Marion Co-op to Compile Hog Data From 1932 33 Contracts
At the annual meeting co op manager RED FERNOW was tasked Thursday to transcribe hog marketing data for 138 Marion Co-operative Shipping Association members. Figures show 1933 hogs totaled 8 081 head worth 77 472 32 gross 75 732 42 net with expenses 63 266 and home costs 110 772 0. Cattle and sheep totals and returns were also reported. Carl Wallace and C F Michel were re elected directors.
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Marion Co-operative Shipping Association
Marion Association
Marion
Fernow
Marlon Association
Carl Wallace
Marion Township
C . F. Michel
Fence Drift and Shipping Ties Under Local Trade Spotlight
A fragmentary report notes tensions in Marion area shipping and storage practices. Producers feel shipping is their own business, not a club to be used by pirate buyers, with management emphasizing autonomy and control over transactions.
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Stary Tre
Economist Denounces Blueprint For Land Utilization
Special to The Gazette Professor George 8 Wehrwein of the University of Wisconsin argues that a land use policy cannot be built from a simple blueprint. He cites the complex factors requiring state control and notes Town's fertile, cultivated land complicates policy. He outlines two methods for state action: direct land ownership or strict zoning by best use. Further research areas he identifies include two main fields of study necessary for policy formation.
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Ames
George 8
Wehrwein
Iowa land use policy praised as step in planning
Professor Wehrwein criticizes Iowa for relying on artificial lakes while noting Minnesota’s many natural lakes accessible by improved highways. He commends Iowa’s 25 year conservation plan as a major step toward a sound land use policy for the state.
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Wehrwein
Iowa
Minnesota
Exhibits Judged At South Prairie Institute
Premier winners at the corn show connected with the South Prairie institute were W. C. Anderson and George Steen of West Liberty. Anderson won in the single car and ten car classes, Steen in the thirty ear class. Louis Ruess won in the planter box class, while Mrs John Brugman took oats and clover seed. Ralph Wolf claimed timothy seed and Mrs W W Waters popcorn. Mrs FE Wagner showed best brown eggs and Mrs Lloyd Barnes best white eggs. Womens exhibits included meats with Mrs Wagner winning pork and sausage, Blanche Barclay beef, and Mrs George James chicken.
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Vernon Advises Poultry Producers To Sit Tight
Vernon urges poultry producers to hold steady amid uncertain markets and rising costs. The advisory warns against impulsive changes and recommends prudent planning while awaiting clearer signals from supply chains and regulatory guidance.
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Vernon
Labor Returns From High Flock Highlight Iowa Egg Study
Special to The Gazette Ames The annual Ames Poultry Extension service report shows the top egg producing flock with 193 eggs per hen and labor income of 2.42 per hen. Death loss, production and feed costs strongly correlate with profits, with the leading flock earning 2.42 per hen and averaging 258 White Leghorns.
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AMES
Ames Powtry Extension Ser
Ford
House Asha Des Moines Credit Office Continued
A fragmented report describes ongoing actions at the House Asha Des Moines Credit Office. The text references senate consideration and various officials, with unclear details on dates or outcomes.
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Asha Des Moines Credit Office
Maquoketa Farmer Leads by Example on Corn Hog Contract
Otto Wiedeman of Jackson county completes his AAA corn hog program worksheet and signs the contract. He grows Reid's yellow dent and Krug hybrid seed corn, yields about 100 bushels per acre, and will lose 25 bushels per acre under the price 30 cents. He supports the administration plan and notes a $205 hog contract bonus. General sign up starts Saturday in Jackson county.
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Henry Wallace
Jackson County
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Farm Warehouse Company
Co-Operative Livestock Sales Agency
Buckhorn Co-operative Creamery
F E. Krause
Jackson
Alburnett Auction Features Horses and Cattle Sales
Horses ranged from 150 to 160 at the closing out sale of H. J. Weis near Alburnett. A 4-year mare at 160, several horses at 150 to 156, and cows and cattle prices listed, with soy hay and corn yields noted. Auctioneers included P. C. Lassen of Marion and E. Hopkins of Manchester.
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Poland
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Cedar Rapids
P. C. Lassen
Marion
Gazette
Columbus Junction
W. H Boswell
Gladwin
Paul Klotz
Vee bod and pullable alley on C F Jower farm
Fragment reads about a field near a farm at an intersection east of Arlington and west of Strawberry Point along primary road No 154. Details are unclear but mention of objects or actions near fields and roads suggests a rural activity or incident.
