Chicago livestock receipts mark 1938 shifts on value and volume
Chicago market data show 8,933,458 head worth about 256 million dollars in 1938, down from 293 million in 1937, with cattle and calves posting lower prices while hogs and sheep gains offset declines. Cattle averaged 8.23 per hundredweight, hogs 8.04, and overall farm income is projected to fall by nearly one billion from 1937.
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Chicago
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Ana Aneta U
Department of Agriculture
Market Recap Shows Livestock Slaughter Trends in 1938
The report notes lower cattle slaughter expected as herds rebuild, hog numbers rising with a 13 percent fall crop, and cattle slaughter estimated at 9.8 million head versus 10.07 million last year. Hog slaughter is about 36.2 million head against 31.6 million last year, with market receipts at large centers trending toward smaller markets.
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Chicago
Incoming Farm Auctions and Livestock Market Trends
Auction listings include Lorence and Krob dissolution January 3, James Bartosh January 4, Miller Estate January 5, and Anamosa Livestock auction December 31. Market notes describe hog prices near peak, lamb and feeder lamb strength, and a year of varied beef and cattle prices with record small range cattle runs and generally favorable annual averages.
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Lorence and
Krob
Lisbon
James Bartosh
South
Mount Vernon
Miller Estate
West Mount Vernon
Anamosa Livestock Auction
Town Country Cooperation Moves Ahead in Iowa
Rolland F. Wellman national chairman of the town country relations committee addresses Ames 4 H graduates and cites progress of a two year old movement across 17 states. He says town country cooperation is informal, noncommercial, and aims to unite young farmers and businessmen through shared speakers and projects.
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Des Moines
ICPA
Rolland F. Wellman
Omaha
Wellman
Midwest
George M. Strayer
Hudson
Iowa Rural Young People’s Association
Cattle Market Yields Higher Cutter Prices and Bull Premiums
Prices for cutter and low cutter cattle topped average gains with values near four to five dollars. Top cutter bids ranged from four seventy five to five twenty five, while bulls drew strong premiums at times with some sales reaching eight fifty to nine fifty.
Poultry Disease Clinic Planned for Calmar Monday Night
Dr. Sivert Erikson of Charles City, a poultry disease specialist, will speak at the Calmar farmers night school Monday evening. A clinic follows the talk. Future speakers include Dr. K W Stouder on Jan 12, Floyd Parks on Jan 19, and W C Cahill on Jan 26 discussing fertilizers and soils.
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Calmar
Sivert Erikson
Charles City
Calmar Farmers
K. W. Stouder
Ames Veterinary Department
Floyd Parks
Waukon
W. C. Cahill
Waterloo
Kane Toilers 4-H Elect New Officers At Meeting
The Kane Toilers 4-H girls club held a party and gift exchange at Miss Alvena Selken’s home. Arlene Franzenburg was elected president with Evelyn Oelerich as vice president, Mabel Hansen treasurer, Marius Bockholt secretary, Ina Mae Wiese reporter, Nora Feurbach historian, Darlene Wiese program chairman, Evelyn Hauser health chairman, and Fern Gehring music director.
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Keystone
Kane Toilers
Alvena Selken
Arlene Franzenburg
Evelyn Oelerich
Mabel Hansen
Marius Bockholt
Ina Mae Wiese
Nora Feurbach
Darlene Wiese
Evelyn Hauser
Fern Gehring
Oxford Livestock Sales selects officers for 1939
Special to The Gazette reports M. J. Kelley elected president of Oxford Livestock Sales for 1939. Homer Nunn named vice president and A. J. Donahue named secretary and treasurer.
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M. J. Kelley
Oxford Livestock Sales Company
Homer Nunn
A. J. Donahue
Algona Farmer Wins 5 Acre Corn Yield Contest
John Byson of Algona won a 5 acre corn yield contest with an average yield of 178.26 bushels. The event gathered corn belt farmers and was sponsored by a hybrid corn company.
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Algona
John Byson
Sulphur Feeding For Cocci Dis Prevention Tested
University of Wisconsin researchers tested 277 White Leghorn cockerels to see if early sulphur in the diet raises resistance to cocci diosis. Among 116 sulphur-fed birds 8 weeks old at start, only 4 died after seven weeks of exposure, while 19 of 161 non fed birds died. They caution cleanliness remains crucial and suggest feeding 2 percent sulphur up to 8 to 10 weeks with care to avoid rickets in indoor chicks.
