Danubian Corn Becomes Factor In U S Market
Danubian countries have become key to U S corn prices as 1934 output rose to 507 million bushels, led by Jugoslavia and Romania. Prices for Roumanian corn ranged from 57 to 62 cents at delivery, with recent bids near 93 cents at Boston. Export potential sits at about 75 million bushels by Feb 1. Oats from Argentina continue to flow into U S ports, with No 2 Argentine red oats at 64 to 64-14 cents.
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Europe
United States
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
Atlantic
Boston
Jugoslavia
Roumania
Bulgaria
Roumanian National Bank
Danubian
South America
New Orleans
Gulf and Atlantic
Fort Worth
Texas
Blue Jays Defy Winter By Sprightly Calls In Decorah
Decorah residents hear blue jays despite cold as E C Bailey notes jays linger year round and weather records show Decorah among Iowa’s coldest cities. The editor recalls a cautious belief that jays herald spring, though the kept bird was seen only by sound during a severe winter with a few cheerful chirps after snowfall.
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E. C Bailey
Decorah
Iowa
Charles City
Gazette
Pleasant relief from constipation and beauty
Pleasant relief from constipation pitched by Dr Edwards Olive Tablets. The ad claims the tablets replace calomel, cleanse the system, and restore energy and beauty. It targets men and women seeking health with a vegetable formula sold in 10c, 30c, and 60c sizes through druggists.
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Edwards
Internal remedy for piles touted as Hem-Roid tablets
A dated advertisement claims piles stem from internal blood congestion and promotes Hem-Roid as a harmless internal treatment. It asserts the tablets stimulate lower bowel circulation, clear thick matter, and restore parts, promising a money back guarantee if results aren’t seen.
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Leonhardt
Ay Drug Co
Drought Outlook Improves With January Rains
Washington officials say heavy January rains and snow in the west have filled storage lakes enough to assure an adequate water supply for this year's crops. Dr Elwood Mead reports reservoirs hold 3085,150 acre-feet at Jan 31, down from 5,044,100 last January, but improved conditions relieve drought concerns for 1935 growing season.
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Washington
Interior Department
Elwood Mead
Commissioner of Reclamation
Rio Grande
Meade
Butterfat Prices Reported By Multiple Creameries
The Gazette notes January butterfat payments by several creameries. Clermont Creamery paid 41 cents per pound, Center Junction Creamery averaged 49.5 cents. Wheeland Cooperative raised to 37 cents for last half of January. Largest producers Klam Bratherer and Miss Schnieder reported 47.44 and 47.44? averages. Alfred Rowland, secretary, cites an overall 25.5 cents per pound for mite fet recened in 1934. Linn county fruit growers met at Cedar Rapids for two days to discuss small fruits and truck crops with varieties suited to the area.
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Bpeca
Centfr Junction
Center Junction Creamers Com Peds
Spriia
Avelle
Wheeland Co-operative
Cheamery
Butterfoot
Klam Brathere
Cneck
SRA RO
Miss Schnieder
Alfred Rowland
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Holsinger
Ames Extension Department
Cedar county shows 1934 corn hog costs and 950000 benefits
Special to The Gazette details Cedar county 1934 corn and hog program administration costing 20136 72 with total benefit payments near 950000. It lists expenses by department and notes 1200 plus second payment checks totaling 200000 dispersed locally. Township meetings await 1935 contracts with large signups and reorganizations planned after elections.
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Tipton
Cedar County
E. D. Gardner
Farmers sign 1935 corn hog contracts across counties
Special to The Gazette reports 800 Louisa county farmers have signed 1935 corn and hog contracts with elections for township officers on March 2 and county officers on March 7. Washington county sent 138 farmers checks totaling 1773898 dollars as second payments for regular 1934 contracts. Additional county reports note organization of 1935 corn and hog control associations in 18 townships across Allamakee County with leadership lists and upcoming reorganizations. Decorah notes Winneshiek county signups estimated at 997 at the corn hog office.
