Farmers to Learn Corn Allotments by March First
Cedar Rapids PMA official told Cedar Rapids Farmers Club the March 1 deadline for county PMA committees to complete individual farm corn allotments. Base figures come from 1947–49 averages with a 19.7 percent reduction for commercial corn, plus seven grounds for possible upward or downward adjustments.
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PMA
Cedar Rapids Farmers Club
Harold Larson
Anamosa
Iowa
Larson
Better Milking Clinic Planned at Garnavillo
Iowa State college plans a better milking clinic on February 9 at Garnaville. The event runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and covers producing high quality milk and preventing mastitis with demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Garnavillo
Elkader
Iowa State College
Garnaville
Adrian Gamble
Alto Rodas
A. J. Kregel
Ray Lange
al Wickler
Irvin Ckbush
LeRoy Schroeder
Chris Fischer
Clayton
Howard Hackett
Kenneth Elvers
Otto Klein
McGregor
Jack Sartorius
Curtis Wendall
G. W. Hunt
Guttenberg
Gamble
Farm at Quasqueton Sold for 154 Per Acre
The 120 acre Carl Carpenter farm one half mile south of Quasqueton on Walker road sold at auction Monday for 154 an acre. Charles Heiserman of Independence bought it. The property includes 95 acres of crop land with average improvements. Auctioneer Tony Schmitz of Van Horne led the sale as a keen crowd watched. Carpenter will move to Minnesota about 100 miles north of the Twin Cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quasqueton
Carl Carpenter
Walker Road
Charles Heiserman
Independence
Tony Schmitz
van Horne
Carpenter
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Two Lamb Feeder Days Planned in Iowa
Iowa State college animal husbandryman C C Culbertson announces two winter lamb feeder days at Ames on Jan 19 and Waterloo on Feb 3. Experiments test finishing lambs at 100 pounds using 50 65 and 80 percent corn and overeating vaccine across six test lots with 300 lambs.
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Ames
Iowa
C. C. Culbertson
Iowa State College
Allamakee PMA Reports on Corn Loans
The Allamakee county PMA office reports 57,059 bushels of corn and 4,608 bushels of oats in the county by Dec 30. Farmers received 76459 dollars for 69 corn loans and 3133 dollars for four oats loans. Applications total 121 for corn and seven for oats. Five purchase agreements covering 4300 bushels of 1949 corn completed. E L Quaife will lecture on swine breeding Jan 24 at the courthouse in Waukon, arranged by Fred O Riley.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
PMA
E. L. Quaife
Iowa State College
Fred O'Riley
Gazette Farm Editor Rex Conn on KCRG Farm Roundup
Rex Conn, editor of Gazette Farm, will appear on KCRG tomorrow at 12 15 pm to discuss the latest farm news and market updates in his Farm Roundup segment.
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Gazette
Rex Conn
KCRG
Whittier Institute Hosts 62nd Annual Farm Session
Linn County Farmers Institute at Whittier unfolds Thursday and Friday in the Whittier Community hall. The event marks its 62nd year with a long history in the county, highlighting agricultural education and community pride. The farm page also notes sheep trends with the 4 H lamb show at Hawkeye Downs and lamb feeders' days at Ames and Waterloo.
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T! Linn County Farmers’ Institute
Whittier
U. S. Department of Agriculture
John
January livestock and equipment sales listing across Iowa towns
A roundup of closing out sales and public auctions in Iowa with schedules for Jan 12 to Jan 19. Listings include livestock hay grain machinery and live stock, with dates times and buyer or seller locations such as Coggon Van Horne Mechanicsville Center Point Langworthy Cedar Rapids Waubeek and Cedar Rapids area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wilson
Coggon Livestock Exchange
F. L. Pegump
van Horne
Frank Stout
Mechanicsville
Howard Shaw
Joe Fliss
Iowa City
Carl Schatzle
Waubeek
Hampshire Dispersal
Fruehaus Farms
Cedar Rapids
Melvin Bowser
Ed Matheny
Center Point
F. A. Carnahan
Central City
Roger W. Baldwin
Langworthy
H. C. Northland
Angus Bull Sale Joins Hayes Of Iowa La
Columbus Junction and Henry Battenhagen with his son sold a purebred Angus bull to Grant D. Hayes of Iowa La, confirming a local cattle trade.
