Iowa Farm Bureau directors urge elective state corn hog panel
Ninety seven of one hundred Iowa Farm Bureau directors sign a resolution asking that two thirds of the state corn and hog committee be elected by contract signers with one third appointed by the secretary of agriculture. The plan, forwarded to Henry A Wallace, aims to expand farmer representation and is described as constructive. The probe follows a convention debate over how state committeemen are named. The cost of fertilizing a lake for algae production is stated as $1.25 per acre.
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Farm Bureau
Iowa
Henry A. Wallace
Raymond Sayre
Ackworth
Warren County Corn and Hog Production Adjustment Association
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Sayre
Wallace
Iowa Farm Bureau
State Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Warren County Corn and Hog
Des Moines
Corn and Hog Administration
Washington
Fence Drift in Midwinter Night Tableau
A stark steel like scene unfolds with wind and ice. Midnight wheels creak over crusted snow as the moon glints and the scene recalls a bleak, still winter drift.
Black predicts 1935 program will be more successful
Dr. A G Black, chief of the AAA corn hog section, said after a Midwest tour that local forecasts show a higher production percentage under contract in 1935 than last year. He warned noncooperation could create a surplus and shift to excess hog production. Contract signings have begun in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas, with others to start by early February.
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Washington
A G Black
AAA
Midwest
Black
Arkansas
Hillnois
Iowa
Missouri
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
Wisconsin Dominates Domestic Cheese Market
Wisconsin dominates New Yorks cheese supply as 1934 receipts reach 69 million pounds, a record high. New York state shipments fall to 5.31 million pounds, while Wisconsin plus Chicago reshipments supply most of New Yorks cheese. Towns area shipments total 103,081 pounds, about double the prior year.
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New York City
New York
Wisconsin
Chicago
New York State
Town
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Development of more hardy red clover attempted
Urbana reports from the University of Illinois experiment station show progress toward a winter hardy red clover. Breeders note large differences among plants, but no firm results yet. Self sterility complicates cross pollination, though hand pollination works on a small scale. Seed imports are unlikely due to winter kill risk, tariffs at $8 per hundredweight, and high European prices. Timothy and Sudan grass tariffs are $2 per hundredweight.
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TRE Farm
Urbana
University of Illinois
Illinois
Middle West
Europe
United States
Sudan
Butterfat Prices Vary From 31 To 37 Cents
Special to The Gazette. Elgin residents received thirty seven cents a pound for last half of December butterfat, the highest price paid here in several years.
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Gazette
Elgin
Elgin Farmers Dairy Company
Creamery patrons receive butterfat payments across towns
Special to The Gazette reports Maynard patrons earned thirty six cents per pound for December butterfat with C H Paul as secretary. Strawberry Point patrons received thirty five cents per pound per B R Cole. Rowley patrons were paid thirty four cents per pound for last half of December per Joe McGrath. Wheatland paid thirty one cents per pound for December butterfat. Klahn Brothers were the top producers with ninety nine dollars eighty eight cents and Mrs Ernestine Schneider followed with ninety one dollars twenty two cents.
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Maynard
Maynard Co-operative Creamery
C. H. Paul
Strawberry Point
Rowley
Rowley Farmers Co-operative Creamery
Joe McGrath
Wheatland
Wheatland Co-operative Creamery Association
Klahn Brothers
Ernestine Schneider
Buttermilk Prices Soar From Year Ago At West Union
Prices ranging from 32 to 35.2 cents per hundred pounds of buttermilk were bid here Saturday. These prices are from two and one half to three times the figure paid a year ago when prices ranged from 10 to 14 cents a hundredweight. Top price two years ago was 10 cents per hundred pounds. Floyd Netzger was recently reelected buttermaker and Alvin Thoreson assistant buttermaker.
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Gazette
West Union
Floyd Netzger
Alvin Thoreson
End Of Trapping Season Relief For Mother
The writer marks January 15 as the end of trapping season and recalls how two young boys’ trapping efforts caused odor and mischief around the farm. They trapped a civet cat and carried it home by the tail, then spent the season's earnings on more traps, with the season ending and the boys happy.
Forums Planned For Annual Farm Home Week At Ames
Ames hosts Farm and Home Week with afternoon mass meetings Feb 4 9 at Iowa State College. Open forums follow addresses each day led by notable speakers including Dr John J B Morgan Gregory W S Myers Mrs Laura Waples McMullen and H H Bennett. Sessions cover home life production programs farm credit world relations and soil and water conservation.
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Gazette
Ames
Iowa State College
R. M. Visquain
Vifquain
John J. B. Morgan
Northwestern University
Evanston
Cr. Gregory
Prairie Farmer
Chicago
Ill
W. S. Myers
Farm Credit Administration
Washington, D. C
Laura Waples McMullen
American Federation of Women’s Clubs
New York City
H. H. Bennett
Soil Erosion Service
United States Department of Interior
Benton and Johnson Farm Loan Associations Elect Benton and Johnson
William C Kray of Eden township was elected president of the Benton County Farm Loan association at the annual meeting. Marion Montgomery is vice president and George D. McElroy serves as secretary and treasurer. The board includes Kray, Montgomery, Fred Hensing of Vinton, and Harry Fagan of Mount Auburn. The 196 farmers hold loans from the Federal Land Bank of Omaha via Benton county. Secretary McElroy reports 113 loans totaling 1 046 400 made in 1934, with maturities from 13 to 36 years. In Iowa City, Carl E Williams, Robert Cerhan, Mahlon Amish, M J Brenneman, and W H Stutzman were re-elected to the Iowa City National Farm Loan association board. R J Baschnagel, secretary treasurer, notes a membership gain of 187 during the year.
