Linn County Farmers Pay Average Tax of 244.77
A survey by County Agent George Dillon of Cedar Rapids shows Linn county nine teen farms across all townships average 135.2 acres and pay 244.77 in taxes for 1931 payable in 1932. The report compares state wide figures and details allocation to state and local services and institutions.
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Dillon
Linn County
George Dillon
Cedar Rapids
Ames Extension Department
Mgr. Dillon
Court House
State Board of Education
State Board of Control
General Administration of
State Departments
Ames
County Bounty Totals for Rodents and Feet Counted
County auditor reports bounties paid from Jan 1 to Dec 14 for pocket gopher and groundhog. Amounts listed include 1333.80 and 1383.80 with totals reflecting 12 554 pairs of gopher feet and 392 pairs of ground hog feet.
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Celine
Corey Renamed Secretary Iowa State Fair Assn
DES MOINES AP The 1933 Iowa state fair will run from August 23 to September 1 as announced by the state fair board A R Corey was renamed secretary for 1933 and N W McBeath was retained as treasurer.
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Corey
Iowa State Fair Assn
DES Moines
State Fair Board
A. R. Corey
N. W. McBeath
Fence Drift in Subzero Wardrobe Becomes Parachute Speculation
A tale of a gilt horse enticed into a crate by a clever owner’s son. The animal ascends in an elevator to a warm hay loft, where ten horses snooze in straw. Critics say saving them is costly or pointless as prices dip, and only parachutes might bring them down when spring arrives.
Batavia Man Heads Poland China Association
Guy W. Hanna farmer near Batavia was elected president of the Standard Poland China Record association at its annual meeting in Maryville Missouri. Directors include H. C. Williams Villisca and L. R. McClarnon Braddyville. The group urged fair boards to appoint breeders as judges of Poland China hogs rather than professors from agricultural colleges.
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Batavia
Guy W. Hanna
Standard Poland China Record Association
Maryville
Hanna
Wapello
Iowa
The
Record Association
H. C. Williams
Villisca
L. R. McClarnon
Braddyville
Fair Managements
Butter Leads North English Farmers in November Output
O. O. Hauskins reports butter production up 40 percent from pre November levels. Top producers include W. D. Sparrow Keswick with 461.8 pounds of butterfat, Harry Morse North English 352.1, L. E. Jordan Deep River 336.7, Paul Peiffer Keota 336.3, Mrs. Anna Bauer North English 317.2, Ollie Rowe South English 301.2, Frank Wallace North English 289.7, Ralph King North English 241.7, L. Gregory North English 222.8, and A. E. Shaul Keswick 218.
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O. O. Hauskins
W. D. Sparrow
Keswick
Harry Morse
North English
L. E. Jordan
Deep River
Paul Peiffer
Keota
Mrs. Anna Bauer
Shippers Plan for Adequate Financing in Iowa
Iowa Co operative Livestock Shippers near Des Moines approved a plan to underwrite a minimum budget for the state association next year. Each member group would guarantee a set annual payment to ensure financing, with delegates to refine details. The session also reviewed expenses and elected officers and district directors to new terms.
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Des Moines
Iowa Co-operative Livestock Shippers
Burt Neal
Mount Vernon
Neal
A. V. Borman
Graettinger
Knute Espe
State Association
R. W. Johnson
Perry
J. C. Williamson
Chariton
Espe
Williamson
Mason City
Swandell
O. J. Kalsem
Huxley
McArthur
E. C. Flatness
Northwood
Association
L. J. Myers
Williamsburg
A. E. Hurah
Marengo
Farm Auction and Farmers Federation Proposals
A 55 acre farm near Cedar Rapids. J. L. Drakos to auction on Saturday December 14. Proposals urge federation of locals into districts, stronger producer control, member qualification, and monthly dues to state association. Suggestions include auditing services, use of co op firms, tax considerations, and a mortgage holder council to aid temporary receivership. Prof W G Murray of Iowa State College endorsed the committee’s plan.
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Cedar Rapids
J. L. Drakos
Co-Operative Commission
North
W. G. Murray
Agricultural Economics Department
Iowa State College
Iowa Nebraska Mortgage Investors Delay January Meeting
Harvey C. McClary of Cedar Rapids, secretary of the Iowa Farm Real Estate association, said the January Omaha meeting to form the Iowa Nebraska Farm Mortgage Investors association is postponed due to flu. The new group aimed to replace the present organization and unite Iowa and Nebraska land investors.
