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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1934
Page
6
Secretary Wallace warns Americans must choose between acreage reduction or higher imports to solve the farm problem. He outlines five substitutes for the processing tax and stresses sticking to a chosen policy, noting 1931 32 drift failed to meet foreign demand.
The Gazette notes a disputed first signing at a Henry Wallace farm near Grimes tied to hybrid seed corn. Readers question why the honor was denied to the operator, amid debate over state committee motives and press scrutiny from out-of-state papers.
The Gazette reports a revised federal milk marketing policy issued in Washington DC. Secretary Wallace and Administrator Davis outlined updated agreements and licenses to modify producer and distributor relations, aiming to stabilize prices, curb unfair practices, and encourage local control boards within fluid milk sheds.
An old advertisement touts Bukets as a 25 cent bladder laxative to drive out impurities and acids causing night waking and pain. It claims benefits for burning, frequent urination, leg pains and backache from alcohol use and offers a cash refund if not pleased after four days.
Wallace argues foreign loans exceed one billion annually and urges continued processing tax as a transition until a broader policy gains public and congressional support. He says government land purchase is sound but slow to act and each of the first four alternatives has pros and cons worth debate.
A schedule of upcoming farm auctions in Iowa includes Floyd Slaymaker selling farms 7 miles SE of Cedar Rapids on Saturday January 13, with a consignment sale at Anamosa. On Monday January 15 Coons Brothers hold a farm sale 5 miles NE of Marion. Tuesday January 16 features a closing out sale for Minna Ottin 3 miles south of Anamosa. Wednesday January 17 Irene Thompson admx hosts a farm sale 3 miles NE of Marion.
Clermont Co operative creamery held its annual meeting naming Clifford Littleson secretary J A Erickson treasurer new directors Charles Learn and E K Mark for three year terms A butter buyer from Waterloo praised patrons and butter maker H T Hangartner for butter scoring ninety three percent or higher and earning the premium since scoring began in June
Sixteen grade Holstein herds in Anamosa produced an average 1067 pounds of milk and 369 pounds of butterfat. Prentice and Streeter owned the high herd. Schoonover and Olimann’s twenty grade Guernseys were second with 642 pounds of milk and 319 pounds of butterfat. Tom Schover’s twenty nine purebred Holsteins ranked third with 316 pounds of butterfat.
A fragmentary report indicates Manchester Creamery paid 20 cents per pound for butterfat. The text also references shipment activity and a dated note, but many details are garbled leaving the key fact that butterfat payments of 20 cents are mentioned amid unclear context.
Lisbon elevator bought 3500 bushels of corn at 38 391 cents a bushel during Charles Cejka’s closing out sale four miles south of Mount Vernon. Auctioneer W. E. Challis notes market price lagged 3 to 5 cents. About 1000 people from six counties attended. hay and grain settled cash. Cows, horses, hogs, and crops brought varied prices across the day. Other sales reported include Reinbeck horses, Columbus Junction stock, and Cascade farm herd lots.
Neal of Mount Vernon meets with the Jones County temporary corn hog committee to explain contract signing plans. A township by township slate assigns three members per area with a county training school led by Dr K W Stouder and Burt Neal. Enrollment begins next week with meetings to explain rulings and process.
Farm brief notes cover crop updates weather, market prices, and practical tips for local growers. Regional columns offer timely insights for planting, harvesting, and livestock care.
Dr A G Black chief administrator of the corn hog reduction program Washington will speak at an 11 oclock mass meeting February 6 at Iowa State College during Farm and Home week Feb 5 to 10 Ralph H Moyer regional corn hog administrator and R M Evans Laurens chairman of the state corn hog committee will also speak The program features lectures demonstrations and exhibits plus a new young farmers assembly and a farmers forum.
Washington AP data show wheat on Jan 1 at 194,136,000 bushels the smallest since 1927 with a five year average of 235,188,000. Corn for grain stood at 1,422,556,000 bushels, below 1933 levels, amid ongoing quarterly disappearance figures and a lower oats stock at 450,448,000.
Farmers on twenty one county signup committees signed contracts with the federal government under the corn hog production control plan. The program, part of a nationwide rehabilitation effort, promises about 75 million dollars in benefits, averaging 700 thousand to one million per county, as counties compete to be fully signed and organized for contract mailings to Washington.
Patrons of the Hudson Co operative creamery received an average of 24.42 cents a pound for butterfat in 1933, the annual meeting here on Wednesday revealed.
A summary of Linn county corn loans shows $195,075 recorded on 433,500 bushels by Thursday noon, with eleven loans totaling $474.60 on 10,548 bushels since Wednesday noon. Delaware county loans reached $1,964.65 on eight loans for 189 farmers to $71,087. MANGRENGO Iowa county loans stood $144,610.65 on 321,357 bushels, with 13,085 bushels sealed since Monday totaling $5,888.25.
The December report shows about half of the 298 cows removed from Iowa cow testing association herds were culled for low production. Udder trouble sterility abortion and death caused most of the rest. Cows over 40 pounds butterfat rose to 4307 in December from 3091 in November. Leading associations by average butterfat include North Tama 35.6 and Pioneer Cedar Falls 31.9 with other top herds and owners listed.
George Harms buys the eighty acre Amanda Weise farm one half mile south of Amber and resells it to Henry Hed din of Scotch Grove at fifty five dollars per acre.
Mrs. S. Holmes credits Gly-Cas with easing long standing catarrhal stomach issues high blood pressure rheumatism and nocturia after years of failed remedies. She praises the Gly-Cas Man at the Thrifty Drug Store corner First Street and Third Avenue SE for explaining its action and delivering relief. The ad notes many Cedar Rapids residents report similar improvements and urges others to try Gly-Cas.
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