Tama farmers edge toward new county admin plan
Tama county farmers move to craft a pioneering county administration scheme for the 1937 federal farm program. The plan seeks a two thirds referendum approval after local meetings and would place experts like D H Fitzgerald in Tama to oversee the experimental system.
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Tama
Ington
Tama County
United States
Eliott
Washington
K. J. Nicholson
D. H. Fitzgerald
North Central
AAA
Fitzgerald
Nicholson
Tama_ county
Ames
Toledo
Fence Drift Report On New Lincoln Highway Cutoff
In a hurried Monday drive, a traveler uses the Lincoln highway avoiding Belle Plaine from Cedar Rapids toward Tama. Forty one miles of straight pavement with deep fills cited as rough but promising a four to five mile time saving when finished.
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Belle Plaine
Cedar Rapids
Tamaee
Shipping Costs At Monmouth Average 524c Hundredweight
The Farmers Mutual Shipping association at Monmouth handled eighty three decks of livestock in 1936 with an average charge of 52.14 cents per hundredweight. The total 5,032 head included 3,977 hogs 396 cattle 256 calves and 403 sheep. John Benichek named president for 1937 with Albert Buck as secretary and E A Edwards shipping manager plus six directors.
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Monmouth
Farmers Mutual Shipping Association
Albert Buck
John Benichek
E. E Edwards
Vince Zak
Lew Bock
Fred Voelkers
Smith Explains Corn Limits and New 1937 Payments Plan
Des Moines farmer Ralph Smith, head of the Iowa agricultural conservation committee, says corn limits and soil-depleting bases should be set by February 15 and sent to the North Central region. He notes a shift to individual landowner focus and a 50 50 split in 1937 payments for share leases, replacing past lease-based benefits.
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Tama County
AAA
Ralph Smith
Des Moines
Fred Ludwig
Lawton
Iowa Agricultural Conservation Committee
Gazette
North Central Region
Smith
4-H Lamb Auction in Spencer Averages $11.81 per CWT
Eight hundred seventy six 4-H club lambs sold at Spencer for an average of $11.81 per hundredweight with a gross of $9,04184. The grand champion weighed 103 pounds and sold for 60 cents a pound to Rice Brothers of Sioux City. Top lambs averaged 32 cents per pound, while the championship group brought 19 cents. A second sale is planned in Waterloo on January 30 under Iowa extension leaders John Quist and C. W. McDonald.
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the Gazette
Spencer
Iowa
Marvin Freeman
Buena Vista County
Rice Brothers
Sioux City
Bobby Duncan
Clay County
Rath Packing Company
Waterloo
Donald Hutchinson
Emmet County
Ethel Duncan
Lucille Duncan
John Quist
C. W. McDonald
Ames
Allerton Man Is Named 4 H Agent In Louisa County
John A Elder of Allerton was hired as Louisa County 4 H club agent, replacing Delbert Foster who resigned. Elder is a 1936 Iowa State College graduate.
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Allerton
Louisa County
Gazette
Wapello
John A Elder
Louisa Cunty
Delbert Foster
Elder
Iowa State College
Valuations Adopted by Assessors in Iowa Counties
Reports from Waukon and Manchester show Allamakee and Delaware counties adopting the Iowa board of assessment and review rates for eastern Iowa. Delaware will value stallions at 224 dollars, jacks at 224 dollars, and bulls at 40 dollars.
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Waukon
Manchester
Allamakee
Delaware
Iowa Board of Assessment
Iowa
Farm Program Committees Named in Cedar and Buchanan
Cedar and Buchanan counties in eastern Iowa named their farm program administrative committees. J M Reeve of Tipton became Cedar county chair with Homer Soules of Independence chairing Buchanan. Cedar names J C Barnhart vice president Morrell Leeds secretary Herman Walters treasurer Hy Von Muenster third member and H L Busching alternate. Buchanan appoints George Thompson vice president Leonard Brame treasurer Dallas Western secretary Arthur Satterlee third member and Ross Cherry alternate.
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Iowa
Cedar
Buchanan
Tipton
Independence
J. M. Reeve
Cedar County
Homer Soules
J. C
Barnhart
West Branch
Mor
Rell Leeds
Herman Walters
Treasur
Hy von Muenster
Stanwood
H. L. Busching
Buchanan County
George Thompson
Leonard Brame
Dallas Western
Arthur Satterlee
Ross Cherry
Pushes and Puns on a Icy Dilemma in a Country Town
A country town scene captures slippery streets during an election day for town ship committee men. Cars skid on ice as bystanders offer crowd sourced advice, leading to a practical push that frees a stuck vehicle. The piece ends with a reflection on the value of a small helpful push.
Millersburg woman buys lemon tree that bears oranges
Mrs. Alice Danshill says a potted tree labeled lemon, bought in 1933 from an Ohio seed company, produced thirty five oranges after three years. She also notes a fig tree bought then has borne figs for three years, creating confusion.
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the Gazette
Millersburg
Alice Danshill
Ohio
Owl Rescued From Vandal Crow Attack Near West Branch
A large great horned owl with a four foot wingspan was saved from a flock of vandal crows on the John Thompson farm south of West Branch. Oliver Sayles captured the owl and displayed it in town before releasing it. the bird, battered but able to fly, vanished overhead after release.
