Iowa Farm Mortgage Interest Surges 300 Percent in January
F C Waples president of Midland Mortgage at Cedar Rapids says farm mortgage interest collections rose 300 percent from January 1923 to January 1934. He notes rising land demand, cautious investors shifting to land, and government programs stabilizing agricultural income, with tenant farmers able to pay down payments.
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F. C Waples
Midland Mortgage Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Waples
Wanles
Pree'dent
Deriquenes Cles
Fence Drift and Direct Buying Versus Direct Selling
The article explains the difference between direct buying and direct selling in the packing industry. Direct buying is packers purchasing from one producer against others, while direct selling is producers selling to one packer against others.
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Seling
Auction of S L Nevis estate on Lincoln highway details
The personal property of the late S L Nevis to be sold by court order at the premises six miles east of Car Rapids on the Lincoln highway and seven miles south on Friday February 9 1934 at 2 o'clock p t includes horses cattle hogs machinery hay and miscellaneous farm implements. The sale lists 12 horses 25 head of cattle 99 hogs and various farm tools with details and terms.
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S L Nevis
Tale Old
S L Nevris
Car Rapids
Lincoln Highway
Elaine
P&o
Farm loans eyed as safe future investment and farmer morale
Waples said government programs let debtors stall foreclosures and redeem holdings, with corn loans providing cash to improve delinquencies. He predicted AAA corn hog plan reverses agricultural conditions and noted eastern insurers reentering farm loans as federal money eases the loan situation. Economic recovery could make farm loans a safe investment and boost farmer morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
Wayles
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Waples
Hay purchases reach Wilton market at four to five per ton
A Wilton buyer pays four fifty to five fifty a ton for hay last week in Milwaukee area markets. The baled hay was shipped by truck to Chicago, with a total around forty three ninety for the lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Milton Junction
Durie
Che Otsea
Wilton Janeen
Corn loan declines as market price rises in Iowa
Iowa farmers rush to avoid government loans as corn prices soar from 27 28 to around 45 cents a bushel. Through Monday total loans reached 36 500 000 to 69 000 farmers, with 3 853 bushels secured in Linn County totaling 295 696 45 dollars. The CCC remains ready for more funding.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Ray Murray
Mousdas
Murray Orteiman
Murray
Commodity Credit Corporation
Linn County
Recorder’s Office
Production Credit Meetings Planned Across East Iowa
East Iowa meetings announced by the Production Credit Corporation aim to establish cooperative units across the region. Officials Henry Fiebling and Walter Anderson will attend, with gatherings set for Davenport, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, and Oelwein to discuss short term farm loans and stock buyback for member cooperatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Aivetings
Eepcora Low
Davenwert
Duburne
Henrys Fiebling
Warter Anderson
Production Credit Corporation
Nebraska
Wyoming
South Dakota
Na Obec
Cas
Ayettef
Wall Raams Walcome Grant
Tuher
Fiderado
J Rummel Stantes
Sauerbis
Oelwein
Paul Po Stewart Maynard Irpif
Winneshick Civton
Alumakee
Delaware and
Dubuque
Dufog Puesda
eLane Ap
Arlington Co op Handles 1645 Head Of Livestock
The Arlington Co operative Commission reported handling of 1347 hogs 6 heads of cattle and 212 calves in 1933. Receipts totaled $17792.70 with the year noted for sales activity and mechanized sales.
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Arlington Co-Op
Spero
Arlington
Arlington Cooperative Commission
Compan
Lowden Farmer Sells Two 3 Year Olds for 315
A Lowden farmer sold a pair of three year olds, Alcides and a companion, weighing about 3300 pounds, for 315 dollars to Walter Meyer west of Lowden last week.
