Price Fluctuations Seen From Corn Loan Program
Iowa researchers report corn prices eased about 3 cents since January 1 despite 57 cent loan values. The price spread between market and loan value prompts extensive corn sealing for AAA loans while Argentina drought and export demand buoy market dynamics. Iowa AAA expects roughly 125 million bushels sealed by March 31, 1939.
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AAA
Iowa
Argentina
United States
Iowa Aaa Committee
Fayet te County Reports Corn Loan Totals Under Seal
Special to The Gazette Fay ette county AAA committeeman in charge of corn loans reports 94 965 bushels of corn under seal in this county for a total of 54 130 05 in federal loans to 168 borrowers.
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Fayette
L. D. Hitch
Fayette County
AAA
Jesup Creamery Plans Annual Meeting February 6
C E Burrell secretary announced today the Jesup Creamery company will hold its annual meeting in Jesup on February 6 starting at 2 p.m.
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Jesup
C. E. Burrell
Jesup Creamery Company
Fence Drift and a Skunk Wordplay from Readers Digest
The note claims Chicago's name comes from the Indian Sikako meaning skunk, linking Mephitis and a devilish storm that hit Chicago Monday. It jokes that skunk fur helps in a blizzard despite the city’s odoriferous reputation.
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Chicago
Butterfat Averages 30 67 at Colesburg
Colesburg dairy records show butterfat income per pound at the Colesburg Cooperative Creamery for the year ended Jan 1 1939 averaged 33 13 cents with expenses per pound at 2 48 cents leaving 30 65 cents per pound to patrons. Total butterfat 362 156 pounds and butter make 450 390 pounds. Patrons received 111 076 03 dollars. butter shipped 417 950 pounds. Directors reelected: Ed Brockmeyer president John Keck vice president H E Barnhart secretary Willie L Lake Arthur G Gull Arthur C Honn and Edith Merten is secretary. CENTER JUNCTION Farmers Mutual Cooperative Creamery annual meeting shows patrons received 29 36 cents per pound on 221 250 pounds butterfat in 1939. Butter make 275 232 pounds with overrun 24 39 percent. Fred Welch elected director to succeed Arthur Wilcox H J Dirks reelected president Cliff McDonald secretary E W Cox manager and buttermaker. One hundred thirty one attendees. E H Cox and E M Wright spoke.
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Colesburg
Ed Brockmeyer
John Keck
H. E. Barnhart
Willie L. Lake
Arthur G. Gull
Arthur C Honn
Edith Merten
Center Junction
Farmers Mutual Cooperative Creamery
Fred Welch
Baldwin
Arthur Wilcox
H. J. Dirks
Cliff McDonald
H. W. Cox
E. H. Cox
Sand Springs
E M. Wright
Waterloo
State Dairy Association
Threat of chinch bugs looms again in Iowa
Iowa may see another chinch bug outbreak next spring similar to 1934. Entomologist George C. Decker of Iowa State College says current hibernating numbers are equal to or slightly higher than last year, with the heaviest infestation in southwestern Iowa across 20 counties south and west of Des Moines.
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Ames
Iowa
George C. Decker
Iowa State College
Decker
Des Moines
Rothlisberger Heads Cattlemen In Fayette
Otis Rothlisberger of Elgin was reelected president of the Fayette County Beef Producers association at the annual meeting in Fayette. E. D. James of Stanley was named vice president with Austin Wilbur of Hawkeye as secretary treasurer and L. D. Hitch Harold Whitley and Thore Thompson as directors. Carl Oldson of Ames, fieldman for the Iowa Beef Producers association, was the principal speaker.
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Fayette
Otis Rothlisberger
Elgin
Paul C. Taff
Ames
John Quist
Ed Syndergaard
Henry Eichling
Bill Diamond
Fayette County
Bill Harr
Linn
Loren Brown
Poweshiek
Paul McNutt
Scott
Ray Sorenson
Jones
John Dooley
Clinton
Joe Davis
Iowa
Frank Kerrigan
Dubuque
MD. Lacy
James C. Green
Benton
Burns Byram
Tama
Rex Conn
H. G. Cropsey
Wayne Jackson
The
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Chemurgists To Meet In Texas February 10-11
Beaumont Texas hosts the Gulf Coast Farm Chemurgic conference February 10 and 11. Vegetable oil and cellulose products are the theme with speakers from science industry and agriculture on the program.
