Township to Target Rat Eradication by 4-H in Iowa
The Canton township 4-H club plans a winter and spring rat killing drive for the entire township. A census of rats will be taken with farm operators, using Ames department of entomology methods. The Jan 31 meeting at the Warren Pangeborn farm will outline the project with Harold Gunderson and Harmon Cropsey attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton Hustlers
Department of Entomology
Ames
Iowa
Harold Gunderson
Gunderson
Gueret
Special
Warren Pange
Shellsburg
Harmon Cropsey
Benton
Tama
Cropsey
D. C. Showman
Canton Township
Benton County
Farmer Buys 80-Acre Springville Farm for 8500
A. W. McArthur, a Springville area farmer, purchased an 80 acre farm four miles northwest of Springville for 8500 from the federal land bank of Omaha. The deal was arranged through Harold B. McTavish, secretary treasurer of the National Farm Loan associations based in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
A. W. McArthur
Springville
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Harold B. McTavish
National Farm Loan Associations
Cedar Rapids
Republican Farm Plank Feeds Chemurgy Outlook
Washington AP reports chemurgy will anchor the farm plank from the House Republican Committee on Agriculture. A subcommittee spent a week hearing about using food and fiber crops for industrial products with 30 witnesses including scientific authorities. They say self sufficiency trends and Brazil’s cotton rise shrink export markets, and chemurgy could create a large domestic industrial market to reduce surpluses and loosen acreage restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chemurgy
House Republican Committee On Agriculture
Brazil
Sudan Grass Seed Sales Drive Surpass Last Year
The 1939 Sudan grass seed sale pace is faster than 1938 but near average. By Dec 12 about 40 percent had sold, up from 28 percent last year. Growers received about 1.75 dollars per 100 pounds, 5 cents higher than mid November, below 1.90 for 1938 and 3.20 the 5-year average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Agricultural Marketing Service
Fence Drift Caught in the Woven Wire
A Des Moines farm bureau display in Iowa compares a township's agriculture data from the 1930 and 1935 censuses. It notes 138 farms with land and buildings valued at 1.5 million dollars, 250 thousand dollars in livestock, 760 thousand dollars in crops, 132 children ages 5 to 14, 61 youths 15 to 19, 90 youths 20 to 29, 68 landowners, 70 tenants, and 30 farm laborers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Farm Bureau
U S Butter Production Drops From Last Year
Carl reports weekly U S creamery butter output for the week ended January 18 nearly steady with the prior week but about four percent lower than the same week a year earlier. regional gains and losses are detailed across zones from the south to the north central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl
U. S
Des Moines
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Today
United States
North Atlantic
East North Central
West North Central
South Atlantic
South Central States
North Atlantic States
Carl Said
South Central and Western
South Central
West
Eight Holstein heifers shipped to Colombia for experiments
Eight Holstein heifers from E. H. May tag farms near Newton were shipped to New York today for shipment to Colombia. They will board a ship bound for South America to be used on experimental farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
INS
E. H. Maytag
Bogota
Colombia
New York
South America
Edison reports on elevator association work at Iowa farmers meet
D E Edison outlines 1939 actions by the Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa including 27 elevator firms assisted to renew charters under the 1936 cooperative law nine district speech contests and eleven elimination contests. He notes cooperative efforts with Farm Credit Administration and Iowa State College and a record patronage payout by Farmer's Elevator Service Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
D. E. Edison
Farmers Grain Dealers Association
Iowa
Farm Credit Administration
Iowa State College
Federal Commodity Credit Corporation
AAA
Edison
Association
Traffic and Claims Department
William McArthur
Commodity Credit Corporation
Tom Stitts
Farmer's Elevator Service Company
E. L. Kreger
Ralston
Educational Fund
Washington County Starts Five Year Phosphate Demonstration
Washington County forms soils committee including Joe Knotek and R E Brown to run a five year phosphate demonstration. County Agent J W Chandler will supervise with eight to ten demonstration farms planned to test high analysis 63 percent super phosphate in cooperation with the Tennessee Valley Authority Ames extension service and the Washington County Farm Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joe Knotek
Tennessee Valley Authority
Ames Extension Service
Washington County Farm Bureau
Louisa Farm Bureau Adds Quick Phosphate Test for Members
County Agent Lael Moon announced an added service for Louisa county Farm Bureau members. A quick phosphate test joins the existing limestone soils test to aid soil testing and management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Louisa County Farm Bureau
Lael Moon
Driest December Since 1876 in Manchester Area
