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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1934
Page
6
A Waterloo packer and director of the American Institute of Meat Packers says Iowa produced about 15 percent of U S meat in 1933 with 24 000 000 000 pounds of livestock packed for feed and distribution The estimate addresses nationwide consumption and reflects the industry's impact on food supply and prices.
The text provides scattered phrases about a fence mishap and unrelated fragments including names, actions, and questions. No coherent event or clear entities are identifiable to form a factual summary with dates or organizations.
Feeders priced around 80 pounds brought 27.10 each near Mechanicsville. A mower sold for 57.60, a planter 95, a rake 63.50, a loader 62, and hay totals included fifteen tons at six dollars per ton. Machinery demand remains strong with buyers active.
Reeder named chairman of the Fayette township allotment committee at a Tuesday meeting. Littie named vice chairman and George McCustach joined as a member. The committee aims to complete 130 corn-hoe contracts for Franklin township opponents, with several restaurants already honored. A 2-year-old was reported as missing, and farm machinery sales were listed with prices.
The document outlines multiple city precincts for a school election with detailed boundary lines, polling places, and streets. It specifies precinct names, starting points, and routes for Bever Park, Red Cedar River, and Northwestern Railway corridors.
The 1933 world cattle headcount rose 2 percent from 1932 to about 157 million, with gains in the United States New Zealand Canada the United Kingdom France and other European nations. Germany Poland and the Balkans saw declines vs 1932 but above the 1926-30 average. Despite higher production and import restrictions, beef prices differ by region with protected markets rising and export nations steady. South American canned beef receipts rise as Argentina Uruguay and Brazil seek new markets.
E F Walshire named chair man of the Fremont township permanent allotment committee at a meeting of more than fifty contract signers in Mechanicsville. RT Moffat and William Thomson named officers with Walshire later joining Cedar county committee. A total of 1,500 contracts signed in Cedar county to date.
A Farm Administration summary shows 194 311 200 in benefit outlays through Feb 1. Cotton farmers received 112 129 617 across 1 028 088 recipients, wheat 45 318 720 to 531 967 growers, and tobacco 1 546 175 to 30 644 growers. Regional and crop totals include Minnesota wheat 1 048 872 and Nebraska wheat 3 433 131.
Iowa beef producers plan a statewide meeting March 7 in Des Moines to decide requests for AAA relief. A 17 member committee will meet March 6 to draft methods for relief and present recommendations to the main gathering. The group aims to include beef cattle in basic commodities and study processing distribution costs.
Decorah records show an uptick in corn loans with 98 farmers funded, totaling 2747.66 dollars and covering 61 048 bushels. Friday filings listed 5000 bushels, the largest daily amount since the campaign began.
A sequence of upcoming farm auctions listed with dates February 22 to 26. Entries include Athoff Bros & Sisters 80 acre farm near Norway, Lloyd Snyder near Mount Vernon, R W Cairey Cedar Rapids consignments, Krause and Taylor near Toddville, Derborn and Hindman near Marion, Herman T Herren near Monticello, C R and I G stockyards Cedar Rapids, WE Grow Mt Vernon road, Theodore Matheny farm near Toddville, John Willman and Son near Toddville, J F P Berry near Cedar Rapids.
Linn county records show corn loans totaling 339821 65 on 757037 bushels to date with twenty four loans recorded since Saturday noon on 28175 bushels totaling 12678 75 dollars.
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