County Executives Proposed For Farm Administration Plan
Washington circles consider a coordinated system of county executive secretaries to run federal farm programs and allied agencies in southern and northeastern states. Ames confirms discussion at Houston last fall. belt states not yet included. Committees from the land grant colleges and the secretary of agriculture are to draft integration plans with appointments subject to Washington approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sec. Wallace
Washington
United States
R. K. Bliss
Ames
Land Grant College
Houston
Tex
Wallace
Bliss
Iowa Fieldman for Chicago Producers
Herman C. Aaberg named Iowa fieldman for the Chicago Producers Commission, a cooperative livestock sales agency. Chicago market prices were unevenly steady to $1 under two weeks prior, with buyers reporting unsatisfactory cutout results and a bearish undertone despite a Thursday weather-driven uptick. The hog corn ratio remains low, prompting concern over future live market trends and ongoing reduced marketings cited as the likely cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman C. Aaberg
Iowa
Chicago Producers Commission Association
Cooperative Livestock Sales Agency
Chicago
New York
Hog Market Faces Tight Supplies and Weather Delays
In Des Moines and southern Minnesota the hog trade closed with light receipts and producer hesitancy to sell. Weather and road conditions slowed shipments, reducing slaughter and curtailing daily purchases. Feeder hogs held firm, while fresh pork demand weakened due to floods and labor issues, leaving the market uneven but edging higher late in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Minnesota
16 000 CASH PAID FOR 120 ACRE FARM IN IOWA
Judge H C Ring directed the sale of a 120 acre Linn county farm in a partition case to Frank A Barta for 16500 after bids opened. The referee had reported 18600, but Barta preferred 15700. The heirs of John Stancel Jr hold rights, the appraised value was 15000, and sale proceeds will be distributed among heirs after mortgagee John Re mond is paid and expenses settled. Barta was represented by Childs Realty company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Ring
Linn County
Frank A. Barta
Cedar Rapids
Barta
Benjamin Tait
John Stancel, Jr
John Remond
Childs Realty Company
Linn Oil Co op to Hold Annual Meeting at Marian
C. C. West, manager, announced today the Linn County Co operative Oil Company will hold its annual meeting on January 28 at Marian. The notice sets forth the gathering of shareholders to discuss company affairs and future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn Oil Co-op
Marian
C. C. West
Linn County Co-Operative Oil Company
Horse Sale Notice at Anamosa Pavilion Wednesday
A horse sale is listed for Wednesday at the Anamosa Sale Pavilion. R H Domer conducts a sale four miles southeast of Stanwood.
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Anamosa Sale Pavilion
R.H. Domer
Miles
Stanwood
Farm Shop Class Gets New Building At Delhi High School
The Delhi high school farm shop, led by instructor Raymond Lanning, has moved into a new 50 by 32 foot building recently erected and equipped for the program. Fifteen freshmen are helping construct new farm equipment and refinish old gear while Lanning teaches rope work soldering harness repair saw filing gas engine operation and machinery repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clal
Delhi
Delhi High School
Raymond Lanning
Zanning
Surface risks shadowing glossy town roads in eastern fields
A reader warns that polished surfaces hide danger on eastern Town roads with granite-like fields and smooth paths masking treacherous ground. The piece shifts to national policy, questioning a proposed agricultural executive secretary plan, its impact on Farm Bureau and conservation committees, and the risk of centralized Washington control over rural activities. It contrasts Denmark Norway England models with potential loss of local governance, ends by asking where such a trail leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Henry Wallace
Agricultural
United States
Agricultural Conservation Committees
Farm Bureau
Washington
Milo Reno
Denmark
Norway
England
Farm Bureau Women’s Committee Elects Ackworth Woman Chair
Mrs Raymond Sayre of Ackworth was elected chairman of the Farm Bureau Women’s Committee in Des Moines on Friday, succeeding Mrs Ellsworth Richardson of Eddyville who had led the group for fifteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Sayre
Ackworth
Des Moines
Farm Bureau
Women's Committee
Ellsworth Richardson
Eddyville
Waucoma Butter Tops Contest In District 11
Special to The Gazette. Lester Wilson of Wauicoma led butter scoring at the Iowa Buttermakers association January meeting in Maynard district eleven. Phil Lusson of Alpha took first in the men's judging contest and Mrs Lusson won the women’s contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Lester Wilson
Wauicoma
Iowa Buttermakers Association
Phil Lusson
Alpha
Phil’ Lusson
Oats and Livestock Sale Totals From Iowa Farm Auction
In Louisa and nearby Traer areas, 74 cents per bushel for oats led a multi item sale. Alfalfa hay 17.50 a ton, corn 1.09, rye .95, shock fodder 75 cents to 1.10 each. Cattle ranged 30 to 58 dollars, Hereford calves 34, sheep 7, hogs 12 to 15, sow price 37.50, seed corn 2.5 cents per ear, horses 175. Traer sale saw cows 60 to 70, bull 125, yearling heifers 62, soybeans 1.56, corn 1.12, fat hogs 9, eats 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
John W. .Adamson
Here
Jersey
Hampshire
Poland
Traer
Marie Kunch
Egg Market Slows Despite Government Purchases
Egg values eased last week though AAA support and rising receipts curb wholesale prices. Weather remained mild across much of the U S keeping production strong. Chicago receipts year to date up about 26 percent and New York roughly 15 percent higher than last year. Government buying has totaled over 12 000 cases but limited impact due to ample supplies and market shifts toward official buyers.