Weather observer E. J. Paris reports December in Delaware county, southeast of Manchester, as the driest in 77 years aside from 1876. Only .27 inch of precipitation fell against a normal 1.52 inches, a deficit of 1.25 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Delaware County
E. J. Paris
January Reflections by a Country Woman
A country woman writes about harsh January weather freezing pipes, deep snows, and isolation, yet finds contentment in domestic tasks and quiet self commune. She notes the season as a grand reckoning time and values homely rhythms over external calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Mail
January
Iowa Parity Payments Set For Corn At Five Cents
The Iowa AAA committee announced parity payments on estimated 1940 corn yield at five cents per bushel for compliant farmers, with possible increase if funds allow. Wheat parity is ten cents. Total parity plus soil conservation at 15 cents remains, and per acre payments average about 6.30 dollars versus 5.67 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa State Aaa Committee
Washington
Iowa
Tanbark Derby Livestock Judging Set for Feb 16 Ames
A. B. Caine of Iowa State announces the Tanbark Derby livestock judging contest during Farm and Home Week in Ames. It will be held February 16, with nine gold medals awarded to top teams and individuals across beef cattle dairy cattle horses hogs and sheep. Eligible entrants are bona fide farm operators over 21 and amateurs. national or state judges are ineligible. Last year Grundy County won the team title and Wilmer Farley of Shelby was top individual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Ames
A. B. Caine
Iowa State College
Caine
Grundy County
Wilmer Farley
Shelby County
Insurance Mutual Near Monticello Annual Report
The Farmers' Mutual Insurance association of Castle Grove near Monticello reported 1939 losses totaling 9530.95 with total year disbursements of 13478.92 and a January 1 1940 cash balance of 1.7 08. Insurance written reached 971015 with losses paid covering livestock killed by lightning and fire damage to farm buildings and contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
Castle Grove
Abundance of meat in sight for 1940
Chicago AP reports an expected record meat supply in 1940 driven by large feed availability. Industry leaders forecast 10 percent higher meat consumption than 1938, with pork leading gains as prices drop to 111 cents per pound for best light hogs. Beef storage volumes and hog on hand reach multi year highs while feeding stocks of cattle and sheep show marked increases.
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Chicago
Growers Of Korean Lespedeza Average $4.80 Per 100 Lbs
The agri cultural marketing service reports 1939 lespedeza seed sales progress, with about half the crop sold by Dec 12, above last year’s pace. Prices per 100 pounds vary by variety and state, from 4.50 to 7.50, while cleaning losses run 5 to 30 percent, higher than 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Agricultural Marketing Service
Kobe
Common
Tennessee
North Carolina
Kentucky
Illinois
Indiana
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Reamortization Eases Debt for Commissioner Loans
The Farm Credit Administration reports 21 000 land bank commissioner loans reamortized to Sept 30 1959 and 53 700 more approved since then with 11 200 requests on hand. About 75 000 farmers with these loans have lighter mortgage payments as longer payback is adopted. New cases flow at ~3500 weekly. many loans originated in 1933 34 for 20 year terms. The plan began 1938 and accelerated in 1939 to aid heavily indebted borrowers in the plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Farm Credit Administration Today
Land Bank Commissioner
Plains
Coming Farm Auctions This Week Across Iowa
Listings of farm auctions scheduled from Thursday to Monday with sales by Geo Fell Matt Maloney Beverly Cattle Co Shrope and Kramer Asa Robinson. Locations include West Branch Walford Cedar Rapids Mechanicsville and Cedar Rapids area. Auctions run January 25 through 29 with various livestock and cattle sales planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Fell
West Branch
Matt Maloney
Walford
Beverly Cattle Co
Cedar Rapids
Livestock Exchange
Shrope and Kramer
Mechanicsville
Asa Robinson
Morley
Exhibits Judged At Farm Institute Near West Liberty
West Liberty first place winners were named by E. D. Gardner at the South Prairie Institute southwest of town. Top items included corn, oats, soy beans, timothy seed, and egg exhibits with multiple award recipients led by Albert Ruess and Leo Hudachek. Vegetable, potato, and bean categories were headed by Hudachek, Smith, and Wright, with numerous women’s needlework and canning winners listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
E. D. Gardner
Iowa City
South Prairie Institute
Here
Albert Ruess
James Barclay
Leo Hudachek
Raymond Kile
John Blair
B. W. Barnes and Son
Ohio
Vaughn Saunders
C. Earl Smith
Preston Brown
R. R. Wright
Lloyd Barnes
Marguerite James
Wade Wolf
W. C. Windus
Ray Buckman
Ed James
Blanche Birkett
Vernon Wright
Mary Jane Ruess
Blanche Barclay
Frank Hudachek
Maynard Creamery Pays 35c For Dec Butterfat
Maynard Cooperative Creamery patrons received 35 cents a pound for December butterfat, per secretary C. H. Paul.
