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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1937
Page
6
Ice sheet blankets Iowa causing farmers to fear damage to new grass seedings and fall grains. North half reports 2 to 3 inches of snow, protecting meadows less in the south where ice may smother young plants. Survival varies by ground conditions, nurse crops, and moisture. reseeding occurred in many areas after summer heat and drought.
Special to The Gazette Dubuque plans a new packing firm named the Dubuque Beef and Provisions company. It filed for incorporation to buy slaughter process livestock with authorized capital of 50000. Officers include George Hess president Eugene T Frith treasurer and Ben Bernstein secretary. Hess and Bernstein are ex Dubuque Packing officers. Frith manages the Frith meat processing plant.
A terse notebooklike note surveys fence drift and woven wire dangers on side roads and pavements. It remarks that travel is possible with care when conditions permit but becomes extremely hazardous when ice forms. The piece reflects on the limits of human devices against nature’s decree.
Gross sales excluding discounts returns allowances and freight out totaled 44,427,326 versus 39,029,897 the prior year. Slaughtered animals reached 1,318,990 up from 1,299,774, a 1.47 percent gain. A 50 percent stock dividend was also distributed.
Delhi patrons at the Silver Spring creamery received 45 cents a pound for butterfat delivered in the last half of November. P A Jordah, butter maker, reported today.
A. W. Large of Chicago, general agricultural agent for the Rock Island railroad, will speak at the Scott county Farm Bureau annual meeting in Davenport on Monday.
A sequence of farm auctions announces closings and estate sales across several Iowa areas. Listings include Joseph Buresh east of Swisher, J A Walker near Pranneburg, John and Wms Ruchotzke northwest of Lowden, Foreman near Brandon, Ludvik Dostal in Linn Junction, Adolph Vasricek near Ely, Owen Wood near Praineburg, and Davis McSpadden west of Mt. Vernon, with sales set for December 16 through 20 at multiple venues including Iowa Livestock Exchange Cedar Rapids.
Martelle and Jones county celebrate Dean Newman six year old son of Harry Newman for his third straight 4-H record book win. He also won county meat animal in 4-H, presides as Jones county clubs secretary and will travel to the state convention in Ames between Christmas and New Year. Dean owns two baby beef cattle a Shorthorn and a Hereford with pedigree ties to the Iowa state fair champion Shorthorn calf.
A National Livestock Loss Prevention board survey in Chicago estimates annual losses of 3 million on cattle calves sheep and hogs and 9 million from bruising. It lists 35 handling recommendations to reduce damage including loading methods bedding weather covers efficient unloading and humane handling.
IOWA CITY The 454 cows on test in Johnson county Cow Test association, including eighty dry, produced an average of 581 pounds of milk and 24 pounds of butterfat. The CC Stutsman herd led with 908 pounds of milk and 41.4 pounds of butterfat.
Hervey Hazen of Denmark a member of the Townsol conservation board will be present at the Lou Isa county Farm Bureau annual meeting in Columbus Junction Monday evening.
Closing Out sale listing team of horses and mules, cattle, sheep, hogs, hay, grain, and farm machinery. Details include Wead Horses, brown Jenny mule, Shorthorn and Angus cows, Hampshire shoats, corn, oats, plows, discs, mowers, planters, wire, wagons, cream separator, and miscellaneous items. Terms stated sale day with lunch wagon on grounds.
Des Moines AP report shows 2 205 785 bushels of corn under seal in 2 080 cribs across Iowa as farmers rush to meet April 1 loan deadline. Dr Curran notes 1 088 sealing certificates returned. program has just begun with 2 080 of 23 525 certificates returned.
Section 9 of the Town Creamery Operators association will hold its business meeting at Edgewood at 3 30 Thursday afternoon and a banquet at 6 30 in the evening.
An old fashioned salve advertises Penetro to ease chest tightness from colds by warming action. It touts a mutton suet base and higher medication content than competitors, priced at 35 cents a jar with child and adult use guidance. demand Penetro.
Miss Jennie Brown, 29, renowned showwoman from Florida to Utah, runs the Elliott Brown and John Brown prize winning Angus herd near Delta. She oversees feeding, handles 40 purebred Angus by name, and crafted show blankets. Her herd earned eight more firsts than recent International winners and several champion ribbons. She is a Rose Hill high school graduate who attended Penn College at Oskaloosa and now continues her work on the family farm.
Public sale at the Davis farm three miles west of Mt. Vernem on Upper Palisades road Monday Dec 20 at 4 30 pm. 17 Belgian horses including mares and colts bred to Wickham horse, 1 team grey filly, 2 suckling colts, several bay mares and roan mares, plus 47 Shorthorn cattle several heifers calves and a bull, and 6 breeding hogs. Also 12 fall sows and 1 summer filly. Property from Ed Pitilk and Davis J E McSpadden owners. E Challis, auctioneer. Mt Vernon Ia.
The Rhinehart rural schoolteacher Miss Jennie Brown teaches two years on and two years off to protect her pep. She joined 4 H club work early and proved a winner. Her 8 year old niece Barbara Stout helps carry on the aunt’s cattleman tradition and often fills in at the showring.
Sigourney held the farmers night school graduation Monday with 63 graduates. Instructor Allwyn Hagen reported 160 Keokuk county farmers enrolled this year and average attendance of twelve sessions was 100. E K Ekstrom of the state vocational agriculture department attended. Noel Montz and Lynn Brower were elected to the board of directors to replace two retiring members.
Judges at the Great Western livestock show ruled Old Toby a fat eight pounds over entry limits. Sterling Grant, 17, walked the Hampshire porker all night and Toby was admitted, taking sixth prize. Toby also sired a litter that won first prize.
James J. Spear, veteran Stanwood farmer, plowed with a walking implement on his seventy fifth birthday rather than riding. He runs a 240 acre farm southeast of Stanwood with son Floyd, maintains an Angus herd started in 1870, and co-manages a 40 acre tract near Stanwood with son Roland.
Spear and Sons stand high for good horses with many placing in draft horse shows at Stanwood and nearby venues in this region, underscoring their strong reputation in the industry.
Fayette Mutual Creamery reported an average of 38.1 cents per pound for butterfat received in the last fiscal year. The creamery sold 70,000 dollars of butter in New York and 13,000 locally. Ted Miehe was elected president, with R. R. Fussell as vice president, A. E. Wood as secretary, and the Fayette State Bank serving as treasurer. J. R. Wood and Arch Baker were reelected directors.
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