Honey fed steer finish tops Chicago market on honey curry
John Koester of Williamsburg fed 23 head of Angus steers with a honey mix in the final four weeks of feeding. The finished cattle, averaging 1134 pounds, sold for a market premium amid broader market softness, with a bid of 710 dollars. Koester, with three sons and a son in law, raises cattle on 240 acres, mainly from a herd of fifty cows, and plans to open silo after freeze danger passes.
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Liamsburg
Lang
John Koester
Wohamsburg
Chicago
Koester
Ancus
Barley Sale At Arlington Brings 226 A Bushel Prices
Eighteen hundred bushels of corn sold at 181 cents and 700 bushels of barley at 22 cents. Oats brought 18 cents a bushel. Total sale of livestock, grain, and equipment by J W Ruble of Arlington in ninety minutes exceeded $3,000. Hay, a tractor, a birder, and horses brought varied high prices. feeder cattle and other lots sold to buyers, with prices noted in this chaotic farm sale report.
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Gazette
Arlington
Brooks and Burns
J W Ruble
Arlineton
Aal Maciinery Brecht
Oorts
Sraucht
Fence Driet by RK. Fla. George Washington Theme
A short note portrays George Washington as a country gentleman, highlighting his character and the notion of gentility. The piece frames Washington as a model of rural virtue, emphasizing courtesy and traditional values.
Livestock and farm sales detailed at Columbus Junction and Lisbon auctions
Special to The Gazette reports consignment sales in Columbus Junction with prices for horses, milk cows, steers, calves, broad cows, pigs, sheep, turkeys, chickens, seed corn, onions, oats, corn, and oak posts. Auctioneers Paul Klotz and H. M. Duncan noted. W. Fay Collins clerk. Lisbon sale details hogs, milk cows, horses, sheep, fence posts. W. E. Challis listed as auctioneer.
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Gazette
Columbus Junction
Rhode Island
Paul Klotz
H. M. Duncan
Floyd Lieberknecht
W. Fay Collins
Letts
Lisbon
W.E. Challis
27 000 Boys And Girls Enrolled In 4 H Club Projects
Paul C Taff outlines the growth of 4 H club work in Iowa from a few unorganized groups to about 2 000 local clubs with an enrollment of 27 000. Enrollment has risen nearly every year for a decade, with records showing 14 773 in 192? and 8 978 in recent years, reflecting broad participation across boys and girls in 4 H projects.
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Tawa
Paul C Taff
Bos
Taff
Town State College
Hens Hatch Four Chicks Each Despite Severe Weather
In Clarence Maryland Rogers reports hatchings amid harsh conditions. Despite storms and cold, hens produced four chicks each, with some hens managing up to nine offspring as rough weather tested their resilience.
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Clarence MD
Rogers
Mount Vernon Farm Folk Are Corn Fed
Seventy five residents from Franklin Bertram and Lawn townships attend a Farm Bureau dinner in Mount Vernon hosted by the three township branches. Menu centers on corn dishes and includes a corn based angel food centerpiece. Speakers urge farm support, discuss tax burdens on agriculture, and warn of communist agitation while stressing distribution as the next task for 4 H and rural youth.
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Savte
Mount Vernon
Franklin
Were
Bertram
Lawn County
Electric Light and Power Company
Farm Bureau
Fayette Holstein Breeders Hold Annual Session
About 100 people attended Fayette County Holstein Breeders Association annual meeting in Fayette Saturday. Civac Bechteihemer of the Iowa Creameries Association discussed dairy product consumption with rising production and the National Dairy Council. Lous Barnes of Harlan spoke on developing a dairy herd. 4-H members Set and Ren ter Joseph Hail Clyde Lincoln and Chares Ruisson gave talks on club work. Officers and directors were re-elected: Trevare J F Witkinson president Fred Pienow vice president B OW Lodwick secretary treasurer and WE Kitch Arthur Gross M FE Talcot Sam Aishouse A R McLaurs A M Doughty and W H Turner directors. An upcoming cistern project is noted to hold 168 barrels.
