Railway Contemplates Wider Livestock Pick-up Service
Illinois Central West of Manchester considers extending its free livestock pick-up to more western points. A Dec 20 1934 start in Manchester area showed a 152 percent rise in decks moved and a 17.3 percent revenue gain by Oct 31 1935, despite lower hog production.
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Illinois Central Railway
Manchester
Waterloo
Illinois Central
Iowsa
Paralta
Milwaukee
Mount Vernon
Ilinois Central
Iowa
Chicago
Neighbors Help Harvest for Ill Fred Mellon Family
Sixteen relatives and neighbors gathered at the Fred Mellon farm on Monday and finished husking seven acres of corn to aid the Mellon family during a serious illness.
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Edgewood
Fred Mellon
Mr Mellon
Gly-Cas Restores Mrs. Eakins to Independent Work
Mrs. Lizzie Eakins of Ottumwa Iowa reports long lasting stomach issues resolved by Gly-Cas. She credits the remedy with regular bowels improved digestion sleep and return to doing housework. Thrifty Drug Store Cedar Rapids sells Gly-Cas.
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Lizzie Eakins
Ottumwa
Thrifty Drug Store
First Street
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Fence Drift and Railway Encounters amid Seed Corn Talks
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a ten year first contact with an arrogant railway official. Two influential figures from another system arrive seeking seed corn information and offer to help, directing inquiries to Porter at Ames. The piece balances sour experiences with occasional pleasant interactions.
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Porter
Ames
Delaware County livestock claims total for year reach 1272.55
The board of supervisors disclosed last year’s livestock and poultry losses amounting to 1272.55 funded by dog tax revenue. A total of 369 animals were killed. sheep led with 130 losses. Claims ranged from 2 cents to 90 dollars with detailed per-animal rates for different species.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Board of Supervisors
Jenkin Evans
Sherrer
Wintakger
J. C. Edgar
John T Clark
Francis Haennig
Roy Miller
John A. Barr
F. D. Hogan
Lacy Brothers
Lacy Brothers For One Steer, $35 To Mrs. Loren Arbogast
Harry E. Wenger
Western Re employed As Buchanan County Agent
Western Dallas was re employed as Buchanan county agricultural agent at the Farm Bureau directors meeting in Independence Monday Dale Irwin was re employed as county 4 H club agent and Miss Mary Kane was re hired as office secretary
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Independence
Dallas Western
Buchanan County
Farm Bureau
Dale Irwin
Mary Kane
Buckingham Plants New Moisture Tester On Elevator
Buckingham Grain plant installed an electric moisture tester on its elevator. A total of thirty cars of soybeans have been shipped to eastern markets from Buckingham this fall, according to Manager George Beenken. Three cars of soybeans and four cars of corn were shipped to Chicago the week.
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Buckingham
Buckingham Grain Company
George Beenken
Chicago
Closing Out Sale Four Miles South Of Clarence
Closing out sale Friday December 20 located four miles south of Clarence features 4 head of work horses 35 head of cattle 11 milk cows 2 two year old heifers 4 yearling steers and heifers 5 spring calves 2 small calves and 1 black bull 75 hogs 11 stock hogs 30 fall pigs and 4 old sows 23 fowls buck 40 tons of hay 3 000 bushels of corn full line of farm machinery and tools Lunch stand on grounds.
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Columbus Junction
Muriel Gruver
Columbus City
Paul Klotz
H. M Duncan
Master Buttermaker Speaks at The Gate ES-N E Pabricius
Master butter maker at Iowa State College showcases 1935 butter record with multiple first prizes and gold medals from state and national fairs. He leads dairy manufacturing labs, earned a 1931 master’s degree, and is pursuing a doctorate.
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Spe
N. E. Pabricius
Towa State College
Towa State Fair
North Iowa
Dairy Cattle Congress
Iowa
Fabricius
Winthrop sales feature mares and farm gear fetch hundreds
Auction reports from Winthrop near Albert A. Houska sale show a pair of 4 and 8 year old mares selling for 370 dollars and a 3 year old team also at 370. Cattle, pigs, hens and corn, hay, and farm machinery were sold in various lots as agents and buyers participated in a multi-location sale event reported by The Gazette.
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Albert A. Houska
Winthrop
Sayeyais
Fay Miller
Leonard Carmody
Farm Bureau Fee Vote Deadlocks at Jones Meeting
Jones county Farm Bureau at Monticello debated raising the annual membership fee to ten dollars. After multiple votes the proposal was tabled with Glen Jones declining to cast a deciding vote. New officers were elected including J. C. McConaughy as president and W. B. Clark as vice president.
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Monticello
Farm Bureau
Jones County Farm Bureau
Glen Jones
J. C. McConaughy
Martello
W. B. Clark
Scotch Grove
William McLaughlin
Clarence Grafft
Olin
Glenn Sones
Anamosa
Harry Newman
Martelle
W. B. Hamilton
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Don Wherry
Wyoming
AAA
Who Owns This Elevator on Milwaukee Right of Way
A petition filed at Anamosa asks a court to decide title to an elevator on Milwaukee right of way at Morley. Harry Miller of Olin has owned the building since 1916 under a lease the railroad canceled last August for alleged adverse activities. The lease termination was approved by railway commissioners, and the lease terms say the elevator becomes railway property if not removed within sixty days after cancellation notice. Miller is a farmer and livestock feeder who also operates the elevator.
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Anamosa
Milwaukee Railway
Milwaukee
Morley
Harry Miller
Olin
Miller
Mil
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Potato Act limits sales not acreage in 1936
Iowa growers may produce any amount but must restrict sales within county allotments under the potato act. Edgecombe says total state sales stay near the 1935 level, with a 1 399 000 bushel national quota and 80 percent of production consumed at home or spoiled. Farmers 50 bushels or less face no allotment adjustment.
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Ames
Iowa
L Ww Edgecombe
Ames Extension Horticulturist
Edgecombe
State Potato Committee
AAA
Farm auctions set for December with multiple sales listed
Listings show a December schedule for farm auctions including Werning and Fiebelkorn public sale near Newhall, Jersey cattle sale by C. A. Reineheimer west of Marion, Urbanek and Smykil dissolution sale near Solon, an Iowa Livestock Exchange sale at Cedar Rapids, and Ernest Wulff closing out sale south of Clarence.
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Werning and Fiebelkorn
Newhall
Jersey
C. A. Reinheimer
West
Marion
Urbanek & Smykil
Solon
Iowa
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Oxford Junction
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Behrers
Timothy Hay
Antone Blizek
Wale Team
Ton Junction
I. J Krider
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