Improved Wool Outlook Opens April 1 Season for 1939
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics in Washington says the 1939 wool season starting around April 1 looks better than 1938. Domestic wool stocks Dec 3 were smaller than a year earlier and first quarter 1939 consumption will be higher, reducing carryover. Mill consumption in late 1938 rose with prices firming, while imports and foreign stock trends influence domestic prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
A . Ashington
United States
Japan
Reed And Carl Seek Higher State Funding For Iowa Stats
Reed and Carl urge the Iowa legislature to boost funding for weather and agricultural statistics work. They warn cuts could reduce federal money for poultry dairy and commercial apple statistics, threatening state and federal programs. Reed calls for a 8000 to 13000 increase. Carl seeks 9500 to 13000, tying costs to federal support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Leslie M. Carl
Senate
House Finance Committees
Reed
Weather Bureau
Carl
Warren Club Agent To Be New County Agent In Louisa
Lael Moon of Indianola was named county agricultural agent in Louisa at a Farm Bureau meeting. Moon, a 1937 Iowa State graduate, has been 4-H club agent in Warren for two years and will start in Wapello on March 1, succeeding Jack H Cowen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Lael Moon
Indianola
Louisa
County Farm Bureau Executive Board
Jack H Cowen Moon
Iowa State College
Warren
Grasshopper pest control bill backed by top entomologist
Senator Nye urged Congress to appropriate about 6 million dollars for migratory insect pest control, arguing a full test of the Bureau of Entomology methods is needed. Dr. Lee Strong testified that current funding is insufficient to finance an adequate poisoning program to curb grasshoppers on idle lands across several western states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nye
N.D
Congress
Bureau of Entomology and
Subcommittee On Appropriations
Senate
Lee A. Strong
Bureau
Appropriations Subcommittee
Strong
North
South Dakota
Montana
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Conference Committee
Chicago Producers Association to Elect Directors March 7
Illinois three directors and one from Iowa will be elected at the seventeenth annual meeting of the Chicago Producers Commission as sociation on March 7 at the Hotel La Salle in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Iowa
Chicago Producers Commission Association
Hotel la Salle
Former President of Ames Dies in Maryland
Dr. Raymond A. Pearson 65 longtime university leader and land grant advocate died at his Hyattsville home after a one day illness listed as heart disease. Pearson led Iowa State College 1912 to 1926 and the University of Maryland before resigning in 1935 amid a regents inquiry. He later worked with the Farm Security Administration and coordinated with land grant colleges. He was born in Evansville Indiana and was Cornell educated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson
University of Maryland
Board of Regents
University
Iowa State College
New York State Commissioner of Agriculture
Cornell University
Cornell
Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities
Evansville, Ind
Pearson resigns Iowa State presidency after board clash
Dr Raymond A Pearson died in Hyattsville Maryland and resigned as Iowa State College president on August 31 1926 after a clash with the state board of education over policy. He cited resistance to curtailment of instruction and alleged meddling by finance leaders and urged expanding the music department commerce school citizenship study and technical journalism within the five main branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
W. R. Boyd
Cedar Rapids
Pearson
Corn seal totals at Winneshiek County loans
Soil conservation office records show 47 113 bushels sealed in Winneshiek County as of February 10 under 84 loans. The largest sealing was 2 080 bushels with several others around 1 000 bushels. most loans range from 400 to 600 bushels.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Soil Conservation Office
Winter milk flow just above normal
United States milk production remained slightly above normal for the season with January output up in nearly all state groups. Feb 1 per cow output was about 5 percent higher than a year earlier and above the ten year Feb 1 average, aided by higher grain feeding and milking rates amid unusually mild January weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Crop Reporting Board of
