10 000 to Lester Bachtell connected with Arlington Commission Company.

Libbie N. Tenney Volga City W. F. Adams Arlington J. F. O’brien Adams Lester Bachtell Arlington Commission Company

Amana Dairy Herds Post High Milk and Butterfat Figures

The Amana Society dairy herds, totaling 455 cows with 120 dry, averaged 29 pounds of milk and 22.7 pounds of butterfat per cow in November, per DHIA supervisor Curtis Jones. East Amana led with 30.2 pounds of fat, South Amana next with 28.9. Sixty seven 305 day lactation reported.

Amana Seven Amana Society Curtis Jones Amana Dhia East Amana South Amana

Amana dairy records list top milk yields by herd

Jones reports monthly records for the West Amana herd with 13 925 pounds of milk and 660 9 pounds of butterfat from a Holstein. Other top yields include South Amana 541 and 591 8 pounds, East Amana 516 pounds, Amana 459 4 and 423 9 pounds, and High Amana 444 5 pounds.

Jones West Amana South Amana East Amana High Amana

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