Peddler License Bill Heads Iowa General Assembly
Grain dealers press for a $1,000 bond and license fee for itinerant peddlers to tighten enforcement. The measure, backed by the Western Grain Dealers association, would define itinerant merchants as traders without a fixed business location and aims to curb feed law violations while harmonizing feed designations and wage hour exemptions.
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Des Moines
Washington, In
Cedar Rapids
Western Grain Dealers Association
Ron Kennedy
Des Mommes
Kennedy
Washington and
Iowa
Fence Drift and Farm to Market Road Plea in Poweshiek
R F A details how a car struggles on side roads in Poweshiek county with two to three inches of clay atop frost. A Grinnell annual meeting sees farmers urge immediate focus on Farm to Market roads to fix the mud and improve travel conditions.
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Poweshiek County
Grinnell
Household Planning Emphasized At Linn County 4-H School
Miss Selma Ekquist Ames 4-H home efficiency specialist led Linn county 4-H leaders in a training school at the YMCA Cedar Rapids. Thirty-three women and girls from 12 clubs attended as Ekquist showed a farm kitchen film and urged good pasture and properly placed kitchen furniture to cut fatigue.
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Selma Ekquist
Ames
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Ekquist
Officers Named By Iowa Guernsey Breeders Ass’n
Fred S Risser of Charlton was elected president of the Iowa Guernsey Breeders association at the Ames meeting. Joe Golinvaux of Waterloo became vice president and Phillip Mahr of Indianola was chosen secretary and treasurer. Directors include H F Gensicke Cedar Rapids J H Bickert Albia E R Hicks Fort Dodge S R Woodruff Indianola Francis Stewart Tipton L C Baird Villisca Courtney Lawyer Manly. Also named were continuing directors J H Bickert Albia E R Hicks Fort Dodge S R Woodruff Indianola R S Kilpatrick Des Moines Charles R Mountain Des Moines and Jerry N Spencer Clermont. Speakers included Dean N H Kildee Ames and C E Finley Minneapolis. It was decided to select the 1939 state herd from cattle shown at the state fair Des Moines.
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Ames
Fred S Risser
Charlton
Iowa Guernsey Breeders Association
Joe Golinvaux
Waterloo
Phillip Mahr
Indianola
H. F. Gensicke
Cedar Rapids
J. H. Bickert
Albia
E. R. Hicks
Fort Dodge
S. R. Woodruff
Francis Stewart
Tipton
L. C. Baird
Villisca
Courtney Lawyer
Manly
J. H Bickert
R. S. Kilpatrick
Des Moines
Charles R. Mountain
Jerry N. Spencer
Clermont
Dean N. H Kildee
C. E. Finley
Minneapolis
Farm Bureau Likely To Stand Pat On AAA Endorsement
The American Farm Bureau federation is set to endorse the current AAA farm program at its New Orleans convention next week. Officials say state federations have largely backed continuation with minor administrative changes while opposing two price schemes that aim to replace production control with guarantees of fair domestic prices and exports. Edward R OW Neal condemns the two price plan as unworkable. convention speakers will discuss coordination of politics among industry labor and agriculture with Fiorello La Guardia presenting the public view.
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PAL
SOF
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
AAA
New Orleans
Deep South
Farm Bureau
Edward R OW Neal
Federation
Wallace
Henry Harriman
United States Chamber of Commerce
Industry
Clifford V. Gregory
Des Moines
Farm Magazine
Agriculture
Organized Labor
Charlton Ogburn
Federation of Labor
Fiorello H LaGuardia
New York City
Center Point Poultry Show Scheduled This Week
Center Point hosts a three day poultry show from Thursday to Saturday with E. D. Manilaw of Cedar Rapids as judge and Barbara Durow of Center Point as secretary. Fred S. Downing, secretary, announced a record-entry expectation at the Washington county show opening. The event runs through Saturday with a previous high of 439 birds.
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Center Point Poultry Show
The
Gazette
Center Point
E. D. Manilaw
Cedar Rapids
Barbara Durow
Washington
Fred S. Downing
Washington County
Poweshick Farm Bureau oks studies of ag maladjustments
Grinnell Iowa selections will probe and diagnose agricultural maladjustments this winter in Poweshick county towns and rural areas. R K Bliss Ames extension director outlined an objective study of farm programs and urged town country group discussions. Raymond Pilgrim of Grinnell was reelected president with officers from Brooklyn and other measures endorsed including AAA corn loan soil conservation REA and rural school aid.