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Texas
Beaumont
Tex
Fayette County Wool Growers Reelect Officers
L. L. Bloomfield of Elgin was reelected president of the Fayette county Sheep and Wool Growers association at the annual meeting. A. M Doughty of Fayette was reelected vice president, Paul McElroy of Fayette secretary, and Miss Bessie Schneider of Fayette treasurer. Directors named were Herb Kent of West Union C. E. Severs of Randalia and John King of Oelwein.
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Fayette
L. L. Bloomfield
Elgin
Fayette County
Hale Man Finds Blooming Dandelion in Timber
Last Saturday George Hoffman of Hale found a dandelion in full bloom while cutting timber, a curious discovery amid the woods.
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HALE
George Hoffman
Louisa County Fair Dates Set at Columbus Junction
Special to The Gazette. The 1939 Louisa county fair is scheduled in Columbus Junction on August.
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Louisa Fair
Columbus Junction
Farm Auctions Schedule Listing for Early February
A sequence of farm auctions spans February first through six. Lange and Hough close out at 2 percent margin west of Whittier. Helgens Brothers Poland China sows and Monti cello at Montagello. Joe Bingham near east Walker. Beverly livestock on February two. A T Fairbanks Poland China sows at Mon ticello. Cedar Rapids Livestock Exchange. L M Phelps livestock near Tipton. Orben Schoff Hampshire sows at Lost Nation.
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Lange and
Traveling library aids Fayette county children
Mrs H L Arthur of Randalia reads with her 8 year old Mary Lou from the traveling library provided to Des Moines and Fayette county as part of the Farm Bureau home project study of child development. Each township maintains a rotating set of ten to fifteen books circulating monthly with picture appreciation music and school cooperation included.
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Randalia
H. L. Arthur
Mary Lou
Des Moines
Fayette County
Farm Bureau Home Project
Thelma Mae Veils
4 H Posture Clinics Scheduled in March
Minnie the Manikin returns for nine Iowa 4 H posture clinics led by Ella Gardner USDA. She will demonstrate how personality and mental attitude affect poise and grace in a series running March 21 in Atlantic through March 31 in Denison with nine stops including Indianola Mount Pleasant Tipton Marshalltown New Hampton Mason City Primghar and Denison.
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Gazette
Ames
Minnie
Iowa
Marshalltown
New Hampton
Mason City
Primghar
Denison
Ice Harvest Begins At Oxford Junction
A local produce firm started its annual ice harvest with forty men cutting loading hauling and packing ice above the Wapsipinicon river dam south of Oxford Junction. The ice runs fifteen inches thick and of good quality with crews averaging 250 to 300 tons daily and plans to store one thousand tons.
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Oxford Junction
Wapsipinicon River
Ice Harvest Begins at Troy Mills
Special to The Gazette reports B. W. Berry and a crew of ten starting the ice harvest at Troy Mills on Monday. Ice three feet thick? Actually 12 inches, good clear quality. The ice house will be filled and several farmers will fill their own stores for family use.
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Troy Mills
B. W. Berry
Officers Reelected by Maynard Cooperative Commission
Maynard W C Garnier was reelected to head the Maynard Cooperative Commission company at its annual meeting Saturday. J Meyer was renamed vice president Frank Cummings secretary and the Maynard Savings Bank treasurer. A E Smith was reelected to a 3 year term and Otto Schmitt elected to a 3 year term succeeding C J Meyer. Other directors are John Gantenbein Rob McLeish Floyd Simpson and Henry Schrader.
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Maynard
W. C. Garnier
Maynard Cooperative Commission Company
J. Meyer
Frank Cummings
Maynard Savings Bank
A. E. Smith
Otto Schmitt
C. J. Meyer
John Gantenbein
Rob McLeish
Floyd Simpson
Henry Schrader
Linn County Tops in 4-H Girls Enrolment 1938
Linn county led eastern Iowa in girls 4-H club enrollment in 1938 with 243 girls, part of a state total of 26 133 4-H members. The meeting in Cedar Rapids highlighted county and state figures, noting baby beef and home efficiency as popular projects and listing attendees led by Paul C. Taff and state leaders.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Linn
Clay
Page
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Fayette
Clayton
Buchanan
Delaware
Dubuque
Tama
Benton
Jones
Jackson
Poweshiek
Johnson
Cedar
Clinton
Scott
Keokuk
Washington
Muscatine
Louisa
Businessmen To Be Guests Of Triple A At Manchester
Delaware county businessmen will attend an AAA supper and forum on February 7 in Manchester to discuss the farm program. Chester McCarthy, county AAA chairman, announced the event with Del DeHaan of Des Moines set as speaker and discussion leader. A similar session was arranged in Earlville for February 6 by the Earlville community club.
