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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1936
Page
8
Iowa and Washington reports say Friday a corn loan basis shifts to three cubic feet per bushel, eliminating the 5 percent shrinkage deduction. The CCC gains tighter collateral while debates continue on loan value and broader farm safety nets amid congressional scrutiny.
A fragmentary column by R. F. A. critiques Supreme Court tax decision rhetoric and political figures. It references Henry Wallace and O'Connor, questioning legality and judicial handling while noting Iowa political colleagues.
Washington DC Mexico will receive the same lowered cattle tariff as Canada under the U.S. Canadian tariff pact. Cattle over 700 pounds face a duty drop from three to two cents with a quota of 155,799 head, applying to Mexico as a party to the most favored nation clause.
Ames to host a husking demonstration on February 4 with Elmer Carlson national champ, Fred Stanek first national champ, and Ben Grimmans former Iowa champ. Contest in college armory. Prof Jesness to speak on the recent trade agreement and its meaning to the Corn Belt.
The federal bureau of agricultural economics notes higher dairy production likely due to improved feed and record December butter and cheese prices. Butter fat prices stay strong vs by products and hay, though farmers may shift from dairy to beef or hogs where profitable. Milk per cow on Jan 1 rose about 6 percent from June 1 1935, pushing total milk output about 3 percent above a year earlier.
Special to The Gazette reports six new home demonstration agents approved by state education finance committees and announced by Mrs Sarah Porter Flhs, bringing total agents in Iowa to forty one. The article notes assignments across counties and mentions the late Miss Floreth Horlacher in Marshall County who died in an automobile accident.
The Washington County real estate market shows an average farm land sale price near 115 dollars an acre, with robust six month activity and few price dips. Highest recent sales hit 200 dollars an acre for two 40 acre tracts, while multiple 100 to 150 dollar per acre deals are noted across numerous farms.
Walter Westerbeck of Louisa county sold fifty eight head of 903 pound butcher hogs on the Chicago market at 1005 dollars per hundredweight. The sale price totals 1005 dollars.
Harold Miller of southeast of Vinton rebuilt his dairy herd after Bangs disease test wiped out 38 cattle. He received indemnity, bought 23 grade Jerseys, then a full 41 head purebred herd from Cabool Missouri. The new herd includes 24 cows and heifers 10 calves five yearlings and two bulls with 12 of 25 daughters giving milk.
Decorah branch of the Winneshiek Equity Cooperative reports 1935 totals: 11 946 head of livestock sold for 246 134.79 and receipts 250 030.06 with net income 5 050.92. Livestock included 8 844 hogs 1 393 cattle 429 calves 1 280 sheep. Ridgeway branch totals 86 383.86 for 3 789 hogs and 709 other livestock. net profit 1 196.51. Directors elected: Peter Gatle Henry Halverson Philip Carolan for three years and Henry J Frethheim to fill a vacancy.
The latest pig crop from the federal bureau of agricultural economics signals higher hog slaughter next summer and the following winter. The 1935 fall crop rose 31 percent from 1934, with a 24 percent rise in sows to farrow next spring. Most of last fall’s crop will be marketed next summer and the spring crop next winter, indicating a upturn in slaughter supplies for the coming year. Germany also expands hog production though hog numbers fell 2 percent year over year in early December.
Lard exports from the Danube basin stayed large over the last year with November shipments reaching 6.8 million pounds. Hungary supplied most exports to Germany and Czechoslovakia while increasing live hogs and hog carcasses to Central European countries. The total number of pigs under two months rose by five percent and overall output grew eleven percent.
Ray Heaton president of the Omaha Production Credit Corporation will speak at the Cedar Rapids Production Credit association annual meeting at the Cedar Rapids Y M C A starting 10 a m. Jan 29. The association has 130 members across Linn Johnson Iowa Benton and Tama counties. Lukanitsch reports loans outstanding reach 150000 as of Dec 31 up 430 percent from 1934. Two director terms expire and successors will be elected.
Government Consumers Guide explains that price per pound fails to reflect true meat cost. It provides a table of edible meat percentage for birds from roasters to capons and notes edible meat cost per pound varies with breed age care and market prep.
A sequence of farm auctions scheduled across Iowa from January 24 to January 31. Listings include Cedar Rapids Iowa Livestock Exchange, Anamosa consignments, Jansa farms near Fairfax, Eldon Brown and L McConaughy closings, Letts Turkington Hereford sale, Eldred Brothers consignments, Kadera closing, N W Barrett horse sale, Secor Brown Hereford sale near Mechanicsville, Schoonover Wilkinson near Whittier, Lee Legler near Marion, and G W Raim near Solon with dates and locations.
The guide compares edible meat per pound for chicken turkey duck and goose. Chicken and turkey yield vary by weight type with hens often more edible per pound. geese are cheapest per edible pound but high fat. Beef cuts edible meat differences noted with reference to the Consumers Guide August 19 issue.
The first turkey poults of the 1936 season will hatch Saturday at Maple crest hatchery in Wellman. A total of 45 000 turkey eggs have been set to date and the first batch of several thousand will come off at week’s end. The eggs were obtained from California.
A Wellman area farmhouse belonging to John Osweiler burned five miles northwest of Wellman injuring no one but leaving ten children homeless. The cause was a defective chimney and most furnishings were lost with neighbors sheltering the Osweilers. A second farm near Wellman also burned later the same day with limited furnishings saved.
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