Substantial Rise in Trucking at Chicago Stockyards
Receipts show a broad shift to highway trucking for cattle hogs and lambs at Union Stockyards in Chicago. Six month totals reveal cattle 358328 head calves 90487 hogs 1123248 and sheep 129394 with 119, or overall 6,369,499 head. Direct shipments to packers rose for calves and sheep while hogs fell. Prices climbed through June with beef steers reaching 10.40 and hog tops near 5.25, while lambs hit 10.35 in May amid drought influenced marketing and lighter average weights.
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NION
Chicago
Union Stockyards
Carlier
Januar
Chaake
Farm Families In Iowa Average 737 For Living Expenses
Seventeen Iowa farm families spent an average of 737 for personal and household living expenditures in 1933, per L G Allbaugh Iowa extension economist. The home records come from Farm Business associations in eastern and north central Iowa. Expenditures for food, life insurance, automobile and clothing totaled 408, with owner families spending more than nonowners.
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Ames
Iowa
L.G Allbaugh
Sears
Fence Drift in Woven Wire Sky Scene
A poetic fragment describes a corner of the sky late Thursday evening at an exposition, with yellow and purple molten shafts merging toward the zenith. The image reflects a nature inspired by electric tones and industrial color themes.
Exports Of Farm Products Lowest In Twenty Years
May U S exports of agricultural products fell to 50 index points the lowest for any May in two decades. Cottonexports dropped to 299000 bales while wheat and flour exports rose to 2 725000 bushels. Land exports to the United Kingdom showed a May index of 168 the highest since 1925. Foreign demand for pork remained weak.
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United States
Foreign Service
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United Kingdom
Last Two Cars Of Washington County Oil Are Not Shipped
Washington Iowa Special to The Gazette reports orders for two cars of creosote for Washington county were canceled. Sixteen cars of oil have been received for distribution to farmers totaling 160000 gallons, with some already spread to stop chinch bugs. Some farmers fear ongoing damage as bugs are in the flying stage, while others expect a harsh winter to curb them. Fields vary from nearly total loss to light damage, and replanted acres are visible across the county.
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Washington
Washington County
William J Roudabush
Jones County sends 1141 contracts to Washington for approval
One thousand one hundred forty-one contracts from Jones County were forwarded to the SAA headquarters in Washington. Allotment committee Furstansta mene indicates payment is expected within a week to ten days. Fayette county began submitting regular contracts to farmers for second signatures with initial stations in Eden Auburn Dover and Clermont. Regular contracts in the county total 1890 with early pays totaling 42g.
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Peerset
Caaretee Anamosa
SAA
Washington
Bye Jones
Furstansta
Bee Ul
Fayette
Eden Auburn
Dover
Clermont
Merrill Reports 467 Wheat Contracts Complete
Merrill states 467 of 975 wheat contracts were completed after the first week of county inspections. One hundred four inspectors monitor compliance. 34 counties expect full completion by July 1. 17 counties have not submitted reports. A paper blank shortage requires 224 farms to be re inspected.
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Spreval
Gocette Ames
J W Merrill
Merrill
Tractors Surge On Illinois Farms Says Shawl
Urbana Illinois farmers raise tractor use by about 61 percent to nearly 70 000 machines this year from 43 325 in 1925. Illinois census figures show growth since 1920 when 23 102 tractors were in use as equipment improves.
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Urbana
Ill
Ulinois
R I Shaw
Illinois College of Agriculture
Illinois
Ilinois
Myr Shawl
Mr Shawl
North Tama C T A Cows Average 39 6 Lbs Butterfat June
The 472 cows in the North Tama Cow Test association averaged 1012 pounds of milk and 39.6 pounds of butterfat in June. High herd owned by Joe Chezik Jr produced 1564 pounds of milk and 595 pounds of butterfat. Other herds listed include Mitchell and Son, E M McElannes, Hayward Brothers, J W Mitchell, and Roy Hotzel with butterfat averages ranging from 426 to 595 pounds.
