Canadian hog exports and bacon trade outlook in 1940
A special report forecasts U S pork shipments to Canada may exceed 21 million pounds in 1939. It notes Canadian bacon exports to the United Kingdom rising and a planned weekly bacon export capacity of 5.6 million pounds to Britain, with potential total Canadian exports near 219 million pounds if sustained.
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Canada
United States
Dominion
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Toronto
Chicago
Canadian
United Kingdom
United Kingom
British Food Ministry
Great Britain
Canadian Bacon Board
Canadian Seaboard
U. S
For Sale in Farmers Market Place Ad
Wanted ad lists several good work teams used tractors cows bull calves ewes pigs seed barley and corn. Look in Farmers Market Place Want Ad section for details and prices.
Iowa Farm Moving Day Expected to Surpass 1939 Figures
Ames economists forecast a large 1 March movement of Iowa farm owners and tenants to new farms, driven by more sales and consolidation of smaller units. Costs of moving and scarce rental farms strain tenants, with officials noting rising tension and slum-like conditions in southern areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMES
Iowa
Rainer Schickele
Walter W. Wilcox
Ames Economist
Wilcox
Benjamin Franklin
Walker Creamery Elects Directors For The Year
Seven directors were elected in the annual meeting of the Walker Farmers Creamery company here Saturday. Vernon Winn Gay Andrews Peter Michael Andrew Nelson Harry Reiterman Glenn Ralston and Emory Arnold were chosen. The creamery showed a 30 percent rise in butter manufactured from the prior year. Fred Ford the local dairy inspector and State Inspector Benke were the principal speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Walker Farmers Creamery Company
Vernon Winn
Gay Andrews
Peter Michael
Andrew Nelson
Harry Reiterman
Glenn Ralston
Emory Arnold
Kenneth Butler
Fred Ford
Benke
Large Increase In Baby Beef Feeding In Cedar
Cedar county feeds 139 baby beeves this year up from 112 last year and 60 two years ago per County Agent Howard A. Hamilton Tipton. Carried by 85 Herefords 39 Angus and 15 Short horns with townships served across the county. Also 25 calves on feed in the five head feeding project with feeders Paul Hain Gordon Agne Amos Mohr Harold Guyer and Richard Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Cedar County
Howard A. Hamilton
Paul Hain
Moscow
Gordon Agne
Amos Mohr
Farm Bureau to Hold Victory Party for Delaware County Members
A victory party for 125 Farm Bureau members who helped in the Delaware County membership drive will be held here Wednesday evening. Principal speaker will be H. L. Eichling district extension agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Farm Bureau
Delaware County Farm Bureau
H. L. Eichling
Fence Drift and Processing Tax Refund Debate
A letter from E R Aschenbrenner of Traer argues for congressional approval of refunds to producers of processing taxes. He and Martin White of the AAA dispute claim requirements and agency representation amid an upcoming House decision. The outcome hinges on the national House of Representatives and may be decided soon.
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E. R. Aschenbrenner
Traer
Associated Press
Tuesday Gazette
House
Aschenbrenner
National Process Tax Recovery Association
Linn
Johnson
Iowa
Poweshiek
Marshall
Tama
Benton
Martin White
National Aaa
U.S.C.A
Ed Warshire
Mechanicsville
Gazette
White
National
House of Representatives
Linn Farmers Receive 1940 AAA Acreage Allotments
Linn county farmers will receive 1940 acreage allotment notices for the AAA program. Corn allotments drop about 11.1 percent from 1939 while general allotments stay near last year. Payments average $1.50 per acre with corn at 10 cents per bushel times farm yield. Cooperators may obtain corn and wheat loans and must sign a farm plan for participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Linn County
John F. Wager
Linn
Wager
Wagor
Maynard Creamery Sends January Butterfat Pay at 36 Cents
Patrons of the Maynard cooperative creamery received 36 cents per pound for January butterfat, announced by secretary C. H. Paul. For the year buttermilk was auctioned at 13 to 20 cents per hundredweight. Buyers named include Dale Hartz, Walter Thiele, Roland Cummings, Roy Arthur, and Irvin Sfranger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Maynard Cooperative Creamery
C. H. Paul
Dale Hartz
Walter Thiele
Roland Cummings
Roy Arthur
Irvin Sfranger
Training session for 4‑H leaders by Miss Forbes on Saturday
Miss Florence Forbes, Ames extension home furnishings specialist, will conduct a second training school for 4-H club leaders here Saturday starting at 10 a.m. The event aims to equip leaders with practical home furnishing skills and club guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleader
Florence Forbes
Ames Extension
Wheat carryover forecast reaches 300 million bushels
The Agriculture Department projects July 1 wheat carryover at about 300 million bushels, up 46 million from last year. Exports may hit 40 to 45 million, with domestic use near 670 million. Total supply this year stands at 1.009 billion bushels, including 254 million carried over from 1938 and a 750 million 1939 crop.
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Washington (Lp
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Butter Receipts And Stocks Much Under Last Year
U S government figures show Jan 1 to Feb 23 butter receipts across Chicago New York Boston and Philadelphia totaled 85 414 889 pounds versus 95 362 433 a year earlier. Butter on hand Feb 23 stood at 12 699 805 pounds down from 86 483 527 last year with DPMA holdings at New York 468 537 pounds and Chicago DPMA exhausted. FSCC relief stocks were 104 792 pounds Chicago 1 320 275 New York 189 011 Boston and none at Philadelphia.
