Benton County Brace for Christmas Corn and Hog Checks
Benton county contract signers faced a wave of disillusionment as Triple A promised corn and hog payments by Christmas. Delays and questionable promises from Washington delayed about 300 contracts worth roughly 70 thousand dollars, with some counties already issuing payments in other states.
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Santa Claus
Benton County
Uncle Sam
Triple A
North Pole
Washington
Herman Franzaberg
Keystone
Department of Agriculture
Wis
Withrawal
Arthur Fry
Vanonne
Claude Ickard
Orn
Bi Section
Ickard
Mr. Fry
Johnson
Cecil Hnson
Ben County
Fry
John
Bentonaty
Chaim Franzenberg
Des Moines
Secord
Iowa
Ss County
Story
Kossuth
Marshall
Henry
Jasry County
Cedar County
Cedar County Agent Submits Annual Report Details
Emmett C. Gardner Cedar county agent reports for 1933 34 year includes 119 farm visits 2617 calls answered 10556 farmers informed at Farm Bureau office 3040 first class letters written 394 press articles 193 circular letters 33805 letters circulated 8050 bulletins and pamphlets distributed attendance at 237 Cedar county meetings with 19155 farmers present 123 days outside office 180.5 days in office and 5 days leave used.
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Cedal
Tipton
Emmett C. Gardner
Cedar
Farm Bureau
Cedar County
Fence Drift Caught in the Telephone Wire
A local note describes a fence drift snagged in a wire at the telephone office in Fairfax, drawing attention to a Christmas tree display as the tallest in town.
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Fairfax
Linn County Folk Show Interest In Horse Exhibitions
Linn County sponsors more society horse shows than any other Iowa county. The season opened at Marion on June 10 under American Legion auspices with many Linn horses and entries from Hilltop farm Cedar Rapids winning most honors. Indian Creek stable also earned prizes.
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Linn County
Iowa
Marion
American Legion
Cedar County
Hilltop Farm
Weaver Witwer
Cedar Rapids
Indian Creek Stable
Central City
Devonport
Des Moines
Iowa City
Oskaloosa
Pella
Cedar Raids
Waterloo
Frontier Park
Foreign policies push U S toward economic nationalism says farm economists
Washington AP The rise of economic self sufficiency and self defense freights the United States toward control of crop production and possible compulsory limits to prevent surpluses and price declines. Reciprocal trade efforts are viewed as stopgaps while four factors drive the shift including varying exchange restrictions and substitutes for American goods. The group warns the trend may last for years and affect farm policy worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Rds
Arlington Creamery Buys Butterfat At 33 Cents
Arlington Creamery paid 33 cents per pound for butterfat in November, as reported by The Cassette. Farmers’ Creamery patrons in Arlington received the payment for butterfat, reflecting prevailing market prices.
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Arlington Creamery
Arlington
Farmers’ Creamery Company
Western Horses Bring 20 to 92 at Wadena
A Montana horse carload shipped to Wadena by McFarlane Brothers sold at auction Saturday. Prices ranged from a top of 92 dollars to a low of 20 dollars.
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Wadena
the Gazette
Arlington
Montana
McFarlane Brothers
Owners Not Liable For Cash Tenants Contract Compliance
Des Moines IA. Farmers who rent farms for cash are not responsible for tenants corn hog pact compliance under 1935 contracts. Section three limits 1935 acreage to 1932 and 1933 levels for land owned or controlled, excluding cash rented land. Landlords are responsible only for what they actually control. The AAA clarified feeder pig purchases may occur with records, and purchases beyond lease require signed compliant sellers.
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Des Moines
IDPB
R. M. Evans
State
Evans
AAA
Iowa Committee
Iowa relief packing plants to slaughter cattle shipment due Monday
Des Moines dispatch reports the first shipment of cattle for Iowa relief packing plants is slated to arrive Monday. Ralph Kittinger says 6,700 live cattle were allocated to the state, with plants in Sioux City Muscatine Iowa City Webster City Dubuque Albia and Perry handling slaughtering and canning at Marshalltown Pella and Harlan.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ralph Kittinger
Sioux City
Muscatine
Iowa City
Webster City
Dubuque
Albia
Perry
Marshalltown
Pella
Harlan
Winter Temperatures Guide Sweet Corn Wilt Forecast
Dr. Neil E Stevens of the USDA links Stewart's bacterial wilt in sweet corn to prior winter temperatures in the northeast. Mild winters raise outbreak risk in nonresistant varieties, while severe cold winters curb losses. He cites 1900 to present data and notes regional differences across Illinois Indiana Ohio New York and New England.
