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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1936
Page
4
Ames experiment station results presented during Farm and Home week indicate that soybeans should not exceed five percent of the fattening pig ration. C. C. Culbertson led feeding trials to measure precise soybean intake by mixing a fixed percentage with grain rather than self-feeding, refining prior tests.
In a farm experiment Prof Culbertson discusses pig groups fed varying soybeans and oilmeal levels. Higher soybean content softens fat and iodine tests show softer pork, while soybean oilmeal yields firmer fat and better feed efficiency.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions a sum of 370 dollars related to a team and names such as Ket A Jenn Reeg and Ardrew appear in garbled text. The readable items hint at a sports or group context but lack clear event or outcome details.
An Ames extension circular says hog prices likely to fluctuate day to day but show no strong trend over the next two months. With low hog supplies in early 1936, price swings are probable. tax changes caused sharp early January gains, but the overall trend should remain steady despite fluctuations.
Maquoketa Buckhorn creamery annual meeting elects Chifford J. Knorr as president succeeding Hans Skott Jr after 21 years on the board including 11 as president. Directors William Buck Glen Round Walter Buck elected for two years. Arthur Klauser fills Knorr term. Harding re-elected treasurer Werden secretary Pross buttermaker. Regular session will appoint a vice president.
Ludwig Klahn was elected president at the Wheatland Co operative creamery annual meeting. Emil Kelting became vice president Alfred Ronald secretary Henry Guenther treasurer and O R Ballis buttermaker. Klahn and Henry Knoche were re elected directors Albert Burrichter fills Theodore Riedesel’s vacancy after 32 years. Ronald reported 19991 50 paid for butterfat in 1935 up 24 09 from 1934. Average cream test was 316.
New York City based American Jersey Cattle Club reports J N Mourtin twenty Jersey herd at New Providence achieved the highest butterfat average in a Midwest official test. The herd averaged 93.799 pounds butterfat and 9,602 pounds milk. Other Iowa herds at Ames and Olmstead McGregor also posted strong results.
Francis Flood special assistant to Agriculture Secretary Davis said the AAA will not set up 48 little AAAs. He addressed Farm and Home week, backing a senate bill design to conserve soil, prevent waste, support fair prices, and bolster farmers purchasing power through state cooperative actions and conditional federal grants.
Governor Myers of the Farm Credit Administration announced at Farm and Home Week that Iowa leads in refinanced farm mortgage loans totaling 188 million dollars. He noted a shift toward local credit associations, increased farmer participation, and growing private bank credit alongside amplified production credit activity across the state.
John Van Note closes out sale seven miles north of Cedar Rapids O L McConaughy closes out sale 214 miles east of Martelle Public sale at Reiss estate farm four and one half miles south of Garrison William Hansen horse sale at Dixon
Friday February 7 the Iowa Livestock Exchange conducts a sale at Cedar Rapids featuring livestock entries and market activity. Buyers and sellers gather for bidding and transactions at the exchange facility.
Central City co operative creamery annual meeting postponed due to snow blocked roads. The event now set for February 15 with H C Aaberg of Des Moines, assistant secretary of agriculture, slated to speak.
A sequence of public auctions is listed: Feb 8 sales by Mrs. Mary Kulhavy four percent north of Western. Feb 11 sale by H. J. Krug four miles southeast of Atkins. Feb 12 sale of J. W. Pincher estate farm seven miles northeast of Oxford. G. W. Newman sale five miles south of Center Point. Feb 13 sale by Mrs. Emma Jordt four miles southwest of Van Horne. and a Shorthorn cattle sale by C. A. McCormick five miles southeast of Mechanicsville.
A team of oxen hit 100 dollars each at the Fred Gegenheimer closing sale near here Monday. Other horses brought 95 and 87.50. A cow with twin calves sold for 80. Hogs brought 10.95 and 14. Sheep sold for 8.25 and 9 dollars.
Winneshiek county fair will be revived in Decorah after a two year hiatus caused by the withdrawal of county aid. Stockholders voted unanimously to restore the fair with O B Goodno O J Ness and James Hepburn reelected for three years and Emil Rosenthal elected one year to replace P T Ramlo. A twenty member township committee will cooperate with officers to promote the event and 4 H club displays will be emphasized.
Grundy County seed corn tests show corn saved after last year's frost germinated about 62 percent strong. The study highlights seed viability and potential crop yields for local farmers.
A hoghouse on the Delbert Kaefring farm southwest of Oxford burned Sunday evening. The fire, likely caused by an oil heater explosion, destroyed the building. Several hogs and ten piglets inside were saved.
A free booklet presenting opinions of famous doctors on epilepsy will be mailed to readers who write to the Educational Division Dept. F153 545 Fifth Ave New York NY.
December to January rise in cattle hog and grain prices lifted the Iowa farm price index to 119 the highest January reading since 1930 The index rose from 117 in December and was 94 percent of pre-war purchasing power for Iowa farmers up from 92 percent The gain was largely due to a 30 cent rise in hog prices during the period
January results from two county cow testing associations show Wapsie Valley averaging 692 pounds of milk and 29.6 pounds of butterfat from 411 cows with 60 cows producing 40 to 50 pounds of butterfat and a high cow of 1,070 pounds milk and 71.7 butterfat. In Linn County No 1 January averages were 545 pounds of milk and 26.14 pounds of butterfat with Springville high herd at 1,313 pounds milk and 546.4 pounds butterfat from 12 cows.
Anton Heitshusen's Holstein from Marengo ranked high in the Iowa County Cow Testing association during January with 1965 pounds of milk and 76.6 pounds of butterfat. W. P. Marner's Guernseys topped herd production with an average of 39.6 pounds butterfat.
The Iowa Farm Bureau women’s committee in Des Moines criticized the Supreme Court ruling returning processing taxes to processors as unfair. They urged legislation to protect and raise farm income and said a constitutional amendment should be considered if needed.
M F Sullivan of Iowa City was elected president of the Johnson county agricultural planning committee created to study crop control and reduction and to cooperate in a proposed program to substitute for the AAA. Glenn Hope was chosen vice president and Emmett C Gardner county agent secretary. more than thirty members will meet with the Iowa county organization on February 4.
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