Iowa Lumber Output Grew During War
Iowa saw a record 73,000,000 board feet of timber cut in 1945 earning farmers an estimated 3.5 million dollars. W. W. Flickinger of the state conservation commission notes thousands of trees must be planted and soil protection maintained, with 1,100 saw mills statewide.
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Des Moines
Iowa
W. W. Flickinger
State Conservation Commission
Commission
Lands and Waters Division
Flickinger
Top Gilt Brings $425 At Albert Stuart Sale
NEWHALL Top gilt sold for 425 at Albert Stuarts Chester White sale two miles north of here Saturday. Sixty five head brought 7512.50 for an average of 116. An average of 135 was scored by 44 head. The top gilt was purchased by J. B. Seehyson of Center Junction. Second high went to Earl Patte of Luzerne for 380, third high to Dale Danne man of Amber for 320, and fourth to Lyle Farms of Lyle NL for 235.
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the Gazette
Newhall
Albert Stuart
Chester White
Here
J. B. Seehyson
Center Junction
Earl Patte
Luzerne
Dale Danneman
Amber
Lyle Farms
Lyle, NL
Western Iowa Experimental Farm Planned
NAWA Iowa drive to raise $6,000 more to complete the purchase of a 240 acre tract six miles west of Ute for the Western Iowa Experimental association. The land is contracted for. $12,000 of the price has been subscribed. If funded, possession will occur March 1 and lease to Iowa State College for an experimental program on soil, forage, erosion control, and moisture management.
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Nawa
Iowa
Western Iowa Experimental Association
Ute
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa State College
Brady Riddle
Monona County
Farmers Fire Assn Organized at Lowden
At a recent meeting of farmers and landowners in Lowden a Farmers Fire association was organized. Elected officers were Emil Licht president Carl Gehrls vice president Otto Schneider secretary and Paul Klipp treasurer. Members subscribed $925 toward a new fire truck.
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Gagette
Lowden
Farmers Fire Association
Emil Licht
Carl Gehrls
Otto Schneider
Paul Klipp
M. W. Pauls
Herman Wiebel
Emer Mowry
Guernseys Bring Strong Bids At Local Sale
Twenty registered Guernsey females averaged 200 dollars and five grade cows 227 dollars at the Amos Gingerich and Sons sale. Top cow sold for 285 dollars. Overall average for 42 head of cows bulls and calves was 142 dollars. Auctioneers were Troyer and Swartzendruber.
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Wellman
Amos Gingerich and Sons
Guernsey
Troyer and
Swartzendruber
Ardell Pieper Sale Near Here Nets Cash On Livestock
Riverside Angus and Guernsey cows sold from 160 to 168 dollars while sows brought 50 to 55 dollars. Straw brought 58 cents per bale, mixed hay 50 cents per bale and loose hay 14 dollars per ton.
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Riverside
Angus and Guernsey
Upcoming Farm Auctions Week Narrowed by Farm Owners
A sequence of farm auctions is listed for February 19 to 25 with dairy cattle sales and closing out auctions across multiple counties. Participants include John Domer A Bod dicker W Clark Louis Schaefer and others with precise location references such as miles from Marion Newhall Scotch Grove Springville Ainsworth Solon Center Point Van Horne Central City Fairfax Linn County home Tipton Fairfax Cedar Rapids Independence Center Point and Marengo.
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John Domer
Marion
A. A. Boddicker
Newhall
W. B. Clark
Scotch Grove
Louis Schaefer
Springville
Harry A. White
Ainsworth
Godfrey Raim
Solon
W. J. Ashlock
Center Point
Charles Grovert
van Horne
E. G. Dunn
Central City
Edaburn
Naxera
Irvin R. Gressley
Marengo
Geo. J. Caraway
Linn County
F. N. Fraseur
Tipton
Theodel
Charles Lefebvre
Fairfax
Stewart Silver
Mgr
Roy A. Cook
Independence
Geo. Machula
Cedar Rapids
Wilbur Newman
Corn Sells for 1.09 At Columbus Jct Sale
At Columbus Junction the Ira Orr sale seven miles southwest of town saw corn at 1.09 per bushel. Milk cows brought 135 to 150 per head, heifers 125, calves 60 to 63, feeder pigs 14 to 18, and chickens 1.55 each. Oats yielded 38 pounds per bushel, 75 to 88 cents. No 2 soybeans 2.10 to 2.16. alfalfa hay 90 cents a bale. clover hay 50 cents. bean hay 45 cents. straw 55 cents a bale.
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Columbus Junction
Ira Orr
Here
Harry Fletcher
Wheatman Farm Sale Opens with High-C priced Auction
At the Ernest Wheatman farm auction in Decorah on Thursday the top cow sold for 182.50. Seven cows averaged 156, three 60 week calves brought 95, sows 39, 800 bushels corn 0.95, 800 bushels oats 0.95, and a tractor plow reached 689.50.
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Decorah
Ernest Wheatman
Five Brown Swiss Bulls Sold by Cedar Rapids Breeder
Martin I. Bice, Cedar Rapids breeder, transfers five Brown Swiss bulls. Purchasers include Joseph Kacena of Marion, B E Wessel of Earlville, Charles Chalupka of Fairfax, F C Singleton of North Liberty, and George Ernst of Newhall as reported by the Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association of Beloit Wisconsin.
