Illinois Farmers Form Anti Direct Buying Pledge Group
More than 35 000 Illinois farmers in twenty five counties join an anti direct buying pledge to curb Chicago packers. Leader Harry Gehring of Altona says the movement will expand across the state into towns and beyond the Mississippi River. Each county has two directors and the group operates with loose by laws and fees, aiming to market livestock to maximize prices through cooperative sales agencies in Bloomington Danville and other cities. Continued on Page 4 Section 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Anderson
Illinois
Chicago Packers
Chicago
Iowa
Harry Gehring
Altona
Gehring
Burlington
Davenport
Clinton
Galesburg
Cedar Rapids
Knox County Farm Bureau
Ilinois Livestock Marketing Association
Ilinois
Danville
Sheldon
Shelbyville
Mattoon
Paris
Decatur
Macomb
Bloomington
Galesburg Association
Les Ryan
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Consignment Sale at Kline Bros Barn Aired
A consignment sale is held at Kline Bros Sale Barn located 47 miles north of Mechanicsville and 4 miles south of Morley on the Mechanicsville Anamosa road, a surfaced route.
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Kline Bros. Sale Barn
Mechanicsville
Morley
Mechanicsville- Anamosa Road
Ely
Auction Notice Items Include Horses Cattle Hogs Sheep and More
Farm sale listing with horses and mares 18-year-old draft, cattle including yearling steers calves and 2-year-olds, brood sows and hogs, ewes to lamb in April. Misc items include cream separator and velvet seed brine. Terms cash. Call 2580 for more details. Clayton Kline manager. Hiarlan Russell clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormick-Deeing
Scotty
Corn Loan Totals Report Across Iowa Counties
Special to The Gazette sums corn loans by county. Benton tops at 759,679.50 for 1,025 farmers with 120,340 bushels. Jackson 58,918.05 on 168 cribs. Cedar 257,186.40 for 411 cribs. Linn 293,962.60 for 655128 bushels. Delaware 112,161.90 for 277 farmers.
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Enedlal
the Gazette
Vinton
Benton County
County Recorders Office
Jackson
Maquoketa
Jackson County
Tipton
Cedar County
Linn County
County Record
Manchester
Delaware County
Agriculture official urges early corn loan applications
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture H C Anberg urges farmers to file corn loan applications by February 20. He states that cribs sealed and certificates recorded before March 1 may be eligible even if loans are not completed, but cautions that late submissions may not be processed in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H C Anberg
Anaberg
Clintonian 4-Hoors elect officers at Cedar Rapids meeting
The Clintonian 4-Hoors club of Clinton township Linn county met Thursday at the Gensicke farm home west of Cedar Rapids. Verlan Smith was elected president Howard Hansen was elected vice president and Robert Gensicke was secretary and treasurer. Eight attended. The next meeting is set for March 1 with Robert Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clintonian 4-Hoors Club
Clinton Township
Linn County
of Gensicke
Cedar Rapids
Verlan Smith
Howard Hansen Sice
Robert Gensicke
Robert Smith
Closing Out Public Sale on Gro Wehrend Farm
We are quitting the farm and will sell at public sale on the Gro Wehrend farm one mile south of Alburnett and seven miles north of Marion on the rock road.
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Alburnett
Marion
Rock Road
Fairfax
Cedar Rapids
Leander Lefebvre
PO & O
Jenny Lind
Ohio
John Deere
Emerson Gang
Loudon
Chatham
Osborne
Deering
St. Patrick's Church
Etta Lefebvre
Tony Schmitz
John L. Krall
Steven Bena
Bertram Road
Admx
Pairfax
J. F. Yates
Palo
DeClow Stockyards
Marion Blvd
Auction Notice for Farm Stock and Equipment
On Wednesday February 7 a sale offers seventy hens and pullets four horses sixteen cattle and two hogs along with grain hay farm machinery and many other items. Free coffee and lunch will be served on the grounds Geo Rice auctions. A J Schueler clerk.
Corn Club in Mount Vernon marks 30th founding anniversary
Mount Vernon marks the Linn-Franklin Corn Club’s 30th anniversary. Burt and Ben Neal sparked the club in 1903 with frostproof corn methods after a trip to Ames, contributing to state and world show honors. Charter members attended, led by John Cordes as president with Mrs Crain as secretary and Mrs Beckman as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Elmer Neal
Neal
Burt
Ben
Burt Neal
Ames
Iowa
St. Louis
Linn-Franklin Township
Ben Neal
Clarence Neal
Charley Wickham
Irving Lacock
P. G Holden
James Reid
Tatwell County
Robert
John Cordes
Art Crain
Robert Beckman
Jeff
Edgar
Howard
John
Charles Wickham
Ray Leigh
Marley Clark
Luther Plattenberger
R. H. Bowman
B. Peddycord
Linn County Farm Bureau Calendar This Week
Farm Bureau events listed across townships. Meetings include home project sessions with names such as Mrs W C Sheets Mrs O C Domer Mrs Leslie Bardoner and Mrs Frank Carr. Activities run Monday through Friday at locations including Otter Creek Alburnett St Pauls and Boulder with a rural district play tournament at St Pauls Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Farm Bureau
South Marion Township
W C Sheets
Farm Bureau Board
Federal
Jackson Township
O C Domer
College Township Farm Bureau
Otter Creek Township Farm Bureau
Alburnett High School
Otter Creek
Leslie Bardoner
Boulder Township
Frank Carr
St. Pauls Methodist Church
Butter prices surge above pegged levels on government demand
New York butter quotes reach 24 cents a pound while Chicago sits at 23 cents as the market advances over recent days. Government relief butter contracts boost prices, with contractors paid on weekly average quotes from the bureau of agricultural economics.
