Harvest Of Bluegrass Seed Surges 60 Percent In 1940
The agricultural marketing service reports 1940 bluegrass seed yields may exceed 1939 by about 60 percent with 2.3 to 2.5 million bushels expected. Rain, late stripping, and varying regional conditions affect prospects across states including Iowa Minnesota Missouri and Kentucky. Prices opened at 30 to 35 cents per bushel in Kentucky and varied elsewhere with futures unsettled by June 25.
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Ser Ie
Minnesota
Kentucky
Missouri
Misouri
Towa
Iowa
Inawa
Fence Drift Raised by RF A Nelson in Toledo Area
Farmer RF A Nelson of Toledo reports fence drift in the teoven wire and comments on a hog hay issue. He recalls an almanac note from fifty years ago about hogs wintered on prairie hay in Iowa, noting they came out thin yet survived and that the laziest man owned them.
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RF. A
F . Nelson
Toledo
Iowa
Johnson DHI Assn Averages 33.9 Lbs Butterfat In June
June results from Johnson county DHI show 426 cows including 31 dry averaged 883 pounds milk and 339 pounds butterfat. Joel H Yoder of Kalona led with 11 purebred Holsteins averaging 1,375 pounds milk and 49.6 pounds butterfat. high cows were in his herd.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
DHI Association
Carl Pieper
Joel H Yoder
Kalona
C. H Jennings
Notice to Sell Real Estate In Linn County Iowa
District Court Linn County Iowa No 46847 presides over receivership of Iowa State Savings Bank Cedar Rapids. D W Bates receiver seeks court order to sell real estate lot in McClenahan and Buchanan Addition Cedar Rapids for 900 dollars on contract with possible higher bid consideration. Hearing set July 6 1940 at 9 00 AM Linn County Courthouse Cedar Rapids to show cause.
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District Court of Iowa
Linn County
W. Gates
State of Iowa
Towa State Savines Bank
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa State Baynes Bank of
Iowa State Savings Bank of
McClenahan
Buchanan
West
District Court of Town
Linn County Court House
D. W Bates
Towa State Savings Bank of
Jos Mekota
Molasses Added To Sweet Clover In Making Ensilage
On the Ernest Vine farm near Decorah 74 acres of sweet clover were ensiled with fluid molasses applied via a side pipe. Roy Stortz operated the cutter while Vine filled a 12 foot silo, obtaining about 50 tons of ensilage. County Agent E J Weigle noted fluid molasses outperformed dried molasses for legume ensilage, citing Bakke's trials and cows’ reluctance to eat powdered molasses ensilage influence.
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pHs
Ernest Vine
Decorah
Mr Vine
Vine
Roy Stortz
E. J. Weigle
Weigle
Phillip Bakke
Bakke
Albert Andera
Spillville
Andera
REA Traveling Generators Touted for War Use
Washington is told mobile generator units funded by the REA can be deployed quickly to replace stationary plants in emergencies. Secretary Wallace cites REA support for defense efforts, noting 600 cooperative and rural power systems across 43 states and a nationwide grid linking farms and rural towns.
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Washington
INS
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Eschen Family Chosen as East Iowa Milking Shorthorn Judges
CENTRAL CITY the Eschen family Cleo Arthur E and Mrs A E Eschen were selected as the judging team for eastern Iowa Milking Shorthorn Parish at the Linge farm near Central City Sunday Alternate judges include A L Hoerner manager of the Linge farm and Roy Waterhouse Cog gan The Eschen team will compete with seven other parish teams at the All Iowa dairy show in Cedar Rapids on August 15
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The
Gazette
Central City
Eschen
Cleo
Arthur E
A. E Eschen
Iowa
Carl Linge
A. L. Hoerner
Linge
Roy Waterhouse
Coggan
Cedar Rapids
Livestock Sale Sees 400 Head Bring 3800 Dollars
More than 400 head of livestock sold at the Independence consignment sale. Top price was 78 dollars for a roan Shorthorn cow. The sale totaled 3800 dollars with seven cows above 60 dollars and a lot of ten steers averaging 636 pounds.
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Independence
Soul Conservation in Farming as a Business Risk
A country woman argues farming differs from other businesses because farmers keep operating in the red, hoping for a better year and that bankers will ease demand. She notes farmers’ persistence despite losses, contrasting with firms that cut losses and switch industries.
Livestock Auction Prices and Yields Report
The sale totals include cattle with heifers topping at 59 dollars and another at 57.50. Five small Holstein heifers averaged 35 dollars each. Veal calves, sixty head, topped at 17.25 with most in the 12 to 15 dollar range. Hog sale saw 300 head, 200 from one consignor, 12 head pen at 7.50, 16 head at 4.60, remaining hogs 2 to 3 each.
