1936 Linn County 4 H Beef Club calves on feed
County 4 H members will market more than 45 tons of prime beef next fall. calves fed October to December averaged 444 pounds with Herefords 446 Shorthorns 423 and Angus 461. Names of 46 participating boys and girls listed plus calf names inspired by celebrities. Attendance reports show 13 meetings with 151 attendees across 12 clubs in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingle
Linn
4-H Club
Chicago
Farm Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth and
Berniece Shaffer
Howard Nelson
Walker
Glenn
Louis Kester
Philip
Hazel Hand
Center Point
Marvin Mills
Dudley Henderson
Joe Vizal
Junior Boyer
Central City
Carl
Dora Rockwood
Melvin Levasseur
Alburnett
Cecil Hinton
George Ellsworth
Billie Burke
Donald McEnany
Coggon
Glenn Stewart
Marvin Pearson
Gerald Hampton
Springville
Lee
Virginia
Mildred Sloan
Wayne Carpenter
Ivan Dunn
Albert Hindman
William
Duane Barnhart
Marguerite Michel
Delman Bowers
Jack Gill
Minor Wilkinson
Dale Goodyear
Marion
Harry
Gerald Berchenbuiter
Roy Carson
Ralph Drake
Boyd Owens
Maxine Griffith
Curtis Hayes
Virgil McArthur
Palo
Lloyd Ellison
Vincent Wolrab
Mount Vernon
Lewis Reagan
Ryan
Ralph Simmons
Montucello
Ther
Selassie
Mussolini
Therteen
Pale Wiling Workers
Slinn-Franklin
Hustlers
Putnam Pals
Washington Winners
Whittier
Jackson
Marion Plaimsmen
Wapsie Pioneers
Wapsie Hustlers
West Prairie Rangers
Alburnett Happy Workers
College Twelve
Buffalo Broncho Busters
Prairie Union Wildcats
Fence Drift and Heat Record in Fairfield Weather
A vivid note recalls a blazing day when a thermometer hit 120 degrees near a Fairfield lumber office. The writer, R F A Fence Drift Town, describes the brutal heat driving a trip to Ottumwa, with wind and air so hot that even insects hid. The piece ends with a wry reminder that such weather cannot last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Busy B s 4-H Club in College Township Cedar Rapids
Nine of ten members and the leader of Linn county 4-H Busy B s likely titled B Minor have surnames starting with B. Members Bennett Bedell Charles Benda Gerald Berchenbriter Adolph Biderman Leon ard Biderman Floyd Booth Charles Borghert Leonard Butler Cedar Rapids also include Robert Miner. Leader Frank Bedell. The club known as College Twelve and 4 located in College township with twelve charter members at organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Bennett Bedell
Charles Benda
Gerald
Harry Berchenbriter
Adolph
Leonard Biderman
Floyd Booth
Charles Borghert
Leonard Butler
Robert
Beef Meetings Cancelled Across County Farm Gatherings
Meetings for reef producers in Tannon James counties were canceled. The Jones meeting at Waste Lake was set for Wednesday evening at Oxford Junction and the Limn meeting for Thursday afternoon at Cedar Rapids. Farm meetings in Anamosa County were postponed per Carl Smith county agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Oxford Junction
Cedar Rapids
Jane County
Carl Smith
Anamosa
Schultz Explains Farmer Interest in Foreign Trade
Ames AP column by Dr Theodore W Schultz analyzes U S foreign trade policy with emphasis on agriculture. He traces postwar shifts from a debtor nation to creditor status and how tariff policy influenced European payments and farm surpluses amid changing markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schultz
Farmer
Associated Press
the Gazette
Theodore W Schultz
Town State College
United States
America
Theodore W. Schultz
AMES
Sam
Canada
England
Germany
Europe
Half Section Rents For $7.50 An Acre
The John A Mehlhaus farm of 320 acres near Dysart rents for $750 an acre to Glen Stein for the coming year. Harold Mehlhaus operated the property last year. The Don Lally 240 acre farm lies three miles northeast of Dysart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geacette Dysart
John A Mehlhaus
Dysart
Glen Stein
Harold Mehlhaus
Don Lally
Chart Shows How Pork Packers Narrowed Spread After Processing Tax Was Lifted
Chart prepared by the agricultural economics division at Ames shows pork packers narrowing margins after the processing tax was lifted. It tracks hog prices in Chicago from October to January and wholesale value of pork products per 100 pounds, noting spreads near 70 cents before and after the tax. The piece also discusses research into using waste farm products for paper and fuel, listing work by Dr. A M Buswell and others, and notes cost of processing remains a major hurdle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Economics Division
Ames
Chicago
Europe
A. M. Buswell
University of Illinois
Max Levine
Iowa State
C. H. Werkman
Farm Auction Notices For February Dates Across Iowa
A listing of upcoming farm auctions from February 12 to February 17 across multiple counties. Sellers include G W Newman Victor Breza Henry Jons Maurice Safley Mentzer and Stevenson Emma Jorat C A McCormick Or ben Schoff Albert Vogt Mary Kulhavy Ray Challis George Randak Owen L McConaughy with sale sites near Center Point Solon Coggan Tipton Marion Van Horne Mechan icsville Lost Nation Watkins Western Garrison Garrison Martelle Atkins and Atkins area locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Newman
Center Point
Victor Breza
Solon
Henry Jons
Coggan
Maurice Safley
Tipton
Mentzer and Stevenson
Marion
Emma Jorat
van Horne
C. A. McCormick
Mechanicsville
Hampshire
Orben Schoff
Lost Nation
Albert Vogt
Watkins
Public sale notices for Cedar Rapids and Lisbon area
Public sales announced by Geo W Griffith at Weing Rd and J Ave NE Cedar Rapids on Tuesday Feb 18. Blaine estate parcels 106 acres at Bertram and 30 acres at Blaine estate 144 miles east of Lisbon on Wednesday Feb 19. Zack Mc Arthur to sell wood 5 miles NW of Shellsburg.
