Shoat Shocking Stile Patented By Local Farmer
Carl G Heiken, ten miles northwest of Anamassa, has a patented electric stile that shocks hogs attempting to pass but does not disturb cattle or horses. The device uses a 12 inch plank, a hot shot battery and wires. hogs learn to stop, while sheep can hurdle it without shock. A gate can be hung over the hurdle as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owa
Carl G. Heiken
Anamassa
Mr. Heiken
Staten Bowe Gk
Herken
Soil Conservation Meetings In Linn Listed This Week
Linn county farmers are told about CCC Marion soil conservation work with sessions Thursday at Mount Vernon City Hall and Toddville High School and Friday at Waubeck and Whitter community halls. Officials explain services beyond the Indian Creek project and how to apply for preliminary service. Work begins on crushing 10000 tons of limestone for co op farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
CCC
Marion
Mount Vernon
Toddville High School
Waubeck
Whitter
Soil Conservation Service
Indian Creek
Linn County Dairy Test Averages Set High Butterfat
Special to The Gazette Central City reports 293 cows in Linn County dairy herds averaged 23.3 pounds of butterfat in December from 563 pounds, with high herd producing 876 pounds butterfat and 2434 pounds milk from 26 cows. Per-pound butterfat cost listed as 1 1/2 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City
Tre
Linn
Cox
Test Association No
Otto W. Bruns
W. L. Smith
Central Cty
Dais
Fence Drift and New Year Reflections
A brief column notes a New Year thought about leaving 1935 behind and pressing toward 1936. It blends quotes from St Paul with casual musings on moving past mistakes and continuing to strive in life and sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Paul
Horses Lead at 17750 in Columbus Junction Sale
At the Benjamin Outkamp sale west of Columbus Junction seven horses were sold with top price 17750. Other offerings included cows calves heifers hogs and farm implements with prices ranging from 25 to 2750 per head and hay and corn values noted. Auctioneer was Paul Rietz of Columbus Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Benjamin Outkamp
Paul Rietz
Linn Farm Bureau Plans Member Drive
Linn Farm Bureau opened a membership drive with a Jan 20 start after a Cedar Rapids meeting of retiring and new directors. Officers installed were Dave McCreery president Alburnett Arthur Pearson vice president Lester Mitchell Fairfax secretary and Glen Stoner Mount Vernon treasurer. McCreery and C C Mills Central City were named delegates to the Des Moines state convention January 10 to 17 with Koch Central City also listed as delegate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Unn County Farm Bureau
Dave McCreery
Alburnett
Arthur Pearson
Springville
Lester Mitchell Fairfax
Glen Stoner
Mount Vernon
McCreery
C. C Mills
Central City
Clinton counts hogs at sage market in trigity-three
Conzette IT KADER Ray Berns Leo Serlesa Albert Sehmeizer ay Clinton counts a hundredweight trigity three hogs at the sage market last shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conzette
Kader -Ray Berns
Leo Serlesa
Albert Sehmeizer
Ay ‘ Clinton
Canadian cattle import limits and 1935 trade trends discussed
A Market Intelligence Service Canada report projects high imports of Canadian feeder cattle in early 1936. It notes total US slaughter thresholds under the reciprocal pact, shifts in export patterns to Britain, and a recovery in hog and horse sectors amid drought impacts on western flocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Intelligence Service of Canada
Canada
United States
Canadian Market Intelligence Service
Great Britain
Great Britan
Intelligence Service
Novel twin ear of corn on Nirgil A Faucher farm displayed
A novelty twin ear of corn from Nirgil A Faucher's farm, six miles southwest of North English, is shown at the bank. The two ears share one shank, measure about seven and a half by six inches, with sixteen kernel rows. The corn, Reid's yellow dent, was planted May 15 on clover isod, and picked in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nirgil A
North English
Steps Saved For Grandmother Special to The Gazette
The Hintz farm three miles west of Monticello was retrofitted to bring water to Mrs. W. F. Hintz without a full plumbing upgrade. A lead tap ten rods away supplied water to a kitchen and basement via a partial pipe run costing about 160 dollars per rod for the pipe and 50 cents per rod for the trench. The pitcher pump was bought second hand for two dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
