Hog Prices At Interior Markets On Par With Terminals
Hog prices in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota rival terminal markets along the Missouri River and Chicago. Buyers in northwest Iowa bid above Chicago for choice butchers on track, with light weights 190 to 230 pounds selling near top prices. Packers expand buying areas amid strong demand for lighter cuts to satisfy west coast orders and rising terminal competition.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri River
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
West
West Coast
Los Angeles
Marshalltown
Fort Dodge
Drought Buying Begins in Albia as cows flood plans
Rex Beresford of Iowa State College calls the opening of a federal program to buy 60 000 drought cattle in southern Iowa a tragic picture of feed shortages. He says most farms have only days or weeks of feed left and many farmers are reluctant to sell due to high local prices. Extension staff urge immediate livestock inventories to balance numbers with feed and advise culling if needed.
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ALBIA
Towa
Rex Beresford
Iowa State College
Iowa
Beresford
R. W Carter
Farm Credit Administration
F S
R. K Bliss
Dairymen Split Over State Milk Marketing Control
Des Moines dairy groups debated state control of milk marketing. The Des Moines Co operative Dairy Marketing association urged a state law to coordinate state and federal licenses for distributors. The Kwa Independent Dairymen association opposed licensing proposals and called for stricter rules governing milk production conditions.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa
Des Moines Co-operative Dory Marketing Association
Kwa Independent Dairymens Association
Hatchery Under Construction At Iowa City
The Gazette reports a new hatchery building under construction in Iowa City as part of the Poultry and Egg Company plant. W L Cases Monger says the facility will open around March 1 with incubators for a 90 000 egg capacity.
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Iowa City
Owa City
Towa City
Poultry and Eve CooMpany
1935 Corn Hog Train Schedule Listed for Ames Area
FAYE OTF FLASH JOHNSTON of Ames reports a town meeting on January 25 in Fayette township. Officials outline the first corn hog training program at the local school for 1935, with plans to address hog compacts and farm training details.
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Sperata Tee Convette
Faye Otf
Flash Johnston
Ames Woll
Fayette
U S Imports First French Wheat Marking Trade Shift
The United States, once the globe’s top wheat shipper, shifts to imports. About 6.3 million bushels arrived July to December for feed and food. France emerges as an exporter, Argentine and Polish trade flows noted, with Canadian barley and Polish hades arriving in Buffalo.
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United States
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
France
Poland
Federal Bureau
Oriental
Mediterranean
Texas
New York
Central West
Buffalo
Corn fodder hauled into Edgewood region for first time
Edgewood area sees first dairy industry corn fodder shipments as truckloads head into Clayton and Delaware counties. Art Parkinson, formerly east of Edgewood, buys 110 bales weighing 7 700 pounds from Elmer Ashline and 104 bales weighing 7 400 pounds from Sard Brothers of Manchester.
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Bperial
Edgewood
Clayton
Delaware
Art Parkinson
Elmer Ashline
Sard Brothers
Manchester
Pit Silos Yield Good Feed On Webster Farms
Special to The Cozette Webster farmers in the Webster vicinity who have found openings to open pit silos report the feed is in fine condition and some plan to refill upright silos as needed.
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Webster Farms
Webster
Clermont Farmer Sells Heifers At Chinese Market
Willam BB Miller of Clermont reports selling a load of breeding heifers weighing about 800 pounds each at the Chicago market for 925 dollars per hundredweight. The sale reflects strong demand for lean feedlot cattle in the region.
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Charette Clermont Willam BB
Clermont
Care Urged In Use Of Roughage Feeds For Farm Animals
Ames based report by Iowa State College veterinarians warns extreme caution with roughage feeds for horses amid rising cases of forage poisoning across the state. They cite corn stalk and spoiled material risk, urging careful selection and avoidance of moldy seeds to prevent sickness or death in livestock.
