Eight Iowa counties share 2.93 million in corn-hog benefits
In eight eastern Iowa counties led by Linn, total benefit payments through November 1 reached 2 930 804 15 with 5 622 95 from wheat. Statewide payments totaled 31 770 308 12. Wheat program payments statewide were 441 790 89 and national corn-hog payments stood at 129 668 799 through Nov 1.
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Ashington
D. C
Iowa
Linn
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Benton
Buchanan
Delaware
Jones
Cedar
Johnson
Town
Allamakee
Black Hawk
Clayton
Clinton
Davis
Dubuque
Fayette
Grundy
Fayette County Creamery Operators Plan December Meeting
The newly formed Fayette county creamery operators association schedules its first meeting for the afternoon of December 12 at Randalia. All creamery patrons may attend. A W Stewart of Oelwein chairs the group and A J Hochberger of Hawkeye serves as secretary.
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Dalia
Association of
Heavy Snow Ends Drought Hopes Across Iowa Farms
Heavy snow and recent rain give farmers a moisture boost after three dry years. John Oliva records show 15 inches of snow in Marengo boosting November totals to 8 59 inches, with subsoil moisture expected to aid next season. In Winthrop snow halts plowing and husking, delaying harvest as six inches of mud and twelve inches of snow paralyze traffic and roads.
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Marengo
John Oliva
Iowa County
Oliva
Winthrop
the Gazette
Edgewood
F. Ray Minkler
Fred J Smith
Eleven States to Attend Farm Bloc Meeting in Sioux City
Sixty three percent of world time standards vary as farmers' bloc plans to unite for House support. Congressman Guy Callette of Cherokee Iowa will host December 10 with delegates from Minnesota Nebraska North and South Dakota Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Montana Wyoming and Iowa.
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Sioux City
House
Guy M Callette
Cherokee
Minnesota
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Montana
Wycoming
Iowa
Washington County 4 Hers Win Big At International
Donald Rinner age 17 of Washington county earned a $300 college scholarship for 4-H livestock work joining Thomas E Parkison and Max H Gerard as U S scholarship recipients. Washington exhibitors also placed in the county group of baby beeves shown by Everett Hayes Donald Marek and Lloyd Marek with coach Joe Caputo and Ruth Smith assisting. Roosevelt sent greetings to 4-H congress attendees amid remarks on 900 000 members and the value of practical agricultural education.
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Donald Rinner
Washington County
Hampshire Barrow
Chicago
United States
Thomas E. Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Albert Lea
Thomas E .Parkison
Francisville
Jasper County
Indiana
Max H. Gerard
Route 4
Minneapolis
Minn
Everett Hayes
Donald Marek
Lloyd Marek
Washington
Joe Caputo
Ruth Smith
Iowa
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Farmers of America
Fence Drift and the Hunt Across the Farm
A short humane note by K.F.A. about a squirrel and rabbits seen near a woven wire fence. Two boys hunted without a gun while Mother objected to killing for sport. The piece argues there is no pleasure in killing wild critters just for the sake of it.
Mules Top at 82 50 In Weekly Manchester Sale
A crowd of 250 farmers braved snow to attend the Manchester community auction. Twenty five southern Iowa horses and mules were offered with a heavy work mule fetching 8250. Horses averaged 57.50, cattle brought 14 to 17.50, pullets sold at 42 cents. Auctioneer was E. J. Hopkins.
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The
Gazette
Manchester
Iowa
E. J. Hopkins
Oklahoma Wins 4-H Crop Meet in Chicago
Champion 4 H club teams from many states competed at the national club congress tied to the International Livestock exposition. Oklahoma edged Indiana for the field corn title. Oklahoma's exhibit came from Maud and Sashawa area youths, while Oshtown Indiana placed sixth with a sweet potato exhibit. Mississippi took second with Louisiana Arkansas and Iowa also among leaders.
