New Jersey Grass Silage Survey Findings Summary
Bartlett reports on a grass ensilage survey from 380 farms across 17 states. Bulletins No. 643 and a 198 were issued detailing yields, protein versus digestible nutrients, and feeding experiences, including plans to use grass silage for winter feeding and as pasture supplement.
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New Jersey
J. W. Bartlett
Agricultural Experiment Station
New Brunswick
N. J
Bartlett
Mr. Bartlett
Society of Agricultural Engineers
Chicago
New Jersey College of Agriculture
Holiday Buying Bolsters Butter Egg Outlook Bright
Trading in all produce lines was active as buyers stocked up for holidays. Butter prices rose on holiday demand with active storage withdrawals and solid demand. 500 boxes of New Zealand butter arrived but will be held for export orders. Eggs showed steady movement from storage with lighter holdings than a year ago, bullish January outlook and potential to cushion seasonal dips.
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Brown
New York City
New Zealand
North Jones C T A Cows Average 18 Lbs Butterfat
Monticello reports that 429 cows tested in November for the North Jones C T A yielded averages of 423 pounds milk and 18 pounds butterfat, with 131 dry cows. The J Edward Muller herd led with 936 pounds milk and 32.9 butterfat, while a Shomont Dairy purebred Holstein cow topped the individual line at 1 467 pounds milk and 76.3 butterfat.
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Monticello
North Jones
Dale Mayberry
J. Edward Muller
Shomont
Steers Bring $11.50 at Chicago Market
Forty five 1 250 pound steers sold at Chicago yard for $11 50 per cwt. Cascade Leo TI fed near Cascade received the consignments at the listed market price.
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Cascade
Leo TI
Chicago
Business Pauses to Catch Breath in Upward Swing
Iowa State College reports a temporary slowing in the business cycle with steel at 58 percent capacity and auto production rising. Despite December weakness, farm product demand remains steady and analysts expect a recovery beginning early 1939, making the year better than 1938.
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Ames
Iowa
November Receipts of Horses and Mules Rise in 1939
The federal report shows 9.5 percent more horses and mules received at 67 public stock yards in November 1939, totaling 28 876 head, up 2 510 from a year earlier. Shipments reached 26 226 head, up 9.5 percent, with drive-ins at 12 429 for November.
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Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Linn County Farm Bureau Calendar Highlights
Linn County Farm Bureau lists this weeks meetings with two home project sessions on Wednesday and Thursday led by Mrs. David Shepherd and Mrs. Charles Reiger. A Farm Bureau board meeting and a 4 H officers training at the Cedar Rapids YMCA follow Saturday morning.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Grant Township
David Shepherd
Buffalo
Charles Reiger
Farm Bureau Board
Cedar Rapids
Officers’ Training
Map of Iowa Corn Moisture by County for Sealing Eligibility
A Des Moines prepared map shows corn moisture by Iowa county from 19 641 samples collected Dec 12 17 to assess sealing eligibility. It lists per county average moisture, sample count, and moisture range with Cedar County example 16 5 percent from 118 samples and 12 to 19 percent. Overall state average 14 91 percent with 245 ineligible samples.
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Gazette
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Des Moines
Iowa
Cedar County
Farm Auctions Schedule for December Ends Yearend Bids
Coming auctions list estate sales and closing outs across Iowa towns on December 27 to 29. Properties include a 240 acre Martin Johnson estate near Stanwood, Mary Baker estate near Walford, and Mary Buresh south of Shueyville, plus Halva near Ely and Donovan near Mount Vernon. Other listings cover L F Modracek near Ely, W E Lutzwood posts near Lisbon, and J W Walton near Marion with multiple closings and reductions.
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Martin Johnson
Stanwood
Mary Baker
Walford
Mary Buresh
South
Shueyville
Frank Halva
Ely
George Donovan
Mount Vernon
Gilbert Haman
South Tiffin
L. F. Modracek
W. E. Lutzwood
Posts
Lisbon
J. W. Walton
Marion
43 Head Breeding Stock Shipped From Homestead to Cuba
A shipment from Homestead included twenty one head of breeding hogs and twenty two head of cattle sent to Harper Brothers in Havana Cuba. Hogs came from W C Anderson Son West Liberty Kessler Brothers Solon Amana Homestead Paul M Stevenson Traer and Johnson Brothers Brooklyn. Cattle came from John Mooney Fort Dodge Maytag Dairy Newton and other herds.
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Homestead
Harper Brothers
Havana
Cuba
Iowa
W. C. Anderson and Son
West Liberty
Farm Night Schools At West Branch Begin Jan 5
West Branch notice lists adult evening schools for farmers starting January 5. The initial session covers the farm outlook for 1935, with subsequent meetings focusing on farm mechanics.
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West Branch
Ferman Robertson
Allamakee Clayton Rural Electrification Directors Named
Waukon announces newly elected officers and directors for the Allamakee Clayton rural electrification project. Harvey Schultz coordinator leads with Joel Clark as president and S A Green as vice president. Directors include Lafe Tague Oliver Eno Horace Clark Earl Miller Mrs Florence Klein Steve Donlan and Chet Pearson.
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Brecial
Waukon
Allamakee-Clayton
Harvey Schultz
Joel Clark
S. A. Green
Lafe Tague
Steve Donlan
Florence Klein
Oliver Eno
Horace Clark
Earl Miller
Chet Pearson
Clover seed crop second largest on record in 1938
A federal report shows United States red and alsike clover seed production reaching 2,204,200 bushels in 1938, the second largest on record, with 1,876,000 acres harvested and an average yield of 1.17 bushels per acre. Alfalfa seed reached 998,000 bushels on 583,900 acres, the largest acreage on record, while timothy and sweet clover also posted notable outputs.
