Four Boys Operate 60 Acre Farm at Anamosa
Fulwider brothers gardeners operate sixty acres at the east edge of Anamosa while attending school. Dickie 10, Robert 12, La Verne 14, and F L Jr 16 raise corn soybeans popcorn sweet corn and garden crops. They milk ten cows tend sheep chickens and hogs. An improvised caption notes their father F wider works as a guard at the men’s reformatory.
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Anamosa
Fulwider Brothers
Dickie
Robert
la Verne
Official Announcement Scheduled For Monday
ABINGTON, D. C. The Commodity Credit Corporation plans to enter the egg market this week to support poultry prices. An official announcement was scheduled for Monday with purchases likely centered in Chicago and New York. Termohlen, of the ACA, said details were being worked out in Washington.
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Abhington
D. C
Commodity Credit Corporation
Chicago
New York
the Gazette
Dewey Termohlen
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Termohlen
Washington
Cemmodity Credit
Iowa Dairy Bull Proving Totals Reach 131 for 1938
Special to The Gazette Ames reports 131 dairy sires were proved in 1938 within Iowa contest associations. Of these 131, 46 increased production, 44 showed no change, and 41 decreased. The ratio of increasing to decreasing production varied by cow butterfat level.
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Ames
Iowa
C.T.A
Guernsey
Jersey
Linn County Farm Bureau Week Calendar
The Linn county Farm Bureau calendar lists a week of events. Monday to Friday feature 10 a.m. home project meetings hosted by various residents, while Saturday offers a hog cholera vaccination school at Memorial hall Marion and a county music training school at the YMCA Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Farm Bureau
Buffalo Township
Fred Remington
North Marion
Henry Boesenburg
Helen Stark
Monroe Township
A. D. Brennaman
Parity Price Advocates Highlight Farm Bureau Session
The Iowa Farm Bureau closes its Des Moines session with resolutions urging national farm programs and parity for agriculture. They press for price balance, soil conservation, and local control, urging parity for buyers and sellers and warning against excessive bureaucracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Farm Bureau Convention
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Feeration
Recommendations for livestock marketing reforms urged by Iowa conference
A 1939 Iowa conventions recommends cooperative studies by the corn belt experiment stations and USDA on regional livestock marketing, calls for updating the Packer and Stockyards Act, and urges broader supervision and transmission of hog receipts across central markets. It also asks USDA to broadcast direct receipts with salable hog receipts at central markets.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Corn Belt
Comunion
Des Moines
Iows Fort Bureau
Parkers
Iowa
Packfrse
Stockyards Administration
United States Department of Agriculture
Allamakee County Fair Dates Announced
E M Phipps secretary announced Saturday that the 1639 Allamakee County Fair will be staged September 6 to 29.
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Allamakee Fair
Waukon
E. M. Phipps
Secety
Allamakee County
Butter Market Reentry by Dairy Coops Under Gov Help
The Dairy Products Marketing Association reentered butter markets to use 116 million pounds of surplus butter under the government aid program. It had withdrawn after buying 113.6 million pounds last November and now aims to bolster the market with federal support. The Federal surplus commodities corporation plans to buy 90 million pounds this fiscal year, having purchased about 58 million pounds so far.
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Ti Wha
Commodity Credit Corporation
Dairy Products Marketing Association
DPMA
Commodity Credit Board
Washington
Agriculture Department
Governmenteaid Programe Association
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Tree Clinic Date Moved to February Eight
County Agent Rex Conn announced the tree clinic in Cedar Rapids will be held February eight instead of February fourteen due to the Farm and Home program. Sponsored by Linn county Farm Bureau and local groups, experts Dr. Tate Dr. Porter and Donald MacArthur will cover insect and disease control and tree maintenance. The 10 a.m. session at the Chamber of Commerce will feature live demonstrations of canker worm control.