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Toledo
North Tama
Henry Nieman
Joe Chezik Jr
D Mitchell
Joe Chinkor
Aaring
FSRC Plans 860000 Lbs Butter Buy Across Markets
The Federal Sure plus Relief program will remove 860000 pounds of butter from Chicago and New York markets for distribution to the needy unemployed. A contract for 250000 pounds of fresh butter and 250000 pounds of stored butter has been received by a Chicago firm.
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Washington
Chicago
New York
Sure
Brandon Co operative Closes After 20 Years of Trade
Brandon Co operative exchange ends twenty years in business. The operation sold livestock, mill feeds, and other merchandise in Brandon. A fire damaged the elevator and roof, forcing the shutdown while WF Short liquidates remaining stock.
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Whit tier rainfall reports and flood damage
Special to The Gazette details unofficial rainfall in Whit tier with more than six inches in eight hours, wind storm and dust damage, washed out bridges, mud in lowlands, and overflowing creeks. Reports note July rainfall totals in Olin at 0.555 inches, river flooding near Olin, and crops showing improvement. Oxford and Oelwein areas report beneficial rain aiding corn and soybeans while hot dry weather earlier affected cabbage yields.
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Gazette
Whittier
Olin
Delbert Stingley
Wapsipinicon
Walnut Creek
Oxford
Weather and Crop Notes From Several Iowa Communities
Rain and cool spell revive early potatoes and gardens in Brandon while oats suffer. Yields expect five to eight bushels per acre. pastures burned dry but corn stands strong. Soybeans thin but promising hay. Lafayette reports heavy rain and wind blowing corn over, power outages, erosion damage. Marengo wheat yields ranged from five to twenty-one bushels per acre with mixed quality. South Bethel farmer Ralph Johnston irrigates potatoes and reports large tubers. cabbage and tomatoes nearing harvest. Wyoming reports early sweet corn and fried chicken served. Rowley farmers lay by corn Tasseling oats nearing cutting after a beneficial rain.
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Brandon
Marengo
Town
G. E Coover
Charles Minsel
The
South Bethel
Ralph Johnston
Durant
Johnson
Johnston
Iowa Rain Record To Date This Year
Precipitation for the 24 hours ending Friday at 7 a.m. was .57 inch. July to date totals are 1.81 inches versus a normal .82 inches. Excess for July stands at .99 inch. From January 1 to date rainfall is 9.79 inches, with a normal 16.33 inches and a deficit of 6.54 inches. Wednesday weather improves pastures crops and gardens.
Millersburg Report On Local Harvest And Crops
Binders and mowing machines are used in the Millersburg area to cut oats. Alfalfa, clover, tamarthy, and slough grass hay has been stored. Pastures show irregular growth. Early tomatoes are ripening and potatoes vary from duck egg to pea size.
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Millersburg
Lightning destroys barn on Mc Cormick farm near Rowley
A storm hit the Edward Mc Cormick farm three and a half miles northwest of Rowley and razed the barn and a straw stack. Losses are not yet estimated.
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Rowley
Edward McCormick
Millersburg Farmers Lose Valuable Horse This Week
Schaffner Brothers of Millersburg report the loss of a valuable horse during this week. The animals owner and precise circumstances are unclear from the fragment.
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Millersburg
Lightning Kills Thirteen Cattle at Independence Farm
Thirteen purebred Holstein cattle were struck dead by lightning at the R. F French stock farm one mile east of Independence Wednesday night. Ten cows and three heifers perished under a pasture tree. 25 other cattle escaped injury. All insured graded stock. owner estimates payment will cover less than half the loss.
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Independence
R. F French
Wells under scrutiny show 75 percent unsafe says Ames engineer
Lindon J. Murphy of the Ames engineering extension service reports surveys across the Midwest finding three of four farm wells with pollution and potential bacterial hazards. He notes many homes lack hot water and rely on dug wells while surface drainage threatens water sources. Bulletin No 114 outlines protection steps and testing options.
