Iowa to Set Feb 15 as Deadline for 1936 37 Contract Signups
R M Evans of Des Moines says township committeemen will start appraisals soon after Jan 15 for redetermination of corn and hog bases. Feb 15 will be the deadline to sign applications for the 1936 37 corn and hog contract. Ames will host county committeemen and AAA representatives Jan 6 and 7 to review plans.
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Iowa
R. M Evans
Des Moines
The
Gazette
Townston
Evans Brieves
Endav
State Committee
Postville and Lowden Creameries Pay 38 Cents for November Butterfat
Reports from Postville Co operative Creamers and Farmers Cooperative at Lowden show November butterfat prices of 38 and 38 cents per pound, respectively. Postville processed 41,237 pounds of butterfat into 51,313 pounds of butter. 26 patrons cashed over $100. Ames notes 525 Iowa 4-H club boys attended the state convention and short course at Iowa State College with livestock and crops judging contests. Dr Walter Barlow to speak at the banquet.
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Gazette
Postville
Postville Co-operative Creamers Company
Lowden
Farmers Cooperative
Ames—Tiowa
Iowa State College
Walter Barlow
Collegiate Presbyterian Church
Ames
P Reed
Godfrey
Iowa State
Tielosa Farm
Mr Goodfree
Tee
Fence Drift in Woven Wire Symbol of Agricultural Change
A farmer’s image shows drift caught in woven wire fence. The piece by R F A Spats reflects on how farming has advanced from rugged self reliance to value driven land use. It contrasts mining era independence with modern agriculture and notes rising land values.
Household Goods and Miscellany Auctioned Off
A closing out sale is advertised with many items listed including a large heater refrigerator lamp steel ice box gas lamps Aladdin lamp McCormick-Deering gear and kitchenware. The sale is conducted on cash terms by JAMES VLASATY owner with auctioneer Harry Hartz in Town County Sarlass Dank clerk.
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Furniture
Indiaament
Neo Martae
Waerer Larze
Isurary
Coleran
le Bees
James Vlasaty
Harry Hartz
Sarlass
Dairy Cow Sale Announcement
Dairy buyers and local ranchers attend a town sale noting dairy cows available for purchase. Readable lines reference a sale event in a mercantile area with ages and conditions listed for prospective bidders.
Auction Notice For Cover Sale Of Chattis And Ansan
Sale under cover conducted by Wose PINS owner 1 oT Chattis and Ansan S Hurse Aucts CF WW Clerk. Times and details unclear in OCR but indicates an auction event with listed coordinators and a clerk at a local venue.
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Wos
Chattis
Ansan
Winners In Iowa County 4-H Records Announced
Iowa County 4 H records were announced with winners in multiple divisions. Names such as Ruth Vones, Jones, Seatten Tones, and Colts-Dene Wa appear among top placements in sheep and other livestock categories.
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Iowa
Theva Peart Org
Ruth Vones
Oneen Jones
Dene Wa
Farm Want Ads Guide 38 and 39 Readily Used
To buy or sell farm stock equipment poultry feed hay and supplies use the Want Ads under classifications 38 and 39 in this edition.
Farm Bureau Benton County Claims Largest Rural Group in Iowa
Special to The Gazette reports Benton County Farm Bureau reached 1 117 members after a three week campaign. Allan Kline and Lewis Greaser led the effort with help from 200 farmers, organizing six teams per township to recruit members across Taylor Eldorado and Newhall areas. The drive aimed for 1 200 members in 1936 with 1200 target set.
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Farm Bureau
Benton County
Winton
Iowa
Benton County Farm Bureau
Allan Kline
Vinton
Benton Farm Bureau
Lewis Greaser
Carden
Winfield
Henrys County
Ivan Trattnow
Dysart
Taylor Township
Eldorado
Newhall
Wearin Questions Land Bank Refunding of Iowa Farms
Representative Othan Wearin of Hastings asks Iowa farm debt adviser Bowman to explain why the Federal Land Bank refinanced so few Iowa farm mortgages amid rising prices and ongoing foreclosures. He cites more than 13 000 foreclosures and urges action to prevent farmer displacement and boost refinancing now.
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Hastings
Iowa
Othan Wearin
Bowman
Iowa Farm Debt Advisory Council
Des Moines
Federal Land Bank
Wearin
Rom Kros
ISU entomologist Yeager resigns to join federal coffee research
Dr J F Yeager of the Iowa State College zoology department announced Friday his resignation to accept a post with the United States department of agriculture to work on coffee taking upset operations. He will join federal laboratories for this assignment.
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Ames
J F Yeager
Iowa State College
United States Department of Aegroculture
Yeager
Davis estimates 1935 rural trade at 6.3 billion dollars
AAA head Chester Davis reports 1935 rural retail trade at about 6.3 billion while total U S retail trade nears 30.7 billion. he cites drought and policy actions as driving forces behind rural income growth, consumption and broader recovery.