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Ray Anderson Grinnell
R. K Bliss
Ames
Poweshick County Farm Bureau
Planning Board
Iowa
Bliss
Raymond Pilgrim
Grinnell
AAA
Cooperative
Poweshick
Wood Chopping Bee Aims At Westlake Farm Near Conesville
Neighbors organized a wood chopping bee at Charles Westlake’s Conesville area farm on Tuesday with plans to saw the wood Wednesday. Westlake had just returned from Town City hospital after losing several fingers in a picking machine accident. Helpers listed include Leon Bebb Aldon Maxwell Leander McKee Arthur Jean Eldryl Maxwell Eben Williams Austin Bebb Verle Chown Delbert Carico Homer Van Sant Virgil Curtis Frank Westlake Marshall Mink Lloyd Babbitt John McBride Earl Merle Robert and Roy Westlake. Dinner was provided by Verle Chown Fern Westlake Fannie Westlake Earl Westlake and Lloyd Babbitt’s wives.
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Gazette
Conesville
Charles Westlake
Mr. Westlake
Leon Bebb
Aldon Maxwell
Leander McKee
Arthur Jean
Eldryl Maxwell
Eben Williams
Austin Bebb
Verle Chown
Delbert Carico
Homer van Sant
Virgil
Pederson Reelected President Of Farm Union In Poweshiek
Leonard Pederson was reelected president of the Poweshiek county Farmers Union for the coming year with Floyd Stewart as vice president. Other officers named include Secretary and Treasurer Joe Liditka and County Counselor Arthur Fleener. Committees cover Membership J D Deedrick Resolutions Lester Baustian and John Smith Publicity Mrs Floyd Steward Entertainment Mr and Mrs George Schmidt and Mr and Mrs Robert Badger Refreshments Mrs Adam Schmidt. The next county meeting is set for January.
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Grinnell
Leonard Pederson
Poweshiek County
Robert Badger
Adam Schmidt
Linn Cattlemen To Meet Tuesday P.M. At Marion
Rex Conn county agent announced the Linn County Beef Cattlemen's association semi annual meeting will be held Tuesday evening at Legion hall Marion. Rex Beresford Ames extension beef production specialist will be the speaker.
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Rex Conn
Linn County Beef Cattlemen's Association
Legion Hall
Marion
Rex Beresford
Ames Extension
Steers Top at $13 in Chicago Market Trade
John Mommsen, a leading local feeder, topped the Chicago market Monday with a load of 1 377 pound steers selling for $13 per cwt. The sale reflects strong demand in the region for high weight cattle.
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The
Gazette
Miles
John Mommsen
Chicago
Farm Auctions Scheduled in Cedar Rapids and Surrounding Areas
A series of farm and livestock auctions planned for Thursday December 8 and Friday December 9. Charles Berry closes out a 4744 acre John Williamson farm near SE Cedar Rapids. F L Beranek near SE Solon also closes out. Beverly livestock auction in SE Vinton and a Friday livestock exchange in Cedar Rapids are listed.
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Charles Berry
Cedar Rapids
John Williamson
Vinton
F. L. Beranek
Solon
Beverly Livestock Auction
Livestock Exchange
Central City Holstein herd tops registry tests
W L Smith herd of 18 purebred Holsteins completed its third year in the herd improvement registry. Tested on thrice daily milking, the group averaged 14 603 pounds of milk and 507 pounds of butterfat per year. The top cow produced 20 203 pounds of milk and 698.3 pounds of fat in 284 days. Second high was a half sister with 16 513 pounds of milk and 612.1 pounds of fat in 361 days. Ches ter Bullis is herdman for the Smith Holsteins.
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W. L. Smith
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Chester Bullis
Smith Holsteins
Leghorn Pullets Sell At 94 Cents In Iowa Auction
Two hundred White Leghorn pullets sold to one buyer for 94 cents each at Joe Novak closing out sale southwest of Mount Vernon. Other prices included 170 cent Leghorn cockerels, 41 cent corn a bushel, 3.50 a ton clover hay, and 35 fall shoats at 610 per head. The sale totaled over 4000 dollars with Challis of Lisbon as auctioneer and Mount Vernon bank as clerk.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Joe Novak
Hampshire
WE. Challis
Lisbon
Mount Vernon Bank
Martelle
Paul Sweitzer
White Rock
Walt Challis
Guy Martin
Keith Sherman Dominates Edgewood Sweepstakes Corn Show
The forty first Clayton County Farmers Institute event in Edgewood rewarded Keith Sherman with multiple firsts for yellow dent corn across single ear ten ears and twenty five ears. J C Beck of Littleport won sweepstakes for an Illinois variety. Other winners included Frank Thurn and Irving Wessell for grain types, Evelyn Sherman for popcorn, and several firsts in oats potatoes and timothy seed.
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Edgewood
Clayton County
Farmers’ Institute
Keith Sherman
J. C Beck
Littleport
Illinois
Frank Thurn
Irving Wessell
Evelyn Sherman
Byron Sherman
Gordon Olson
E. J. Sherman
Walter Fritz
W. H. Magdefrau
Strawberry Point
Fanny Swede
Charles Carpenter
D E. Rhines
E. J Sherman
Margaret Durfey
Herman Bassett
Henry Hansel
Mary Eaton
Clarence Amling
Oscar Meese
Ivah Fritz
Hawkeye Creamery posts year butterfat and butter prices
Hawkeye Creamery patrons received 33.2 cents per pound for butterfat and 28.5 cents for butter produced. The year churned 707,573 pounds of cream testing 27.7 percent yielding 198,315 pounds of butterfat into 246,524 pounds of butterfat. Receipts totaled 62,688.66 from butter sold in New York City and 8,545.65 to locals, plus 736.24 for buttermilk and related items. G. L. Belschner elected president. Otto Strindthoff secretary. George Schlatter Jr. and others named directors.
