Washington Farmers Attack U S Chamber Of Commerce Rifts
The Washington county Farm Bureau adopted a resolution praising rural chambers that withdrew from the national U S chamber of commerce amid criticism of the national body's stance. Other actions include urging stronger farm program controls, opposing rugged individualism, and approving a $5 to $10 membership fee increase effective Jan 1 1937. REA support was urged and Joe Knoteck reelected president. About 250 attendees heard speaker J J Boatman.
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Ashington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Washington County Farm Bureau
Chambers of Commerce
National
Secretary of Agriculture
Iowa
Des Moines
Joe Knoteck
Wade Gardner
Boyd Dill
R. L. Smith
Washington
Toledo
Tama County
Bureall
Herman Aaberg
Aaberg
Fred Bruene
Gladbrook
Tama Farm Bureau
Harry Lichty
Verne da Schmidt
Reinbeck
Paul Mitchell
Fence Drift in woven wire hints at consumer cooperatives rise
The text hints at a rise of Consumers' co-ops across the country. It envisions a future dotted with cooperative groceries and tax concerns, noting how producers and distributors are already organized and urging consumer unity.
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Townsendites
Sugar Control Payments At Mason City Total $295 773
Mason City area sugar beet growers received 295 773.34 dollars in government benefit payments for the 1934 crop. E C Moore manager of the American Crystal Sugar plant announced the final payment for 1934 is now being completed.
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Mason City
Mason City Territory
E. C. Moore
American Crystal Sugar Company
Club Agent Hired In Jones County
Anamosa reports Charles Butler of Ames named new 4-H county club agent in Jones county starting January 1. Butler a graduate of Ames has three years of teaching as agricultural instructor and is a former 4-H member who will oversee more than 400 enrolled 4-H boys and girls.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Charles Butler
Ames
Butler
Rowley Creamery Pays 33 to 35 Cents Butterfat Rates
Rowley Farmers Co operative Creamery paid 35 cents a pound for grade No 1 butterfat 34 cents for grade No 2 and 33 cents for grade No 3 in the first half of November. In the last half of October rates were 32 31 and 30 cents respectively.
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Rowley
Rowley Farmers Co-operative Creamery Company
Town Bird Champion of Minnesota Poultry Show
The Town Master Breeders of Lioux City exhibited the grand champion bird and took the silver trophy cup at the Minnesota State Poultry Association show. Garaid B Olson presented to the Iowa breeders who won multiple awards, including White Leghorn cockerels, as the golden jubilee exposition closed.
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NFW Ulm Minn
Lioux City
Minnesota State Poultry Association
Garaid B Olson
Lowa
Iowa
Millionth Pound Of Butter At Maquoketa Creamery
The Buckhorn co operative creamery west of Maquoketa produced the year’s millionth pound of butter on Monday morning. Secretary Ralph Werden announced at the February annual meeting a goal of 1,000,000 pounds, which has been reached. The 1935 output is expected to be about 120,000 pounds above 1934, helped by increased patronage and extended routes.
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Iowa
Johnson County
Iowa City
Benton
Vinton
Fayette
Jackson
Maquoketa
Jones County
Monticello
Buchanan
Independence
Linn County Farm Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Edd O Neal
Alabama
American Farm Bureau Federation
Cednar County Farm Bureau
Tiptor
Allen Kitne
Buckhorn Co-Operative Creamery
Ralph Werden
Werden
Argentine and Canadian grain flows into United States markets
Reports show 700000 bushels of Argentine corn enroute to the U S with over 750000 bushels shipped from Argentina. December and January offers stand at 74 14 cents per bushel delivered duty paid. Canada supplied roughly 575000 bushels of milling wheat and 1263000 bushels of feed wheat to U S lake ports last week. From August to November lake shipments totaled 57632000 bushels with rail and overseas movements adding further totals. Bonded grain stocks rose by 24142000 bushels while about 15674000 bushels of Canadian wheat entered the U S for domestic use. The bulk of imports were milling grade bread wheat, unlike last year’s emphasis on feed and durum. Bonded mill imports for export totaled 3889000 bushels.
