Lard Exports Rise 36 Percent in 1939 Over 1938
U S D A Foreign Crops and Markets reports 1939 lard exports reached 277 009 000 pounds up 36 percent from 1938. European shipments up 25 percent to 168 000 000 pounds. non European up 56 percent to 105 000 000 pounds. United Kingdom remains top market with Cuba second. Germany down from pre 1935 levels.
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Cuba
Columbia
Venezuela
Mexico
United Kingdom
Germany
Belgium
Sweden
Malta
Gozo
Cyprus
Italy
Finland
Czechoslovakia
Netherlands
Norway
France
Costa Rica
Canada
Equador
Panama Canal Zone
Dominician Republic
United States
Neb. Livestock up 11 Percent Yet Still Below 1928-38 Average
Lincoln based figures show Nebraska farm livestock totaling 7 081 000 head, up from 6 346 000 a year ago. Despite the gain of 11 percent, the total remains 19 2 percent below the 1928-38 average of 8 766 000.
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Lincoln, Neb
Sns
Nebraska
Three Directors Named By Iowa Poultry Co-Op
In Ottumwa during an Iowa Poultry Producers Marketing session described as an annual meeting by manager William Heckendorn, three directors were named Rex Mefford Hedrick Keokuk County Tom Lockridge Russell Wayne County and Hervey Hazen Denmark Lee County. Heckendorn declined to provide further information.
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Iowa Poultry Producers Marketing Association
Ottumwa
William Heckendorn
Rex Mefford
Hedrick
Keokuk County
Tom Lockridge
Russell
Wayne County
Hervey Hazen
Denmark
Lee County
Heckendorn
Gazette
Horticulturist Edgecombe to lead pruning demo near Wapello
WAPELLO S. W. Edgecombe Ames extension horticulturist will conduct a pruning demonstration at the J. Clay Bruner orchard south of Wapello on February 28 at 9 30 a m according to County Agent Lael Moon. He will also examine grafts made in the Bruner orchard last summer.
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Wapello
S. W. Edgecombe
Ames Extension Horticulturist
Lael Moon
Fence Drift in the Open Crowd
A mild late winter day frees calves into the open after weeks in pens. They cavort and slip in the slime as they enjoy the first chance to slide on the damp ground. Liberty is celebrated in a lighthearted barnyard scene with fresh grass to come.
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Liberty
West Branch C T A Averages 28.1 Lbs January Butterfat
West Branch cow test reports 611 pounds of milk and 28.1 pounds of butterfat from 404 cows tested, with 75 dry. Ralph Branson and C Earl Smith lead herds with 42.5 pounds butterfat average. Blossom a Guernsey in W A Cameron herd sets January record at 95.5.
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West Branch
John Offringa
Ralph Branson
C. Earl Smith
West Liberty
Blossom
Monticello Herd Tops January Milk Test in North Jones
J E Ahlrich of Monticello posted the month’s high herd in the North Jones Cow Test, with 897 pounds of milk and 48.9 butterfat. Shomont Dairy placed second with 1339 pounds of milk and 46.7 butterfat. a Shomont cow led individually at 2424 pounds milk and 104.2 butterfat for January.
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Monticello
J. E. Ahlrich
North Jones
Clarence Ashbrenner
Shomont
25 801 Farms Still Held By Land Bank
Washington reports the federal land banks hold 25 801 farms either owned or subject to redemption. In 1939 banks sold 10 576 farms or parts, but total held rose by 1 800. Sales totaled 26 702 000 while held value reached 80 862 000. Banks push tenant sales to boost owner operated farms.
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Washington
INS
Sam
A. G. Black
Farm Credit Administration
Black
Porter To Conduct Dairy Meeting At West Branch
Arthur Porter an Ames extension animal husbandman will lead a dairy cattle breeding and management meeting in West Branch on February 28. County Agent Howard A. Hamilton says Porter will cover selecting the herd sire genetic principles and recommended breeding plans from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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West Branch
Arthur Porter
Ames Extension Animal Husbandman
Howard A. Hamilton
Porter
Randalia Rehires Buttermaker for Third Year
William Schroeder was rehired as buttermaker of the Randalia creamery at a recent directors’ meeting. The decision marks his third consecutive year in the role and underscores continuity in production leadership.
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Randalia
William Schroeder
Randalia Creamery
Hog expansion alarms Southern states say Grantham
Iowa Republican H A Tex Grantham warned of unprecedented hog raising growth in the South as 16 states slaughtered 2 951 000 hogs in 1939. A federal Jan 1 1940 crop reporting board tally shows 16 southern states had 16 310 000 hogs on farms, up from 14 627 000 the year before, with Oklahoma Texas Kentucky and others posting notable gains.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
H. A. “Tex” Grantham
South
Grantham
State Central Committee
Department of Agriculture
Crop Reporting Board
The
Agricultural Marketing Service
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisa Muscatine District Sets Drainage Expense Split
Louisa county will bear 45 percent of maintenance costs for Drainage District No. 13 in Louisa and Muscatine counties while Muscatine county takes 54 percent. Changes since 1939 shift counts as lands south of Michael Creek exit the district. A purchase of 250 tons of coal at 4.11 a ton was approved for emergencies and bids for 1,000 tons to Port Louisa pumping plant are due March 5, 1940. Floyd Johnston chaired the joint board and named J J Jenkins George Sauer and Ralph Evans to study rising pumping costs.
