Farmers Grain Brokerage Offices to Join Iowa Co op Agencies
M C Larson Cedar Rapids manager says two Iowa brokerages at Cedar Rapids and Fort Dodge will operate as agencies of the Iowa Cooperative Grain company. Fort Dodge manager is Howard Holmes. Headquarters Fort Dodge with H M Cramer as secretary manager. The Iowa Cooperative, formed in 1930 after Rural Grain’s demise, will actively market grain and may add a third brokerage in the state. A loose affiliation will link with other state cooperatives as in other grain states.
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Iowa
M. C. Larson
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette
Larson
Fort Dodge
Howard Holmes
Towa Cooperative Grain Company
H. M. Cramer
Iowa Cooperative Grain Company
Rural Grain Company
Farmers Grain Dealers
Farmers National Grain Corporation
Farmers National
Iowa Cooperative
Northeast Iowa Jersey Cattle Club Meeting at Monona
The Northwest Iowa Jersey Cattle club of Clayton Fayette Winneshiek and Allamakee counties holds its annual meeting in Monona on February 16. Attending will be W. J. Keegin Jersey fieldman C. W Howe Des Moines state secretary and Floyd Johnston Ames extension dairy man.
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Monona
Northwest
Iowa
Jersey Cattle Club
Clayton
Fayette
Winneshiek
Allamakee
W. J. Keegin
Jersey Fieldman
C. W Howe
Des Moines
Floyd Johnston
Ames Extension Dairyman
Little International Planned At Ames Feb 8
ISU students named as class superintendents for the Little International Livestock Show on February 8. Beef cattle captains include William Newell and Phillip Poland. hogs led by Hugh Septer and William Chambers. horses by Lester McMillan and Beryl Keen. sheep by Max Henryson and Robert Grummer. Publicity overseen by Jack Spearing and Claire Werner, with Wayne Jackson and John Rohlf handling equipment and George Byrne and Albert Henryson managing properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
Donald Rinner
Mount Pleasant
William Newell
Letts
Phillip Poland
Winterset
Hugh Septer
Cumberland
William
Chambers
Missouri Valley
Lester McMillan
Ruthven
Beryl Keen
Marshalltown
Max Henryson
Story City
Robert Grummer
Luzerne
Jack Spearing
Newton
Claire Werner
Gibson
Wayne Jackson
Hurley
S. D
John Rohlf
Worthing
Harry Spahn
Chicago
Ill
Arnold Eilis
George Byrne
Moorland
Albert Henryson
Lowden Creamery Pays 40 Cents For Top Butterfat
Special to The Gazette. Lowden patrons of the Farm er's Co operative creamery received 40 cents for No 1 cream in December. LeRoy Hansen, butter maker, reports a total of 254 tubs of butter made during that month. High patrons were August Wicbel, Herman Richmann and Silvan Klahn. The annual meeting of the creamery association will be Feb. 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowden
Farmer's Co-operative Creamery
LeRoy Hansen
August Wicbel
Herman Richmann
Silvan Klahn
Creamery Association
Fence Drift Error Exposed on Farm Page
The Gazette farm editor admits a misprint in yesterday's farm income figure. The erroneous 1937 income was reported as 88,521,000,000 dollars but the correct amount is 8,521,000,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Auction at Vilck farm near Vining yields mixed results
In the closing out sale of Frank Vilck, near Vining, pullets sold for 1.01 each, mixed chickens 94 cents, and horses brought 274 and 204 dollars respectively. Hereford cows topped at 57, small heifers 31, feeder pigs 11.50 each, sows 23, oats 30.42 cents per bushel, and timothy hay 5.50 per ton.