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Washington
Cedar County
County Production Adjustment Association
Gazette
Vinton
Louisa County
Washington County
Aperial
Garzette Decorah
Winneshiek County
Decorah
Township corn-hog committee elections wrap up in Buchanan county
Independence report notes four township polls held Friday for the corn-hog committees with voters choosing members including Fremont George Lindsay, Edgar Reed, W J Bowden, Verne Reed, ES Ibes, Cono Ross, Cherry, Emery Arnold and Fred Sloan, details limited.
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Buchanan County
Freemont
George Lindsay
Edgar Reed
W J Bowden
Verne Reed
Ibes
Cono Ross Cherry
Emery Arnold
Fred Sloan
Winnebirk County Agent Named to Succeed Dack
F J Weigle 29 of Riceville begins duties Friday as Winne schen County agent succeeding C W Dack. Weigle, Iowa State College graduate 1928, last year served as club agent in Hamilton and Wright counties. He has worked for Armour Swift and Iowa Livestock Marketing among others.
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F. J Weigle
Riceville
Winneshiek
C W. Dack
Mr. Weigle
Iowa State College
Hamilton
Wright
Armour and Company
Iowa Livestock Marketing Corporation
Swift and Company
List of Names in Historic Notice
William Kassar Earl A Buck Fairbank Irvin Hayes Carl Nourse L O Weston Harold Cor coran Alfred Puff Newton W J Casey W J Frank O C Sauer P J Coleman A E Free born
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William Kassar
Earl A. Buck
Fairbank
Irvin Hayes
Carl Nourse
L. O Weston
Harold Corcoran
Alfred Puff
Newton W J. Casey
W J. Frank
O. C. Sauer
P. J. Coleman
A. E. Freeborn
Township corn hog elections in ten Delaware townships
Special to The Gazette reports Manchester Township and nine other Delaware county townships completed corn hog elections. Adams township elected Thomas F Mc Roberts Roy Emerson Harry Coleman Amion Warren Winch G D Thompson H A Stead Hazel Green Dennis E Drummy Frank McDonald Clyde L Thompson Oneida L Bishop Walter Ortberg John Tegeler Elk township elected John Odell Harvey Burbridge Martin C Fitzpatrick.
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Specia
Manchester— Township
Delaware County
Adams Township
Thomas F McRoberts
Roy Emerson
Harry Coleman
Amion- Warren Winch
G. D. Thompson
H A_ Stead
Hazel Green
Dennis E Drummy
Frank McDonald
Clyde L. Thompson
Oneida L. B. Bishop
Walter Ortberg
John Tegeler
Elk John Odell
Harvey Burbridge
Martin C. Fitzpatrick
Alburnett farm sale yields mixed livestock and crop prices
At the C E Newman farm four and a half miles northwest of Alburnett hay to Lafayett e sold for 1375 a ton and corn fodder 98 cents a shock. Brown mares 2600 pounds sold for 98 and 101 dollars per head, a 1000 pound white horse 60, another horse 48, yearling colt 98, pony gear 19, harness 23.50, eight cows to fresh 34 to 60 per head, yearling heifers 34 to 46, calves 17. Broad sows 29.50, feeders 15. OELWEIN sale notes old oats 86 and 71 cents, new oats 50, old corn 80, new corn 71-74, mixed hay 15 a ton, horses 75-160, beef cows 59 per head, Holsteins 40-50, sheep 9.50, a 17-27 tractor with plow 448.
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Gazette
Lafayette
C. E. Newman
Alburnett
George Price
al Schueler
Oelwein
Ed Heise
Delwem
Keffer sale near Zwingle reports strong bids across livestock
Maquoreta broad sows sold 35 to 40 dollars a head while dairy cattle brought 60 to 80 dollars. A team of six and 7 year old horses fetched 345 dollars and a 14 year old horse 100 dollars. Corn 80 cents a bushel. Alfalfa hay 20 dollars a ton and Timothy hay 16 dollars. Seed oats 75 to 80 cents a bushel. Otto Seeberger acted as auctioneer.
