Significant Tales To Be Continued In 1940
A summary of major 1939 to 1940 agricultural trends and events. It lists war's impact on farm prices, corn yields rising to 52 bushels per acre in Town, hybrid seed adoption, A A A carryover policies, Iowa Farm Bureau activities with LaGuardia’s slated Des Moines visit, and rising hog and feeder cattle numbers. The piece weighs long-term effects on agriculture and policy shifts under Secretary Wallace.
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Europe
York City
Fiorella LaGuardia
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
AAA
Wallace
National Treasury
Iowa City
United States
Ilinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Ohio
Grange
Farm Bureau
University of Tawa
Tawa
Towa
New York
Traer Fire Company Reaches 400 Rural Members
The Traer fire company's rural protection group now totals 400 members. The contract restricts truck use to paid up farmer members only. Membership costs $1 per year and guarantees truck service when needed.
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Traer Fire Company
TRAER
AAA Checks Totals Reported For Winneshiek Soil Conservation
Three consignments of AAA checks totaling 69 295 have reached the Winneshiek Soil Conservation association office. Payments due for 1939 total about 200 000. Officers report Winneshiek farmers have received 150 000 parity checks 191 168 soil conservation checks with 208 832 still to come, total 550 000.
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Decorah
Winneshiek Soil Conservation Association
Winneshiek
Iowa soybean production surges in 1939 data shows rise
A farm editor notes Iowa's 1939 soybean yield topped 10.2 million bushels from 487000 acres, over 50 percent higher than 1938 and far above 1928-37 averages, with Illinois and Indiana leading national output and Decatur’s processing hub handling vast crush.
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United States
Illinois
Decatur
Macon
Christian and
Pratt
Farm Near Traer Sells At 112 Dollar Acre
The Henry Joens home farm of 160 acres in Crystal township Tama county sold to C C Yerkes of Tama for 18000 dollars. Price 112.50 per acre. Possession March 1. Joens to move to nearby 160 acre farm operated by his son Ervin with a new barn built this fall.
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TRAER
Henry Joens
Crystal Township
Tama County
C. C. Yerkes
Tama
Joens
Ervin
Springville and Cedar Rapids Birds in State Show
Winners at the Iowa state poultry show in Davenport include Light Barred Rock with W J Pirie Springville taking first and second pullets and Dark Barred Rock with W D Potter Cedar Rapids securing fourth hen and multiple top placings in cockers and pullets. Thomas S Andersen Clinton wins several including first cockerel and first young trio. William Winnike Carroll shows strong with multiple hens and pullets. White Rock entries earn top marks for James H Duncan Lineville and Halson Oak View Poultry Farm Decorah with multiple firsts across hen cockerels and pullets. TR Seybert Dubuque also places in cockerel and pullet events.
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Davenport
W. J. Pirie
Springville
W. D. Potter
Cedar Rapids
Thomas S. Andersen
Clinton
William Winnike
Carrol
White Rock
James H. Duncan
Lineville
Halson
Oak View
Linn County Farm Bureau Weekly Meeting Calendar
Farm Bureau schedules in Linn County list events across Tuesday to Saturday. Meetings include training schools at various township homes, a county membership campaign kickoff at Marion Presbyterian, and Otter Creek Otter Creek and Alburnett sites with junior officer training and a banquet at Montrose hotel, culminating in a Saturday membership drive victory party at Marion High School gymnasium.
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Linn
Boulder Township
William Trefa
Presbyterian Church
Marion
Fayette Township
Etta Hopker
Otter Creek
Alburnett High School
College and Putnam Townships
R. B. Booth
Otter Creek Township
George Price
District
Junior Farm Bureau Officers and
Montrose Hotel
Marion High School
Rural Youths to Compete in District Speaking Contests
Ninety four rural youths will take part in nine district speaking contests across Iowa from January 2 to 12, sponsored by the Farmers Grain Dealers Association. Topics center on cooperative organizations in town agriculture. Winners advance to the Des Moines state contest January 23 to 25 with top three earning free trips.