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Vinton
William C Kray
Eden Township
Benton County Farm Loan Association
Marion Montgomery
George D. McElroy
Kray
Montgomery
Fred Hensing
Harry Fagan
Mount Auburn
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Benton County
McElroy
Association
Iowa City
Carl FE. Williams
Robert Cerhan
Mahlon Amish
M. J. Brenneman
W. H. Stutzman
Iowa City National Farm Loan Association
R. J. Baschnagel
Death loss and production level govern egg profits
Ames extension service analyzes thirty five Iowa flocks showing death loss and production level as the main profit drivers. High profit flocks averaged 159.4 eggs and $1.49 labor income per hen, while low profit flocks averaged 109.2 eggs and 22 cents loss per hen. Mortality and longevity explain much of the spread.
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Gazette
Ames
Ames Extension Service
Iowa
Young Farmers Study Care And Use Of Tools
A Fayette meeting of the young farmers club drew a small crowd due to bad weather. C H Van Vlack, extension agricultural engineer, discussed care and use of farm tools such as saws planes files hacksaws hammers and squares and explained mechanics heat and light as applied to farm structures. He also gave maintenance tips and will return Feb 11 to continue tool work and cover pipe fitting and water systems.
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Brecing
Fayette
Young Farmers’ Club
C. H. van Vlack
van Vlack
Kellogg ALL-BRAN Repeats Relief for Constipation
Mrs Marsden of Detroit writes she suffered constipation for 11 years and felt miserable most of the time. After five months on ALL-BRAN she is regular, energetic, and healthy, crediting the bulk and added vitamins and iron. Two tablespoons daily advised, with doctor if needed. Red and green Kellogg package from grocer.
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Charles Marsden
Merrick St
Detroit, Mich
Coming Farm Auctions This Week in January
A series of public farm auctions is listed for January with multiple locations. Gearhart closes out sale near Lisbon, John Franta near Viola, Carl Winkler near Monticello. Later sales include Ray J. Blain near Cedar Rapids, A. W. Aller near Whittier, and E. R. Finson near Central City, covering January 23 to 30.
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Central City
McCormick
F. Mitchell
J. J. Dolan
Gearhart
Lisbon
John Franta
Viola
Carl Winkler
Monticello
Ray J. Blain
Cedar Rapids
A. W. Aller
Whittier
E. R. Finson
Jesup Elevator Divides 3536 Among Members
At the annual meeting of Farmers Grain and Stock company in Jesup, an 8 percent dividend on stock and an 8 percent patronage dividend were declared, totaling 3536 for 1934. Directors re-elected include J. P. Freed, H. A. Houck, and W. D. Patten. hold-over directors are H. G. Seemann, E. H. Seemann, and W. J. Bone.
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Jesup
Farmers Grain and Stock Company
C. E. Hood
J. P. Freed
H. A. Houck
W. D. Patten
H. G. Seemann
E. H. Seemann
W. J. Bone
Maquoketa calf club shows thirty calves for event
Miles baby beef calf club members groom about thirty calves weighing 250 to 600 pounds for a show after an inspection tour led by J. R. Witzigman and Jackson County agent F. E. Krause. W. J. Caulfield of the Kansas Dairy department notes freezing can affect milk flavor and creaming ability.
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Gazette
Maquoketa
Miles
J. R. Witzigman
F. E. Krause
Jackson
W. J. Caulfield
The
Kansas Dairy Department
Benton and Maynard Dairy Herds Report Strong December Milk
VINTON and MAYNARD reports show Benton Cow Test Association No 1 averaged 595 pounds milk and 24.7 pounds butterfat from 358 cows in December. Matt Birker led with 1,257 pounds milk and 48.1 butterfat from 21 Holsteins. Maynard’s Fayette Can Test No 3 averaged 619 pounds milk and 23.1 butterfat from 246 cows. Decker’s 16 Holsteins topped the month at 1,161 pounds milk and 39.5 butterfat. Leonard Talcott and Edwin Decker were noted as high cows with 73.9 and 73.8 pounds butterfat respectively.
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Vinton
Benton
Maynard
Fayette
Farm Bureau women begin second series of home furnishings training
Independence Iowa area farm bureau women from Fairbank Hazleton Perry and Washington townships met in Independence on Tuesday to start the second series of training schools. Miss Nora Workman of Ames directs the program guiding the five year home furnishings project.
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Independence
Buchanan County Farm Bureau
Fairbank
Hazleton
Perry
Washington Townships
Nora Workman
Ames
West Union Horse Sale Tops Four Thousand Dollars
Forty Dakota horses from an Iowa type stock were sold in West Union on Saturday for a total of 4000 dollars. All but six were broken to work with some of the six costing repairs. Top bid reached 153 dollars. Bidders included farmers from Fayette county and beyond, with an attendance near 1000, the largest livestock auction crowd ever seen in the town.
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West Union
Dakota
Iowa
Fayette County
Grinding Corn For Hogs May Pay Now Says County Agent
Tipton county agent Emmett Gardner advises Cedar County farmers that grinding corn for hogs could be profitable given current grain prices. Grinding boosts feeding value by 6 to 8 percent and costs of 5 to 6 cents per bushel or less make grinding worthwhile. Experiments show ground corn increases pig growth, with coarse grinding performing as well as fine and requiring less power.
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Tipton
Emmett Gardner
Cedar County
Jess
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