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Gazette
Maquoreta
Keffer
Zwuingle
Otto Seeberger
Auction Results From Newhall and Decorah Sales
At the F. A Husted sale near Newhall a bay gelding 1600 pounds sold for 158 dollars, a 9-year-old sorrel team for 300 dollars. Milk cows 49 to 62.50 a head, calves 27 and 17.50, brood sows 24.50, Leghorn chickens 81 cents, new corn 75 cents, hay 1450 a ton. Tony Schmitz auctioneer. George A. Dockel clerk. Near Decorah at Mrs Miles Henry Jr sale horses strong 160 top, other horses 120 to 135, weanling colt 53, broad sows 23, sheep 10, cattle 45 to 60, chickens 86 cents, corn 70 cents.
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Newhall
F. A Husted
Tony Schmitz
van Horne
George A. Dockel
Decorah
Miles Henry, Jr
West Liberty Creamery Declares 2700 Dividend To Patrons
The West Liberty Co operative creamery begins pro rating a 2700 dividend to about 600 patrons after meeting operating expenses, marking the first such payout since its 1915 organization amid a favorable market trend last year.
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West Liberty
West Liberty Co-operative Creamery
Cattle Laid In At $5.60 Are Marketed For $12.25
Riverside John Foley of Nichols bought twenty head of white faced cattle averaging 1087 pounds from Richard Schnoebelen for 1.25 per hundredweight to ship to Chicago. Schnoebelen paid 5.60 per hundredweight last July for cattle averaging about 550 pounds.
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The
Gazette
Riverside
John Foley
Nichols
Richard Schnoebelen
Chicago
Schnoebelen
Manchester Steers Cash At $10.15 Hogs at $8.70
Charles H Nieman, a trucker stockbuyer in Manchester, reports recent farm sales. Phillip Herman three miles northeast sold eleven Angus cattle including eight steers at 1015 per cwt and three heifers at 915 per cwt, totaling 118139. James Houlhan, three miles southeast, sold eleven Chester Whites averaging 240 pounds for 870 per cwt, earning 229.08. Ward Walston, four miles northwest, sold twenty-three Hampshires averaging 226 pounds for 870 per cwt, earning 452.
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the Gazette
Manchester
Charles H Nieman
Phillip Herman
Herman
James Houlhan
Chester
Ward Walston
Hampshires
Cattle Sale Draws 500 Head in Maquoketa Auction
Five hundred head were sold at the Maquoketa consignment sale Saturday afternoon. A load came from Kansas with buyers bidding on the herd and local ranchers noting strong demand for cattle in the market.
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Maquoketa
Kansas
Shredded fodder molds alarm county barns
Farmers in the Del emic vicinity report shredded corn fodder molding in barns. Ice on the butts of the shocks is believed to cause the issue. Some fodder remains in shocks awaiting warm weather to thaw the ice around it.
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Seme
Oelwein
Mechanicville Hog Sale Prompts Chicago Auction
Frank M. Thomson, a farmer southwest of Mechanicsville, sold forty hogs weighing 239 pounds each in Chicago for nine dollars per hundredweight. The sale highlights local agricultural activity and farm market prices.
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Mechanicsville
Frank M. Thomson
Chicago
Free Theater Tickets Draw Names in Want Ads
Daily theater tickets awarded this month to readers whose names appear in the Want Ads. Check the listings now to see if your name is posted and claim your prize.
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsule Ad
An old advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe diuretic and stimulant for clogged kidneys and irritated bladder. It claims the product cures symptoms like backache puffy eyes leg cramps and burning or scanty passage and promises a full night’s sleep after use at 35 cents a bottle from Haarlem in Holland.
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Haarlem
Holland
Coming Farm Auctions Schedule for Feb and March
A list of farm auctions across Iowa with sales led by Will Underwood John Lentz G J Freeman Charles Techau D E Brickley Archie Tow J W Kulhavy and Sons Page and Bowman W S Penn The events span Feb 26 to March 5 and include closing out sales horse cattle dairy cattle and mule auctions at various towns including Anamosa Mount Vernon Cedar Rapids Norway Newhall Maquoketa and Mount Vernon.
