Corn resistant to second brood chinch bugs developed in Illinois
W P Flint chief entomologist at the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station reports corn varieties resistant to second brood chinch bugs have been developed. Promising southern Illinois candidates include Champion White Pearl Golden Beauty Mohawk and Brack Hawk. Seed is available via county agents in several counties and limited northern stock exists.
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W P Flint
Illinos Agricultural Experiment Station
Urbana
Gazette
Flint
Madison Bend
Effingham
Chrishan
Joel Robinson
Ames
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers Association
Iowa
Illinois
Corn Research Institute
Iowa Journal of Science
Hay crop of 1934 totals 56.69 million tons in United States
The 1934 hay harvest reached 56.69 million tons, including 51.94 million tame hay and 4.75 million wild hay, down 24 percent from 1933 and 32 percent from the five-year 1927-31 average. Declines followed two drought years with reduced yields and legume losses.
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Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
United States
Sudan
Kansas City
California
Oregon
Montana
Arizona
Wyoming
Wallace Turns Cold Shoulder To Eicher Farm Bill
In Washington the farm cost of production bill proposed by Representative Eicher faced rejection from the farm administration. Secretary Wallace said enforcing a price above the current level could cause serious repercussions. Milo Reno supported Eicher’s plan but doubted its chances with Congress under admin control. California remains a major canning center.
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Capitol
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Encher
Farm income in 1934 tops 1933 by over a billion
National farm income rose to about 6.0 billion in 1934, gaining roughly 1.015 billion from 1933 amid drought relief payments. Most states show increases led by California Wisconsin North Carolina Alabama Minnesota and Ohio. New England lagged due to low potato prices.
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Farm Business Men Plan Income Tax Aid
S J Wallace of Marion, field accountant for the Cedar Valley Farm Business association, reports the organization will provide income tax service at no extra cost to its 110 members. Wallace will call meetings in localities where members operate to assist in filling out tax blanks as required by law.
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S J Wallace
Marion
Cedar Valley Farm Business Association
Mr. Wallace
Linn Farm Debt Advisers To Meet Here January Dates
The Linn County Farm Debt Advisory committee will meet in the Cedar Rapids post office building on the afternoons of January 14 and January 28 with farmers facing foreclosure. Urbana district rep C D Moore of the state council will attend along with Linn committee members B H Neal chairman C B F Michel Paul Huston secretary Richard L Stallman and E R Balderson.
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Linn County Farm Debt Advisory Committee
Cedar Rapids
D Moore
Urbana
State Council
Linn
H Neal
Mount Vernon
F Michel
Marion
Paul Huston
Richard L. Stallman
Fairfax
E. R. Balderston
Central City
Feed costs higher and dairy income lower in December report
The December Linn County Cow Test association No. 1 report shows feed costs $2.71 higher per cow than December 1933 while returns above feed cost dropped $177 per cow. Butter prices rose 10 cents per pound, and protein skimping reduced milk yield and butterfat. High herd averages were 1008 pounds milk and 388 pounds butterfat, with hay and soy rations noted.
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Gazette
Whittier
L. C. Adams
Linn County
Adams
Farm Auction Schedule From Iowa Livestock Exchange
Upcoming sales include January 4 Cedar Rapids at Iowa Livestock Exchange, January 5 Frank Cahill closing sale near Fairfax, January 8 Mrs. Austin Mc Queen public sale five miles northwest of Marion, and January 9 Mrs. Alice Farnsworth public sale five miles east of Marion.
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Marion
Alice Farnsworth
P. C Lassen
W. P. Secrist
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Frank Cahill
Fairfax
Austin McQueen
Butterfat Price Report For Local Guernsey Association
Members of the local Guernsey association produced ten pounds of butterfat and one dry. The price received for butterfat last month averaged 32 cents per pound.
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Guernseys
Association
Monroe County Asks Wallace To Speed Corn Hog Checks
The Monroe county corn hog allotment committee sent a telegram to Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace urging faster processing of its second payment corn hog checks. They criticized Dr A G Black head of the AAA corn hog section for an unsatisfactory reply to earlier pleas.
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Monroe County
Wallace
ALBIA
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
A. G. Black
AAA
Second installment corn hog checks go to Grundy County farmers
Special to The Gazette Grundy Center the first batch of second installment corn hog checks totaling 11026.40 to go to 300 farmers of Grundy county was received here Wednesday. Sum total of the second installment for the county amounts to 225000. Of the several hundred contracts sent in notice has been received that 654 have been approved, and it is expected that checks to cover the approved contracts will be forthcoming as fast as they can be issued.
Local Tax Receipts Total 40250 Distributed Thursday
Four hundred seventy eight second installment coin and hog checks totaling 40250 have been received by L. B. Bishop treasurer of Earlville. Distribution was to be made Thursday.
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Manchester
L. B. Bishop
Earlville
Car of Horses Shipped From Hazleton
Fred Wilson horse buyer ships by express a carload of heavy horses from Hazleton to New York. The animals are of good quality and intended for demand in the metropolitan market.
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Hazleton
Fred Wilson
Express
New York
Marion farm sells for $100 an acre
A. W. Lenders of Cedar Rapids buys the 80 acre Bert Dean farm four miles southeast of Marion at $100 per acre in cash and adds 35 adjacent acres from Weaver Witwer. Total 115 acres with possession passing March 1. handled by A W McGregor. Lenders plans stock farm development.
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A. W. Lenders
Penick and Ford, Ltd Inc
Cedar Rapids
Bert Dean
Marion
Weaver Witwer
A _W McGregor
Bangs Disease Parley Set In Red Oak Dairy Area
Red Oak dairy cattle owners were to meet with state health officials to discuss eliminating Bangs disease after a local resident fell ill with Malta fever. All herd owners were asked to test cattle to identify reactors.
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RED Oak
State Health Department
Bang
Malta
Buckhorn Creamery Pays High December Butterfat Rate
Maquoketa Buckhorn creamery paid 34 cents a pound for butterfat in December, the highest in years, though receipts were the lowest for the year. Top ten buyers included Frank Decker Oxford Junction and Hans Jorgensen Baldwin with payments ranging from 154.98 to 87.68 dollars. The annual creamery meeting is scheduled for February 5.
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Maquoketa
Buckhorn Creamery
Frank Decker
Oxford Junction
Hans Jorgensen
Baldwin
Palmer
Penrose
Esgate
A. R. Beaver
Buck
Duck Tries To Emulate Goose Of Golden Eggs
A duck on the C. J. Bockenstedt farm north of Earlville was found attempting to imitate the goose that laid golden eggs. A piece of gold was discovered in the duck’s gizzard by Miss Clara Bockenstedt while dressing ducks.
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Earlville
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