Linn County Corn Hog signers receive 700 more checks
S M Wiley reports 700 additional Linn County corn hog checks totaling 207 486 39 to be distributed starting Tuesday at Marion Legion hall and through the week at Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon Center Point and Central City. About eighty checks remain due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon
Central City
Center Point
S. M. Wiley
Wiley
Marion Legion Hall
Brown and Marion
Federal Building
Otter Creek
Fayette
Clinton
Monroe
College
Fairfax
Putnam
City Hall
Franklin, Linn and
Bertram
Jackson
Boulder
Buffalo
Maine
Spring Grove
Washington
Grant
Grant Township
Fence Drift and Winter Farm Water Woes
In a cold windy winter scene a farm struggles with frozen drinking cups and a burst valve in the cow barn. The well freezes and a pump is pulled to restore water as cows huddle by the barn. Milk flow remains poor while the author notes city rules as a distant consolation.
Market Research Division Formed By Federal Bureau
Federal BAE announces a new program for fundamental marketing research on agricultural products. Nils A Olsen, chief of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, says high marketing costs and low prices have persisted for years, signaling inefficiencies in the marketing system rather than excessive profits. He describes creation of a marketing research division to cut the producer to consumer price spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Nils A Olsen
Bureau
Olsen
Olive Tablets Promise Clearer Skin and Gentle Bowel Action
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets are advertised as a vegetable remedy that eases constipation like calomel but milder. The ad claims skin improvement after a few nights, no bad taste, and relief from dull complexion, urging one or two tablets at bedtime for a week at a price of 30c or 6c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards
New Division to Study Price Spreads in Foreign Markets
The plan establishes a new division to study international price spreads and marketing efficiency. Dr Frederick W. Waugh will lead, bringing eight years of experience from the bureau of agricultural economics and serving as executive secretary of the New England Research council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Frederick W. Waugh
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
New England Research Council
Decorah Creamery Averages 28.31 Cents For 1934 Butterfat
Decorah Creamery reports for 1934 show an average butterfat price of 28.31 cents per pound. They produced 1,032,748 pounds of butter from 849,647 pounds of purchased butterfat, with 3,458,676 pounds of cream used and overrun of 195,480 pounds. Total creamery receipts were 263,164.89 with butter sales 256,810.13 and butterfat payments 216,712.65. haulers were paid 195,819.1. Operating costs totaled 23,156.56 and equipment and hull improvement expenses 210,381.
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Gazette
Pfcorah
Decorah Farmers Ice Cave Creamery Company
Tam bs Bring 925 Special There Gazette Garrison
Frank Zimmer near Garrison sold 126 head of lambs averaging ninety pounds to a Waterloo packing plant for 925 per hundredweight, the top price reported. He also sold 30 hogs at 785 per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrison
Frank Zimmer
Waterloo
Farmer touts Santa Claus belief after fruit sale
A Spencers Grove farmer said he believes in Santa Claus after selling two booneries at 670 dollars per hundred. The produce, bought from the Len area in southern Iowa for four dollars each two months ago, netted him about 7102 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencers Grove
Santa Clie
Do Len
Iowa
Erosion Dams Built in Iowa Reach 12,344 Count
Ames AP report by W S Peterson shows 12 344 erosion control dams completed in Iowa over six months, benefiting over 50 000 acres. Total cost about 72 730 dollars with ECW supplying 31 885 08 and farmers covering 41 845 29. Average CCC camp labor noted. 12 038 temporary and 306 permanent dams reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ECW
CCC
Farm Bankruptcies Fall Across Nation and Iowa Totals
Federal figures show a 20 percent drop in farm bankruptcies for the year ended June 30 1934 totaling 4716, down from 5917 in 1933. Iowa's farm bankruptcies fell from 561 in 1933 to 395 in 1934, now about 44 percent of the state's 889 total bankruptcies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
East North Central
Pacific
South Atlantic
Illinois
Ohio
Iowa
Benton 4-H Band Members Get Home Safely Despite Ice
Special to The Gazette. Blairstown residents breathed relief as seven cars returned from Des Moines after icy roads. The Benton county 4-H club band, 40 members strong, had performed at the Farm Bureau Federation convention and at the state capitol Thursday evening. Accompanying them were G L Lyman of Cedar Rapids and Mervin Zellers of Vinton, with band director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Blairstown
Des Moines
Benton County
Farm Bureau Federation
G L. Lyman
Cedar Rapids
Benton County Boy's Club
Mervin Zellers
Vinton
Farm Bureau
State Capitol
Quota System Cuts U S Exports of Pork Products
The graph shows U S shipments of pork and lard abroad in 1934 fell to under 750 million pounds from nearly two billion in 1923 Exports rose slightly last year but were offset by a drop in lard Great Britain remains a key market and still limits non empire pork shipments Germany also restricted lard imports in 1934 and tightened foreign exchange rules Oct 26 1934 Britain capped frozen pork imports for 1935 to about 4 592 million pounds including 392 000 pounds of frozen green hams for curing in the United Kingdom The British government set this to meet Scotland s local demand and a 980 000 pounds cap for frozen pork curing from the United States was fixed for March–Dec 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Information Service
The
AAA
United States
Great Britain
Germany
United Kingdom
Ministry of Agriculture
Scotland
Iowa corn hog meetings proceed despite ice and cold
Iowa State College extension service official Murl McDonald says township and county corn hog meetings will not be delayed by icy roads. Forty four meetings are slated this week with county training schools in multiple counties, as delegates travel by train and bus to attend.
