Corn Exports Fall From Last Year In Early Season
Government report shows 6,000,000 bushels exported in first two months, below 10,000,000 a year earlier. No. 2 yellow corn for export quoted at 68 7/8 cents in Baltimore, Argentine corn at 58 1/4 cents, No. 2 white African at 51 cents. Receipts at principal terminals just over 5,000,000 bushels with light sales of corn to arrive. Growers hold crops awaiting federal loan terms.
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England
Baltimore
South America
Placings In First Open Classes In Chicago Announced
Chicago AP announces winners in the fortieth International Livestock Exposition open classes listing Fat Aberdeen Anguss and Shorthorn cattle from Iowa Ames Mason City Des Moines and West Liberty plus Nebraska and North Dakota colleges and farms with calves born 1936 1937 1938 and 1939 and winners in fat shropshire and wether lamb divisions showcasing regional breeders and institutions.
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Chicago
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
Husted Brothers
Truro
Mathers Brothers
Mason City
F. W Hubbell
Des Moines
Fred Blomstrom
WCC
Anderson & Son
West Liberty
Towa
Albert Hultine & Sons
Saronville
Neb
Fred Blomstrom & Sons
Waverly
Shropshire Wethers
North Dakota Agricultural College
Fargo
N. D
Shropshire
N D
Fire Destroys Barn on Farm Southeast of Traer
A large barn 32 by 52 feet on Milroy Strachota’s farm two miles southeast of Traer burned Sunday. Owned by Mrs. Joe Nechanicky the barn held hay and straw while haystack and crib nearby were saved with effort. Other structures suffered substantial damage. harness and small items were saved.
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Traer
Milroy Strachota
Joe Nechanicky
Wilson Shows Champion Carlot of Shorthorns
Thomas E. Wilson of Earlham Iowa won first place in the short horn class at the international livestock exposition correcting a prior error listing James Blair of Dayton Iowa as winner. Wilson, head of Wilson and Company, operates two Iowa farms and his shorthorns topped the light weight class while Blair’s took the heavy class.
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Wilson
Carlot
Chicago
Thomas E. Wilson
Earlham
Ila
James Blair
Dayton
Thomas E Wilson
Chicako
Wilson and Company
Iowa
Earnham
Nevada
Milestone In Buchanan County Power Sparks Dairy Chores
A local tale recalls a bottle of milk smashed at the christening of a sub station when REA electricity arrived in Buchanan County the day before Thanksgiving. The new power aided milking and separating, refrigeration and radio use in the cow barn, with lights in the haymow and silo improving farm operations.
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Buchanan County
Aaberg Urges Livestock Marketing Research
CHICAGO Herman Aaberg Ames former Iowa agriculture aide and Chicago Producers Commission official stressed the need for extensive livestock marketing research at the American Farm Bureau session. He listed seven key questions producers seek answered including grading standards consumer demand price factors and impact of packers policies. He said studies are underway at Iowa farmer meetings and livestock marketing committees.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau
Herman Aaberg
Ames
Iowa
Chicago Producers Commission Association
Aaberg
Eight Farm Credit Board District Directors Reappointed
Gov E F Hill announced reappointment of eight district directors to three year terms. Names include Clair Hotchkiss for Colorado Kansas New Mexico Oklahoma L E Laird for Wyoming Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming John C Smith for Michigan Minnesota North Dakota Wisconsin Dean William A Schoenfeld for Idaho Montana Oregon and Washington T E Hord Jr for Indiana Kentucky Ohio and Tennessee and Frank S Boice for Utah Arizona California and Nevada. Directors also serve on the Federal Land Bank Federal Intermediate Credit Bank Production Credit Corporation and Bank for Cooperatives.
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Washington
INS
E. F Hill
Farm Credit Administration
Farm Credit Board
Clair Hotchkiss
Hotchkiss
Cole
Colorado
Kansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
L. E Laird
Worland
Wyo
Towa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
John C. Smith
Mandan
N. D
Michigan
Minnesota
North Dakota
Wisconsin
William A. Schoenfeld
Corvallis
Ore
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
T. E. Hord, Jr
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Tennessee
Frank S. Boice
Sononita
Ariz
Utah
Arizona
California
Nevada
FCB
Federal Land Bank
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank
Production Credit Corporation
Bank For Cooperatives
The
Hog Cholera Strikes 44 Eastern Iowa Communities
Veterinary reports reveal hog cholera outbreaks in 44 eastern Iowa communities over three weeks. Notable affected towns include Kalona, North English, Sigourney, Decorah, Iowa City, Kalona and Clinton area farms, with multiple losses and vaccination efforts across active farms in Tipton, Elgin, and near several other towns.
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Iowa
Kalona
North English
Keswick
Sigourney
Thornburg
Victor
Marengo
West Union
Ossian
Calmar
Decorah
Clayton Farm Women To Study Quality Standards
Miss L Mildred Wilson Ames extension home furnishing specialist will present Quality Standards in the Home at the third series of home project training schools in Clayton county this week. Meetings Tuesday Monona Wednesday Guttenberg Thursday Garber Friday Elkader discuss sheets towels blankets and other home furnishings from a quality standpoint.
