Cattle Drove Harbors Rare Brain Disease Toll at Hursh Farm
A rare brain disease named Listeria monocytogenes struck ten steers at A E Hursh farm near Marengo, Iowa, with eight yearlings and two two year olds dying since Feb 3. Misbach Brothers near Williamsburg also reported one steer lost. Vets at Ames confirmed the cause but cannot explain transmission.
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A E. Hursh
Marengo
Iowa County
Misbach Brothers
Williamsburg
Ames
Hursh
Veterinary Research Division
Veterinary College
Town County
Rock Rapids
Jefferson
New Mexico
Nebraska Sand Hills
Culbertson
Ames Hursh
FENCE DRIFT analyzed by Vice President in Des Moines
The piece quotes Vice President Henry Wallace at a Des Moines press conference predicting ten year nutrition developments as among the greatest stories of modern science. He notes some questions are off the record and says agriculture secretary’s province guides some replies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wallace
Des Moines
Wallace
Leghorns And Rocks Predominate In Iowa Flocks
AMES AP A 1940 Iowa poultry report shows White Leghorns and White Rocks now 60 percent of production, New Hampshires 10 percent. State supervisor W M Vernon notes Leghorns rose from 21 to 30 plus percent and Rocks from 17 to nearly 30 since 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa Poultry Improvement Supervisory Board
New
Experimental Results To Feature Illinois Swine Day
Illinois swine day at the University of Illinois College of Agriculture will feature morning breeding feeding and management experiments led by B W Fairbanks. Afternoon sessions will cover general industry problems in light of domestic and world market trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette Urbana
University of Manoais College of Agriculture
B. W Fairbanks
Monona Creamery pays 35c for top butterfat
Monona Union Farmers' Creamery patrons received 35 cents a pound for sweet cream butterfat and 34 cents for grade one butterfat in January. J P Goltz, secretary, reports production of 61 593 pounds of butter from 49 6705 pounds of butterfat.
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Spreins
Gazette Monona
Monona Union Farmers’ Creamery Company
J P Goltz
County AAA Dinner Set For March 8 In Washington
The Gazette reports the annual county AAA dinner will be held here on the evening of March 8 with tickets sold for 200 places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Washington
Farm Auction Schedule for Late February in Iowa
Iowa farm auction notices list Schmickle closing out near Center Point seven miles southeast, Towers near Marion six miles southeast, Avery W. Steele north of Tipton, Bechka north west of North Liberty, G. W. Minor east of Palo, Alfred Koch south of Stanwood, Arthur McLeod south of Central City, I. G. Vernon north of Springville. Auctions occur Feb 25 to 27.
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Schmickle
Center Point
Marion
Iowa City Sales Company
Avery W. Steele
Tipton
Bechka
North Liberty
G. W. Minor
Palo
Alfred Koch
Stanwood
Arthur McLeod
Central City
I. G. Vernon
Springville
Loans To Co-ops Reach 126 Million In 1940
The 12 district banks and the Central Bank for Cooperatives extended about 126 million dollars in 1940 to farmers' cooperatives, up from 86.1 million the prior year. Credit to cotton cooperatives was 26 percent, with grain and other sector cooperatives following in importance. The system served 1,649 cooperatives by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Central Bank For Cooperatives
S. D. Sanders
Cooperative Bank
Farm Credit Administration
Commodity Credit Corporation
Sanders
Method of Controlling Ear Worm Announced
Dr A E Michaelbacher of the University of California announced a chemical treatment that provides 90 percent control of corn earworms. After silk, a refined white mineral oil mixed with pyrethrum-oheo resin is applied to the ear tip, seeping down the silk to kill worms or form a barrier. The method does not impair market value of the ear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Cails
A. E Michaelbacher
University of California College of Agriculture
Michaelbacher
SMA Continues Butter Market Stabilization
The surplus marketing administration stayed out of the butter market last week until Thursday and Friday when it absorbed liberal offerings to prevent a decline. SMA bought 8,820 packages at New York and 8,308 at Chicago, with season totals near 3,938,427 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SMA
New York
Chicago
Chicago Producers to Hear Holt on Cooperation and Democracy
Dr. Arthur E. Holt of the University of Chicago will headline the Chicago Producers Commission annual meeting in Chicago in March. His address will focus on Cooperation and Democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Arthur E. Holt