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United States
New York
Bond
Eleven Cribs Sealed In Winneshiek County
A total of 4 980 bushels of corn in eleven cribs were sealed by nine farmers in Winneshiek County under the 1936 corn loan program. Sealing began December 7 and is progressing slowly because much of the corn is too soft for embossing.
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Decorah
Winneshick
Co op Elects Fort Atkinson Board for 1936
The new board of directors of the Farmers' Co operative Produce company for 1936 is as follows Paul Herold, Frank Ira, Adolph Kurash, Leo Huber, Frank Smith, John Te Kippe, Hugo Rausch, Michael Puffer and Anton Elsbernd.
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Fort Atkinson
Farmers’ Co-operative Produce Company
Fo Hows
Paul Herold
Frank Ira
Adolph Kurash
Leo Huber
Frank Smith
John Te Kippe
Hugo Rausch
Michael Puffer
Anton Elsbernd
Farm Auction Schedule Tuesday December 17
Public notices list farm auctions from Ely to Newhall with buyers and trustee closings. G L Peet sale at Woltishel farm near Ely edge. LeClerc Estate closing out east of Coggon. Smith and Fesler sale near North Liberty. J H Carpenter sale near Lisbon. Farnham sale near Morley. Mrs Laura Strachen sale near Center Point. A T Glass sale near Prairieburg. Werning and Fiebelkorn sale near Newhall on December 19.
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G. L. Peet
Woltishel
Edge of
Ely
LeClerc Estate
E. D. LeClerc
Coggon
Smith & Fesler
North Liberty
J. H. Carpenter
Lisbon
Jas
Farnham
Morley
Laura Strachen
Center Point
A. T. Glass
Prairieburg
Oelwein C T A Averages 25 1 Lbs November Butterfat
Morris Swenson reports Fayette Cow Test association No 1 shows 379 cows with 80 dry on test in November. Mean milk 667 pounds and butterfat 25 1 pounds. C C Brownell led with 1330 pounds milk and 52 1 pounds fat from 19 grade Holsteins.
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Oelwein
Morris Swenson
Fayette Cow Test Association No. 1
C. C. Brownell
Stanley
Forest Hamlet
Aurora
Pavilion Contract Set for Oelwein Construction
OELWEIN The contract for building a new sales pavilion has been let to Julius Stahl of Oelwein for $5,535. The hollow tile structure will measure 56 by 120 feet and is expected to open by the first of the year.
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Oelwein
Julius Stahl
Future Farmers Corn Show Opens At Jesup
The Jesup consolidated school's annual student corn show opened Monday and runs through Thursday. Exhibits include ten ear and single ear corn in yellow and white, plus oats soy beans and alfalfa hay with sponsors from Future Farmers and local clubs and merchants.
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Jesup
The
Future Farmers
Truck Movement of Livestock In Chicago Shows Gains
Trucking of livestock to the Chicago market in the first eleven months rose from last year across all categories. Vehicles hauled the equivalent of 40,453 cars, 40.37 percent of total marketings, with cattle 635,090 head at 37.30 percent, calves 45.56 percent, hogs 1,112,009 head at 61.44 percent, and lambs 21.86 percent.
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The
Gazette
Chicago
Littleton Sale Sees 200-Pound Shoats Hit 18.75 Each
Twenty spring shoats around 200 pounds sold for 18.75 a head at Joe Bontrager’s closing out sale north of Littleton. Other livestock included a 2 year old sorrel mare at 209, suckling colt 76, two year old horse 12.50, hay work horse 80, six cows 50 to 56 per head, spring calves 12.50 to 18.50, and three feeder cattle at 54 each. Soybean hay 3.10 a ton and mixed hay 4.50 a ton.
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the Gazette
Littleton
Joe Bontrager
Farm sale at William Mixell farm yields varied prices
Special to The Gazette, SOUTH BETHEL. At the William Mixell farm sale Friday, horses sold for $60 to $110 a head, cows brought $60 to $80 each and hogs sold for $25 a head. Corn brought sixty-one cents a bushel. Hay sold for $5.50 a ton. A binder brought $130, hay loader $35 and manure spreader $25.
