Record Interior Hog Receipts Mark Heaviest Since 1933
The 1939 interior hog market in Iowa and southern Minnesota is estimated at 8,142,400 head, the heaviest since 1933 and second only to 1931. December receipts reached a record 135,000 hogs, with five-month totals about 8 percent above 1938, while spring pig crops surged 15 percent. Exports of beef, veal, lard, and pork rose, with pork exports totaling 112,151,266 pounds for the first 11 months, roughly double 1937 levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Minnesota
Federal
Des Moines
Department of Commerce
Poland
Pasteur and Peace Versus War Weigh in Global Conflict
A reflection contrasts two laws shaping humanity one promoting war and conquest and the other peace, work, and health. It notes science grows life while nations fret over violent expansion, as Pasteur’s belief in humanity’s progress remains a steady counterpoint to militaristic aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Pasteur
Corn brings 391 in Dale near Winfield auction
At the AH Roth farm sale seven miles west of Winfield, Columbus Junction, 1800 bushels of corn sold for 59 1/2 cents a bushel. Oats brought 42 to 43 cents, 52 pigs weighed 60 to 150 pounds sold for 550 to 8 per head, 50 cattle aged one to eight years brought 35 to 81 a head, a Jersey heifer 81, milk cows 60 to 65, calves 35 to 40, horses 25 to 41, eight dozen White Rock pullets 55 cents each. Paul Klotz and H M Duncan of Columbus Junction were the auctioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Winfield
White Rock
Paul Klotz
H. M. Duncan
Enlarge Sales Pavilion at Columbus Junction
Sheds and pens measuring 160 by 176 feet were added to the sales pavilion owned by R. F Smylie and Son. The expanded facility can hold 20 to 30 cattle at once, about 1,500 head, plus hogs and horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
R. F Smylie and Son
Alfalfa Seed Production Reaches 1939 Peak
Special to The Gazette reports 1939 alfalfa seed production estimated at 1 357 900 bushels, up 323 900 from 1938 and above the 10 year average. Record acreage harvested drove the gain with 70 percent sold by Dec 5. Exports in October reached a decade high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Crop Reporting Board
Canada
Argentina
Australia
United States
Agricultural Marketing Service
Oklahoma
Kansas
North Dakota
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
Parleys Planned Across 27 Iowa Counties For Hog Producers
Winter hog feeding and management meetings will be held in 27 Iowa counties over the next three months. E L Quaife announces the schedule with topics on corn feed values and protein feeds, plus parasite and disease control led by K W Stouder.
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Ames
Iowa
E. L. Quaife
Ames Extension Animal Husbandman
Butler County
Worth County
Montgomery
Mills
Greene
Mahaska
Keokuk
Wayne
Hancock
Black Hawk
Woodbury
Mitchell
Jasper
Linn
Scott
Fayette
Muscatine
Jefferson
Adair
Lyon
K. W. Stouder
Midwest
Farm Auction Outlook With Multiple Local Sales
Coming auctions list includes Frank Warricek closing out sale four miles east of Cedar Rapids Anamosa live stock sale on Saturday December 30. Tuesday January 2 features In City Sales Co auction and Wednesday January 3 marks Fred Hawkins Estate farm sale on the southwest edge of Cedar Rapids near J Street Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Warricek
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
City Sales Co
Fred Hawkins
J St. Rd
College Township
College School Township
J Street
J” Street
South Sixth Street
Hawkeye Downs
A. F. Schmitz
Awelloneer
K. M. Hawkins
Setting Up a Soil District Explained in Iowa
Des Moines AP outlines steps to form a soil conservation district. Farmers sign petitions with 25 required signers or 20 percent landowners, including contract purchasers and corporations signing once. A state committee hearing follows if petitions pass, then a 63 percent landowner vote. districts last five years.
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Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
Harry Linn
State Committee
Linn
State Soil Conservation Committee
Earl Elijah
Clarence
Clark Huntley
Chariton
Clyde Spry
Bronson
Mark G. Thornburg
R. K. Bliss
4-H 8B CLUBS TRAINING AND OFFICERS LIST
Linn county 4 H clubs hold annual officers training at the Y M C A Cedar Rapids with 53 club officers attending. Ten of 13 clubs represented. four earned 100 percent attendance awards. Florence Benn editor in chief for the first issue. Edith Hagerman demonstrates cleaning silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wits
Linn County
Cedar Rapids County
Ardis Stinger
Mount Vernon
Linns Best
Whittier Gleaners
Banner Valley Boosters
Clinton
Florence Bena
Edith Hagerman
Marion
Farmers Shipping sells hogs at Chicago market
The Farmers Shipping association at Sand Springs sold a double-deck carload of hogs in Chicago. Consignors include Louis Nichtman 229 pounds at 5.90, William Rauter 232 pounds at 5.90, Fred Messerii 209 pounds at 5.90, and John Hasler 468 pounds at 4.60. Paul Johnson manages the Sand Springs unit.
