Harrington Farm Sells for 101 an Acre near Williamsburg
The 204 acre F. Harrington estate farm seven miles east of Williamsburg sold at auction Tuesday to Carl Holden and son, Williamsburg hybrid seed corn producers, for 101 dollars per acre. The purchase expands Holden holdings to five farms. Bert Hanson was auctioneer. The late F. Harrington helped develop Iowa orchard varieties with Prof. Budd and Dr. S. A. Beach.
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Williamsburg
F. ©. Harrington
Here
Carl Holden and Son
Holden
Bert Hanson
F. O. Harrington
Harrington
Farm sale nets 18500 for 151 acres near Calmar
William Hosting sold his 151 acre farm located one and a half miles southeast of Calmar on highway 24 to Aloysius Bruening for 18500 dollars.
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Calmar—William Hosting
Here
Aloysius Bruening
Iowa Holsteins Make Good HIR Records
Brattleboro Vermont details production records from the Holstein Friesen association of America list cows and herds with butterfat and milk yields. Entries include Independence state hospital Pauline Ormsby Burton Pietertje and Mt Pleasant state hospital Ollie Fayne Meisegeier among others with ages and milking schedules. Records note twice daily milking for all cows referenced.
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Brattleboro
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Independence State Hospital
Independence
Pauline Ormsby
Burton Pietertje
Mt. Pleasant State Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Ollie Fayne Meisegeier
Pontiac Posch
Bessie McVale Starlight
Alcartra Twisk Inka
Rockcrest Farm
Elkader
Gerben Fobes Walker Tritomia
Public Auction of Farm Property Near Altoona Iowa
A public auction will offer described farm property located 1 mile east and 1/4 mile south of the Linn County Home or 2 miles east and 4 miles north of Marion. Auction details provided by the seller for potential buyers in Altoona and surrounding areas.
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Altoona
Iowa
Linn County
Marion
Livestock and Farm Goods at Auction Sale
Readable listing of livestock including bay mares and hogs, plus heavy farm machinery and household items. Equipment includes John Deere and McCormick Deering implements, grain, wagons, vehicles, and a Monarch range. Sale starts promptly at 2:30 PM with cash terms.
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Poland
China
Corm Machinery
EITC
Kewanee
John Deere
McCormick Deering
McCormick-Deering
Hike News
Farm Youth Labor Tensions Reported in Cedar County
In Tipton three Farm Bureau workers Ethel Domer Marge Maurer and Verna Lee Dircks discuss a shortage of farm labor and the threat of induction of farm youth, reflecting Cedar County concerns this week.
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Cedar County
Ethel Domer
Marge Maurer
Verna Lee Dircks
Farm Bureau
Tipton
Milk production figures for two cows in study
The data show two cows with ages 2 years 9 months and 4 years 10 months producing milk and butterfat. Ashleigh Tritomia Helen weighs 462 pounds of butterfat and yields 12 844 pounds of milk across 340 days, with both on two milkings daily.
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Ashleigh Tritomia Helen
Berkshire herd sale nets strong average in Belle Plaine
Forty five head of Berkshire bred stock sold for an average of 145 dollars per head at the Harold Wehrman sale in Belle Plaine Sat. Top price reached 350 dollars paid by Don Jacobson of Menominee Falls Wisconsin. Buyers hailed from seven states.
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Belle Plaine
Berkshire
Harold Wehrman
Don Jacobson
Menominee Falls
Wis
Rotary Club Honors Wilson for Fats Conservation Efforts
Thomas E. Wilson, chairman of Wilson and Company, receives the Rotary Club of Chicago merit award for outstanding service in conserving fats for the war effort and for extending the 4-H club concept to farm youth across America.
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Thomas E. Wilson
Wilson and Company
Rotary Club of Chicago
Farm Youth of America
Milton Birka farm sale drums up varied farm prices
Ainsworth Polled Hereford cows sold for 98 to 150 dollars at the Milton Birka farm sale ten miles northeast of here on Monday. Heifers brought 85 to 100 dollars, sheep 13.75, work horses 50 to 60. Ninety White Rock hens brought 1.65, 900 bushels of corn 0.96, baled clover hay 0.75 a bale, straw 7 dollars a ton. Machinery sold at ceiling prices.
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Ainsworth
Milton Birka
Here
Access to Clean Sod and Dirt Early Feeds Prevent Piglet Anemia
Access to clean sod or black dirt and early feeding help prevent anemia in young pigs by supporting digestive health and iron intake, according to early agricultural notes.
Meat Production Falls 10 Percent in Week End Jan 20
War Meat Board reports federally inspected plants produced 340 million pounds of meat for the week ending Jan 20, down from 379 million the prior week and 445 million a year ago. Cattle, calf, sheep and hog slaughter figures show declines versus the previous week and year, with pork output notably lower.
