Farms Get But Tenth Of Agriculture Departments Expenditures
Secretary Hyde reports that of 306 400098 expended by the Agriculture Department in fiscal 1932 only 10 cents of each dollar went to ordinary agricultural activities. He notes most funds supported roads emergency relief lending to farmers and support for experiments stations and forestry with 69 percent for roads and 11.87 percent for ordinary activities. The department was allowed to spend over 200 million on roads and lend tens of millions to farmers amid economic distress.
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Washington, DC
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Arthur M Hyde
Pudfic
Farmers Face Tax Reform and Farm Debt Trends
A report notes farm capital declined 24 percent from 1930 to 1932, to 44.339 billion dollars, while farm mortgage debt rose to 9.5 billion by 1928 and then eased after foreclosures. Secretary Hyde urges tax reform to ease the farmer burden, seeks changes in property tax, and outlines seven land use proposals and farm research efforts.
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United States
Hyde
Oelwein Creamery Pays 24 Cents For Butterfat
Patrons of the Ocelwein Farmers' Cooperative creamery received payment for the last half of October butterfat at 24 cents per pound, announced by secretary J. L. Butler.
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Oelwein Creamery
Oelwein
O¢celwein Farmers’ Co-operative Creamery
J. L. Butler
Dakota Veterinarian Dr W F Crewe Dies at 65
Bismarck North Dakota AP Dr W F Crewe aged 65 state veterinarian and executive officer of the North Dakota livestock board since 1897 died Wednesday from pneumonia complications.
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Dakota
Bismarck
N. D
W F. Crewe
North Dakota Livestock Board
Champion steer brings $1.25 a pound at show sale
The grand champion steer "Texas Special" at the International Livestock Show sold for $1.25 per pound. John P Bowles, for the Pfaelzer Brothers packing company of Chicago, purchased the animal.
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Chicago
John P Bowles
Pfaelzer Brothers Packing Company of
Chi
Carl Smith Named Jones County Agricultural Agent
Carl Smith of Cedar Rapids was chosen as Jones county agricultural agent succeeding Lloyd Hudson who moves to work with an insurance company. Smith, 26, will locate in Algona and take over duties on Dec. 15, after serving as Linn county 4-H club agent since 1931. He resigned from Linn county Farm Bureau director Roscoe Blinks. Enrollment in Linn 4-H clubs rose about 33 percent under his leadership.
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Carl Smith
Cecar Rapids
Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Jones County
Lloyd Hudson
Hudson
Iowa
Algona
Smith
Linn County
Roscoe Blinks
Marion
Linn County Farm Bureau
Ames
Ralph Smith
Cedar Rapids
Long distance auction of champion steer carload at Chicago
A champion carload of steers exhibited by J F Momminen of Miles Iowa sold for 1540 per hundredweight to McCann and Company of Pittsburgh. The average weight was 3059 pounds. The reserve carload consigned by Alfred Mommsen of Bryant Indiana sold for 103 per hundredweight. Other lots auctioned Thursday brought 7.50 to 8.50 per hundredweight.
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Chicago
J. F. Mommisen
Miles
McCann and Company
Pittsburch
Alfred Mommmsen
Bryant
Iowa fair shows multiple breed champions across swine and cattle
Grand championship went to a five cent higher price than last year with prime steers at eight cents a pound on Chicago market. Winners include Hampshire swine led by Jack Heffelfinger Mingo Iowa and I C Lister Pulaski Iowa for Poland China. Iowa State College and R E Pullin Waterloo for sheep. H R Richards Swan Iowa in corn show. various exhibitors from Iowa City to Toledo and Valley Junction earning top honors in aged herd, junior boar, and young herd classifications.
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Chicago
R. L. Pemberton
Toledo
Iowa
Hampshire
Oxley and Sueppel
Iowa City
H. R. Richards
Swan
Wayland
Soptey
Devin
Atlantic
Aberdeen
Miller
Kemp
Olin
Iowa State College
R. E. Pullin
Waterloo
I. C. Lister
Pulaski
Poland
China
Lister
M A. Dowling
Valley Junction
Elliott Brown
Rosehill
W Hubbell
Des Moines
Neighbors Shuck Corn For Farmers Who Are Unfortunate
Ten neighbors and friends of farmer William V. Phillips. They gathered at the Phillips farm and cribbed twelve loads of corn. Helpers included J W Forward and several locals in EDGEWOOD ATKINS HAWKEYE SOUTH BETHEL WEBSTER and more.