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Chicago
Oklahoma
Indiana
Troy, Vernon, Winford
Dorothy Tuttle
Maud
Furman Ernest
Sashawa
Osktown
Ind
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Iowa
Wilton Junction Girl Named National Health Champion
Doris Louise Paul of Wilton Junction Iowa and Leland Moni smith of Lane South Dakota were named the healthiest girl and boy in the nation at a 4 H club contest linked to the International Livestock Show in Chicago. They were chosen from 1400 participants representing 925000 4 H members, based on physical perfection after medical exams.
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Chicago
Doris Louise Paul
Iowa
Leland Monismith
South Dakota
Paul
Wilton Junction
Muscatine County
Monasmith
Lane
S. D
Jerauild County
America
Wapsie Test Assn Averages 23.6 Lbs Butterfat November
Clarence Boddicker's eighteen grade Jerseys led the Wapsie Valley Cow Testing association for November with 743 pounds milk and 38.9 pounds butterfat. State Hospital herd of 89 purebred Holsteins was second at 846 pounds milk 30.9 pounds butterfat. Kremer and Robinson had the high cow producing 1671 pounds milk 58.5 pounds butterfat. The 431 cows on test averaged 562 pounds milk and 23.6 pounds butterfat with 38 cows producing 40 to 50 pounds butterfat.
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Independence
Clarence Boddicker
Wapsie Valley
Thomas Hotchkiss
State Hospital
Kremer and Robinson
Association
Swine Growers Protest Process Tax On Hogs
In Chicago the National Swine Growers association adopted a resolution denouncing the AAA processing tax on hogs. The group urged removing the tax or extending it to cattle sheep poultry feed trains and corn to spread the burden.
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Chicago
National
Swine Growers’ Association
AAA
Tipton Creamery Trustees Reveal Major Building Upgrades
The Tipton Creamery association trustees approved rewiring the entire building. This season saw improvements such as relined cold storage, a new loading platform, updated water pipes, and extensive roof and floor repairs, with the whole interior repainted.
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Tipton—T
Tipton Creamery Association
Farm Auction Schedule December listings by date
D. W. Williams sale postponed two miles south of Alburnett on Wednesday December 5. On Thursday December 6 Walters and Barlow Holstein sale one half mile west Toledo. Page and Bowman auction sale at Beverly. Monday December 10 Gibson's Angus and other livestock sale West Liberty. Tuesday December 11 William Pflughaupt sale nine miles north Cedar Rapids.
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D. W. Williams
Alburnett
Walters and Barlow
Toledo
Page and Bowman
Beverly
Gibson
West Liberty
William Pflughaupt
Cedar Rapids
Horses Bring 120 Dollar Average At Tipton Sale
At the W. J. Smiley horse sale in Tipton eighteen head of western Nebraska dry district horses sold for an average of 120 dollars. The top price reached 147.50 while the low was 105. Demand for work horses is rising as spring work nears.
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Tipton
W. J. Smiley
Head of
Western
Nebraska
Manchester Creamery Pays 32c For Butterfat
Manchester Co operative Creamery paid about 7000 dollars in checks to 500 patrons on pay day. Butterfat rose to 32 cents per pound for the last period. The plant shipped butter to eastern markets and burned 25,832 pounds in two weeks. For the week ending Nov 24 shipments totaled 15,864 pounds to the east and 10,112 pounds locally with 3060 pounds kept for local use. The following week mirrored local burning and 150 sixty-four pound tubs shipped.
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Manchester
Manchester Cooperative Creamery Company
Iowa Tax Board Rules Corn Hog Benefits Taxable for Farmers
The Iowa state tax board ruled that corn hog benefit payments from the federal government are taxable income for farmers. A reporting system by county allotment committees will flag payments over 1,000 dollars. Married farmers pay tax only if net profits exceed 1,100 dollars. otherwise some benefits escape taxation.
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Des Moines
INS
State Tax Board
Iowa
Laverne Clark
William Mes Arthur
Mason City
Clark
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