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Lowden Farmer
Towden Vendo Gladstein
Mosecat
Alcides
Walter Meyer
Ilowden
Older Men and Younger Endorse Corn and Hog Control
In Iowa county both old and young farmers back a corn and hog control program. Noted signers include Adam Keil of Ladora age 74 and Lou Feller of Victor age 69 as joint chairmen of Hartford township’s sign-up committee. County Agent D H Zentmire assists as campaign moves toward completion in about two weeks after introductory meetings to avoid mistakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Iowa County
Adam Keil
Ladora
Lou Feller
Victor
Hartford Township
D. H Zentmire
J H Brandt
Lincoln Township
I. A Lillie
Walter Klotz
A. J Hartz
J B Martin
William Almendinger
J V. Kenney
Kenney Brothers
Albert F Vogt
Carl Obermueller
E. E Pretz
C J. Possehl
Washington Township
Zentmire
Tipton
Cedar County
Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Cast Of Bertram To Vic In Linn Drama Meet
Linn county will compete with Johnson county in the Farm Bureau Play tournament Friday at St Pauls Methodist church Cedar Rapids. Bertram township stages the play Detour Ahead directed by Mrs George Vishsel with a cast including Mrs Bruce Morrow Archie Minish Wilson Morrow Mrs Alva Minish George Vishsel Mrs Charlie Ford and Mrs Adolph Biderman. Entertainment between plays will be by Whittier Gleaners 4 H club with Alice Post Gertude McGrew Phoebe Root and Lere Reseher.
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Linn County
Johnson County
Farm Bureau
St Pauls Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
Bertram Township
George Vishsel
Bruce Morrow
Archie Minish
Wilson Morrow
Alva Minish
Charlie Ford
Adolph Biderman
Whittier Gleaners
Alice Post
Gertrude McGrew
Phoebe Root
Lere Reseher
Black To Set Up Roast Young Pig For ORBT At Ames
Dr A G Black federal corn hog administrator will host Tuesday night at Town State college for former associates who helped start the organization later named ORBT Oak Room Brain Trust. He prepares a roast young pig dinner for the Siena Delta Chit press freedom event.
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Ames
Town State College
CWA
Iowa State
Hoteha Clubs
Honorable Order of Critics of Hoovers
Oak Room Brain Trust
Siena Delta
Fayette Hl D A To Wed And Live On Farm In Linn
Fayette Gazette reports Geraldine Brainard home demonstration agent for Fay ette and Winneshiek counties resigns effective April 1. She plans to marry Ashley Elliott of Ames and live on a Linn County farm.
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Fayette Hl. D. A
Linn
Spee
Fayette
Geraldine Brainard
Winneshiek
Miss Brainard
Ashley Elliott
Ames
Brainard aids Linn County farm effort and 4-H
During her Fayette county work Miss Brainard helped build a strong women’s organization with all twenty townships participating. She also did effective work with the Girls’ 4-H clubs.
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Linn County
Fayette County
Miss Brainard
Egg Winners At Vinton Show To Be Awarded Chicks
Four hundred baby chicks and $11 in cash prizes will be awarded winners in the egg division of the Vinton Poultry Grain and Egg show to be held here Feb 14 17. Equal premiums of 100 day old baby chicks will be awarded first and second placings in both brown and white classes. Egg exhibit entries in previous shows have ranged from 100 to 150 dozen. Twenty seven dollars in cash prizes has been provided for the commercial class of corn.
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Enecinl
Gazette Vinton
Vinton Poultry, Grain and
Potato Plantings To Be Fifth Larger Than Last Season
Washington report from the U S department of agriculture projects 158,400 acres of early potatoes to be planted across twelve states this year. This exceeds last season’s 133,200 acres and falls short of the five year average of 173,800 acres.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Horses Top At 115 In Manchester Consignment
In Manchester at the Hockaday consignment sale horses topped at 115 dollars. Plugs sold 25 to 50 each while cows reached 3025 and heifers 10 to 18. Feeder pigs brisk with fifty selling at 420 each. a 2 bottom tractor plow brought 20 dollars along with strong demand for other machinery.