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Harvey C. McClary
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Farm Real Estate Association
Omaha
Iowa-Nebraska Farm Mortgage Investors Association
McClary
Wrs
Iowa
Nebraska
25 Cents Allowed For Corn To Pay Coal Bills
Wilton Junction coal dealers accept corn at 25 cents a bushel to settle coal bills and past due accounts. The future corn price will depend on market trends.
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Wilton Junction
Burlington Folk Favor Clair Plan
Five hundred farmers and businessmen in southern Iowa and western Illinois endorsed the Clair plan for price stabilization. Clair, a New York engineer, said the plan would not add costs and could lift mood in 24 hours, with minimum prices set by the farm board and exports allowed to absorb surplus. He urged state legslatures and Congress to memorialize for action. he will speak in Waterloo Friday.
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Burlington
Iowa
Illinois
Clair
Francis J. Clair
New York
National League For Economic Stabilization
Chicago
Farm Board
United States
Federal Farm Board
National Congress
Waterloo
Simpson
National Farmers Union
Texas
Prices Slide as Pork Demand Remains Dull in Des Moines Market
Prices in the hog trade fell again last week with many hogs moving at 2.50 to 2.75 per cwt and carloads at 2.55 to 2.65. Fresh cut pork loins hit a Chicago low of 5 cents per pound while lighter weights ranged around 2.35 to 2.60 for various hogs and sows bringing 1.80 to 2.00.
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Des Moines
Chicago
Farmersburg Hog Sale Tops Chicago Market Prices
Farmersburg Shipping association sold 222 hogs on the Wednesday Chicago market at 3.05 to 3.15 per hundredweight. consignors at 3.15 included Mrs. Fred Lupker, Dave Wright, Guss Leath, William Volker, Vern Marting, and Fred Broszelt. Top hogs weighed 186 to 196 pounds with heavier hogs 243 to 245 pounds fetching 3.05.
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Gazette
Farmersburg
Farmersburg Shipping Association
Chicago
Fred Lupker
Dave Wright
Guss Leath
William Volker
Vern Marting
Fred Broszelt
Sale of Cattle and Farm Good at Tipton Auction
Tipton sale reports grade cows at 40 to 50 dollars with a Shorthorn cow and calf at 65 dollars. Milk cows 17.50 to 20, calves 31.25, aged bull 60, young bull 55. Two geldings 77.50 each, 125 feeding shools 2.50 to 5. Corn 14.5 cents, timothy hay 8.75. Auctioneer John F. Boling. West of La Porte City a separate sale posts grain binder 50 dollars and harnesses 16.50. Eighteen hundred bushels corn 10.5 cents, pigs 4 a head, fresh cows 28, work horses 30 to 40. Large crowd at sale.
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Gazette
Tipton
Hobbs
Here
John F. Boling
Stanwood
LA Porte City
Gordon Walker
Jefferson Township Farm Bureau Elects Officers
Oelwein report states Jefferson township Farm Bureau officers chosen pending county ratification at Fayette meeting. John G. King named township director, Mrs. W. H Hatch vice-director, and Ray Teague secretary. Co-operators to be appointed at January meeting.
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Oelwein
Jefferson Township
Fayette
John G. King
W. H Hatch
Ray Teague
Farmers Donate 400 Pounds Of Sausage To Needy
In Washington Iowa four hundred pounds of sausage are being distributed to needy families after farmers offered to butcher hogs. Local butchers ground the meat and Mrs. Della Miller, county overseer of the poor, ordered the distribution. Thomas Geerdes, a nearby farmer, brought several bushels of corn to a mill for grinding and distribution.
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Washington
Della Mileler
Thomas Geerdes
Farmer Sells Farm to Pitch Horseshoes Full Time
Lamoni Iowa report says Frank Jackson state horseshoe champion and former national title-holder sold his 160 acre farm and stock. He heads south with his family to make more money pitching horseshoes in warmer weather.
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Lamoni
Frank Jackson
Jackson
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County Farm Bureau
Eneven Wire
R.F.A
Batavia Man
Poland
China Association
Shippers
Staker
the Fair Store
Philip Leibsohn
Comp’y
Zelezny
Mt. Vernon Ave
Clayton County
Riverside Feed Mill
Frank Patek
14Th Ave
Loin
Lamb
Polehna Bros. & CO
Sixteenth Ave
DIAL
Mackey
South Side Feed CO. Matus
Sixteenth Avenue
16Th Avenue
Wilson
Morris Supreme
Folda’s
Cash and Carry Grocery
16Th Ave
Pipal’s
Folger’s
Pillsbury’s Best Flour
Ole
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