Licensing of Every Iowa Hog Buyer Proposed in Bill
A senate planning committee bill would license all hog buyers acting as middlemen between farmers and packers. The measure requires licenses and adherence to USDA grading standards, duplicates receipts for farmers, creates Iowa market classifications, and establishes a state market reporting service with quotations from about fifteen markets. Backed by Gov. Herring and Lt. Gov. Kraschel. drafted by Senators Bell Beardsley Calhoun Chrystal Dewey Geske Goetsch Harrington Knudson Roelofs Valentine.
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ES Moines
INS
Iowa
Senate State Planning Committee
U. S. Department of Agriculture
State Department of Agriculture
Federal
Clyde L. Herring
N. G. Kraschel
Bell of Crawford
Beardsley
Calhoun
Chrystal
Dewey
Geske
Goetsch
Harrington
Knudson
Roelofs
Valentine
Fence Drift and Mud Reflections on Icy Roads
A fragmented verse describes a snowy day journey with a car splatter of slime and mud. The speaker laments rough roads and melting snow while noting a moment of stopping to clear muck from the glass and shut off the gas.
Truck Growers At Conesville Elect Walford President
Conesville truck growers elected Walford as president. Jean was named secretary and treasurer while Edgar Rogers joined as adviser. The group discussed wilt resistant watermelons, fertilizers, seed treatments, sweet potatoes, and new sand land crops for Ambala experimental station plans.
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Conesville
Walford
Bpeciato
Conesvi
Jean
Secre Son
Treasur
Experiment Aaland
Edgar Rogers
Danmina
Livestock Co op At Williamsburg Reports Gains
The Farmers' Co-operative Shipping association of Williamsburg showed higher shipments of hogs cattle sheep and lambs to Chicago Ottumwa Belle Plaine and Cedar Rapids markets despite fewer animals raised in 1934 Manager Robert Elwood reported at the annual meeting. Hog shipments rose by about 162 740 pounds totaling 15 762 hogs weighing 3 463 200 pounds. Cattle and calves shipped numbered 2 209 weighing 1 670 040 pounds an increase of 568 410 pounds. Sheep and lambs totaling 34 870 head weighed 5 152 940 pounds an increase of 19 680 pounds. Shippers received 17 625 93 dollars. The association has about 250 members. 1935 officers were L J Meyer president Carl Holden secretary Robert Elwood manager and directors Fred Blythe Truman Lortz Ed Livingston Bert Yeaman and John Wallace. Howard Thompson of Cedar Rapids spoke on livestock marketing.
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Williamsburg
Chicago
Ottumwa
Belle Plaine
Cedar Rapids
Farmers’ Co-operative Shipping Association of
Robbert Elwood
L.J. Meyer
Carl Holden
Robert Elwood
Fred Blythe
Truman Lortz
Ed Livingston
Bert Yeaman
John Wallace
Howard Thompson
Maynard Co operative skim milk sells at 14c per cwt
Maynard patrons selling skim milk to a processing company received 14 cents a hundredweight in January. Total receipts for skim milk marketed this way in January amounted to 177.33 dollars. January butterfat checks were issued this week by secretary C. H. Paul. Butterfat price is 39 cents per pound.
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Maynard
Maynard Co-operative Creamery
C. H. Paul
Greeley Creamery Pays 40 Cents Butterfat for January
The Greeley Creamery company paid patrons 40 cents a pound for butterfat received during January.
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Greeley
Greeley Creamery Company
Corn and Hog Production Association Formed in Grundy Center
Grundy County officials formed the Grundy County Corn and Hog Production Adjustment association for 1935. I. L. Cakerice was re elected chairman with Jens G. Thuesen as vice chairman R W Kiewier treasurer and L W Plager as secretary. George Ludeman and Henry Frei named to the county committee with Terrall and De Seelhorst as budget committee. An exact signers count for 1935 contracts not yet set but expected to exceed.