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Gazett Columbus Junction
Louisa County
Louisa
Muscatine
Muscatine County
Joint Board of Supervisors
Michael Creek
Port Louisa
Floyd Johnston
Columbus Junction
J. J. Jenkins
George Sauer
Ralph Evans
Farragut Girl Elected Head Iowa 4-H Campers
Miss Kathryn Monson of Farragut, a home economics junior at Iowa State, was elected chair man of the Iowa 4-H campers for 1940 at a reunion dinner with nineteen past delegates from 1927 to 1938. Fifty two Iowa 4-H members have earned camp trips for outstanding records. county winners will enter the 1940 state contests as the camp slated for June.
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Ames
Iowa
Washington, D. C
Iowa State College
Kathryn Monson
Iowa State
Farragut
Horses And Harness In Sharp Demand At Keystone Sale
Horses and harness fetched strong prices at the Louis Heitman sale two miles west of Keystone. Harness sold 26 to 41 dollars per set, horses up to 125 dollars, a nine ten year old team 196 dollars, and a smooth mouthed mare plus a blind horse among bids. Machinery also sold well including an 8 foot binder 136 dollars and a corn planter 59 dollars. Oats 40 cents a bushel hay six dollars a ton. Schmitz and Long were the auctioneers.
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Gazette
Keystone
Louis Heitman
Schmitz
Long
Harold Meier sale reports mixed grain and livestock prices
Corn sold at 51 cents a bushel and oats at 42 cents at the Harold Meier sale four miles south of Lowden. Timothy hay brought 5.50 a ton and soybean hay 4. Aged horses sold for 60, milk cows 75 each, calves ranged 30 to 39, veal calves 24. Auctioneer was John F. Boling.
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Gazette
Lowden
Harold Meier
Timothy
John F. Boling
Farm Sale Near Decorah Sells Livestock and Grain
At Leonard Larson farm sale near Decorah four work horses brought 110 to 125 dollars each. Eleven Shorthorn cows sold 55 to 85 dollars per head. Angus heifers averaged 40 dollars and nine summer calves 27 dollars each. Corn fetched 48 cents a bushel. White Rock and Leghorn pullets 87 cents each. Ewes sold 10.25 to 13 dollars each.
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Gazette
Decorah
Leonard Larson
Farm auction near Columbus Junction sees mixed livestock sale prices
At the Mrs Henry Frerichs sale seven miles southwest of Columbus Junction bidders paid 85 cents a bushel for soybeans 43 cents for eats and 50 and a half cents for corn. Six tons of timothy hay brought 4 dollars a ton and a range of cattle and hogs sold with prices from 30 for calves to 75 per head for horses. A Fleagle farm sale ten miles southwest of Columbus Junction drew corn at 45 cents per bushel with 300 bushels traded Milk cows sold 35 to 70 each brood sows 12 1 2 to 18 each Leghorn chickens 65 to 75 cents each Auctioneers Paul Klotz and H M Duncan.
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Gazette
Columbus Junction
Henry Frerichs
Fleagle
Paul Klotz
H. M. Duncan
Livestock sale totals and top prices at Waukon and Prices
Special to The Gazet lists sales at Waukon and Peters Witt sale Prices include hay at 8 85 a ton corn 47 to 4215 cents a bushel cows 66 heifers 36 steers 39 horses 93 to 124 yearlings 53 mules 12 50 sows 16 sale total 3900 Forty four Spotted Poland China sows and gifts averaged 35 each at Prices with buyers from Wisconsin Nebraska Minnesota Iowa Tony Schmitz Van Horne auctioneer
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Waukon
Russell Enyart
van Horne
Poland
Peter Witt
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Minnesota
Iowa
Tony Schmitz
City Put Three Day Limit On Pigs In Portland
Law on the statute books bars any live pig from staying in Portland Oregon for more than three days, enforcing a citywide time limit on urban porcine presence.
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Portland
Ore
Rural minds vs city conformity in independent thinking
A COUNTRY WOMAN argues rural residents think more freely than urban dwellers. She suggests city living pressures individuals to align with dominant ideas due to income dependence, while farmers, tied to the land and their own pay, think more for themselves.
