No Business Slump On The Farms Says Chicago Statisticians
Chicago statisticians report an optimistic agricultural outlook with no recession in cash farm income. October cash farm income reached a seven year high and hog prices drop did not deter overall farm income, with total cash income for the year ending July 1 1938 projected to exceed earlier periods. Farmers see greater value for money as production and receipts rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
General Business
Nat Murray
Chicago Statistician
Iowa Farm Outlook 1938 Warns Less Cash for Farm Families
The Iowa Farm Outlook says 1938 demand for farm products will be poorer than 1937, with town farmers facing lower cash income and sharply lower farm prices, though livestock sellers may fare better. Feed costs drop and prices may rise later in the year, while overall demand remains weaker.
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Ames
INS
Iowa
Iowa Farm Outlook
Iowa State College
Towa
Fence Drift Accident at Guernsey Dairyman Farm
R. F. A. near Independence reports a near fatal farm mishap as W. E. Nelson, a Guernsey dairyman, was struck on the head by a taut wire while swinging an axe at dusk. The accident, likely unavoidable, highlights farm hazards that forethought can reduce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R E Nelson
Guernsey
Independence
Nelson
Corn belt cattle feeding signals 1938 grain finish supply
The article forecasts large grain finished cattle on markets in early 1938 as corn belt farmers feed more cattle this fall. Better cattle prices are expected to fall, lower grades may rise early next year, fed lamb marketing likely up while non feed lot lambs down, butterfat prices near 1930s highs, eggs and poultry prices mixed with higher early 1938 egg prices and lower later poultry prices.
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Ege
Only Remnants Of The Corn Crop In Iowa Fields
Federal meteorologist Charles D Reed reports the corn crop nearly wiped out in Iowa with winter livestock care the primary farm task. Snow faded, some husking resumed, a storm hit late week bringing rain. frost allowed light plowing but minor drought conditions persist.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Charles D Reed
Reed
Pollock to Speak at Jones Cattlemen Banquet in Monticello
Pollock manager of the National Livestock and Meat Board will address the fourth annual Jones Cattlemen banquet in Monticello on the evening of December 8. The event is hosted by the Jones Courts Beef Cattlemen.
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Sora
Monticello RC
Pollock
National Livestock and Meat Board
Monticello
Dee
Winneshiek County Farm Bureau Elects 1938 Officers
The 1938 Winneshiek County Farm Bureau officers were elected after Monday’s meeting in Decorah. Elected were M. R. Ringeon president, Henry O. Bakke treasurer, T. E. Selness vice president, Willard Torgrim secretary, E R Lomen voting delegate, and Mrs Albert Womeldorf women’s home project chairman, with E J Weigle county agent. Resolutions urged parity price goals in national agricultural policy. Special to The Gazette. Iowa City Johnson County Farm Bureau sets Dec 7 meeting with supper at 6 30 and elections plus a talk by a state highway patrol representative.
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Winneshiek County Farm Bureau
Decorah
Henry O. Bakke
T. E. Selness
Mable
Minn
M. R. Ringeon
Ridgeway
E. R. Lomen
Willard Torgrim
Albert Womeldorf
Women’s Home Project
E. J. Weigle
R. J. Hamilton
Fort Dodge
Farm Bureau
Iowa City
Johnson County Farm Bureau
C. S. A. Hall
Joe G. Raim
Solon
State Highway Patrol
Hawkeye auction reveals varied farm sale prices
At Hawkeye and Maynard areas the closing out sale of Herman Pieper near Hawkeye offered corn at 46 cents a bushel, oats 31 cents, hay 5.50 a ton, and pullets 70 cents each. Cows averaged 60 dollars, Holsteins 41 to 78, horses 24 72 90, and farm machinery including a manure spreader 105 and binder 101 were sold.
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Gazette
Hawkeye
Herman Pieper
Maynard
Verner Wolfgram
Timothy
Spertal
Urbana
TRAER
Henry Teekenburg
True
Auction Totals At Three Iowa Settlements Reported
The Gazette details sales near Conesville Urbana and Traer. Prices span corn 39¢ a bushel to 39¢ for oats 28¢, cattle calves and hogs selling in multiple ranges. Notable figures include horses, sows, feeder pigs and farm equipment auctioned by Paul Klotz of Columbus Junction.
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the Gazette
Conesville
William Krueger
Paul Klotz
Columbus Junction
Washington Poultry Show Sees 350 Mail Entries
Opening day of the fourth annual Washington county poultry show reports 350 standard birds entered by mail, a 35 percent rise from prior years. Sixty bantams entered. Delbert Bailey says entries remain open and more exhibitors may deliver birds. Oscar Grow of Atlanta Missouri to judge Thursday.
