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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1934

Page

4

Co op Supplies Majority of Cedar Rapids Fluid Milk

A federal report by Dr A R Menary shows the Cedar Rapids fluid milk market split among co operatives, producer distributors, and independents. Co operatives supplied 44.78 percent of total daily milk for both fluid and cream, with non co op groups providing the rest.

Cedar Rapids Co-operative Dairy Company Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics A R Menary Muk Menary Co-Operative Menar Menarv

Marion and Jackson Townships form permanent committees

On Monday evening and Monday afternoon Linn county’s largest township Marion and the adjacent Jackson township formed permanent organizations. In Marion Harry Dunn was named chairman with C B F Michel as vice chairman and Floyd Hampton Frank Frederick and Carl Wallace as committeemen. In Jackson John E Dunn was named chairman Roy Chilmore as vice chairman and Walter Elsworth as the third committeeman.

Linncounty Marion Harry Dunn C B F Michel Floyd Hampton Frank Frederick Carl Wallace Jackson Township Coggan John E. Dunn Roy Chilmore Walter el ¢Worth

Godfrey To Speak At Fayette Young Farmers Dinner

Fayette county Young Farmers club plans a March 9 banquet in Fayette to honor fathers with a talk by Godfrey assistant in agriculture to President Hughes at Iowa State College. The event follows a week of lessons on horse cattle hogs and sheep judging and farm record keeping.

Sprelet Fayette Young Farmers Club of Fayette County Godfrey Hughes Iowa State College Whitley Allbaugh

Linn Corn Loans Totaling 35566390 in Unclear Text

The fragmented report notes a total of 355663.90 linked to Linn Corn Loans with garbled subsequent lines mentioning amounts, dates, and local names. Key entities and precise details are obscured by the damaged OCR text.

Linn

Income increases for Cedar Valley farmers rise in 1933 report

The Cedar Valley Farm Business association reports higher cash income for 1933 with an average $1800 rise per member. Net cash income shows a $227 gain while net farm income improves to $222 versus a $401 loss in 1932. Livestock returns rise to $153 per $100 of feed and crop value per acre climbs from $9.58 to $17.14.

Cedar Valey Farm Business Association James Jo Walace Malion Alcome Duadel

Tama Poweshick Cow Test Yields High Butterfat Averages

The Tama Poweshick Cow Test reports 399 cows tested with 56 dry, averaging 677 pounds milk and 279 pounds butterfat in February. Lee Kenzle led the high herd with seven grade Holsteins producing 1222 pounds milk and 438 pounds butterfat. Rhinehart and Son and O Flaugh also posted top averages across Holsteins and Guernseys in the association standings.

the Gazette Brooklyn Bath Lee Kenzle O K Fiaugh Rhinehart and Son Drv George Moore and Son O ' Flaugh Guernsey

John Ingels Named 4-F1 Agent In Jones And Cedar Counties

John Ingels selected as 4 F 1 agent for Jones and Cedar counties beginning in March. He departs Sunday to assume duties as county agent and will serve in the Ames region. Also noted is the graduation of a local student from Tawa State College on March 20.

John Ingels Jones and Cedar Counties Sper Atta Tinygrette Maynard John Ince Ince Im Jones and Tabels Tawa State Coliege Ames Maron Daedain Loan County Waker

Rowley Creamery Pays 21 Cents For Butterfat

Rowley Creamery announces payment of 21 cents per pound for butterfat. The notice lists producers and the payment date, with general terms for milk suppliers and delivery records.

Rowley Creamery

Senator McArthur Pushes Compulsory Production Control

Des Moines. Senator William McArthur Mason City corn hog committee member calls for compulsory production control to secure universal cooperation and a permanent agricultural program. He links beef dairy, feed crops, and grain to a linked national plan and suggests penalties for non cooperators.

Des Moines INS Wiliam McArthur Mason City McArthur Agriculture Wallace AAA

AAA Administrator Rules County Agent May Be Secretary

DES MOINES A telegram from Chester E. Davis Washington chief of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration states county agents may serve as secretaries to allotment committees if willing and if the county control association agrees. The ruling follows a clash in Iowa over designation of county agents in the corn and hog program.