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Gusetts
Grundy Center
Grundy County
I. L.’ Cakerice
Eldora
Jens G. Thuesen
Cedar Falls
W. Kiewier
Holland
W. Plager
George
Ludeman
Patterson Re elected Washington County Corn Hog Chairman
O C Patterson was re elected chairman of the Washington county corn hog committee at a meeting of township officers in Washington Iowa Monday afternoon Amos Stout of Brighton is vice president W O Morgan secretary and Marion Stransky of Wellman treasurer The committee reports about 1000 contract applications signed but some townships have not reported due to bad roads A training school will be held Friday at city hall Ed Dyas Ames Extension Service Mark Brandt Davenport a AAA field man and a rep of Leslie M Carr federal agricultural statistician will lead the meeting Most last year’s officers were re elected in townships
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Washington
O. C. Patterson
Washington County
Amos‘ Stout
Brighton
W. O. Morgan
Marion Stransky
Wellman
Charles Kennedy
Richard Stephens
Carl Oldfield
H. L.walker
Amos Stout
Richard Stephen
Ed Dyas
Ames Extension Service
Mark Brandt
Davenport
AAA
Leslie M. Carr
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Corn Hog Contracts Signups Delay in Jackson County
In Maquoketa Jackson county officials estimate about 1000 corn hog contracts signed locally with 1568 signed last year. Township reports lag until signup ends and poor roads slow progress.
Anamosa Jones county election of community committeemen list
The last five of the sixteen Jones county townships held 1935 community committeemen elections. Greenfield chose R. D. Finnigan as chairman and A. J. Baird as vice chairman with Martelle represented. Clay elected A. J. Orr chairman with Onslow James P. Moran and Alf Hamilton. Richland named Ed. A. Fitzmorris chairman with Monticello workers Orland Rogers and John Hein. Madison elected L. T. Lorenzen chairman with Harry James vice chairman and Arthur Wilcox. Oxford selected Frank Kulhavy chairman with Harold Klahn as vice chairman and Don L. Wherry from Wyoming.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Greenfield
R. D. Finnigan
Martelle
A. J. Baird
Lisbon
J. C. McConaughy
Clay
A. J. Orr
Onslow
James P. Moran
Alf Hamilton
Richland
Ed. A. Fitzmorris
Olive township votes slate for 1935 Cornhog program
About 100 farmers in Olive township Clinton county signed up for the 1935 Cornhog program at a Saturday meeting. Marcus Kallenbach was chosen chairman, E J Magon vice chairman, Charles Schwartz secretary, and Carl Porth committeeman.
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Calamus
Olive Township
Clinton County
Marcus Kallenbach
E. J. Magon
Charles Schwartz
Carl Porth
Corn Hog Contracts Signed in Benton County
A total of 1,257 corn hog contracts were signed in Benton county on Monday and reported to the courthouse committee. Homer township rejected the 1935 corn hog plan in October, yet more than eighty contract applications have still been signed this year.
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Vinton
Benton County
Court House
Homer Township
Applications for 1935 contracts roll in from North Fork
Ninety eight applications were received at the county corn hog office Tuesday from North Fork, boosting county totals to about eleven hundred to date. North Fork signers number around one hundred.
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Manchester
North Fork
Pee Fork
Auction listing at Louis Hopker place near Palo
Starting at 16 36 A M 314 miles northwest of Buffalo church four head of horses eleven head of Holstein cattle fall line of farm machinery 175 White Rock pullets complete list in Friday issue Elmer Rathburn owner P C Lassen Auctioneer
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Buffalo Church
Palo
Louis Hopker
White Rock
Elmer Rathburn
P. C. Lassen
Giant Tree Falls Near Coggon Landmark Timber
M. J. Holub and James Coleman felled a 90 foot tall cottonwood on the Holub farm southeast corner of the lawn five and one half miles northwest of Coggon. They expect 2000 feet of lumber from two butt logs while splitting or quartering the logs for loading. The tree shaded half an acre of crops and is estimated at seventy eight years old.
