Electric Pig Brooder Helps Lower Piglet Deaths in California Trials
Ames engineer Harold Beaty reports UC Davis three year trials showing radiant hover brooders reduce piglet losses to 13 percent vs 29 percent in regular pens. Radiant units cost about 5 dollars, underheat about 10 dollars, with 10 days of operation costing under 1 dollar for radiants. He notes potential electricity savings for Clayton county farmers.
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Agricultural Engineering Division
University of California At Davis
Calif
Harold H. Beaty
Ames Extension Electrical Engineer
Clayton-Allamakee Rural Electric Cooperative
Beaty
California
Clayton County
Ames
Iowa Farm Sales Attract 2 1/2 Percent Interest Plan
Iowa Insurance Commissioner Charles R. Fischer cited firms selling farms with low down payments and amortized loans up to 15 years at 2 1/2 percent. He also noted another plan charging 2 1/2 percent for three years, 3 percent for three years, and 4 percent thereafter, claiming these rates compare favorably with federal loans.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles R. Fischer
Creamerymen to Meet in Postville Wednesday
Special to The Gazette reports Section One of the Iowa Creamery Operators Association will hold its next meeting in Postville on Wednesday.
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Postville
Iowa Creamery Operators Association
Illinois Produces 51 Percent Of The Nation's Soybeans
Illinois produced 52 percent of the 1939 U S soybean crop per state statistician A J Surratt The year set new records in total acreage yield and production with 1 854 000 acres harvested 24 5 bushels per acre and 45 423 000 bushels produced The 1938 figures were 1 452 000 acres 23 5 bushels and 34 122 000 bushels
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
A. J. Surratt
Surratt
Frame To Replace Wilson As Farm Home Week Speaker
Under secretary of agriculture Wilson of Washington D C will not address the Farm and Home program at Ames February 12 to 17 due to illness. Nat T Frame of Washington area director division of farm population and rural welfare will replace him and speak at a mass meeting February 12 at 12 30 p m.
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Wilson
Washington, D. C
Ames
W. H. Stacy
Stacy
Nat T. Frame
Washington
Division of Farm Population and Rural Welfare
Frame
Ten and One Half Horse Groomed for Mardi Gras
Ogden reporter notes Brooklyns 10 and a half Bel gian stallion being groomed at C G Good and Son stables for exhibition at the New Orleans Mardi Gras Fed. The horse weighs 3030 pounds stands 19 1 2 hands high and has a 40 inch collar. Shoes require 30 inches of iron.
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Ogden
MNS
Brooklyn Supreme
C. G. Good and Son
New Orleans
Brooklyn
Swine Feeding Meeting At Sigourney On Jan. 30
SIGOURNEY Keokuk county swine feeders will hear Dr K W Stouder Ames extension veterinarian and E L Quaife Ames professor of animal husbandry discuss swine diseases parasites and hog feeding at a 10 am meeting January 30.
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Sigourney
K. W. Stouder
Ames Extension
E. L. Quaife
Ames
Keokuk County
Stouder
Quaife
Wheat as Asset and Puzzle in Grain Market
Wheat valued at over 150 million dollars, pledged to the government as loans, looms as a bulky asset for producers and a puzzle for dealers as the Commodity Credit Corporation plans limited extensions. Grain men say farmers may redeem millions, freeing wheat for potential private pledges or sale, signaling the last seasonal cycle of the ever normal granary program.
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Chicago
Uncle Sam
Europe
Argentina
Commodity Credit Corporation
Rowley Creamery Pays 34c For Top Butterfat
Rowley Farmers Cooperative Creamery patrons receive 34 cents for grade No 1 butterfat, 33 cents for grade No 2 and 32 cents for grade No 3 in the last half of December. First half of December paid 33, 32 and 31 cents respectively. Joe McGrath, secretary, reports.
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Rowley
Rowley Farmers Cooperative Creamery Company
Joe McGrath
Butterfat Prices at Aurora Creamery in January Half
Secretary Albert J. Hahn reports butterfat received at the Aurora Farmers creamery paid 34 cents a pound in the first half of January, while butterfat from December’s last half brought 33 cents per pound.
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Aurora
Aurora Farmers Creamery
Albert J. Hahn
Tipton hosts hog cholera vaccination school for farmers
Thirteen Cedar county farmers attended a hog cholera vaccination school at Tipton on Friday. The program was directed by H. B. Treman from Rockwell City.
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Tipton
Cedar County
H. B. Treman
Rockwell City
Farm Auction Notices January Sales Across Iowa
The notice lists multiple farm auctions on Wednesday January 24 and Thursday January 25. Yoder horse and mule sale near Kalona and several closing out and sales at Coggan Newhall West Branch Walford Cedar Rapids with names Clair R Howard Harold Boddicker Matt Maloney Beverly Cattle Company. Local buyers can bid on livestock and equipment across locations.
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N. Kalona
Clair R. Howard
Coggan
Harold Boddicker
Newhall
Geo
West Branch
Matt Maloney
Walford
Beverly Cattle i
Cedar Rapids
Tama 4-H Banquet to Feature State Farm Leader Speech
Tama county 4 H banquet in Toledo Wednesday will feature Allan Kline of Vin ton as principal speaker. The program includes Clarence Wiese Russel Winders Anna Kanipe William Mitchell Mrs Glenn Whilin Lawrence Putney Jean Henry Eva Voetburg and Earnest Pokorny with presentations by Harmon Cropsey and a showing of a Gladbrook 4 H achievement movie.