W. F. Hintz
Hintz
Irving Hintz
Wellman Company Builds Hen Houses for 1936 Turkeys
The Wellman turkey hatchery has three laying houses about 1000 feet long each and a flock of roughly 1,800 hens to supply eggs for the 1936 hatching season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman Company
Wellman
Turkey Hatchery
Monona Creamery Pays 37 Cents For Butterfat
Monona Co operative Creamery patrons received thirty seven cents a pound for November butterfat. A total of 35109 pounds of butter were produced and several patrons cashed checks exceeding $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monona Creamery
Monona
Monona Co-operative Creamery Company
Sealed Corn Bushels Reported In Buchanan County
Independence reports that loans on sealed corn in Buchanan county totalled $32 99535 by December 30. The aggregate number of bushels sealed amounts to 73 323.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan
Independence
Buchanan County
Fox Trapping Season Notches 25 Foxes Near Wellman
Farmers Matt Jaynes and Joe Morrow, northwest of Wellman, report trapping twenty five foxes so far this winter. The men say trapping remains steady as colder weather persists in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Wellman
Matt Jaynes
Joe Morrow
Willie Willis remembers Dad’s butter code on month starts
A local reminiscence recalls Willie Willis noting the first day of each month due to his father’s habit of saying ye gods and urging the family to go easy on butter. The anecdote highlights family humor and frugal living in a past era.
Fourth Of Soy Crop Not Harvested Near Dysart
Twenty seven carloads of soybeans have been shipped this season but harvesting has halted due to heavy snowfall. Fully a quarter of the soybean crop remains in the fields around Dysart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dysart
Junior Farm Bureau In Linn To Meet On Jan. 9
Linn County Junior Farm Bureau members will meet Thursday evening January 9 at the Y M C A Cedar Rapids for their January session replacing the regular date. Earl N. Shultz of Ames will address the meeting on rural youth work. Plans will be set for a study project for the coming year. A special executive committee meeting is set for 7 30 pm January 8 at the county Farm Bureau office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Junior Farm Bureau Organization
Cedar Rapids
Earl N. Shultz
Ames
County Farm Bureau
6000 Ewes Placed On Contract In South Iowa
Six thousand Lincoln Rambouillet crossbred ewes from Montana were placed with farmers in southern Iowa under contract by a Lewiston company rep. The farmer will keep half the wool and half the lamb crop for 1936, with biweekly inspections. The firm also has 7000 ewes near Freeport Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Iowa
Lewiston
Montahe
Freeport
Cedar county hogs sell at 1005 per cwt in Chicago market
Tipton Whifred Pruess a Cedar county farmer sold seventy hogs on the Chicago market last week at 1005 dollars per hundredweight. Gilbert and August Werndt of Cedar county also sold hogs for the same price in the same market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Women Study Clothing Trends in Trimmings
Miss Gladys Adams of the Ames extension service will visit Buchanan County next week to lead the second series of training schools in the fifth seat clothing course focusing on trends in trimmings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Gladys Adams
Ames Extension Service
Buchanan County
Signups Planned for 1936 37 Corn Hog Meetings in Cedar
Cedar county farmers will attend corn hog contract meetings January 9 to 11 to learn rulings and sign contracts. Sessions listed in Stanwood Lowden Bennett West Branch Red Oak Mechanicsville Clarence Tipton Durant Linn No 2 Atalissa Mechanicsville Massillon Cedar Bluffs Tipton Plato Lime City with speakers E F Walshire R H Domer J M Reeve Morrell Leeds J W N Wiese and J C Barnhart.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Stanwood
Lowden
Bennett
West Branch
Red Oak Church
Mechanicsville
Clarence
Durant
Linn School No. 2
Atalissa
Massillon
Cedar Bluffs
Plato
Lime City
E. F. Walshire
R. H. Domer
J. M. Reeve
Morrell Leeds
J WN Wiese
J. C. Barnhart