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South Bethel
William Mixell
Tipton Team Wins Grain Judging Meet at Cedar County Show
Tipton high school vocational agriculture teams swept first in poultry and grain judging at the Cedar county corn and poultry show. Six schools competed including Vinton Belle Plaine Strawbery Point Olin and West Liberty. Grain judging top score went to Tipton freshman team with 2710 points and high individuals were Lester Dark of Tipton and Paul Levsen of Olin with 930. Poultry judging favored Tipton with 1750 points while Vinton and Strawberry Point followed. In related notes, high scorers included Charles Cottre of Vinton Louis Baer of Tipton and Donald Glass of Strawberry Point.
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the Gazette
Tipton
Tipton High School
Cedar County
Vinton
Belle Plaine
Strawberry Point
Olin
West Liberty
Lester Dark
Paul Levsen
Robert Beck
Paul Yerkes
Eddie Martinek
Bob Redd
Donald Stout
Charles Cottre
Louis Baer
Donald Glass
Stanton Heads Farm Planning Committee in Jones County
William Stanton of Bernard is named chairman of the Jones county agricultural planning committee to work with a state Ames plan on long term farm policy following emergency AAA phases. Other members include L. T. Lorenzen J. C. McConaughy Ray Stivers and Herman Helgens. County Agent Carl R. Smith serves as local U S department of agriculture representative.
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Anamosa
William Stanton
Bernard
Jones County
Ames
AAA
L. T. Lorenzen
Wyoming
J. C. McConaughy
Martello
Ray Stivers
Herman Helgens
Monticello
Carl R. Smith
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Ames Extension Service
Murl McDonald
Rainer Schickele
L. G. All
No Drop In Meat Imports Expected During Next Year
A high AAA official, Gerald B. Thorne, said the peak of livestock and meat imports had likely passed but that total imports next year could match the current year. He noted a downward trend overall though bound shipments of meat and live livestock were still in process.
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Washington
AAA
Gerald B. Thorne
Stock Outlook for Next Year Hints at Imports Rise
Analyst predicts stock totals for the coming year may equal 1935 imports owing to a relatively high monthly average. He also forecasts a sharp decline in grain imports.
Eight Hampshire piglets sold after want ad
H E Driscoll of 19th St NW reports his want ad in The Gazette on Tuesday December 10 attracted 25 calls and sold eight very nice Hampshire pigs that same day.
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H. E. Driscoll
St. NW
the Gazette
Carroll Farm Sells for $200 an Acre in Iowa
The Henry Bruening farm between Arcadia and Carroll in Carroll County sold for $200 per acre to two women buyers, Lizzie Fendrich of Creston and Joe Schrad of Maple River. The exact size was not disclosed. A nearby 80 acre tract near Arcadia shows Bruening’s name on county plat maps.
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Associated Press
Carroll County
Iowa
Henry Bruening
Arcadia
Carroll
Lizzie Fendrich
Creston
Joe Schrad
Maple River
Henry
Public Sale at Farm Near Vinton December 19
Public sale held Thursday December 19 at noon twelve twenty from a farm eight miles south and one mile east of Vinton off Highway 2186. Equipment includes a threshing machine and two coal heaters, fifty acres of soybeans hay, fifty four acres, various cattle and horses plus hens. Lunch on grounds. Clerks listed.
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Vinton
van Morne
Newhall
Wood Bros
Werning & Fiebelkorn
H. C. Rinderknecht
Auet
Geo. Doebdel
Ives
Farmers Want Ads Guide To Livestock and Equipment
Farmers are urged to use Want Ads classifications 38 and 39 to buy or sell farm stock equipment poultry feed hay and related supplies. The notice directs readers to job and market listings in the classified section for farm needs.
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Washington Farmers Rap
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Land Civic Groups
Consumers’ Co
Rowley Creamery
Minnesota
Poultry Show
Strub
Steve
By Akern
Sudge
Waldo Fe
Alf
Waldot
Jrur
Chivers
Buckhorn Creamery
U.S
Winneshiek County
Co-Op
Werning and Fiebelkorn
Oelwein C.T. A
Future Farmers Corn Show
Williams
Stasev
Stanton
Jones
Hampshire
West Chester
E. D. Soewash
Big Shoe
Wommen
Somfort
Ae Storm
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