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AMES
Iowa State College
Farm Prices 1 Percent Above 1914 Parity
Washington AP reports farm prices stood 1 percent above pre war parity on December 15 with prices paid by farmers at 126 percent, the same as the prior three months. The ratio of prices received to prices paid remained at 80 percent of pre war levels.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Decline In Farm Exports Continues
Special to The Gazette Ames economists report continued declines in U S farm commodity exports for November 1934 versus November 1933. The volume index stood at 73 percent of pre war levels, with lard shipments at 50 percent and ham and bacon at 26 percent of 1910 14 levels, amid reduced hog fat supply and weaker German demand. Exports may stay below 1933 levels through much of 1935 due to poorer 1934 yields and price changes.
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AMES
United States
United States Department of Commerce
Germany
Washington C T A Makes 25 2 Dec Average
Washington County Cow Test association reports December results. 299 cows, 57 dry, averaged 25.2 pounds butterfat and 573 pounds milk. Lester Henss of Wayland led with 8 Holsteins, 1402 pounds milk and 46.4 pounds butterfat. high individual butterfat was 77.6 pounds from AL Duensing herd. West Branch: 452 cows, 80 dry, averaged 18 pounds milk and 24 pounds butterfat. J J Swaner of Iowa City led with purebred Nalstein cow producing 75.2 pounds butterfat. All feed legume hay and grain. December gain 19 pounds butterfat vs November.
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Gazette
Washington
Washington County
Lester € Henss
Wayland
Association
West Branch
West Liberty
Oscar T. Strand
W A Cameron
Downey
J. J Swaner
Iowa City
Lenox Township Receives Major Checks From Local Farmers
Farmers in Lenox Township sent donations totaling about 300 dollars to the Amur Society. The largest single check was roughly 3700 dollars, indicating strong support from local residents for community activities.
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Lenox
Mondas
Amur Society
Former 4-H Girls Economical Wives
Special to The Gazette Ames 4-H club girls now managing homes apply club training to furniture, canning, sewing and nutrition. Letha Thompson Gerholdt near Waterloo refinished a 75 cent walnut dresser using 4-H guidance. George Knapp’s wife in Black Hawk county built a chaise lounge for 1.75. Other clubs report continued use of their projects at home or after marriage, with card index files of club notes kept for reference.
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The
Gazette
Ames
Iowa 4
Gerholdt
Mae Anderson
Black Hawk County
George Knapp
Waterloo
Knapp
Beeler Urges Iowa Farm Bureau Membership Gain
DES MOINES INS reports O W Beeler urged a 1985 Farm Bureau membership drive to bolster federal aid for agriculture. He noted Iowa’s strong growth, praised Benton County for top membership in 1934, and said farm influence is vital as state and national legislatures consider key bills, including mortgage moratorium and tax measures.
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DES Moines
INS
Town Farm Bureau Federation
O W. Beeler
Beeler
Iowa
Benton County
Farm Bureau
Becler
Frank R Kerrigan
National County Agents Association
Edward A O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Thorough farm sale results at Troy Mills and Rowley
At Troy Mills four miles southwest, a team of gray mares sold for 344 dollars and other livestock fetched varied bids including an 11 year old black horse at 109 dollars and a sorrel at 61 dollars. Ducks and poultry sold for under two dollars each with oats and calves also changing hands. At Rowley four miles south, seventeen hogs averaged around 8 dollars, three horses sold for 31 36 and 80 dollars, cows averaged 30 dollars, corn and oats brought modest bids, with auctioneers named.
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Tony Schmitz
Walter Challis
Jay Pattenlerk
M Bundy
The
Gazette
Walker
George M. Currie
Troy Mills
van Horne
Ross Remer
Center Point
Rowley
Claude B. Robison
C. B. Hopkins
Elkader Fair Gets Tripartite Support in 1935 Plan
Elkader three organizations back the 1935 fair with a new arrangement. A fair board of four collaborates with committees of three from the Commercial club and the American Legion post. Named to the fair board are Dr. C. L. Crider Roy Combs Art Buckman and Hale Corlett. Commercial club members are G H Schmidt M D Richards and J A Druger and Legion post members include Earl B Becker D L Smith and Leslie Delke. Joel Clark is fair board president and Thomas Thomson secretary as ex officio members.