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the Gazette
Vining
White Rock
R. I
Frank Vilck
Cedar County REA Meeting Planned At Tipton
Cedar County REA Chairman Carl J. Mitzner announces a Tipton meeting for farmers to choose three representatives for Cedar County Rural Electric Cooperative to join the Eastern Town Light and Power Cooperative board and conduct other business. Chester Lake of Davenport, manager of Eastern Iowa Light and Power, is set to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
REA
Carl J. Mitzner
Cedar County
Cedar County Rural Electric Cooperative
Eastern Town Light and Power Cooperative Board
Chester Lake
Davenport
Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative
Twelve dandies hatched in Cedar Rapids henhouse
Despite a blizzard and subzero cold, a hen in the C. A. Merkel flock at 4505 Tama Street Cedar Rapids hatched twelve White Rock chicks from twelve eggs. Mr Merkel called them dandies as the poultry house record celebrates the clutch.
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C. A. Merkel
Tama Street
Cedar Rapids
Merkel Poultry House
Liberal land bank loans urged at Cedar Rapids hearing
In a tenancy hearing at Cedar Rapids a proposal to abolish the loan feature of the federal land bank plan and liberalize loans was raised. The group suggested lending up to 75 percent of farm value, praising greater ownership of family farms in Iowa while noting low tenant farmer attendance due to a blizzard. Floyd Robson chaired. most attendees were farm managers for insurance companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Land Bank
Cedar Rapids
Land Bank
Iowa
Floyd Robson
Marion
Tenants and owners meet in Cedar county tenancy hearing
A Cedar county public hearing on farm tenancy was led by Don L. Wherry of Wyoming. A committee of two owners and two renters was elected to attend a district tenancy meeting, with members including F. W. Hinkhouse and B H. Hambright as owners and Roy Joslin and W. L. Pemberton as renters. The Cedar County Farm Tenancy committee lists B. H. Hambright as chairman and includes Otto Pruess, Louis Thordsen, Anders Mather, F. S. Chapman, Hy. Von Muenster, LeRoy Wiese, and Paul Gust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Forts
Cedar County
Don L. Wherry
Wyoming
F. W. Hinkhouse
West Liberty
B H. Hambright
Bennett
Roy Joslin
Clarence
W. L. Pemberton
West Branch
Cedar County Farm Tenancy Committee
B. H. Hambright
Otto Pruess
Mechanicsville
Louis Thordsen
Anders Mather
F. S. Chapman
Hy. von Muenster
Stanwood
LeRoy Wiese
Paul Gust
Durant
Ames Iowa announces 32 more tenancy hearing dates
Iowa State Planning board farm tenancy committee member Rainer Schickele announced 32 additional tenancy hearings in January and February as part of a 99 total. Dates span Burlington Maquoketa Chariton Dakota City Ida Grove Fairfield Fort Madison Montezuma Dubuque Cherokee Boone Independence Storm Lake Orange City Marshalltown Spirit Lake Waterloo Elkader Spencer Clarion Spencer Marengo. G. K. Hawley of Laurens chairs the committee.
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Ames
Iowa
Rainer Schickele
Ames Agricultural
Iowa State Planning Board
Burlington
Maquoketa
Chariton
Dakota City
Ida Grove
Fairfield
Fort Madison
Montezuma
Dubuque
Cherokee
Boone
Independence
Storm Lake
Orange City
Marshalltown
Town City
Spirit Lake
Waterloo
Elkader
Spencer and Clarion
Marengo
Guthrie
Lucas
Monroe
Jasper
Benton
Clinton
Muscartine
Henry
State Tenancy Committee
Shickele
G. K. Hawley
Laurens
Farm tenancy hearing set in Anamosa for Jones county
Anamosa court house will host the Jones county farm tenancy hearing on January 31 starting at 10 a.m. Don Wherry of Wyoming, a member of the state tenancy committee, will oversee the proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Jones County
Court House
Don Wherry
Wyoming
Creamery Meeting At Volga Scheduled Feb. 1
Volga city manager F P Gernand announces the forty fifth annual Volga Farmers Creamery association meeting set for the afternoon of February 1 in Volga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volga
Volga City
F.P. Gernand
Volga Farmers Creamery Association
Toledo area corn loan totals rise to 332 loans
Loans on corn in Toledo-Tama county reach 332 rep representing 300000 bushels and 140000 dollars. There are 330000 bushels sealed.
