Hay harvest in 1938 reaches record United States total
Kansas City special reports that the federal bureau states 1938 hay production reached 90,743,000 tons, the largest supply per animal unit in over a decade and second largest in 30 years. The 1938 crop rose 10 percent from 1937 and came from about 68 million acres. Quality improved after drought recovery, notably in meadows freed from weed infestation.
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Iansas City
Kansas City
The
Federal Jet Bureau of Agricultural Economics Today
United States
Alfalfa Surpasses Clover in 1938 Hay Output
The 1938 alfalfa harvest reached 28,858,900 tons, outpacing clover-timothy for the fifth year and beating its ten year average by 21 percent. Alfalfa acreages rose 10 percent over the 1927–36 average to 13,462,000 acres, while total hay supplies reached 106,640,000 tons with a May carryover of 12,724,000 tons.
Caught in the Woven Wire by R F A
An eastern Jones town tale recounts Oscar tangled in a cyclone on the road home. He urges his horse forward and contemplates seeking safety in a cistern as a groundhog whirls in the funnel. The comic scene ends with Oscar sidestepping the cyclone’s danger.
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Eastern
Jones
Oscar
Farmer Dieterich Outlines 1939 Farm Plan at Ryan Dinner
More than 500 people heard Laurel Dieterich, a farmer near Brooklyn and state AAA committee member, speak at the Ryan civic club annual dinner. He explained the 1939 farm program objectives and provisions. Dempsy Jones of Cedar Rapids provided entertainment.
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Ryan
Laurel Dieterich
Brooklyn
AAA
Ryan Civic Club
Dieterich
Dempsy Jones
Cedar Rapids
Vaccination School Planned for Cedar County Farmers
A Hog cholera vaccination school for Cedar County farmers is planned at Centerdale February 10 starting at 9 30 a m. Dr H B Tremain of Rockwell City extension veterinarian will be in charge.
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Garett
Clint Hanseworth estate sells 40 acre Martelle area
The Clint Hanseworth estate farm of 40 acres four and one half miles southeast of Martelle has been sold to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Siver for 90 dollars an acre. The land is mostly level and near a gravel road. Improvements are fair.
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Clint Hanseworth
Martelle
Arthur Siver
AAA to distribute 212 million for price adjustments
The agricultural adjustment administration announced a 212 million dollar plan to pay cotton, wheat, corn, rice and tobacco producers as price-adjustment payments. Rates will be set by January 31, with estimates: cotton 16 to 18 cents per pound, wheat 10 to 12 cents per bushel, corn 5 to 6 cents per bushel, rice 12 to 13 cents per 100 pounds.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Admiistration
Congress
Additional AAA checks arrive in Decorah distribution
Headquarters here report receiving 267 AAA checks totaling 33,000 dollars. This follows a prior distribution of 44,000 dollars.
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Decorah
Snowy day finds birds at Cedar Rapids farm feeding station
On a Cedar Rapids area farm near Cedar Rapids the Lewis brothers stand at a bird feeding station one of more than twenty built by the Cedar Rapids Fish and Game Restoration club. The club sometimes provides grain while the Lewis family supplies it. Four-H members and Boy Scouts join in the wildlife preservation effort. six rabbits were spotted within 150 feet of the feeder during a visit by T Ralph Wilkinson.
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John Lewis
Claude Lewis
Orland Lewis
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Fish and Game Restoration Club
Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Four-H Club
Boy Scouts
T. Ralph Wilkinson
Lewis Farm
Livestock Auctions Schedule Across Iowa Towns
The notice lists multiple sales events from January 25 to January 31. Yoder & Sons near Kalona and Beverly livestock auction near Springville host sales, with W H Gibson at Marion and P N Gibson at Cedar Rapids. John Inabnit closes out near Alburnett, along with Ed McCoy farm near Springville.
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Yoder & Sons
North Kalona
Ed McCoy
West Springville
Beverly Livestock Auction
W. H. Gibson
East
Marion
Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
P. N. Gibson
West Liberty
John Inabnit
Alburnett
Fayette Wool Growers To Meet Next Monday
Fayette County Wool Growers association holds its annual meeting Monday at 11 30 a m in Fayette Speakers include C W McDonald Ames extension animal husbandman and Wade Hauser sheep buyer for the packing company at Waterloo The event is chaired by L L Bloomfield of Elgin president.
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Fayette
Fayette County Wool Growers Association
L. L. Bloomfield
Elgin
C. W. McDonald
Ames Extension Animal Husbandman
Wade Hauser
Packing Company
Waterloo
Fayette County Beef Producers Meet Hears Carl Oldson Speaker
Carl Oldson of the Iowa Beef Producers association will speak at the Fayette County Beef Producers annual meeting. The Legion hall in Fayette hosts the event starting at 11 am, announced by Otis Rothlisberger of Elgin, the president.
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Gazet
Fayette
Carl Oldson
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Fayette County
TVA cooperators meet to finalize 1938 records in Fayette
The ten TVA co operators in Fayette county will gather Friday morning at Fayette to finish 1938 record books present individual project reports and obtain requisitions for 1939 fertilizer needs Floyd Parks soils specialist from Waukon and Leon Bodensteiner fieldman for the Northeast Iowa Farm Business association will join the meeting
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Fayette
TVA
Fayette County
Floyd Parks
Waukon
Leonard Bodensteiner
Northeast Iowa Farm Business Association
Landscaping schools planned in Fayette county by Don McArthur
A series of four landscaping schools led by Ames extension landscape architect Don ald McArthur will be held at 1 p.m. on January 31 in Maynard February 1 in Randalia February 2 in Stanley and February 3 in West Union McArthur will spend the mornings in the county to discuss plans for individual farmsteads upon request.
