Half of Corn Laid By in Southern Iowa as Heat Rises
Crop bulletin reports about half the corn in southern and western Iowa laid by due to rapid growth in hot humid weather. Some northeast counties show backward corn and erosion damage. oats, barley and winter wheat lodged from heavy rains and wind. June rainfall averaged 4.67 inches with several districts below normal. heat wave hit 100s to 106 at Mount Ayr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Reed
Charles D. Reed
D. Moines
INS
Woodbury
South Central
West Central
Mount Ayr
Rock River
Big Sioux
Iate
Gazette
Blairstown
Hamiester Brothers
Troy Mills
Lockers Planned At Elgin Cold Storage Plant
Elgin will host a new cold storage facility with 325 refrigerated lockers. W F Tupp of Cold Storage Lockers Company Cedar Rapids announced the project today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
W. F. Tupp
Cedar Rapids
Natex hailed by Des Moines man as remarkable remedy
Des Moines resident George Gwin aged 85 urges Iowa readers to try Natex a natural root and herb remedy sold by local druggists. He describes relief from constipation stiffness and insomnia after 30 days and invites Cedar Rapids residents to visit the May Cut Rate Drug Store to meet the Natex representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Natex
Second Street
George Gwin
Drake Park Ave
Des Moines
Iowa
Thor
Second Street SE
Ames Publication Approves Tama Plan
Special to The Gazette reports the Agricultural Adjustment Administration grants Tama county AAA committee permission to write their own program. The Town Farm Economist notes adjustments and carefully set benefit payments are crucial to maximize money spent. The article highlights soil productivity, farm size, crop land use, corn yields, hay production, and operator tenure as factors shaping farming practices and livestock levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMES
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Tama County Aaa
Town Farm Economist
Quarterly Economic Guide
Iowa
Olin Potato Test Plots To Be Inspected July 16
Eight potato test plots in Jones county will be inspected July 16 by growers and by C. L. Fitch Ames truck crops specialist, according to William Horr vocational agriculture instructor at Olin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin
Jones County
C. L. Fitch
Ames
William Horr
Fence Drift Caught in the Woven Wire
Harvest haze in moonlight over a horizon of silvered fields and a lone rye patch among long straw. The quiet of the timber country between Norway and the Amanas offers solace for troubled souls or a mean disposition amid croaks from distant frogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rf.a
Norway
Amanas
U S Horses Worth 1 7 Billion Lead U S Livestock Values
Dr T A Sigler of Greencastle Ind told the American Veterinary Medical society in New York that horses and mules top all livestock in value at about 1 739 067 000 dollars. He noted a three year pause in rising numbers and linked Dobbin’s popularity to renewed riding interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
T. A. Sigler
Greencastle
Ind
American Veterinary Medical Society
United States
Signer
Dobbin
Tree sparrows eat about 800 tons of weed seeds yearly in Iowa
A state study notes tree sparrows consume roughly 800 tons of weed seeds each winter in Iowa, highlighting their potential role in natural weed control and implications for agricultural pest management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Veterinarians Warn of Bloat Danger in Clover Pastures
Eastern Iowa Veterinary association cautions cattle on lush clover pastures risk bloat from abundant forage after heavy rains. recommends constant access to an anti-bloat mix of one part air-slaked lime and two parts salt fed under shelter. Town group reports hog cholera outbreaks on farms near Dysart Norway Atkins Tama Marion Mount Vernon Lisbon Nashua Town City Wellman Frytown Kalona Washington Keota De Witt West Branch Mechanicsville Tipton Bennett Garnav ille Manchester Ryan Makoketa Deep River New Sharon Oskaloosa Cascade and Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Dysart
Norway
Atkins
Tama
Marion
Mount Vernon
Colt Club Tour In Linn Planned July 13
The Linn county colt club tour organized by Harry D. Linn of the Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders association is set for July 13 starting at 8 a.m. from the Cedar Rapids court house. Participants visit farms for judging Percherons Belgians foals feeding training care and decoration with a final summary by Kramer Brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Colt Club
Harry D. Linn
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Linn
Court House
Cedar Rapids
Frank Bedell
Clyde Kerns
Willard Haak
G. R. Hagerman
Paul Lillie
Carl Rockwood
Howard Powers
Marshall Hense
Kramer Brothers
Allamakee 4 H Beef Tour Set for July 15
Carl Oldsen field secretary of the Iowa Beef Producers Association will conduct a tour of Allamakee county 4 H beef feeders projects on July 15 starting from the Farm Bureau office in Waukon at 9 am. All livestock club members and parents may attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Carl Oldsen
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Allamakee County
Farm Bureau
Livestock Club
Friday the 13th corn on Wencel Maxa farm near Cedar Rapids
Bottom land corn has advanced fastest this season while upland corn lags. A 30 acre field was planted May 13 on the Wencel Buck Maxa farm near the Cedar River, six miles southeast of Cedar Rapids, and Ed Post hurried to get it laid by before it grew too tall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wencel “Buck” Maxa
Ed Post
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Buey Mr
4 H Judging Tour In Linn Scheduled Monday
County 4 H members will begin a livestock judging tour Monday with Hereford baby beeves judged at 9 a.m. on the Lee Sloan farm three miles south of Alburnett and at 10 a.m. at the I E Kemp farm for further judging activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P J. Letson
Linn County
Lee Sloan
Alburnett
I. E Kemp
Cattle and Hog Judging Schedule Aired for Marion Area
Angus cattle will be placed at Fred Roach farm at 11 am and Hereford cattle at the same time. Hog judging for all classes occurs at Wilson packing plant in Cedar Rapids at 1 30 pm. The group will picnic at noon at Thomas park in Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Roach
Wilson Packing Plant
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Park
Marion
Hogmarket Tops Chicago with 214pounders at 9.45
Tipton A Gaul Cedar court sy ceder led the Cedar market by selling fifteen 214 pound hogs for 9.45 dollars per hundredweight in Chicago trades Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
A. Gaul
Ceder
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rezette
Washington
Washington County
The
Columbus Junction
5Th Street
7Th Avenue
Katz Snes Co
Latham
Kenwood
Robert Garnett
Mr. Garnett
U. S
Stern Bell Telephone Company
Colt Club
Allamakee
Freestone Elberta U. S. 1
C&h
Furnit
Nc. Oak
Kroehler
Lind
Strom
Hartman's Open
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!