Farm Bureaus Honor Washington In July Fourth Celebrations
Iowa farm bureaus joined nationwide Washington centennial memorials with July 4 picnics. Bremer Black Hawk Butler and Chickasaw counties hosted a four-county event for about 25 000 attendees. Ottawa saw 15 000 with Ed O Neal of Alabama as speaker. West Union drew 8 000. Bishop Edwin F Lee spoke on global economy. Brooklyn hosted 2 000. Thurston unable to attend. Other counties held events and others planned late summer gatherings.
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Farm Bureau
Iowa
American Farm Bueau Federation
United States
National Farm Organization
Ovenly
Bremer, Black Hawk
Butlernd Chickasaw
Turner
Tawa
Ed O'Neal
Alabama
National Federation
O'Neal
West Union
Fayette County
Lee
Ray Self
Oelwein
Schoolman
Bishop Lee
George Washington
Elgin
Scott
Harlan
Brooklyn
Poweshiek County Farm Bureau
Bob Maples’ Grove
Lloyd Thurston
Congress
American Farm Bureau Federation
J. L. McIlrath
Grinnell
Jess Finley
N. H. McIilrath
Hartwick
George Nixon
Victor
Clinton
Louisa
Marshall
Winneshiek
Grundy
Benton
Jones
Farmer crafts device to harvest grasshoppers in field
Rosewood, AP reports Charles Franks, a farmer near Rosewood, built a front bumper contraption with kerosene containers to kill grasshoppers as he drives over a 40 acre alfalfa stand. He gathered seventy bushels by back and forth trips through the field.
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Rosewood
Charles Franks
Fireworks Night Versus Southern Sky Rain Herald
A reflective note contrasts Monday night fireworks with the Southern sky where splendor of the heavens flashed and stabbed beneath restless clouds, heralding welcome rain and a sense of man made color fading beside nature’s display.
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Rifting
Pea Pack Nears Finish at Vinton Town Plant
Canning of peas at the Town canning company plant in Vinton is expected to complete Wednesday. About 40 000 cases nearly 1 000 000 cans will be packed. Three hundred sixty acres were planted, crop large and high quality due to favorable weather. Four carloads have shipped and 75 to 100 workers are employed. No other items will be packed this year except an experimental tomato pack at the Shellsburg plant.
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Town Canning Company
Shellsburg
Dogs Blamed For Loss Of 38 Sheep In Elgin Flock
Elgin Israel Shaffer, four miles southwest of Elgin, found thirty eight of his sheep killed by dogs on Tuesday indicating losses occurred several days earlier. The incident was reported in a Gate Special.
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Elgin
Israel Shaffer
Local Farmers File Dog Caused Livestock Loss Claims
Grun dy Center area farmers report numerous dog related livestock losses. Claims include Verdena Kaiser thirty three ducks at 50 cents each, J W St Clair calf for seven dollars, Holeman six dollars for a ewe and lamb, Meester twenty two fifty for 150 chickens aged three to five weeks, Ditmer six dollars for a ewe, and Arthur Brown claiming seven sheep killed with several injured. Brown withholds full bill until total loss known.
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Grundy Center
Verdena Kaiser
Wellsburg
J. W. St. Clair
Conrad
QO. A. Holeman
Henry H. Meester
Holland
Harry Ditmer
Arthur Brown
Vorvald Farm Proves Spring Water Powers Fish Pond In Iowa
Millville Iowa farmer Charles Vorvald demonstrates a fish pond fed by a spring on an 270 acre farm. The water from the spring house cools cream and supports cattle hogs poultry and the pond. The family meals now feature home grown fish alongside pork beef and dairy products.
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Florence Clark
Millville
Iowa
Charles Vorvald
Vorvald
Turkey River
Mr. Vorvald
New Buildings Rise As Wyoming Construction Expands
E. 8. Pealer, a Wyoming contractor, reports improving business with the completion of a 222 by 42 hog house foundation for John Phillips two miles west of Monmouth. A 48 by 56 barn will start this week on the Charles Woodward farm near Hale, while locals add porches and other improvements.
