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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1936
Page
4
Mrs Ede Silvers of Batavia area uses aging hickory nuts as winter fuel. Nuts valued at 1 to 2 dollars a bushel yield 1 to 2 cents per pound or 2000 to 4000 dollars per ton. She planned to stock fifty gallons for the season, though the nuts are aging and scarce.
Public auction announced for the dissolving firm Secor aey Brown. Items include Percheron horses and mares, Hereford cows, Jersey cows, Angus steers, and Shorthorn stock. machinery from Massey Harris to John Deere. miscellaneous farm implements and feed. Sale Tuesday February 18 at 9 oclock, with hogs, cattle, hay, corn, soybeans, and seed offered in lots to suit buyers.
Linn County Junior Farm Bureau members met at the Cedar Rapids YMCA with Rev Harold C Anderson of Brazil. They learned Brazil's history, geography, economy, and culture, including farming, mining, transport, and living conditions. The program covered routes, jungles, and life in Brazil, with readings by Kent Finger and Alice Wallace and committee appointments for the year. A new treasurer was named and a 50 cent dues levy approved.
A fragmented market notice notes cattle and poultry listings at White Rock with prices and grain sales. It references hogs and pullets alongside barley and wheat offerings, indicating a rural agricultural exchange in progress.
Iowa Institute of Co operation to hold its sixth annual meeting in Des Moines on March 3 and 4 with speakers from University of Wisconsin and Iowa groups. President of Federation of Iowa Co operative Farm Organizations Mr Michel will preside. Topics focus on mental education of co operation principles and coordinating education programs.
Local dairy product Strawberry Point Butter wins top honor in a national contest. Judges praised its texture and flavor as it earned first place, signaling strong quality from the region’s producers amid competitive entries.
In Linn County 4 H clubs 245 boys and 225 girls are listed on roll, with over 2855 enrolled overall. The article notes many clubs across townships led by local leaders, names several club titles such as Natural, Happy Hands, and Linns Best, and lists leaders and locations including Center Point, Marion, Cedar Rapids, and Mount Vernon. It highlights events like county contests, county fairs, and state fairs as planned activities for youth.
Weather and road conditions postpone meetings of All-Iowa Dairy and Junior Livestock Expo committees at Cedar Rapids. Jersey Holstein Brown Swiss and Guernsey groups and 4-H and vocational agriculture committees will reconvene later. Snowbound members prompted the delay. Last year an automobile firm used 69 million pounds of cotton from 433000 acres for upholstery brake linings timing gears and safety glass.
Iowa corn hog committees are recalled to finish compliance forms for 1935 contracts aiming to pay producers part of an estimated 25 million dollars. The action follows a telegram from AAA chief Chester Davis and authority from the secretary of agriculture to proceed under 1934 and 1935 program rules. Six counties Marion East Potawatamie Grundy Greene Dickinson Audubon start receiving delayed payments as their contracts move to Washington.
A roundup of farm and consignment sales in Iowa listing buyers and locations. Auctions include Traere Dostal five miles south of Cedar Rapids and Ray Challis three miles north of Tipton with Anamosa consignments, Owen L. McConaughy east of Martelle, Alfred Bauman north of Ryan, Geo Griffith at Cedar Rapids Weing Road, J Ave NE, J F Kilberger southeast Beverly, Secor and Brown dissolution, Blaine estate near Bertram, and Zack McArthur wood sale five miles northwest Shellsburg plus Gunn and Batchelor dispersion near Mechanicsville.
Sale notices announce personal property auctions for the J. W. Pichner estate farm seven miles northeast of Oxford, Jerry Lesher public sale 144 miles south of Marion, Reiss estate sale 414 miles south of Garrison, Henry Jons public sale six miles east of Coggan, and a closing out sale for Mrs. Mina Kroger admix four miles west of Tipton.
A public sale notice lists George Randak aged 24 living in the northwest Atkins district. The notice outlines a sale action with official authority and locality.
Evans said about 600 people, mostly county committee members, will work by early next week to wind up details of the 1935 program in state and county offices. Approximately 90 000 certificates are in county offices to check.
J L Berry farm of forty acres four miles northeast of Vinton sold to Roy Hammond formerly of Allamakee county for 150 dollars an acre. Hammond also purchased all equipment machinery livestock and grain. Total sale amount 7200 dollars with possession set for March 1.
Farmers Mutual Creamery at Sand Springs reports 1935 butterfat averaged 32.96 cents per pound. Total butter produced 445 293 pounds from 357 991.62 pounds butterfat. overrun 24.4 percent. Net annual profits: all departments 1957.11. egg department 297.72. Directors and staff listed.
Albert Ed wards of Lost Nation, formerly with Monmouth Creamery, will oversee a newly established cream station in town, taking charge of operations and coordination with local dairy producers.
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