Brown Swiss Canton 6 Announces 1940 Show Schedule
Canton 6 of the Iowa Brown Swiss association reveals six canton shows for 1940 at Jefferson Manson Iowa Falls Decorah Orange City and Beloit Wis during the Cedar Rapids fair season. Azeltine elected Canton 6 chairman Zumbach named vice chairman with Rice as secretary and treasurer. Directors named for each county with Azeltine and Zumbach as state representatives due to large membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Jefferson, Manson
Iowa Falls
Decorah
Orange City
Brown Swiss Breeders Association
Floyd Johnson
Ames Extension Dairyman
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Brown Swiss Association
Canton
Jefferson
Manson
Benft
Beloit
Wis
W. H. Azeltine
LaPorte City
Canton 6
John F. Zumbach
Ryan
Martin Rice
Keokuk
L. S. van Auken
North English
Iowa
Orville Falls
Buchanan
Orville Thom
Winthrop
Dubuque
Clarence Dingbaum
Dyersville
Benton
James W. May
Luzern
Nichols
Wapello
C. A. Bergman
Ottumwa
Black Hawk
Delaware
Linn
Cantona
Brown Swiss Association
Azeltine
Zumbach
Idtse and Johnson
Plow Techniques Demonstrated On Local Farm Field
D K Struthers Ames Agricultural Engineer showed a group of Winneshirk County farmers the steps to adjust a 2 bot Tom tractor gang plow for maximum efficiency on the Julius Flaskerud farm three miles northwest of Calmar. Principles apply to horse drawn gangplows and plows of one or three or more bottoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Flaskerud
Calmar
D. K. Struthers
Ames Agricultural Engineer
Winneshirk County
Closing Out Sale At Schminke Farm Atkins Iowa
A closing out sale will be held at the Schminke farm 114 miles south of Atkins Iowa on the old Red Ball road eight miles from Cedar Rapids on Wednesday February 28 starting at noon. Items include horses cattle hogs sheep turkeys and a large selection of farming machinery plus hay and farm tools auctioneers Schmitz Long. Atkins Peoples Savings Bank clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Schminke
Atkins
Cedar Rapids
Old Red Ball Road
H. P
Ww. H. & C. F. Schminke Schmitz & Long
Atkins Peoples Savings Bank
Harry Lutz
Louisa
White Rock
Rose Lutz
P. C. Lassen
Peoples Savings Bank
Farm Auction Notices for Late February and Early March
A sequence of farming auctions scheduled from February 26 to March 5 across Iowa. Listings include D. I. Hoskins, John Miller, E. L. Weidner, Ed Lamp, Wesley Buresh, R. W. Cairy, Edward Anderson, John Frimme, Schminke, Edw. Hynek, John Nesley, and Harry Lutz Estate with sale locations near Marion, Tipton, Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Martelle, Alburnett, Norway, Atkins, Solon, Lisbon, and Louisa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. I. Hoskins
Marion
John Miller
West Tipton
E. L. Weidner
Iowa City
Ed Lamp
Tipton
Wesley Buresh
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City Sales Co
R. W. Cairy
W. Martelle
Edward Anderson
N. Alburnett
John Frimme
Mi. S
Norway
Schminke
Mi. S. Atkins
Edw
Bright elected president of Brown Swiss Breeders District No 2
Ralph Bright of Hubbard was elected president to succeed T. W. Purcell of Hampton at the Brown Swiss Breeders District No 2 meeting. Stanley Godfrey of Osage was named vice president and Dallas M. Harrison of Hampton as secretary. Bright also joined the district’s state board of directors. Representatives from 12 counties attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
Ralph Bright
Hubbard
Brown Swiss Breeders Association
T. W. Purcell
Stanley Godrey
Osage
Dallas M. Harrison
Bright
Holstein breeders name Cedar Rapids for 1940 state show
Ames Holstein breeders voted to stage the annual state Holstein show at Cedar Rapids during the All Iowa Livestock exposition August 11 to 16. District elimination shows will select herds for exhibit. Cedar Rapids was chosen after similar decisions by Ayrshire Guernsey Brown Swiss Jersey and Milking Shorthorn groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Holstein Association
Bureau renaming dogfish to grayfish boosts public demand
The U S Bureau of Fisheries stirred consumer interest in a fish by adopting the name grayfish for dogfish. This rebranding aimed to elevate appeal and expand markets for this species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Bureau of Fisheries
Public Sale at Harry Smith Place Farm