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New York City
Chicago
New York
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau of Economics
Wallace
Pacific Egg Producers
Western Poultry Co
Mid-West
Far West
Farmer Carl Fels Rejects Corn Hog Contract
The letter from Carl Fels of near West Union criticizes the corn hog production adjustment campaign. He argues government incentives distort voluntary measures, questions contract fairness, and warns it could label signers as liars or code violators. He cites rigid producer obligations and broad government powers across contract pages 1 to 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Fels
West Union
Omehow
Secretary of Agriculture
AAA
Let's Talk It Over -R. F. A. Defends Farm Policies Critique
Carl Fels writes in opposition to farm voluntary production controls and Mr. Wallace's stance. He accuses government and agricultural bodies of encouraging farmers to reduce output while secretly incentivizing best-land cultivation. He questions sincerity and cites seeds and planting practices as evidence of counterproductive policies.
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United States
Mr. Wallace
Wisconsin State College of Agriculture
Wallace
Gazette
Robert Juillan
Carl Fels
Farm auctions listed for early February across Iowa towns
A sequence of farm auctions is scheduled from February 5 to February 15 in towns including West Liberty Pairfax Palo Marion Mechanicsville Cedar Rapids Alburnett Covington Toddville and Toddville. Listings name bidders sellers and locations with dates and mile markers.
Uncle Sam Boosts Hog Purchases To 33 000 Head Daily
Washington reports government hog purchases for relief reach 33 000 daily after a new plan raises the prior average by 10 000 head. A B Clark of the FSRC cites Secretary Wallace approval and explains the policy aims to support a crowded market while avoiding price suppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Washington
A. B. Clark
Federal Surplus Relief Corporation
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Clark
AAA
FSCRC
Institute of American Meat Packers
Grain Grade Hearing Planned At Ames During Farm Week
G A Cabbett federal grain supervisor Cedar Rapids calls attention to a hearing on proposed grade changes to be held at Ames during Farm and Home Week next Tuesday at 1 p.m. District Supervisor W P Carroll Chicago in charge. A grain grading school at 9 a.m. with N Cabibnett in charge and at 3 10 p.m. R H Porter Ames pathologist discusses pure seed issues.
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G. A. Cabbett
Cedar Rapids
Ames
W. P. Carroll
Chicago
Mr. Cabinett
R. H. Porter
Linn County sees 1173 corn hog contracts signed
County agent reports 1173 signers in Linn with College Township leading at 115 followed by Fairfax Putnam Franklin and others. Across Johnson Benton Iowa Clayton Delaware and other counties several hundred to six hundred contracts signed by Saturday evening.
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George Dillon
Ceedar Rapids
Linn County
College Township
Fairfax
Putnam
Franklin
Bertram
Clinton
Fayette
Monroe
Marion
Brown
Buffalo
Maine
Otter Creek
Washington
Grant
Spring Grove
Jackson
Boulder
Linn
Midway
Prairieburg
Iowa City
Johnson County
Vinton
Benton County
W. A. Geiger
Sowa
Gaz Marengo
A.otal
Iowa County
Manchester — County
Kermit S. Hucn
Delaware County
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Knox County
John Andrews
Marry Gehring
Clayton Kline
Hiarlan Russell
Ferk
Benton
Delaware
Javfs
Geo Rice
Auct
A J. Schueler Clk
Corn Club
Iowa Corn Growers’ Association
Linn Farm Bureau Calendar
McCormick Deering
Ben C Jonnson
Jo Bundy
Gene Fagan
Pr. C Lassen
Wity
Ducer
Corn-Hog Control Association
U. S
Covington
Sohn Pasek's
Gene Fagen
AL Book
E. Cohn & Sons
St. SW
Elmer Splitgerper
A. T. Bena
Town State Sayings Bank
Gibson
West Liberty
Elmer Splitgerber
Kline Bros
Mack and Wehrend
D. A. Cruikshank
Toddville
J. B. Mason
Highway 11
J. G. Vansickle
Johnson
Clayton
Charles Vanorny, Jr
Towa
A. T. Benn
J. M. Otto
Joseph and
Frank Vanoany
Rota
Thasee Cedar Rapide
T. M. Sinclair & Co., Ltd
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