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Ames
Murl McDonald
Iowa State College
McDonald
Franklin
Humboldt
Appanoose Wapello
Black Hawk
Clarke
O Brien
Crawford
Bremer
Hamilton
Jefferson
Wayne
Dubuque
Jones
Shelby
Union
Monona
Osceola
Winneshiek
Wright
Monroe
Polk
Delaware, Jackson
East Pottawattamie
West Pottawattamie
Woodbury
Clayton, Worth, Lu
County names listed from various Iowa regions
A damaged fragment lists multiple Iowa counties including Warren Buchanan Mills Taylor Lyon Friday Butler Fayette Davis Benton Iowa Montgomery Fremont Decatur and Sioux in a single sequence.
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Cas, Warren, Buchanan, Mills
Taylor and Lyon Counties
Friday
Butler, Fayette
Davis
Benton
Iowa
Montgomery, Fremont, Decatur
Sioux Counties
Postville Creamery Names New Officals and Butterfat Price
At a meeting of the Farmer's Co operative Creamery company Ed Riser was named buttermaker and Gale Welzel was named manager. The creamery paid 36 cents a pound for butterfat received in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Farmer's Co-operative Creamery Company
Ed Riser
Buttermaker
Gale Welzel
Maquoketa Shipping Assn Pays 7 Per Cent Dividend
Maquoketa Shipping Association paid a 7 percent dividend for 1934 totaling 561.75 to 183 stockholders of the Farm Warehouse company. W B Morehead reports 239 railcar shipments with 10 950 hogs 1 519 sheep 1 335 cattle and 1 861 calves. John L Ripple was elected president Otto Weideman vice president and J E Goodenow secretary treasurer Directors are W J Hamilton and R B Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
Farm Warehouse Company
W. B Morehead
John L. Ripple
Otto Weideman
J. E. Goodenow
W. J. Hamilton
R. B. Woods
Fayette County Holstein Breeders' Meeting Jan 26
The Fayette County Holstein Breeders' association announces its annual meeting to be held in Fayette on January 26. Members are urged to attend for talks on herd improvements and breeding plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Fayyette
Fayette County
Holstein Breeders’ Association
Oats Arrivals From Russia and Argentina Stir Grain Markets
Agricultural data show No 2 heavy white oats from Russia reaching New York in excess of 34 000 bushels while Argentine oats arrive in moderate quantities with 35 000 bushels at Galveston and 65 000 at Baltimore. Argentine oats sell at ten cents under domestic quotes. Mexican corn arrives in Texas with No 2 white corn at 1.07 1 4 dollars per bushel delivered. Argentine yellow corn offered at 91 1 2 cents and 681 000 bushels cleared for the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Economics Bureau
Washington
New York
Russia
Galveston
Baltimore
Seaboard
Texas
Mexico
Houston
United States
Government Buys 171 Head Of Cattle In Appanoose County
CENTERVILLE AP Renewed federal relief cattle purchase in two days led seventy eight Appanoose county farmers to sell 171 head for 2445 dollars averaging 16 dollars each. Farmers report 706 head remaining. Nine cows and eight calves condemned due to emaciated condition from lack of feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Appanoose County
Rowley Farmer Binds Soy Beans In January
Earl Zimpher of Rowley reports harvesting with a binder the last of his soy bean crop on Jan 9. Harvesting began in October. Many nearby farms still have soy beans in the field. He also has a large amount of corn fodder awaiting shredding.