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United States
State Agricultural Conservation Committee
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Rex Conn
Elinic
Linn County Farm Bureau
Ed Steffen
Cedar Rapids Park
Donald MacArthur
Chamber of Commerce
Tate
Porter
MacArthur
I. F. B. F. Plans Hire To Promote Junior Farm Bureau
Special to Tha Gazette reports the I. F. B. F. decided to hire a representative. The major duty will be to foster Junior Farm Bureau organizations statewide. The appointee will work with Robert Clark of the Ames extension department and with state agencies involved.
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Tha
Farm Bureau
Robert Clark
Ames Extension Department
Gatd
Manchester Cooperative Creamery Meeting Scheduled
Annual meeting of the Manchester Cooperative Creamery Company is set for Monday afternoon at the creamery.
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Manchester
Manchester Cooperative Creamery Company
Fragmentary OCR Note Skims Over A Streamlined Scene
A damaged OCR passage offers partial readable text about a scene involving people and a stream. Names, dates, or places are unclear, but the fragment hints at a sequence of events and a setting tied to a stream and personal actions. The text remains largely indeterminate with missing context.
Soul Conservation by a Country Woman
A reflective piece recalls childhood memories of schoolyard sledding and aging knit mittens. The narrator contrasts modern gleeful scenes of well dressed children with past frugal outfits and the simple labor of making and using mittens. The tone is gentle, observational, and nostalgic.
State Jersey Sale Planned For May 8 At Hawkeye Downs
The Iowa Jersey Cattle club executive committee met in Cedar Rapids outlining plans for a state Jersey sale at Hawkeye Downs on May 8. Ivan Gates named sales manager with Ed Geraghty William Campbell and S Baughman of Pulaski on the sale committee. About 40 to 60 cattle from each of eight Jersey parishes are expected to be offered.
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Iowa Jersey Cattle Club
Cedar Rapids
Ames
C. W. Howe
Des Moines
Robert Kinsley
Ed Geragh
McGregor
William Campbe
Jesup
Ivan Gates
West Liberty
Donald Jones
Iowa City
M. Wright
Waterloo
Iowa Dairy Association
Hawkeye Downs
Ed Geraghty
William Campbell
A S. Baughman
Pulaski
Jersey
Lambs Loss Reported Near Movernon in Dog Attack
Special to The Gavetta. John Kirkpatrick, farmer two miles north, found 13 of 23 market lambs killed or badly injured by dogs last week. Two days later, Mrs. Isa Sturgis, half a mile north, found three ewes so badly injured they had to be killed.
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Movernon
John Kirkpatrick
Here
Ater
Isa Sturgis
Oma Nation farm sells for 130 dollars an acre
Special to The Gazette Conant and King real estate dealers announce the sale of the Oma Nation farm comprising 160 acres to Will Burns of Traer for 130 dollars an acre. Possession is March 1 with the Nation family remaining in the farm home for one more year and the land to be rented to another farmer.
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Conant and King
Oma Nation
A Am
Will Burns
Traer
Farm Purchases Near Grundy Center And Ackley
The 80 acre J F Lynn farm southwest of Grundy Center sold to H O Dirks for 140 per acre with possession to pass immediately. Rudolph Ostendorf bought a 120 acre farm northwest of Ackley for 7000 in a Wellsburg agency deal.
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the Gazette
Grundy Center
J. F. Lynn
H. O. Dirks
Rudolph Ostendorf
Ackley
Wellsburg
Monona Realtors Report Two Farm Sales in Iowa
Special to The Gazette. Orlando Marting and J. H. Bernhard of Monona report the sale of 120 acres in Linton township Allamakee county once owned by Milton Schlitter to Reuben Kuester for 5000 dollars. A second sale covers 174 acres in Mendow township Clayton County owned by G H Dahman and M E Grady, selling for 6000 dollars.
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Gazette
Monona
Orlando Marting
J. H. Bernhard
Monona Real Estate
Linton Township
Allamakee County
Milton Schlitter
Reuben Kuester
Mendow ‘ Township
Clayton County
G. H. Dahman
M. E. Grady
Team brings $325 at farm auction north of South English
SOUTH ENGLISH The top team sold for $325 at the J. W. Coffman sale north of South English. A span of horses brought $195 and the top cow sold for $74. Feeding shoots brought $10 per head and a tractor fetched $820. Oats brought 23 1/4 cents a bushel.