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Maynard Creamery
Maynard
Maynard Cooperative Creamery Company
C. H. Paul
Wellman Butterfat Nets 286 in 1939
A. C. Kraft reports at Wellman Cooperative Creamery annual meeting that butterfat average price 28 cents per pound while butter make reached 612,510 pounds from 492,842 pounds of butterfat with a 24.25 percent overrun. Officers reelected and workers rehired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
A. C. Kraft
Wellman Cooperative Creamery Association
Kraft
Earl Erb
W. P. Marner
Toppan Johnson
Marvin Mathess
L. J. Miller
Manchester Co-op creamery reports 523745 lb butter fat used
At the annual meeting the secretary’s report shows 523745 pounds of butter fat purchased, 652006 pounds churned into butter, an overrun of 128261 pounds or 24.48 percent. Sales reached 162596.45 dollars. Patrons’ payable total is 147873.70 dollars with an average net price of 24.04 cents per pound. Officers include Frank Jordison president and Garrett McGee secretary with a board: Hermann, Earl McGee, Lyman, Hockaday, and Chester McCarthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Manchester Cooperative Creamery
Frank Jordison
Martin R. Maurer
Garrett L. McGee
L. F. Porter
Joseph R. Hermann
Earl A. McGee
C. E. Lyman
Curtis J. Hockaday
Chester O. McCarthy
Hopkinton Farmers Club Elects Officers For Year
The Progressive Farmers' club met at the James H. Littlefield home and elected Ruth Littlefield as president Ray Joseph as vice president and Mae Kenny as secretary treasurer for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Progressive Farmers’ Club
James H. Littlefield
Ruth Littlefield
Ray Joseph
Mae Kenny
Early chick hatch marks start of Iowa poultry season
Hatcheries in Iowa report first chick hatches peeping in trays signaling spring. The $60,090,000-a-year poultry industry shows an early start as hatcheries nationwide note signs of life in early April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
S~eans
Iowa
Clarence Livestock Co-op Ships 323 Decks in 1939
Clarence shipping association reports 323 decks shipped to Chicago stockyards in 1939 comprising 14 702 hogs 958 cattle 493 calves 771 sheep and three goats. Total value after Chicago expenses was 309 731 24 dollars. Arnold Pruess reelected manager. directors George Hansen A R Bixler and John Ibsen reelected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Clarence Shipping Association
Arnold Pruess
Chicago
George Hansen
A. R. Bixler
John Ibsen
Mr. Pruess
Farmers Host Businessmen Dinner in Johnson County
About 300 men attended a dinner in Johnson County sponsored by the AAA committee. Farmers hosted business and professional men from the area. Joe Raim of Solon served as toastmaster while Laurel Dietrich of Des Moines, a state AAA committee member, spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Iowa City
AAA
Johnson County
Joe Raim
Solon
Laurel Dietrich
Des Moines
What Causes Epilepsy and Is There a Cure
A free booklet presents opinions of famous doctors on epilepsy and its treatment. Send your request to Educational Division 535 Fifth Avenue New York NY. Dept. JD-23 advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Insect Control Meetings Planned in Fayette County
Ames extension entomologist Harold Gunderson will visit Fayette county on February 1 for two meetings on vegetable and flower garden insect control. The first session is at West Union at 1 30 p.m. and the second at Fayette at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Harold Gunderson
Ames Extension Entomologist
Fayette County
West Union
Turkey Hatchery Under Way in Volga City
James H. Whitford leases a building in Volga City and installs incubators to hatch turkey eggs. He owns a flock of 1,100 turkeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volga City
James H. Whitford
Mr. Whiths
Livestock Auction Offers Sheep Hogs Cattle and More
Large on farm sale listing 60 head of cattle including Holstein Guernsey and Hereford cows and calves, one Jersey heifer, 8 Shorthorn heifers, 3 two year old Shorthorn steers, plus 405 hogs with cholera immunity and breeding stock. Sheep include 12 native ewes with March lambing and 5 early ewe lambs. Also miscellaneous items, harnesses, soy beans, and stanchions. Sold without reserve by ASA Robinson owner with terms. Lunch on grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey
Califan
Hampshire
Farrow
Henry Lang
Asa Robinson
W. E. Challis
Wilbur Coe
John Carville
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Sudan
Elevator Assn
Washington County
Louisa
Insurance Mutual
Scram
St. Pete
Mick the
Scramwold
Miller
Wicklow
Jake
Williams
Farm Institute
Hopkinton Farmers Club
Livestock Co-op
Johnson
Turkey
WPA
R. A
NPM Coal van
First Avenue
Roosevelt
Shrope & Kramer Wilbur Colby
H. E. Gibbaut
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Pinkham’'s
Iowa Livestock Exchange
C. B. Clements
A. F. Schmitz
George B. Basker
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