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Gazette
Edgewood
William V. Phillips
Here
Phillips Farm
J W. Forward
G. W. McConkey
B. Ackman
Elmer
Fred and
Bryan Sherman
Ted Battin
Charles Carpenter
Roy Menge
Deville Levey
Hawkeye
T. E. Dungey
South Bethel
Max Moss
Moss Farm
Farmer Husked Sixty Acres Of Corn At His Place
The report notes a farmer husked sixty acres of corn at his place. It also mentions Mr. Nieman who fell from a wagon this fall suffering a neck fracture and has remained bedbound since. Dinner was served at the farm.
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Ster
Feeds and Feeding Theme of Night School in Clayton
The Strawbery Point adult farmer night class opened with H Paul Sweany directing. The year’s topic is Feeds and Feeding and Methods of Feeding with weekly discussions on minerals feed preparation economy of force feeding dairy cows calves sows hens and work horses.
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Clayton
Strawberry Point
H. Paul Sweany
Smith-Hughes
Agricultural Officials Urge Change in RFC Farm Loans
At the Illinois convention officials urged revising RFC loan provisions to aid needy farmers. Director Stuart E. Pierson said funds would go to those lacking collateral or local banking access, while highlighting calls to regulate interstate truck transport, curb Bangs disease, suppress the European corn borer, and stop milk price cuts below cost.
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Chicago
Congress
Stuart E. Pierson
Department of Agriculture
Bang
Prices Rise in Chicago Butter and Egg Futures in November
Active bull movement drives heavier trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in November. Reports show 5 265 cars of eggs and 3 972 cars of butter sold, butter up 768 per car and eggs up 8410 per car for the month.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Appanoose Alfalfa Contest Awards Given in Centerville
CENTERVILLE AP One hundred dollars in prizes were awarded at the sixth annual Appanoose county alfalfa contest during a banquet for Centerville business men. First prize went to John H. Haines, second to Jesse Exline, and third to J. H. McHolland. The event is sponsored jointly by Centerville's association of commerce and the Farm Bureau, continuing last year’s partnership.
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Centerville
Appanoose County
Farm Bureau
John H. Haines
Jesse Exline
J. H. McHolland
Centerville Association of Commerce
Cedar Calf Placed In Money At Chicago
Cedar Calf, shown by Billy Harris of Cedar County 4 H Club, placed sixth at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. Other Cedar County calves near money included several Angus and Hereford entries. one Hereford owned by Carson Moffitt died in transit. County Agent Emmett C. Gardner accompanied the group.
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Gazette
Clarence
Chicago
Billy Harris
Cedar County
Carson Moffitt
Merle Ejler
Geraldine Donahue
Ronald Spear
Domer Brothers
Emmett C. Gardner
International
Mahoney buys blue roan Percheron stallion from Collins
John Mahoney of Bandalia purchased a purebred blue roan Percheron stallion weighing 2000 pounds from P. H. Collins of Winthrop this week. The horse was delivered on Wednesday.
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the Gazette
John Mahoney
P. H. Collins
Winthrop
Farm Prices Edge Down Again as Index Dips
The Agriculture Department reports a 2 percent drop in prices received by farmers for agricultural products for the month ending November 15. The index shows 27 commodities averaged at 54 percent of the 1909-14 average, down from 56 percent on October 15 and 71 percent on November 15, 1931.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Crop Exceeds Crib Room In Vicinity Of Watkins
Corn husking in the Watkins vicinity is nearly finished with a very large crop harvested and piled in cribs and outside. Farmers plan to hold cribbed corn for higher prices while shelling of outside piles will start soon. All new corn sold has been grading No. 4.
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Watkins
Shredding Makes Slow Progress Near Oelwein
Shredding has been slow this season near Oelwein as farmers finish husking and freezing weather hinders plowing. Much fodder has been stacked and work continues.
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Oelwein
Cornwall Hawkeye sale reports mixed prices at Trues dell farm
Old corn sold for 16 cents a bushel at the Trues dell estate farm sale near Alpha attended by about 1 500 persons. A span of mules brought 170 dollars and a horse sold for 87 dollars. Chickens brought more than market price.
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Truesdell
Alpha
Ames Cow Sets 704 Pound Butterfat Record in Iowa
Oelwein report: Paul Sauerbry, son of G E Sauerbry and former Fayette 4 H member, records 20362.9 pounds milk and 104.7 pounds butterfat from Ames Forum Ormsby Lass, a junior 3 year old Holstein heifer owned by Iowa State College. Demonstrated by daily milking and use in student judging. Third high record since June last year.
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Cazette
Paul
Ames
Farmer Harvests Ninety Four Bushels of Corn in Morning
William Holub, a young farmer near Oxford Junction, gathered ninety four bushels by measure from 7 to 11.15 a.m this fall. The corn yielded about eighty bushels per acre despite being down badly.
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Oxford Junction
William Holub
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