Des Moines C E. Hearst Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Chester E. Davis Washington Agricultural Adjustment Administration Iowa State Corn and Hog Committee Farm Bureau Davis

Holstein Breeders Name Ludvik Petrak President In Linn

Ludvik Petrak Cedar Rapids dairyman was elected president of the Linn county Holstein Breeders association at the annual meeting. He was also chosen Linn director in the state association. Clyde Scott named vice president and Darrell Gilmore secretary and treasurer. Other directors include James Benda D L Smith L S LeVasseur George Slater and E J Gilmore. George Benda named publicity director. The group plans a herd sire and dairy production confab with Earl Shultz Ames extension dairyman.

Ludvik Petrak Cedar Rapids Linn County Holstein Breeders’ Association Petrak Linn Clyde Scott Darrell Gilmore James Benda D L. Smith L. S Levasseur George Slater E. J Gilmore George Benda Earl Shultz Ames Extension Dairyman

Carload Of Wheat Sold By Elevator At Traer

Special to The Gazette Traer Farmers Elevator company shipped a carload of No 2 hard winter wheat, graded for shipment. Theodore Kober of northeast Traer aided by supplying 690 bushels. Cy Stoukee delivered 690 and R A Wet assisted with sixty bushels.

Traer the Famers Elevator Company of Theodore Kober

Farm logs hauled to Cedar Rapids market last week for 415 dollars

A farm department operation shipped twenty three cords of logs to Cedar Rapids market, achieving a price around 415 dollars. Ardweiht reported the shipment and sale details.

Cedar Rapids

Cattle Poisoning At Center Junction Linked To Weed Eradicator

Spectal reports Center Junction where Moncrief Brothers lost ten head of cattle after Sam Moncrief gave the herd a weed eradicator mistaken for salt. A veterinarian saved the remaining stock.

Gazette Center Moncrief Brothers Sam Moncrief

Livestock Grain And Machinery Sell Well At Manchester

A Manchester farm sale of Mrs Clara Robinson eight miles southeast of town drew strong interest. Prices ranged from $117 for a 3 year old bull to $22 for yearling cattle, with horses, hogs, poultry and crops selling well. machinery including a corn binder $70 and a seeder $2950. Art Schmidt of Delhi served as clerk.

Manchester Clara Robinson Art Schmidt Delhi

Barn Fire Near Oelwein Causes 7000 Dollar Loss

A barn silo and part of a machine shed burned on the Minnie Schwartz farm three miles northwest of Oelwein. The 54 by 90 foot barn held sixty tons of hay 400 bushels of oats and fifty bushels of corn with the silo half full. A new milking machine and wagon were destroyed. Loss estimated at 7000 dollars with 2300 dollars insured. In North English Lewis Greenlee traded his all purpose tractor and two bottom plow for a new 15 30 tractor and three bottom plow.

Oelwein Minnie Schwartz North English Lewil Green-lee

Winneshiek County farmers loaned corn for rural credits

One hundred five farmers in Winneshick county saved 135 cribs of corn and 65748 bushels for loans totaling 2865285 dollars. Loans on 2625 bushels of corn were filed with County Recorder Olaf Hanson last week.

Soybeans and flax barred on contracted acres for harvest

Iowa corn and hog committee chair R M Evans says soybeans cannot be grown on contracted acres for harvest this season and flax also cannot be grown for harvest. He notes Washington has not granted a modification to the early stand ruling despite dairy farmers seeking changes.

