Packers Face 30 Day Window In $200 Million Tax Suit
A Chicago suit seeks refunds of processing taxes totaling about 200 million dollars collected from eastern Iowa hog producers and shippers. Pack ers named include Swift and Company Armour and Company Wilson and Company and others. Plaintiffs argue funds held in escrow were deducted from prices and should be returned if the tax is ruled unconstitutional. The Packers have 30 days to answer after a Supreme Court ruling on the AAA.
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Chicago
Lee Ripperton
Monmouth
Iowa
Supreme Court
AAA
High Court
Ripperton
Mr. Ripperton
Frank Adams
de- Witt
Virtus P. Seamer
Lawrence Adrian
Lost Nation
Orville Ruggeberg
Carl M Levsen
Clarence
August Thom
Robertson, Crowe and Spencer
Swift and Company
Armour and
Wilson and Coomparyv
Dairyman Nesbit to Speak at Linn County Institute
L C Adams requests Jack Nesbit editor of Hoard's Dairyman speak Friday afternoon at Whittier O K during the Linn County Farmers Institute. Nesbit, well known to dairymen for practical dairy breeding research, will discuss Building of a Profitable Dairy Herd.
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Ballyhoo
L. C Adams
Towa
Jack Nesbit
Hoard‘s Dairyman
Linn County Farmers Institute
Whittier
O. K
Adams
Nesbit
Washington County Corn-Hog Expense Report
Morgan reports administrative cost per 1935 contract at 13.70 dollars with 1,438 contracts, 1,681 in 1934, and total 1935 payments of 473373.46 dollars. Operating expense set at 4.16 percent, itemized for supervisors, county office administration, and office equipment and supplies.
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Washington
Jas
W O Morgan
Clinton 4-Hers Receive 770 In Premiums In 1935
Clinton county reports 20 active 4-H clubs by year end 1935 with 120 boys and 125 girls starting projects. Of 114 of 120 boys finishing projects and 118 of 125 girls, most members completed club work. County leaders include 25 club leaders and 15 guiding leaders.
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Clinton
Crowd to Pack Iowa Farm Bureau Convention in Des Moines
Large crowds are expected for the Iowa Farm Bureau federation annual convention in Des Moines January 15 16 and 17 with Rep Clifford R Hope of Kansas and Assistant Secretary of Agriculture M L Wilson scheduled to speak. Officials say the Supreme Court ruling banning the Agricultural Adjustment Administration will boost interest as leaders outline plans for farm recovery though the program remains in a tentative stage. A full speaker roster will be released later.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Clifford R Hope
Kansas
M L Wilson
Supreme Court
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Kas
Eve
Ncmeipal
Ivy 37
Chiss
Althouse
Wilson
Farm Bureau quartet to compete at state music contest
Winneshiek court members E. H Ellickson and Oswald Hanson tenors and Willard Torgrim and Arthur Lomen basses will perform at the Iowa Farm Bureau federation annual meeting in Des Moines on January 15.
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Gazette Decorah
Winneshiek Court
Farm Bureau Quartet
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Des Moines
E. H Ellickson
Oswald Hanson
Willard Torgrim
Arthur Lomen
Senator Mason Targets Farm Bureau in Iowa Rift
Poweshiek Senator Eugene I Dan Mason of Brooklia Iowa says he has material to challenge the Farm Bureau in Iowa and believes action by the state could influence federal aid tied to the Farm Bureau. He cites Farm Bureau funding and its AAA link and expects Congress to follow state moves.
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Washington
Eugene I 'Dan) Mason
Brooklia
Farm Bureau
Mason
Iowa
AAA
Mason Sai
Towns
Congress
King Transferred To Indian Creek Erosion Project
Agronomist EL King from CCC camp Manon has been transferred to the Cedar Rapids soils unit at Cedar Rapids. He will serve as junior surveyor while cooperative erosion control projects on Indian Creek Water Bed proceed under the acting project marker’s report.
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EL King
CCC
Manon
Sol Conservation Unit
Cedar Rapids
Bennett
Indian Creek
Mr. King
World’s greatest check factory halts as high costs stop AAA
In Washington the AAA check writing system halted after Assistant Disbursing Officer J M Palmer switched off the machines. About 250,000 checks worth roughly 2.5 million dollars remained unmailed while 35 cashers and 3,500 clerks paused amid a massive, automated operation once central to Roosevelt’s farm program.
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Washington
J M Palmer
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Palmer
Ralph Fairless
United States
Pennsylvania Avenue
AAA
Elkader-Volga C T A reports 26.2 butterfat
Edgewood special reports the Elkader Volga City Cow Testing Association December test with 469 cows average 678 pounds milk and 262 pounds butterfat. One hundred thirteen cows exceed 40 pounds butterfat. Harold Opland leads with 1180 pounds milk and 37.8 butterfat. high cow is a purebred Holstein yielding 1938 pounds milk and 75.6 butterfat.