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J. A. Druger
The
Legion Post
Earl B. Becker
D. L. Smith
Leslie Delke Joel Clark
Fair Board
Thomas Thomson
Annual Fayette Holstein Breeders Meet Set for Jan 26
Fayette officials announce the Fayette Holstein Breeders Association annual meeting on January 26. County Agent B W Lodwick serves as secretary treasurer with Fred Pieplow as president and M E Talcott as vice president.
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Fayette Holstein Breeders
Fayette
Fayette Holstein Breeders Association
B. W. Lodwick
Fred Pieplow
M. E. Talcott
Farm Auction Schedule For January Weekends
Public sale by Johnny Adams near Marion starts the week with a sale five miles northwest of Marion. Martelle hosts a community sale. Mrs. Frank Heerner leads a Cedar Rapids sale on Friday with the Iowa Livestock Exchange event in Cedar Rapids. Page and Bowman host cattle sales in Maquoketa Saturday.
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Iowa Livestock Exchange
12Th St
12Th Ave
Cedar Rapids
Jack Clements
Tony Schmitz
Johnny Adams
Marion
Martelle
Frank Heerner
Iowa
Page and Bowman
Maquoketa
Seek Hearing For Eicher's Cost Of Production Bill
Washington AP charges that packers exploited farmers in hog purchases spurred farm bloc moves to force a full House Agricultural Committee hearing on Rep. Eicher's new cost of production bill. Eicher met with Chairman Jones and sought a complete study. Jones suggested a 50 percent tax on export portions if not exported. The bill aims at a domestic price and government handling of surplus with receipts to farmers on delivery and payment within a year.
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Washington
House Agricultural Committee
Eicher
Wallace
Jones
Tex
Butterfat Averages Highlight Allamakee Cow Testing
WAUKON The cows on test in the Allamakee Cow Testing association during December averaged 487 pounds milk and 19.7 pounds butterfat according to tester Hugh Kuhn. Twenty four cows produced more than forty pounds butterfat with one over seventy pounds. Harold Kaeser’s sixteen cow herd led the group at 540 pounds milk and 29.6 pounds butterfat. National dairy honor roll certificates were awarded to Harold Kaeser John Sivesind John Gocke George Gocke and Rosseon and Sons for herd development.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Hugh Kuhn
Harold Kaeser
Association
M Harold Kaeser
John Sivesind
John Gocke
George Gocke
Rosseon and Sons
Butterfat Averages Reported By Randalia Creamery Group
Randalia patrons received an average butterfat price of 26.28 cents per pound for 1934. Total butterfat 140,164 pounds, overrun 23.48 percent, 173,079 pounds butter produced, cost 2.10 dollars per 100 pounds. West Union Creamery paid 23.64 cents per pound, overrun 24.37 percent, butter shipped to New York 388,431 pounds for 91,142.97 dollars, patrons bought 46,906 pounds, and creamery sales totaled 96,361.66 dollars with 7,174 pounds butter on hand. Officers, board listed.
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Randalia
Randalia Mutual Creamery Association
J. B. Turner
Fred McFadden
J. H. Morf
Charles Heyer
W. B. Hail
Floyd Barnes
Morf
Turner
McFadden
Tom Riley
Vern Perry
West Union
West Union Co-operative Creamery Company
M. A. Hutchison
New York
E. Felder
Guttenberg
Herbert Marmison
Dubuque
National Butter Stores Company
O. A. Storvick
Albert Lea
Minn
Gude Brothers and
Keffer
Forest Fire Protection Cuts Damage to Land
Forest fires burn about twenty times as much land in areas lacking protection compared with those covered by systematic fire protection.
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Ray Anderson
Midwest
Cedar Rouds
Tom Barton
Roesters
New Universal Coal Range
Red Star
Joe Poubitor
Browder Star
Frank Heefner
John Woover
Trank Ros
Tarkio Molasses Feed CO
Farmers Supply Co
Third Street
Secedar Rapids
U.S
Washington C
Amana
Iowa Farm Bureaus
Lowell Kohl Barns Martelle
Elkader Fair
Yowa Theater Bldg
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