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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1933
Page
5
A early winter blizzard cripples Iowa roads and boosts hog prices. Prices rise 40 to 50 cents per hundred weight. first hands top $3 as large buyers scramble to secure hogs for packing plants amid sub zero weather and higher eastern market values.
Union Stockyards Chicago meat packers filed a formal protest with the Austrian minister of finance alleging preferential treatment for Hungarian hog producers in Austrian lard imports. They claim import quotas last year granted to American lard were based on a 1931 total and were approximately upheld.
A bottle fed lamb named Bundle brings joy and playful mischief to visitors as it wanders underfoot, bleats eagerly, and charmed caretakers with its upbeat antics at the farm.
Austria refused 1000 tons of American lard, citing a mismatch between the 56 pound quota packages and shipments in 400 pound tiers. The lard is held in bonded warehouses while Hungary is allowed to ship surplus. Chicago packers say tariffs totaling about 500000 dollars were collected by Austria in 1932 on American lard.
Paul Moore of West Branch will address a Marion meeting Tuesday evening at the old courthouse on peaceful protection against foreclosures. Mayor O M Carson will chair as Linn County Protective Association is organized. Farmers nearby Center Point and Bert ram township lead organization efforts. attendance urged by sponsor T W Hoagland. Also, Rowley farm woman Lynn Fulton reports twenty seven duck eyes gathered in January.
In Johnson County the 1932 Cow Test Association recorded 475 cows on 331.97 cow years averaging 8,084 pounds milk and 324.9 pounds butterfat per year. The average product value per cow was $104.19 and return above feed cost was $58.61. Notables include W. P. Marner’s 448.2 pounds butterfat and several top herds from Iowa City, Kalona, Wellman, Tiffin, and Oakdale.
Ruth Stoakes 19 daughter of Mr and Mrs RG Stoakes Traer died at home Wednesday night after a brief pneumonia illness Funeral services were held Friday at 130 pm at the Stoakes home with Rev Alvin H Boetscher of Ripley Congregational church officiating Burial was at Buckingham cemetery She belonged to Tama county 4 H Peppy Trac rit es club won national honors in December 1930 at the club congress in Chicago for her room improvement feature She was a Traer high school graduate 1931 Surviving besides her parents are two older sisters Evelyn a music teacher in Cedar Rapids and Mrs Harold Mohler of Graettinger
Patrons of the Rowley Farmers' Co operative creamery received payment for the first half of January butterfat at 20 cents per pound. Secretary A F Sloan reports. The last half of December butterfat brought 23 cents per pound.
Ernest V. Maltby of Chicago was sentenced to one to ten years for embezzling Rural Grain funds. S. J. Cottington of Stanhope testified Maltby caused the co op failure, with Maltby denied. The court released him on bond pending appeal and set March term for related charges.
Nine acres of corn in the shock sold for 20 cents a shock at the Bert Rogers sale on the Tom Ham farm twelve miles southeast of Manchester. Eight hundred fifty bushels of corn sold at 18 1/2 cents a bushel. A seven ton lot of hay sold at 4 dollars. An 11 year old mare weighing 1400 pounds brought 97.50 and other horses sold from 40 to 65 dollars. A pony brought 10 dollars. Twenty six 80 pound fall pigs sold from 3.85 to 3.90 each. Nine milk cows sold up to 37 dollars and a purebred Holstein bull 40 dollars. E. J. Hopkins conducted the sale. The crowd dispersed partly due to cold weather with the temperature around ten below zero.
Washington county agricultural outlook conference set for Tuesday February 21 with principal speakers George Westcott and W D Termohlen of the Ames extension service. County Agent William J Roudabush says the latest information on expected 1933 production and demand will be outlined to help farmers plan their operations.
At the L. A. Culbertson sale near Greeley, planters sold a $40 wagon a $20 wagon a $26 disc and other machinery at steady prices. Soybean hay topped at $6.10 a ton while timothy hay brought $3.20 per ton corn sold for 1744 cents a bushel and oats 14.4 cents. Broad sows ranged from $8.50 to $3.25 and old horses brought $59. Cecil Ryan acted as auctioneer with M. Gaughen of the Greeley bank serving as clerk.
Carl Holden of Williamsburg captured the championship trophy for the best ten ears of corn at the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Dealers association show in Ames. H. R. Richards of Swan topped the competition for the best bushel, according to judging that concluded Thursday.
MOLINE AP report shows Deere and Company sales dropped 67 percent for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1932, due to low farm product prices and reduced farmer buying. The annual stockholders report notes major cuts in selling and administrative expenses and says modest price increases could boost sales and collections.
Frank Klotzbach manager of the Monona Shipping association led a Wednesday market shipment in Chicago consisting of mixed light weight and butcher hogs that sold at four dollars per hundredweight. The shipment weighed forty pounds under standard home weights.
A Urbana retailer has been selling milk for 3.3 cents per quart since early last summer, according to a local report. The unusual low price drew attention from shoppers and prompted questions about supply and pricing practices.
Special to The Gazette. At the Littleport Farmers' Co operative creamery annual meeting secretary George Ruegnitz reported 1932 results: 207 422 pounds of butter fat valued at 43 772.56 plus 1 062.39 for redeemed indebtedness certificates. Overhead, costs, and patron cash details shown. butterfat net 21.1 cents per pound after half cent deduction. Patrona Wayne Hunter produced 259 535 pounds of butter with 2.41 cents manufacturing cost per pound. patron cream averaged 30.79 percent and market butter 19.26 cents per pound. Officers named: J J Wiley president, Ed Meese VP, Ruegnitz secretary, L J Klink treasurer. directors listed.
A Bay mares team of 3500 pounds sold for 165 at Fred M. Cutkomp closing sale four miles east of Columbus Junction. Cattle milk cows calves sheep poultry corn seed corn hay and farm equipment brought varied prices. Paul Kietz acted as auctioneer and Junction State Bank as clerk.
A sequence of farm sales and consignment auctions is noted for February and March. John Pavek hosts a sale 732 miles northwest of Cedar Rapids, De Clow barn hosts a consignment sale, and William Caraway holds a postponed sale near Marion. Lisbon, Swisher, Central City, Linn County, and the John Voss estate are also listed with dates and locations.
North English reports January butter production of 48520 pounds, a 0.60 percent rise from January 1932 when 30304 pounds were made. Top producers include Paul Peiffer Keota 505.6 pounds Harry Morse North English 465.3 Ollie Rowe South English 431.6 L E Jordan Deep River 428.6 and others.
A 40 by 60 barn on the A. S. Gnagg farm near Dysart burned Thursday forenoon destroying 100 tons of baled alfalfa hay. The Dysart fire department saved adjoining buildings. no livestock were in the barn. The loss was fully covered by insurance. cause undetermined. Ray Gnagg tenants the property three miles southeast of Dysart.
Dr. F J Crow of Iowa City president of Johnson County Veterinary Association announces a joint meeting with Linn County V A at Hotel Jefferson in Iowa City on the evening of February 16.
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