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Gacette
Edgewood
Elkader-Volga City
Evert Neal
Harold Opland
Elgin
George Tieden
Elkader
J L. Cords
Stewarts Baker tops Southeast Wisconsin cow test results
Decorah special reports Stewart Baker led the Southeast Winne shiek Cow Test association in December with eleven cows averaging 1153 pounds of milk and 38.3 pounds of butterfat. Two Willard Torgrim cows were high individuals producing 812 pounds and 69.3 pounds of butterfat. Myles Daly is tester for the association.
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Gazette
Decorah
Stewart Baker
Winneshiek
Willard Torgrim
Myles Daly
Holsteins Dominate Iowa County Cattle Meet Honors
Special to The Gazette reports Ross Engle that the Holstein herd led by Fred R Blythe topped the December Iowa County Cattle Association contest with 286 pounds butterfat. Jerseys split herd honors with J R Wallace and Son second at 25.3 pounds. A grade Holstein owned by John Haas yielded 52.8 pounds. Other Holstein herds led by Martin Doectman W H Wheeler and Orval Kinsinger posted 49.8 pounds and 49.5 pounds respectively.
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Marengo
Iowa County
Ross Engle
Fred R. Blythe
J. R. Wallace and Son
John Haas
Martin Doectman
W H Wheeler
Orval Kinsinger
West Union herd earns top ranks in Fayette County dairy test
Ed Chenswold leads a group of ten grade Shorthorns and purebred Jerseys in the Fayette County Con Test No 4 during December with an average of 47 pounds of butterfat and 1 035 pounds of milk Max Grafenberg follows with purebred Holsteins ranking second with unspecified figures.
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Gazette West Union
Ed Chenswold
Fayette County
Con Test Association
Max Grafenberg
High cow leads Whitcher herd with butterfat record
The High cow in the H. Whitcher herd produced 42.9 pounds of butterfat and 1,204 pounds of milk, recording more than 75 pounds of butterfat for the month.
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H. Whitcher
High Producing Holsteins Lead Anamosa Cow Test Month
Special to The Gazette notes Smith and Meade had top herd in the Anamosa Cow Test association during December with an average of 1,126 pounds of milk and 43.6 pounds of butterfat per cow. The high cow produced 1,723 pounds of milk and 79.4 pounds of butterfat for the month.
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Anamosa
Smith and Meade
Anamosa Cow Test Association
Wendell Donnelly
Decorah Creamery Raises Butterfat Payments in 1935
Final checks for 1935 butterfat are issued to Decorah Farmers Ice Cave Creamery patrons. Prices: 37 cents for sweet cream, 36 cents for No 1 butterfat, 35 cents for No 2. Increase of 2 cents over prior payments.
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Gazett Decorah
Decorah Farmers Ice Cave Creamery Company
Butterfat Prices Set for December at Rowley Creamery
Rowley Farmers Co operative Creamery pays 38 cents for grade No. 1 butterfat, 37 cents for grade No. 2, and 36 cents for grade No. 3 for the first half of December. Rates for the last half of November were 37, 36, and 35 cents per pound, per secretary Joe McGrath.
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Rowley
Rowley Farmers Co-operative Creamery Company
Joe McGrath
Elgin Farm Fire Association Elects Officers
Elgin Farm Fire Association elected G. H. Falk as chief with C. B. Schor as assistant chief at their annual meeting Saturday. Other directors named were Jim Bilden Walter Follett B. H. Brackin and A. E. Schupbach. A $15 fee for non members calling for the truck was authorized.
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ELGIN
Elgin Farm Fire Association
G. H. Falk
C. B. Schor
Jim Bilden
Walter Follett
B. H. Brackin
A. E. Schupbach
Forty calves on feed by Allamance county 4-H club members
Forty baby beet calves have been placed on feed this year by four H club members in Allamance county including Curtis Pigott Harold Dee Robert and Francis White Clem Larkin Walter Zimmerman Lloyd Kolsrud Willard and Kenneth Kerndt Henry Rissman Willis Raymond and Morris Mathis Cyril James and Vincent Mooney Robert Nash Leo Mullarkey and Earl Chamberlain.
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Waukon
Allamance County
Curtis Pigott
Harold Dee
Robert
Francis White
Clem Larkin
Walter Zimmerman
Lloyd Kolsrud
Willard
Kenneth Kerndt
Henry Rissman
Willis
Raymond
Morris Mathis
Cyril
James
Vincent Mooney
Robert Nash
Leo Mullarkey
Earl Chamberlain
Butterfat Net At Farm 31.62 Cents In 1935
Postville cooperative creamery patrons received 31.62 cents a pound net for butterfat during 1935. Officers elected were Kenneth Kerr president William Baltz vice president Carl Welzel secretary-treasurer and new directors Lester Smith Fred Hangartner and F C Schultz.