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Fort Dodge
Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa
D. XE
Efdisson
Washington
Corning
Denison
Boone
Hampton and Elkader
Forest City
Sibley
Garner
Iowa Falls
Elkader
Des Moines
Farmers Grain Dealers Association
Farm Auction Listings For Early January
City Sales Co. hosts auctions on Tuesday January 2. Fred Mawkins Estate farm sale on Wednesday January 2 on J Street Road near Cedar Rapids. Shaw and Merriam closing out sale Thursday January 4 four miles west of Ryan.
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City Sales Co
Fred Mawkins
Cedar Rapids
J St. Rd
Shaw and Merriam
W. Ryan
Butter Holdings Below Year Ago Poultry Eggs Up
Cold storage holdings at 10 markets on Dec 29 show dressed poultry up from last year with 108,712,786 pounds, frozen eggs at 35,485,776 pounds, fresh eggs 426,904 cases. Butter stock down to 40,506,398 pounds from 108,222,143 a year earlier.
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Chicago
Agricultural Marketing Service
Neighbors Aid Mrs Edna Martin With Fast Wood Drive
Friends and neighbors of Mrs Edna Martin in Columbus Junction cut sawed and hauled a supply of wood last week Assistance came from Fred Rahmiller John Martin Warren Martin George Boulton Hilton Pretz Jeff Cuthamp James Robertson Lawrence Kerr Ben Odle Roy Allen Clyde Kitchen Oscar Cassabaum David Cassabaum Rex Woodruff Russell Grim Ray Wykert Max Hammond William Sands Delbert Grim William Winter Everett Ament Harry Grim William Martin Vern Grim and Harold Lauger for her winter fuel needs
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Gazette
Columbus Junction
Edna Martin
Fred Rahmiller
John Martin
Warren Martin
George Boulton
Hilton Pretz
Jeff Cuthamp
James Robertson
Lawrence Kerr
Ben Odle
Roy Allen
Clyde Kitchen
Oscar Cassabaum
David Cassabaum
Rex Woodruff
Russell Grim
Ray Wykert
Max Hammond
William Sands
Delbert Grim
William Winters
Everett Ament
Harry Grim
William Martin
Vern Grim
Harold Lauger
Cattle Sales Near Tiffin Hit $10.25 At Chicago Auction
Farmer C W Keyser of Tiffin sold 30 head averaging 1,400 pounds at Chicago last week for 10.25 dollars per hundredweight. Cattle gained 863 pounds per head since May 10 when placed on feed.
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Tiffin
C. W. Keyser
Chicago
Lockers Bring More Variety to Farm Meat Supply
Ames Iowa AP Miss Rat Cessna Ames extension nutritionist notes refrigerated lockers boost year round meat availability and variety for farm families. She cites young and old cattle uses, reduced canning needs, and potential for more frozen fruits and vegetables as gardens expand. Practicality hinges on distance from town income family size and locker costs.
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Ames
Iowa
Rat Cessna
Cessna
Aroun
9.7 Dozen Eggs Required To Buy 100 Lbs Of Feed
In Des Moines the December 1939 feed-egg ratio fell to 9.7, more than twice the 4.6 from December 1938, per the Agricultural Marketing Service. The 5-year average is 4.2, with eggs at 14.3 cents a dozen on December 15, down from 20.1 cents and 23 cents a year earlier.
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Wallace
Iowa
United States
Agricultural Department
Yeasterday
Gazette
Des Moines
Agricultural Marketing Service
Iowa Farm Bureau to Hear Illinois Woman Elsie Mies
Mrs. Elsie Mies of Urbana Illinois vice president of the Associated Women of the American Farm Bureau federation will speak at the Iowa Farm Bureau convention session on January 18. She has long led farm organization work since 1913 and formerly led the Illinois Home Bureau women’s department.
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Des Moines
Elsie Mies
Urbana
Associated Women
American Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Annual Meeting of Black Hawk County Farm Bureau
A one act play will feature the annual meeting of the Black Hawk County Farm Bureau in Waterloo on January 4. A banquet dinner will open the gathering at 11 45 a.m.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk County Farm Bureau
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