Top Hereford Female Sells For $2,050
The opening session of the Iowa Hereford association sale saw 125 females bring an average of 302 per head with top prices reaching 2050 for Letts and Turkington’s reserve futurity champion. Ben-Mar Farms of Washington Court House Ohio bought two top lots. Meadows Farm Texarkana acquired the female futurity champion. other buyers included L F Keep and Son Belle Plaine and John Wisdom Bloomfield among several bidders. Bulls sale began next morning with multiple bidders and high-profile consignors noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Hereford Association
Ben-Mar Farms
Washington Courthouse
Ohio
Turkington
Helfer
L. F Keep and Son
Belle Plaine
McMahon Brothers
Graf
Meadows Farm
Texarkana
Ark
Dean L. Culver
Panora
John Wisdom
Bloomfield
Walter Brown
Mervin Zeller
Packwood
J A Hoblet
Atlanta
Ill
Keep
Patterson Land Company
Bismark
N. D
Art Thompson
Lincoln
Neb
J. E. Halsey
Des Moines
Clair Mason
Marshalltown
Letts and Turkington
Letts
Hillandale Farms
Muscatine
F. Max Schomberg
Joseph Meeker
John ‘Wisdom
Hillandale
Lyman Meyer
Hillendale
McMahon
Schomberg
Maplecrest
Maplecrest Farms
North English
Bellevue
Kozik Brothers
Elberon
Art Jacobs
Marengo
Koep
Pulaski
Bulls
Clifford Bel
Pwaski
Rolanne Farms
Fairfield
Lennart Larson
Albion
Wisdom
Alsw
Chandler Chariton
Meeker
A KR Hurley
Deep River Bulls
Wisdom Lawrence
Hurley
Chandler
Kork Brothers
Hulls
Ivan Pollack
Mt Auburn
Ira Qeed
Orient
Nile Jones
Clyde Musselman
Truro
R. T Pim. Lucas
Long
Hawkeye Downs
L. F
Calf Rearing Records List With Judges Named
A detailed calf and dam ledger lists producers across Bloomfield Packwood Letts Muscatine Blairstown and Reasnor with female calving periods from 1911 through 1945 plus the judging duo of Sam Marting from Washington Courthouse Ohio and Albert Mitchell from Albert New Mexico. The entry records multiple participants by name and location in numeric groupings and specifies calving windows and responsible breeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Reno
Bish
Bloomfield
S. Burns
Pulaski
Schonbers
Kozik
Musselman
Roy Weatherly
Bedford
Hurley Owen
Brown and Zueller
Packwood
Floyd Woods
Orient
Dick Hinkeldey
Alta
Roberts
Meeker
Hinkeldey
Jacobs
Mas
Koen
Burns
Milton Edleman
Webb
Sick and Son
Blairstown
Poortinga
Reasnor
Pollack
Brown and
Rickels Elected To Amber Creamery Board
Louis Rickels was named to the Amber Mutual Creamery board to replace H. H. Poppe at the annual meeting. Incumbents re-elected were Louis Behrends J. E. Johnson John Grant Louis Helgens John Mortensen and Bertie Cross. Manager W C Boland reported 491000 pounds of butter produced in 1945, up 6915 from the prior year, with an average net price of 55.09 cents per pound of butterfat. The creamery began May 1 1880 under Sanford and Hartmann, was taken over by a farmers stock company Jan 1 1906, reorganized as a cooperative Jan 1 1926, and recently reincorporated for another 20 year period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMBER
Amber Mutual Creamery Company
Louis Rickels
H. H. Poppe
Louis Behrends
J. E. Johnson
John Grant
Louis Helgens
John Mortensen
Bertie Cross
W. C. Boland
Sanford and Hartmann
Farmers Stock Company
Farm Sale Near Here Nets Various Livestock Prices
At the Caldwell farm sale five miles south of here on Thursday, brood sows brought 58 to 65 dollars, hay priced at 85 cents a bale for clover and timothy and 14 dollars a ton for mixed hay. Cattle sold to 167 dollars for cows, yearling heifers 116, spring calves 75, and sheep 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington — Hampshire
William and Orville Caldwell
Here
Airy Named Federal Hybrid Sales Manager
Loren T. Airy of Washington Iowa was named sales manager for Federal Hybrid Corn in Cedar Rapids announced by Allan G. Thurman president. Airy a Derby native and 1935 Iowa State College graduate previously served as county agent and district Farm Bureau director in southeastern Iowa. R. J. Coverdale of Estherville was named to succeed Airy as district organization director, bringing prior county agent and farm management experience from Lyon Buena Vista and Emmet counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren T. Airy