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Speral
Manchester
Hockaday
Butterfat Averages 22. scale at Linn Garnavillo and Durant creameries
The Linn County Farmers Mutual Creamery reports 1933 butterfat at 22.53 cents per pound from 641000 pounds with 793000 pounds manufactured and 20.38 cents paid on butter sold. Overrun 23.85 percent. Garnavillo totals show 22.63 cents per pound on 325132 pounds fat from 1187605 pounds cream. 402990 pounds butter produced. Durant records 22.22 cents per pound, 1010184 pounds delivered in 3182952 pounds of cream, 1251448 pounds butter made, overrun 23.88 percent. Directors and managers named for each creamery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Association
M. L. Ware
Alfred Drexler
J P Gunderson
Jack Sheeley
Ware
Garnavillo
Garnavillo Co-operative Creamery
F W. Hessel
G Backhaus
L. E. Escher
Dubuque
Escher
Durant
H G Davis
Durant Farmers Creamery Association
New York
Charlies Bockwoldt
William Schlueter
A R. Lamp
Mr Davis
B P
Otto
Jens Glaser
E.R. Finck
Farm Auction Schedule for February Sales Across Iowa
A sequence of farm auctions announced for February lists closing out sales by Etta Lefe/bvre near Pairfax and by F Yates near Palo, consignments at DeClow stockyards in Marion, Elmer Splitgerber near Cedar Rapids, Kline Bros near Mechanicsville, Mack and Wehrend near Alburnett, and a livestock sale by a sales company in Iowa City. Other notices include the S H Norris estate near Cedar Rapids, Al Book near Covington, and D A Cruikshank near Teddvale with auction dates February 15 and 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Lefebvre
Admx
Pairfax
T F Yates
Palo
DeClow Stockyards
Marion Blvd
Elmer Splitgerber
Cedar Rapids
Kline Bros
Mechanicsville
Mack and Wehrend
Alburnett
Iowa City
al Book
Covington
Butter overproduction issues discussed at Waterloo meeting
Peter Schuster Hugh McGlade Alvin House and Smith D Yahnke of Waterloo addressed the meeting on probable government requirements to curb over production of butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Schuster
Hugh M McGlade
Alvin J. House
Smith E. D Yahnke
Waterloo
Washington County Set to Name Corn-Hog Committee on Feb 15
County officials report 759 contracts signed and 232 partly signed with 320 prospects statewide, totaling about 1300 contracts. County Agent William J Rouda Bush chairs a Feb 15 election day plan and a canvass to reach unsigned farmers for a final sign-up chance. Bonus estimates total 420000 dollars across twelve townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Washington
William J Roudabush
Milk licensing plan takes effect in Chicago market
A federal licensing scheme for Chicago milk distributors began Monday under Frank C Baker of the AAA. Licenses fix producer prices while retailers set final prices, aiming near the strike era levels. Producer price 175 per hundred pounds for fluid milk, 105 for cream. agreement price 185 for fluid, 107 for cream. The plan enables price competition and potential milk price wars following a recent strike that trimmed prices to 10 cents a quart delivered and 9 cents cash and carry.
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Chicago
Frank C Baker
AAA
New Chicago
Land Bank Grants Surpass Seven Hundred Thousand in County
IOWA CITY Johnson County farmers received more than 700000 in loans from the Federal Land Bank of Omaha. Loan sizes ranged from 800 to 25000, with 5000000 in applications filed and about 3000000 still in processing, according to R J Baschnagel, secretary of the National Farm Loan association.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
R. J. Baschnagel
National Farm Loan Association
Baschnagel Sai
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Fuites Net
Ralette
D. H. Zentmire
Black
Vinton Show
Reeve
Hopkinton
H M Reeve
Norris
Cruikshank
Teddvale
Cedar
Gatens & Gay
MGRS
Jean
Mrs.l
Eros
Jean's
Mrs. L
John Pavek
Gene Fagan
First Avenue
EL Dial
Honey
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