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the Gazette
Washington
Washington County
Delbert Bailey
Oscar Grow
Atlanta
Linn county home project group plans spring achievement day
Sixty three local home project leaders from Linn county attended a planning meeting Tuesday at the YMCA in Cedar Rapids. The session led by Mrs Maylarson of Ames and Miss Lucille Gove set arrangements for a spring home project achievement day with representation from all townships except Fairfax and Boulder.
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Linn County
YMCA
Cedar Rapids
Maylarson
Ames
Lucille Gove
Linn
Fairfax
Boulder
Northwest Iowa Farmers Specified What They Want
About 500 farmers from Sioux and surrounding counties met in Sioux Center to oppose current congressional farm bills. They vowed not to cooperate with any program that fails to deliver yield parity prices, import quotas, and domestic parity pricing for imported goods. They condemned the English American reciprocal trade treaty and urged enactment of commodity dollar legislation.
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Sioux Center
Sioux
Congress
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Peter de Vries
Sioux County
Sealer And Warehouse Board Named In Allamakee
Allamakee county selects new corn sealing board officers with WAUKON Paul Hager as president and Ove T. Roe as vice president. M. J. Gavin becomes secretary treasurer, and Joe Mullen of Harpers Ferry is the official corn sealer.
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Waukon
Paul Hager
Allamakee County
Ove T. Roe
M. J. Gavin
Joe Mullen
Harpers Ferry
Allamakee
Steers Bring $1725 A Cwt At Chicago Auction
Chelsea area feeder E H Vajnar sold twenty steers averaging 1278 pounds for 17.25 dollars per hundredweight at Chicago during the International sale week. The lot qualified for the event but was eliminated by the sitting committee. Vajnar also earned 16 dollars per hundredweight on a separate Monday market load.
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Chelsea
H_ Vajnar
Chicago
Vajnar
First annual Northeast Iowa Farm Business Assn meeting
The Northeast Iowa Farm Business Association held its first annual meeting in West Union with eleven counties represented. C. C. Malone served as field man, and speakers from Ames outlined 1938 prospects. Topics included farm family living, hog systems, butter fat production, and farm management.
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West Union
Northeast Iowa Farm Business Association
C. C. Malone
L. G. Alibaugh
Ames
Dorothy Simmons
J. F. Ingels
Randalia
M.R. Ringoen
Ridgeway
Miss Simmons
Donald E. Fish
L. G. Allbaugh
Mississippi Valley Farm Business shows annual meeting coming
The Mississippi Valley Farm Business association with members in Scott Clinton Cedar Johnson Washington Muscatine and Louisa counties will hold its annual meeting in Davenport Saturday. Fieldman Herbert Crowell announced that speakers include L G Allbaugh of Ames Paulena Nickell of Ames Ralph Allen Jr of Delavan Illinois E B Calderwood of Eldridge and Don Fish of Ames.
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Davenport
Mississippi Valley Farm Business Association
Scott
Clinton
Cedar
Johnson
Washington
Muscatine
Louisa Counties
Herbert Crowell
Fieldman
Toay
L. G. Allbaugh
Ames
Paulena Nickell
Ralph Allen, Jr
Delavan, Il
E. B. Calderwood
Eldridge
Don Fish
Hog Thieves Active In Vicinity Of Traer
Looting reported near Traer as five sows and thirty pigs were stolen from the Heine Seid farm northwest of town. Other victims include Joe Kubik Joe Main and Arthur Calderwood. Sheriff Harris was notified Monday but no clues have been found.
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Traer
Joe Kubik
Joe Main
Arthur Calderwood
Harris
Grasshopper Threat Looms Over Iowa 1938 Outlook
Iowa entomologist C. J. Drake calls the 1938 grasshopper threat for Iowa and nearby states quite serious. He cites favorable Indian summers, abundant eggs, and resistance to cold, predicting extensive control work next year unless rains and diseases curb hoppers. Farmers distributed 11,306 tons of bait last summer, up from 8,926 tons the year before.
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Des Moines
Iowa
C. J. Drake
George C. Decker
A. D. Worthington
State Extension Service
Drake
Marengo Creamery Pays 43 for Top Butterfat
Marengo Farmers Creamery pays 43 cents a pound for sweet cream butterfat and 42 cents for No. 1 butterfat, according to S. Bergeson, the manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo Creamery
Marengo
Marengo Farmers Creamery Company
S. Bergeson
Louisa County Fair Board Officers Named for 1938
Columbus Junction report shows Louisa County Fair association electing officers for 1938 with David Hull as president William Link as vice president E H Wiegner as secretary and J E Henson as treasurer.