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Ariington
Auction Notice from Town Col W Thiele Auctioneer
The notice advertises a public sale of stock with bidders to bid on items priced under ten dollars and notes on higher sums. Terms require payment at sale. no credit unless approved in advance with clerk. A seven percent interest rate applies from the sale date and removal of property is required after settlement.
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Talon Bank &Prust Company
Strawberry Point
Artis
Independence farm sale totals reach $1090 in Buchanan county
Top horse sold for 90 dollars with a 95 dollar team at the Carl Andrews farm in Cone township. Hay went for 3.25 a ton and corn 0.35 a bushel. Cattle, hogs, poultry, and sheep traded, with steers fetching 1625 and the overall sale totaling 1090 dollars.
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Gazette
Independence
Carl Andrews
Cone Township
Buchanan County
Milk Prices Drop One Cent in Chicago After Arbitration
Chicago dairies cut quart milk price from 11 to 10 cents following a farmer price reduction set by an arbitration board. Some stations may drop to 7 cents. Farmers receive 1.85 per hundred pounds for fluid milk and 1.075 for other uses, down from 2.10 previously. Half pints of coffee cream fall to 13 cents and whipping cream to 18 cents.
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Dairies
Three Little Pigs in Chicago Police Blotter
John Spoor of Knox Indiana, 50, faced a pig tied up tale at 47th and State Streets as his truck failed and police corralled the wandering swine. Spoor and officers managed to round up enough pigs to continue to market.
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Corn-Hog Campaign To Start Next Week In Iowa
The corn and hog reduction campaign begins early next week in most eastern Iowa counties after extensive educational work. In Iowa County the kickoff is delayed one to two weeks with fifteen producer meetings planned, followed by township committee sign ups. County Agent D H Zentmire said the aim is clear contract understanding to save time later. Signatures are rising across Kane, Benton, Newhall area school districts and Linn Marion, Johnson, Clayton counties with most farmers showing favorable response and near full signing in several districts.
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Iowa County
D. H. Zentmire
Marengo
Kane Township
Benton County
John Franzenburg
Newhall
Eldorado Township
W. A Geiger
Vinton
Linn County
Marion
Johnson County
Clayton County
Cedar
Farm Auctions Across Counties This Week
A sequence of farm sales is listed for January with events near Martelle Anamosa Cedar Rapids and Monticello. Auction houses include C J Darsee Schueler Brothers Atkins Joe F Sarlis Mrs J F Waggoner and Son Theo Martin F D Deischer and C E Canner with dates January 2 20 24 and 25. Horse and cattle dairy consignments and purebred Shorthorn and Halstein offerings are noted.
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Martelle, Sale
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Atkins
Anamosa
Joe F. SaRils
Cedar Rapids
J. F. Waggoner and Son
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Martin
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Martello
Halstein Sale
F. D. Deischer
Miles
West Monticello
Project to Start Next Week in Multiple Districts
Jones Jackson Dubuque Buchan an Delaware and Fayette are set to begin work on the project during the coming week.
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Delaware
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Linn County Records Five New Corn Loans Totaling $235,170
Five corn loans were recorded at the Linn county recorder's office since Thursday noon for a total of $3,163.50 on 7,030 bushels. This brings the total of recorded loans in Linn county to $235,170 on 523,500 bushels.
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Linn County
High Producers Listed In North English Co-Op
Paul Peiffer of Keota led December butterfat at English Valley Cooperative Creamery with 567.8 pounds. L E Jordan of Deep River stood second at 26.9 pounds, while Orval Fry of North English had 5111 pounds and Harry Morse of North English 467 pounds. Other top producers included W W Fieig and Son of Richland, L R Herrick of Webster, W D Sparrow of Keswick, A E Shoull of Keswick, H F Werner of Gibson, and F L Wallace of North English. Butter manufactured rose 33 percent to 58 372 pounds from 43 936 pounds in December 1932.
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Keota
L. E. Jordan
Deep River
Orval Fry
North English
Harry Morse
W. W. Fieig
Webster
W. D. Sparrow
Keswick
A. E. Shoull
H. F. Werner
Gibson
F. L.wallace
Wallace maps dairy production quotas plan for all dairymen
Secretary Wallace outlined a proposed dairy production control plan calling for individual quotas based on 1931 to 1933 output, with a processing tax on butter fat, benefit payments, tubercular cattle eradication, and aid to cooperatives to meet reductions. The plan, developed with farm officials and producers, would start around April 1 if ratified.
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Farm Administration
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