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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1939
Page
2
A federal report shows Boston wool receipts at 306,490,000 pounds in 1938 with 281,301,000 pounds domestic and 25,189,000 pounds foreign. July led with 65,322,000 pounds, mostly domestic, while September saw the heaviest imports at 6,026,000 pounds. Last year’s Boston total compares to 321,351,000 in 1937 and declines from earlier years.
R M Evans, head of the AAA, spoke in Madison to Wisconsin dairymen on Dairying and The AAA in 1939. He praised dairy industry gains from 1934 36 droughts and favorable feed ratios while warning that high butter price support since June threatens future trouble. He urged greater farm program participation as a remedy.
Clyde Scott near Marion works with Ames and the soil conservation service to build wing dams and plant willow cuttings to divert the stream and hold soil on an upland farm. He recalls clear water and swimming holes from years past and notes erosion from nearby fields has moved the stream bank toward buildings. He promotes strip cropping contour farming terracing and rotation on his 190 acre farm to minimize soil loss.
Agricultural agents from Texas Oklahoma Kansas Colorado and New Mexico report the dust bowl has shrunk from 51 million to about 9 million acres. Wheat prospects are the best since 1932 due to rains and January moisture, with land being left fallow or shifted to grasses. Producers expect a harvest not seen in eight years as Feb April rains follow dry months.
Special to The Gazette farmers near Wayland report serious damage to clover and alfalfa fields from field mice. The rodents undermine growth and eat the green shoots, threatening crop yields in the area.
Secretary’s report shows patrons received 74,459.50 in cream checks for the year ended Dec 1 1938 averaging 32.2 cents per pound on 230 828 pounds of butterfat. Net to patrons 70,542.68 at 30.56 cents per pound. Arch E Wood secretary A H Bentz buttermaker. Butter make 287 114 pounds at 27.8 cents. Overrun 24.3 percent. Cost to manufacture 2.1 cents per pound. Receipts include 67 193.17 for 244 044 pounds shipped to New York 6 982.19 for 25 234 pounds sold locally 5 236.58 for 17 979 pounds sold to patrons 670.01 for buttermilk 553.63 for cheese.
HUDSON Henry La Frenz secretary told the Hudson Cooperative Dairy association annual meeting that the current cream grading law should drop sweet cream butterfat and use two grades No 1 and No 2 with a 3 cent spread. He argued the law penalizes top cream producers and noted 1938 butter production of 2,858,125 pounds, up 456,623 from 1937, while total patron income reached 730,860.31 dollars.
The report shows 2,297,858 pounds of butterfat churned yielding 771,757.03 dollars for 1937. Patrons received 31.8 cents per pound, and butter brought 26.82 cents per pound on the year. Overrun averaged 24.38 percent with manufacture cost at 1.76 cents per pound of butterfat.
Secretary Joe Mc Grath announced at the Rowley Farmers Cooperative creamery annual meeting that patrons received 30.25 per pound for butterfat from 234,301 pounds of cream, producing 289,253 pounds of butter and a 67,446 pound rise from 1937. Overrun averaged 23.89 percent with butter sales of 260,496 pounds to patrons 21,314 pounds sold to patrons and 7,297 pounds sold locally. directors reelected for 1939 were Frank Kirsch Frank Michael J. W. McGrath John Bishop Charles E. Quass Clarence Rehberg and Jesse Gapinski.
Ames extension agronomist Bruce Kilpatrick warns Iowa farmers waste over half of their manure crop worth more than 100 million dollars annually. He proposes straw bedding, phosphates, proper storage, spring spreading, and rapid field incorporation to save at least 25 million dollars.
The Decorah area cooperative in Winneshiek county has enrolled 650 farmers and begun mapping the entire county. All townships are included in the project as work continues.
A 4 year old mare led the auction at 100 dollars in the A. D. Murray sale held one mile west of Brandon. Other horses aged 3 to 8 sold between 75 and 95 dollars. Eight Hampshire brood sows averaged 18.50, 43 fall pigs 6 dollars each. Nine Guernsey cows sold 68 to 78 dollars. Ear corn 42 cents a bushel. Heavy pullets 75 cents. Claud Gilham auctioneer John Barrow clerk.
A country woman reports Goldie the cat is home and warming by the fire after spending time trapped with a single yellow foot caught in a hollow tree by the creek. The cat slept through a cold snap and now rests contentedly with a swollen foot.
John Wager, chairman of the Linn county AAA, announced that administration expenses for the farm program in 1938 equaled 4.4 percent of the total farm benefit payments due and paid to Linn County farmers. A total of 740 applications were signed during the year.
ELKADER The Clayton Delaware Conference association will stage its annual meeting at Edgewood Tuesday evening, Tester Francis Scott said Monday. Wilbur Lane announced the Elkader Monona C T A meeting is set Wednesday evening at Farmersburg with Floyd Arnold, Ames extension dairyman, as speaker at both events.
Delta-Glenn Adams, a young farmer southeast of Delta, suffered two broken bones in his ankle and a crushed foot when the horse he rode threw him and trampled him Friday evening. He crawled a considerable distance to alert his family.
U S corn remains price competitive with Argentine grain in Europe yet Romanian corn costs less. Third week of January shipments reached 1 250 000 bushels, lifting the season total to about 17 000 000 bushels close to last year. Argentine acreage and drought impact noted with 1939 planted area at 13 343 000 acres and 1938 harvest at 7 301 000 from 15 318 000 planted.
Old Swiss a grade Jersey cow owned by Hawkins Brothers northwest of Cascade has died at age 17. Over nearly 15 years she produced 6685 pounds of butterfat, an estimated output value around 2000 dollars at 30 cents per pound.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Good of Wayland report 1,800 chicks purchased December 13 now averaging one pound each. The Goods intend to enter the early broiler market as planned.
Auction notices list sales in several towns including Alburnett Whittier and Monticello. Items include Poland China sows and Hampshire sows with closing out events by Lange Hough Helgens Borthers and others. Dates span Jan 24 Feb 1 3 and 6 with locations Walker Lost Nation Monticello and Mon ticello.
Under Iowa Warehouse act Linn county reorganizes Saturday with Charles Elson as chairman Ben Neal as vice chairman and R B Booth as secretary and treasurer Floyd Emmons named sealer for area north of Cedar river and Ed Athoff for south area Bonds for officers must be approved by the secretary of agriculture Booth notes this board is separate from the corn loan AAA group and expects limited demand due to high corn prices.
C H Van Vlack an Ames extension engineer will discuss electrical equipment and wiring at Wapello at 7 30 p m January 31 before local residents and farmers in the community meeting room.
Linn County Board of Supervisors proceedings published as required by law with assessments of costs and hearing held December 27 1938. List of property owners and parcels in Marion City and Orchard Heights with amounts due and claims allowed. Adjournment to December 29 1938 noted. Elmer M Seevell chairman and Robt M Vesely auditor attest.
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