Cattlemen Protest 3 Percent Shrink With Cedar Rapids Meet
A Cedar Rapids meeting led by Eastern Iowa Beef Producers association aims to press Wilson and Company on a 3 per cent shrink on trucked cattle. The group, including Ray Lysle and committee members from Vinton Marion and Sioux City, also targets hog grading and live-stock pricing practices amid broader livestock marketing concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Iowa Beef Producers Association
Cedar Rapids
Harry A. Palmer
Wilson and Company Packing Plant
Chris Kinse
Vinton
Otis Tuttle
Norway
R. B. Blinks
Marion
Ray Lysle
Sioux City
Packer and Stockyards Act
Packing House
Mr. Lysle
Packer and Stockyards Administration
Lysle
Herman Aaberg
Ames
Iowa
Chicago Producers Marketing Association
Aaberg
Fence Drift in Livestock Marketing Burdens Iowa Cattlemen
Eastern Iowa cattlemen face pricing and market-information woes as a packing plant manager bears the burden of resolving grievances. The report lists 38 problems from market grades to shrink deductions, noting farmers’ limited bargaining power and regional packers’ price strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wise
Iowa
Packer
Court of Appeal
Federal
Eastern Iowa Cattlemen debate livestock marketing issues
Eastern Iowa cattlemen met in Cedar Rapids to discuss hog pricing, packer relations, farmer control of cooperatives, terminal versus local markets, trucking practices, and the administration of the Packer and Stockyards Act. Officers Louis Lorenzen, R. B. Blinks, and Chris Kinsel were re elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Winborn
Kalona
E. C. Gardner
Iowa City
Johnson
Louis Lorenzen
Olin
Chris Kinsel
Vinton
Rex Conn
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Roy Combs
Elkader
Clayton
Carl Smith
Anamosa
Jones
R. B. Blinks
Marlon
Ralph C. Little
Palo
Harry
Chicago
Secretary of Agriculture
Eastern Iowa Cattlemen's Association
Marion
Jones County Beef Feeders elect officers at meeting
Charles McLaughlin of Monticello was named president, succeeding Louis Lorenzen of Olin. Harry Levsen of Olin became vice-president, and Jack Armstrong of Martello was elected secretary and treasurer. Directors include Henry Tobia sson Monticello Thomas Eichhorn Wyoming Harry Paulson Scotch Grove and Peter Hosch Cascade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Jones County Beef Feeders Association
Charles McLaughlin
Monticello
McLaughlin
Louis Lorenzen
Olin
Eastern
Fire Totals 41 Cattle Loss in Mount Pleasant Barn
Mount Pleasant fire destroyed a barn at the state insane hospital early Friday. Dr. L P Ristine valued the loss at 12000 to 15000 dollars. Firemen fought flames about two hours and saved two silos. cause is unknown. No horses were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pleasant
INS
State Insane Hospital
L. P. Ristine
Claude Taft
Taft
Ristine
State Hospital
George Wehde Closing Out Sale Postponed
Postponed auction notice for George Wehde closing out sale set for Monday January 31 begins at noon. Sale near Shary five and a half miles west of pten, two miles northeast of Buchkasen Star, includes farm machinery, cattle and pigs, corn, hay, cream separator, tractor, corn planter, seed, and other articles. Colby as auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wehde
Pten
Buchkasen
Farrow
Weather market lifts hog prices to high level in Iowa trade
A Tuesday weather market boosted direct trade prices for light butcher hogs to the highest since mid November. Prices reached 8.50 for select 170 to 200 pound hogs as heavy movement to buyers began, with receipts easing due to soft roads and favorable market conditions for spring movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des. Moines
Wholesale markets show dull demand and mixed price shifts
Prices at eastern points held steady or declined while Chicago reported gains of 50 cents to $1 on joints with shoulder cuts steady to 50 cents higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Butterfat Averages 37 7 Cents At Oxford Junction
Oxford Junction reports 1937 figures for Farmers Creamery. Patrons received 37.78 cents per pound gross for butterfat, 33.52 cents net for 115 332 pounds manufactured, with 103 984 pounds delivered and 92 822 made into butter. Overrun 24.23 percent. Total receipts 37 293 80, butter income 38 654 08, other income 4 438 19 cream sales 45 74 cheese 300 52 buttermilk 25 rentals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Junction
Farmers Creamery Company
Brooklyn Cooperative Creamery Reports 1937 Butter Output
The Brooklyn Cooperative creamery produced 1 068 577 pounds of butter worth 351 276 05 in 1937. Manager W I Wasson said shipments brought 264 813 76 local sales 50 634 96 and to patrons 36 827 33. Manufacturing cost per pound was 1 78 with other revenue from buttermilk 1 601 79 and other supplies 1 622 36. William Hakenborn of Ottumwa spoke at the meeting and George Paul was elected to the executive board succeeding Clem DeMuelenacre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gasette
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Cooperative Creamery
W. I. Wasson
William Hakenborn
Ottumwa
George Paul
Clem DeMuelenacre
Farm Auction Schedule Cold January 29 to February 2
A sequence of farm auctions listed by date and location across Iowa towns including Cedar Rapids Anamosa Marion Viola Tipton Mechanicsville Mt. Vernon and Cedar Rapids. Auctions feature I B Smith Lynch and Griem Floyd Butler Wehde Maley Wilson J T and M E Smith Beckman with various closing out or postponed sales.
