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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1935
Page
8
Distribution of second installment corn and hog checks begins in Linn county with 721 checks totaling 69 217.39 then 75500 more for Center Point bringing Linn county total to 144 717 39. Education outreach follows with county schools in 44 counties and township meetings to explain the 1935 contract and related rulings.
A farmer applies for an FCA loan as part of a financial statement. Governor Myers refers the matter to the AAA under surplus control. The entry cites costs for a corset included in the statement and notes the issue was caught in toven wire.
Readable fragments show a report involving farmers and a pricing or tax issue. Names and places are unclear due to OCR damage. The text hints at rates, fees, and a collective action or meeting but exact entities and outcomes are not discernible.
Care of Dayton English and Greene townships with Honey Creek served from Marengo Farm Bureau headquarters.
Tama county farmers ready for the 1935 corn hog program as township committeemen gather for a second annual training school before sign up. E. L. Quaife of Iowa State College Extension Service at Ames will lead the session, explain new forms, and supervise filling out sample blanks.
Special to The Gazette Grundy Center records show 12 percent of Grundy county farm lands foreclosed in four years, totaling 209 cases. Yearly counts: 27 in 1931, 52 in 1932, 47 in 1933, and 83 in 1934.
Des Moines dispatch notes uneven weekly hog trade with prices 5 to 10 cents under last week. Light receipts and cautious packers reduce slaughter, while demand remains slow for fresh pork. Weights shift lower as producers curb feeding, intermarket quotes range 7.40 to 7.90 for 220 lb butchers and lighter lots around 6.60 to 7.05 with occasional higher carload sales.
Special to The Gazette Clarence Jim Poole of the Chicago Livestock Exchange will address the Clarence Shipping association at its annual meeting Saturday afternoon in Clarence. The event brings together members from local livestock and shipping circles for discussions and remarks.
Adrian M. Kirby reports 443 land bank and commissioner loans totaling 2,069,000 closed by the Central National Farm Loan association for Clinton and Scott counties in 1934. Loans finance debt refinancing with 13 to 36 year maturities and semi annual payments. Membership totals 330 farmers aided through the Federal Land Bank of Omaha. Directors for 1935 include Hasenmiller, Green, Ranjoph, Mason, Schneckroth. Kirby re elected secretary-treasurer.
At the annual meeting of the Jones County Fair association L. E. Hoag was named president H. W. Stuhler vice president F. G. Matthiessen secretary H. M. Carpenter treasurer and J J Locher chief of police Directors were elected including T J Shover H J Lang W H McDaniel M F Hogan T J George and Harry Rodman Probable dates for the 1935 Jones county fair have been set for Aug 20 23.
Mrs. Everall Jordan of Dayton township sold fifty Jersey White Giant capons to Homer Kirkpatrick for 84.84 dollars. The birds averaged about eight pounds apiece, with an average price of 1.70 dollars each.
Decorah reports 444 Winneshiek county farmers have obtained loans totaling 1,627,300 for refinancing debts through the federal land bank at Omaha since May 1933.
Patrons of the Farmers Mutual Creamery received thirty-eight cents a pound for last half of December butterfat while first half of December brought thirty-five cents. C. C. Reynolds of Mason City is slated to speak at the annual meeting on February 4 in Monticello.
North English high producers at English Valley Co operat ive creamery were Orval Fry L E Jordan Paul Pfeiffer C H Boland and O C Rowe. December butter production fell to 56 640 pounds from 58 372 pounds a 3 percent drop year over year.
A four per cent dividend was declared for Clarence Co-oper ative company stock holders at the January annual meeting. The board members were re elected with Earl Elsyjah as president, John Gregg secretary, and Dick Meier serving as the remaining director.
Tuesday January 22 sale at 11 oclock featuring horses and mules cattle both purebred and grade Hereford and Holstein stock plus Brown Swiss and Jersey. Machinery includes wagon, disc, plows, planters, spreaders, rake, harrow, packers and farm implements. Hay grain and alfalfa hay lots offered with terms on grounds.
Traer cooperative creamery topped a million pounds butter manufacture in 1934 with 1 000 922 pounds, a gain of about 125 000 from 1933. The average butter price rose to 24.94 cents per pound and patrons received 28.3 cents for their butterfat, while expenditures totaled 227 595.09. At Grundy Center 184 493 pounds were produced, 134 516 shipped, 13 080 sold to patrons, and 36 896 sold locally, with an average butterfat price of 25.64 cents.
Decorah buyers Albert Anders of Spillville marketed five steers bringing $450 total, average $90, largest at 1610 pounds fetching $112.70. Melvin Carolan shipped 72 Poland China hogs to Chicago, topping the market at $8.10 per head, with $1,251 earned after expenses.
Champion Silos and stave construction offer life time Creo sored anchorage system and silo units in all sizes for farms. Thousands in use. Free circulars and low prices. Also sectional round poultry houses movable portable. Agents in exclusive territory wanted. Western Silo Co. 1011 Murphy Street Des Moines Iowa.
Upcoming sales list includes Page and Bowman cattle at Maquoketa Anamosa consignment sale on Jan 22 Alfred Mallie public sale four miles north Mt Vernon Bebee and Zisko postponed sale two miles east Springville Town City Sales company auction Gearhart closing out sale 114 miles east Lisbon sale dates Jan 19 to Jan 23
Mrs. June Leo Grundy of Oklahoma City bought the Michael Barry unimproved 80 acre farm in Homer township Benton county for 60 dollars an acre. The deal was handled through her brother G F Teo of Dysart.
COGGON The 283 cows, fifty eight dry, on test in Linn Cow Test association No. 3 during December averaged 478 pounds milk and 22.6 pounds butterfat. W. L. Smith of Central City led with 968 pounds milk and 37.7 butterfat from 30 head. Rogers and Falcon ranked second with 28.7 pounds butterfat from 16 Guernseys.
Special to The Ganette. Clover hay brought $14.25 a ton at the H. C. Platner closing out sale north of Mount Vernon. Milk cows topped at $62.50, two year old heifers $37.50, buff Orpington pullets 50 cents, manure spreader $90, harrow $38, cream spreader $101. Penn dairy sale at Mount Vernon topped at $90 averaging $65.75. Buyers from several Iowa towns attended. W. 5B Challis was auctioneer.
At the Fred W. Matthiesen sale four miles southwest of Dysart on Thursday a sorrel mare sold for 179 dollars, gray mares brought 307, a roan mare 171, milk cows 44 to 75, stock cows 67.50, heifers 36, calves and yearlings 15 to 42, a bull 69, pigs 6.75, pullets 65, and farm gear items such as an elevator 60, a disc 42, a corn binder 31, a hay loader 22, and a cream separator 22. The total was about 3,350 dollars. Auctioneers were F. E. Nissen of Traer and Tony Schmitz of Van Horne.
Hereford heifers sold at Midway consignment sale on Wednesday with bulls averaging 71 dollars per head. Purebred yearling heifers and spring calves also sold. Draft horses including Belgian and Percheron pairings moved from 235 to 350 dollars. Shipping geldings 100 to 140, stock cows 35, calves and shoats noted. Auctioneers Col M H Cruise Omaha Paul Kiotz Columbus Junction. Farrel Smylie clerk.
Top price of the sale fetched $128 for a thirty five purebred heifer in Columbus Junction. The event featured multiple bidders and strong interest in high grade stock. Local ranchers reported solid demand for quality breeding cattle.
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