Phosphate Demonstration Counties Chosen By Iowa Panel
Iowa counties to be selected for TVA phosphate fertilizer demonstrations in 1937. A state committee meeting at Ames Jan 9 will determine the counties using reports from county agents. A nine point farmer pact governs selected farms, including five year demonstration terms and TVA fertilizer use only on eligible crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Tennessee Valley Authority
W. F. Watkins
Ames Extension Soil Conservationist
Ames
Farm Bureau
R. K. Bliss
TVA
Cedar County Leads Iowa in Farm Business Associations
Cedar County records show fifty one members in county farm business associations, reflecting strong local participation in agricultural cooperatives and cooperative groups across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar
Iowa
FENCE DRIFT edited as livestock feed debate in Iowa
Iowa researchers report corn feeding yields firmer pork while soybean feeding produces softer pork. northern Europe studies show no corn and draw links to consumer demand. The article argues to adjust hog breeding in Iowa away from heavy lard types as markets shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
J. L. Lush
Ames
Iowa Research
Iowa
Tama County Seen as Ideal Demonstration Area
Washington report says Dr. F F Elliott AAA land planning head plans to send a staffer to Tama County Iowa to meet with the agricultural adjustment committee to craft plans for an ideal area to administer the agricultural act. Once finished the plan goes to the comptroller for approval. Tama appears the preferred site for a demonstrational county in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
F. F. Elliott
AAA
Tama County
Iowa
Agricultural Adjustment Committee
Comptroller
The
Sixteen-year-old Holstein tops test association
An Edgewood Holstein owned by E. G. Battin led the Clayton-Delaware C. T. A. December with 1,488 pounds of milk and 74.4 pounds of butterfat from a 16-year-old cow. The association’s 476 cows averaged 501 pounds of milk and 17.9 pounds of butterfat. Harold Knight herd at Strawberry Point led among twenty-two Holsteins with 1,083 pounds and 33.5 pounds of butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgewood
E. G. Battin
Clayton-Delaware C. T. A
Roland Neal
Harold Knight
Strawberry Point
Holstein Breeders Plan District Shows in Iowa
The Iowa Holstein Breeders Association board announced ten district shows across Iowa in late June and early July. O L Hamer of Waterloo said a state show location and date would be set later. Ernest M Wright was elected corresponding secretary while George Mark of Iowa Falls remains board secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Iowa
Iowa Holstein Breeders Association
O. L. Hamer
Ernest M. Wright
Iowa State Dairy Association
Holstein Association
George Mark
Iowa Falls
Modification Of Ban On Import Of Meats Protested
Blairstown investigator P. V. Neuzil warns Senator Clyde L. Herring against proposed importation of meats from parts of South America. He cites 1914 15 losses from foot and mouth disease totaling about 6 million dollars across 22 states and argues zoning will harm North American livestock. He urges a vote against legislation from the Argentine sanitary convention before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee altering part of the Smoot Hawley tariff act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blairstown
South America
United States
Clyde L. Herring
P. V. Neuzil
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Neuzil
Veterinarians’ Advisory Committee
Herring
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Jerseymen Lease Three Government Sires in Iowa
Three Benton county Jersey breeders negotiate with C W McIntyre of the Jersey experimental farm for the lease of three young government sires. The plan aims to test performance and transmission of productivity as part of a U S Department of Agriculture livestock germ plasm program. The calves will arrive in Benton county next spring, marking Iowa’s first government leased sires. Herman Rogers, Harold Miller, and C C Epperson are the buyers, with two more Benton breeders expected to sign similar leases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Benton County
C. W. McIntyre
Jersey Experimental Farm
University of Missouri
Hannibal
Herman Rogers
Shellsburg
Harold Miller
C. C. Epperson
McIntyre
Jersey
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Epperson
Mr. Rogers
Avanelle
Forfarshire
Miller
Peggy Majestic Duke
Angus bull sells for 2200 dollars at Maquoketa auction
Maquoketa auction witnesses an Angus bull fetch 2200 dollars as part of a busy Farm Pages issue. The Gazette notes ongoing corn loans due July 1 and a string of agricultural updates from Iowa communities, including heat, drought relief plans, and livestock shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
Public Sale of Purebred Guernsey Cattle at Central City
Wintz and Son announce the discontinuation of their dairy business and will auction a registered Guernsey herd at Central City Fair Ground on Saturday Jan 9 at 1:00 PM. The herd includes 12 cows and heifers, a 6 month bull calf, several cows fresh this fall or recently, five due to calve this winter, and two yearling heifers open. BTB and Bang’s tested, a show-quality foundation herd with nine years of exhibit and consistent wins. P C Lassen, Auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey
Central City Fair Ground
T. B
Bang
Wintz and Son
P. C. Lassen
Farm Auction Schedule January 6 7 8
A series of sales listed by location and date. Possehl closes out sale near Blairstown. Anamosa hosts horse sale. Beverly hosts consignments. Gibson sells horses at West Liberty. Iowa Livestock Exchange in Cedar Rapids also hosts a sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Yard
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Possehl
Blairstown
Anamosa Sale Pavilion
Gibson
West Liberty
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Guernsey Sale of Wintz and Son at Central City
Saturday January 9 sale conducted by Wintz and Son at Central City features auction lots and bidding events. The notice outlines timing and location for the event and invites interested bidders.
