Feeders Day Assists Linn County Hogs Ahead of Break
More than 200 Linn county feeders heard Ames extension hog expert E L Quaife in Marion outline a leaner winter hog market and a 21 percent rise in winter and spring farrow. He advised a 50 lb ground corn, 25 lb hulled oats, 20 lb tankage, 5 lb alfalfa meal ration and the Trinity protein mix to aid sows and piglets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farrow
E. L. Quaife
Ames Extension
Linn County
Marion
Quaife
Ames
Farmers' share of 1938 farm dollar forty cents
Agricul ture department experts report farmers received 40 cents of every dollar paid for farm products in 1938. The drop from 1937 is 5 cents, while the 1932 figure was 7 cents lower. Marketing costs from processing taxes and wage rises help explain the wider gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
Supreme Court
Fifty five Olin night school graduates to receive diplomas
Fifty five members of the Olin adult evening school will receive diplomas at a supper meeting here Monday evening. The women’s advisory council for the coming year includes Mrs Frank Andrews, Mrs George Bonjour, Mrs O T Furst, Mrs Arthur Engleking, Mrs Melvin Ramsey and Mrs Louis Lorenzen. The men’s council lists Frank Andrews, George Slater, Gerald Lyon, Arthur Engleking, Lloyd Ballou and C R Grafft. Instructors are Miss Kidder and Eugene Sutton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin
Frank Andrews
George Bonjour
O. T. Furst
Arthur Engleking
Melvin Ramsey
Louis Lorenzen
George Slater
Gerald Lyon
Lloyd Ballou
C. R. Grafft
Graduation set for 54 at Belle Plaine night school
Fifty four men and women will receive diplomas at the Belle Plaine night school graduation exercises on Monday night. Prof C W Perkins of the German department at Coe College will address the audience on Our Era of Major International Emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Plaine
C. W. Perkins
Coe College
Four percent more livestock in Iowa in 1938
Iowa farm livestock rose about 4 percent in 1938 as hog production increased and sheep numbers grew, offset by declines in other animals. Jan 1 totals show 8,179,000 hogs, 4,465,000 cattle, and 1,710,000 sheep and lambs. Feeding stock rises and breeding ewes drive the sheep gain while work stock fall 5 percent to 783,000 horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Carl
Value of live stock on farms rises with hogs leading gains
Agriculture department reports Jan 1 live stock value at 4.8539 billion, up 60.7 million from 1938. Hog numbers reach 49.011 million, up 11 percent, largest since 1934, with breeding sows and pigs under six months driving the gain. Cattle total 66.821 million, value 2.5698 billion, up 152.6 million. Milk cows 25.093 million, value 1.3973 billion. Milk output 107.155 billion pounds, up from 103.132 billion in 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
South Jones C T A Records January Milk and Butterfat Peak
Anamosa reports in the South Jones Cow Test association January results. A total of 354 cows tested produced an average 615 pounds of milk and 25.7 pounds of butterfat, with 68 dry cows included. The Prentice and Streeter Holstein herd led at 1,469 pounds milk and 506 pounds butterfat. a Holstein in Anamosa’s men's reformatory herd recorded 1,959 pounds milk and 76.5 pounds butterfat as the top individual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
South Jones Cow Test Association
Prentice and Streeter
Fascism risk hinges on labor industry agriculture conflicts
Davis and Hoffman warned a fascist economy could emerge in the United States if conflicts among labor, industry, and agriculture are not eased. They urged coordinated action to curb monopolies, keep free enterprise, and boost production and employment through steady price and wage policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Hoffman
DES Moines
Federal Reserve Board
Automobile Corporation
United States
Chester C. Davis
AAA
Paul G. Hoffman
Studebaker
Anual
National Farm Institute
Washington
America
Frances Perkins
Miss Perkins
Will sale near Vinton nets Holsteins to $118 average
Seventeen Holstein cows sold for an average of 118 dollars in the Will closing out sale southeast of Vinton on Thursday. Top price was 155 dollars. A yearling bull brought 175 dollars and various cattle ages sold between 35 and 87.50 dollars. Personal items included a tractor 425 dollars, with other equipment selling for 114 to 104 dollars. Schmitz and Long served as auctioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Charles Will