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Postville
Postville Co-operative Creamery Company
Kenneth Kerr
William Baltz
Carl Welzel
Lester Smith
Fred Hangartner
F. C. Schultz
Clermont Valley Creamery reports 1935 butterfat stats
In 1935 the Clermont Valley Creamery averaged 33.76 cents per pound for butterfat. It produced 304819 pounds of butter from 245877 pounds of butterfat, shipping 278591 pounds to market, 14762 to local stores, and 11464 to patrons. Butter price averaged 2.66 cents per pound. Officers elected: L H Appelman president E H Dibble vice president H B Greenley treasurer Clifford Kittelson secretary A C Nesbit and Albert Gulsvig re elected directors for three years.
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Clermont
Clermont Valley Creamery Company
L. H Appelman
E. H. Dibble
H. B. Greenley
Clifford Kittelson
A. C. Nesbit
Albert Gulsvig
Maynard Co operative Creamery elects officers in annual meet
Officers of the Harlan Co operative Creamery were chosen Monday with A. E. Smith re elected as president Otto Schmitt named vice president Maynard Savings Bank serves as treasurer and a board hire will appoint a secretary Directors for a two year term include Herbert Malvern and J F Ingels Holdover directors are Irvin Ecker Simon Harrison and QC F Sewell B O Brownlee of Des Moines former state dairy and foods department chief spoke at the meeting
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Maynard
Harlan Co-operative Creamery Company
A. E. Smith
Otto Schmitt
Maynard Savings Bank
Herbert Malvern
J. F. Ingels
Irvin Ecker
Simon Harrison
F. Sewell
B. O. Brownlee
Des Moines
State Dairy and Foods Department
Luana Co-operative Creamery reelects officers in annual meeting
Joe Walter was re elected president of the Luana Co operative Creamery company in the annual meeting here Monday. R V Pearson was re elected vice president Emmett Schuette re elected secretary C B Davenport re elected treasurer and Henry Oldag and Lorenz Doerring were named directors Elliott Nelson continues as butter maker.
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Luana
Joe Walter
Eicher Seeks Cost Of Production Plan With Wallace
Iowa Rep Eicher reports Secretary Wallace shuns price fixing and supports a new farm program. He rebuts fears that fixing prices triggers wage and cost spirals, while keeping hope alive for trial of Eicher’s revised measure to guarantee farmers cost of production on domestic consumption.
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Washington
Wallace
Iowa
E. C. Eicher
Eicher
Farm Auctions Schedule For January Dates
A series of livestock auctions announced for January with listings including William Hansen’s horse sale at DeWitt and the Iowa Livestock Exchange sale at Cedar Rapids. Other sales note Edward J. Pitlik near Mt Vernon, B A Smith near Delhi, A S Weyer near Newhall, N E Jones near Cedar Rapids, and additional Cedar Rapids horse sale.
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William Hansen
DeWitt
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Edward J. Pitlik
South
Mt. Vernon
A. S. Weyer
Newhall
N. E. Jones
North
Reno Advocates Townsend Plan To Solve Farm Problem
Milo Reno, Des Moines national president of the Farmers Holiday association, urged the Townsend plan of old age pensions as a solution to farm woes before about 500 people. He praised the Supreme Court ruling invalidating the AAA and argued production was limited by underconsumption, not overproduction, and that Townsend would mandate spending by seniors.
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Tipton
Townsend
Milo Reno
Des Moines
Farmers Holiday Association
Supreme Court
AAA
Keokuk Farm Bureau to Hear Kline at Annual Meeting
SIGOURNEY A B Kline of Vinton executive committeeman of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation will speak at the Keokuk county Farm Bureau annual meeting on Thursday. The morning session includes Treasurer S T Yates report, county agent Maurice Soulis report, boys club work by S T Yates, 4 H girls club work by Mrs H H Shanafelt, and the annual home project report by Mrs Rollin Brown.
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Sigourney
A. B. Kline
Vinton
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Keokuk County Farm Bureau
S. T. Yates
Maurice Soulis
H. H. Shanafelt
Rollin Brown
Electrification Meeting Planned in Iowa City
Johnson county farmers will meet January 20 at 7 30 p m at the courthouse to discuss the proposed rural electrification program. H J Strong manager of the Scott County Rural Electric Co operative will explain how the program has been set up so far in eastern Iowa.
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Iowa
Johnson County
H. J. Strong
Scott County Rural Electric Co-operative
Dickinson Awaits Poise After AAA Ruling
Senator L. J. Dickinson, in Worcester MA, refuses comment on the invalidation of the AAA. He says the court’s decision sets the rules for a new farm plan and he will work with interested parties to craft a proposal within those confines.
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Tarly
The
Gazette
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Supreme Court
L. J. Dickinson
AAA
Worcester
Massachusetts
Grundy County Wins Repeats in 4-H Judging Honors
Grundy Center Rotary club honored Grundy county’s grain and livestock judging teams from the state boys’ 4-H convention in Ames. The L. O. Wise trophy, now Grury county’s permanent possession after three consecutive wins, joins the George Alley and Bishow trophies. Sixteen certificates of merit were awarded to team members. County Agent L. W. Plager reviewed judging history and merits of former 4-H club members.
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Grundy Center
Grundy County
Ames
L. O. Wise
George Alley
Bishow
L. W. Plager
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