Washington
Iowa
Federal Hybrid Corn Company
Cedar Rapids
Allan G. Thurman
Derby
Airy
Iowa State College
Marion County
Fat Winterset
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
R. J. Coverdale
Estherville
The
Farm Bureau
Lyon
Buena Vista
Coverdale
Emmet
Lower expands Iowa County land holdings to 1000 acres
Special to The Gazette PAR George Lower recently bought the 160 acre Frank B Neff farm located one and a half miles east of here on the Iowa City gravel. The acquisition brings Lower's total land holdings to 1000 acres. His son Joseph, recently discharged from the army, will operate the farm after February 1. Neff has moved to his home in Parnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lower
Frank B. Neff
Here
Iowa City
Lower
Joseph
Neff
Parnell
Owen Farm Sale Shatters Price RecordsNear Conesville
At the H. H. Owen estate farm sale two and a half miles northeast of Conesville on Friday the top price paid for Holstein cows reached $167. Five grade Holsteins averaged $125, and a tractor with rubber tires fetched $400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesville
H. H. Owen
Here
Top Cow Sells for 375 at Mosey Farm Sale
A top cow sold for 375 at the O. Q. Mosey farm sale two and a half miles east of here on Monday. Ten cows averaged 243 each, broad sows brought 70, and a tractor sold for the ceiling price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
O. Q. Mosey
Here
Maquoketa Valley REA Annual Meeting Set for Feb. 6
Notice of the Maquoketa Valley Rural Electric association annual meeting at Anamosa High School auditorium on Feb. 6. A. Parke Ogden, secretary, states business includes electing three directors for three year terms and authorizing the board to enter into certain financial arrangements. Meeting opens at 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Rowley Creamery Holds Annual Meet
Secretary Charles A. Grover reports a small gain in butter production over 1944 with 531,027 pounds of cream purchased at .5488 cents per pound. November saw a rebuilt cold storage and automatic electric refrigeration unit. Gross sales reached $123,620.08. Emil Roggeman serves as the buttermaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Grover
Emil Roggeman
Machinery Sells High At Fred Duncan Farm Sale
Farm machinery brought good prices at the Fred Duncan farm sale one and a half miles west of town on Monday. A tractor fetched 682 dollars 50 cents a manure spreader 123 dollars 38 cents a seven foot power mower 107 dollars a tractor plow 93 dollars an endgate feeder 39 dollars and two iron wheel wagons with triple box 32 and 59 dollars. Fifty head of shoats sold for 25 dollars each and oats and corn sold at ceiling prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Fred Duncan
Here
Order Chicks of Quality Stock Says Ames Poultryman
Ames readers are reminded that quality stock improves efficiency. The guideposts from the national poultry improvement plan include pullorum clean, pulled torum passed, pullorum controlled, and pullorum tested. Poultry specialist Boyd Ivory defines pullorum clean as no reactors for two years or more. The four stages explain reactor percentages for pass, controlled under 2 percent, and tested under 5 percent. US Certified and US Approved denote breeding improvement with certified as higher quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Boyd Ivory
Iowa State College
U. S
Coming Farm Auctions Listed by Gazette
