Knee High Corn Shown In Iowa Field Near Toddville
A Gazette photo captures Ernest Lanning amid tall yellow open pollinated corn on Harry Warner’s Toddville area farm four miles northwest. Tassels appear across two acres by Nelson creek, with the field likely fully tasseling soon. Nearby Manchester reports hip high corn in Lawrence Gienapp’s plot as experiments with resistant hybrids continue.
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Ernest Lanning
Harry Warner
Mr. Lanning
Mr. Varner
Nelson Creek
Varner
Toddville
Lanning
Manchester
Lawrence Gienapp
Here
Gienapp
Butter Holdings Reach 120 Million Lbs on July 1
Federal report shows storage holdings of butter at 120,000,000 pounds as of July 1, a new high and well above 1930 and five year averages. Government policy aims to buy butter if prices drop below thresholds, supporting markets amid bullish stock trends and steady egg prices. Hatchery data indicates larger chicken populations and heavy marketings through summer and fall.
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New York City
Federal Report
New York
Chicago
Missouri River
West Liberty Bull Tops Knoxville Sale At $555
W. C. Anderson and Son breeders near West Liberty topped the Marion County Shorthorn Breeders sale in Knoxville with a bull selling for 555 dollars. The twelve bulls averaged 198 dollars.
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West Liberty
Knoxville
W. C. Anderson and Son
Marion County
Upturn in Farm Prices Cushions Iowa Economy May June
Iowa farm price index rose to 106 in mid May to mid June driven by hog prices gaining 80 cents and a cattle price uptick. Farm income for the first four months exceeded last year by about 15 million dollars as prices eased and buying power improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Insect threat eases in eastern Iowa after plague scare
Ames entomologist H. D. Tate reports heavy spring rains and cool temps have killed most grasshoppers in Iowa, with danger receding in eastern regions. Chinch bugs persist in the south, fungus diseases cut losses, and army worm outbreaks look unlikely or locally contained.
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the Gazette
Ames
Iowa
H. D .Tate
Tate
Season's First Case Of Sleeping Sickness Reported
POSTVILLE and DES MOININ Iowa reports confirm the season's first horse sleeping sickness case. Veterinarian C M Morgan noted one affected horse on the Arbe Behrens farm. State Veterinarian H A Seidell said only one Iowa case has been reported to date this season.
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Postville
C. M. Morgan
Arbe Behrens
Des Moines
H. A. Seidell
Iowa
South Dakota Declared Largely Free of Bovine Tuberculosis
Washington AP The agriculture department placed South Dakota on a list of states practically free of bovine tuberculosis after testing about 600000 cattle in the past year and removing infected stock. California was the only state not on the list where tuberculosis has fallen below half a percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
South Dakota
California
Department
Buchanan 4-H Girls Plan Achievement Day Aug 5
Independence Buchanan county 4-H club girls set an achievement day at Rowley on August 5. Ames home specialist Miss Selman Ekquist aided planning and will judge township exhibits. Demonstrations focus on time and labor saving practices for homework with junior and senior teams vying to go to the state fair in Des Moines and the Dairy Cattle congress in Waterloo.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Rowley
Selman Ekquist
Ames
Des Moines
Waterloo
Independence Day Reflections on Liberty and Farm Policy
The piece ponders Independence Day as farmers and citizens reflect on liberty and the reach of government aid. It notes farming's shift from independence to a policy driven by subsidies, mechanization, and labor changes, and questions a future with hired hands and potential class rights.
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Labor
CIO
Neighbors Work 185 Acre Field Near Holbrook
Eleven men with three tractors and eight horse drawn plows tilled a large portion of Ellsworth Cox’s 185 acre corn field near Holbrook before rain halted work. Cox’s father died recently. Workers included Walter Fitzgibbons John Gray John Allen Joe Wagner Frank Gray Matt Poulson Wayne McCallister Hugh Jennings Ray Cox and Ed Cox. Dinner was prepared by Mrs. Fitzgibbons Catherine Volk and Mrs. Cox.
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Holbrook
Ellsworth Cox
Mr. Cox
Walter Fitzgibbons
John Gray
John Allen
Joe Wagner
Frank Gray
Matt Poulson
Wayne McCallister
Hugh Jennings
Ray Cox
Ed Cox
Hogs Bring $9.16 At Chicago Market
Ed Bell feeder near Bennett sold a load of 250 pound hogs at Chicago market for $9.10 per hundredweight. Bennett area buyers and traders reported steady demand and strong bids for finished hogs.
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Gazette
Bennett
Ed Bell
Feeder
Chicago
Saddle Classes Replaced by Stanwood Horse Show
Stanwood committee replaces saddle horse classes with four and six horse hitch events for the Stanwood show on September 9 and 10. Early reports indicate more than 200 entries likely across the evening sections.
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Stanwood
Elgin Man Named On Shorthorn Ass'n Board
Elgin resident Otis Rothlisberger was elected director of the Iowa Shorthorn Breeders association at the annual meeting in Ames. Officers named are Carl Henkel Mason City president Lloyd Davis Oakland vice president and Clem Larson Callender secretary and treasurer.
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Elgin
Otis Rothlisberger
Ear Elgin
Iowa Shorthorn Breeders Association
Ames
Carl Henkel
Mason City
Lloyd Davis
Oakland
Clem Larson
Callender
Two Car Bluegrass Tops Shipped From Mount Vernon
Two car loads of bluegrass tops were shipped from Mount Vernon to the Ouren seed company in Council Bluffs. Three more cars will be sent this week. Grass was dried on the Winchip farm with E. J. Heck and J. F. Tinnell in charge and thirty five men employed in drying and sacking.
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the Gazette
Mount Vernon
Ouren Seed Company
Council Bluffs
Blairstown
Tipton
Monticello
E. J. Heck
J. F. Tinnell
12 000 House Traded For Ninety Acre Farm
Mrs. Harry Gray of Wyoming traded her 90 acre farm two miles southeast of Wyoming for a $12 000 residence in Cedar Rapids owned by C F McIntosh. The farm on primary road 136 has good soil fair improvements and is tenanted by Routh Mallicoat. Mr and Mrs Gray will move to Cedar Rapids soon.
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Wyoming
Harry Gray
Cedar Rapids
C. F. McIntosh
Gray
Harvest outlook and garden produce in Brandon area
Early oats planned to begin this week in Brandon with corn laid last week. Farmers report clover hay between rains while gardens show tasseled sweet corn and ear development. Frequent showers boosted the raspberry crop and peas beans new potatoes cabbage beets and carrots are being used from gardens.
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Gazette
Brandon
Uncle Sam Spends 8 Million on Wheat Purchase
The federal surplus commodities corporation announced an 8 million bushel wheat purchase to bolster markets and aid distribution to the needy. The total cost, including transport, rose to 13 million dollars as purchases continued this week.
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Sam
Washington
INS
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
The
Commodities Corporation
Long-time Potato Control Program Drafted
The Department of Agriculture prepared a long-range potato marketing control program that would stay in effect until withdrawn by the secretary. Secretary Henry A. Wallace approved the draft for hearings with growers between June 14 and 23. Redrafting for final approval is expected this week.
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Washington (Lp
Deepartment of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
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