Egg slump blamed on dealers faulty guessing and late production
Federal statistics quoted by W R Whitfield Ames poultry specialist say rulty guessing by distributors and warm late December to January weather led to expectations of heavy egg production that did not materialize Receipts at major markets New York Chicago Philadelphia and Boston were about ten percent lower than a year ago Storage supplies are depleted but have little influence on prices Wholesale buyers cut prices to producers while retailers held prices steady causing a sharp drop Prices may recover during hatching season and year round production is urged to help farms pay feed costs by producing eggs before February 1
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Rulty
W R. Whitfield
Ames Poultry Specialist
Linn County
Farm Bureau
Mr. Whitfield
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Whitfield
Eges
FENCE DRIFT AND FARM NOTES AT AMES
A fragmented Ames column sketches a man and his dog picked up after a drift and notes on poultry production. It urges fall production planning with five essentials from an Ames specialist and ends with Mrs Ted Welman noting an unusually long egg and an extra normal egg inside.
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Ames
Ted Welman
Public sale of farm stock near Cedar Rapids
Public auction at my residence five miles north of Cedar Rapids one mile north of Louisa and two miles south of Robins. Two Head of Good Work Horses twelve head of cattle seven milk cows three heavy springers two full blood Holsteins the rest giving milk five heifers two years old Au bred two full blood Holstein stock.
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Cedar Rapids
Louisa
Robins
4 County Oil Co-Op Holds Annual Meeting
Special to The Gazette Waterloo E E Mattingly of Black Hawk county was reelected president of the Members Mutual Oil company a Farm Bureau cooperative with membership in Benton Black Hawk Grundy and Buchanan counties Monday at the annual meeting here All other officers were reelected with Ralph Gicter of Grundy succeeding W A Fyestone as director William Doerzman Benton vice president Orn Howard Black Hawk secretary Henry Town Buchanan treasurer Hold over directors F N George Black Hawk R H Gnney Benton J L Urban manager reported gross business of 12437805 in 1932 with a net profit of 1761806 J L Stark of Farm Bureau service department and T R Stafford of Omaha were speakers The meeting opposed repeal of the gas tax refund to farmers for gasoline used in tractors.
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Waterloo
E Mattingly
Black Hawk County
Mutual Oil Company
Farm Bureau
Benton
Black Hawk
Grundy
Buchanan
Ralph Gicter
Grundy County
W A Fyestone
William Doerzman
Benton County
Orn Howard
Henry Town
F N George
R H Gnney
Uban
J L Stark
Farm Bureau Service Department
T R Stafford
Omaha
Trucks Market 23 Million Livestock Heads in 1932
Union Stockyards Chicago reports 23,385,456 head moved by trucks across seventeen markets in 1932, about 41 percent of all receipts, with 1,925,000 loads and a 370,000 railcar equivalence. Hauls averaged 85 miles, total trucking distance over 150 million miles round trip, and hogs driving trucking growth alongside direct car shipments. January set records for hogs and combined carloads, including 333 consignments on Jan 24.
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Union Stockyards
Chicago
Chicago Producers Livestock Commission Association
Clarence Shippers Reelect Officers at Annual Meeting
Clarence Shipping association re elected directors William Schrader sr and Marion Long secretary at the annual meeting here. Officers include George Hansen president Arthur Backman manager and John Ibsen Gus Bixler as directors. Backman reported 114 carloads of livestock including 65 double deckloads shipped to Chicago in 1932.
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Clarence
William Schrader
Marion Long
Clarence Shipping Association
George Hansen
Arthur Backman
John Ibsen
Gus Bixler
Backman
Chicago
Annual meetings scheduled soon across dairies and co-ops
A listing of upcoming meetings appears with multiple dairy creameries and co operatives across Iowa towns. Dates span February 1 to February 14 with venues such as Sand Spring Cascade Williamsburg Anamosa Hopkinton Monticello Cogeon Buckhorn Littleport West Liberty and Cedar Rapids Cooperative Dairy.
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Sand Spring
Cascade
York
Williamsburg
Shipping Association
Anamosa
Hopkinton
Arlington
Monticello
Cogeon
Buckhorn
Buckhorn. Wednesday. Feb. 6. Farmers’ Creamery
Littleport
West Liberty
Cedar Rapids
Seed Barley Should Be Tested For Scab Warns Pathologist
Ames Iowa The barley scab outbreak of last season may affect this year’s crop says R H Porter Ames extension plant pathologist. He notes seed testing is needed as scab in seed reduced germination by up to 35 percent versus about 20 percent average. Porter advises sowing on clean land and removing or plowing under corn stalks if used. early sowing aids maturity and scab prevention.
