Altsters fret over barley quality for brewing grain
Iowa grain traders warn that malting barley quality could affect brewers and lenders as scab infection varies by state. An Iowa Farmcrea Grain Dealers meeting in Fort Dodge plans to address grade concerns with agronomists from leading barley states. Also Monmouth hogs auction yields mixed prices with many lots selling near 3.00 per cwt.
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New Homes and Barns Rise Around Wilton Junction Farms
The Gazette reports new farm buildings near Wilton Junction including a $3,500 modern house on the W. W. Whitmer place and another $3,500 home on the Henry Doerfer place. A $7,000 modern house with barn goes to the Charles Brown farm, plus a $1,000 double corn crib with elevator on the Joe Lang place. H. W. Lampa to build a new barn and outbuildings on two farms at 1 cost of 7,000, and Hugo Bartcher Ja adds a large double corn crib with granary above.
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Wilton Junction
Wlton Junction
W. W. Whitmer
Henry Doerfer
Charles Brown
Joe Lang
H. W. Lamp Fa
Hugo Bartcher Ja
Buckhorn duo to take ISU winter course in agriculture
Wayne Leffler, assistant at Buckhorn Creamery for about two years, will go to Ames Jan 1 for the winter short course for buttermakers. His brother Allan, aiding his uncle on the farm since August, will re enter Iowa State College as a sophomore in agricultural education. Term begins Jan 3.
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Gazette
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Buckhorn Creamery
Ames
Wayne
Allan
H E. Skott
Iowa State College
Agricultural Education Department
St Olaf Hog Lot Sells at Chicago Market
The St Olaf Shipping association offered 131 hogs on the Chicago market. Sixty hogs averaged 221 pounds sold for 3.15 per hundredweight and fifteen hogs averaging 266 pounds sold for 2.80 per hundredweight. Consigned by Louie Matt.
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Onmouth Shipping Association
Chicago
George Werber
Elmer Benson
Edward Becker
W. M. Roe
L. Zak
Gazette
ST. Olaf
St. Olaf Shipping Association
Louie Matt
Independence Man Buys 20000 Bushels Corn for Speculation
Independence contractor James Elliott buys 20000 bushels of corn with 10000 already on hand at 10 to 14 cents, storing most in two cribs and planning a third. He expects prices to rise and may hold for 2 to 3 years, with half of the 10000 from bank owned farms.
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Corn Husking At Webster Farm Nets 300 Bushels
Friends and neighbors joined Roy Snakenberg at his Webster farm on Tuesday to finish the corn husking. About 300 bushels were gathered in a cooperative effort.
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Gazette
Webster
Roy Snakenberg
Here
Becomes A Fine Art To Linn L Folk In Meat Study
C W McDonald Ames meat specialist and Miss Helen Swinney led two Linn County training schools at Marion and Central City for Home Butchering week January 16. Twenty two participants from thirteen townships learned cutting and canning methods to improve meat care and preservation.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
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R. D Forrest
Tvan Gillmore
George Michel
John Miller
John Adams
Horses and cattle fetch good prices at Cedar Bluff and Mechanicsville auctions
At Cedar Bluff two farm sales report strong horse prices including a 17 year gray mare $125 and a 7 year brown mare $119, with cattle and sheep also selling well. Mechanicsville auction notes a 15 year black mare $100 and assorted livestock with corn and hay prices listed amid brisk machinery demand.
Auction At D. H. Letch Farm Yields Mixed Prices
Boling of Stanwood acted as auctioneer as a 10 year old tram sold for 166 dollars and a Montour team of 10 year old horses brought 166. Another horse sold for 90.50. Milk cows topped 37 dollars, feeder cattle averaged 22.50, fall pigs averaged 1.90 and sows up to 9. Corn sold at 14 and 14.5 cents per bushel. Machinery brought good prices as a large crowd attended.
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How Will You Swap Spencer's Grove Farmers Trade
Local farmers in Spencer's Grove have returned to barter. Corn sells for one to three cents above market price for coal while hogs trade for wood. Popcorn goes for beans which trade for potatoes and lumber buys groceries and shoeing. This week surveys seek best trade for 1983 automobile licenses.
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Urbana Legionnaires Husk Fifty Acres of Corn
Members of the American Legion in Urbana with neighbors assisted Frank Smith a veteran farmer southwest of Spencer's Grove by husking more than fifty acres of corn at the Smith farm recently. Smith has been ill for three months.
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Fayette County Farm Bureau Re-elects Agents and Directors
Fayette county reappointed ninth year agricultural agent B W Lodwick and home demonstration agent Miss Geradine Brainard with office assistant Miss Bessie Schneider. The joint meeting named George Sauerbry president as voting delegate to the Des Moines state convention January 18 20, with Walter Rothlisberger as alternate. Mrs Sauerbry named women delegate and Mrs Rothlisberger alternate. The Bureau reported 562 members with plans to exceed 600 before New Year’s Day.
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Fayette
George Sauerbry
Des Moines
Walter Rothlisberger
Elgin
Sauerbry
Rothiisberger
Farm Bureau Meetings Set for Keokuk and Iowa Counties
The Keokuk county Farm Bureau will meet January 10 at Sigourney with Allen B. Kline, sixth district committeeman and Benton county Farm Bureau president, as principal speaker. Frank Bliss presides, with L A Strohman treasurer, Mrs Rollin Brown home project chair, and Mrs H H Shanafelt girls 4 H chair presenting reports. In Williamsburg on January 13, Iowa county Farm Bureau meets with D H Zentmire noting R K Bliss of Ames Extension will speak.
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Vinton
Sixth Farm Bureau District
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Keokuk County
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Rolln Brown
H. H. Shanafelt
Williamsburg
Iowa County Farm Bureau
D. H. Zentmire
Marengo
R. K. Bliss
Ames
Turkington tops Chicago cattle market with yearlings
Washington county farmer Sam Turkington led Chicago cattle sales Wednesday with a load of 957 pound yearlings selling at $7.25 per hundredweight.
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the Gazette
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Sam Turkington
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