University of Chicago
Chicago Producers Commission Association
Livestock Water Heated By Electricity On Tama Farm
Faye Wilcox of Tama uses an electric heater to warm livestock water in a concrete stock tank serving more than 50 head. In January and early February the heater averaged 12 kilowatts daily costing about 18 cents, with potential savings if the tank were well insulated and covered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tama
Faye Wilcox
Wilcox
TIP Rea
Iowa
Poweshick
Non-Partisan Reorganization of Iowa Farm Committee
DES MOINES Iowa State Chairman A W Harvey announces revival of the town committee for agriculture to support federal farm policy and Roosevelt Wallace in a non-partisan reorganization. The group will affiliate with a Chicago formed national agriculture committee with Frank Robinson as chairman. A series of local national farm day dinners on March 8 plans to mobilize about 25000 farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Town Committee For Agriculture
A. W. Harvey
Extra
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Harvey
National Committee For Agriculture
Chicago
Frank Robinson
Kearney
Neb
Iowa
Corn Under Seal Stocks By State Feb Fifteenth
Official figures show corn stocks in federal loan programs totaling 65,845,844 bushels as of February 15. Iowa holds 37,850,646 bushels, Illinois 9,100,000, Minnesota 4,565,000, Nebraska 8,471,000, Missouri 2,561,000 and smaller amounts in other states.
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Iowa
Ilinois
Minnesota
Nebraska
Missouri
States
Monticello Creamery Sets Butterfat Prices
Patrons of the Farmers' Mutual Creamery are paid 36 cents a pound for sweet cream butterfat 35 cents for No 1 butterfat and 33 cents for No 2 butterfat for the first half of January at the Monticello plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Company
Governors Cut Interest on Cooperative Loans to 3 Percent
Governor A. G. Black of the farm credit administration announced that 12 district banks for cooperatives and the central bank for cooperatives will reduce the interest rate on new facility loans from 4 to 3 percent, effective March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
A. G. Black
The
Farm Credit Administration
District Banks For Cooperatives
Central Bank For Cooperatives
Bellingrath Gardens Dreamlike Isle-Aux Oasis
In Mobile the writer visits Bellingrath Gardens on the Isle-Aux river, describing a 100 acre paradise with centuries old live oaks, Spanish moss, blood red camellias, fountains, springs, and waterfalls. The setting is portrayed as unreal and dreamlike with perpetual blooms.
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Mobile
Bellingrath
Isle-Aux River
Deep South
Japan
Greeley C T A Reports January Dairy Averages
Greeley The 537 cows on test in the Greeley cow test association averaged 606 pounds of milk and 23.2 pounds of butterfat in January. McElmeel Paul J of Greeley had high herd with 1 047 pounds milk and 391 pounds butterfat from 14 Holsteins, three dry. One McElmede cow produced 1 955 pounds milk and 82 pounds butterfat last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprejal
Greeley
Greeley Cow Test Association
Robert J. Keck
Paul J McElmeel
Dairy Herd Test Yields Strong Milk and Butterfat Averages
January results from two Iowa dairy associations show high producing cows. Alamakee Cow Test No. 1 reports 581 pounds milk and 23.8 butterfat per cow in 29 herds. Christofferson herds top with 1,984 pounds milk and 952 butterfat herd average 918/35.8. Keokuk County Dairy Herd Improvement reports 616 pounds milk and 25 butterfat from 337 cows in 26 herds. Gnagey leads with 1,186 pounds milk and 41.3 butterfat per herd. two cows tie for butterfat honors at 71.9 pounds.
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Waukon
Alamakee
William Christofferson
Christofferson
Gazette Delta
Keokuk County
Tama Dairy Herd Improvement report shows January production
The Tama Dairy Herd Improvement association reports for January an average of 281 pounds butterfat and 717 pounds milk from 436 cows tested including 90 dry. W. D. Mitchell’s 20 purebred Holsteins, three dry, lead the herd with 1,396 pounds milk and 48.4 pounds butterfat. his high cow Queen produced 2,244 pounds milk and 87.5 pounds butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Tama Dairy Herd Improvement Association
W. D. Mitchell
Massive 11 Million Christmas Trees Used in U S in 1940
A wartime era tally shows about 11 million Christmas trees were used across the United States during the 1940 holiday season reflecting widespread seasonal usage and economic activity.