Schmitz and
Long
Steffen closing sale yields strong stock cattle turnout near Tipton
Mrs Emma Steffen sale drew solid bids on stock cattle near Tipton Tuesday. Twelve Shorthorn cows sold 75 to 92 dollars. five yearling Shorthorn heifers averaged 46. yearling steers 51. late fall calves 29. calves two to four weeks old 13. 2-year-old Shorthorn bull 117.50. Nine 2-year-old Hereford sows averaged 3.50. fall pigs ranged 6 to 1050 a head. An 18-month Colle dog 11. corn 41.5 cents per bushel. oats 29.5. clover hay 250 to 4 a ton. Tractors and implements totaled sales. John F Boling was auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Emma Steffen
John F Boling
Livestock and grain auction results from Williamsburg and Monona
In Williamsburg corn sold at 42 cents a bushel while oats brought 28 cents and hay 2.50 a ton at the M. J Hanson auction Tuesday. Shoats averaged 13 to 15 dollars per head. Near Monona on the Leslie Leeland farm four miles southeast, 51 cows averaged 90 dollars with a top cow and calf at 134. A top horse brought 155 dollars. Sows were 2.50, young feeder pigs 8.15 each, pullets 0.64. Five hundred bushels of corn sold for 46. cents per bushel and 20 tons of clover hay for 5 dollars per ton. Total receipts 6,200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormick-Deering
LaCrosse
Hayes
Orn
Nousehold
Singer Sewing
Bert Gibson
First National Bank
Lassen and Mitchell
Williamsburg
M. J Hanson
Gazette Monona
Leslie Leeland
Here
Hampshire
Berkshire
Farrow
Poland
Old Lisbon
Dallas Westerns to Be Honored Tuesday Night
INDEPENDENCE The Buchanan county Farm Bureau will host a farewell dinner and program honoring County Agent and Mrs Dallas Western Tuesday evening Western has resigned to take a position with the Quaker Oats company in Chicago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Buchanan County Farm Bureau
Dallas Western
Western
Quaker Oats Company
Chicago
Jones County 4-H banquet moved to Feb 25 at Congregational Church
The mother-daughter banquet planned for last Saturday was postponed and rescheduled to February 25 at the Congregational church in Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Congregational Church
Anamosa
British Camouflage Tactic at Chalmette 1815
In the 1815 Battle of Chalmette, British forces used early camouflage by retreating and leaving stuffed figures to resemble musketeers, a deception aimed at misleading pursuing enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Chalmette
Hog Receipts Rise but Prices Hold at High Level
Des Moines reports a strong five day hog receipts total of 147 600 head in interior markets up from 99 200 last week while Friday's interior receipts reached 22 300. Despite higher loads, prices remained near the year’s peak with margins bolstering steady to weak sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
4-H Banquet In Benton Set For February 25
Benton county 4 H club girls plan their annual banquet at 6 30 pm on February 25. Miss A Nygaard home demonstration agent said Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Benton County
A Nygaard
Hatchery Reports Large Egg Totals and Next Hatch
Williamsburg hatchery announced an initial hatch of 9 194 eggs set in incubators last Sunday with a second group due Wednesday. Officials say the two hatchings reflect ongoing poultry operations at the Win born facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Winborn
Glosing Out Sale In Cedar Rapids Area
Auction notice for February 23 1939 details sale eight miles northwest of Cedar Rapids three miles east of Atkins on a rock road. Items include machinery tools brooder house Sol-Hot brooder stove feed bank washing machine household goods and more. Mrs John Drake owner P C Lassen auctioneer lunch served by Lincoln Ladies Aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Atkins
Rock Road
John Drake
P.C. Lassen
Lincoln Ladies Aid
Farm Auctions Schedule For Late February
A sequence of farm auctions listed by date and location across Iowa towns. Items include estate sales and closing outs with multiple sellers such as A J McCreery estate, Ed McCoy, Floyd Krause, H G Behr, John Grovert, Bert Gibson, D P Dlerks, David Mottinger, Ottis Ellison, Owen McMahon, James Barta, Mrs John Drake, and Armstrong and Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. McCreery
Alburnett
Anamosa Livestock
Ed McCoy
West
East
Marion
D. P. Dlerks
Stanwood
City Sales Company
David Mottinger
County Grange Meeting Planned in Muscatine County
