General Rains Boost Iowa Corn Prospects Heaviest Cedar Rapids Rainfall
A statewide rain event raised hopes for corn amid drought relief. Cedar Rapids logged 4.36 inches, while Estherville, Fort Dodge, Iowa Falls, Waterloo, Alta, and Marshalltown also reported heavy totals. Despite heat and chinch bugs causing oats and small grains damage in some areas, corn endured well with favorable nights aiding recovery. Fed Meteorologist Reed cautioned variable yields but predicted potential good crops if weather stays favorable.
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Cedar Rapids
Estherville
Fort Dodge
Iowa Falls
Waterloo
Alta
Marshalltown
Sioux City
Davenport
Iowa City
Charles D Reed
Des Moines
Carn
Chinch Bug
Sigourney
Mount Vernon
Reed
Missouriver
Ben Reed
Fence Drift in a Woven Fire Keeps Skies Bright
A lyrical piece recalls lightning storms and dry weather as a gardener’s faith in grass and corn grows with rain. The poem muses on weather, renewal, and forgiveness, noting how sunshine after drought lifts spirits and dispels fears of foes.
Early corn cultivation halted due to height across Iowa counties
Reed notes growth is so advanced that cultivation stopped on about half the early corn acreage. Some fields in Palo Alto Pocahontas Marshall Wapello Mills and Page counties are nearly tasseling or already tasseling, with only two cultivations possible.
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Palo Alto
Pocahontas
Marshall
Wapello
Mills
Page
Rain falls renewing droughted land in Grundy Center
A steady rain from Tuesday into Wednesday night soaked ground to about two inches and brought new life to vegetation. About one inch of rain fell by Wednesday evening benefiting corn late potatoes and pastures gardens and lawns will gain from the moisture. The dry spell appears broken for the time being.
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Gazette Grundy
July Showers Boost Crop Prospects in Local Area
Special to The Gazebo reports Fourth of July rain totals exceed 3-16 inch for farmers boosting June into summer rainfall. The season totals near 15-16 inches, improving corn yield prospects as much of the stand remains knee high for the holiday.
Federal Purchase Of Marginal Land In Midwest Surges
Washington announces rapid government buyout of hundreds of thousands of acres of marginal farm land in the Midwest and North Central states. Agents target sub marginal acres drained by drought and degraded water supplies as part of a broad effort to repurpose land for federal use.
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Midwest
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Bureau of ReNoce Sures
Steers Top At 5 In Columbus Junction Sale
Fat steers from 495 to 5 a hundredweight and yearling cattle at three and four cents per pound led a 200 head sale in Columbus Junction. Cows with calves brought 20 to 25, shoats 350 to 380 per hundredweight, and lumber plus household goods also sold. Paul Klotz and H M Duncan were auctioneers, Farrel Smylie clerk.
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Specia
Columbus Junction
Paul Klotz
H M Duncan
Farrel Smylie
Alfalfa Prices Rise Across Central Western Markets
The June alfalfa market report shows No 1 alfalfa averaging 13.89 per ton at month end, up from May and 150 per ton higher than a year ago. Kansas City received 390 cars, with prairie hay and total June arrivals reaching record levels as drought drives demand. prices held steady across grades amid strong buying from shippers and local buyers.
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United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Prairie
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Kansas
Pawnee Valley
Canadian
Washita
Oklahoma
Wholesale Fruit Dealers Code to Apply on July 16
A new fair competition code for the wholesale fruit and vegetable industry will take effect July 16, covering about 20 000 firms including shippers receivers jobbers and brokers. It bans destructive price cutting sets conduct standards and requires member licensing under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities act and reporting of business names and addresses.
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Signia
American Fruit and Vegetables Shippers Association
Western Fruit Jobbers Association of America
International Apple Association
National League of Commission Merchants of America
Fayette Association Averages 29 Pounds Butterfat June
West Union report from Fayette Co Op Cow Test Assn No 4 shows 370 cows tested in June averaging 803 pounds of milk and 29 pounds of butterfat. Notable herds include RF Learn Jersey herd 726 pounds milk 443 butterfat, Grant Lauer Holsteins 431 butterfat, and H N Turner high cows with 713 butterfat and 2037 milk.
