Iowa Counties Reach Five Thousand Signatures in Corn Hog Drive
A telephone survey Saturday evening shows about 5031 signers across 11 Iowa counties for corn hog production adjustment contracts. Linn leads with 4040, Benton 1700, and Johnson 207. many counties expect strong 90 percent signups as drives roll out, with county committees to form within two weeks.
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Ace
Benton County
Ira Nianne
Tara County
Linn County
Jores
Buchanan
Clayton
Keokuk
Delaware
Washington
Cedar
Spring Grove
Grant Township
Maine
Jackson
College
Clinton
Marion
Boulder
Fairfax
Franklin
Putnam
Bertram
Otter Creek
Tama County
Burns Byram
Benton
Washington County
Crawfordsville
Keokuk County
Johnson County
Johnson
Iowa City
Tipton
Iowa
First Baby Chicks Hatchette Plan in Frie Area
Mrs Jo Modracek of Fie raises twenty two chicks from a setting of twenty six eggs under two hens. She plans to set her incubator next week to ensure early fries.
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Garritt Ely
Jo Modracek
Fie
Butterfat Averages at Garrison Meet Released
Butterfat totals show 22 786 pounds at Garrison with average price 21 16 cents per pound. The report lists 708 000 pounds of butter produced and sold at a net value of 2014 318 dollars, with 11930 14 dollars from 14177 pounds sold locally. Manufacturing costs were 198 cents per pound with overhead 92 cents, totaling 29 cents per pound.
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Enesty
Garette
Garesan
Hookworm Afflicts Whittier Farm Cats
An epidemic among Whittier kittens causes rapid death from hookworm diagnosed by Dr W J Pirie. In two years many kittens die at three to four months, while mature cats appear immune. If unchecked, farm mousers are at risk and the dog reduction campaign would be affected.
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Gazette
Whittier
W J Pirie
Springville
Chelsea Shippers Rehire Johnston As Manager
Edward Johnston was reelected manager of the Chelsea Shipping association. Walter Rich named president Ray Wilkinson secretary and George Viet, Jack McNeall, and Fred Upah named directors. Out of town guests included WOH Copper of Tama and Rollin Ryan of Chicago stockyards with Ray Harding of Chicago. Lunch for 600 followed a meeting that closed with a dance.
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Chelsea
Edward Johnston
Chelsea Shipping Association
Walter Rich
Ray Wilkinson
George Viet
Jack McNeall
Fred Upah
Woh Copper
Tama
Rauwas
Rollin Ryan
Chicago
Ray Harding
Chicago Commission
Mechanicsville Hemp Crop Burns Amid Stock Qualification Fight
Mechanicsville growers signed contracts with World Fibre Corp to grow hemp for 10 dollars a ton and deliver to a mechanicsville plant. The company failed to qualify its stock or prove title to a scutcher delaying decortication and raising doubts over the project.
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Fibre Corporation
H W
Bellrose
World Fibre Corporation
George C Rice
Crowers
Rice
Mechanicsville
Wright
Miami
Mia
Bellrose and Rice
Richt
John W. Selig
Westfield NJ
Securities Department
State House
Des Moines
Walter Hutchinson
Iowa
World Fibre Corporation Oim Towa
Selviz
Amerard
Cedar Rapids
Selvic
Regional Credit Corporation
Sioux City
Wricht
Meehannicsville
Kentucky
Elmer Johnson
Nestor
Chicago
Cedar Rapids Group
Johnson
J W Richards
Lake Forest II
Richards
Mechanicsville Group
Trucking of Farm Produce Increases Says Colonel Brown
New York City reports show motor truck hauling of dairy products and eggs surged in 1933 over 1932. Butter receipts totaled 73 million pounds in Chicago with trucks carrying over 30 million more than 1932. egg truck receipts rose 500000 cases. New York saw milk arrive by truck totaling 10 631 000 cans, up from 5 979 000 in 1932.
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Colonel T. Brown
New York City
Chicago
Philadelphia
Grasshopper on Display At Tipton Pool Hall
A grasshopper about an inch long, described as vivid like the summer season, was placed on exhibit in a glass jar at a Tipton pool hall by farmer Jesse Stout of Buchanan.
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Tipton
Jesse Stout
Buchanan
Talking It Over From Uncle Dave About Farm Policy
A nephew receives a long letter from Uncle Dave discussing Des Moines Farm Bureau events and the Capitol tax revision debate. He asks about hog and corn prices, government roles, Henry Wallace, and what reforms might mean for farmers before inviting more letters.
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Dave
Farm Bureau
Des Moines
State House
Henry Wallace
Farm Auction Schedule Mixed with Cancellations
A series of sales and cancellations are listed. The Splitgerber sale near Cedar Rapids on Jan 29 is cancelled. Upcoming auctions include C. J. Pickart near Newhall Jan 30 and Karch and French near Central City. Consignment at DeClow Stockyards Marion and W A Jackson near Mechanicsville. A closing out sale by Etta Lefebvre near Fairfax is scheduled Feb 6.