Conservation Of Wild Life Short Course Theme
Wild life conservation will be discussed at the rural young people's short course in Fayette county. The meeting is set for January 13 at Upper Iowa University. Tom Scott, Ames extension specialist, will present the project and demonstrate taxi dermy used in the study of birds and animals.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Upper Iowa University
Tom Scott
Ames
Miss Knowles Starts On 34 500-Mile World Cruise
Ames Miss Neale S Knowles extension professor of home economics sails from New York at midnight for a 34500 mile voyage of about four and a half months. Her route includes South America Africa India Malay States Philippines China Japan Hawaii and many small islands. She retired as head of home economics extension in Iowa in 1934 after twenty four years service and is writing a history of the field.
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Ames
Neale S. Knowles
New York
South America
Africa
India
Malay States
Philippine Islands
China
Japan
Hawaii
Prices of 17 Farm Commodities Mount Des Moines
Federal statistician Leslie M. Carl reports that Iowa farm prices rose for almost all commodities between Nov 15 and Dec 15, 1936, with chickens and eggs the sole drops. Grain and livestock prices surged, though hog costs remained high relative to corn. Dairy and seed prices also climbed amid tight supplies and drought effects.
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Des Moines
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Iowa
Carl
Butterfat Averages 36.7 Cents A Pound At Maynard
Maynard Harlan Farmers Mutual Creamery reports 36.7 cents per pound for butterfat in the year ending March 30 1936 up from 32.2 cents in 1935. Creamery produced 307274 pounds of butter versus 287336 the prior year. Officers elected for 1937 include A E Smith president Otto Schmitt vice president Maynard Savings Bank treasurer and directors J F Ingels S H Harrison Franklin Thompson Guy Allen and Herbert Malven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Harlan Farmers Mutual Creamery Association
Chester H. Paul
A. E. Smith
Otto Schmitt
Maynard Savings Bank
J. F. Ingels
S. H. Harrison
Franklin Thompson
Guy Allen
Herbert Malven
Tenancy Institute Set For Des Moines February 19 20
W W Waymack said a national farmers institute on tenancy will meet in Des Moines February 19 and 20 with attendees from the department of agriculture farm economists farm organizations and farm corporations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenancy Institute
Des Moines
W.W. W. Waymack
National
Farmers’ Institute
Department of Agriculture
Farmers Sponsor Hot Lunches For School Children
Belle Plaine hosts a special Belle Plaine night agricultural class meeting to continue hot noonday lunches for school children. L. F. Keep and William Fisher named committee in charge. Sixty five members attend as Dr. J. L. Lush discusses litter testing. future sessions cover cement and concrete and rural electrification.
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Belle Plaine
L. F. Keep
William Fisher
J. L. Lush
Ames
Lewis Falck
Johnston County farm sales near North Liberty 40 to 50 per acre
Two 200 acre pioneer farms in Johnson County near North Liberty changed hands. The Abraham Albright estate farm two miles south of North Liberty sold to John W. Stoner for 40 dollars an acre. The Beecher farm adjoining on the east sold to William Shebetka for 50 dollars an acre. Both properties had descended from their original families.
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North Liberty
Johnson County
Abraham Albright
John W. Stoner
Beecher
Albright
William Shebetka
Farm Leaders Meet at Cedar Rapids
More than sixty members of county agricultural conservation committees in east central Iowa met in Cedar Rapids with state AAA representatives and Ames extension staff to discuss the 1937 farm program. Key organizers included H. D. Dietrich and J. J. Reed with meetings planned across Ames Denison West Union Red Oak Mason City Chariton Fairfield and Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Ames Extension Service
H. D. Dietrich
Brooklyn
J. J. Reed
Chicago
North Central
AAA
Warren Bissell
Greeley
Roy Dyas
Maquoketa
W. F. Watkins
Ames Extension Agronomist
H. L. Eichling
Ames
Denison
West Union
Red Oak
Mason City
Chariton
Fairfield
Spencer
Farm Bureau Board Advances 4-H Plans for 1937
A Louisa county agent will be hired when available after a special Farm Bureau board meeting. The group aims to expand 4-H club programs during 1937.
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Wapello
Louisa County
Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Fat cattle prices to rise in 1937 over 1936
Fat cattle prices are expected to average higher in 1937 than in 1936, according to market outlooks. Analysts anticipate firmer demand and tighter supplies boosting cattle values, with ranchers watching feed costs and market trends closely.
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TVA Phosphate
Watkins
Ray Anderson
H. E. Henderson
Higley Building
R.F.A
Tama
Conservation
M. E. Garmoe
Third ST. SE
Optometrist
Beverly Cattle CO
Holstein Breeders Plan
Benton
Jerseymen
Uncle Sam
Farm Editor
Gazette
Mechanicsville
Apiarist
Atlantic
Atkins
West Branch
Wellman
Ralph Drake
Haile Selassie
U. S
Delta
Angus
Stanwood
Linn County
American Soybean Association
Fred Sargent
Mount Vernon
Riverside
Waterloo Congress
Beverly
Central City
Miss Knowles
DIAL
Canada
Peck
Johnson
St. Joseph
St.Joseph
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