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Manchester
Delaware County
AAA
Chester McCarthy
del DeHaan
Des Moines
McCarthy
Earlville
Cows Average $69.50 In Farm Sale Near Waukon
Thirteen cows sold for an average of $69.50 at the John A. Helming auction three miles west of Waukon. The top cow with calf at side brought $94. Horses topped at Hay sold for $5.25 a ton. Oats brought 29 cents a bushel and baled straw brought $6 a ton. The sale totaled about $3,000.
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The
Gazette
Waukon
John A. Helming
Fayette County rural electrification enrolls 432 members
County Agent Paul McElroy reports 432 signers in Fayette County for the rural electrification project. He estimates the first 200 miles of line across Fayette, Clayton, and Anamakee counties will be mapped by February 7.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Paul McElroy
Clayton
Anamakee
Soul Conservation Poetry In A Patchwork Speech
A fragmented venting piece describes a poultry scene and wheat buckets with stray phrases and quotes. The narrator compares feelings to a boy who ate cotton candy, ending with a plea about becoming a country woman amid uncertain rural life.
Acre Farm Sold Near Columbus Junction for 16000
The former W H Zimmerman 316 acre farm two miles northwest of Columbus Junction was sold last week from Aetna Life Insurance Co to W Caldwell of Morning Sun for 16000. Duncan and Johnston handled the deal with possession set for March 1.
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Columbus Junction
W. H. Zimmerman
Aetna Life Insurance Company
W. Caldwell
Morning Sun
Duncan and Johnston
Fall Pigs Bring Top Values at Tipton Auction
Fall pigs sold for 8.25 to 11.90 per head at Ed Mitten sale five miles southeast of Tipton. Hampshire sows averaged 34.50. summer shools 12.40 to 14. A team of work horses 190, 6-year-old mare 95, May colt 68. Stock cows 60 to 70, Angus bull 100, summer calves 36 to 45. Chickens 0.75 each. Farm gear: tractor 500, cultivator 56, plow 67, disc 94, harrow 40.50, elevator 100, spreader 87.50, self feeder 20. Wilbur Colby of Mechanicsville was auctioneer.
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The
Gazette
Tipton
Ed Mitten
Hampshire
Wilbur Colby
Mechanicsville
Washington Weekly Livestock Sale Totals
Twenty Hereford yearlings averaging 400 pounds sold for 40.25 per head at the Washington sale. Veal calves topped at 27.75 per head. fat cows brought 90. A milk cow with calf at side went for 85. Seventy five pound shoots sold for 8.65 per head. Ewes topped at 8.60.
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the Gazette
Washington
Benton C T A Averages 25 1 January Butterfat
VINTON The Benton county cow test association No 1 with 285 cows on test averaging 691 pounds of milk and 25 1 pounds of butterfat for January. The Wayne Saunders herd of eight Holsteins and one dry led the group with 1244 pounds of milk and 43 5 pounds of butterfat. Matt Barker of Vinton had the high individual with 81 8 pounds of butterfat for the month.
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Vinton
Benton County
G. Edwin Phillips
Wayne Saunders
van Horne
Matt Barker
Washington economists forecast gradual recovery despite Europe worries
Economic navigators in Washington expect January to show a seasonal dip through February, then a rebound by April. Government expenditures may rise to 400 million monthly in spring and summer with housing and public works dollars rolling. Private building looks more favorable as prices ease and rents stay steady, though stock markets wobble on European concerns.
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Ashington
Europe
British Empire
Wall
National income outlook as farm earnings rise in January
The chart shows national income slackening with a small rise in farm income for January. The overall income curve is expected to level off this quarter and then rise in April, suggesting business growth ahead.
Outlook for Railroads and Global War Inference
A historical note discusses limited railroad equipment orders in the current year, with cars abandoned and replacements scarce. It cites a government forecast slightly below last year’s first quarter and notes potential demand shifts if European conflict alters trade. England and France may boost orders, including aircraft, while a prominent economist foresees Hitler’s collapse about a year away.
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RFC
Europe
England
France
Hitler
Czech
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