Moon blindness survey launched by Horse and Mule Assn
Wayne Dinsmore of the Horse and Mule Association of America announces a nationwide survey to locate patterns of moon blindness in horses and mules. He urges horsemen and veterinarians to report cases, aiding determination of nutritional links and area prevalence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Dinsmore
Chicago
Horse and Mule Association of America
United States
Mr. Dinsmore
Iman Wi Suwa
Dinsmore
South Dearborn Street
United States Army
R. J. Foster
Veterinary Corps
C. J Marshall
Veterinary College
University of Pennsylvania
Moon blindness study aids mare health research
An old mare has gone blind and her owner debates keeping her due to suspected hereditary illness. Wayne Dinsmore collaborates to identify moon blindness causes and develop preventive treatment through cooperative research.
Pink Eye Disease Hits 4-H Calves Across Iowa Counties
Ames extension veterinarian Dr. K. W Stouder reports pink eye is prevalent among 4-H feeder calves in several Iowa counties, indicating a growing animal health concern for youth projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
K. W Stouder
Ames Extension
Iowa
Beresford Vet Association Dinner Meeting Agenda
Rex Beresford Ames extension animal husbandman opens the East Central Veterinary association January meeting in Cedar Rapids with livestock outlook and feeding problems. Rex Conn Johnson county agent follows with program. Dr F M Wilson Mechanicsville to discuss deficiency diseases. Invited guests include Tuttle Brothers Norway Milt Tudor Olin Henry Schmenker Blairstown Pat Donahoo Holbrook John Mommsen Miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Beresford
Ames Extension Animal Husbandman
East Central Veterinary Association
Cedar Rapids
Rex Conn
Jinn
F M Wilson
Mechanicsville
Tmwestack
Inwa
Tuttle Brothers
Norway
Milt Tudor
Olin
Henry Schmenker
Blairstown
Pat Donahoo
Holbrook
John Mommsen
Les
Taxable Valuation Of Corn 60 Cents A Bushel
Special to The Gare of MARFNGO. The assessed valuation of corn in town county in 1937 is to be 10 cents a bushel according to assessors. Feeding costs are valued at $22 a head, feeding cattle at $88, cows at $24, pigs at $10 and sheep at $3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marfngo
Town
Benton County Organizes TVA Phosphate Demonstrations
Sixteen township meetings in Benton county are held this week to organize machinery for TVA superphosphate demonstrations. County Agent James C. Green and Paul Burson lead the outreach with Allan B. Kline heading the county soils committee. Township committees will select farms for demonstrations.
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Vinton
Benton County
James C. Green
Paul Burson
Cows Shown Smarter Than Horses In Study Says Cornell Expert
Atlantic City reports Miss Pearl Gardner of Cornell Agricultural School told AAAS attendees that a long term study found cows outperform horses in observational learning. She compared cows with horses and sheep, noting cows remember better and act on their own rights, while horses respond to guidance. She also hinted pigs may excel in future barnyard tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Miss Gardner
Ikereugr
4-H Youth Builds Herd Of Nine In Three Years
Special to The Gazette Mount Auburn Five years of 4-H work shaped Ivan Pollock 18 into a promising stock farmer. From thirteen he fed baby beeves for shows, bought his first cows at fifteen, and steadily built a herd of purebred Herefords. Grand Duchess won Benton County fair and All Iowa Dairy Show grand championships, with three calves totaling 64 dollars in winnings. Ivan plans to continue breeding with his father’s sire stock, eyeing future independent breeding ventures. The herd includes Miss Bloom Charming Blossom Miss Battle Mischief Grand Duchess Princess Sell Missouri Pride Dominetta Queen and Blossom the cow.