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Gazette
J. W. Coffman
South English
Sale at Morford closing out near Lone Tree
Five Holstein cows aged four and six sold from 40 to 76 dollars at the Morford closing out sale four and three fourths miles southwest of Lone Tree. Veal calves brought 15 to 16 dollars, summer calves 30 dollars, yearling Guernsey bull 5 dollars. Two Duroc Jersey gilts sold for 20 dollars each. A four year old mare 115 dollars, nine year old mare 685 dollars, a two year old gelding 95 dollars, yearling colt 35 dollars. White Rock pullets sold at 01.
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Lone Tree
Charles E. Morford
White Rock
Auction of cattle horses sheep and more at Marnit sale
Auction listing shows sale of cattle horses sheep and various items on Tuesday January 31. John Marnit as owner with A J Sthueler as clerk and George Price as auctioneer.
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John Marnit
A. J. Sthueler
George Price
Farm Auction Schedule for January Across Iowa
Upcoming farm auctions include Virgil Fay closing out near Vinton on Tuesday January 24. Yoder & Sons livestock auction near Kalona on Wednesday January 25. Edad McCoy 80 acre farm near Springville on Thursday January 26. W H Gibson closing out near Marion on Friday January 27. John Inabnit closing out near Alburnett on Tuesday January 31.
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Virgil Fay
Vinton
Yoder & Sons Livestock
North Kalona
Edad McCoy
West
Springville
W. H. Gibson
East
Marion
John Inabnit
Alburnett
Auction Items Fetch Prices From Farm Implements Sale
The sale lists a tractor at $640 a two row cultivator at $100 a fifteen foot Bang plow at $95 a 24 foot harrow at $41 an eight foot binder at $151 a manure spreader at $125 and plows and cultivators priced from $12 to $15 and sold at $1.60.
Creameries Pay 30 Cents For Butterfat In December
Aurora patrons received 30 cents a pound for butterfat in December. The coop's annual meeting is set for January 26 with Albert J. Town, manager of the Buchanan and Fayette counties REA project, as main speaker.
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Aurora
Aurora Creamery Company
Albert J. Town
Buchanan and Fayette Counties
Rea
Butterfat payout to Volga City Creamery patrons in December
Special to The Gaeritta reports Volga City Farmers' Creamery association paid patrons 30 cents a pound for butterfat delivered in the last half of December.
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Volga City
Volga City Farmers’ Creamery Association
Public Sale Includes Dairy Cattle and Household Goods
A public sale on January 27 at 11:00 features Holstein cattle including one freshening cow and a yearling, two heifers with calves, a steer calf, a red roan bull, and two horses with gear. Plows, binders, wagons, seed, hay, and alfalfa are listed, plus household furnishings from beds to a Singer sewing machine and a Colemat stove. Lunch will be served. Owner: W. H. Gibson. Location: Boscachee, Ane.
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T.B
Ley
Winconehs Brewing
Bates
Monarch Fees
Sewile i
Coleman Holme
Vernis Martins Colkelente
al Ape Smith
T.inter
Rhs
Dasthany Circle
W. H. Gibson
P. O. la
Boscachee
Ane
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City Edity Credit Corporation
Gasaite Shore
By ED Hadley
Etallere
New York City
FSCC
West Chester
Washington County
Morton Emde
Holstein Dairyman
Emde
Association
Anton Heitshusen
Homestead
Atte
Farm Bureau Calendar
Ata
Farmers' Market
American Farm Bureau Federation
America
Tnbe
Seerpaid
Ooo Livestock Marketing
Cord Wood Sale
High Amana Farm Dept
HIGH
AMANA
Colonel L. Brown
Chara Ft Nate
Joseph Kushner
Company
Second Street Sx
Soul Conservation
State Jersey
Creameries
Volga
MR. Farmer
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