A string of farm auctions and sales scheduled from Wednesday January 30 to Wednesday February 13. The events include administratrix and closing out sales in towns like Stanwood Walker North Liberty Oxford Clarence Independence Mt. Vernon Dyersville Atkins Cedar Rapids Center Point and more with breeds such as Berkshire Hampshire Duroc Poland China Chester White and Iowa Chester White Breeders Association noted at Hawkeye Downs and other locations. Names include Pauline M. Thumm W R Millard Lumir Shebetka E G Kubicek A R Bixler Mrs J B Elliott Milo Wolrab Gregor Vaske H C Keiper Fruehaus Farms G L Skvor Ed Butler O J Hess Albert Martin and Sons Ernest Goldsmith Earl Tatge Lewis Rusk among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline M. Thumm
Stanwood
W. R. Millard
Walker
Lumir Shebetka
North Liberty
E. G. Kubicek
Oxford
Bredgilt
Iowa
Chester White Breeders’ Assn
Hawkeye Downs
A. R. Bixler
Clarence
J. B. Elliott
Independence
Berkshire
Milo Wolrab
Mt. Vernon
Duroc
Gregor F. Vaske
Dyersville
H. C. Keiper
Atkins
Hampshire
Fruehaus Farms
G.L. Skvor
Cedar Rapids
Ed Butler
Poland
China
O. J. Hess
Worthington
Hawkeye‘ Downs
Albert Martin and Sons
Marion
Ernest Goldsmith
Monticello
Chester White
Earl Tatge
Luzerne
Belle Plaine
China Breeders Assn
Lewis Rusk
Center Point
Maynard Cooperative Commission Elects Officers
Maynard Off icers elected at the annual stockholders meeting include Otto Schmidt as president Donald Hartz as vice president Robert Ponsar Jr as treasurer Irving Patridge as secretary and George DeLong Floyd Henning as directors The year 1945 reports 15095503 in livestock sales and 14621869 in purchases Army Elmer Ponsar to remain manager of the company Troy Mills Edward Phillips of Coggon bought the 20 acre farm of Harry Parson two miles northeast of Troy Mills last week Possession given at once
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Maynard Cooperative Commission Company
Otto Schmidt
Donald Hartz
Robert Ponsar
Irving Patridge
George DeLong
Floyd Henning
Elmer Ponsar
Troy Mills
Edward Phillips
Coggon
Harry Parson
High quality Shorthorn cattle and farm machinery listing
Thirty registered and high grade Shorthorn cows with serviceable bulls, eighteen calves and dairy cattle. sets of Timothy and Clover hay, corn and oats supplies. farm machinery including multiple John Deere implements and De Laval cream separator. Also offers a Holstein yearling and miscellaneous farm gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Deere
de- Laval
Hazen Warns Of Loss From Market Glut
Des Moines Iowa farmers face potential losses of up to 125000 weekly from a hog market glut with prices dropping 25 cents per hundredweight The peak Iowa hog marketing season runs December to February with 20000 to 40000 head daily Risks rise due to a packing house strike and oversupply unless farmers coordinate with buyers and commission firms to secure planned sales and prices Hazen of the Tri ple A committee urges orderly marketing to avert steep income declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Hervey Hazen
Triple-A
Hazen
Mutual Creamery at Harlan Elects Officers
Har lan Officers elected at the annual meeting of the Har lan Farmers Mutual Creamery association Saturday were Fred Schrader president Ray F Arthur and Otto Miehe directors. The total pounds of milk received in the year were 7 378 823 cream 352 251 lbs butterfat 364 437 lbs The average price for butterfat was 57.3 cents Amount received for skim milk sold was 22 523.54 Most of the butterfat was sold as cream rather than made into butter reported the secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan
Harlan Farmers Mutual Creamery Association
Fred Schrader
Ray F. Arthur
Otto Miehe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hereford
Rex Conn
Century Eng. Co
C. R. Steel
E. Cohn & Sons
Ninth Ave
Third Street
Athe
Rickels
Amber Creamery Board
Merle E. Garroe
C. D. Tal
Mear
Fine Foods
Iowa County
Owen Farm
Maquoketa Valley
REA Annual Meeting
Rowley Creamery
Ger Aa Pacxac
Jopay
Linn
Peoples Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
3Rd Ave
1St St
the Bank
Ames Poultryman
Maynard Commission Co
Wansie Valley
Waldenmier
Highway 150
Ist
Fay Miller
Farmera State Savings Bank
Kirkendall
ARS
Sauerkraut
Mutual Creamery
Lea
Davenport
Nleibsohn's
First Avenue East
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