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Chessey
Colonel J. Brown
New York City
AAA
New York
Chicago
Clarence Creamery to Install Patron Lockers
Special to the Gazette at Clarence the Dayton Cooperative creamery likely will add refrigerated lockers for patrons to store meat and other products. Over 75 farmers signed for the service as 150 attend the annual meeting. Bryce Bollmar and W J Ferguson spoke on the proposal. The 1926 27 year butterfat payments totaled 50 372 pounds at 34.72 cents per pound. The evolving fund of 1927 was paid 1600. L D Freese and A R Bixler were reelected directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Dayton Cooperative Creamery
Bryce Bollmar
Holstein
W. J. Ferguson
Waterloo
Fred Bachman
L. D. Freese
A. R. Bixler
Butterfat Payment Set At 42 Cents In December at Sand Spring
The Farmers Mutual creamery in Sand Spring paid patrons 42 cents a pound for top butterfat delivered in December, reports Manager Ed Cox. The annual creamery meeting is scheduled here Feb. 3. The term carbohydrate means a compound composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cozette
Farmers Mutual Creamery
Ed Cox
Vinton Boys Lead Grain Judging Victory at Olin Institute
A Vinton team topped the eastern Iowa grain judging contest at the Olin grain show with 1662 points. Individual scores: Dean Yerkes 58, Harold Burk 560, Forrest Anderson 557. Tipton 2nd 1529, Olin 3rd 1422, West Branch 140? Iowa City music and drama tournament set for Wednesday with competitions across four sites January 26 to 29 and finals February 12-13 at Ames. eight Junior Farm Bureaus will compete in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton Boys
Olin Institute For Drama and Music
OLIN
Vinton
Eastern Iowa
Olin Grain Show
Dean Yerkes
Harold Burk
Forrest Anderson
Tipton
West Branch
Iowa City
Iowa Rural Young People
Oelwein
Ottumwa
Mason City
Iowa Rural Young People's Assembly
Ames
Johnson
Linn
Benton
Poweshiek
Muscatine
Scott
Unusual Windmill Tower Erected Near Belle Plaine Farm
An oddly styled windmill tower, built on the Sam Henry farm two miles northwest of Belle Plaine, mimics a radio tower design and features a wind propeller driving an electric light slant. The unusual farm structure draws attention for its distinctive construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette Proto
Sam Henry
Belle Plaine
Vinton Vocational Ag Show Set for Feb 10 to 13
The Vinton grain poultry and egg show will run February 10 to 13, sponsored by the Future Farmers chapter of the high school. Carlson, show secretary, and L B Carlsonson, vocational agriculture instructor, announced six division awards and invites thirty eastern Iowa school judging teams to compete in grain and poultry judging events. Principal speakers include Geof frey Shepherd, I E Trottnow, James C Green, J Potter Smith, and C E Knapp. Shepherd will address marketing problems from European and Canadian experience. A new day-show feature will have Harold Burk as superintendent and will be held at the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Vinton Grain
Future Farmers
Carlson
L. B. Carlison
Eastern Iowa
Carlson Sai
Geoffrey Shepherd
Agricultural Economics
Ames
I. E. Trottnow
Dysart
James C. Green
J. Potter Smith
C. E. Knapp
Shepherd
Harold Burk
Threeway Hay Show to Name Corn King Trophy
The event will feature three classes Alfalfa Clover and Soybeans with judging by L W Plager Grundy Center J G Wingert Independence and A L Lyness Vinton. The king trophy will be awarded by the State Bank later in the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bank
Inton
L. W. Plager
Grundy Center
J. G. Wingert
Independence
A. L. Lyness
Vinton
Burlap Galoshes Troubling Riverside Cattle
Riverside reports show four legged animals struggle on ice with burlap galoshes. Cows wander with roughage laid to lure them home while a pig, confused by the slick world, repeatedly climbs a hill before a farmer covers it with a bushel basket and slides it back to its pen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
New Credit Agency Chief Attends Cedar Rapids Meeting
L A Christianson, newly appointed president of the Production Credit Corporation at Omaha, spoke at the Cedar Rapids Production Credit association annual meeting. Over 200 attendees from Tama, Benton, Linn, Towa, and Johnson counties. Roy Lukanitsch reported $600,000 in loans across the five counties since formation. a $5,400 reserve fund was noted. Directors reelected included William J. Breakenridge and Roscoe Blinks. holdovers were H J Grunewald, Ed Hotz, and A E Hursch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.A. Christianson
E. R. Eaton
Production Credit Corporation
Omaha
Cedar Rapids Production Credit Association
Tama
Benton
Linn
Towa
Johnson
Roy Lukanitsch
Lukanitsch
William J. _Breakenridge
I Dinsdale
Vinton
Production Credit Association
W. D. Basart
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Ed O'Neal
National Farm Bureau
Land Grant College Group
Secretary of Agriculture
M. L. Wilson
C. E. Ladd
Cornell University
H.C. Aaberg
Jane Ha Olach Orava
Geo
Michel Marion
F. J. Miller
Alburnett
Fox
Springville
Kadera
Swisher
Delhi Farm Shop
Farm Bureau Women's Committee
Mrs. Raymond Sayre
Waucoma
Dr. J. C. Landenberger Optometrist
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Louisa
R. H. Domer
Ling and
Geiby
el Thal Haesemerers
Giese
Clarence Creamery
Sand Spring
Delwein
Vocational Ag
M. A. Crary
J. W. Nichols
L. B. Callison
John H. Bartlett
Vinton Vocational Ag
Third Street
Akron
Merchants National Bank
Paramount Pharmacy
Paramount Theater Building
New Credit Agency
C. R. Loan Ass’n
Merle E. Garmoe
Delaware
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