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Farm Bureau Coat Excursion to Davenport Planned
Wilton Junction Muscatine county Farm Bureau announces an annual excursion from Muscatine to Davenport on July 13 with members urged to participate. The event includes a ride and farm-related activities as part of the county’s agricultural program.
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Muscatine County Farm Bureau
Muscatine
Davenport
Wallace Transforms as Secretary Gains Poise and Tough Edge
Frederick C. Othman notes Henry Wallace has grown more serious and less patient since becoming secretary of agriculture. He weights in on drought, tariffs, and inflation, while gaining weight and adopting a tougher, more decisive stance.
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Henry Agard Wallace
Agriculture Department
Edward
White House
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Cribs Of Corn Released From Seal Washington County
Washington county officials report more than seventy cribs of corn released from seal to farmers. Farmers applied to national committeemen and expect orders for receipt of their cribs soon. Some farmers failed to file papers releasing their corn after receipt. Corn is used for feed though some sold for over forty five cents a bushel as government loaned this spring.
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Washington
Washington County
County Recorder's Office
National
Fuure
Howard Stewart
Clay county farmers unseal corn loans totaling large amount
Twenty three farmers in Clay county have unsealed 13 935 bushels of corn or about 18 percent of the 75 900 bushels sealed earlier for corn loans. Six farmers unsealed part of their corn while seventeen unsealed the full amount. One hundred five farmers took advantage of the corn loans in the county.
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Eleader
Clayton County
Wheat Yields 25 Bushels On Farm Near West Branch
West Branch farmers E. R. Hayslett and Tom Siler threshed twenty six acres of wheat this week averaging twenty five and one third bushels per acre. Joe Buick, first to thresh wheat this season, reports eleven bushels per acre due to chinch bug damage.
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West Branch
E. R. Hayslett
Tom Siler
Joe Buick
Wheat harvest report from Wilton Junction farms
Farmers in Wilton Junction thresh wheat ripened by hot dry weather. Gale McClean farm yielded six bushels per acre and a ten acre field on Henry Moeller farm averaged twelve to fifteen bushels per acre.
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Wilton Junction
Gale McClean
Henry Moeller
Seeds sprout when covered to dry weather Wilton Junction
B Smith of Wilton Junction reveals a drying weather garden method by sowing seeds and covering with a board paste board or gunny sacks to germinate. He then uses plant supports to retain moisture. He once saved seed potatoes by covering them with grass and weeds and never hoed them yet yielded well.
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Wilton Junction
B. Smith
Sinclair Cattle Quota Raised for Government Slaughter
T M Sinclair and Company Cedar Rapids packing plant received word their government cattle quota rose to 240 head daily from 120. Cattle from drought areas of Minnesota are sent to Chicago for canning to aid needy families. Hog products and lard also noted along with a July 2 government beef purchase of 580,806 pounds for relief use. No quota time limit set. officials say future intake depends on drought conditions and farmer decisions.
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T. M. Sinclair and Company, Ltd
Minnesota
Wilson and Company
Chicago
Sinclair
Federal Surplus Relief Corporation
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Drought Relief Service of
Administration
E. W. Sheets
Drought Relief Service
Iowa Rain Record To Date This Year
Precipitation in the 24 hours ending Thursday at 7 a.m. was .47 inch. July to date shows 1.24 inches below normal of 1.12 inches for the month. The excess for July to date is .12 inch. From January 1 to date, rainfall is 9.22 inches, with a normal of 16.20 inches and a deficiency of 6.98 inches.
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International News Service
Relief efforts to buy beef cattle for drought areas
Records show June prices for better grade beef cattle on the hoof rose. While overall beef prices were similar to May, some cuts advanced as relief programs continued.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Amana Society Procures 174 Drought Steers on Contract
Amana Society received 174 head of drought steers from Nebraska western districts near Wyoming. Myers and Frink of Lisbon led the shipment. Cattle are on contract with title retained by the rancher until sale. Society plans grass finishing this year and corn finishing next year with final sale prices shared.
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Amana Society
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Wyoming
Myers and Frink
Lisbon
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