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The
Gazette
West Branch
John Thompson
Oliver Sayles
Wallace to Speak at Farmers Grain Dealers Meeting Des Moines
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace will headline the Farmers Grain Dealers association of Iowa convention in Des Moines January 26 to 29. More than 1,200 farmers elevator managers and directors are expected. other speakers include state officials and industry representatives.
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T. L. Curran
John de Mar
C. Vincent Pyle
Roy Bender
Enid
Okla
Frank Peck
Minnesota
G. A. Kinderdine
Federal Internal Revenue Bureau
Louis E. Roddewig
State Board of Assessment and Review
Study Estimates Water Runoff For Small Midwestern Watersheds
A 12 year cooperative study by the University of Iowa Agricultural Engineering Bureau USGS and US AID yields storage requirements for water supply reservoirs on small Midwestern watersheds. Lead by Prof F T Mavis and Edward Soucek the Ralston Path watershed near Iowa City showed July 1933 to June 1934 yielded only 18.5 inches of rain but an 80 year record. The peak flow reached 851 cubic feet per second and could flood a 100 acre farm to ten feet in 24 hours.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Agricultural Engineering Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
United States Geological Survey
F. T. Mavis
Edward Soucek
State University Engineering College
Ralston Paths
Ralston Creek
Mavis
Portable mill operators in Nebraska pay $3 to $5 a ton in field
In December 1936, Nebraska portable mill operators paid between three and five dollars per ton for low grade hay. The buys covered hay in the field including old stack bottoms and tops and alfalfa with heavy weed contamination.
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Nebraska
Cedar Rapids Jackrabbit Club seeks farmer stock for next season
The Cedar Rapids Jackrabbit club invites farmers to host a pair of North Dakota shipped jackrabbits on their premises to improve hunting conditions for eastern Iowa sportsmen. Sponsors Baldridge and Manes say the fast, hardy rabbits will not harm trees and are less destructive than cottontails. Farmers may reply by mailing Baldridge Studio, 318 Third Avenue SE.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
North Dakota
William Baldridge
Jesse Manes
Baldridge
Third Avenue SE
Eighteen Organizations Planned Farm and Home Week Meetings
Ames hosts seventeen events during Farm and Home Week February 8 to 12 with groups including the Iowa Rural Religious Work council Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers Association Farm Business Association Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs Home project and 4 H leaders Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association and others February 10 to 13 list detail.
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Ames
Iowa Rural Religious Work Council
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers Association
Farm Business Association
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association
Iowa
Spotted Poland
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Iowa Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Beef Producers’ Association
Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders’ Association
Guernsey Cattle Club
Holstein Breeders’ Association
Jersey Cattle Club
Branch Milking Shorthorn Society
Iowa State Dairy Association
Parent Education Council
Rural Young People's Organization
Upcoming Farm Auctions Around Cedar Rapids Area
Farm auction notices list events from January 20 to 25 including Oxley estate sale near Marion, Woods and Walter dissolution near Watking, Anamoga horse sale, Joe Stock sale near Cedar Rapids, Tipton community sale, Beverly consignment sale, Iowa Livestock Exchange Cedar Rapids, Procok sale near Cedar Rapids, and E J Miller sale near Alburnett. Names and locations identified for posterity.
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Oxley Estate
Marion
Woods
Walter Dissolution
Watking
Anamoga Sale
Joe Stock
Cedar Rapids
Tipton
Beverly
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Beverly Yards
Iowa
Four Hundred Head Livestock Sale At Webster Auction
A Webster farm sale yielded 400 head of livestock from the Boland estate and Loren Sorden. Horses topped at 187 dollars for a two year old Percheron. pigs, cows, sheep, and poultry fetched modest sums. Other items included a tractor at 510 dollars and a corn picker at 67 dollars.
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Ial
Webster
C. H. Boland
R. G. Boland
Loren Sorden
Cooper
Hedrick and Hudson and Sons of
Stourney
Livestock Pickup Service Expanded in Eastern Iowa
Mike Kelly announced twenty six additional eastern Iowa communities will receive farm to market livestock pickup starting Feb 15. Walcott Ely on the main line Clinton branch McCausland Elmira Sunbury Bennett Stockton will be served. The Rock Island railway will collect livestock at farms, truck to loading stations and cover loss liability on trucks while rail transit losses remain railroad liability.
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Mike Kelly
Rock Island Railway
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Walcott
Ely
Clinton
McCausland
Elmira
Sunbury
Bennett
Stockton
Buckley’s Mixture Ad Breaks Night Cough Blues
An advertisement touts Buckley’s Mixture as a triple acting remedy for bronchial coughs. It urges two or three nightly doses and promises a money back guarantee if sleep isn’t improved after use. The copy claims a quick effect with a single sip and encourages purchase at any good drug store.
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Ley
Poisoned Kidneys Ad for Haarlem Oil Capsules
An old advertisement promises to flush poisons and acid from kidneys and correct bladder irritation to stop nighttime urination. It touts a 35 cent package of Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules with directions, and mentions other kidney and bladder weakness symptoms like burning, backache, and puffy eyes.
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Haarlem
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