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Davis
United States
Chester Days
AAA
American Farm Economic Association
American Statistical Association
New York City
L. H. Bean
Triple A
Fragmented OCR puzzle fragment with scattered clues
A garbled newspaper text segment presents a mix of cryptic clues and stray phrases. It lists numbers and partial words, with references to armsistice themes and various definitions, but lacks coherent narrative or identifiable events or persons.
35 Club Calves on Feed for 1936 Project Work
In Waukon Allamakee county 4-H members selected and placed thirty five baby beef calves on feed for the 1936 project. Most selections occurred in the last two weeks. Beef club entries for the coming year close by January 1.
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Waukon
4-H Club
Allamakee County
Beef Club
Early-Picked Seed Corn Shows High Germination
County Agent F. E. Krause reports Jackson county farmers finding seed corn picked early and dried indoors germinates at 98 percent, versus 15 percent for corn picked after fall rains and freeze. He urges early germination testing and immediate hybrid seed orders due to likely shortages next spring.
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Maquoreta
F. E. Krause
Jackson County
Iowa
Traer Lad Heads 4 H Clubs In Tama
Traer junior Cooper was elected president of Tama county boys 4 H club for 1936 at the annual meeting held with the dairy calf roundup. Gerald Howard was named vice president Milo Paustian secretary treasurer Otto Hansen sergeant at arms and Roger Gravatt reporter. Sixty five club members from Tama county attend the state boys 4 H convention and short course at Ames this week.
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TRAER
Junior Cooper
Tama County
Gerald Howard
Milo Paustian
Otto Hansen
Gladbrook
Roger Gravatt
Ames
Cholera Strikes North Tama Hog Herds Again
North Tama county farmers report hog cholera outbreaks after a two month lull. John Cummings loses most of his large drove. Amos Mowery reports seven pigs killed. Sam Payne’s young pigs are affected. several farmers suffer hog losses from influenza amid the outbreak.
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TRAER
North Tama County
John Cummings
Here
Amos Mowery
Howard Township
Sam Payne
North Tama
Watson Grocery Ad Listing Various Everyday Staples
A Saturday sale listing shows prices for sugar butter cheese milk and canned goods. Items include granulated sugar 50c for 10 lb and 2 lb options, oleo 39c, bread 9c, milk 19c, cheese 20c to 25c per pound, catsup 14 oz jar 10c, honey 49c for five pounds, sardines 31 lb, corn and beans priced per can, and assorted dried fruits nuts and snacks with multiple small-item prices for shoppers. Local shoppers would find extensive daily staples and restocking items in this ad.
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Fey
Thrifty Grocery Ad Listed Bulk Savings And Items
A detailed Sunday sale flyer lists numerous groceries and household items with sale prices. Items include Calumet Baking Powder Tapioca pepper vanilla coffee flour cereals soap and detergents with price points ranging from a few cents to a couple of dollars. The ad emphasizes free delivery and Thursday specials at 129 Third Avenue SW.
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Jersey
Graham
Lima
O.K
Hog Prices Mount as Receipts Drop in Iowa and Minnesota
Des Moines reports show interior Iowa and southern Minnesota hog markets closing higher than last week. Butcher hogs up 30 to 35 cents. packing sows 10 to 15 cents higher. Four day direct trade 88,700 head. seven markets about 120,000 this week. Continued steady receipts could push December total near 600,000, about 25 percent below 1934. Heavy butchers hold value versus lighter weights. last year premiums favored 250 pound hogs. Light weights up to 220 pounds remained weaker.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota
Farm Auction Schedule Includes Several County Sales
Upcoming sales list in Anamosa, Marion, Marengo and Mount Vernon. Anamosa consignment sale on Saturday December 28 followed by Floyd O Howard public sale near Marion on Monday December 30. James Viasaty closing out sale near Marengo and W S Penn dairy cow sale at Mount Vernon on Thursday January 2.
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Floyd O. Howard
Marion
James Viasaty
Marengo
Hog quality rises with heavier average weights this season
Quality this week improves over recent sessions with some districts showing higher quality than at any time this season. Average hog weights are gradually increasing, signaling a trend toward heavier carcasses in market runs.
Three Fat Steers Bring As Much As Feeder Steers
Clarence Hilliard of Urbana sold seventeen steers to a local buyer for 2460 dollars. He had bought all seventeen as feeders on February 2 from the same buyer. This week three fat steers brought 400 dollars, equal to the original cost of all seventeen steers.
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Urbana
Clarence Hilliard
Hilliard
Corn Sells At 53 Cents In Auction Near Oelwein
At the Day and Stonebreaker farm sale near Oelwein this week corn sold for 53 cents a bushel. Oats brought 34 cents a bushel and timothy hay sold for 6.70 dollars a ton. Cows topped at 72 dollars a head. Mixed breed chickens sold for 60 cents each. Broad sows brought 17 to 29.50 dollars per head.
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Oelwein
Stonebreaker
Timothy Day
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