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Columbus Junction
Henry Battenhagen and Son
Grant D. Hayes
Iowa, la
Bob Brooks' Sports Camera on KCRG at 6 45 p m
The daily feature Bob Brooks' Sports Camera airs on KCRG at 6 45 p m highlighting game action and local teams with quick analysis and highlights.
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Bob Brooks
KCRG
Report of Condition of the Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
Report of Condition for the Guaranty Bank and Trust Company of Cedar Rapids Linn County Iowa at close of business December 31 1949 to Superintendent of banking includes assets liabilities and capital figures. Names VAN VECHTEN SHAFFER Milo G Blahnik and Stewart Holmes appear as bank officers with sworn affirmation dated January 10 1950.
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Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
Cedar Rapids
Linn Commis
Iowa
da Santen
Dara
Gneledins i
Othis Bank
Wes van Vechten
Milo G Blahnik
Na Bank
Soleme
Astess Stewart Holmes
Linnis
Sheep Institute Highlight at Eastern Iowa 4-H Lamb Show
The seventh annual Eastern Iowa Western 4-H Lamb Feeders show at Hawkeye Downs features an institute program led by R M McWilliams and D Jontz with talks on preventing over eating disease and parasite control. Highlights include a carcass demonstration by Walter Humphry and D D Mitchell, a lamb handling report by Cloyce Palmer, and grading of about 900 lambs, with sale starting at 10 30 and lunch served by the Peterson Sheep Company.
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Hawkeye Downs
Ames
Waterloo
Iowa
Floyd Snell
Peterson Sheep Company
South Dakota
Sheep Institute
Wilson and Company
Cloyce Palmer
Keota
Dewey Jontz
Fieldman
Iowa State Sheep Assn
Institute
Hamilton
McWilliams, Jontz
Humphry
Linn County Dairymen Dinner Set With Richards as Speaker
Owen M. Richards of the American Dairy Association will speak at the second annual Linn county dairymen dinner January 26 in the Roosevelt hotel Miles Sutera of Robins, president of the county dairy producers group, said Richards will discuss the butter margarine battle in Congress and the dairy outlook Tickets are distributed by dairy plants creameries and DHIA supervisors Everyone in the dairy business is invited to attend and hear Richards talk Hear Smile Of Fate on KCRG Wednesday night at 7 30.
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Owen M. Richards
American Dairy Association
Linn County
Roosevelt Hotel
Miles Sutera
Robins
Richards
Congress
DHIA
Sutera
Amana Dairy Herd Averages 35.4 Lbs Fat In December
Amana Society herd of 480 Holsteins produced 956 pounds of milk and 35.4 pounds of butterfat in December with 94 cows dry. Notable herds include Homestead 45.5 fat, East Amana 41.2, and High Amana 36.6. Barbetta Marwill Faye in High Amana posted a 305 day lactation of 17,451 pounds milk and 755.3 pounds fat.
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Amana
Amana Society
DHIA
Curtis Jones
Homestead
East Amana
High Amana
Barbetta Marwill Faye
Directors Re-elected to Winneshiek Fair Board in Decorah
Arthur Ellingson and Frank Bernatz of Decorah and Anton Elsbernd of Fort Atkinson were chosen for three year terms on the Winneshiek county fair board. Ellingson serves as board president. The secretary reports a loss on the 1949 fair and $4000 spent on permanent improvements at the fairgrounds.
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Decorah
Arthur Ellingson
Frank Bernatz
Anton Elsbernd
Fort Atkinson
Winneshiek County
Ellingson
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