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Toledo
Allan Kline
Vinton
State Farm Bureau
Tama
Glenn Whilin
Lawrence Putney
Gladbrook
Jean Henry
Anna Kanipe
Eva Voetburg
Tracr
Earnest Pokorny
Clutter
Roy Koster
Harmon Cropsey
Washington county 4-H winter party set at YMCA
The annual Washington county 4-H winter party is planned for Saturday at the YMCA with a covered dish supper at 7 p.m. About 175 people are expected. Miss Dorothy Daniel, county girls 4-H club president, will preside after the supper.
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the Gazette
Washington
Washington County
Dorothy Daniel
Five-Month AAA Expenditures Hit 334 Million Dollars
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration reported expenditures of 334,586,277 dollars for the first five months of the fiscal year. Included are soil conservation payments 102,205,633 and parity payments 172,356,992 with sugar payments 13,612,231. administrative costs totaled 7,628,181. Texas led with 41,317,727 in farm subsidies, followed by Illinois Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Nebraska South Dakota Wisconsin with varied amounts listed.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Texas
Ilinois
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Elkader PCA to Hold Annual Meeting January 29
Elkader Production Credit association will hold its annual meeting on January 29 at 11 a.m. in Elkader. Leo Herold, Winneshiek county director, states all farmers interested in this credit form are invited. The program will review the association's work over the past year.
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Elkader
Elkader Production Credit Association
Leo Herold
Winneshiek County
Local Jesup exhibitors enter lambs at Waterloo show
Jesup residents Gerald Hand William Strand and Glen Miller will exhibit lambs at the western lamb show held Friday and Saturday at the Dairy Cattle Congress grounds in Waterloo Iowa.
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Jesup
Gerald Hand
William Strand
Glen Miller
Dairy Cattle Congress Grounds
Waterloo
Sand Springs creamery group to meet February seventh
The Sand Springs Farmers Mutual Creamery association announces its annual meeting to be held here on February 7. Members and interested farmers are invited to attend to discuss cooperatives, pricing, and local dairy initiatives.
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Sand Springs
Soy Exports Hit Record Level for 1939 40
The Agricultural Marketing Service reports soybeans exports for 1939-40 at a record high with 6,374,741 bushels shipped in October and November, led by the Netherlands as the main destination. Prices to growers rose about 15 cents per bushel in December, with various varieties ranging from 80 cents to $2.50 per bushel.
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Washington
Agricultural Marketing Service Today
Netherlands
Wilson
Virginia
Kingwa
Mammoth
Tokio
Biloxi
Illinois
Slaughter Of Hogs Cattle Down At 27 Leading Points
At 27 packing centers in the United States the latest weekly totals show cattle killed 137,864, hogs 943,939 and sheep 302,042. Calves declined to 58,576 from 72,395 last week, with year ago figures at 68,320. Overall 1940 to date shows cattle and sheep up, calves down, with hogs below winter peak yet historically high.
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Chicago
Farm ponds rebound in Iowa conservation push
Des Moines Iowa officials say farm ponds are reappearing nationwide with Iowa leading the way. The Iowa Conservation Commission notes properly built ponds support soil and water conservation and wildlife, with estimates from the Soil Conservation Service showing ponds cost about 105 dollars to build but offer hundreds in water storage value.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Milady
Iowa
Iowa State ‘Conservation Commission
Madison County
State Conservation Commission
United States Soil Conservation Service
Missouri
Soil Conservation Service
Washington C. T. A. Oyster Supper Friday
The Washington County Con test association invites members and families to an oyster supper Friday at 7 p.m. in Wellman. President Marvin Natthes of Wellman will lead the program, with Ernest Wright of Waterloo as principal speaker. He will show a film on the 1939 Dairy Cattle congress in Waterloo last fall.
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Washington
Washington County
Con Test Association
Wellman
Marvin Natthes
Ernest Wright
Waterloo
Iowa State Dairy Association
Woodlot crops valuable on Iowa farms in soil survey
A Soil Conservation Service survey of 176 Iowa farms shows average holdings include 4.6 acres of woodlot per 151-acre farm, producing wood products worth about 96.95 dollars annually. Fence posts, firewood, and 970 board feet of lumber offer substantial value, with erosion protection noted on rough land.
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Ames
Iowa
Soil Conservation Service
Improvement work in soil program praised by state officials
Improvement work is a key phase of the soil conservation demonstration program conducted by Iowa State College and the Soil Conservation Service across the state. Frank H. Mendell, state coordinator, notes its importance.
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Iowa State College
The
Soil Conservation Service
Frank H. Mendell
Hybrid Corn Meetings At Dubuque Feb 5 and 6
Growers, salesmen and users of hybrid seed corn are invited to meetings in Dubuque on February 5 and 6. County Agent Frank Kerrigan reports E. S. Dyas of Ames extension agronomist will attend and lead discussions on obtaining genuine hybrid seed corn that is dependable tested and above average in performance.
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Dubuque
Frank Kerrigan
E. S. Dyas
Ames Extension Agronomist
Bantam Hen Raises Chicks in Subzero Hamlet
Subzero weather did not deter Mrs Guy Whitson to find two fluffy Bantam chicks in the hayloft on her Walker area farm four miles southwest. Mr Whit son traced a peeping sound to the hayloft last Thursday.
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The
Gazette
Guy Whitson
Walker
Whitson
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