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Columbus Junction
Louisa County Fair Association
David Hull
William Link
E. H. Wiegner
J. E. Henson
Farm Auctions Set Across Iowa in December Sale List
Auctions announced for December include Iowa Livestock Exchange Cedar Rapids sale on Friday December 3. Poweshiek County Aberdeen Angus breeders sale in Grinnell on Tuesday December 7. Mrs A B Merritt closing out after 214 miles east of Marion. John Kriz closing out December 14 at 8 miles southeast of Cedar Rapids.
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Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Poweshiek Co
Aberdeen- Angus Breeders’ Sale
Grinnell
A. B. Merritt
Marion
John Kriz
Is Epilepsy Inherited and Curable Study Offer
A promotional booklet offers opinions of noted doctors on epilepsy inheritance and cure. It advertises a semi free booklet to readers who write to the Fadicational Division at 851 Fifth Avenue New York NY D-303 for a limited time.
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Dorters
Fifth Avenue
New York
New
Closing Out Farm Sale Near Webster on Highway
Auction at the farm four percent mile south of Webster on Highway Saturday December 4 begins at 10:60 with 141 head of livestock 42 cattle 98 hogs 13 Guernsey cows 9 coming heifers and calves 2 year old milking Shorthorn bull and more. Complete line of machinery includes F-12 tractor plow disc and 1980 Chevrolet sedan. Terms cash lunch by ladies Boland estate and Minnie Boland auctioneers Wheeler clerk.
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Laxturday
Coggan
Holbert
Greeley
R. G. Boland
Webster
Emooth
Guernsey
Hampshire
Ald
Minnie B
Boland, Hudson & Son
T. Wheeler
Nielson Elected President at Butter Institute Meet
Clarence Nielson of Independence Indiana, director of the Iowa Creamery Butter Manufacturers association, was elected president of the American Butter Institute at its twenty ninth annual convention in Chicago. He succeeds C H Haskell of Chicago.
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Chicago
Clarence Nielson
Independence
Iowa Creamery Butter Manufacturers’ Association
American Butter Institute
Nielson
C. H. Haskell
Corn Show Planned At What Cheer
Merchants in What Cheer sponsor their third annual corn contest with $50 in premiums. Entries are received at cooperating stores and judging and awards take place on December 11.
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Gazette
What Cheer
Cows Listen to Music in Milking Barn Experiment
Emmet Drew of Decorah Winnebago County tested music's effect on cows during milking. A radio in his barn played jazz grand opera devotional services market reports and weather forecasts. The cows remained calm and apparently enjoyed the varied sounds.
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Emmet Drew
Winneshiek County
22 000 Paid For 160 In Buchanan
Elmer Miller sold his 160-acre farm eleven miles northwest of Independence to Levi J. Petersheim of Hutchison Kansas for 22000 dollars about 137 50 an acre. Possession by Jan 1 1938. The farm is well improved and fertile. Miller plans to move to Wayne county Ohio within a month. Miller is an Amish Mennonite founder of the local colony near Kalona. Petersheim is also an Amish Mennonite preacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Elmer Miller
Levi J. Petersheim
Hutchison, Kan
Miller
Wayne County
Ohio
Buchanan County
Kalona
Petersheim
Payments Urged Where Compliance Defeated By Drought
Senator Gillette of Iowa asked the Agricultural Adjustment Administration to relax rules to grant final soil-building payments of about 3 dollars an acre to farmers whose drought destroyed soil-building alfalfa and legume crops. He cited Crawford County and similar complaints from other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gillette
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Crawford County
Iowa
Creomulsion Promises Relief for Cough and Chest Ailments
Advertises Creomulsion as a potent remedy that targets the chest and inflamed membranes to loosen phlegm. Claims quick relief with satisfaction refund if not improved and warns buyers to insist on the genuine product.
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Franklin Mullin
Murray
Harry G Davis
Farm Equipment Institute
Carter
RK. F. A
G. J. Ronan
Optometrist
Higley
DIAL
THE
Sealer and Warehouse Board
Yale
the Big Shoe Store
Second Avenue SE
Als'n
Louisa Fair Board
Harry Trump
Mechanicsville
R. van Fossen
Viola
Beverly
Arivert
National Butter Institute
Consult
Reams
Buchanan
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