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Toledo
Tama County
Iowa Farm Population Drops in 1936 Amid Migration and Drought
Ray E. Wakeley reports Iowa farm population fell from 961,900 on Jan 1, 1936 to 953,200 on Jan 1, 1937 due to migration to towns and other states. Net rural births were 19,800 with 8,600 deaths. farm-to-town movement and interstate shifts offset natural increase, with 38,000 moving from farms to towns and cities and 21,000 moving from towns to farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Bureau
Lown
Iowa
United States
West North Central
West North
West South Central States
Middle Atlantic
East North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central
Pacific States
New England
State Department of Health
Vocational Ag Research Planned for Iowa Ed Programs
State department of vocational education outlines a long range research plan to guide Iowa's program. Conferences with Iowa State College staff will study training needs in vocational agriculture, trade and industrial education, and home economics, with a projected 1937 38 funding around 303000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Department of Vocational Education
F. E. Moore
State Board of Vocational Eduction
Iowa State College
Ames
Moore
Towa
Iowa
Congress
F. W. Lathrop
United States Office of Education
Washington
J. H. Pearson
United States Office
Barton Morgan
Department of Vocational Education
R. E. Buchanan
Graduate College
J. E. Foster
H. M. Hamilton
T. E. Sexauer
J. A. Starrak
H. P. Sweany
C. M. Elkinton
P. G. Frasier
G. F. Ekstrom
H. T. Hall
E. M. Tanrather
State University of Iowa
Frasier
Dr. Morgan
N. B. Giles
D. C. Faber
E. S. Baird
A. P. Twogood
State College
H. W. Carmichael
State Department
Blizzard Drifts Close In On Rural Roads
A country woman notes heavy winter weather with snow blurring the road, evergreen windbreak drifts, and a quiet school day. She reflects that January has been lean, but expresses relief at having ample dry bedding hay and grain to feed livestock amid the season’s first major blizzard.
Normal Granary Plan Described As Commodity Reserve
Roy M. Green of the USDA finance division told the Farmers Grain Dealers association of Iowa that the Ever Normal Granary commodity reserve, funded by crop insurance premiums, is a businesslike use of surplus rather than a production control. He outlined three ways reserves may form and stressed resilience for producers through stored wealth rather than financial instruments. Other speakers included Oscar Heline, G A Kenderdine, and Lachlan Macleay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Roy M. Green
Federal Agriculture Department Finance Division
Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa
Green
Congress
Oscar Heline
Marcus
Association
G. A. Kenderdine
Internal Revenue Department
Lachlan Macleay
Farmers' Market Place bargains in farm goods and livestock
For sale notice lists used tractors bull calves lambs mules horses wagons harness ponies straw timothy and bean hay farm machinery poultry and supplies. Read in The Gazette Want Ad section and shop for bargains.
Grain elevator group to hear Kraschel at St Louis banquet
The Mississippi Valley association of St. Louis Mo and M K Frey of Eagle Grove Iowa coop erative grain company president will hear Governor Nelson G Kraschel address the convention banquet Wednesday night The three day meeting ends Thursday Donald E Edison Fort Dodge association secretary says Iowa farmers elevators are in strong financial shape and reorganization would boost membership He notes action on a grain sealing program and discusses bills affecting farmers elevators The resolutions committee includes Ray Dunkelberg Rockford Scott Ellis Dallas Center Joe H Anderson Thompson Milford Beeghly Pierson P A Lund Cedar Falls H G Dokkan Linn Grove and George W Feil Riverton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley Association
St. Louis
M. K. Frey
Eagle Grove
Iowa
Edison
Ray Dunkelberg
Rockford
Scott Ellis
Dallas Center
Joe H. Anderson
Thompson
Milford Beeghly
Pierson
P. A. Lund
Cedar Falls
H. G. Dokkan
Linn Grove
George W. Feil
Riverton
Livestock Exchange Head To Speak At Maquoketa