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M. J. Holub
James Coleman
Holub
Coggon
Alfalfa Hay Prices Fall Across Markets in Seven Weeks
The Kansas City market reports a $1.25 per ton drop in No 1 alfalfa hay since January with Feb 18 at 17.25 and Feb 19 at 13.69 for 1934, while most grades slip 50 cents to $1 a ton. Mild weather and soft roads curb demand and shipments, with 61 cars received, origination mainly Nebraska and Pacific coast exports diverted to drought areas. Pacific coast No 1 hay available at 21.50 to 22.00, native hay 22.00 to 23.50 in small lots.
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Kansas City
Federal Market News Service
Nebraska
North Central States
Pacific Coast
Farm Bureau Women Stage Achievement Day at Manchester
Delaware county Farm Bureau women held their Achievement Day in Manchester with Eleven of sixteen townships active. Exhibits were judged by Mrs. Mary Gregg of Ames. attendance was about one hundred. Addresses by Mrs. G. E. Sauerbry of Oelwein and Mrs. Gregg. demonstrations on caning chairs by Mrs. Koenecker and Mrs. Hermann, reviving last year’s project.
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Manchester
Oneida
South Fork
Farm Bureau
Delaware County
Mary Gregg
Ames
G. E. Sauerbry
Oelwein
Gregg
John Koenecker
Colesburg
Joseph Hermann
Honey Creek Township
Washington Farm Progress Through the Ages
A rural club contrasts colonial farming with modern methods from 1935. It notes reliance on hired labor in early days, simple implements like hoe and flail, slow adoption of new techniques, and Franklin's fertilizer idea. Today power machinery, soil testing, and farm extensions reduce dependence on labor, while home crafts and quilting remain popular as living standards rise.
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Benjamin Franklin
Agricultural’ College
Co-ops Pay Back Loans Says Mason
Omaha bank president Jerry J. Mason reported Farm Credit officials that co operative marketing and producing associations repaid loans totaling 755 534 since spring with only one delinquent loan under sixty days. Repayments of 70 591 came from Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming as the credit service expands.
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Washington
Omaha Bank For Co-Operatives
Jerry J. Mason
Omaha Bank
Farm Credit Administration
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Mason
Co-Operative Bank
Old Corn Brings $1.01 At Auction Near Washington
Five hundred bushels of old corn sold at $1.01 Monday at the Fred B. Weekly sale five miles southwest of Washington. Fifty bushels old oats brought 55 cents per bushel. Ten tons alfalfa hay 20 a ton. Ten tons clover hay 17.50 a ton. Ten tons bean hay 15.2 a ton. 100 bales old straw 56 cents. Five hundred White Leghorn hens sold at 62.4 cents each. A gray mare eight years old, 1500 pounds, sold for a amount. Old horses sold 50. Milk cows 45 to 53, calves 5 or 6, brood sows 23, fall pigs 10. Auctioneers Alvin Shebeck and H. M. Duncan. A team of blue roan mares 2800 pounds sold for 237.50. Other horses 30 to 92. Top cow price 51. Twenty tons hay sold 14, 300 bushels corn 874 cents, a cream separator 30, a broader house 25. Paul Klotz auctioneer.
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Columbus Junction
Fred B
Washington
Alvin Shebeck
H. M. Duncan
D.‘ Bebb
Paul’ Klotz
Another Blue Jay Report From Center Point Ward
Center Point observer W A Rogers reports a blue jay seen in his yard Monday morning. He notes jays usually winter nearby, but this is the first sighting since last fall, suggesting an unusual movement in the area.
Olive Tablets Claim to Restore Energy by Night Use
An old advertisement touts Olive Tablets by Dr Edwards as a remedy for tiredness. It suggests taking one or two tablets at bedtime for a week and highlights their olive color as a distinguishing feature. It lists prices 15c for a certain amount and 3c and bic in the text.