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Fayet
Fayette County
Donald McArthur
Ames_ extension
Maynard
Randalia
Stanley
West Union
McArthur
Forestry program offers trees for woodlots and erosion control
Maquoe County Agent F E Krause announces available application blanks for farmers to obtain seedlings and transplants for woodlots reforestation or erosion control. Seedlings include ash white elm red elm black locust red oak hedge bark hickory hackberry osage orange cottonwood western yellow pine red pine jack pine and white pine from the state forest nursery at Ames under the Clarke McNary act.
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Maquoreta
F. E. Krause
Ames
Krause
Citrus glut drives record low prices for Florida Texas fruit
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports a large marketable citrus yield this season lowering prices for Florida and Texas oranges and grapefruit. California navel oranges and lemons also fall as last year's crop grows. The winter orange crop across seven states is 50,661,000 boxes, up from December and 11 percent above 1937. If prospects hold, a record high winter crop, about 60 percent above the 1927 36 average, will be produced.
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Washington
INS
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Florida
Texas
California
Ames Housing Strains ISU Ag Trophy Case
Ames Iowa AP The ISU division of agriculture trophy case is overflowing after a run of judging team victories. The latest bronze bull statue from the International exposition created a housing problem requiring removal and storage of older prizes to make room for new ones.
Program For Rural Youth Conference At Ames Announced
Ames Iowa announces the fifth annual rural youth conference during Farm and Home week with sessions February 17 and 18. George Strayer and Dr. Jack Finegan lead talks, Clyde Rosenfeld presides, and a panel on progressive programs closes with a symposium of state youth activities and a party.
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Ames
Robert Clark
Iowa
George Strayer
Hudson
The
Iowa Assembly
Clifford V. Gregory
Wallaces’ Farmer
Des Moines
Jack Finegan
Clyde Rosenfeld
Kelley
Iowa Rural Young People’s Assembly
J. A. Starrak
Emery Baldur
State Corn Show Planned Feb 13 17 Farm-Home Week Ames
Ames hosts the 1938 state corn and small grain show during Farm and Home week from February 13 to 17. The event awards seven traveling trophies nine permanent county trophies and 1200 dollars in cash prizes for best corn and small grain. Special prizes include the Whiting trophy for overall sweepstakes and the McCullough trophy for the grand champion 80 ears. Entries, except hybrid classes, are divided into four geographic sections with cash prizes in each. A total of 500 cash prizes will be awarded.
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Gazette
Ames
Iowa
Corn Corp
McCulloch
Plummer
Koch
Winneshiek County
Chicago Producers handle 18594 carloads in 1938 sales
The farmer owned Chicago Producers Commission Association moved 18,594 carloads of livestock on the Chicago market in 1938, with total receipts on open market of 127,978 carloads. Cattle and calves volumes, hogs, and sheep are detailed with direct packer shipments noted. Annual meeting set for March 7.
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Union Stockyards
Chicago
Chicago Producers Commission Association
Illinois Agricultural Association
Chicago F
D. L. Swanson
Union
Cooperative Commission Company
Elijah to Speak at West Liberty Farmers Meeting
Earl Elijah of Clarence will discuss livestock marketing at the West Liberty weekly meeting of the farmers evening school. Fred Maltas vocational agriculture instructor announces the talk for Thursday.
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West Liberty
Earl Elijah of
Clarence
West Liberty Farmers’ Evening School
Fred Maltas
Soul Conservation by a Country Woman
A country woman describes newly fallen snow transforming the landscape into unreal beauty. Evergreens sway softly, snow crystals glitter, spirex bushes bloom as if May. Wood piles and straw stacks form stark, cold stacks beneath damp air, turning drab scenery into a peaceful, magical scene.
Bill seeks to modify 10000 cap on AAA payments
Representative Gilchrist of Iowa introduced a bill to amend the AAA farm act. It would exempt from the $10 000 limit payments to owners who rent family size farms to bona fide tenants. He argues tenants cannot participate while large landlords reach the cap.
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Washington
Gilchrist
Iowa
AAA
Maquoketa Angus Headed to Denver and San Francisco Show
Maquoketa farmer Otto V Battles shipped his Angus herd to Denver for a livestock show. The cattle will also be exhibited in Salt Lake City and later at the World's Fair in San Francisco.
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Maquoketa
Otto V. Battles
Denver
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Manchester Co op Reports 30.2 Cents for 1938 Butterfat
Dairymen in Manchester received 168 284.39 dollars for 2 022 748 pounds of cream and 33 401 pounds of milk sent to the Manchester Cooperative creamery in 1938. Secretary Garret McGee announced an average butterfat price of 30.26 cents per pound and total butter receipts of 186 128.87 dollars. Officers and directors were reelected, led by President Martin Maurer and Secretary Garret McGee, with director Durey a charter member still living.
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Manchester
Manchester Cooperative Creamery
Garret McGee
McGee
Martin Maurer
Frank Jordison
L. F. Porter
Curtis J. Hockaday
Chester O. McCarthy
Earl A. McGee
Fred L. Durey
Joseph Hermann
Durey
George Durey
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Merle E. Garmoe
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Second Street
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