Head Livestock Slaughtered In U S In January Wheat Cattle Lead Slaughter
A government report shows 5,880,210 head of livestock slaughtered under federal inspection in January, down 18 percent from December and 22.9 percent from January 1934. Cattle slaughter was the January record since 1919, calves easy to slaughter, but hogs at their lowest January total since 1911. sheep and lambs near fourth heaviest for January.
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Chicago
United States
Ewerrmert Awe
Cate
Clear Lake Butter Tops Ames Contest
Clear Lake placed first with 95 points in the butter scoring contest tied to Dairy Industry week in Ames. NE Fabricius finished second with 64.73 points and third went to B Schol ten Hall with 9.45.
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Spee
Clear Lake
Dairy Industry
Ames
NE Fabricius
Scholten Hall
Storvick
Albert Lea
Mint HD Reynolds
Mason City
Imme
Butterfat Averages 27.6 Cents At Castalia In 34
Patrons of the Castalia Co operative Dairy Products association received an average of 27.6 cents a pound for butterfat in 1934. The annual meeting at Malloy hall named G. Tatro president with C R Winn as secretary and J P Maloy as business manager. Directors listed: W J Boeckman, Joe McKernan, Alvin Knudsvig, Bert Henderson and William Kamp.
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Castalia
Cooperative Dairy Products Association of Castalia
Malloy Hall
G. Tatro
C R Winn
J P Maloy
W J Boeckman
Joe McKernan
Alvin Knudsvig
Bert Henderson
William Kamp
South English Hatchery Sold To Grove And Sons
Grove and Sons, this region's duck producers east of South English, have bought the S B Wenger hatchery property. They will take possession immediately and move in their equipment from the farm, and the operation will be known as the South English hatchery.
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William 1D Grove and Sons
S B Wenger Hatchery
South English Hatchery
Russia talk at Jefferson Township Farm Bureau meeting
George Heikens field supervisor of the rural rehabilitation department gave an illustrated talk on interesting developments and age culture in Russia at the Jefferson Township Farm Bureau gathering Tuesday evening Heikens recently returned from Reis where he spent a year studying agricultural conditions
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Russia
Oelwein
George Heikens
Jefferson Township
Commission Company At Arlington Names Officers
Commission Company at Arlington announces officers with Bape vw te 4 oe Cosette ARDINGTON At oachirectors mee'rwoef tre Borents Coseper etae. Cosette HF Philipp elected president, Allen Festero co president H R Young tre tet AL Stetter secretary. Darrell Ross named manager. Directors include Allen Foster Arch Derflinger August Nus Don Peeper Charles Culver Herman Andreae and Henry Philip.
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Bape
Linn C T A 3 Averages 24 4 January Butterfat
The Linn County Farm Association reports January milk production for 282 cows, totaling 535 pounds of milk and 244 pounds of butterfat. The V I Smith herd of 30 Holsteins produced heavy yields, with over 1021 pounds of milk and 375 pounds of butterfat.
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Linn Cow Test Association
Paul Henderson
V I Smith
Gang
Smith
Smits
Butte
Plum Pudding by a Country Woman
A rural writer shares canning tips from farm life including canned meats soups and plum pudding. The piece covers methods for making plum pudding with suet milk sorghum and spices, processing jars, and serving with lemon sauce while praising home canning for savings and satisfaction.
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Ladies Aid
Farm Bureau
Oelwein Creamery Pays 40 Cents For Butterfat
Oelwein creamery announces payment of 40 cents per pound for butterfat. The note lists delivery details and payment timing for dairy farmers within the county.
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Oelwein Creamery
Seventy-Five Sign At Wanbeck Signatures for 1935 Contracts
In Waubeck Linn county Boulder township committee reports seventy five farmers signed applications for 1935 corn and hog contracts over a two day signup. County officials say response is strong across Linn county with some disruptions from farm auctions and shredding. Additional signup days are planned though dates are not yet set. Also Iowa City farmers will receive 1934 corn hog checks totaling 55580.25 bringing total payments to 187826.52.
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Waubeck
Linn County
Boulder
Boulder Township
Grundy county corn hog payments reach milestones total
R W Ricciet, treasurer of Grundy county corn hog allotment committee, reports second installment checks totaling about 34000 received Saturday and 9000 received Monday. About 400 contracts still owe roughly 50000 to Grundy county farmers.
