Effort To Increase Meat Consumption
Chicago leaders from the packing, rail, and manufacturing sectors joined with the American Institute of Meat Packers to push higher meat demand. Thomas E. Wilson warned that cattle prices and per capita meat consumption fell since 1937, urging broader agricultural prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Institute of Meat Packers
Thomas E. Wilson
Wilson Packing Company
Institute
Wilson
Farm Magazine
Associated Press
Fence Drift From Prescott Report On Banquet Of Cattlemen
Prescott report says 400 cattlemen attended an annual banquet meeting where Turkey was served. A cattleman complains about high prices from feeders and questions the dairy like menu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prescott, Ariz
Turkey
Two Bison Sales at Iowa City Auction
Two head of bison sold at Iowa City Sales Company auction. A 4 year old cow bought by Bob Leeper of Wellman for 101 dollars and a 2 year old cow purchased by August Malichky for 56 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boeetnl
The
Gazette
Iowa City
Buffalo
L. A. Mahaffey
Sterling, Cole
Bob Leeper
Wellman
August Malichky
Farm Institute Scheduled At Fairbank Feb 17 19
Special to The Gazette Fairbank The Fairbank Farmers Institute and show will be held Feb 17 19 at the Fairbank such school All farmers of the adjacent counties are eligible to exhibit farm products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Institute
Fairbank
Fairbank Farmers Institute
Kline to Open Institute Program in Des Moines
Allan Kline of Vinton Iowa Farm Bureau vice president will open the second annual National Farm Institute in Des Moines Feb 18 with a discussion on the stake of the corn belt in foreign trade. The two day program features open forums led by noted agricultural and international trade authorities and a closing summary by T W Schultz plus an evening program with Cordell Mull and Sir Wilmott Lewis as speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Allan Kline
Vinton
Iowa
Farm Bureau
National Farm Institute
Mark Thornburg
Agricultural Committee
Des Moines Chamber of Commercce
Henry C. Taylor
Farm Foundation of Chicago
Institute
E J. Kyle
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Alonzo Taylor
Minneapolis
Gregory
Wallaces’ Farmer
Great Britain
United States
T W Schultz
Ames
Iowa State College Agricultural Eeconomist
Cordell Mull
Sir Wilmott Lewis
Washington
London
Eng
Times
Terracing Discussed At Jesup School Meeting
Jesup Gazette reports the terracing topic to be discussed at a Wednesday evening Jesup part time school meeting. Forty young farmers enrolled with an average attendance of twenty three across eleven sessions. officers are Merle May president Paul Trumbauer vice president and Leland Schutte secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesup
Merle May
Paul Trumbauer
Leland Schutte
Geldings Bring 650 At Oxford Junction Show Purchase
Sorrel roan geldings sold Saturday north of here by Louis Buresh to an Ohio buyer for 650. The 3 and 4 year old horses weigh 4200 pounds and earned high honors at the Stanwood horse show last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Junction
Louis Buresh
Here
Ohio
Rowley Butterfat Averages 38 6 Cents
Patrons of the Rowley Farmers Cooperative Creamery received 38.62 cents per pound for 180 795 pounds of butterfat in 1937, totaling 569 823 03. The creamery processed 221 807 pounds of butter with 196 222 shipped, 17 970 sold to patrons, and 7 653 sold locally. Directors reelected include Wirsch, Michael, McGrath, Bishop, Quass, Rehberg, Gapinski. Directors elected Kirsch president, Michael vice president, McGrath secretary, and D H O Dingsley treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowley
Rowley Farmers Cooperative Creamery Company
F. A Wirsch
Frank Michael
J. W. McGrath
J. N. Bishop
E Quass
Clarence Rehberg
Jesse Gapinski
Kirsch
Michael
McGrath
D H O Dingsley
January Run At Sioux City Ahead Of Year Ago
Sioux City live stock market reports show January totals for cattle calves hogs and sheep running about 100000 head above January 1937. Aggregate 232021 animals last month versus 237536 a year earlier. Packers paid farmers 3823360 65 for 199445 hogs versus 2521976 12 for 125086 head in January 1937. Increase in payments 1301384 53.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Farmers Blame Price Fluctuations for Land Buying Hesitation
INDEPENDENCE One hundred farmers at the Buchanan county tenancy hearing say price instability of farm products keeps them from buying land. They all wish to own land, but fear of losing equity delays investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan County Tenancy
Dickinson Farmers Receive First 1937 Benefit Payments
Spirit Lake Iowa AP Dickinson county farmers received the first AAA benefit checks under the 1937 soil conservation program. A L Beverly chairman of the Dickinson county agricultural conservation committee announced the initial payments to eligible growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickinson
Spirit Lake
Dickinson County
Towa
A. L. Beverly
Dickinson County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Farm Auctions Next Week Across Several Counties