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Sand Springs
Farmers Shipping Association
Chicago
Louis Nichtman
William Rauter
Fred Messerii
John Hasler
Paul Johnson
Vinton Youth Tops 4-H corn show at Ames
Charles L. Cottrell of Vinton won the grand championship in the 10 car class and the second year hybrid class at the Iowa 4-H boys corn club show in Ames. Sundburg trophy will be awarded. blue ribbon winners listed by region and class. Bob Duncan elected president of the Iowa 4-H club boys organization with Vernon Kuhl, Ralph Juhl, Melvin Smith and Marion Timmons also chosen to leadership roles.
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Ames
Charles L. Cottrell
Vinton
Cottrell
North Central
Earlyn Quirin
Alta
Harold Witter
Storm Lake
South Central
Howard Haas
Durant
Eldon Holst
Davenport
Elwin Brown
Boone
Merle Lang
Brooklyn
Gail Brown
Southern
Marvin Paul
Osceola
Glen Backhouse
Hedrick
Donald Oelrich
Lamont
LaVerne Sawyer
Robert Powers
LaPorte City
Marion Hendrickson
Elmer Speake
Walcott
Henry Dengler
Bob Duncan
Clay County
Iowa 4-H Club
Wallace Lang
Duncan
Iowa
Vernon Kuhl
Scott County
Ralph Juhl
Bremer County
Melvin Smith
Jasper County
Marion Timmons
Washington County
Del-Que Co Shows 50 Percent Business Increase
An audit of Del-Que Farm Service Co records shows a 50 percent rise in business from 1938. About 400 Farm Bureau members attended the annual meeting in Dyersville. Directors named include Jacob Wagner, John Merten, Dan Schnittjer, and Clark Tyrrell, with honors to Bernard and others.
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Dyersville
Del-Que Farm Service Company
Farm Bureau
Delaware
Dubuque
D. J. Schnittjer
Delhi
Clark Tyrrell
Greeley
Jacob Wagner
Bernard
John Kirsh
Dubuque County
Henry Mainhart
Waupeton
A B Hawkins
Cascade
Delaware County
John Merten
Colesburg
Dan Schnittjer
Deane Chapman
Illinois Breeder Sells Shorthorn Cattle To Rio Buyer
Homestead farmer H. K. Owens sold 10 Shorthorn cows eight with calves and a young roan yearling bull to Charles Weir of Rio Illinois. The bull comes from the Maude family sired by Princeton Paragon. This marks Weir’s second Owens purchase after Lord Roberts.
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Homestead
H. K. Owens
Charles Weir
Rio
Ill
Maude
Princeton Paragon
Mr. Weir
Mr. Owens
Lord Roberts
Why Do We Farm Topic Set for Night School
Marengo hosts the first agricultural night school meeting on January 8. Ralph Grunewald, Vocational Agriculture teacher, will direct the sessions explaining farming purposes and practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Ralph Grunewald
Six Rural Youth Confabs Set Across Iowa in January
Harry Terrell of Des Moines Peace Council and Carnegie Foundation will speak at six district rural youth conferences in January. Events run Jan 3 Red Oak to Jan 20 Ames with leaders, sponsors, and extension advisers in attendance. Other speakers include Raymond Sorensen and W H Stacy with a district drama and music festival linked to Red Oak Mason City Storm Lake and Ames. The festivals lead to the sixth annual Town rural youth assembly Feb 16-17 during Farm and Home week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Harry Terrell
Des Moines
Ames Extension Service
Raymond Sorensen
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
W. H. Stacy
Pearl Converse
Fannie Buchanan
Extension Service
Red Oak
Mason City
Storm Lake
Clark
Fairfield
Cedar Rapids
Town Rural Youth Assembly
Acre Farm Sale Near Marion Between Estates and Buyer
A Linn county transaction closed involving 178 acres three miles east of Marion sold by Guaranty Bank and Trust Co Cedar Rapids representing Edwin S Williams estate to Henry L Goodrow farmer north of Cedar Rapids for 115 dollars per acre. The farm was previously Peter Lassen estate property acquired last year by Mrs Williams with Don Atwater as tenant this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Marion
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company of
Cedar Rapids
Edwin S Williams
Henry L. Goodrow
Peter Lassen
Williams
Don Atwater
Farmers In Jones Cautions About Canadian Oats
Anamosa Iowa county agent Carl Smith warns Jones County farmers about Canadian oats salesmen peddling Vanguard. He notes Vanguard is late for local conditions, though it was tested at Ames and discarded three years ago. The 1939 season favored late oats, but this year’s weather differed with spring wetness followed by heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Carl Smith
Jones
Jones County
Vanguard
Winnipeg
Canada
Ames Extension Experiment Station
Early oats ripening under ideal late-season conditions
Mr. Smith notes late season weather favors early oats that mature before heat. Agriculturists forecast collapse of western chestnut, a key source for commercial tanning, within twenty years due to blight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Smith
Wyoming Shipping Association Sells 132 Light Hogs in Chicago
The Wyoming Shipping association sold 132 head of light hogs at Chicago. Hogs averaged 182 pounds and brought $6.05 per hundredweight, near the day's top for closely sorted lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Wyoming Shipping Association
Chicago
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Iowa City
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