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AMES
INS
R. H. Porter
Ames Extension
Porter
Delaware County Buys Herd Sire Of The State
Manchester Delaware county board of supervisors purchased a young herd bull from the State sanatorium Holstein herd at Oakdale. The calf’s dam produced nearly 675 pounds of butterfat in 365 days as a 2-year-old. The sire is a double grandson of Fayne Homestead Ormsby Raggie, tracing to a world record cow. Iowa Webster Cerro Gordo counties also selected stock from Oakdale.
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Manchester
Delaware County Board of Supervisors
State
Oakdale
Fayne Homestead
Ormsby
Demand for Horses Exceeds the Supply in Farm Belt
Chicago report from the Horse Association of America says demand for work horses and mules has risen while prices for other farm commodities have fallen. The survey notes a shift from years of decline to a market where demand exceeds supply, with Wayne Dinsmore citing Iowa sources that work horses now cost about 312 bushels of corn versus 54 in 1918.
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Chicago
Horse Association of America
Wayne Dinsmore
The
Horse Association
Dinsmore
Iowa
Manchester Farmer Buys Equipment To Expand Dairying
Ernest G. Dunning, tenant on a 287 acre Manchester area farm owned by C. E. Shomler of Cedar Rapids, bought equipment to begin dairy operations on the farm. A building for butter and cheese production will be erected later, and a pasteurizer will be installed. Dunning is joined by his son Marvin and Howard Max-
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The
Gazette
Manchester
Ernest G. Dunning
C. E. Shomler
Cedar Rapids
Farm Auction Notices Near Cedar Rapids Monticello and Swisher
Farm sale 5 miles north of Cedar Rapids by A P Burgess. Horse sale 1% miles NE of Monticello by W A McDaniel. Consignment sale at DeClow barn for 120 acre farm and personal property 312 miles south of Swisher by Jaroslav Sirovy and Emil Dvorak. Wednesday February 8 closing out sale of F E Harrington 4 miles NW of Watkins.
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Cedar Rapids
A. P. Burgess
Monticello
W. A. McDaniel
Swisher
Jaroslav Sirovy
Emil Dvorak
DeClow Barn
F. E. Harrington
Watkins
Well of Manchester Creamery Man Expands and Modernizes Barn
Experienced creameryman Mr Dunning plans expansion from twenty five to forty five head of Shorthorns Holsteins and Guernseys. A new 54 by 100 foot Gothic barn costing 8000 replaces a fire destroyed structure. Concrete floors steel stanchions for thirty five plus ten more, underground water tank, grain bins 5600 bushels, feed grinder room awaiting tractor power, electric single unit milkers, separator room and ventilation system to reduce drafts.
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Dunning
Winneshiek Farm Bureau Ordered Out Court House
DECORAH The Winneshiek county Farm Bureau must vacate a room in the courthouse basement used since 1918. Supervisors had charged 50 dollars monthly rent, then rescinded and ordered eviction to free space for storm window storage after a January meeting. In the same report, it notes two thousand sheep and four hundred cattle were killed by hail in a Transvaal region of South Africa.
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Gazette
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Farm Bureau
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Transvaal
South Africa
Amber Mutual Creamery 1932 Butterfat Yields and Finances
Amber mutual Creamery patrons received 109919.19 dollars for 518836 pounds of butterfat at 21.19 cents per pound in 1932. Buttermaker Hans Kofoed produced 645317 pounds sold for 126391.94 dollars at 19.58 cents. overrun 126481 pounds. Expenses totaled 16472.15 with depreciation 2498.89. Directors elected include Mardorf Helgens Sievertsen. holdovers Holmes Wehling Jansen Poppe. Two hundred of 300 patrons attended. Improvements include a deep well reaching St Peter sandstone, 1130 feet deep.
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Amber
Amber Mutual Creamery Company
Phil Daly
Hans Kofoed
George Mardorf
Ed Helgens
Sievert Sieverts
Farm-Home Week Banquet Features All Iowa Goods
The Farm and Home week banquet at Iowa State College on February 9 will serve an all Iowa products menu led by pork and corn, with Iowa ice cream for dessert and a hog replica confection. A brief pageant on Iowa farm products will precede the dinner.
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Gazette
Ames
Iowa State College
Iowa
R. M. Visquain
Implement Firm To Take Corn At 45c For Machinery
Chicago officials of an implement company said they will continue during 1933 to accept farm products at guaranteed prices in payment for machinery. The firm offers 70 cents a bushel for No 2 hard wheat, 45 cents a bushel for No 2 yellow corn, and 14 cents a pound for middling cotton.
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Chicago
At & Guaranteed
New Orleans
A N Watson Weekly Specials Offer
A N Watson advertises Wednesday and Thursday specials at 129 Third Ave SW with free delivery. Items include sugar, butter, cheese, milk, bread, lard, honey, canned goods, coffee, tea, flour, oats, beans, and fresh produce with prices and pack sizes listed.
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Third Ave
K-Co
Watson's
Monarch Vacuum
Graham
Who
Moarhound
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Dial
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Delaware County
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Winneshiek Farm Bureau
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