Cattle and Lamb Prices Rise at International Auction Event
The 1939 International auction in Chicago saw fat cattle averages at 12.65 per hundredweight, below last year’s 14.95. Schmidt Brothers' lead of grand champion Angus topped sales at 23 per hundredweight, matching 1938’s price, with Mommsen’s medium weight Angus at 14.25. Grand Berkshire hogs by Karl and George Hoffman sold to Wilson and Company for 9 per head. Grand championship lambs brought 23 per hundredweight, while Michigan Sheep Breeders’ native lambs sold to Armour for 18.75. 4-H steer bidding continued with Fatstuff selling for 70 cents per pound, far below last year’s top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schmidt Brothers
Angus
John F. Mommsen
Miles
Towa
Clinton County
Ken
Karl
George Hoffman
Tda Grove
Iowa
Berkshire
Wilson and Company
Swift
P. H. Postel
Rock Bridge
Ill
W. J. Brodie and Son
Stouffville
Ontario
Canada
Michigan Sheep Breeders Association
Armour
John Carpenters Closing Out Public Sale in Lisbon Area
John Carpenter announces a complete closing out sale at his Lisbon area residence on Highway 20. The auction features horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, farm machinery, corn and hay, chickens, stoves, and a wide range of farming equipment. Sale day is Thursday December 11 at 11 oclock, with items described as well bred and in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carpenter
Waring
Lisbon
Mechanicsville
Gallmeier
Hampshire
Little Genius
John Deere
Deering
Iike
Newt
Oxford
Harneas
Fred Richards
Mrairieburg
McCormick-Deering
McCormick-Deering Aide
Fence Drift and Farm Folk Return Home
A poem notes a section hand on a Chicago elevated railway preferring working with cows to the rail. It contrasts a farmer’s return from the windy city with life on the acres, hinting at rural contentment after city visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Iowa Farm Income Tops 1938 With 13.9 Percent Rise
Iowa farm income for the first ten months reached 487,112,000 dollars, up 13.5 percent from the same period in 1938, with October totaling 47,959,000 including government payments. Nationwide cash farm income for ten months stood at 6,335,000,000 dollars, with Iowa listed at 487,112,000 for January–October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Washington
Agricultural Economics Bureau
Agriculture Department
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Missouri
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Witwer Buys Grand Champion Feeder Cattle at Iowa Auction
At Chicago International Livestock Show a top load of Hereford feeders signed by Andy Anderson of Colorado sold for $20.50 per hundredweight and were destined for eastern Iowa exhibits. Charles Karsch of Weaver Witwer farm led purchases, with Lippold Brothers buying high priced loads as well. The overall average price for 48 loads was $1265 per head with multiple consignors from Nebraska and Iowa represented in the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Iowa
The
International
Andy Anderson
Colorado
Charles Karsch
Witwer
Marion
Lippold Brothers
LeClaire
Fred C. de Berard
Karsch
Anderson
J. J. Hadley
North Platte
Neb
Emil Bucks
Davenport
O. J. Hadley
Brady
E. F. Goecke
State Center
Dan Casement
Manhattan
Kaw
Buff Rock Wins Sweepstakes at Washington County Show
Buff Rock cockerel chosen sweepstakes bird by Ed Mani law the judge at the Washington county show. Nelson hatchery Packwood exhibited the champion Buff Rock and best display of Buff Rocks. Other class winners include Champion Cock White Leghorn C M Scott Packwood and Champion Bullet Dark Cornish A E Prall Washington. Largest entry count went to A E Prall with the Rhode Island Reds also shown by Mrs Sam Petratz Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ed Manilaw
Cedar Rapids
American Poultry Association
Nelson Hatchery
Packwood
Harlan Nelson Hatchery
Birmingham
Ken
Barred Rock
C. M. Scott
Buff Rock
A. E. Prall
Rhode Island
Reda
Sam Petratz
Washingon
Buff Rocks
Washington County
Rural youth meetings set Jan 3 to 20 in six towns
Plans finalized for an annual series of six district rural youth meetings led by Robert C. Clark with sessions in Red Oak Fairfield Cedar Rapids Mason City Storm Lake and Ames. The program covers problems and objectives recreation leadership world crisis impact on rural youth and balanced programming. Open to new officers sponsors advisers and all rural youth members with invited agents from counties lacking youth work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Robert C. Clark
Red Oak
Fairfield
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Storm Lake
Rural Youth Organization
Clark
O Neal Reelected President of Farm Bureau Federation