Thursday February 3 brings public sales by Frank Krouse near Toddville and Glen Edsill at 31 miles SW of Springville, Olson estate Hereford dispersion at Newhall, Cam Orr farm near Buck Creek, F Fairchild near Walker, and Bever ly Cattle company livestock sale. Friday February 4 features Iowa Livestock Exchange sale in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Krouse
Toddville
Glen Edsill
Springville
Olson
Newhall
Cam Orr
Buck Creek
F. Fairchild
Walker
Beverly Cattle Company
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Farm Auction Schedule Dates and Locations
Saturday February 1 W C Anderson & Son Pot and China sale at West Liberty Gibson Rush auction 11 miles south of Marion Monday February 7 Lester Means sale 12 miles west of North Liberty Wednesday February 9 M W Fleisher closing out 812 miles north of Cedar Rapids
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W. C Anderson & Son Po
West Liberty
Gibson & Rush
Marion
Lester
North Liberty
Fleisher
Cedar Rapids
Farmers receive early AAA funds in Iowa counties
Checks totaling $107,981 were cleared for payment in Des Moines as Dickinson county applications led the way. Marion county farmers later received AAA funds totaling $29,032, announced by Arthur Rees, a Marion county committee member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickinson County
Des Moines
Marion County
Arthur Rees
Marion County Committee
Farmers Support 3 Percent Shrink Cut and Seed Station Plan
Iowa City Newport township farmers in Johnson county back the Eastern Iowa Beef Cattle Feeders association effort to reduce Cedar Rapids packers 3 percent shrinkage deduction. They also favor establishing a seed treating station in Iowa City to treat small grain seed against smut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Newport Township
Johnson County
Eastern
Iowa Beef Cattle Feeders’ Association
Cedar Rapids Packers
Fayette men to be honored during Farms and Home week
Three Fayette county men receive recognition in Ames during Farms and Home week for ten years or more of keeping farm business accounts. They are Earl Rothlisberger of Elgin, Wy Fuller of Arlington, and William M. Adams of Waucoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Fayette County
Ames
Earl Rothlisberger
Elgin
Wy. T. Fuller
Arlington
William M. Adams
Waucoma
Service Group Meeting Planned in Fayette County
The Farm Bureau Service Company in Fayette County schedules its annual meeting for 10 am on February 15 at the Legion Hall in Fayette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gavette
Fayette
Farm Bureau Service Company
Fayette County
Legion Hall
Landscape training set for home grounds in Fayette County
Bette L A Johnson extension landscape architect will lead training schools on home ground improvement in Fayette County on March 1 and 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bette — L. A. Johnson
Ames Extension Landscape Architect
Fayette County
Legislation Sought To Permit Recovery By Hog Producers
A letter from D W Van Vleet of Greenfield Iowa, president of the National Farmers Process Tax Recovery association, defends proposed congressional bills S J R 202 and H J R 474 to refund processing taxes paid by hog producers. The group argues the tax burden fell on farmers and cites quotes from Edward Kennedy and Congressman Lemke, urging lawmakers to enact restitution without new treasury costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Farmers Process Tax Recovery Association
Gazette
D. W. van Viect
Greenfield
Washington, D. C
VanVleet
John C. Erp
Canby
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Maston G. White
United States Department of Agriculture
Frazier
Lemke
Washington
Edward E. Kennedy
Herman Borgert
Borgert
White
Iowa
Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids
Congress
A.A.A
Iowa Farmers Union
Senate
Lynn Frazier
North Dakota
S.J.R
William Lemke
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Committees On Agriculture
Treasury
Paul W. Shafer
Michigan
House of Representatives
Shafer
National Process Tax Recovery Association
The
Recovery Association
United States Treasury Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Farmers Process Tax Recovery Association
Congress of the
United States
Donald W. van Vleet
Midwest tenant loans invite 3 218 applications in 29 counties
R C Smith regional director of the farm security administration says 3 218 applications were received from 29 eligible counties across Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa and Missouri for Bankhead Jones farm tenant act loans this year An estimated 175 to 225 loans will be approved this year with more counties eligible in the next two years pending increased appropriations Loans are under careful investigation with final recommendations due before spring purchase of farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
R. C. Smith
Farm Security Administration
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Iowa
Missouri
Secretary of Agriculture
Illinois
Emmet
Ida, Harrison
Clarke
Fayette
Smith
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Internal Revenue
Department of Agriculture
DIAL
Iona
Taunsovicy
Prederte Damrvaun
New York
Gepourta
E. A. Kriz & Son
First St. SE
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Tamworth
John Deere
Lester Means
Geo. E. Parizek
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May
Maxwell House
May's Tea Room
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