Dairy Outlook Mixed as Winter Demand Rises in U S
Government report forecasts higher dairy production and steady cow numbers across the United States this winter and notes a recent peak in manufactured dairy product output. Prices and consumption shift lower, aiding demand while storage stockpiles grow under a government price stabilization program. In Iowa, Farmersburg observes corn yields and soil conservation practices, with a shift from hogs to cattle and planned pasture rotations for forage-based farming.
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United States
Dairy Products Marketing Association
West North Central States
Convention of 4-H Boys Opens Tuesday
Ames Iowa 4-H boys convention and short course begin Tuesday afternoon with J S Quist presiding. Dr C E Finley welcomes about 1200 boys while Grover Miehe responds. sessions cover livestock grain judging health education and rural planning with leaders from Iowa State College and Farm Bureau.
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Ames
J. S. Quist
C. E. Finley
Iowa State College
Grover Miehe
Maynard
David Wall
Paul C. Taft
Holstein Breeders Set Fayette Meeting January Fourteen
Fayette hosts annual Holstein breeders meeting and oyster stew starting at 11 30 a m with Black Hawk and Clayton county breeders invited Fred Pieplow president says speakers include O L Hamer of Waterloo Iowa Holstein Breeders Association president J H Boehmier of Hampton secretary of the state association and Ernest M Wright of Waterloo secretary of the Iowa Dairy Association.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Black Hawk
Clayton County
Fred Pieplow
O. L. Hamer
Waterloo
Iowa Holstein ‘Breeders Association
J. H. Boehm‘ier
Hampton
Ernest M.wright
Iowa Dairy Association
Delaware County Fair Association Elects Officers
Manchester residents lead the Delaware county fair board in the annual meeting. John M Bray ton named president with Jack Whisler as vice president and William W Matthews as treasurer. E W Williams serves as secretary and an advisory group includes George Richardson and others from Manchester.
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Manchester
John M. Bray‘ton
Delaware County ‘Fair Board
Jack Whisler
William W. Matthews
E. W. Williams
George Richardson
William H. Scanlan
Austin A. Hengan
Fred W. Hermann
Lyle V. Sutton
Delhi
Raymond Lanning
Leo J. Sullivan
Hopkinton
Paul McElmeel
Greeley
Russell Preston
Ryan
Howard Sampson
Colesburg
F. Selwyn Otis
Earlville
Russell E. Lux
Martin J. Diercksen
R. A. Miller
Hog Market Prices Reported for Local Producers
Special to The Gazette Independence Cleo Hall reports hog sales with averages: 29 hogs at Chicago market 180 pounds each brought 7.90 per cwt. A second group of 13 hogs at 214 pounds sold at 7.65 per cwt and 21 hogs averaging 245 pounds at 7.35 per cwt. Market details focus on price per hundredweight and weights.
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Independence
Cleo Hall
Buchanan County
Chicago
Fence Drift in a Woven Wire Scene
A quirky Christmas eve scene shows a mentally limited observer viewing colored pictures. His philosophy of choosing what suits him is lighthearted but raises questions about safety and social norms in everyday life.
Thirty Three 300 Pound Dairy Herds Listed In Fayette
Fay ette county dairymen received certificates of merit from the Iowa Dairy association for record achievement. The Guernsey herd of R O Dietel Sumner led with 415.3 butter fat pounds. other honorees include Decker and Son 413.6 Meyer 403.9 Wardell 357.3 Krider Farm 320.4 and many more with varied fat averages across farms in Fayette County.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Iowa Dairy Association
R. O. Dietel
Sumner
C. J. Decker
Charles Winter
H. M. Brownell
George Simpson
Fred Ingels
Carl E. Miehe
Blake Dairy
Forest Hamlett
Don Burco
Fred Pieplow
John Cashen
J. A. Downer and Son
C. W. Alshouse
W. G Lincoln
George G. Platt
R. L. Bowers
Dalen and Estey
Will Gelrich
Charles Schlumbohm
Randalia breeder purchases high producing Brown Swiss sire
Randalia near Randalia breeder Hugh A. Mabon bought a purebred Brown Swiss herd sire from Ellerslie-on-The Niagara Farms in Youngstown New York. The bull hails from a mature class leader with 15 568 pounds of milk and 759 17 pounds of butterfat. The sire's grand dams both surpassed 1 000 pounds of butterfat and the grandsire boosted his daughters production by 79 pounds of butterfat.