Corn Hog Committee Meetings Set for Buchanan County Townships
Independence area corn hog educational meetings and signings for 1936 37 contracts will occur across sixteen Buchanan county townships from January 9 to 13 with four to eight meetings daily. Chairman Homer Soules expects more signers in 1936 than in 1934 and 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Buchanan County
Homer Soules
Notice of Amendments to Iowa Electric Light and Power Articles
Amended Articles filed November 25 1935 modify voting rights across stock classes. Preferred and Class A stock lose general voting power. common stock holds most voting authority. Quorum and meeting rules updated to require majority of common and Class A stock issued and outstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Towa
Towa Eifctrig Light and Power Company
Isaac HW Smith
Attest C S Woodward
Eee
Farm auctions slate announced for Jan 2 3 4
W S Penn hosts a dairy cow sale at Mount Vernon and Propst Brothers hold a horse sale five miles west of Iowa City. Iowa Livestock Exchange in Cedar Rapids runs Friday Jan 3 and John Friedl closes out sale on Saturday Jan 4 at 40th St E Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Penn
Mount Vernon
Propst Brothers
Iowa City
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
John Friedl
40Th St. E
Murray to Speak at Oelwein Creamery Annual Meeting
Murray state secretary of agriculture will address the Oelwein Farmers Cooperative creamery annual meeting on January 13. The remodeled creamery with new equipment will open that day with additional speakers from H A Harmison of Dubuque and an Ames extension representative. The project cost about 20000 dollars, largely paid by opening. Over 1100 patrons are on the payroll. Arrangements are led by President A W Stewart Fred Harms and directors Ira Jipson C C Brownell Arie Martin A R McLaury and A A King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Ray Murray
Oelwein Farmers Co-operative Creamery
H. A. Harmison
Dubuque
Ames Extension
A. W. Stewart
Fred Harms
Ira Jipson
C. C Brownell
Arie Martin
A. R. McLaury
A. A. King
Olin Corn And Legume Show Opens
The annual Olin corn and legume show and handiwork exhibit runs January 1 2 3 with George Strayer of Hudson as judge. Exhibits include grains seeds hay and in the fancy work division hooked braided and crocheted rugs and appliqued pieced and embroidered quilts. Officers listed Del bert Grafft president Paul Lev sen vice president Robert Beck secretary Alfred Pruess treasurer and Ed Beck Ray Stivers George Slater Frank Andrews and Mesdames Anna Levsen Lloyd Ballou Ray Stivers and William Pruess on the executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OLIN
George Strayer
Hudson
Delbert Grafft
Paul Levsen
Robert Beck
Alfred Pruess
Ed Beck
Ray Stivers
George Slater
Frank Andrews
Anna Levsen
Lloyd Ballou
William Pruess
Notice of Annual Meeting of First Trust and Savings Bank
The annual meeting of stockholders will be held at the bank office at the corner of Twelfth Avenue and Third Street Southeast Cedar Rapids Iowa on January 14 1936 at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Directors to be elected and other business. FP J Dvorak Cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Trust and Savings Bank
Twelfth Avenue
Third Street
Cedar Rapids
County of Linn
State of
Iowa
FP J Dvorak
Cashler
Wider corn hog ratio and farm prices shift slightly
Iowa’s corn hog feeding ratio on December 15 was 19.1, up from 17.7 a month earlier, driven by a 2 cent drop in corn and a 30 cent rise in hog prices. Hog prices stood at 8.80 per hundredweight while corn was 46 cents per bushel. other farm prices for wheat, oats, barley, rye, and lambs are noted with mixed changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Leslie M. Carl
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Faye Ceder
Fitepene
Westerrel
Mr Wilber
Yan
Phillipians
Columbus
Linn Farm Bureau Plans
By Akern
Elton
Glassia Warnons
Willie Willis
Williams
Jess
Vais
Towinbank
Junior Farm Bureau
South
Cedar
MR. Farmer
E. A. Kriz & Son
First Street SE
H. E. Henderson Higley
Pramea
Dr. Doherty
Star Jewelry CO
Gna St. BE
Murray
Oelwein Creamery
Marvelous
Washing Machine Headquarters
Barnett
First Street
C. R. & I. C. Stock Yards
12Th St
12Th Ave
Jack Clements
Tony Schmitz
Bulova
Hamilton
Elgin
Waltham
112 Second Street SE
Watson
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