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Will Underwood
Anamosa
John Lentz
Mount Vernon
G. J. Freeman
Cedar Rapids
Charles Techau
W. S.penn
Cattle Prices Mixed as Feeder, Calves, and Yearlings Sell Strong
White faced feeder and butcher cattle averaging 900 pounds topped at 890 dollars per hundredweight. Calves sold from 750 to 8.50 per hundredweight and yearlings brought 825 per hundredweight. Shorthorn cattle of various weights sold from 6 to 7 dollars per hundredweight.
Estate sale oats bring high price at Grimes farm
One hundred fifty bushels of 1932 oats sold near here on Friday at the W T Grimes estate sale. The oats brought 62.2 cents per bushel according to the auction.
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West Union
W T Grimes
Jones Holstein Breeders Elect Vincent President
ANAMOSA William Vincent herdsman in charge of the state reformatory dairy cattle here was re elected president of the Jones county Holstein Breeders association at a reorganization meeting at Anamosa Wednesday. Joe Tyler of Anamosa was chosen vice president and County Agent Carl Smith secretary. Directors are Edwin Wilcox of Monticello, William McGovern of Central City, Chris Peterson of Onslow and Lee Finn of Central City.
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Anamosa
William Vincent
Jones County Holstein Breeders Association
Joe Tyler
Carl Smith
Edwin Wilcox
Monticello
William McGovern
Central City
Chris Peterson
Onslow
Lee Finn
Winning Plays In Benton Tourney Are Staged At Vinton
In Vinton the Benton County Farm Bureau play festival presented the top three high scoring plays from four community festivals. The finalists were The End of the Trail by Harrison township with cast including Lorna Cox and Morris Long, The Man From Brandon by Leroy township led by Clarence Schultze, Doris Bruch, Hazel Shuck, and Esther Ebert, and Ambition by Union township featuring Ronald Barry and Hermann Brehm among others, judged by Miss Verdene Beckman.
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Vinton
Benton County Farm Bureau
Verdene- Beckman
Toledo
Harrison Township
Harrison Township, Mrs. LaVerne Corbett
Lorna Cox
Pansy Raitt
Lynn Pardon
Grant Root
Lynn Nicodemus
Morris Long
Man From
Brandon
Leroy Township
Clarence Schultze
Earl Radeke
Betty Thurman
Doris Bruch
Merle Bruch
Hazel Shuck
Esther Ebert
Union Township
Ronald Barry
Herman Brehm
Hermann Brehm
Jeanette Thompson
George Hagen
Farm Brings $63 an Acre at Auction Near West Union
Special to The Gazette. Jesse Guyer paid $63 an acre totaling $9,135 for the 145 acre William T. Grimes estate farm four miles north of West Union. The property includes a modern cottage and well kept farm buildings. Six bidders competed at the auction.
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West Union
Jesse Guyer
William T. Grimes
Keokuk County 4-H Girls Lead Home Efficiency Plan
Sigourney reports 4-H club girls plan a Home Efficiency project this year. A leaders training school on the home was held Friday led by Miss Esther Pond from Ames. Farm Bureau women schedule their annual achievement day for March 7 in Keokuk County.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
Esther Pond
Ames
Farm Bureau
Barley Powwows Schedule Across Iowa and Illinois Rail Lines
G A Cabinett reports barley improvement schools are planned again with malting and milling interests sponsoring and railroads assisting. Meetings will be held at Sheldon Spencer Emmetsburg and Garner with mid March events likely along the Illinois Central as growers learn to boost malting barley and qualify for premiums. Milwaukee malting barley prices range 1.10 to 1.24 per bushel while feed barley bids 0.75 to 1.00. Topics include grade needs disease control varieties harvesting threshing cleaning and imports of barley for malt.
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G. A. Cabinett
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Milwaukee and
Illinois Central
Ames Extension Department
Federal Grain Inspection Service
Sheldon
Spencer
Emmetsburg
Garner
Milwaukee
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Summit Hill
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