Linn REA reports strong year with prepaid loan and high kilowatt usage
H A Koch of Central City, treasurer of Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative Association, said $92 000 was prepaid to Reconstruction Finance Corporation on construction loans. The cooperative earned $106 676 17 in operating income, spent $46 706 56 for expenses, $17 487 18 depreciation, and $13 341 30 interest, leaving a net balance of $31 16153. Marion manager R D Palmer noted 734 96 miles of line serving 1 893 connections with an average annual consumption of 964 kilowatt hours and an average monthly bill of $4 93.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
H A. W. Koch
Central City
Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Marion
Koch
R. D. Palmer
Palmer
Fifty Chester White gilts sold at Tatge auction average $105
Fifty head of bred Chester White gilts brought an average of 105 dollars at the Earl Tatge sale in Belle Plain. Top price reached 255 dollars from buyer A. H. Stuart of Newhall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Plaine
Chester
Earl Tatge
A. H Stuart
Newhall
Land Values Rise 3 Percent in Seventh District 1943
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reports land values in the Seventh District rose 3 percent in the last quarter of 1943. District coverage includes Iowa and parts of Illinois Indiana Michigan and Wisconsin. Purchases show 27 percent by city investors 34 percent by tenant farmers and 35 percent by landowners. bankers see limited speculative buying and oppose price control or tax moves.
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Chicago
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Federal Reserve Bank
Iowa Herefords Auction Sets Top Price At Hawkeye Downs
Junior yearling heifer from Hillandale Farm Muscatine sold for 2500 the top bid in the Iowa Hereford Breeders auction at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids. Chicago buyer Thomas R Sorensen purchased the grand champion female and the second top as well as the third top for prices up to 1300. A total of 106 cows and heifers sold for an average 32471 with 251 bulls and 106 females consigned by 105 breeders in the event declared the largest ever by the breed association.
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Hillandale Farm
Muscatine
Charles W Hendriks
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Hereford Breeders’ Association
Thomas R. Sorensen
Chicago
Sorensen
A. J. Minish
Grand Chambipiento
Lyman E. Meyer
Bellvue
Iowa
Maplecrest Hereford Ranch
Wellman
Albert Mitchell
Albert
Sam Marting
Washington
Gallagher Brothers
Vail
T. N. Hayden
Creston
Graf
C. Long
Corydon
J. C. Holbert
1943 Tractor and Equipment Production Falls Sharply
Washington AP report shows 137,591 tractors produced in 1943, down 36 percent from 1942, with value at 196,248,000 dollars, a 59 percent drop. Combines totaled 30,377 valued at 17,294,000 dollars, off 27.2 percent in quantity and 29.5 percent in value. Threshers numbered 694 and were valued at 469,700 dollars, down 6.7 percent in quantity and 7.57 percent in value.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Home Made Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief and Savings
An advertisement extols a cough remedy mixed at home with Pinex and a sugar or corn syrup base. It claims fast relief from colds, loosens phlegm, soothes irritated membranes, and clears air passages. The recipe outlines stirring sugar and water, then adding 234 ounces of Pinex into a pint bottle for a pint of syrup. It promises long shelf life and a money back guarantee if not satisfactory.
Farm Auction Schedule for February Events
A sequence of farm auctions listed by date and location across Iowa towns including Fairfax Alburnett North Liberty Whittier Central City Marion Mt. Vernon Cedar Rapids Lisbon and Cedar Rapids with multiple closing out sales and breed gilt sales scheduled from February 2 to February 16.
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Emil Pidima
Fairfax
Rogers and Weaver
Alburnett
L. B. Davis
North Liberty
Ward Horn
Skipton
Floyd Hampton
Whittier
Anamosa Livestock Sale
Helgens Bros
Poland
China Sale
Amber
A. W. Marion and Sons
Marion
Rowley and Cabrnoch
Central City
Louis Dvorak
J. M. Kirkpatrick
Hans Knutsen
Mt. Vernon
Duroc Sale
Lisbon
Tipton Broadcast to Be Part of Ames Program
Tipton broadcast from Tipton over WOI will be part of the Iowa State College farm and home week program Feb 7 to 11. Mr and Mrs Ben Penningroth and Mr and Mrs Burton Collier will be interviewed about farming operations under the handicap of a labor shortage.