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Stewart
Neil E. Stevens
United States Department of Agriculture
Stevens
East Central
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York
Michigan
New England
Connecticut
Long
Ames Appoints Dr Schickele to Agricultural Economics Staff
Dr R Schickele is appointed to the teaching and research staff of the Ames agricultural economics department starting January 9. He studied under internationally known economist F Aereboe and has worked at the Brookings Institution on production control in agriculture. His work focuses on land use economics in Iowa, farm area restructuring, erosion rehabilitation in southern Iowa, and balancing soil conservation with farmer income.
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Ames
R. Schickele
T. W. Schultz
Schickelé
F. Aereboe
University of Berlin
Germany
Brookings Institution
Schickele
Iowa
Schickle
Vinton Woman Is Champ Farm Bureau Membership Getter
Mrs Beulah Manley Benton county Farm Bureau office secretary was named champion Iowa membership writer for 1934. She led with 229 new members in a state contest of fifty competitors earning a cash award. Other top winners included Irene Turner Cherokee county and Louise Mumford Lucas county among others as the federation added 1500 new Farm Bureau members.
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Des Moines
Beulah Manley
Benton County
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Manley
Asl
Irene Turner
Cherokee County
Louise Mumford
Lucas County
Catherine McCormick
Henry County
Alice Simonson
Webster County
Sue Erwin
Louisa County
Esther Miller
Jasper County
Lillian Rogers
West Pottawattamie County
Dorothy McKee
Franklin County
Margaret Cotten
Fremont County
Mary Sullivan
Allamakee County
Linn C T A No 3 Averages 21 7 Lbs November Butterfat
Linn Cow Test association No 3 reports November averages for 289 cows sixty dry with 523 pounds of milk and 21 7 pounds of butterfat. W L Smith of Central City led with 29 Holsteins averaging 946 pounds milk and 34 4 butterfat. Suyl ler Brothers Guernseys ranked second at 520 milk and 27 8 butterfat. High cows produced 2148 pounds milk 79 5 butterfat and 1547 pounds milk 77 4 butterfat. Summer grain shortage reduced butterfat in winter. Hopper infestations in the middlewest saw 31000 tons of grasshopper bait used.
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Linn
Grundy Church Receives Certificate for Rural Programs
The Ivester Church of the Brethren at Grundy Center earned a certificate of merit for developing a Class A rural program. W. H. Stacy of Iowa State College announced the award, noting the church's social, recreational and religious activities including fellowship luncheons and athletics for boys. Pastor Earl M. Frantz led local farm organization involvement and community development efforts.
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Grundy Center
Ivester Church of the Brethren
W. H. Stacy
Iowa State College
Earl M. Frantz
Whittier Institute Plans Linn County Farmers Institute
The Linn county Farmers Institute is set for January 10 and 11 at Whittier with events including a crib run corn show supervised by G A Cabinett federal grain supervisor, a grain show with high school judging, a girls judging contest, and talks by Irving Mike Stewart on dairy cattle to Bolivia and professor S L Chandler of Cornell on January 10. The program also features plays by local groups and a series of judging contests on January 11 led by Miss Maria Lathe and Miss Cora Jacobs, with talks from Harry Linn and A D Worthington finishing the event.
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Whittier
Linn County Farmers’ Institute
Henry Wood
G. A. Cabinett
Cedar Rapids
Irving
Mike” Stewart
Maynard
Bolivia
Stewart
S. L. Chandler
Cornell College At
Mount, Vernon
Institute
Grange Hall Community Players
Maria Lathe
Cornell
Cora Jacobs
Linn County
Harry Linn
Des Moines
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders’ Association
A. D. Worthington
Ames
Hill and Dale Players
Farm Auction Listings Include Several Closings
Monday listings show multiple farm sales by Martins Hanzlik near Cedar Rapids Emma Gean Riddle near Mount Vernon Tom Bushnell Coggan Little and McClintock Estate near Pale and an Angus auction at Columbus Junction by Midway Sales Co on Wednesday January 2.
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Martin Hanzlik
Cedar Rapids
Emma Gean Riddle
Mount Vernon
Tom Bushnell
Coggan
Little and McClintock
Pale
Angus Auction
Columbus Junction
Midway Sales Co
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Santa Plaus
ST. Nicholas
Myra
Asia Minor
Santa
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Swiat
Frohliche Weihnachten
Vanoce
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Felices Pascuas
BUON
Natalegelukkig
Kerstius
Czecho
Butch
Rossen
Hans
Bea
Marcus Finley
Hamburg
Arkansas
Finley
M. H. Bodker
Glendale
California
Mexico
Vinton
Champ Farm Bureau
Linn C. T. A
Middlewest
Grundy
Whittier Institute
Howard Hart
Anamosa
Merry Christmas
Dr. J. C. Landenberger Optometrist
First Ave. SE
St. Nick
Folke
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