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Mount Auburn
Ivan Pollock
Ivan
Young Pollock
George Keen
le Grand
Grand Duchess
Benton County
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
S. H. Pollock
Miss Bloom
Charming Blossom
Miss Battle Mischief
Princess Sell
Missouri Pride
Queen
Blossom
Butterfat Averages 37.3 Cents Pound At West Union
West Union patrons hear 1936 report showing 468,224 pounds of butter manufactured from 391,953 pounds of butterfat. Average gross price 37.35 cents per pound, net 35.43, with butter sold at 31.92 cents. Production up from 1935 by 28,038 pounds. income up 265,215. Maurice Olesen re-elected president. Carl Fels vice-president. A C Palmer and Harry Stolle named directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
West Union Farmers Creamery
O. E. Reeder
Maurice Olesen
West Union Farmers Creamery Company
Carl Fels
A. C Palmer
Harry Stolle
Greater Iowa Commission Sets Sugar Beet Session
Des Moines hosts a January 15 discussion called by the Greater Iowa Commission chaired by Otto S. Muntz. The meeting will weigh whether Iowa should raise more sugar and import less and will consider sugar beet production as a diversification crop for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Greater Iowa Commission
Otto S. Muntz
Muntz
Tipton 1937 farm program panel named
The 1937 farm program committee for Red Oak township Cedar county includes H L Busching Robert Domer Weldon Woods and Ray Challis.
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Tipton
Red Oak Township
Cedar County
H L. Busching
Robert Domer
Weldon Woods
Ray Challis
Dairyman Adopts 45 Year Old Sleigh for Icy Route
George Van Auken, a dairyman near Columbus Junction, reports clearing icy roads using a sleigh that is more than forty five years old. The old vehicle aids his daily milk deliveries in winter conditions.
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Columbus Junction
George van Auken
American Institute Of Co Operation At Ames June 21 26
The 1937 session of the American Institute of Co operation will be at Ames June 21 to 26. R C Bentley extension agricultural economist announced today. The institute expects a crowd of 2500. The Iowa Country Life conference will be held at the same time. The institute is an educational enterprise focused on practical up to date information on marketing distribution of agricultural commodities and farm supplies purchasing. The faculty includes co operative executives state and federal marketing experts leaders of farm organizations and co operative movement employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
American Institute of Co-operation
R. C. Bentley
Iowa Country Life
Institute
Capons Bring 20.5 Cents a Pound at Reinbeck Sale
A flock of 400 capons owned by Edward Ehlers near Dinsdale sold to a packing company buyer at Reinbeck for 205 cents per pound, six cents above the price for choice hens last week.
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Buckingham
Edward Ehlers
Dinsdale
Reinbeck
Oat Prices Seen Rising Until Supplies Tighten
Ames economists say oat prices likely to strengthen through winter unless oat supplies fall to corn levels. Rising livestock prices will push oats upward, and oats have been drawn down faster than corn due to the relatively lower price and larger previous supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special
Gazette
AMES
Rowley Creamery Pays Butterfat Prices by Grade
Rowley Farmers Cooperative Creamery paid patrons 39 cents a pound for grade one butterfat, 38 cents for grade two, and 37 cents for grade three for the first half of December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowley
Rowley Farmers’ Co-operative Creamery Company
Iowa Veterinary Association Convention Listed for Jan 19 21
The Iowa Veterinary Medical Association announced its annual meeting will be held in Des Moines from January 19 to 21. Speakers include Dr J A Barger and Dr Walter L Blerring addressing Bangs disease and undulant fever with several out-of-state guests and the association's officers and executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Veterinary Medical Association
Des Mones
Bang
J. A. Barger
Iowa
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Walter L. Blerring
State Board of Health
American Medical Association
Carl F. Jordan
W. F. Guard
Ohio State University
Columbus
H. C. H. Kernkamp
University of Minnesota
St. Paul
C., L. Crider
Elkader
C. J. Scott
Knoxville
Wall and Scott
G. E. van Tuyn
Paullina
H. A. Seidell
Iowa Bureau of Animal Industry
F. M. Wilson
Mechanicsville
Association
Farmers in Hamilton County Discuss REA Equipment Costs
More than 100 Hamilton county farmers met at Webster City to list appliances for rural electrification. Harold Beaty cited costs of about 5 to 6 dollars per 100 kilowatt hours, predicting monthly electric bills between 5 and 6 dollars if the same appliances are used, and about 4.75 dollars monthly for equivalent non electrical fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Rural Electrification Administration Co
Hamilton County
Harold H. Beaty
Ames Extension
REA
Lst
Bladder Irritation Ad Warns of Night-Time Issues
An old ad claims bladder irritation signals danger and promotes a four day 25 cent trial of herbal tablets and drugs from May's Drug Store to flush acids and impurities with a refund if dissatisfied. It links nocturnal waking, scanty flow, and backaches to excess acids and urges asking a druggist for Buklets.