Public Sale Notices From Frank Krouse and Glen Edsill
A public sale listing shows Frank Krouse offering items at adjoining Toddville and Glen Edsill closing out at a location 344 miles southwest of Springville. The fragment notes sale actions and places but lacks full details.
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Frank Krouse
Toddville
Glen Edsill
Springville
Iowa seals 18 413 932 bushels corn in 96 counties
Iowa warehouses report 18 413 932 bushels sealed statewide as of Jan 27 with Webster County leading at 1 013 715. Counties including Pocahontas Calhoun Monona Buena Vista and others exceed 500 000. Allamakee Davis Harrison have none.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Secretary of Agriculture
Thomas L. Curran
Webster County
Pocahontas
Calhoun
Monona
Buena Vista
Story
Kossuth
Woodbury
Clay
Fremont
Boone
Hamilton
Bremer
Carroll
Cass
Cedar
Clinton
Crawford
Dubuque
Henry
Johnson
Linn
Louisa
Lucas
Marshall
Mills
Montgomery
Page
Pottawattamie
Tama
Taylor
Washington
Oscar Hughes Sale At Washington Fetches Notable Bids
Holstein and Jersey milk cows sold from 61 to 80 dollars while horses brought 32 to 40 dollars at the Oscar Hughes sale three and a half miles southeast of Washington. Special auction items included 50 cents for a buggy and 600 dollars for a tractor. One hundred bushels of wheat also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gasette
Washington
Jersey
Oscar Hughes
Farm auction prices for crop, equipment and buildings
Prices listed include corn at 80 cents a bushel with 1 500 bushels sold at 46 cents, oats at 2714 cents for 150 bushels, plus a buggy value of 50 cents. Machinery and implements range from tractor $600 and cultivator $75 to binder $25 and wagon sets up to 20.
Cedar farm sale brings high price per acre
Tipton Glenn Ridenour of Stanwood lumber and coal dealer purchased the Ed Negus 180 acre farm east of West Branch this week at a reported price of about 150 dollars an acre. Possession will be given on March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Glenn Ridenour
Stan~ Wood Lumber and
Ed Negus
West Branch
Public Auction at Grant Kafer Farm Near Mount Vernon
A public sale of horses cattle hogs and farm machinery will be held at the Grant Kafer farm located one mile north and half a mile west of Mount Vernon on Springville road. Auction includes 7 horses several mares colts and fillies plus 14 cattle all Brown Swiss and registered or graded with butterfat records. Bulls and sired progeny by Malden's Baron feature. numerous perishable items and machinery including McCormick-Deering implements, a hay loader mower binder and seeders. Also 33 brood sows and 25 hogs with breeding stock and a lunch stand. Sale starts Wednesday February 2 at 4:30 PM with smaller items sold before noon. Weathered notes and extensive breeding records accompany items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Distock
Poland
China
Farrew
T. McCormick
Grant Kafer
Mount Vernon, Co
Springville Road
Wickham
Lisbon
T. B
Bangs
Colabelle
Becky
Jane—Calved
Ioka Baron
MT. Vernon
Brownies
Sallys Baron
Malden
Barons Spring
Barons Spring Valley, Has 19 K.O.P
Farrow
McCormick
Deering
McCormick Corm
McCormick- Ing Webb
Nal
Cern
McNeilly
Leta
Corm
Eble & Pitlik
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Ass'n
Ray Anderson
R.F.A
Thompson
Cooperative Commission
Igram Kalell
M Ave
Dial
Center Pt. Rd
H. K. Igram
6Th St
Creamery
Calif
Eggers Market
Third Avenue SW
Joe Stark Meat
First Street
Bodleian Library
Oxford
England
Europe
Colby
Lisbon, Ya. Ja
I. B. Smith
Cottage Grove Avenue
Linn Boulevard
Lynch and Griem
Floyd Butler
Viola
R. H. Maley Estate
Mechanicsville
B. S. Wilson
J.T and
M. E. Smith
Robert Beckman
Coltase Grove
Beat & Tone
Smith
P. C. Lassen
Phean
Thomas Hickey
Farmers’ Market
L. Mickey
The
Gazette Want
D. E. Brickley
Mgr
Lee Bebee
Auet
William James Company
Robert B. Beckman
Chaltis, Avet
Vernon Bask & Trust Company
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