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Tipton
WOI
Iowa State College
Ben Penningroth
Burton Collier
Fayette C T A Averages 29 Pounds Butterfat
The Fayette C T A reports January milk output for 428 cows, including 97 dry, averaging 673 pounds of milk and 29 pounds of butterfat. Supervisor Leo F Wendland announced the findings. The top cow was a Jersey from the Edgar McDonough herd with 71.5 pounds of butterfat for January.
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Fayette
Fayette Test Association
Leo F Wendland
Edgar McDonough
Poultry Clinic Planned Feb 4 at New Liberty
The Cedar County Veterinary Medical Society will hold a poultry clinic on February 4 in New Liberty. Clinicians are Dr C D Lee from Ames and Dr Alva Howard from the Iowa Department of Agriculture. A dinner meeting for veterinarians will follow with discussions on clinic cases and disease problems. A R Stephenson of Bennett is chairman of arrangements.
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New Liberty
Cedar County Veterinary Medical _society
C. D. Lee
Poultry Disease Research and Investigation Department
Ames
Alva Howard
Iowa Department of Agriculture
A. R. Stephenson
Bennett
West Branch C T A Cows Post Solid January Milk Output
The West Branch Dairy Herd Improvement association reports 397 cows averaging 606 pounds of milk and 25.9 pounds of butterfat for January. Harvey McFate of Muscatine led the herd with 26 cows at 34.2 butterfat per cow, while Louie Stoll’s cow posted an average of 89.8 pounds of butterfat.
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West Branch
West Branch Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Harvey McFate
Muscatine
Louie Stoll
Wilton
Farmers Mutual Creamery elects directors and notes 1943 butterfat
J Dirks and D McDonald were elected directors at the annual Farmers Mutual Co op Creamery. The cooperative purchased 197,233 pounds of butterfat in 1943 at 55.7 cents per pound, produced 245,409 pounds, and reported an overrun of .244.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SPEN
H J. Dirks
Dean McDonald
Farmers’ Mutual Co-op Creamery Association
Mutual Oil reports 1943 sales spike at annual meeting
O. L. Skattum, manager, announced the 1943 business topped 17 years of operation with gasoline and fuel sales up 34 tank cars over 1942. Floyd George of Janesville was re-elected a director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Mutual Oil Company
O. L. Skattum
Floyd George
Janesville
Cows Fetch Top Price at 147.50 Near Columbus Junction
At the W M Battenhagen sale nine miles northeast of Columbus Junction cows topped at 147.50. Three Angus bulls nine months old sold for 108, 115 and 123. Other prices included horses at 70 and 75, 400 bales straw 45 cents, oats 89 and 94 cents, and various farming implements ranging from 40 to 942 dollars.
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Columbus Junction
WM. Battenhagen
Here
Record Pork Production in January
Federally inspected packing plants produced 1.082 billion pounds of pork in January to set an all time record. January beef production fell to 0.572 billion pounds but was up 17 percent from January 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Meat Institute
Commission Co. appoints Luana manager to replace Arno
Howard Gordon was hired as manager of the Farmers' Commission Company to succeed Arno Bugenhagen who resigned at a recent meeting.
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Luana
Howard Gordon
Arno Bugenhagen
Farmers’ Commission Company
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Linn Rea
Trol
Nay Anderson
Brown and St. Clair
Ionia
Alva Chandler
Chariton
S. ‘Burns
Pulaski
Elborn
Ed Gosch
Ida Grove
R. D. Lawrence
Truro
Wellman and Wisdom Hereford Ranch
Bloomfield
McMahon Brothers
D. R. Whitly
L. F. Keep
teMahon Brothers
Beverly Cattle Company
WMT
Martha
Sam
William
Mases
Jis
Cape the AY Bee
C.T.A
Center Junction
Anamosa
Dirk
Charlie Neallee Bebee
Anamosa Citizens Savingn Bank
Yowa
Lydia E. Finkham
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
M. Feder & Sons
F Avenue
Record Oil Business
Columbus Jct
HINDS
DANYA
Elmo
Fathom
Rustic
Gerber's Baby Food
Gerber
Valentines
Peach
Rachel
Coppe
Father Johns
Thornton & Minor
Renee
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