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Wyoming
Pealer
John Phillips
Monmouth
Charles Woodward
Hale
Barn expansion near Coggon farm underway
A 70 by 32 foot barn is being built on Ray Stimson’s farm west of Coggon. The old barn was moved from the silo area and repaired, with the new foundation poured near the silo. Bd Savage of Coggon is handling the project.
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Coggon
Ray Stimson
Bd Savage
Quietdale farm owner speaks on fifty years of work and weather
George Studt owner operator of Quietdale farm Benton county eighty acres north of Luzerne discusses haying droughts crop planning and animal care. He notes feed methods ensilage straw pasture and corn seed lineages along with tax concerns and outlook for better times.
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George Studt
Quietdale Farm
Luzerne
Kane Township
Benton County
Angus and
Temperance views and farming asks in a voter interview
A voter discusses temperance leaning between wet and dry, plans to study Roosevelt and Hoover before voting, and critiques foreign investment. He supports land investment, warns about erosion, and notes affordability limits on farm practices and maintenance such as painting buildings.
Saw Mill Setup In Bertram Timber Tract
Bertram sees the installation of a saw mill by C. D. Perry of Troy Mills on a 150 acre timber tract owned by George Berry at the town’s north edge. The plant cuts railroad ties from red and white oak for W. L. Bucktela of Cedar Rapids under a 15,000 tie contract with the Chicago and North Western railway. Fourteen men and three trucks are employed.
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Bertram
C. D. Perry
Troy Mills
George Berry
W. L. Bucktela
Cedar Rapids
Chicago and North Western Railway Company
U S Farm Price Index Falls to 2 Percent of Prewar Level
Special to The Onsette reports the U S farm price index at 52 percent of prewar on June 15, a four point drop from May 15 and 28 points below June 1931. Hog prices eased to 2.82 per hundred in the U S. corn averaged 29.4 cents a bushel. wheat down 12 percent. cotton prices fell to 46 cents per pound.
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U. S
Washington, D. C
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States
Wool and Egg Prices Tilt Lower for Farm Folk
The June 15 wool price to producers averaged 7.2 cents per pound, about 5.8 cents below a year ago as sales shifted from nominal to actual. Eggs rose roughly 3 percent from May 15 to June 15, contrasting with the usual seasonal dip. Northless is at 10.6 cents per dozen, about 25 percent below the year prior.
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Northless
Jackson County Farmers File Claims for Damages by Dogs
Eighteen claims totaling 301.80 for livestock killed by dogs were filed in Jackson County last month. Names include Michael Entringer Belle Vue seeking 38 for a 28 month old heifer, Lee Grant Maquoketa 20 for a sow and eight pigs, and a 5 claim for a week old calf, with additional sheep and lamb losses ranging from 3 to 9 dollars for lambs and 5 to 6 dollars for sheep.
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Maquoketa
Jackson County
Michael Entringer
Bellevue
Lee Grant
May Butterfat Brings 18 Cents at Hopkinton Creamery
Hopkinton Co operative creamery pays May butterfat at 18 cents a pound, three cents below April. May total butterfat 52 514 pounds, 2000 below last year. Top patrons include Albany and McGlade 105 973, Stahr and DeShaw 93 26, Engler 91 84, Gudenhauf 89 03, Guthrie 88 36, Ochler 86 28, Smith 82 99, Schuster 82 72.
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Hopkinton
Hopkinton Co-operative Creamery
Albany
McGlade
Stahr
DeShaw
R. P. Engler
John Gudenhauf
J. R. Guthrie
T. A. Ochler
B. A. Smith
P. Schuster
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Washington
Waverly
O’neal
Ottumwa
RFA
PEA Pack
Vinton
Coggan
Reid
P. G. Holden
Timothy
Schmeucker
Black Woodlawn
Windsor Queen
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Hoover
Kreuger
Match Company
Bailey’s
America
Daily Farm News
Farm Folk
Doz
Reed
Loaf Oe
LOAF
Loaf Oo
Hasan Ee
Rte
Tood
the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Laves
Middle Western Division
Hopkinton Creamery
Kneip Bowen Markets
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