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Martin I. Bice
Cedar Rapids
Coggon Creamery Elects Directors at Annual Meeting
Linn County Farmers Mutual Creamery association elected J. P. Gunderson Leo Smith and Fred Ross to the board. Retiring directors L. A. Hinton and Alfred Drexler. Manager Gaylord O'Dossa reported 1945 business totaling 1 061 949 82 with 816 379 21 from creamery and 245 570 61 from merchandise. Total assets 117 047 80 up 13 917 60. Creamery produced 1 743 513 pounds of butter. average butterfat price 56 cents per pound.
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Coggon
J. P. Gunderson
Leo Smith
Fred Ross
Linn County Farmers Mutual Creamery Association
L. A. Hinton
Alfred Drexler
Gaylord O’dossa
O’dossa
Winneshiek Farmer Buys Purebred Cattle
Decorah reports L. C. Bolson purchased a Polled Shorthorn bull and four cows at a Lincoln Nebraska sale. The sale saw 98 animals average $510 per head, adding a new purebred line to Winneshiek county herds.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
L. C. Bolson
Lincoln
Neb
Millard Receives Patent for Chinch Bag Barrier Machine
Harold F. Millard of Decorah received a patent for a chinch bag barrier machine inspired by Nebraska workers and their paper barriers. The device lays creosoted paper around a field and operates successfully, with a potential sale price of $125.
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Decorah
Harold F. Millard
Nebraska
Farmers Buy Few Horses in Sale At Columbus Jet
In Columbus Junction a sale of 196 horses drew buyers from several states with only 20 locally. Carload lots went to New York Pennsylvania Wisconsin Georgia Tennessee and Rockford Illinois slaughter plants. Tops were 5 year old sorrel mares at 3500 pounds selling for 280.
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Columbus Jet
the Gazette
Columbus Junction
New York
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Georgia
Tennessee
Rockford, Ill
Shade Tree Meeting At Ames ISU Campus Details
Ames prepares for a shade tree conference at Iowa State College on Thursday with sessions starting at 9 am. George B. Gordon of Washington DC will discuss tree care, while W. W. Flickinger of Des Moines covers tree use and selection. College staff John R. Fitzsimmons W. E. Loomis S. M. Dietz and P. H. Elwood will also speak.
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Ames
Iowa State College
George B. Gordon
Washington, D. C
Public Roads Administration
W. W. Flickinger
Des Moines
Lands and Waters Division
Iowa Conservation Commission
John R. Fitzsimmons
W. E. Loomis
S. M. Dietz
P. H. Elwood
Loan Association to Hear Van Horne Address in Cedar Rapids
E N Van Horne president of the Federal Land Bank of Omaha will speak at the Iowa National Farm Loan association annual meeting Monday February 25 at the Montrose hotel Cedar Rapids Two directors to be elected for three year terms The Iowa association has loans totaling over 1 500 000 000 outstanding to Linn county farmers.
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E. N. van Horne
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Iowa National Farm Loan Association
Montrose Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Harold B. McTavish
Iowa Association
Linn County
Sutter and Simek Sale Totals Noted Prices For Cattle and Hogs
Cows sold up to 185 dollars and heifers to 110 dollars at the Sutter and Simek sale in Clermont Guer. A team brought 170 dollars and broad sows sold for 34 to 44 dollars per head.
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Clermont — Guer
Sutter and Simek
Egyptians Will Study Agriculture at Iowa State
Four Egyptian students arrive as part of a war era exchange to study at Iowa State College. The group totals 124, with three graduates and one civil engineer to pursue advanced degrees in agriculture. They plan future work with Egypt's government in agricultural research and note postwar inflation and scarce nylons, priced near forty dollars a pair.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Port Said
Egypt
United States
Andria
Amin Aly Tbrahim
Cairo
Tbrahim
Agriculture College of Fouad First University
College of Engineering
Heiba
India
Russia
England
New Treatment Method Offers Relief From Chronic Ailments
An advertisement promotes a book claiming to address root causes and remove poisons from the body. It argues drugs only offer temporary relief and that the method has helped thousands over 20 years. Readers are urged to write to Ball Clinic, Dept. 1015, Excelsior Springs, Missouri.
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Ball Clinic
Ball Clinig
Excelsior Springs
Cattle Fed In Key States Falls 4 Percent From January
Total cattle fed in the important states reached 4,157,000, down 4 percent from last January. The figure reflects a winter period dip and will impact livestock market outlooks and supply expectations across the sector.
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2Nd Ave
3Rd Ave
Ist Ave
Ist St
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association
George Strayer
Hudson
Julius Black
Martin E. Saar
Charles City
H. D. Hughes
Milford Beeghly
Pierson
William P. Eno
Sheffield
Western Iowa
Guernseys
First
Sioux City
Mason City
Columbus Jct
Wheatman Farm Sale
BICE
Coggon Creamery
Millard
Copley
Chamberlain
Harriet Hubbard Ayer
Colgates
Gerbers
Dunbar Glass Coffee Maker
Gillette's
Epsom Salts S
Aspergum
Glassec
M.D
Lexetive
Teel Centifrice
Larvex
Second St
Kryptok
Aunt Sue
Aluminum
Woodbury
Lady Esther
Taumiee
Putnam
Mohamed Taha-Eid
Giza-Cairo
Mohamed M. Aboul-Ela
Alexandria
Ahmed Heiba
Alex
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