MUSCATINE The first county Grange meeting in Muscatine county in years is scheduled here Tuesday evening. Members from six local Granges in the county and the Wapsie Valley Grange of Cedar county will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Muscatine County
Wapsie Valley
Cedar County
Senate Panel Backs Districts Bill For Soil Conservation
Iowa Senate agriculture committee approved a bill to create optional soil conservation districts with a $15,000 appropriation. The funds would be managed by a state soil conservation commission to assist farmers in establishing districts and addressing soil erosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Senate Agriculture Committee
State
Soil Conservation Commission
Fire destroys brooder house near Columbus Junction
A brooder house housing 400 baby chicks burned at the Joseph Bieri farm seven miles east of Columbus Junction. The fire, discovered around midnight by returning basketball players, damaged another brooder house which was saved with help from the boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Joseph Bieri
Hopkinton Butter Tops Section Nine Judging Contest
J H Gerlich of Hopkinton led the Section 9 educational butter scoring with 94 in the February meeting of the Iowa Creamery Operators association here. W O Connor of Dyersville and C Hogan of Masonville scored 93 percent. A C Honn of Colesburg scored 93. Mrs Howard Holthaus of Edgewood and Mrs Gerlich tied for first in the women’s contest. Mrs Honn and Mrs Elmer Primus of Earlville tied for third. Official judges were William Mistele of Waterloo Elmer Reed and Peter Jordahl of Delhi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earlville
J. H. Gerlich
Hopkinton
Iowa Creamery Operators Association
W. O’connor
Dyersville
C. Hogan
Masonville
A. C. Honn
Colesburg
Gerlich
O'Connor
Hogan
Howard Holthaus
Edgewood
Honn
Elmer Primus
William Mistele
Waterloo
Elmer Reed
Peter Jordahl
Delhi
Elkader Creamery reports 1938 butterfat and butter sales
The Farmers Cooperative Creamery of Elkader reports 1938 butterfat averaged 29.69 cents per pound. Total butter sold 250 757 pounds at 26.32 cents per pound. Butter shipments 197 174 pounds at 25.77 cents, 12 601 pounds to patrons at 28.43 cents, and 40 982 pounds locally at 28.25 cents. Butter make exceeded 1937 by 76 465 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkader
Farmers Cooperative Creamery
Postville Farmers Cooperative reelects officers and directors
At the annual meeting in Postville Tuesday all officers and directors were reelected. Officers are F. W. Benjegerdes president S. A. Green vice president E. C. Marston secretary and E. W. Green treasurer Newly elected directors are J. A. Schroeder E. E. Martin and Frank Hangartner Bicycles are a household necessity for all ages in Bermuda where cars are banned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Postville Farmers Cooperative Society
F. W. Benjegerdes
S. A. Green
E. C. Mar~ston
E. W. Green
J. A. Schroeder
E. E. Martin
Frank Hangartner
Bermuda
Household goods auction sample listing
Partial inventory of items for sale includes harnesses collars and various household goods. Items listed include two porches late kitchen sinks a kitchen range kitchen cabinet sets chairs bathroom fixtures tub lavatory stool water pipes window shades storm windows storm doors fruit ars and more. Henry Lang will have lunch stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lang
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sea
Stender
University of Minnesota
K W . Stouder
Stouder
Palisades
Addison Berry
C. Lassen
United Statesk
Toddville
Rhode Island
McCormick- Deering
Ik Anzane
Floyd Krause
George Price
Harold Taylor
Toddylille
Iowa City
Weishing
Towa City Sales Co
D. J. Gatens, Mer
U. SS
South Jones C. T. A
Noska
Solon
Mount Vernon
Ehlean
Jenny
Jack
Burneh
Guernsey
Jersey
Pitlik
Secor & Brown
McCormick
John Deere
Oliver
Vanes Barkia
Vuwner
Crallis
Lishen
E. Markitan
Solen
Dallas
Benton
Oakdale
Alban Ormab
Pietertse Burtor
Clive Tildy
Alban Ormsby
Calved
Armstrong
Pomeroy Farm
Barrington
Ilinois
Oxford Down
Jehn Graham
McCormick-Deering Ae
Henry Walters
Tipten
Hawkeye
Downs
County Grange
Senate
Brooder House
Witwer
Dr. Wilson
Phil Carney
Geo. Kennedy
Hudaohek
Nebraska Sand Hill
Ottis Ellison
Challis
Lish D. A. van Metre
The
Mount Vernon Bank
Katz
Auto Parts Company
FORD
Chevrolet
Plymouth
DODGE
DELCO
Mercury
Adams School
Gazette Bldg
Sih St
Tih Aye
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!