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United States
Eleven entrants score high in state butter contest
AMES IOWA eleven entrants scored 95 percent superior in the state educational butter contest held last week during the annual daily short course. Eastern Iowa entrants also received 94 percent excellent while 93 percent very good ratings went to both eastern and other regional participants.
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AMES
Ervin Wardenburgh
Williamsburg
F. P. Gernand
Volga City
Milton G. Wild
Church
John Helgason
Estherville
H. P. Geil
Kern Elerick
Whittemore
Palmer Frettem
N. E. Fabricious
D. P. Weber
George Jorgensen
Coulter
I. L. Seeman
Algona
Iowa
R. Jorgensen
Fairbank
T. W. Reida
Brooklyn
Albert Harms
Oelwein
Alvin Thoreson
Garna- Villa
Floyd Nefzger
West Union
J. F. Barnes
Alpha
Darrell
Atto
Harold G. Hunt
Otto F. Weger
Strawberry Point
Walter R. Waskow
Waucoma
O. A. Harms
Ocelwein
Howard Holthaus
Edgewood
Will Behrens
Arlington
W. A. Schroeder
Randalia
Ed H. Behnke
Westgate
Robert A. Ewing
Tripoli
Theron S. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Guernsey Sale Near Maquoketa Brings Top Price of 175
At the Gene Davis Guernsey sale near Maquoketa on Friday a cow with a weeks-old calf topped at 175 dollars. Thirty-two cows averaged 115 dollars, a Holstein cow fetched 126, and a yearling Guernsey bull sold for 73 dollars.
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Gazette
Maquoketa
Gene Davis
Here
Guernsey
Auction Results at Strawberry Point and Kramer Sales
At John Robbins Jr sale one mile north of Strawberry Point cows topped 68 dollars and feeder pigs brought 8.50 to 12.50. At Harold N Kramer sale corn sold 48.44 cents a bushel oats 40 cents a bushel hay five dollars a ton cows topped 93.50 dollars and feeder pigs 14 dollars a head. Cecil Ryan was auctioneer for both sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawberry Point
John Robbins, Jr
Harold N
George E. Kramer
Cecil Ryan
Patterson Sale At Columbus Junction Auction Aired Livestock And Grains
Fourteen cattle and heifers sold for 40 to 60 dollars at the John H Patterson sale half a mile south of Winfield. A horse brought 25 dollars. Forty shoats sold 5 to 8.50 dollars and eight broad sows 25 to 27.50 dollars. A billy goat sold for 25 cents. Twenty shocks of corn moved at 60 cents, 1 200 bushels of corn 5444 cents, 100 bushels oats 40 cents. Timoth hay stack threshed at 7.50 dollars and a piano 26 dollars. Corn dump 75, binder 5. Auctioneers were Paul Klotz and H M Duncan of Columbus Junction.
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Columbus
Paul Klotz
H. M. Duncan
Columbus Junction
Scientists Transferred to Northern Research Laboratory Peoria
Dr. E. R. Whittemore and T. F. Clark have been transferred from Ames to the newly established Northern Research Laboratory in Peoria Illinois by the United States Department of Agriculture. Whittemore will become associate chemical engineer and Clark will become assistant chemical engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMES
E. R. Whittemore
T. F. Clark
Federal Agricultural By-Products Laboratory
United States Department of Agriculture
Northern Research Laboratory
Peoria
Ill
Whittemore
Clark
Three Millionth Holstein Registered by American Association
Owen D Young, noted industrialist, owns the 3,000,000th calf registered by the Holstein-Friesian Association of America. The animal was dropped at Youngs farm near Van Hornesville New York.
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Brattleboro
Owen D. Young
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Mr. Young
van Hornesville
N. Y
Worthington Creamery elects officers at annual meeting
Worthington Creamery officers announced are Frank Murphy president Cy Kramer vice president Peter Gaul manager Herman Burger treasurer Francis Reiter secretary Floyd Schemmel buttermaker and directors Art Hawkins and Peter Kelchen.