Gazette R. M. Evans Iowa Corn and Hog Committee Evans Washington Itowa

McElhinney Heads Permanent Corn Hog Committee In Tama

R C McElhinney of Dysart Geneseo township was elected chairman of the county permanent allotment committee with Harry White of Montour Indian Village township as vice chairman County Agent Burns Byram of Toledo is secretary and Donald Hayes of Toledo Otter Creek township is treasurer Twenty one townships were represented at the meeting Rex Beresford of Ames and Allan Kline of Vinton led the instructional session where all township committees were present In Decorah 1819 contracts had been filed in the County Agent office and more committees were chosen in Calmar Canoe Lincoln Jackson Military Sumner and Washington townships with permanent organization set for March 8 Washington county contracts exceed 1550 with about 250 more farmers taking steps pending March 1 renters

Toledo Taia R. C. McElhinney Dysart Geneseo Harry White Montour Indian Village Burns Byram Donald Hayes Otter Creek Rex Beresford Ames Allan Kline Vinton Decorah C W. Dack Calmar Canoe Lincoln Jackson Military Sumner Washington Winneshirk County

Farm Auctions Set For Feb 28 and March 1

Consignment sale at the Carl Mohn farm near Lisbon on February 28 114 miles northeast of Lisbon. The next day March 1 a livestock sale is organized by Albin and Kennedy at West Branch.

Carl Mohn Lisbon Albin and Kennedy West Branch

Wyoming township selects allotment committee leaders

About forty of Wyoming township contract signers elected Lyle Tompkins as chairman Klaude Dick as vice chairman and James Huffman as a third member of the permanent allotment committee at a Saturday meeting. Wyoming township organized last in Jones county. English township farmers elected O. L. Fry chairman and a slate of committeemen for the permanent allotment committee despite a blizzard.

Wyoming Wyoming Township Lyle Tompkins Klaude Dick James Huffman Jones County O. L. Fry 0. G Lown Clarence Lortz C. E. Summers T. G. Faas Engish Township

Local townships form permanent allotment committees

Special to The Gazette. In Delaware county the townships of Oneida Union Honey Creek and Colony elected permanent allotment committees. Oneida: Bert Bishop chairman with Walter Ortberg and C D Hunt. Union: Warren Winch chairman with C Thompson and Harold Stead. Honey Creek: John Tegeler chairman with Louis Ryan and Ben Takin. Colony: George Kuhlman chairman with John Goedken and John Martin.

Manchester Delaware County Oneida Bert Bishop Walter Ortberg C. D. Hunt Union Warren Winch C. Thompson Harold Stead Honey Creek John Tegeler Louis Ryan Ben Takin Colony George Kuhlman John Goedken John Martin

Lowden Man Proposes Truck Reporting Law

Fred Pauls of Lowden asks Governor Clyde Herring to enact legislation requiring truck drivers to report to the state data on all livestock delivered to central markets and other markets.

Lowden Fred Pauls Clyde Herring Des Moines

Tama farm loans average $60 an acre

Federal program speeds Tama county farm loans says E R Cronk manager at Toledo. Loans on Tama farms total $230 000 closed since December. Applications for January amount to $350 000. Maximum loaned per case is $90 and total approved near one million dollars but not completed. An increasing number of small home owners seek loans to refinance mortgages per J O King Gladbrook.

TRAER Tama County E. R. Cronk Toledo Cronk J. O. King Gladbrook King Ate

1600 Corn-Hog Signers Listed In Johnson County

Iowa City Johnson county farmers signed 1596 of 2287 eligible corn hog production curtailment contracts, county agent S Lysle Duncan said Tuesday. About 70 percent of eligible farmers signed. Washington township led with 126 signers, Fremont 121, Big Grove 100. East Lucas had 20 signees.

Iowa City Johnson County S. Lysle Duncan Washington Township Fremont Big Grove East Lucas

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Co-op BY May Anderson Life Insurance Jark Rte! Few Meife Bow Metropolitan Dotaur Tnt A. W. Carlton Vanager Nop Reddan TY Peterson Wl. Mer Nat Banh John Dunn Busteco Tipton Corny Tomrane Patra Senator McArthur Winnesnek Rinso Urs Spencer 32Nd St Good Housekeeping Institute America Betty McElhinney Tama Washington County William J. Roudabush Chicago Omaha Denver Los Angeles Portland Spess Sg Union Bus Depot Soven Interstate Transit Lines Jones English Township Delaware C. A. Stout Goodyear McKay Men's & Boys Goodyear Third Ave Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Gas CO
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