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Randalia
Hugh A. Mabon
Ellerslie-on- Niagara
Youngston
N. Y
Family Finds Father And Son In Basement Playing With Toys
A mother sent her son to find the missing father and after over half an hour she discovered both in the basement playing with new toys. The scene was described as a moment of family bonding in a rural setting by a country woman.
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Father
Son
Dad
Tri State Lamb Show At Sioux Falls Jan 20 21
A tri state 4 H lamb show is set for Sioux Falls on January 20 and 21 Entries will be graded as pens and placed in blue red and white ribbon classes An approximate premium of 25 cents per hundredweight will be added to the market price for superior lambs Lambs will be sold on the Sioux Falls market through regular channels the morning of January 12
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Gazette
Sioux Falls
World Wheat Crop Set At 4 448 000 000 Bushels
Washington estimates the 1938-39 world wheat crop at 4.448 billion bushels excluding Soviet Russia and China, up about 630 million from 1937-38. France and Argentina boost the total. South America could reach 316 million. Government wheat purchases for political reasons may affect prices and trade.
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Washington
INS
Soviet
Russia
China
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
France
Europe
Maynard Creamery Sets Butterfat Payment At 31 Cents
Maynard Co operative creamery paid patrons 31 cents a pound for butterfat delivered in November. Secretary C H Paul reports. The annual meeting of the co operative is scheduled Jan 2.
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Maynard
Maynard Cooperative Creamery
C. H. Paul
Ames Seed Lab Plans 25 Cent Test Fees for Samples
Ames grain seed samples will be tested for certification at the seed laboratory in Ames for 25 cents per sample. Dr. R H Porter, head of the lab, specifies minimum weights for samples and urges farmers to submit promptly to avoid rush. Under Iowa seed law, any advertised seed for sale must be properly labeled and analyzed.
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Ames
R. H. Porter
Porter
Iowa
Four-County REA Meeting Plans Rural Electrification
A Fayette County meeting at Fayette Wednesday at 1 30 pm discussed forming a four county REA project with Buchanan Clayton and Winneshiek. Alvin Town REA manager in Buchanan will speak.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Buchanan
Clayton
Winneshiek
Alvin Town
REA
Delaware Farm Bureau Meeting Scheduled Jan 5
Allan Kline of Vinton vice president of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation will speak at the Delaware county Farm Bureau annual meeting in Manchester on January 5.
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Delaware Farm Bureau
Manchester
Allan Kline
Vinton
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Delaware County Farm Bureau
Coming Farm Auctions and Estate Closings
Auctions run Tuesday December 27 including 240 acre Martin Johnson estate farm near Stanwood and Mary Baker estate near Walford plus closing outs for Mary Buresh near Shueyville. Wednesday 28 features Frank Halva near Ely and George Donovan near Mount Vernon with Gilbert Haman horses near Tiffin. Thursday 29 lists L F Modracek near Ely W E Lutzwood plus J W Walton near Marion.
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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
Bang's disease control shows 79 200 reactors in Iowa
Summary of the Bang's disease program through 53 months since July 1934 reports 79 200 reactors found among 411 005 cows tested in 19 061 infected herds in Iowa. National totals show 1 658 225 reactors among 12 506 195 cattle in 467 013 infected herds and 28 936 869 head tested in 2 283 316 herds since July 1934.