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Madison
Wis
C. E. Holmes
J. G. Halpin
C A. Herrick
University of Wisconsin
Holmes
Oxford-Edwards Feeders Sell Steers At Chicago Market
Oxford Edwards Brothers feeders near Oxford received 13 dollars per hundredweight for 24 head weighing 1 131 pounds each at Chicago Tuesday.
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Oxford
Edwards Brothers
Chicago
Exports of Pork Surpass Imports for 1938 Eleven Months
Commerce department figures show pork exports in the first eleven months of 1938 reached 87 573 669 pounds, up from 55 975 967 pounds in 1937, with a surplus of 40 072 641 pounds. November exports were the second largest on record at 11 066 264 pounds. Beef and veal exports for the year totaled 12 199 138 pounds, while lard exports far exceed 1937 totals.
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Department of Commerce At
Washington
Thornburg Names First Secretary's Son Chief Clerk
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture-elect Mark G Thornburg appoints Raymond M Cassaday 26 son of the state’s first agriculture secretary as chief clerk Cassaday will be paid 2100 a year and comes from Mapleton Iowa his father R W Cassaday organized the department and served as secretary from 1923 to 1924 Francis Clancy currently holds the chief clerk post in Des Moines
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mark G. Thornburg
Raymond M. Cassaday
Cassaday
Mapleton, In
Thorgburg
Francis Clancy
SOUL CONSERVATION A COUNTRY WOMAN NOTES TWO WEEKS OF FUN
The writer reflects on a busy two weeks filled with holidays family dinners new toys oyster suppers and Chinese checkers. She describes enjoying reading John Brown's Body with a college freshman and hearing an investigative theme on Social Classes of Ancient Greece. She mentions fashion changes snow gear and cheerful confusion throughout the period.
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John Brown
Benet
Greece
Morley Shipping Ass'n Handles 23 Carloads in 1938
Morley Iowa Morley Shipping association reported handling 23 carloads of livestock in 1938 totaling 1664 head consigned by 122 shippers. The year yielded a gross of 46619.37 with market net 43699.55 and home net 43484.52. Manager J R Bickerstaff announced reelection of Co C Stephens and William Robison as directors with John Fry and Cliff Miller new directors. One hundred sixty nine attended the dinner before the annual meeting.
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Morley
Morley Shipping Association
J. R. Bickerstaff
Co. C. Stephens
William Robison
Co-Op
John Fry
Cliff Miller
Elkader Fairgrounds Transfer Sealed by Town Orbit
Elkader voters approved a $10,000 bond in March and the town council will receive 10 percent of gross receipts for the 1939 fair. Joel Clark and Leslie Oelke turned over the deed to the Elkader fair to the town on Wednesday after a stockholders meeting. The 1939 fair is scheduled September 1 to 4.
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Elkader
Joel Clark
Leslie Oelke
Per Capita Meat Consumption Rises in 1938
Chicago reports U P story. Per capita meat consumption averaged 128 pounds in 1938 up from 124.4 in 1937. Total U S meat use reached about 16.5 billion pounds, with exports rising to 107 million pounds and imports falling to about 135 million. Wholesale meat prices dropped versus last year and livestock prices stayed comparatively high amid rising production and farmers’ income near two billion dollars.
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Chicago
America
William’ Whitfield ‘Woods
Institute of American Meat Packers
Steers Sell for 11 Dollars Per Hundredweight
J Kurt feeder near Cascade received 11 dollars per hundredweight for thirty five 1191 pound steers at Chicago Wednesday.
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the Gazette
Cascade
P. J. Kurt
Chicago
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Percy
Kaye
Boor
Martha
Robert Aliss
Williams
Thornburg
Morley Shipping Ass'n
Elkader Fairgrounds
VapoRub
Shower's
Oak Farms
Marion Boulevard
Cedar Rapids
Guernsey
Jersey
Kent
Marion
R. A. Shover, Prop
Sketeers
Aegis
Neal
Butternn
Armour's
Valley Pride
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