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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1937
Page
11
The end of a 98 day maritime strike frees ships at Pacific coast ports. About 500000 bushels of Argentine corn were unloaded last week with 75 to 95 percent damage in some cargoes. Export numbers show 1902000 bushels sent to the United States last week while New York received rye imports from Poland.
The piece notes spring’s approach and rising chores as days lengthen and shortages grow. It reflects on farming life with imagery of sun, feed, fuel, ash piles, dirt, ice, and mud while predicting public sales and moving time. Contributed by the author.
A Stanwood area 320 acre farm operates without mechanical power using six eight and ten horse hitches of draft animals. Owner Harleen Miller buys 3 and 4 year old horses for field work and employs a veteran horseman to manage the herd. The piece also reports leadership changes in the Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders association and updates in the Iowa State Dairy association with new officers and directors.
AMES H W Reid head of the University of Missouri Dairy Industry department and A J Vander Voort of the Dunwoodie Institute Minneapolis will lead ice cream discussions in the 1937 Dairy Industry week opening here Monday The five day short course divides into butter market milk and ice cream sections with fresh demonstrations and lectures on ice cream decoration preparation freezing and merchandising culminating February 19 with the Dairy Club banquet.
On the Will Moore farm two miles southeast of Urbana a strawstack toppled during thawing, smothering nineteen shoats a packer and a big steer. Moore estimated losses around 250 dollars.
A bulletin from the Eastern Iowa Veterinary association dated Feb 12 warns of a nostrum peddler in eastern Iowa selling worm oil for $5 a gallon. The bulletin says the so called oil is 99 percent water and 1 percent carbolic acid.
The Iowa rural youth assembly reelected George M. Strayer of Hudson as president. Officers named include Loretta McCracken Gowrie vice president Clyde Rosenfeld Kelly and Margaret Andrews Colo.
West Liberty Fair Board appoints division superintendents for 1937 including J. M. Addleman grounds George Parsons halls W. H. Propst tickets James Stafford beef cattle W. W. Watters dairy cattle and more Frank Finley poultry Lester Wagner fruits and vegetables E D Bradley boys and girls departments Mrs Marion Hollingsworth and others named for exhibits club work and township booths
ELTA Frank Fry, tester for the Mahaska Cow Testing Association, has resigned from his post with the effective date set for April 1.
The USDA report places 1935 Iowa corn at 49 cents per bushel, lowest in the nation, with land rent, seed, fertilizer, and harvest costs slightly above average. Wheat costs run about 10.76 without rent, oats at 40 cents per bushel in Iowa and Illinois, while the national averages reflect broader farm expenses and cash rental charges.
W. D. McTavish is appointed and qualified as administrator of the Theodore W. Rice estate in Linn County Iowa on February 13 1937. All debts should be paid to the administrator and all claims filed with the Linn County District Court clerk for authentication.
Notice is hereby given that Nellie Forbes is appointed Administratrix with Will Annexed of the estate of Josiah Robinson of Linn County Iowa deceased. All persons indebted must pay promptly and those with claims must file them with the Linn County District Court Clerk. Fred W. Hann attorney represents the estate.
Corn sold from 1.11 to 1.16 per bushel and oats 64 cents with seed corn at 3.25. Horses topped at 137, fall pigs 7.50 a head, yearling steers to 35.50, cows 77 to 85.50. Threshing machine 150, binder 102, hayloader 37.50, corn shredder 62, tractor 315.
A Muscatine area auction three miles south saw a pair of seven year old horses at 3000 pounds fetch 340 dollars, an eight year old gray at 140 dollars, 22 head of cattle from 50 to 97.50, corn at 1.10 a bushel, silage 6 a ton, hay 15 a ton, straw 0.30 a bale, and various tractors and equipment selling from 12 to 800 dollars.
At Columbus Junction the sale pavilion saw 55 horses and colts fetch top prices to 187.50. A total of 215 cattle sold with milk cows topping at 75 and Hereford and Angus stock cows moving at 7.75 per hundredweight.
A two year old black gelding team sold for 302 dollars at the R. V. Leo closing sale southwest of Dysart. Mules brought 206 dollars, a yearling colt 70 dollars, stock cows topped at 47.50, 2-year-old heifers up to 38, and yearlings to 30.50. Sows 25.25, corn 1.08 a bushel, oats 0.56, hay 13 a ton, plus a grain elevator 180 and a spreader 81 dollars.
A sale held northeast of Traer last week grossed about seven thousand dollars. The event was part of a local auction, with multiple lots reportedly sold and proceeds pending final tallies.
Upcoming farm auctions on Tuesday February 16 include the Lassen estate closing out sale 414 miles SE Marion Newman Olinger and Wiley auction 4 miles south of Center Point and the Zbanek closing out sale 5 miles east Cedar Rapids with details for bidders.
Wednesday listings show Armstrong selling 1015 miles north Cedar Rapids while Eilers auctions 2 miles west Central City and Young auctions 2 miles NW North Liberty.
Thursday notices list Mundy auction 214 miles northeast of Marion and Notbohm auction 8 miles southeast of Center Point.
Saturday February 20 marks the Marak-Steffer horse sale at Swisher. Thursday February 25 lists the W. D. Fowler sale eight miles east of Cedar Rapids.
The sale reported yearling steers at 53.50 per head and milk cows selling between 70 and 77. Sows topped at 31 and feeding hogs reached 18.25. Ewes ranged 8 to 10.50. Corn sold at 1.06 a bushel and oats at 58 cents.
Cattle and crop prices from the Ray mond Garrett sale east of Delta list a top cow at 55 dollars and a high horse at 100 dollars. Alfalfa sold for 15 dollars per ton with soy bean hay at 14 and shredded fodder at 7 a ton. Corn brought 1.12 and oats 61 cents per bushel.
North Liberty feeder R. V. Alt sold a load of 801 pound heifers in Chicago weighing about 801 pounds at $9.25 per hundredweight.
State officers of the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers association and the Iowa Agricultural Experiment association were reelected at meetings in Ames. Louis Quirin of Alta was named president of the Corn and Small Grain Growers and Oscar Johnson of Le Grand was reelected president of the Experiment group. New district vice presidents include Kenneth Scott of Spencer and F B Goecke of State Center for the growers, with A B Rosenberger of Estherville and others named for the Experiment association.
W H Fowler of Pella bought a 155 acre highly improved parcel near Paris Kentucky for 250 dollars per acre. Seller Letton Vimont of Millersburg Kentucky is noted as a saddle horse breeder.
The Gazette corrects that Gus Olson of Vinton displayed the Rhode Island Red sweepstakes winner at last week’s Vin ton grain and poultry show, not Gus Carlson as previously reported.
Mount Auburn farmer Charles Fox purchased the 100 acre Frank Lormor farm two miles northwest of Mount Auburn at 87 dollars per acre.
A New York City based release from the American Jersey Cattle Club states January certificates were issued for two Iowa Jersey herds. The Walter Henderson and Sons Coggan herd reported an average 12.11 cows with 9.7 pounds of milk per cow.
Gazette readers moving to a new farm should inform the circulation department promptly. Include the old address, town, and rural route number of the new address to ensure uninterrupted delivery.
The data show an average yearly production of 4 497 pounds of milk and 250.9 pounds of butterfat for the general herd. At Ames the college herd averaged 7 767 pounds of milk and 399.67 pounds of butterfat from 14.34 cows. Butterfat percentages were 5.58 for the Henderson herd and 5.15 for the college herd.
Special to ay Gazett The Farmers Cooperative company will stage an all day educational program of moving pictures and talks on agriculture Tuesday.
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