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Rowley
Earl Zimpher
Shippers Move Car of Corn By Train
Harry Miller of Morley loaded 1400 bushels from Morley to Sigourney on Friday, shipping a carload of corn by rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morley
Harry Miller
Olin
Sigourney
Coming Farm Auctions Tuesday in Iowa Selins
Public sale by Alfred Mallie 4 miles north Mt Vernon on Tuesday January 22. Bebee and Zisko postponed sale 2 miles east Springville. Iowa City Sales Company conducts auctions.
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Alfred Mallie
Mt. Vernon
Bebee and
Zisko
Springville
Iowa City
Gearhart and Winkler Closeout Sales Across County
Public sale notices list Gearhart closing out sale 1 percent mile east of Lisbon and 4 miles northwest of Monticello. Ray J. Blain closing out sale 7 miles southeast of Cedar Rapids. The date shown is Tuesday January 29.
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Ray J. Blain
Cedar Rapids
New Farm Bureau Secretary To Be Named In March
Iowa Farm Bureau directors named a three member committee to recommend a successor to Miss Daisy V. Williams who resigned as secretary treasurer effective April 1. The panel includes Kyle McKee J J Boatman and Allan B Kline. a March vote was expected to name Williams's replacement at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Kyle McKee
Carlisle
J. J. Boatman
Montezuma
Allan B. Kline
Vinton
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Daisy V. Williams
Miss William
Wood Colt Club names horse trading committee at Edgewood
At the Wood Center Colt club east of Edgewood the annual meeting named a horse trading committee and elected officers. Fred L. Fisher was named president with Harry Hansel as vice president and Arthur Jennings as secretary and treasurer. Directors are Otto Appleton Morris Bowman and Mart Thyne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgewood
Wood Center
Colt Club
Fred L. Fisher
Harry Hansel
Arthur Jennings
Otto Appleton
Morris Bowman
Mart Thyne
Hemroid internal remedy claim ad from May Drug Co
An advertisement promotes Hemroid, an internal medicine by Dr. J. S. Leonhardt, as the true cure for piles. It argues external salves fail because they do not address internal blood circulation and promises a money back guarantee if not satisfied after one bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Leonhardt
May Drug Co
Wyoming Farm Sells for 125 An Acre
Henry Shimerda of Oxford Junction sold his 160 acre farm south of Wyoming to Joe Straka his son in law for 125 per acre totaling 20000. Peter C Levien of Olin bought the 280 acre G W James farm five miles southwest of Wyoming from Citizens States Bank for 55 per acre totaling 15400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Henry Shimerda
Oxford Junction
Joe Straka
Shimerda
Peter C. Levien
Olin
G. W.W. James
Citizens States Bank of Wyoming
Wyoming Rancher Recalls 170 Cattle to West
Morley E R Worden of Clearmont Wyoming supervised re shipment of 170 head of cattle mostly cows and calves to his 100000 acre ranch. The cattle were shipped last August from Wyoming to the Amana colonies for pasture and two months ago moved to Jones county to rough feed at the Fred Kutz farm near Morley. Two loads remain on feed at Amana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morley
E. R. _ Worden
Clearmont
Wyoming
Amana
Jones County
Fred Kutz
Kruschen Salts Claim Quick Health Boost In Coffee Dose
An advertisement extols Kruschen Salts as a daily small dose in morning coffee or tea that cleanses the bowels and vital organs, claiming relief from dizzy spells indigestion headaches and biliousness. It promises renewed energy after a month and a money back guarantee.
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Federal Bae
Carl Winkler
Rudy Winkler
Monticello
Atich
Bat Peayne
Beth Gedines
John Deere
McCormick Deering
Decorah Creamery
Grove
U.S
VPORK
Berrmeree
By Akern
Egad
Postville Creamery
Maquoketa Shipping Ass’n
Rowley Farmer
Midland Mortgage CO
J. G. Reese
Fleming Ridg
Chicago
West
Florida
Indianapolis
Louisville
Birmingham
Montgomery
Union Station
Flamingo
Jacksonville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Louisville & Nashville
R. R
Horse Trading Committee
Wood Colt Club
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