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Chicago
War Meat Board
State Farmers Union Secretary Resigns to Cut Costs
Edward W. Roelofs of Sioux Center resigns as secretary treasurer of the Farmers Union of Iowa after a year and a half in office. O. L. Weber announces Roelofs left to curb state office expenses and focus on his own business interests, noting Patricia Ryan will act as secretary treasurer while the board considers a permanent appointment at their March meeting.
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Des Moines
Edward W. Roelofs
Sioux Center
Farmers Union of Iowa
O. L. Weber
Weber
Roelofs
Patricia Ryan
Windbreak placement rule for houses requires distance
A guideline states the windbreak should be located at least one hundred feet from the house at any point. The instruction emphasizes maintaining a sufficient buffer between the dwelling and windbreak to reduce exposure.
Coming Farm Auctions In The Gazette Listings
A series of farm auctions announced for late January to February include W J Rupperle closing out near Marion Cedar Rapids area J C Holbert Hereford show and sale at All Iowa fairgrounds Cedar Rapids and multiple consignments across Linn and nearby counties with Wilfred Vick Baty & Deal sale schedules and numerous Duroc and Hampshire livestock auctions at Hawkeye Downs Amana Center Point Solon Mount Vernon Marion Anamosa and surrounding locales with closing out sales and estate bids listed by date and location.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Ronald
Jimmy
Geneva Armstrong
Mechanicsville
Iowa
Hawkeye Downs
Doc Kyner
Bath’s
Waterloo
Bart Nelson
Iowa Packing Company
Des Moines
Walter Humphrey
Wilson's
C. W. McDonald
Ames Extension
W. J. Rupperle
E. Marion
J. C. Holbert
William Vick
Linn
Baty & Deal
Troy Mills
A. T. Bena
Bert E. Miller
Duroc
Lisbon
Hampshire Breeders Association
Smyth & Hodgeden
Alburnett
John van Buren
Prairieburg
Owen & Kershner
Center Point
Marvin Topinka
Solon
Oscar Busenbark
Marion
Frank Stadler
Mount Vernon
W. E. Powers
Horace Thompson
Vinton
John Strosahl
Anamosa
I. R. Drake
Randalia Creamery Produces 173 575 Pounds Butter in 1944
Randalia Mutual Creamery reports 173 575 pounds of butter produced in the year ending December 15 1944 Butterfat purchased 141 748 81 pounds from 1 131 234 pounds of milk averaging 3 75 percent butterfat and 358 352 pounds of cream averaging 27 7 percent butterfat Overrun 22 5 percent An average butterfat price of 58 percent per pound paid W M Parry president and William Schroeder buttermaker named.
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Randalia
Harry Arthur
Randalia Mutual Creamery Association
Arthur
W. M. Parry
William Schroeder
Farm guidance urges 1945 production boost near Cedar Rapids
F S German plans to move March 1 to a farm north of Springville. The piece urges increased 1945 production with emphasis on feed crops oil crops and hogs and stresses careful winter planning by urban and rural families. Farm Service Dept at The Peoples Savings Bank offers farm sales clerking and reservations.
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F. S. German
Cedar Rapids
Springville
Farm Service Department
The
Peoples Savings Bank
Weaknesses of price support schemes outlined by economist
Geoffrey Shepherd of Iowa State argues in the January Iowa Farm Economist that price supports fail to cut production. He says production control shifts crops rather than reduces output, large purchases depress prices if stock enters normal markets, and diversions often fail. He favors expanding domestic consumption, notably a larger food stamp program, as the best path.
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AMES
Geoffrey Shepherd
Iowa State College
Iowa Farm
Congress
War Food Administration
Shepherd
WFA Estimates Four Million Farm Aids Needed
Washington AP War Food Administration says at least four million emergency workers are required to meet food needs, up from last year. Losses to armed services and rural migration strain manpower, prompting 12,000 local offices to recruit, mainly from city residents with farm backgrounds not in essential war work.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Armed Services
WFA
White House
Selective Service
Sows and farm stock fetch top prices at Jeffry sale
AINSWORTH Hampshire sows brought 55 at the W R Jeffry farm sale 3 1 2 miles north of town Monday. Gifts sold at 47 shoats 14 to 19 horses 55 to 70 old mule span 80 sheep 14 75 4 000 bushels corn 96 97 cents oats straw 60 cents a bale mille 98 to 120 calves 35 to 40.
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Ainsworth
Hampshire
W. R. Jeffry
Here
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Harrington Farm
Wm. Vick
Jorge E. Parizek
Auriar
Oxford
National Bank of Marion
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Geo. B. Basker
Cedar Rapids, Ia
the Gazette Co
R. B.C
Wehrman Berkshires
Kacena
Second Avenue
State Farmers Union
M. Feder & Sons
Iron and Steel
Gordon's
BABY
Marion, Iowa
Gordon
Gordon Hatchery
Iowa County Duroc Breeders
Homestead
Zack McArthur
Fairfax
Albert Martin, Sons
Flampshire
Helgens Bros Poland
Randalia Creamery
REA
Aubrey Williams
National Youth Administration
Roosevelt
Rural Electrification Administration
Harry Slattery
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