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Worthington
Worthington Creamery Company
Frank Murphy
Cy Kramer
Peter Gaul
Herman Burger
Francis Reiter
Floyd Schemmel
Art Hawkins
Peter Kelchen
Clarence Cooperative hires new 1941 staff lineup
Special to The Gasette reports Marvin Schilling rehired as manager for 1941 at Clarence Cooperative. Norbert Goldsmith succeeds Velma Schilling as bookkeeper after her resignation. Elmer Bunge is hired as trucker and William Meewes as yard man.
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Clarence
Marvin Schilling
Clarence Cooperative Company
Norbert Goldsmith
Velma Schilling
Elmer Bunge
William Meewes
Don Sheetz to Work with Soil Conservation Service in Waukon
The Don Sheetz family has moved to Waukon. Mr Sheetz, a technician with the United States soil conservation service at McGregor for the last five years, will be associated with service work in Allamakee county out of Waukon.
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Mcgregor
Don Sheetz
Waukon
Sheetz
United States Soil Conservation Service
Allamakee
Linn 4-H Banquet Highlights County Achievements
About 200 attend the Linn county 4-H banquet in Cedar Rapids with a panel on Catholics Protestants and Jews Americans All. Guests include Rev Willard Johnson Des Moines Rev Sylvester Luby Dubuque Rabbi Morris Kertzer Iowa University. Awards honor 4-H members across clubs with certificates and medals.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Willard Johnson
Des Moines
Sylvester Luby
Loras College
Dubuque
Morris Kertzer
University of Iowa
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Harold Thomas
Alburnett
Lois Frederick
Marion
Linn County Junior Farm Bureau Quaret
Lowden Farmers Co op Shifts Cattle and Hogs to Chicago
A mixed carload of cattle and hogs from the Lowden Farmers Co op Cedar county was shipped to Chicago Friday. The hogs sold for 795 dollars per hundredweight amid strong market demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowden
Chicago
Lowden Farmers Co-op
Cedar County
Canton Show Planned by Brown Swiss Breeders
At the annual Canton No. 7 meeting in Sigourney the group set the 1941 Canton Show for May 28 in Sigourney. Officers named include G. F. Garner chairing, D. J. Gobler as vice chair, and L. S Van Auken as secretary treasurer. County chairmen cover Poweshiek to Davis counties with several listed volunteers managing regions and association duties.
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Washington
Canton
Brown Swiss Breeder's Association
Sigourney
G. F. Garner
Tainter
D. J. Gobler
Ottumwa
L. S van Auken
North English
Poweshiek
Cecil Cranston
Deep River
Iowa
Wilcox
Guernsey
Johnson
Fred Neuhart
Iowa City
Muscatine
Omer Hampton
Mahaska
G. F. Gardner
Keokuk
Albert Hor
Ras
Richland
W. A. Scholser
Keswick
C. E. Walecott, Richland; Wapello, D. J. Cobler, Ottumwa
Jefferson
M. G. Black
Batavia
Henry
Emery Eigsti
Wayland
Des Moines
W. F. Fritz
West Burlington
Lee
Haas Brothers
Donnellson
Davis
Parker Brothers
Bloomfield
Junior Farm Bureau to Entertain Prospective Members
Prospective Linn county Junior Farm Bureau members will be entertained at Memorial hall Marion Wednesday at 8 p.m. The program features games and dancing with performances by the Junior Farm Bureau quartet and sextet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Junior Farm Bureau Organization
Memorial Hall
Marion
Junior Farm Bureau
Almost Too Good To Be True Natex Endorsement
A Decatur Illinois man George Bahney extols Natex for relief from chronic constipation and associated ailments. The ad touts Natex as aiding bowel action, sleep, energy, and appetite with claims of strong results and urges readers to visit K and M Pharmacy and other local druggists.
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Barney
Natex
George Bahney
Leafland Avenue
Decatur
Illinois
Second Avenue SE
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Monona Creamery
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China
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Greeley C.T.A
Herrick
Gangey
Tama Dhia
Creamery
Clarence Co-Op
Linn 4-H
Lucille Gove
H.D.A
Bill Harr
Banner Valley Boosters
Clinton Climbers
Fairfax Jolly
Indian Creek Bluebirds
Linn's Best
Merry Sous
Sunny Susies
Wapsie-cttes
Virginia Sloan
Carolyn Furhmeister
Ely
John Oxley
Eli Shada
Lee Dice
Junior Hank
Walter McArthur
Carol Hoge
Robert Macon
Dean Thomas
Roy Quaas
Junior F. B
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