Charles Rice president of the Chicago Live stock exchange will address farmers in Maquoketa Friday evening. The program is arranged by Bert Morehead manager of the Farm Warehouse company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
Charles Rice
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Bert Morehead
Farm Warehouse Company
Cen ter Valley Creamery elects officers and directors
At the annual meeting held Saturday, Cen ter Valley creamery elected John Waskow as president, Robert Rief as vice president, and Ray Dahrkopf as secretary. Floyd Noth remains buttermaker, with Marvin Burkhart Art Meyerhoff Paul Fridley Albert Plaster and Ed Leyh named as directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye
Center Valley Creamery
John Waskow
Robert Rief
Ray Dahrkopf
Floyd Noth
Marvin Burkhart
Art Meyerhoff
Paul Fridley
Albert Plaster
Ed Leyh
Market Pig Class Rules at 1938 Cedar Rapids Expo
The All Iowa Livestock exposition sets rules for market pigs open to barrows and gilts of any breed. Entries require a pen of four piglets born after February 1 1933, certified by an agricultural educator, and immunized against hog cholera at least 15 to 30 days prior. Two classes offer premiums and a grand champion pennant, with entry limits possible due to pen space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
C. D. Moore
The
Fair Association
Moore
Iown
Benton Club Agent Resigns for Insurance Firm Post
VINTON J Potter Smith 4 H club agent in Benton county announces resignation to join the farm loan department of an insurance company. He starts next Monday with assignments in Bloomington Illinois during February and later in Storm Lake Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
J. Potter Smith
Benton County
Farm Toan
Mr. Smith
Bloomington
Storm Lake
Farm auctions planned across several towns this week
Estate closings and public sales listed for January 27 to February 3. Henry Krummel estate near Lisbon and Gail Storck near Marion lead a schedule including Beverly cattle, Cedar Rapids area sales, cottage Grove Cedar Rapids event, and postponed Lynch and Griem sale near Marion. Continuous listings cover Mechanicsville, Viola, Toddville and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Stevenson
Marion
Jerseys
Guernseys
Hampshire
Poland
Lynch & Griem
C. Lassen
Henry Krummel
Lisbon
Beverly
Harold McTavish Named Manager of Linn Farm Loan Assn
Harold McTavish of Central City was chosen secretary manager of the Iowa National Farm Loan Association in Linn County by directors after the shareholders meeting in Cedar Rapids. He succeeds his father William D. McTavish who resigned. H N Rockwood Alburnett was elected president and R B Booth Cedar Rapids vice president. Other directors include Clarence Hindman Central City Glen Stoner Mount Vernon Henry Hood Springville. The group holds 586 loans totaling 2 722 000 dollars in Linn county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold McTavish
Central City
Iowa National
Linn County) Farm Loan Association
Cedar Rapids
McTavish
William D. McTavish
H. N. Rockwood
Alburneil
R. B Booth
Cedar Rappids
Clarence Hindman
Glen Stoner
Mount Vernon
Henry Hood
Springville
Linn County
Edgewood Creamery Pays 44 Cents Butterfat for December
Edgewood Farmers Creamery paid 44 cents per pound for sweet cream butterfat for December and 43 cents for No 1 butterfat. An unrelated classified line advertises personal services and hats, dresses, and watch repairs under Want Ad classification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgewood
Farmers Creamery Company
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Farmers
State Marketing Co-Op
Ft. Dodge
National Ass’n
Ray Anderson
Jerseymen
Little International
Lowden Creamery
RF A
Midwest
Vinton Hybrid Corn Co
Vinton, Iowa
Viela
Palr Wray
Amooth
Oliver Wang
Ben 8. Wilson
F. Mitchell
Smmons
Ray E. Wakeley
Livestock Exchange
Gail. Storck
Miles N. E. Marion
I. B. Smith Sale
Cottage Grove Avenue
Linn Boulevard
Lynch and Griem
R. H. Maley Estate
B. S. Wilson
Viola
Frank Krouse
Toddville
Mer
Linn
Edgewood Creamery
Illinois
Pere Optile le Hagrat
Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
Urbana
Pioneer
Pioneer Hi-Bred Corn Co
Des Moines, Iowa
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