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United States
Federal
Lespedeza
Iowa
Red
Alsike
Iowa Crop Yields and Sweet Clover Output in 1938
The report records 918 000 bushels from 248 000 acres this year, 1 401 600 bushels from 292 000 acres in 1937, and a 10 year average of 931 350 bushels from 230 000 acres with a yield of 3.7 bushels per acre. Iowa produced 53 000 bushels of sweet clover seed from 24 000 acres in 1938, versus 36 800 bushels from 16 000 acres in 1937 and an average 50 390 bushels from 16 200 acres with a yield of 2.2 bushels.
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Iowa
Turkey Market Firmed By Active Christmas Demand
Turkey shipments before Christmas were lighter than expected though the crop is larger than last season. As holiday demand rose, supply proved smaller than anticipated and prices stiffened. Fancy young hens sold about 31 2 cents, young toms in good demand, heavy toms scarcer. Broilers weak, chickens and fowls moved in varying volumes.
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the Gazette
New York City
Department of Agriculture
Ten Linn County 4-Hers to Ames convention
Ten Linn county 4-H boys will represent Linn at the annual 4-H boys short course and convention in Ames December 27 to 29. Delegates include Duane Barnhart Mack Towers John Knudsen Howard Powers Dean Thomas Paul Lillie Roy Quaas Melvin Levasseur Leonard Stewart Eldo Schirm.
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Linn County
Ames
William Horr
Duane Barnhart
Mack Towers
John Knudsen
Marion
Howard ‘Powers
Dean Thomas
Paul Lillie
Roy Quaas
Melvin Levasseur
Alburnett
Leonard Stewart
Springville
Eldo Schirm
Palo
Christmas Eve in 1893 Santa Visit Recalls Rural Delaware County
A five year old in Hazel Green township Delaware county recalls the 1893 Christmas Eve when Santa Claus visited his home church gathering. Neighbors shared in the joy as the boy received a monkey toy from the Chicago World's Fair and the family kept faith in the holiday spirit.
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Golden Church
Ryan
Delaware County
Santa Claus
Father
Becky
Prince
Clarks
Dickeys
Chrystals
Sheppards
Dunlaps
Squires
Hickses
Popeyed
Santa
Saint Nick
Noth
Chicago
Hazel Green Township
Iowa
Christman Farm
Sales Barn At Walker To Be Opened In January
Walker officials say the new 44 by 48 foot Walker livestock exchange building with seating for 300 will be ready for use early in January. The exchange is capitalized at 5000 dollars with Thomas H. Wiley as president, J J Mil bach as vice president, and Frank W. Lindahl as secretary treasurer among a list of directors including E L Carpenter Joe Ernst Ed Keller Vernon Winn F M Gansen J E Peyton C J Heisermann.
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Walker
Walker Livestock Exchange
Frank M. Chester
The
Livestock Exchange
Thomas H. Wiley
J. J. Milbach
Frank W. Lindahl
E. L. Carpenter
Joe Ernst
Ed Keller
Vernon Winn
7 001 884 Bushels of Iowa Corn Sealed for Federal Loan
The commodity credit corporation announced loans on 7 001 884 bushels of corn in Iowa under the 1938 39 program up to Friday. It reported loans on 15 225 505 bushels of 1937 corn in Iowa prior to Nov 26 1938 and 318 849 bushels of wheat in Iowa up to Friday.
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Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
Iowa
Hampshire hogs sell at Chicago for 7.50 cwt
Hampshire Hamp s brought 7.54 per hundredweight at Chicago auction. Hans Ahrend and partners from Anamosa and Jones county sold 115 head of 225 pound Hampshire hogs on Thursday without sorting.
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Anamosa
Hans’Ahrendsen
Jones
Hampshire
Chicago
Land sales near Atkins and Solon reported by Cedar Rapids realtors
Taft and Wagner report three cash land sales. The Peoples Savings Bank sold a 200 acre farm one mile south of Atkins in two parcels. August Krug bought 160 acres with improvements at $125 an acre. Alexander McGregor purchased the remaining unimproved 40 acres at $120 an acre. The Midland Mortgage Co sold an 80 acre farm near Solon to Ed Ulch for 4800 dollars, about 60 dollars per acre.
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Taft and Wagner
Cedar Rapids
Peoples Savings Bank of
Atkins
August Krug
Alexander McGregor
Midland, Mortgage Company
Solon
Ed Ulch
Corn Marketings Rise On Christmas Fund Need
Kansas City reports show growers not eligible for federal loans increased corn marketings amid holiday cash needs. Week totals include 211 cars in five days, 218 in six days, with 1,808 cars across Kansas City Chicago St Louis and Omaha. Kansas City elevator stocks rose 163000 bushels to 2375000, and prices closed: No 1 white 48 to 48 4 cents, No 1 yellow 47 1/2 to 48 1/4, No 1 mixed 47 1/2 to 48 cents.
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the Gazette
Kansas City
Chicago
St. Louis
Omaha
Fayette 4-H Club Elects Officers
Fay ette 4-H livestock club elects Janice Campbell president Darlene Paul secretary and Roberta Helmer reporter. Club leaders are Vern Paul and Milo Schneider.
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Fayette
Janice Campbell
4-H Livestock Club
Darlene Paul
Roberta Helmer
Vern Paul
Milo Schneider
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Acre
Egg Outlook
North Jones C.T.A
Fender
Thorpes
Lauren K. Soth
Iowa State College
Iowa Daily Press Association
Farm Bureau Calendar
REA Board
Turkey
Linn
Golden
Ood
Merle E Garmoe
Rene Ay
Xeur Beakh
E. Cohn & Sons
9Th Ave
3Rd ST. SW
Colorado
Montana
Beverly Cattle Company
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