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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1933
Page
4
The New York butter market in 1932 totaled 282 519 670 pounds, up 3 percent from 1931, driven mainly by Iowa and Minnesota shipments. Iowa contributed 83 428 508 pounds, Minnesota shipped about 75 811 970 pounds, with four year trends and related dairy product receipts also detailed.
A poetic vignette describes a beaked Viking vessel sailing the azure depths under a crimson sunset. The sky fills with cloud imagery as the narrator muses on how weather and perception shape what is real or imagined.
A Tipton Cedar county tax survey by County Agent Emmett C. Gardner shows a 156 acre farm valued at 3405 for tax purposes and a 344.25 tax in 1932. The distribution covers state and county funds, schools, roads, libraries, and penalties with allocations to Farm Bureau, state institutions, and control board programs.
Auction at Wes Kopecky farm eight miles south of Cedar Rapids on January 12 at 10 AM. Sale includes 4 head of horses 16 head of cattle with milking stock and calves, extensive farm implements, equipment, and storage items. Auctioneers listed with Cedar Rapids clerk and bank contact.
Auction will be held Thursday January 12 at 1 30 P M at Log Cabin Tourist Camp two miles west of Cedar Rapids on highway 30. Large stock of unclaimed railroad freight and jobbers outlet including high grade house and barn paint white and colors plus hardware to be sold at high dollar. Attention dealers contractors and farmers attend this sale and save. B Bell Agent Gene Fagan Auctioneer
Jeweler John Sigafoose buys the 64 acre Leo Blaylock place at the northwest edge of North English for 4000 dollars in cash. He and his son Donald will take possession March 1 and plan to continue his business locally. The Blaylock farm carries good improvements. The Sigafoose town residence has been sold to Gerald Schreiner.
Floyd Arnold, Ames extension dairyman, told dairymen in Williamsburg and North English that cows must be fed well to avoid market surplus. A 175 pound butterfat cow costs 20 cents per pound, while a 400 pound producer costs 12 cents, making the latter profitable. He urged on farm, affordable rations with legume roughage and a winter blend of corn and cob meal, ground oats, and cracked soybeans, with substitutes available for oats or soybeans.
A detailed price rundown shows assorted staples and quantities. Items include sugar, butter, coffee, flour, canned goods, dried fruits, cereal, and produce with prices per unit or per pound. Names of brands and product sizes are interwoven, reflecting a bustling daily market catalog.
At the Oelwein Farmers Cooperative Creamery annual meeting, secretary J L Bauer announced an average butterfat price of 23.9 cents per pound for the year ending November 30, compared with 21.25 cents statewide. Directors reelected include A A King and Ira Jipson, with Storre of Mason City presiding over the Iowa State Brand Creameries association.
In Washington Ia December report by Marvin Matthes the 298 cows including 57 dry averaged 546 pounds of milk and 25.3 pounds of butterfat. Ray Turnipseed led with nine Guernseys at 729 pounds milk and 35.6 butterfat. N W Field and Son nine Holsteins averaged 846 milk and 35 butterfat with Arthur Duensing eleven Holsteins at 854 milk and 327 butterfat.
Belle Plaine farmer Alobrie Taghon marketed sixty five Poland China butchers in Chicago on Monday. The hogs averaged 232 pounds and sold for 3.15 dollars per pound, the top price for that weight.
A list of upcoming annual meetings and dairy creameries across Iowa counties. Dates span January through February with events for Shipping Association Johnson Hartwick Lisbon and Farm Bureau chapters in Towa City Will iamsboro Fayette Monmouth Brooklyn North English Clarence Amamosa Center June Amber Williamsboure Hopkinton Rowley Monticello Coogen Cedar Rapids Cooperative Dairy.
Visitors arrive from across Iowa for the thirty seventh annual Iowa Implement Dealers association convention in Des Moines. Speakers include Kirk Fox Successful Farming editor George Godfrey state board of education member Charles Hearst Iowa Farm Bureau president Arthur Brayton Des Moines insurer J Philip Riter Ireton president and C H Chase Ames secretary presenting annual reports.
Elgin patrons received payment for the first half of December butterfat at 25 cents per pound net. The notice highlights the payment rate and the creamery’s distribution to growers.
Linn County Holstein Breeders Association holds its annual business session at the Cedar Rapids YMCA this Saturday. 4 H club members and breeders are urged to attend as George Marks of Iowa Falls and Jim Benda, president, will attend after the noon meal.
J. L. Butler, secretary, states the Oelwein Farmers' creamery paid 28 cents per pound for butter fat in the first half of December.