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Grundy Center
R. W., Ricciet
Grundy County
Cedar County approves 891 corn-hog contracts for second payments
Tipton J M M Reeve Cedar county corn hog chairman received a Washington telegram announcing 891 contracts approved for second payments in Cedar and sent to the disbursing officer for expediting. A remark on dairy profits notes a long haired cow is never a profitable dairy cow.
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Tipton
J MM. Reeve
Cedar County
Washington
Cedar
All Grades Cattle Upturn Highlighted by Farm Editor
The Farm Editor notes a broad rise in cattle values driven by press and radio reports. Fat cows have nearly doubled in slaughter value in six weeks with 1 200-pound cows at 6 to 6 1/2 dollars per hundredweight in Iowa, up from 3 to 3 1/2 dollars in December. Canner cows fetch 3 to 3.25 dollars today, bulls about a nickel per pound, fat heifers at 7.5 to 9 dollars, and fancy Angus heifers up to 10 to 10.5 dollars. Lower grade heifers bring 2 to 2.50 dollars now. I W Arthur reports six-week gains of 76 percent for common steers, 73 percent for cutter cows, 81 percent for common to medium cows, and 95 percent for common to medium heifers.
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Iowa
I. W. Arthur
Ames
Steers Bring 13.75 in Chicago Market
Frank Brower of Keokuk county sold cattle Monday in Chicago including ten 1 415 pound Angus steers at 13 75 a hundredweight.
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Sirney
Frank Brower
Keokuk County
Chicago
Farm Auction Schedule Readers
A sequence of farm and livestock auctions listed by date and location. Events include public sales by Martin Krug near Atkins, Driscoll and Lynch dissolution, H. H. Hanson near Mechanicsville, Wm. Reed near Marion, Fred E. Kutz near Morley, and sales by Charles M. Horn near Marion, E. E. Badham near Marion, E. W. Gensicke near Cedar Rapids, Ralph Holmes near Anamosa, and Floyd Slaymaker near Western. Live stock auctions appear at Cedar Rapids and Marion area venues.
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Martin Krug
Atkins
Driscoll and Lynch
Mechanicsville
H. H. Hanson
Swisher
Wm. Reed
Marion
Fred E. Kutz
Morley
E. W. Gensicke
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Holmes
Anamosa
Delhi Vocational Ag Students Stage Grain Forage Show
Delhi chapter of Future Farmers of America staged a grain show in the high school gymnasium Tuesday evening. Prizes for corn oats soy beans ensilage and forage were furnished by local Delhi merchants. Ten FFA members presented a three act play Spook Island.
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Delhi
Future Farmers of America
Future Farmers
Cattle sell for six cents more than cost at Cedar Rapids sale
Center Junction farmer Sam Thompson delivered cattle at Cedar Rapids all night, ending at 6 a.m. Tuesday. He sold 105 head of 1000-pound white face steers for 11 dollars per hundredweight, cattle laid in at five cents a pound in August.
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Center Junction
Sam Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Ife
Hens top at $1.07 in Conesville sale
Conesville sale reports Buff Rock Buff Orpington and Buff Leghorn hens selling at $1 to $1.07 each. Buff Leghorn roosters hit $1.15, corn and hay prices listed, dairy cattle calves and other livestock sold, auctioneer Paul Klotz of Columbus Junction. Decorah milking Shorthorn cattle sale totals $250 to G. A. Vissar.
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Conesville
Decorah
John Logsdon
G. A. Vissar
Inwood
Lisbon sale reports varied livestock and hay prices
Shoats weighing ninety pounds sold at 7.50 a head while good milk cows topped 72.50. Thin yearling steers brought 37 a head and aged work horses sold 71 to 98 a head. Timothy and foxtail hay brought 14.50 a ton and stacked foxtail 7.50. Eight hundred bushels of 1933 oats sold for 66 12 to 69 14 cents per bushel. Auctioneer was W. E. Challis of Lisbon.
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Lisbon
Hampshire
Tyrell and Hoffman
Timothy
W. E. Challis
Dairy Cattle Average Tops At W S Penn Sale
Dairy cows topped at 82 50 Tuesday at the W S Penn sale in Mount Vernon Dairy cattle sold twenty two head at an average of 60 a head W E Challis of Lisbon was auctioned the cattle.
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Mount, Vernon
W. S. Penn
W. E. Challis
Lisbon
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Lysle Duncan
Waubeek
Ervin Anderson
Wiliam McGovern
Henry Hood
Albert Miles
Thomas Neilly
E. R. Finson
George Kolda
Charles M. Horn
E. E. Badham
Floyd Slaymaker
Western
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