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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1934
Page
6
In Cedar county Iowa farmers and business leaders express broad support for the federal corn hog reduction program. County sign-ups run in the 80s to 90s percent with expectations of wide participation though some oppose parts of the contract.
In Columbus Junction buyers paid $2.75 to $2.95 per 130 pound hog at a public sale. About 300 vaccinated hogs were shown with sows selling around $10 to $12. The average per head near $2.72, with several lots achieving notable gains.
Three new rulings clarify how corporate holders may adjust corn acreage and production. They define aggregate acreage, permit certain farm flexibility, and specify soy beans as a grain to be treated as a feed crop under 1934 base rules. The guidance affects eastern Iowa growers and contract signers under county allotment rulings.
Mechanicsville Farmers Union leader E F Walshire and township corn hog committee chair signs a contract to cut hog production from 236 to 177 head per year and to leave nineteen of ninety two acres of corn land out of production. His son W J Walshire stands beside him.
Special reports from Washington Township to Maquoreta note the county corn hog committee meetings set for Friday to plan township officer elections. About 700 voters are eligible in Washington county, with roughly 500000 expected to be paid to farmers under the program. In Jones county 505 farmers signed, distributed across Greenfield Castle Grove Lovell and others, about 22 percent overall. In Lodomillo township 190 percent signed in error but indicates high participation in the district. In Maquoreta Jackson county 29 contracts signed with work planned in Wandell and Meese districts.
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Henry Brendes Jr was elected president of the Farmer's Union Shipping association at the annual meeting. Henry Mente Sr was named vice president Herman Wiebel secretary and John Petersen re elected shipping manager. 1933 shipments totaled 75 carloads: 46 hogs 17 cattle and 12 mixed hogs and cattle. Shipped livestock numbered 3415 head with receipts of 43486.13 and shipping charges cut to five cents per single deck and four cents per double deck hundredweight. A petition to railway officials seeks a double deck loading chute at the stock yards.
Earlville Farmers Co operative creamery posts 2191 cents per pound butterfat for 1933. Total butter produced 212139 pounds with 10898 sold locally and 13429 to patrons. Officers include Joe Kaiser president Frank Gibbs vice president Chris Rohr secretary George Harris treasurer. directors A Schuester Will Kragenbrink Fred Scovel. E J Primus is butter maker and manager.
McGREGOR R G Ningsley president of the Iowa Creameries association announced the discontinuance of the organization after eleven years with headquarters in Waterloo. Clyde Bechtelheimer, secretary since 1923, vacated his office as the Local Creameries association forms at Cedar Rapids and affiliates with the National Association of Local Creameries in St Paul. Bechtelsheimer urges members to affiliate with the new Local Creameries and supports a forthcoming creamery code covering hours wages and fair trade practices.
The Mahaska Test Association in January honors a High Cow from the Delta High herd, owned by Stevens and Evans of Ottumwa, with 1395 pounds milk and 69.8 butterfat. Claire Werner of Gibson leads nine purebred Jerseys with 39 pounds butter fat average. FP B Leighton of Ottumwa heads the second high herd of fourteen Jerseys at 20.3 pounds butterfat. Frank Fry serves as association tester.
Two day Cedar Rapids consignment sale at C R and I CG Stockyards Friday February 2. Anamosa consignment sale Saturday February 3. Closing out sale by Etta Lefe bvre Admx Tuesday February 6 located half mile south Fairfax.
At Mechanicsville the 3 year old mare from the William Jackson farm topped sales at 164 dollars. A line of steel gray mares 3 and 4 years sold for 280. Other lots included an 8 year old gray mare 135 and a 10 year old black horse 100. Calves, hogs, sheep and grain also sold with broad totals. Auctioneer John F Boling led the sale.
Members of the Cedar county Wheat Growers Production Adjustment association received a first payment of 794.80 dollars, averaging 79.48 dollars per member. A second payment will be issued after June 1, 1934.
The Farm Administration drafted licenses for 14 major cities to replace old milk marketing agreements. Secretary Wallace ordered termination of 14 old agreements while new licenses with enforcement remain in effect. Cities likely covered include Chicago New York Boston Des Moines St Paul Minneapolis St Louis Philadelphia Knoxville Richmond and Alameda County.
The Buchanan county records show Lincoln National Life Insurance Company of Fort Wayne Indiana transferring fourteen farms totaling 1425 acres to Gordon C Reeves of Allen Indiana. The $160000 deal equals 112 28 per acre and was recorded Monday marking the county’s largest land transfer in years.
A reader claims drastic relief from chronic constipation after two months of eating Kellogg's All-Bran twice daily. The ad extols bulk and iron content, explains how bran aids elimination, and suggests two tablespoons daily with meals, or more for severe cases, plus serving ideas and availability.
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