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Chicago
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Fourteen Farmers Receive Diplomas at West Branch
West Branch ceremony awarded diplomas to fourteen farmers who completed seven or more of ten beef cattle feeding classes led by W. F. Robertson in recent weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Branch
W. F. Robertson
DeWitt F F A Chapter Elects Officers For Year
DeWitt chapter of the Future Farmers of America has elected Kenneth Roll as president Eugene Creger as vice president Wilbert Poppe as secretary Lee Larsen as treasurer Henry Mumm as reporter M Z Hendren serves as supervisor A banquet for members parents is planned for March 7 Hampton Hall will host as guest speaker discussing Aims and Purposes of F F A with state adviser and superintendent in attendance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt
Sndewitt
Future Farmers of America
Kenneth Roll
Eugene Creger
Wilbert Poppe
Lee Larsen
Henry Mumm
M. Z. Hendren
Hampton Hall
State
Allamakee Clayton Electric Coop to Hold Annual Meeting
The Allamakee Clayton Electric Cooperative will hold its annual meeting in Postville on March 4 at 10 a.m. Kermit James, project superintendent, confirms the event and says officers for the year will be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Allamakee-Clayton Electric Cooperative
Kermit James
Government resumes egg buying to stabilize prices
The Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation returned to the market after a price drop of up to 3 percent per dozen. It bought 41,000 dozen eggs on Monday on the Chicago and New York exchanges for relief distribution, with Saturday purchases reported at 3,000 dozen in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Chicago
New York
FSCC
Soybean Exhibit Train Stops in East Iowa March 16
A train tour led by Henry J. Schwietert and P. R. Farlow will visit Jesup Independence Manchester and Dyersville on March 16. One car will serve as a motion picture theater showing soybean production practices and displays highlight inoculation seed improvements and livestock feeding along with oats barley and flax varieties suited to Iowa soils.
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Gazette
Chicago
Henry J. Schwietert
Illinois Central
P. R. Farlow
Iowa
Jesup
Independence
Manchester
Dyersville
Linn County 4-H Feeds 102 Baby Beeves for 1940 Fair Exhibits
Fifty-five Linn county 4-H members feed 102 baby beeves for the 1940 Linn county fair and All-Iowa Livestock show. Enrollments include 34 Angus 37 Herefords and 31 Short horns. Thirty-eight calves originate in Linn county. Six older boys feed five range bred calves bought last November for older members. Individual beeves shown at the Linn county fair and All-Iowa show. select individuals advance to state and International shows.
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Linn County
Bill Horr
Horr
Keith Jacobs
Springville
Dale Thomas
Marion
Roy Quaas
Alburnett
Melvin Levasseur
Lester Schirm
Cedar Rapids
Keith Carson
Ely
Farm Auction Schedule Includes Multiple Public Sales
Coming farm auctions list for late February and early March 1924 with several sales planned. Scaminke closes out near Atkins. Edw Hynek sale near Solon. John Nesley sale near Lisbon. Beverly Cattle Co sale near Cedar Rapids. Harry Lutz Estate sale near Louisa.
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Scaminke
S. Atkins
Hynek
Solon
John Nesley
Lisbon
Beverly Cattle Co
Cedar Rapids
Harry Lutz
Louisa
Fayette C T A reports January milk and butterfat averages
The Fayette C T A No 2 dairy test shows January averages of 687 pounds of milk and 29.4 pounds of butterfat. The high cow, owned by Erwin Miller, yielded 1,268 pounds of milk and 69.7 pounds of butterfat. The high herd, belonging to Louis Barnes, averaged 1,384 pounds of milk and 47.1 pounds of butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Stanley Hamilton
Erwin Miller
Louis Barnes
4-H Training School in Benton County
Miss Florence Forbes Ames extension specialist will lead a 4-H training school for Benton county leaders and assistant leaders in home furnishings. The event, announced by Miss Ann Nygaard of Vinton, starts at 10 a.m. Thursday in Benton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Horne
Crushing Of Limestone Started In Delaware
Monticello CCC superintendent F. L. Brinacombe announced crushing ops begin this week on Frank King and Charles Lanner farms near Buck Creek and east of Sand Springs. Local operators Peter Griffe Hubert Grapes Grover Eaton will quarry limestone for seven soil conservation farms to lime 339 acres of cropland 83 acres of pasture and 29 acres of permanent hay land.
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Monticello
Frank King
Charles Lanner
Buck Creek
Herman Egger
Sand Springs
F. L. Brinacombe
CCC
Monticello Soil Improvement Association
Peter Griffe
Hubert Grapes
Delhi
Grover and
Eaton
Brinacombe
AAA Training School Set for March 4 in Manchester
Delaware county AAA committee chairman C. O. McCarthy announces a training school for AAA committeemen in Manchester on March 4. Instructions will cover sign-up for the 1940 program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
C. O. McCarthy
Delaware County
AAA
Acreage Sold Near Lisbon At 110.50 Per Acre
James Bartosh of Mount Vernon bought 155 acres of the Bovey Estate located 2.5 miles northeast of Lisbon for 110.50 dollars per acre. The farm includes a modern house and other well maintained buildings and is in good cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
James Bartosh
Mount Vernon
Bovey
Farm Change Near Volga City Ends Tenancy
John Huebsch bought the 153 acre Fred White farm west of Volga City from Prudential Insurance Company of America for 72 dollars an acre. He will take possession March 1. The Frank Rounds family have been tenants on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volga City
John Huebsch
Fred White
Prudential Insurance Company of America
Frank Rounds
Ames Extension Announces March 30 Training Session
Miss Fanny Buchan an Ames extension assistant in home and community development will conduct a county home project and 4-H music training school here March 30 instead of March 2 as previously announced.
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Gazette
Tipton
Fanny Buchanan
Ames
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