Edward A. O Neal of Alabama was unanimously reelected to a two year term as president of the American Farm Bureau Federation at its twenty first annual convention in Chicago. Earl C Smith of Illinois was also unanimously reelected as vice president. The meeting drew over 3 200 delegates from 39 states and was described as the most successful in federation history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Edward A. O'Neal
Alabama
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
Earl C. Smith
Ilinois
Farm Bureau
U S Estimates Cotton Crop At 11 792 000 Bales
The crop reporting board estimated a U S cotton crop this year of 11 792 000 bales of 500 pounds cross weight with a lint yield of 235.9 pounds per acre. The census bureau tallied 11 111 589 running bales from the 1939 crop prior to Dec 1, versus 11 230 522 bales in 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Crop Reporting Board
United States
Census Bureau
Wapsie Valley C T A A Averages 25 2 Lbs Butterfat
November report shows 458 cows 89 dry on test averaged 627 pounds of milk and 25.2 pounds of butterfat. High individual No 683 in State Hospital herd yielded 2259 pounds milk 90.4 butterfat. Verne Osborne herd top for month with 963 pounds milk 45.8 butterfat and average cost per pound butterfat was 19 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Wapsie
Clarence Boddicker
Verne Osborne
Gavin
Association
Washington County Cow Test results show Emde top milk and fat
Morton Emde of West Chester owned the high individual and high herd in November in the Washington County Cow Test association. His 12 purebred Holsteins averaged 1,303 pounds of milk and 54.4 pounds of butterfat, with his high cow at 1,466 pounds milk and 99.7 pounds fat. In the month 358 cows, 85 dry, averaged 618 pounds milk and 24.8 pounds butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington County
Morton Emde
West Chester
Alvin Lueder
Emde
High Dairy Yields Reported for North Tama Herd
The North Tama Dairy Herd Improvement association November report shows 286 cows averaging 554 pounds of milk and 23.5 pounds butterfat with 76 dry. Martin Thomas of Gladbrook led the herd with 14 grade Jerseys at 769 pounds milk and 45.3 butterfat. Herman Crabtree of Reinbeck owned the top cow a registered Holstein producing 1545 pounds milk and 78.8 butterfat.
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Toledo
North Tama
Reinbeck
West Union Dairies Report High Milk Yields In November
The 448 cows and 100 dry in Fayette C. T. A. No 4 averaged 538 pounds of milk and 23.8 pounds of butterfat for November. The top cow, a 5 year old grade Holstein from Irving Deering herd, produced 95.1 pounds butterfat. Edwin Chenswold owns the high butterfat animal. eight Jerseys and two grade Shorthorns averaged 880 pounds of milk and 41.8 butterfat for the association wholesome. A social meeting at West Union featured Ames extension dairyman Arthur Porter and Leonard Bodensteiner as speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Fayette C. T. A
Edward Mescher
Irving Deering
Edwin Chenswold
Arthur Porter
Ames Extension Dairyman
Leonard Bodensteiner
November milk production in Southeast Winneshiek herds
Average production for 508 cows on test in the Southeast Winneshiek Cow Test association during November was 504 pounds of milk. The high individual was a Guernsey from the Gilbert Salveson herd at 74.3 pounds of butterfat. The Brown Swiss herd of M. R. Ringoen at Ridgeway led with 36.3 pounds of butterfat.
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Decorah
Winneshiek
Guernsey
Gilbert Salveson
M. R. Ringoen
Milk Production Averages From Greeley Cow Test
In Greeley November results show 461 cows across 27 herds in the Greeley Cow Test association yielded an average of 493 pounds of milk and 19.3 pounds of butterfat per cow. The Porter herd led with 12 cows at 825 pounds milk and 31 pounds butterfat. a Bin ning and Robinson Guernsey mare in Greeley set a high individual record at 91.8 pounds butterfat for November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Greeley
Greeley Association
County AAA training set for Dec 12 in Waukon
An AAA training session for Allamakee county township agricultural conservation association committees is scheduled in Waukon on December 12 at 9 a.m. M F Burke county AAA chairman says the event will cover the 1940 agricultural farm program with special instruction. Attending are Fred Roewe state AAA committeeman and Albert Loveland district committeeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Township Agricultural Conservation Association
Allamakee County
M. F. Burke
Fred Roewe
AAA
Albert Loveland
Cows Sell Well In Sale Near Robins
Ten Holstein cows sold from 100 to 115 dollars a head in a closing out auction north of Robins. Calves at side brought 39 to 40 dollars each. other cows and aged or blemished stock sold 67.50 to 75. A 12-year-old cow brought 72.50. her calf 25. A 22-year-old bull sold for 125. Yearling heifers 47 to 61 dollars. Corn 43c, oats 35c, soybean hay 5 dollars per load. horses up to 80. sheep 9.5 to 10.其他 vendors.