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Geo. W. Griffith
Weing Rd
J Ave
Cedar Rapids
Blaine
Bertram
Lisbon
Zack McArthur
Shellsburg
3. B. Blaine
Iowa
Co. & NW
Garac
Lincoln Highway
Vesta Wandling Administratrix
Challis
First Trust & Savings Bank of
Tipton
Stanwood
Carl Mohn
Ray Challis
W. E. Challis
Tipton State Bank
Local Estate and Public Sales Schedule
On Thursday February 20 the J W Pichner estate farm sale occurs 7 miles northeast of Oxford and Jerry Lesher conducts a public sale 14 miles south of Marion. On Friday February 21 a closing out sale for Mina Kroger admx takes place 4 miles west of Tipton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W Pichner
Oxford
Jerry Lesher
Marion
Mina Kroger
Admix
Tipton
Cedar Bluff
The
Moose
Challis
Phone Lison
Tipton State Bank
Ma~ Ronga
Sth
Catholic Seminary
Postponed Auctions Near Tipton Mar telle Shellsburg Marion
Auction notices show Ray Challis near Tipton from Feb 11 to 15 and Mina Kroger near Tipton from Feb 10 to 21. Owen McConaughy near Mar telle runs Feb 6 to 17, Zack McArthur near Shellsburg Feb 14 to 19, Jerry Lesher near Marion Feb 4 to 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Challis
Tipton
Owen McConaughy
Martelle
Zack McArthur
Wood
Shellsburg
Jerry Lesher
Marion
Mina Kroger
Farm share rented to Earl Harwood near Mount Auburn
The farm has been rented for the coming year on a share basis to Earl Harwood a farmer south of Mount Auburn who will take possession March 1. Last year Roy Deerfield operated the farm and since his wife’s death has been re employed by a Waterloo implement company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Harwood
Mount Auburn
Roy Deerfield
Waterloo Implement Company
Waste by products studied for farm use
Louis J. Schaefle reports Iowa State College economists and researchers note farm waste such as leather scraps shells hulls and ery wastes can be converted into commercial commodities. The Ames bureau oversees byproduct research linking national programs and local efforts including the Maizewood insulation board project at Dubuque and potential paper production from base materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMES
Iowa State College
P. Burke Jacobs
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
Ames Extension Service
Jacobs
United States
Louisiana
California
Minnesota
Missouri
Iowa
Dubuque
O. R. Sweeney
Iowa State
Chicago
Chester C. Davis
Agricultural Adjustment Administrator
Bladder Weakness Ad Prompted By Toxins Warns of Restless Nights
An ad claims bladder irritation is caused by excess acids and impurities and promises a 25 cent test with buchy leaves juniper oil and other ingredients to flush them out. It touts Bukets as a bladder remedy that acts like castor oil on the bowels and offers a four day money back refund through May Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Germany
Europe
New Farm Policy Seeks Stable Prices and New Cash Crops
Farmers could gain a major income by growing commercially viable crops and reducing poor paying ones. Experts cite Maizewood as proof, paying about $ ten per bale for cornstalks in 1933 when the plant operated three shifts daily, distributing tens of thousands for material once valueless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maizewood Company
Iowa Seed Corn Situation Most Serious Since 1926
Special to The Gazette. Iowa county agents survey cribs and seed corn suitable for seed. Director R K Bliss reports widespread concern with the seed corn situation, the most serious since 1926. Germination tests show the need to test all corn to be planted next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Gazette
Ames
R. K. Bliss
Ames Extension Service
Extension Service
Farm
College Seed Laboratory
College Laboratory
Feeder cattle shipment arrives near Dysart
Earl Dunlavey, northwest of Dysart, recently shipped in 100 head of 500 pound feeder cattle from Denver Colorado for local feeding. The delivery augments farm stock and supports regional cattle operations through the Dysart area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dysart
Earl Dunlavey
Denver
Colo
120 Acre Farm Sells for 132.50 per Acre
Mount Vernon reports the Fred Baldwin farm of 120 acres two and a half miles southwest of here was sold to Joseph Henik for 132.50 an acre. The farm is in high state of cultivation and possession passes March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Fred Baldwin
Joseph Henik
End Bad Cough Quickly at One Fourth the Cost
Housewives mix their own cough medicine using 2 ounces of Pinex in a pint bottle with a 2 cup sugar and 1 cup water syrup. The remedy is praised for quick phlegm loosening and throat soothing effect, with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
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Italy
Ethiopia
Harold Ingle
Clyde
MR Spoogelthorp
Aker
Yolyll
AAA
Supreme Court
AGR
Ecom Cmart NO
OWA State College
Mary Kulhavy
Western
Réiss
Garrison
George Randak
Atkins
Owen L. McConaughy
Louis J. Schaefle
United Press
Bork
Williams
Ryeowwians
Guernsey
Jersey
Maretelle
Guy Martin
Doherty
Star Jewelry Co
St. SE
Hotel Roosevelt
Prunes
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P. & G. Soap
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