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May's Drug Store
223 Acre Farm Bought at 62 75 Per Acre
James Innes a former Tama county farmer and longtime rancher near Draper South Carolina bought 223 acres two miles west of Garwin for 62.75 dollars an acre. Possession on March 1 will allow the Innes family to move to the Iowa farm. Drought and grasshopper years in Dakota prompted the move back to Iowa.
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Garwin
James Innes
Tama County
Draper, S. C
Innes
Dakota
Iowa
Fall Pigs Bring 5.25 A Head In Ainsworth Auction
Fall pigs at I. P. House sale near Ainsworth sold for 5.25 a head. Sow prices reached 24, aged work horses 15 to 75, cows 57.50, calves 15 to 22. Seed corn 1% cents per ear, straw 35 cents a bale, oats 57 1/4 cents. Equipment prices listed with various tools. auctioneers Paul Klotz Columbus Junction and C. E. Negus Washington.
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Gazette
Ainsworth
I. P. House
Paul Klotz
Columbus Junction
C. E. Negus
Washington
H. M. Duncan
E. H. Dunlap
Wapello
Farrel Smylie
Hartwick Co op Reports Record 1930s Shipping Volume
Hartwick The Hartwick Cooperative Shipping association reported its largest business since 1930 at the annual meeting. It shipped 79 cars or 5 600 head of hogs and 12 cars or 301 head of cattle with gross proceeds of 140 489 dollars and 138 543 dollars paid to shippers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartwick
Hartwick Co-operative Shipping Association
Fred McCulloch
Orgerleatier
Meat Demonstration Planned at Washington by county agents
A meat cutting and canning demonstration will be held at the home of County Agent W. J. Roudabush on Wednesday with fifteen couples of Washington county folk. C. W. McDonald meat specialist and Ruth Cessna Ames nutrition specialist will lead the event and oversee township demonstrations.
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Gazette
Washington
W. J. Roudabush
Washington County
C. W. McDonald
Ruth Cessna
Ames
Farm test shows dairy herd yields in Wapsite Valley
In Buchanan Independence the 427 cows tested in December averaged 581 pounds of milk and 24.4 pounds of butterfat in the Wapsite Valley Cow Test association. The top herd of ten grade Guernseys owned by Vern Osborne produced 764 pounds of milk and 37 pounds of butterfat. Clarence Boddicker's grade jersey led individuals with 1,063 pounds of milk and 67 pounds of butterfat. Glenn Gavin serves as association tester.
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Independence
Wapsite
Farm Auction Listings for January Thirteen Fifteenth
Auction notices list multiple sales across Iowa towns including Schulte Percheron horses near Norway Hansen Dixon Ana Mosa Vernon Kalona Solon Solon Towa Cedar Rapids Spar Grove Beverly Bev erly and Iowa Livestock Exchange Cedar Rapids with dates January 13 to 15 and various closing out and consignment auctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schulte
Norway
Hansen
Dixon
Anamosa Sale
Martin and Son
Coggon
Yoder and Sons
Kalona
Towa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Sparrgrove
Solon
Beverly
Beverly Yards
Iowa
Cussing Defended by Ames Official at Oelwein Co op Meeting
George Godfrey of Ames told 600 Oelwein Farmers Co operative creamery members that cussing helps co ops stay engaged in plant operations. They discussed costs of dried butter milk but vetoed a powdered milk plan. Officials elected include A W Stewart president and A A King vice president with new directors named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thea
Oelwein
George Godfrey
Ames
Oelwein Farmers Co-operative Creamery
A. W. Stewart
A. A. King
Arlie Martin
A. R. McLaury
Ira Jopson
Charles Brownell
4-H Show Dates Set in Johnson County for August
Iowa City officials announce tentative dates August 18 19 and 20 for the Johnson county 4 H boys club show. The event will feature all regular club projects and several new projects planned for 1937 as decided at a recent meeting.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
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Ray Anderson
Beresford
Duata Colda
All Druggsta
TVA
Shers
Iowa Livestock Exchange
MT. Auburn
Feg Murray
Louise Latimer
Dinah
Ike Thig
Kang Features Syndicate
Tne
Walter Huston
Arrowhead
Hollywood
H. E. Henderson
Higley
Fred Stone
White Horse Inn
Carol Stone
Hartwick Co-op
Buchanan
Godfrey
Johnson
Northwestern Bely Telephone Company
M. E. Garmoe
Beverly Cattle Company Yards
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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