Butterfat Averages 27.7 Cents Pound At Littleport Creamery
1939 annual meeting at Littleport Cooperative creamery reports average butterfat price of 27.7 cents per pound. Yearly butter production reached 250,357 pounds with 24.25 percent overrun. Reelected officers Ramson Ruegnitz president and John Wiley secretary. new directors include John Thurn Ray Tieden and Fred Kupp. Speakers: Dick Robert of Dubuque and B. W. Patsy of Maynard.
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Littleport
Littleport Cooperative Creamery
Ramson Ruegnitz
John Wiley
John Thurn
Ray Tieden
Fred Kupp
Oscar Meese
Joe Cords
George Tieden
Dick Robert
Dubuque
Chicago
B. W. Patsy
Maynard
Delhi Silver Spring creamery names officers and directors
A O Billings was reelected president at the Delhi Silver Spring creamery annual meeting held Saturday. Charles Wendt August Neiman and A A Schmidt were reelected to key posts with Neiman and Wendt also on the auditing committee and Peter Connolly Herman Harbach Roy Little Louis Reth named as directors.
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Delhi
A. O. Billings
Delhi Silver Spring
Charles Wendt
August Neiman
A. A. Schmidt
H. C. Harder
Peter Connolly
Herman Harbach
Roy Little
Louis Reth
Rowley Creamery Pays Butterfat Prices for January
Patrons of the Farmer's Cooperative Creamery in Rowley receive prices for butterfat based on grade. No. 1 butterfat brings 34 cents per pound in the last half of January, No. 2 33 cents, No. 3 32 cents, per secretary Joe McGrath. First half January rates were 35, 34 and 33 cents respectively.
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Rowley
Farmer’s Cooperative Creamery Company of
Joe McGrath
Delaware Cattlemens Meeting Set at Manchester
Manchester hosts a Delaware county beef cattlemen meeting in the afternoon of February 22 with Rex Beresford of Ames in charge, announced by County Agent Ed Molin.
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Manchester
Ed Molin
Delaware County
Rex Beresford
Ames
Insurance chief says agriculture becoming adjusted
Washington AP An official of Prudential Insurance, holding 45 million dollars of farm land, told the monopoly committee that the farm situation is becoming adjusted and stabilized after extensive foreclosures. He warned drought and war create uncertainties and urged a sound government program to help farmers stand on their feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Prudential Insurance Company of America
R. R. Rogers
Prudential
Glen Rogers
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Farm Auction Listings for February Dates
A schedule of upcoming farm auctions lists events from February 21 to February 26. Sellers include Lee Legler, C. C. Orcutt, Mercer Co Berkshire Breeders Assn, Lynch and Cessford, Wm Apitz, L L Hopker, Beverly Cattle Co, Bovey Estate Farms, Carroll Consignment, D I Hoskins Est, and James Dubacek. Locations span Springville, Oneida, Aledo, Tipton, Solon, Palo, Cedar Rapids, Lisbon, Mt. Vernon, Marion, Elberon, and nearby areas.
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Lee Legler
Springville
C. C. Orcutt
Oneida
Mercer Co. Berkshire Breeder’s Assn
Aledo
Ill
Lynch and Cessford
Tipton
Wm. Apitz
Solon
L. L. Hopker
Palo
Beverly Cattle Co
Cedar Rapids
Bovey
Lisbon
Mt. Vernon
Carroll Oo
D. I. Hoskins
Marion
James Dubacek
Elberon
Mendell Reports 463 800 Acres In SCS Demonstrations
Frank H. Mendell announced that over 3 000 farms totaling about 463 800 acres are in erosion control demonstrations across Iowa. Farms outside SCS units number 69. others lie in Shenandoah McGregor Marion Knoxville and Greenfield areas or CCC erosion camps. Each farm forms a unit with contour tillage strip cropping terraces and gully control through trees and dams.
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Ames
Iowa State College
United States Soil Conservation Service
Frank H. Mendell
SCS
Shenandoah
McGregor
Marion
Knoxville
Greenfield
CCC
Mendell
Iowa
Sixty fourth Iowa Dairy Assn Meeting At Ames Feb Twenty Three
Waterloo official announces the sixty fourth annual Iowa State Dairy Association meeting and convention at Iowa State College in Ames on February 23. President Frederic Larrabee will open the business session at 10 a.m. A dairy luncheon at 11 45 a.m. precedes a panel on production of soybean products and dairy implications.
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Waterloo
Iowa State Dairy Association
Iowa State College
Ames
E. M. Wright
Frederic Larrabee
Fort Dodge
Iowa Dairy Industry Commission
C. Y. Cannon
W. W. Wilcox
W. H. Pierre
Dairy Industry
Dairy Club
4-H Training School Set for Feb 29 in Wapello
Miss Gladys Adams Ames extension clothing specialist will conduct a second girls 4-H club training school in Wapello on February 29 starting at 10 a.m. Leaders assistant leaders county club committee members and 4-H officers and a representative from each Louisa County club are expected to attend.
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Wapello
Gladys Adams
Ames Extension Clothing Specialist
Louisa County
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