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Iowa
Bang’'s Control Board
Seven Farmers Report TVA Phosphate Results
Seven of ten Alla makee county farmers who applied 45 percent super phosphate from the TVA to their land last spring reported better hay yields and stronger growth in clover and alfalfa seedings. They also noted some gains in small grain yield and quality. The farmers named are Roger Harris Post township Horace Clark Makee J P Ferring Lansing Ole Orpets French Creek Theodore Gronna Paint Creek Joseph Kernan Lafayette and J V Ryan Jefferson.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
TVA
Roger Harris
Post Township
Horace Clark
Makee
J. P. Ferring
Lansing
Ole Orpets
Theodore Gronna
Paint Creek
Joseph Kernan
Lafayette
J. V. Ryan
Jefferson
Delegates Named For 4-H Convention In Ames
Iowa City will be represented by six boys Leland Stock voting delegate William Hunter Allan Williams Lloyd Propst Francis Donohue and Herbert Bowie all of Iowa City at the 4 H short course convention in Ames Cedar County follows with George Fraseur Jr Robert Joslin Harold Eiler Mearl Thomson and Earl Domer also set to attend from Tipton The group marks the annual 4 H event this week with delegates from Johnson and Cedar counties listed.
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Francis Johnson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Murl McDonald
J. B. Davidson
H. C. Wilcke
C. Y Cannon
A. L. Anderson
E. L. Quaife
C. A. Iverson
A. B. Caine
Harry Linn
W. F. LaGrange
C W. McDonald
H. D. Hughes
W. H. Pierre
Shearer
Carl Oldson
George McCullough
Minneapolis
Harold Gunderson
Ellis A. Hicks
Ames
J. O. Christianson
School of Agriculture
University Farm
St. Paul
Iowa Citiy
Johnson County
Leland Stock
Lone Tree
William Hunter
Allan Williams
Lloyd Propst
Francis Donohue
Herbert Bowie
Iowa City
Tipton
Cedar County
George Fraseur, Jr
Robert Joslin
Harold Eiler
Mearl Thomson
Earl Domer
750 Million for 1940 Farm Subsidies Targeted
Administration farm leaders warned that if crop prices do not rise, Congress may be asked to appropriate at least 750 million dollars for 1940 agricultural benefit payments. For 1939 subsidies reached 762 million, the largest single year total, but final 1940 needs would be decided later.
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Washington, D. C
Administration
Congress
Department
Delhi FFA Elects Officers for Coming Year
The Delhi Future Farmers of America chapter elected officers for the year with Ver Wilson as president Lloyd Hugh as vice president Donald Glen as secretary Erland Carlson as treasurer Bernard Funk as reporter and Mervin Miles as bulldog. In February the FFA plans a grain show and will perform the play Sweet Adeline.
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Delhi
Cedar county Young Farmers plan Tipton dance night
The Cedar county rural young people's organization will stage its annual party and dance at Tipton city hall Friday evening.
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Tipton
Cedar County Rural Young People's Organization
Limits on Futures Trading Established
Washington trustees imposed grain futures limits under the Commodity Exchange Act. A trader may hold at most 2,000,000 bushels in a single future, 3,000,000 in spreads, with 2,000,000 per contract. daily trading also capped. Applies to wheat, corn, oats, barley, rye, flaxseed. excludes bona fide hedging and own-account brokers. Effective Dec 31, 1938.
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Washington
Commodity Exchange Commission
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Commodity Exchange Act
J. W. T. Duvel
Commodity Exchange Administration
Futures Commission
Chicago
Commission
Chicago Board of Trade
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Grover Miller
Soil Conservation Service
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Chester White
P S Shearer
B. S. Vickett
M. D. Helser
W. E. Nelson
Johnson
H. H. Kildee
General Assembly
Sarah Porter Ellis
C. Y. Cannon
H. L. Wilcke
A. N. Rogness
Holstein
Delaware County
R. F.A
Maynard Creamery
Alvin
Hoople
Williams
Bang
TVA Phosphate
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