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Cedar Rapids
C. J. Pickart
Newhall
Karch and French
South
Central City
DeClow
Marion Blvd
Etta Lefebvre
Admx
Half Mile South
Pairfax
Elmer Splitgerber
Horses And Colts Average $100 In Cedar County Sale
Twenty seven head sold for 2700 dollars at Stanwood farm auction sponsored by Central Cedar County Colt club. Top bid of 170 dollars for a six year old grey mare by Andy Moffit Tipton. Reuben Nelson Stanwood paid 140 for a gelding. Weanling colts brought 44 each and two yearlings 97.50 each. Auctioneers were WC Challis Lisbon and Otto Frahm Stanwood.
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Stanwood
Central
Cedar County Colt Club
J. J
F. R. Spear Farm
Andy Moffit
Tipton
Reuben Nelson
Challis
Lisbon
Otto Frahm
Auction at Springville yields several high prices
William Kettleson sold a string of black mules for 275 dollars and horses fetch 225 and 200. A 2 year old roan colt weighed 1530 pounds sold for 100. Five thousand bushels of corn moved at 33 to 36 cents. Broad sows went for 8.25 each and a sow with litter sold for 10.25. Twenty three cows averaged 25 with top at 45.50. Gene Fagan of Cedar Rapids acted as auctioneer and Tom George of Monticello was clerk.
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Springville
William Kettleson
Gene Fagan
Cedar Rapids
Tom George
Monticello
Dairy cattle sale at Monticello attracts wide bidding crowd
Twenty-one purebred Holstein cows with C T A records sold for an average of 65 at the F D Deischer sale eight miles west of Monticello. Top price was 85 and one 14 year old sold for less than 40. Calves from four to six weeks old brought 10 to 30. An aged bull whose dam had 953 pounds of butter sold for 100. Auctioneer Gene Fagan said buyers came from a wide area and bidding was keen.
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Monticello
F. D. Deischer
Gene Fagan
Cedar Rapids
Fagan
Bulls and females sell well at Martin and Son sale
Sixteen Shorthorn bulls sold for an average of 70 dollars and twelve females averaged 63.50 at the Theodore Martin and Son sale on Thursday. The top price reached 175 dollars for a yearling purchased by Leo Barthelme of Austin Minnesota.
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Martelle
Theodore Martin and Son
Top
Leo Barthelme
Austin
Black Hawk and Wright Accredited After TB Test Success
Des Moines Dr H A Seidell announced Wright and Black Hawk counties as modified accredited areas with bovine tuberculosis below one half of one percent effective Feb 1. Iowa now lists 82 of 99 counties as accredited with TB under the legal maximum of .5 percent.
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Des Moines
H. A. Seidell
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Wright
Black Hawk
Iowa
P. A. Weires
G. C. Stong
Black Hawk County
Grant Peverill
Waterloo
Mr. Peverill
Stong
Reno Re elected Head Farm Union Insurance
Milo Reno of Des Moines was re elected president of the Farmers Union Life Insurance company at the annual meeting. J T White of Des Moines was named vice president and E E Kinsinger of Des Moines was secretary and treasurer. Directors include George De Bar Aurora Ennis Sterner Batavia John Adair Harvey C D Satter field Glidden Rex Lear Salina Raymond Pollard Clark G B Patterson Campbell.
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Des Moines
Milo Reno
Farmers Union Life Insurance Company
J. T. White
E. E. Kinsinger
George de Bar
Aurora
Ennis Sterner
Batavia
John Adair
Harvey
C. D. Satterfield
Glidden
Rex Lear
Salina
Kan
Raymond Pollard
Clark, Mo
G. B. Patterson
Campbell, Neb
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East
Linn
Jones
Foreste
Jacksonr
H Zenimrre
Esizmie
Ben C. Tomnson
J Bundy
Gene Pagan
Pr. C. Lassen
Garrison
Whittier Farm
Chelsea Shippers
Johnston
Linn Farm Bureau Calendar
Taon County Farm Bureau
Ieton
Fayette
Fred Rabbe
Toavina Sieter
Peter Karch
Lowa Milling Co
AIEAD
Page Cattle Coo
Beverly Wards
Tawa
Harrow
Reure WS Tack
John Boling
Lowe
John Carvel
Mechanicsvaille
Feore Corporation
Krauy Anterson
Craar
Woof Wreht
Wence
Popav Tre
Wright W. C Hemer
J Miller
Graydon Takecae OG
P Dill
Harry Shropeav
Harry Davidson
Bat
Rks
Mechanicss
World Fibre Corporation of Chicago
Es Wey
White Cedar Rapid Sabon Oese
Arthur S. Nestor
The
H L. Gibeaut
New York
Uscer Daf
Waishe
Palm Board
Coin
Jdanne
Capitol
Dad
Martha
W. A. Jackson
Cedar County
Uaving
Leander Lefebvre
Jenny Lind
Ohio
John Deere
Deere
J. I Case
Emerson Gang
Chatham
Black Hawk and Wright
Reno
Head Farm Union Insurance
Chas. M. Karch
No. 13
Petrak
Farrow
Karch & French
George Price
A. J. Schueler
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