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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1939
Page
5
The hog market shows broad price pressure as lard demand remains weak and lighter weights stay scarce. Heavy hogs declined 5 to 20 cents while light weights and sows faced firmer or steady to lower quotes, with interior runs down from 28,900 to 28,500 week to week.
The Boston wool market showed dull trading for most of June with a late-month improvement. Gains came as urgent immediate needs prompted late covering, while grades and bags varied in price and some firms held firm against lower bids.
About 1,600 Iowa crop insurance policyholders expect loss claims on their wheat this year. Chinch bug damage is the main cause, with 75 percent guaranteed against loss based on ten years of production history. Premiums were paid when policies started, with losses paid in wheat or cash equivalent from reserve. Corn may join the program later after a county survey.
Kermit Huehn, secretary, announced a society horse show as a new attraction at the Delaware county fair set for August 8 to 11 this year. The event will run alongside other fair activities in Manchester.
The Rowley Farmers Cooperative creamery paid patrons 26 cents a pound for No. 1 butterfat in the first half of June. Grade No. 2 brought 25 cents and No. 3 24 cents. May prices matched the same rates, per Secretary Joe McGrath.
Patrons of the Walker Farmers' cremmery received 26 cents per pound for butter fat during the last two weeks of June.
Two Brown Swiss cows are judged by two 4-H boys during a farm tour west of Monticello. FE M Wright of Waterloo and James Kearns of Anamosa led the session for pointers on judging filling and care of dairy animals. A Holstein study occurred earlier at Clarence Miller farm near Martelle. The event caps Jones county 4-H treks since June 16 with an upcoming Monticello fair livestock show.
The E Lee Hunt farm of 160 acres near Walker sold at auction for 10000 to Roy Bowers. Horses pigs and machinery brought notable sums as M J McCalley acted as auctioneer. In Tama county Ray Harder bought the 240 acre Fogdall farm for 140 per acre ten miles west of Waterloo.
DES MOINES The State AAA committee decided not to assess a fee for extensions of corn loans in the 12 months of the normal granary program announced by Secretary Wallace.
Cedar county feeder Howard Davis reports a load of 254 pound crossbred hogs sold in Chicago at 7.30 per hundredweight. The hogs are Hampshire Duroc Jerseys.
A country woman reflects on returning home then packing again for camp. She describes clothes and personal items and celebrates outdoor life as a path to a deeper understanding of living.
Jones County 4-H reports 185 members across 13 divisions with projects led by Club Agent James Kearns. Major efforts include baby beef and dairy heifer projects, market pigs and sow and litter groups, Belgian horse clubs, and corn, garden and poultry entries for the All Iowa show in Cedar Rapids.
A near cloudburst near Tipton flattened oats and damaged corn while farmers rush into oats cutting. Theodore Small led the first harvest, with yields estimated 25 to 30 bushels per acre. Haying proceeds as corn plowing and oats harvest begin. West of Tipton haying ends after delays from rain. flax ripens. corn tassels appear. early potatoes show blight. black raspberries crop well.
In 1934 a hot afternoon near Delhi Arizona saw a flat tire on a dusty farm road. Will O'Dell and nephew Charles Laton struggled with a hydraulic jack until Supervisor Ray Glen arrived with a stronger jack. Despite the heat and hay equipment bustle, the tire change proved routine.
The U S weather bureau reported a weekly crop bulletin citing very dry soil across Wyoming with a developing water shortage. The upper Platte basin along with Utah Colorado New Mexico and Arizona show stressed conditions.
CHICAGO INS J W T Davey said grain futures on the board of trade reached an all time low for the fiscal year ended June 30. Total futures volume was about 6 253 billion bushels, down 41 percent from 10 684 billion in the prior year. Wheat futures fell 47 percent to 4 372 billion, corn 1 404 billion, oats 271 million, marking the lowest levels since 1922 when data series began.
Center Junction feeder Mac Holst sold a load of 1 080 pound cattle in Chicago at 960 dollars per hundredweight. The deal reflects strong live cattle demand as prices hold firm for heavy stock and buyers seek larger futures commitments.
The Rural Electrification Administration announced allotments totaling 2,774,000 for 48 projects in 24 states. Since 1935 REA has issued 229,698,330 in allotments, with 139,798,927 allocated for the 1938-39 fiscal year.
A barn on the Chester Hall farm near Randalta was destroyed by a fire likely caused by spontaneous combustion. Six hogs, 40 chickens, harness, and nine to ten tons of hay were lost in the Tuesday morning blaze.
Farmers ask for hay for sale in Cedar Rapids Gazette classified ad. The ad notes 40 acres of timothy and clover hay sold, with contact phone 39 2454. Classifieds offer three days for 90 cents reaching 43 000 eastern Iowa families.
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