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Lindon J. Murphy
Ames Engineering Extension Service
Midwest
Murphy
CWA
Prof Murphy
Engineering Extension Service
Boards of Health
Farmers Modernize with Old-Fashioned Header Purchase
A South Prairie group bought an old-fashioned header to cut oats. The unused machine, stored in the Cookson barn for twenty years, includes header boxes and is ready for use. Only one other similar machine exists in the area, owned by H L Phelps near Springdale. Headers were once common for timothy harvesting in this neighborhood.
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Gazette West Branch
South Prairie
Cookson
H L. Phelps
Springdale
Iowa proposes government seal and loan plan for oats
Washington favoring a plan similar to corn loans to store oats on farms under government seal. Iowa officials say the AAA will likely adopt it or a variant after assessing the small grain crop, with a 50 cent per bushel loan on sealed oats and tests for germination and weed content.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Washington
AAA
Rexford Tugwell
R. K. Bliss
Iowa State College
Ray Murray
Towa Extension Service
Ames Iowa Dairy Creations Sell Blue Roquefort Cheese
Iowa State College Dairy Industry researchers Professors Goss and Nielsen claim a cow milk Blue cheese may surpass traditional Roquefort. The product cures in air conditioned rooms, sold via the Iowa State Department and select distributors. Early sales show strong demand and variable aging for mild to sharp flavors.
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Ames
E. F. Goss
W. H. Nielson
Iowa State College Dairy Industry Department
France
Professor Goss
Mr. Nielson
Dairy Industry
Iowa State College
Goss
Oelwein Co-op Pays 29 Cents For First Half June Butterfat
Oelwein Farmers' Co operative creamery patrons received payment July 5 for the first half of June butterfat at 29 cents a pound. The run was light due to dry pastures and grain shortage. A total of 1,150 checks were written to patrons, per secretary Frank Schroeder.
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Oelwein Co-op
Oelwein
Oelwein Farmers’ Co-operative Creamery
Frank Schroeder
Drought Reduces Vinton Pea Crop in Iowa
Special to The Gazette VINTON Iowa Canning says the pea pack finished Tuesday with about 4000 cases produced from 700 acres due to drought. 400 acres of pea land were replanted to sweet corn. rains may aid new plantings and help existing ones.
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Gazette
Vinton
Iowa Canning Company
Grasshoppers Threaten Iowa corn in western counties
Iowa state entomologists warned that grasshoppers will be firmly established in corn fields within ten days. By next week they will move from hay and small grain regions into corn across twelve western counties, infesting fields for the season. Woodbury Harrison Crawford and Ida are the hardest hit as poison bran is shipped in. 200 tons applied with another 100 tons needed.
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C. J. Drake
Iowa
Drake
Grasshoppers Feed Turkeys in Salina County Warmer Harvest Hope
In Salina Kansas grasshoppers feared for crop damage become a boon for turkey raisers. Farmers say their birds are thriving on the insects with some already half grown and avoiding grain, signaling potential profit or loss next fall for turkey operations in the infested area.
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Salina, Kan
Salina County
Jones Farm Picnic Draws 1500 at Monticello
More than 1,500 people attended the Jones County Farm Bureau celebration at Monticello. Allan Kline, a farmer near Vinton and Benton County Farm Bureau president, spoke at the event.
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Jones Farm
Monticello
Jones County Farm Bureau
Allan Kline
Vinton
Benton County Farm Bureau
Three Cars Chinch Bug Oil Used In Iowa County
Iowa county reports limited chinch bug presence with a third free carload distributed from Williamsburg. Washington state saw eighteen carloads earlier and thicker outbreaks. Town county lies on the fringe of the infestation and benefited from early control efforts.
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Marengo
Iowa County
Williamsburg
Washington
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