BAE
Western
Corn Belt
Great Plains
United States
Marengo Service Co-Op Declares 6 Percent Cash Dividend
The Marengo Farm Bureau Service Co-Op paid a 6 percent cash dividend at its annual meeting in Marengo attended by about 300 people. The co-op reported 1938 business of 169000 and net earnings of 12000. Speakers included G L Thompson and A Robinson who discussed grain fuels and a grain fuel plant feasibility. H H Schwiebert was reelected to the board with other directors named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Farm Bureau Service Company
Co-Op
G. L Thompson
Midland Cooperative
Minneapolis
A. Robinson
Kearney
Neb
Iowa
H. H. Schwiebert
Victor
J. D. Misbach
D. H. Goodman
Williamsburg
John Wallace
Oscar Misel
Farm Auction Schedule for February Across Iowa
A sequence of farm auction notices lists sales from February 14 to February 21 at locations including Fairfax, Martelle, Marion, Swisher, Anamosa, Albur nett, Arlington, Olin, Springville, Bertram, and Newhall. Multiple estates and closing-out events are planned, with buyers bidding on acreage and livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Ceynar
South
Fairfax
Robertson & Armstrong
Martelle
Emma Steffen
Tipton
P. C. Lassen
East
Marion
Ralph I. Hanson
Swisher
L. A. Birk
Anamosa
A. B. Stephenson
Alburnett
Fred Woods
Springville
Charles L. Will
Vinton
H. D. Flower
Arlington
A. J. McCreery
C. B. Wortmann
East Olin
Corn Exports Drop with Week Ending Feb 11
U S corn exports for the week ending February 11 totaled about 1 600 000 bushels, bringing the season total since October 1 to roughly 21 500 000. Market reports note weaker demand, smaller shipments, and Argentina competition, with U S No 2 yellow at Liverpool around 69 7/8 to 71 3/4 cents per bushel and Argentine February shipment at 71 3/4 cents. A prehistoric shark jaw discovery notes such ancient creatures could have devoured a horse in a single mouthful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Liverpool
U. S
Moisture content of Iowa corn climbs in 1938 39 program
Des Moines Iowa and state AAA official Laurel Dieterich reports that average corn moisture rose from 14.19 percent in December to 15.38 percent last week in January as sealing continues. About 88 328 samples represent 1 040 bushels per farm with a loan value around 593 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Laurel Dieterich
AAA
Dieterich
Fasteeth Advertisement Promises Firmer Teeth Support
An old advertisement touts Fasteeth alkaline powder to improve denture stability making plates feel firmer and more comfortable. It claims soothing cooling effects on gums and helps avoid embarrassment from loose plates. Available at drug stores.
Thieves Steal $16 From Manchester Creamery Safe
Manchester police report a breakin at the Manchester Cooperative creamery late Saturday night or early Sunday. Thieves forced open a fireproof safe front and stole $16 in cash, per Sheriff Carl Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
the Gazette
Manchester Cooperative Creamery
Sherff Carl Anderson
Power farming day set by Dysart implement dealers
Two implement dealers in Dysart will stage a power farming day on February 21 to showcase equipment and discuss farm efficiency strategies for local growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dysart
Closing Out Farm Sale in Benton County 1939
A closing out farm sale is set for Thursday February 16 1939 at 11 am on a farm two and a half miles south of the Benton county home corner southeast of Inton on a gravel road. Livestock include three work horses thirty three Holstein cattle with various ages fifteen Shropshire ewes bred thirty one Chester White gilts and one pure bred Chester White boar. Machinery covers trucks tractors plows planters mowers rakes wagons feed gear and miscellaneous farm items. A lunch wagon will be on grounds and terms are usual. property not to be removed until settled for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton County
Ernestine
Benton No. 1
Shropshire
Chester
Albert Stuart
Oliver
Oliver Tractor Gang
Moline Gang
John Deere
McCormick-Deering
Deering
Myer
de Laval
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Boston
Bureau of the Census
Department of Agriculture
West
Reed and
Warren Club
AMES
R. A. Pearson
Winneshiek
Tle
Hoople
U. S. Pat
Bruno
Williams
the Joker
Liang Teun
Marengo Service Co-Op
Lisbon
FRINK
Lisbon, Iowa
Helen Harrison
Heart
Bor Bosen
Pup
Shending
Valentine Center
Chas. L. Will
Tony Pennies
Audioncerate Bank of
OUA
Sosing
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