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Dr. Edwards
Farm Auction Listings Across Iowa Schedule
A condensed calendar lists livestock and closing out sales at multiple Iowa locations. Auctions include E E Badham near Marion, Alex Buchanan near Mechanicsville, Anna Dubishar near Swisher, E Newman near Alburnett, John Robertson near Waubeek, Duer near Monticello, H M Titus near Marion, Iowa Livestock Exchange at Cedar Rapids, Maloney Bros near Norway, Floyd Spear near Stanwood, Elmer Rathburn near Palo, and G J Freeman near Cedar Rapids, with sales set for February 23 to 27.
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E. E. Badham
Marion
Alex ‘Buchanan
Mechanicsville
Anna Dubishar
Swisher
E. Newman
Alburnett
John Robertson
Waubeek
Monticello
Duer
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar . Rapids
Martelle 120 Sold for 9900 Dollars to Lisbon Buyer
The Sam Workman farm of 120 acres southeast of Martelle changed hands this week to John B. Meyers of Lisbon at 82.50 an acre totaling 9900 dollars paid in cash. The improved property includes a modern house and a large barn with electric lighting. Known as the Randall farm for sixty years, it has housed the Workman family seven years and they plan to move to Anamosa where Mr Workman will work at the state reformatory.
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Ganette
Martelle
Sam Workman
Martells
John B. Meyers
Lisbon
Myers
Randall
Workman
Anamosa
Mr. Workman
State Reformatory
Marion Man And Toddville Woman Split 25 Dollar Reward
L F Suhler of Topeka Kansas reports a 25 dollar reward paid in Linn county for a chicken thief. Money was divided between Mrs Fay Oliphant of Toddville and D L Heetner of Marion after the thief’s arrest and sentence to Fort Madison. The reward supported a protective service for a farm magazine.
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L. F. Suhler
Heetner
Cow Seller Credits Higher Prices to Corn Hog Program
Mike Pire of Greeley recently sold a 1310 pound cow to a local buyer for 52 dollars and 40 cents. He had been offered 12 dollars for the cow last October. He also sold two steers for 141 dollars and 75 cents, with prior offers of 28 dollars each. Pirc cites the corn hog reduction program and drought as price factors.
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Gazette
Greeley
Mike’ Pire
Girmer
Here
Pirc
Auction Yields Mixed Bids Across Farms In Iowa Sales
At Blairstown and nearby towns in Iowa, fodder sold at 1.05 per shock, corn 9 34 cents per bushel, and livestock fetched varied prices. Guernsey cows 25.50 to 52.50, purebred Poland China sows 36 to 41.50, fall pigs 10.50 to 20.50, two boars 30.50 and 25, White Leghorn pullets 65 cents, hens 31 cents. Nearby Columbus Junction sales saw mares bring 300 and 200, aged foal in foal 150, yearling fillies 142.50 and 137.50, cattle and milk cows up to 44.50, calves 16.50, and other hogs and hay priced. Delaware sale reported cows 44, horses 126, corn 36 cents, hogs 25, hay 11 a ton.
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Blairstown
John D. Moeller
Guernsey
Poland
John Carlson
Eric Carlson
Guardian
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Conesville Experiment Station
Hampshire
Reid
Dent
Ates
G. J. Freeman
BP. C. Lassen
Peoples Savings Bank
Norway
Fairfax
Mc-Deering
John Deere
Maloney Bros
Tony Schmitz
Fairfax State Savings Bank
Maynard Skim
James Spear
Ward
Stanwood
Great Western
John Deere Sane
E. V. Duer
Cakerice
Grundy
Patterson
Jackson
Pecal
Maquoketa
Jackson County
Benton
Delaware
George Washington
Truart
Farm Bureau Women
First Avenue
DIAL
U.S
Floyd Spear
G.J. Freeman
Toddville
the Gazette
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Paul Klotz
Farrell Smylie
Cler
Herman Alberts
Tipton
ST Ane
Priday
C. BR
Steck
Yorks
Ave
Cedar. Rapids
Pete
Secee
Jack Clements
Tony
Tony Schaits
Walter Chaliia
Jay Patten
O.'M. Bundy
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Merchants National Bank
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