Farmers Busy With Cultivating and Haying
Troy Mills reports farmers engaged in haying and corn plowing with many fields plowed for the fourth time and others twice. Soybeans grow rapidly after rain. late cherries ripen with a better crop than early cherries. Gooseberries heavier than last year selling at 10 cents a quart. Grass and pastures improving. oats filling.
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Troy Mills
Rain Revival Boosts Crops Across Buchanan County
Seven inches of rain in Buchanan County revived crops with oats benefiting most as straw was short and heading began. Pastures greened, gardens recovering, and corn also benefited though not stressed, now averaging knee high and 90 percent normal per county AAA committeeman Joseph McGraw.
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Buchanan County
Joseph McGraw
AAA
Higher Hog Prices Expected Next Year
Results of the June 1 pig survey suggest higher hog prices likely next year if demand holds or improves amid the armament program. With fewer spring pigs and sows, plus an ample next-winter hog supply, marketings may rise less than last year though exports and corn factors could shift prices.
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Ray Anderson
INCE
England
United States
Canadian pork trade stalls amid uncertain Britain demand
Canadian packers, banking on England’s wartime needs, struggled as Denmark’s invasion failed to spark expected demand. Canada’s pork imports quota kept March sales at 4 701 917 pounds, while May lard exports fell 42 percent from a year earlier to 14 889 018 pounds. Britain recently bought over 20 million pounds of lard for shipment soon.
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England
Denmark
Great Britain
Canada
United States
Britain
Rural camp draws 26 Linn Cedar women at Lower Palisades
Twenty six women from Linn and Cedar counties attended a rural camp at Lower Palisades Park last weekend with 14 Linn and 5 Cedar participants in the fall period. The event themed adventuring covered nature studies home management health beauty hints and handcraft. Miss Lucille Gove H D A in Linn announced the camp which ran Friday through Sunday and featured numerous local attendees.
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Linn
Cedar
Lower Palisades Park
Lucille Gove
Tacy Willets
Springville
Mesdames C. Co. Berry
Mount Vernon
C. C. Domer
Central City
Anton Netolicky
Ernest Kaplan
Cedar Rapids
Charles Ford
Edna Masterman
Robert Begley
Douglas Ross
Marion
Will Gormly
C. C. Maylor
Alburnett
A. D. Brennaman
C. M. Boyd
Toddville
Charles Elson
Ceder
Laura Heddleson
Wilton Gunn
Lisbon
Marvin Andre
Mechanicsville
Forrest Huey
Linn County
Frank Bedell
Orval Quaas
Evan Riley
Arlo Stinger
Sailor Phelps
S. F. Emmerson
Amy Cope
Butter and Cheese Stocks Shown in Federal Market Report
Cold storage holdings at the ten major US markets totaled 35,953,671 pounds of butter on June 29, down from 85,569,059 a year earlier. Cheese stocks rose to 12,917,349 pounds from 11,122,301 last year. Shell eggs in storage reached 4,084,701 cases, up from 3,777,360. frozen eggs 66,148,191 pounds. frozen poultry 51,925,373 pounds, all above year-ago levels.
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United States
Federal Agricultural Marketing Service
Raspberries Turning as Harvest Season Shifts
Farmers in Barnes City report haying underway as the strawberry crop finishes. Cherries are ripe and raspberries are turning, signaling a transition to late summer harvest activities.
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Barnes City
Yearlings Sold At Chicago For $9.50 Cwt
Arnold Hoker a Clinton county farmer sold 25 yearling steers averaging 860 pounds at Chicago on Wednesday for 9.50 per hundredweight.
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Dewitt
Arnold Hoker
Clinton County
Chicago
Winners Named In Brown Swiss Show At Orange City
In Orange City at the state picnic and Canton show for Brown Swiss breeders Dr. William Doornink exhibited both junior and senior champion females. The junior champ was a senior yearling heifer. The senior champion, an aged cow, also was grand champion. Best addled cow was Otto H. Rowens horst. Senior and grand champion bull, a 3 year old, was Tennis Maassen exhibited by Tennis Maassen. Junior champion bull, a bull calf, was shown by John Fick.
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Orange City
Canton
William Doornink
Otto H. Rowenshorst
Tennis Maassen
John Fick
Sigourney Brown Swiss Canton Show Winners Named
A Monday report from Sigourney details the Brown Swiss Canton show held Saturday. Dale Brothers of Grinnell exhibited both junior and senior champion females. the junior champion was a junior yearling heifer. The senior champion Schoni Girls Butternut Pole ly also won grand champion and best udder. C E Wolcott of Richland showed the junior champion bull, a bull calf, while the senior grand champion bull, a 3-year-old, was shown by D J Cobbler of Otetumwa.
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Sigourney
Dale Brothers
Grinnell
Schoni
E. Wolcott
Richland
D. J. Cobbler
Otetumwa
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