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Fayette
Fayette County Holstein Breeders Association
Civac Bechteihemer
Iowa Creameries Associator
Natural Dairy Council
Dairs Council
United States
Lous Barnes
Harlan Township
Car Club
Joseph Hail Clyde Lincoln
Chares Ruisson
Breeders Association
Trevare J F Witkinson
Fred Pienow
B OW Lodwick
Kitch
Arthur Gross
Sam
Aishouse
R McLaurs
M Doughty
W H Turner
Regulations on bovine TB testing set by new animal health chief
Dr. N. O. Bevins, named chief of the division of animal health, announced by Ray Murray, secretary of agriculture. Bevins will oversee testing in Iowa, succeeding Dr. Peter Malcolm. Rules allow herd owners to pick the testing veterinarian who must reside in the county, and district veterinarians drop from twenty-one to ten.
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N. O. Bevins
Division
Ray Murray
Bevins
Towa
Peter Malcolm
Murray
Farmers anticipate fewer sows for spring farrowing
A Tipton survey of fifty farmers at an outlook conference, conducted by L. G. Allbaugh and W. D. Termohlen, shows an average drop of two sows per farm for spring farrowing. The Cedar County Farm Bureau event explained that a strip of land one foot wide and one mile long equals .121 acres.
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Tipton
Outlook
Cedar County Farm Bureau
L. G. Allbaugh
W. D. Termohlen
Ames Economics
Food styles Are Pondered By Meat Dealers At Ames
Prof H H Kildee vice dean of agriculture at Iowa State College told meat retailers at their first annual short course that per capita beef consumption fell to 49.6 pounds in 1931, the lowest on record, while pork rose to 69 pounds. Pork now makes up 52 percent of U S meat consumption and veal and lamb held steady or rose slightly. Livestock sales from 1926 to 1930 accounted for 81.5 percent of Iowa farm income. by 1931 the share rose to 88 percent as visiting meat retailers attended sessions led by R C Pollock of the National Live Stock and Meat Board.
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Gazette
Ames
H. H. Kildee
Iowa State College
Kildee
United States
Iowa
Kilde
Mes
R. C. Pollock
National Livestock and Meat Board
Chicago
Farm Auction Schedule Across Counties This Week
A string of farm auctions and consignments is listed for Thursday through Monday. Listings include Wayne Yousse sale 314 miles east of Central City, Mrs C B Kirkpatrick near Marion, Clarence Raetz 7 miles northeast of Marion, DeClow barn livestock sale, Joseph Buresh two miles east of the airport, O E Binney 6 miles northeast of Alburnett, Center Point hatchery consignments, and John Ractz one mile south of Marion.
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Central City
Wayne Yousse
Marion
C. B. Kirkpatrick
West Ranch
Clarence Raetz
DeClow Barn
Airport
Joseph Buresh
Albur Inett
O. E. Binney
Center lPoint Hatchery
John Ractz
First US Meat Merchandising Short Course Held
The event featured cutting demonstrations by Max Cullen of the meat board and card discussions on using cutting charts and conducting cutting tests. This short course marks the first of its kind in the United States.
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Max. Cullen
The
Meat Board
United States
Edgewood Creamery records 1932 butterfat and totals
Edgewood patrons received an average of 21.75 cents a pound for 1932 butterfat, producing 443 482 pounds of butter at 21 4 cents per pound. Overe run averaged 23 94 per cent. Total buttered and fed goods reached 114 580 dollars. Isaac Thurn was elected president with George Lewis vice president Ralph Rizer secretary and manager J J Matthews treasurer and Fred Fisher Earl Culbertson directors.
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Np Ee
Edgewood
Edgewood Farmers’ Creamery Company
New York
Isaac Thurn
George Lewis
Ralph Rizer
J. J. Matthews
Fred Fisher
Earl Culbertson
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