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Robins
Sam Hamed
Schmitz
Long
George Easter
Jay Patten
Gazette
Oxford Junction
H. J. Raymond
Ray C. Mowry
Garnaville Butter Tops Year Contest In District No 1
Iowa Creamery Operators Association Section One reelected officers at a Decorah meeting. Alvin Thorson Garnaville won the year’s better quality butter contest with 94.08 scoring. E C Rizer Postville was second with 94.04. Lehman Elgin and Gordon Junker Clermont tied for third at 93.45. Nellson Decorah led the men’s judging, with Larson second and Rizer and Thorson tied for third. Mrs. Larson won the women’s judging with Lehman second and Sorenson St Olaf third. A banquet followed with Henry O. Talle as speaker. Thor son won the next year’s butter contest with 95 while Larson and Nelson tied for second at 94.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Iowa Creamery Operators Association
N. M. Larson
Elliott Nelson
Luana
Gordon Junker
Clermont
Alvin Thorson
Garnaville
E. C. Rizer
Postville
Louis Lehman
Elgin
Nels Larson
Ed Rizer
Harvey Schnur
Waterloo
Henry O. Talle
H. J. Lindahl
Cedar Rapids
A. Thorson
160 Brings $41 an Acre at Auction
Rowley The 160 acre John Grover farm south of Rowley sold at public auction Wednesday to Walt Hare for 41 dollars an acre. Possession granted March 1 1940. Charles Grover bought a house and a half in Rowley for 1130 dollars. Hazleton O E Swartz and Alice Swartz of Waterloo bought the 80 acres known as the Martin farm six miles southeast of Hazleton for 6000 dollars or 75 dollars per acre. Possession passes March 1 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowley
John Grover
Walt Hare
Charles Grover
Hazleton
O. E. Swartz
Alice Swartz
Waterloo
Ada L. Miller
Town City
Martin
Interior hog run seen to top weekly records
The Farm Editor reports 56 900 hogs on the interior markets of Iowa and southern Minnesota Friday lifting five day totals to 249 100 with an estimated Saturday run of 35 000. If realized it would exceed the best week since 1931 and eight year interior market record of 277 700 in January 1938. Cedar Rapids top at 5.00 to 5.10 per hundredweight as weather cools and demand slackens while Chicago bids rise on top bins and loins.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Washington farm women study or and in business papers
Women leaders from Washington Jackson Cedar and Marion townships attended a school on Tuesday led by Miss Ruby Simpson of the Ames ex to learn the difference and importance of the words or and and in farm business papers and affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Washington
Jackson
Cedar
Marion
Ruby Simpson
Ames
Milk Prices Held Back By Wasteful Boarder Cows
Chicago, UP. American Veterinary Medical Association president Cassius Way says one third of U S cows are kept at a loss, urging immediate slaughter of loss-making cows to stabilize milk prices. He calls for a quota plan, streamlined interstate livestock shipping rules, and tighter oversight by national health officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cassius Way
New York
American Veterinary Medical Association
National Association of Animal Industry Veterinarians
Way
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Farm Auctions Scheduled Across Counties this December
Readies sales for Carl L. Ditch Edwin Wiltsey Burdena Nosley L Lauser John Radloff and John Carpenter with closing out auctions set from December 9 to December 14. Auctions occur near Center Point Manchester Martelle Prairieburg Wyoming Mechanicsville and nearby locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl L. Ditch
Mi. S
Center Point
Edwin Wiltsey
Manchester
Burdena Nosley
Mi. S. Martelle
L. Lauser
Prairieburg
John Radloff
Wyoming
John Carpenter
Mechanicsville
Meetings on joint estate planning held across towns
Miss Simpson stressed using the word or in joint family bank accounts or deeds to farms during a tension department meeting attended by twenty. Wills and related topics were discussed. Follow-up meetings will be held by leaders with their clubs in Wellman Crawfordsville and Brighton this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Simpson
Wellman
Crawfordsville
Brighton
Zentmire Secor Griswold Honored By County Agents
Marengo D H Zentmire longtime Town County Farm Bureau agent received a distinguished service award from the national association of county agents. The presentation occurred in Chicago on Wednesday. Zentmire will receive the award later. Fellow recipients include Arthur J Secor from Van Buren County and Don Griswold from Page County for more than twenty years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
D. H. Zentmire
Town
National Association of County Agents
Chicago
Zentmire
Arthur J. Secor
van Buren
Don Griswold
Page County
Officers Named For Clayton Farm Institute
EDGEWOOD At the close of the Clayton County Farmers Institute this week the following officers were elected President Shirley Phelps vice president Doyle Fisher secretary and treasurer Lee Culbertson assistant secretary and treasurer Keith Sherman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgewood
Clayton County Farmers Institute
Shirley Phelps
Doyle Fisher
Lee Culbertson
Keith Sherman
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Delmar
Teeds Grove
Hugh Morris
Ainsworth
Sam Turkington
J F. Mommsen
Robert Carroll
Alcdo
Irene Brown
Chicago Tea Room
Falstaff
Louis Goecke
W. UE. Challis
John Carvel
Mechanicsvilie
Windy City
Hale
Jersey
Farrow
John F. Boling
Stanwood Onslow Savings Bank
O'Neal
Farm Bureau Federation
U. S
Wapsie Valley
the Gazette
Columbus Junction
Harold H. Pearson
Paul Klotz
H. M. Duncan
Harry Sizer
John Wilson
Delhi
Cecil Ryan
David Hunter
Mary Hunter
Buk
West Highlands
C. R
Valcon
Farm Editor
Anamosa
D. E. Brickley
Mgr
Lee Bebee
New Bristow
KATZ
Auto Parts Co
Old Adams School
Fifth Street
Seventh Avenue SE
Secor
Griswold
Clayton Farm Institute
Iowa City
D. J. Gatens, Mgr
Jonathan
Texas
Idaho
Pky
Selid
Omar Wonder
Burlington
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