Dewey Davis as receiver sold the Wyman Supply elevator and equipment at Wyman for 637 dollars to Samuel Turkington subject to court approval. Miss Frances Pew of Ames extension service will demonstrate home grown grains and their use in a healthy balanced diet at a Manchester meeting on January 12.
DES MOINES AP An eight year summary shows Iowa Department of Agriculture receipts totaling $442 859.01 in 1932 up from $198 667.93 in 1924. Revenue gains came from gasoline pump licenses restaurant licenses and the oleo margarine tax.
Bert Coder filed suit in Oklahoma City asking a court to restrain five oil companies from polluting the North Canadian river with crude oil waste. He seeks $3,000 in damages.
Rowley Farmers' Co operative creamery pays 24 cents per pound for first half of December butterfat, confirmed by secretary A F Sloan. The last half of November butterfat brought 22 cents per pound.
Independence Iowa officials reduced the Buchanan county Farm Bureau appropriation by 15 percent at a Friday board of supervisors meeting. The annual grant was previously 3000 dollars.
Cedar county farmer John Cessford sold a carload of 882-pound Angus yearlings including heifers and steers in Chicago on Thursday for 5.50 dollars per hundredweight.
Forty carloads of livestock were marketed by the Van Horne Livestock Shipping association in 1932, including 1461 hogs and 581 cattle. The group reported a gross of 39458.31 and net proceeds to producers of 34865.56 after expenses of 4592.75. A. H. Fry served as president and P. R. Smith as secretary during the year.
Grundy Center AP three years after a farewell for Lew Plager and Manning Howell a similar party is planned with Howell retiring and Plager succeeding. Plager a former Grundy County farmer 4 H leader and recent Maizewood Products representative in Dubuque.
Buckhorn Community Association elects M. B. Walker president at the church for the year. Rev. C. Edward Holyoke becomes secretary treasurer, Frank Miller named general manager, with H. E. Skott and A. R. Beaver on the finance committee. The group, formed in August to boost social life, continues monthly meetings and plans a February farewell for families moving away.
Members of Unit 13 of the Eastern Iowa Buttermakers association met at Karl Knutson's home in Anamosa. They planned a state educational scoring contest in Cedar Rapids and a spring banquet and dance in Lisbon. N O Bendickson displayed unusual coins. The next meeting will be at Harold Davis's home in Durant.
Lehne Brothers of Delaware County shipped sixty four Hampshire hogs weighing 224 pounds to Chicago for 3.25 per hundredweight, the extreme top. They also sold ten 265 pound butchers at 3.05.
To insure absolute protection against bacteria and youthful beauty, Kojene is touted as the powerful non poisonous antiseptic. It claims stronger than carbolic acid yet gentle on membranes, with a six ounce bottle priced at 60c available at May Drug Co or any drug store.
Listings announce multiple farm auctions in Iowa towns including Lisbon near Carl Mohn sales two miles northeast, Iowa City consignments, Cedar Rapids area closings by F. J. Sonka, a West Branch consignments sale, L. W. Bur ea closing north of Cedar Rapids, and Pat ten farm sale about 414 miles east of Marion dated January schedule January 11 to January 17.
IOWA CITY Prof W F Crowder of University of Iowa college of commerce outlines the domestic allotment plan at the Johnson County Farm Bureau annual meeting. The program at the American Legion building includes officer elections committee reports and the first Johnson county drama contest with Union presenting Hi ram and the Peddlers Sharon presenting Dreams Clear Creek with Elmer and Oxford with The Neighbors.
In Castle Grove west of Monticello the Farmers Mutual Insurance association will discuss investing in a community fire truck at its Jan 14 annual meeting. Elected directors will succeed W F Hintz and James Kehoe. Losses paid in 1932 totaled 4361.54, all in Castle Grove or adjoining townships in Jones Linn and Delaware counties.
Maquoketa area Farm Warehouse Shipping association reported about 200000 in livestock in 1932 up 15 carloads from the prior year. Cattle calves sheep and hogs totaled 1104 1996 1543 and 13733 with most sent to Chicago. The treasurer noted real estate valued at 7000 and 1559.79 worth of feed on hand. Regular officers and board members were re elected. One farmer consigned livestock 28 times during the year.
West Union Farmers' Creamery officers were elected in annual meetings with Maurice Olesen named president and Lon Wagner as vice-president. Newly elected directors are Henry George and Ross Whitcher, with Holdover directors Peter Trapp A C Palmer Olaf Hauge Harry Stolle and Felix Grafenberg. M A Hutchinson is secretary and Floyd Nefzger serves as buttermaker.
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