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Eleader
L. Mildred Wilson
Ames Extension
Clayton County
Monona
Guttenberg
Garber
Elkader
Canadian wins oat king title at international livestock expo
Canadians dominated the opening prizes at the fortieth International Livestock Hay and Grain exposition in Chicago. William Skladen of Andrew Alta won the oat king crown and grand champion for Victory oats weighing 49 pounds to the bushel, 17 pounds above US standard and 15 above Canadian standard. Albert C. Gohn Emo Alta claimed field peas, John Hamilton Coaldale Alta won field beans, Hugh Jeffrey Whitby Ont took soy beans, and W. J. Brodie Stouffville Ont won a grand prize for a carload of lambs. Don Quixote, owned by Dr. D. X. Gibson and Son Caledonia Ont, was named best Milking Shorthorn steer. The reserve oat crown went to Alex M. Stewart Alisa Craig Ont with Alaska oats. Wheat and corn kings to be named next. Ohio State seniors won intercollegiate judging with 4621 points. Kansas State 4610, Minnesota 4581.
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Chicago
William Skladen
Andrew
Alta
United States
Albert C
Gohn
Emo
John Hamilton
Coaldale
Hugh Jeffrey
Whitby
Ont
W. J. Brodie
Stouffville
Don Quixote
D. X. Gibson and Son
Caledonia
Alex M. Stewart
Ailsa Craig
Alaska
Canadian farmer crowned wheat king at international show
Francis Lloyd Rigby, 21, from Wembley Alberta, Canada, wins the International Hay and Grain show heavyweight title. His victory gives Canada the championship for the seventeenth time in twenty one years, with his Peace River district farm noted.
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Chicago
Francis Lloyd Rigby
Wembley
Alberta
Canada
Monay Rigby
Peace River
Dryest Fall on Record Across Midwest and Plains
The weather bureau reports the fall as the driest on record from the Appalachians to the Rockies. September through November brought well below normal rainfall, with Sioux City at 0.6 inch for the period and Minneapolis noting the driest November in a century. The drought harmed soil moisture and delayed winter wheat seeding.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Appalachian
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River
Middle Atlantic
South
Today
Sioux City
Dodge City
Kaw
North Platte
Neb
Minneapolis
Minn
Bureau
Interior
Great Plains
Western
Wheat Belt
Saddle And Sirloin Club Honors Muscatine Banker
The Saddle and Sirloin club hung a portrait of C. R. Musser, Muscatine, Iowa, a Hereford breeder and Muscatine banker who donated nine Iowa farms to the state. An agricultural foundation was set up and Jim Wallace, Ames, formerly Marion, was hired to manage the nine farms and restore soil while operating them on a paying basis with $100,000 cash for expenses.
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Chicago
Saddle and Sirloin Club
C. R. Musser
Muscatine
Musser
Iowa
Jim Wallace
Ames
Marion
Wallace
FASTEETH Advertisement Claims Comfort for Dentures
The ad promotes FASTEETH as a pleasant alkaline powder that secures false teeth more firmly for eating and talking. It promises a clean taste with no gummy feeling, reduces plate odor, and suggests buying FASTEETH at any drug store.
Coming Farm Auctions This Week In Cedar County
Tuesday December 5 auctions include Oscar Olson closing out sale near Tipton Milo Chihak sale near Alburnett and W G Byse sale near Cedar Rapids City Sales Co also holds a sale. Wednesday December 6 auctions feature Sam Hamed sale near Robbins John A Grover estate sale near Rowley W L Powell and Son sale near Troy Mills Cedar County Livestock Exchange at Tipton.
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Oscar Olson
Tipton
Milo Chihak
Alburnett
Ta. City Sales Co
W. G. Byse
Cedar Rapids
Sam Hamed
104000 Attend Livestock Show Over The Weekend
Chicago reports 104000 people attended the international livestock exposition over the weekend at the amphitheater for the first two days of an eight day event. Argentine cattle expert Jorge Gordon-Davis began assembling grand championship candidates as swine sheep and draft horse titles were readied. About 1400 4-H club members arrived, with a Monday parade planned to celebrate their achievements.
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Chicago
INL
Jorges Gordon-Davis
Buenos Aires
Hog Prices In Chicago Sell 26 Hogs From Cedar Rapids Area
Lee O'Connell, a former resident six miles west of Cedar Rapids, sold 26 hogs averaging 222 pounds in Chicago Friday for 5.70 a hundredweight.
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Lee O'Connell
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
70 Percent Of Sweetclover Seed Out Of First Hands
Washington D C Movement of sweetclover seed from farms has been faster than last year but slower than the 5 year average. Up to Nov 14 about 70 percent of the 1939 crop had been sold by growers vs 60 percent last year and 75 percent 5 year average. Movement fastest in southeastern Kansas. Prices to growers Oct 17 to Nov 14 averaged 3.90 per 100 pounds vs 3.85 last year and 5.45 5 year average.
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Washington, D. C
Agricultural Marketing Service
Kansas
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