Farm income from adjustment programs rises nearly a third
Administrator Chester C Davis reports that about one third of income from wheat corn hogs cotton and tobacco under the adjustment programs comes from processing taxes and benefit payments. Approximately 3 million contract signers share 277 million dollars as of June 29 with cotton checks moving and more payments expected for corn and hogs. Prices received by cooperating farmers rose from 50 to 77 percent of parity between 1933 and 1934 while prices paid by farmers rose 22 percent, boosting overall farm product exchange value by 26 percent. The outlook is improved purchasing power and better business for farmers as they adjust yields and acreage amid drought conditions.
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Ashington
United States
Tex
FENCE DRIFT, Aesop Tale, and farm price shifts debated
A rambling reflection discusses a monkey in a milk bottle, then shifts to Cedar Rapids dairy policy. It analyzes price adjustments, farm subsidies, and the 1930s wheat, cotton, and hog programs, noting how processing taxes affect producer income and consumer prices.
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Aesop
Cedar Rapids
Old Hand Pump Of 1835 May Go To Museum
The old hand pump from 1835 may be moved to a museum. The item, found on an island, has survived many years of use and appears to be part of a historic collection. Local officials are evaluating preservation options and potential display plans.
Farmers conserve old straw to feed livestock
Independent Buchanan county farmers baled last year’s straw for winter feed for cattle and hogs. Main Brothers dairymen southeast of Independence stored fifteen tons. Drought era elevates straw value as buyers report unfinished shouts and more brood sows for sale. Few farmers have reapplied for corn in government loans. only twenty three cribs totaling about 19000 bushels have been returned. Dense text notes rain and hail in Cascade with minor crop damage and threshing reports in Grinnell and Amber, plus alfalfa growth near Amber.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Main Brothers Dairymen
High Herd Tops West Branch Cow Test in Knee Deep Alfalfa Pasture
Downey tester W A Cameron reports the West Branch Cow Test association year ended July 1. Cameron’s ten milking cows grazed knee deep alfalfa, averaging 9525 pounds of milk and 432.6 pounds butterfat, with feed costs 55.16 and net above feed cost 48.66 per cow. Association average 7582 pounds milk and 3301 pounds butterfat. feed cost 45.21. net 54.80. One hundred four cows culled, 436 cows tested in twenty one herds. top cows include a 9710-pound Jersey from A M Spencer and a 5377-pound butterfat Guernsey from Endsley and Rummells.
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Downey
West Branch
W A Cameron Guernsey
Downes
Cameron
Iowa
Addiiton
Oscar T Strand
Mr Strand
A M Spencer
Downer
Spencer
Endsley
Rummells West Branch
Edmond Orr
John S Coxon
Endsley and
Rummells
Ralph Branson
O F Jensen
W H Erb
O Wilson Cope
L A Whitacre
West Liberty
H M Richards
Association
Bowman backs scaled farm debt relief in Iowa radio
Iowa Farm Debt Advisory council chairman L. Bowman urged creditors to cut mortgage claims to help farmers refinance and keep their farms. He said foreclosures harm tenants and argued lenders should scale debts so farmers may obtain Federal Land Bank loans. He urged county advisory councils to approve any action and urged farmers to seek local council aid.
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Bowman
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Bownan
Sheep Included In Federal Livestock Purchasing Program
Washington AP reports the farm administration plans to urge faster buying and to expand relief purchases to include sheep due to prolonged drought and extreme heat. Decisions hinge on processing capacity rainfall timing and total rainfall. About 300,000 cattle purchased and 500,000 shipped to packing plants. 300,000 cattle held on farms awaiting disposal.
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Washington
Farm Administration
Federal Relief Administration
Re- Nef
Test Resumed In Buchanan County Cattle Areas
Five Buchanan county veterinarians under RW Move of Manchester test dairy cattle for tuberculosis in the eastern half at about 300 cows daily. Western half already tested. completion expected in six weeks. Federal funds of 2.5 million support testing with $109000 allocated to Fayette, Buchanan, Bremer, Winneshiek, and Allamakee counties for dairymen assistance.
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Speria' Ta
Gaette
Independence
Buchanan County
RW Move
Manchester
Fayette Buchanan
Bremer Winneshiek
Allamakee
Ear Worm Pest Threatens Iowa Corn Fields
Iowa state entomologist Dr C J Drake warns that an ear worm, mistaken for the European corn borer, is appearing across counties with 25 to 40 percent of hills infested. The pest tunnels stalks, feeds on tassels, and will soon pupate, with moths laying thousands of eggs on silks. Damages peak in sweet corn, but practical control is limited as moths fly widely.
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Ames
Iowa
C J Drake
Drake
United States
Towa
Acres Opened for Forage Corn on Government Leased Lands
The farm administration loosens crop control rules on contracted acres allowing farmers to plant corn and grain sorghums for forage. Corn and sorghums must not be harvested for grain and in regions where grain could form. Secretary Wallace may set planting dates.
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Washington
Farm Administration
Wallace
Capital Stock Boosted for Cedar Rapids Production Credit Assoc
The Cedar Rapids Production Credit Association increased capital stock from 80000 to 146000 and expanded lending capacity by purchasing government bonds earmarked by the Omaha parent. Secretary George Dillon may approve loans under 300 dollars. larger loans go to a committee. Directors include R B Blinks, Henry Grunewald, Everett Hursch, William Breckenridge, and John Thomas. The association has operated since April 1 and has lent about 10000 to livestock feeders and dairymen, with loans rediscounted by the Intermediate Credit Bank of Omaha and secured by chattel mortgages on cattle hogs or sheep.
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Production Credit Corporation of Omaha
Cedar Rapids Production Credit Association
Cedar Rapids Association
Omaha
George Dillon
Henry Grunewald
van Horne
R B Blinks
Marion
Grunewald
Blinks
Everett Hursch
Marengo
Wiliam Breckenridge
Buckingham
John Thomas
Iowa City
Intermediate Credit Bank of
Iowa Rain Record To Date This Year
A concise Iowa rainfall update shows 0.04 inch in the 24 hours ending Monday at 7 am. July totals stand at 0.11 inch, with normal for the period at 0.27 inch and a deficit of 0.16 inch. Year to date precipitation is 7.88 inches, normal to date 15.78 inches, and the year-to-date deficit is 7.90 inches.
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Iowa
International News Service
32 Percent Hay Condition Reported
Special to The Gazette Iowa farmers report drought impacts on forage with June 1 hay condition at 32 percent and pasture at 28 percent versus ten year averages of 79 to 80 percent. Oats 42 percent, winter wheat about 12 bushels per harvested acre. Cattle in drought-affected north central states and hay output projected to be one-third lower than mid-May USDA estimates due to land diverted to pastures.
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Ames
Iowa
Agricultural Economic Facts
Iowan Extension Service
Chinch Bags
Brouth
North Central
United States Department of Agriculture
Wheat yields over twenty bushels per acre at High Amana
Farm Manager Bendorf reports wheat at High Amana yielding over twenty bushels to the acre. Threshing of forty five acres was to be finished by Monday morning, with an expected total yield exceeding nine hundred bushels according to Mr. Bendorf on Sunday.
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High Amana
Bendorf
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