A complete closing out public sale will be held at the Harry Smith place farm. The farm lies two miles west on Rock Road from Martelle and five miles southeast of Springville with other nearby references. Sale details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Smith
Solon
Solon and
Sutliff
Farm Auction Includes Horses Cattle Hogs and Tractor
Tuesday February 27 sale begins at noon featuring two head of horses including a grey mare and a black mare, thirteen head of cattle with springers and milkers, five head of hogs all bred and vaccinated, corn oats hay and seed, an Allis-Chalmers WD tractor in good condition, a 1930 Chevrolet pickup with stock rack, and a 120 acre farm for sale on a hard surfaced road in Iowa's garden spot with utilities and school nearby. Sale conducted by R W Cairy with lunch on grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
China
Hampshire
Allis-Chalmers
Chevrolet
Iowa
R. W. Cairy
T. B. Bell
Alburnett
Rock Road
Edward Anderson
Mitchell & Lassen
al Schueler
Cik
Interior hog offerings curtailed in Midwest markets
Interior hog offerings in Iowa and southern Minnesota declined last week to 202 500 head from 247 500. Friday receipts were 20 100 head and Saturday runs totaled 34 400. Market steadiness persisted amid producer price concerns and lard worries with buyers slow to raise bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Minnesota
Federal Livestock Marketing Service
Des Moines
Southeast Iowa Farm Sale Promises Livestock Ski
A February 29 1940 listing advertises an on farm sale in Lisbon Iowa with horses cattle hogs sheep and misc items. consignors include John Nesley andWilliam Bennett with stock from multiple local farms and offerings to include Guernsey Holstein Shorthorn breeds plus Poland China Duroc Jersey hogs Shropshire sheep and poultry. The sale begins at noon and features calves heifers cows and a range of equipment and farm goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B
Bang
Guernsey
Rook Emerson
Jersey
Poland
China
E. C. Gest
Berf
John Nesley
Challis
Lisbon
William Bennett
Directors Named By Farm Loan Association Meeting at Cedar Rapids
Clarence Hindman of Central City and Glenn Stoner of Mount Vernon were elected directors for three year terms at Cedar Rapids in the National Farm Loan Association annual meeting. Charles R. Smith of Cedar Rapids filled a vacancy. Over 100 attendees. Harold McTavish reported 15 new loan applications totaling about $100000. Norman spoke as a featured guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Hindman
Central City
Glenn Stoner
Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids
National Farm Loan Association
Charles R. Smith
Harold McTavish
Norman
Landers and Officials Named in Farm Loan Board Roles
Landers assistant secretary of the Federal Land Bank at Omaha Frank Stepanek of Cedar Rapids and Ray Bauschnagle secretary treasurer of the National Farm Loan association at Iowa City are named as members of the farm credit board at Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landers
Federal Land Bank
Omaha
Frank Stepanek
Cedar Rapids
Ray Bauschnagle
National Farm Loan Association
Iowa City
Farm Credit Board
Correction on Hartley sale misreporting mares not jennies
In the Thursday farm page and Friday morning edition it is corrected that three mares sold for a total of 340 dollars in the Mrs H K Hartley sale near Clarence, not three jennies as previously stated. The error came from the farm editor rewriting longhand copy.
Farmers Cooperative Creamery pays 37c for January butterfat
Postville reports the Farmers Cooperative Creamery set January butterfat at 37 cents per pound, up nine cents from a year earlier. Butter production for the month is noted in the same report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Farmers Cooperative Creamery Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cedar Rapids Fair
Colter
Struthers
Engineer Struthers
Mr. Struthers
All-Iowa
Lee Rebee
Aud
Anamosa
Citizens Savings Bank
H. L. Kennedy
O. W. Esslinger
Iowa Theater
Esslinger
Star Mail
Clinton
Bank
South Washington Street
Farm Loan Association
Sam Hunter
W. F. Main
Fairview
J. E. Kennard
Rowland & Holland
Hynek
Albin & Gibson
First Trust and Savings Bank
Ely
Eedit
Merle E. Garmoe
el Agel
Third Street
Shover's Oak Farms
Marion Boulevard
Mexico
Boulevard
Sedar Rapids
R. A. Shover
Ebruary
Tench
McCormick-Deering
John Deere
Deering
Hayes
Harrow
Jo. Deere
John Frimml
Tony Schmitz
Benton County Snv. Bank
Colorado
Nebraska
D. J. Gatens
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