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Hawkeye
Hawkeye Creamery Association
New York City
G. L. Belschner
Otto Strindthoff
George Schlatter
Herman Buhr
O. R. Wendland
W. E. Kitch
Hog prices report from Clarence feeder operation
Norman Goldsmith near Clarence received seven dollars thirty cents per hundredweight at Chicago for fifty eight hogs weighing two hundred thirty six pounds each.
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Gazette
Clarence
Norman Goldsmith
Chicago
Four Miles Of Johnson REA Project Finished Early
Iowa City AP reports over four miles of Johnson county rural electrification is already completed. The $18 000 project will serve more than 60 rural customers and Cosgrove once finished, with completion expected before Christmas.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Cosgrove
Sealing To Start In Linn County Thursday
Corn sealing supplies arrived from Des Moines and will be distributed to sealers to begin the Linn County project on Thursday. R B Booth, who heads the effort, said applicants for a corn loan must obtain a 25 cent chattel abstract from the county recorder. Sealing costs include 1 cent per bushel, 75 cents per every $100 of loan for insurance, which must cover interest and note. Sealers were told to seal only cribs meeting program specs and to secure cribs to prevent corn removal without breaking in. Henry Hood of Springville serves as sealer for Boulder Brown Maine.
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Linn County
State Aaa
Des Moines
R. B. Booth
Booth
Henry Hood
Springville
Boulder
Brown
Maine
Stuck Up in Fact Were the Club Women
A humorous column by a country woman describes club women clinging to their Paste pot and scrapbook pictures while preparing gifts for a children's hospital destined for Christmas. The piece playfully notes their stubborn pride and the festive charitable effort.
Local delegates named for several townships list
Names of delegates include Jay Mill Holm Mount Vernon Linn Franklin Bertram Putnam Edward Athoff Fairfax College Fairfax Clinton Fayette Floyd Emmons Marion Otter Creek Monroe and Harlan Biggs Walker Grant Washington Jackson Spring Grove with assignments across multiple townships.
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Buffalo Townships
Jay Millholm
Mount Vernon
Linn
Franklin
Bertram
Putnam
Edward Athoff
Fairfax
College, Fairfax, Clinton and Fayette
Floyd Emmons
Marion
Otter Creek
Monroe
Harlan Biggs
Walker
Grant
Washington, Jackson
Spring Grove
Parent-Son Mixer Staged By Tipton F F A
Approximately 90 fathers and mothers attended the recent parent son mixer staged by the Tipton Future Farmers chapter here. Speakers on the program included Lester Dark, Melvin Thien, Lewis Baer, Raymond Leilers, Walter Gene Walton, Max Taylor, Keith Bell, Lester Chambliss, George Fraseur, Bob Eilers, and Herman T Holmes vocational agriculture instructor.
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Gazette
Tipton
Tipton Future Farmers Chapter
Lester Dark
Melvin Thien
Lewis Baer
Raymond Leilers
Walter Gene Walton
Max Taylor
Keith Bell
Lester Chambliss
George Fraseur
Bob Eilers
Herman T. Holmes
Volga Creamery Pays 31 Cents for Butter Fat
Volga Farmers Creamery paid patrons 31 cents a pound for butterfat in the first half of November, according to Secretary Glen Moats. The report notes payments for the period and reflects ongoing dairy industry pricing.
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Volga Creamery
Volga City
Volga Farmers Creamery Association
Glen Moats
1000 Acres Land Solds For 109 225 In October
A. P. West reports sale of 1550 acres of farm land across 14 farms in 12 Iowa counties for 109 225 total averaging 7045 per acre. High price 135 per acre and low 18.75. Eight farms bought by tenant farmers, three by local owners, three by investors. Twelve sales via brokers. Possession March 1 for 277 acres bought by Schnittjer near Delhi from Miss Sarah Clough for 16500. Wendt tenant on the land.
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A. P. West
Cedar Rapids
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
United States
Cedar County
Jones
Louisa
Cedar
Mahaska
Johnson
Clinton
Keokuk
Lucas
Iowa
Hardin
Grundy
Black Hawk
Delhi
Schnittjer
Purhased 94-acre Mangold Farm Near Washington
Mr and Mrs Oral Maye of Washington have bought the 94 acre John Mangold farm nine miles west of town for 85 dollars per acre. The property includes good improvements and lies on a gravel road.
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Washington
John Mangold
Oral Maye
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