Corn Crop in Peril as Heat Destroys Iowa Harvest
Federal meteorologist Charles D. Reed reports extreme heat in Iowa with multiple counties seeing 100 degree days. Corn and oats severely damaged or reduced, pastures failing, and livestock on dry feed as drought and grasshoppers threaten regional crops.
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ES Moines
Charles D. Reed
Iowa
Reed
Cass
Adair
Montgomery
Adams
Page
Taylor
Weather damaage alters crop prospects in Scotch Grove area
Special to The Gazette reports hot dry winds leaving corn waist to shoulder high with good promise in most fields. Late plantings and poor germination reduce stand. Haying wraps up while clover yields are strong but spring-sown clover struggles. Timothy and alfalfa are heavy. oats and barley show reductions. rye quality remains good. Pastures mostly adequate but suffering in places. berry crops shortened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Drought Edges Grain Deterioration Across Pastures and Corn
Small grain suffers from drought while pastures deteriorate though still fair. Corn remains productive but faces damage from corn root aphids reported by farmers.
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Decorah
Run of Drought Strains Pastures and Crops at Monticello
Rain is needed in Monticello area after no precipitation since June 16 when half an inch fell. Pastures are badly fired though first cut alfalfa clover and timothy hay are good and abundant. Oat fields show possible shortage without rain. some farmers in Castle Grove and Sand Springs are cutting oats. Corn is thrifty and ahead for the season.
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Monticello
Castle Grove
Sand Springs
Drought Affects Jackson County Crops In May
Farmers report clover seeding drying up and alfalfa dropping leaves due to drought. No chinch bug or grasshopper danger. Oats nearing harvest as fields ripen quickly. hay very dry and hard to handle. Wheat scarce but ripened fast and being cut. County Agent F. E. Krause notes conditions.
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Maquoreta
Jackson County
F. E. Krause
Krause
Harvest Underway on Lawrence Becker Farm at Newhall
Lawrence Becker, a farmer near Newhall, begins harvesting 33 acres of wheat and 27 acres of rye. Grain quality is reported good.
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Newhall
Lawrence Becker
Thresh Rye On Farm Near Williamsburg
Morgan Williams farm one and one half miles east of Williamsburg threshing six acres of rye with his own machine. The rye was cut early in the week and yielded well with clean grain. The crop was planted last fall as a protective cover for clover and the stalks were notably tall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Morgan Williams
Farm price index in Iowa rises on hog price surge
The July issue of Agricultural Economic Facts reports Iowa farm prices climbed from 110 to 114 percent of the 1910 14 level between May 15 and June 15 driven mainly by a sharp hog price rise. Butter and eggs also contributed modest gains.
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Ames
Iowa
Agricultural Economic Facts
Iowa State College Extension Service
Soybeans Arrive in U S in 1804 but Gain Steam Later
The article notes that soybeans first arrived in the United States in 1804 yet remained scarcely cultivated until well over a century later, marking an early introduction followed by slower agricultural adoption.
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United States
Corn Growth Report From Dillon Atherton Farm Near Viola
The Gazette hill of corn on the Dillon Atherton farm near Viola showed a 2% growth Tuesday. A new leaf appeared Monday and grew 5% during the 24 hour period from 5 am Tuesday to 5 am Wednesday. The day’s high field temperature reached 126 degrees with an average around 96. A nearby watered hill demonstrated top growth of 5% inches on Tuesday.
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Tor
Gazette Hill
Dillon Atherton
Viola
Outbreaks of Hog Cholera Reported in Eastern Iowa
Hog cholera outbreaks are rising in eastern Iowa. Vaccination of weanling pigs is widely adopted to counter the disease per the Eastern Iowa Veterinary association bulletin. Reports cite dozens of sick hogs across Keystone Vinton Lamont Brandon Clinton and other towns including Oelwein Maquoketa Muscatine and Kalona.
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Iowa
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Keystone
Vinton
Lamont
Brandon
Bennett
West Branch
Stanwood
Clinton
Charlotte
West Union
Oelwein
Mount Hamill
Cresco
Preston
Maquoketa
Iowa City
Oxford
Anamosa
Monticello
Muscatine
Kalona
Iowa County C T A Averages Butterfat For Year
The Marengo report by Ross Engle for the Iowa County Cow Test Association shows averages of 346.17 pounds butterfat and 12 709 pounds milk per cow year. A purebred jersey owned by L B Smith produced 10 898 pounds milk and 534.8 pounds butterfat, with a profit of 104.43 over feed cost. Officers for 1936 are J R Wallace president Lon Bigbee vice president J T Werner secretary treasurer Allen G Evans and L S Van Auken directors.
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Marengo
Ross Engle
Iowa County
L. B. Smith
The
Association For 1936
J. R. Wallace
Lon Bigbee
J. T. Werner
Allyn G. Evans
L. S. van Auken
Harvest Onion Crop Ahead Of Schedule At Pleasant Valley
In Davenport under 105 to 120 degree sun, 300 field workers harvest the 1936 onion crop at Pleasant Valley. Harvest runs about six weeks, covering 350 acres shared by fifty farmers, about 80 percent of normal yield, quality good despite drought and below normal recent seasons.
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Davenport
Pleasant Valley
Tama County Corn Hog Payments Distributed
Two hundred ninety five checks totaling 33 018 75 are distributed for final payments on 1935 group 1 corn hog contracts in Tama County. Group 2 3 and 4 payments are still to be received. Total due is about 40 000.
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Toledo
Tama County
Wheat Field Burns On Farm Near Tama
Fire destroyed about three acres of wheat on Jacob Kaisand’s Tama area field Tuesday afternoon. Fire crews from the Kaisand family, volunteers, and Tama department beat out the blaze with sacks and chemicals, fearing spread to adjacent grain. Floyd Kaisand, already injured, tended the binder while sister Lucille drove for repairs. losses not yet totaled.
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Tama
Jacob Kaisand
Kaisand
Tama Fire Department
Floyd Kaisand
Lucille
Floyd
Linn County Agent Recommends Codling Moth Spray
Linn County Agent Rex B. Conn urged fruit growers to spray now for the codling moth second brood in fall and winter apple varieties. A second spray may follow in two weeks if worms enter fruit. Recommend Bordeaux 2-3-50 plus 1.5 lb lead arsenate per 50 gallons, or 1.5 lb lead arsenate if no scab or blotch. avoid lime sulfur.
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Rex B. Conn
Linn
Conn
Fayette 4-H Beef Tour Set for July 10
Fayette county beef producers and 4-H beef club members will hold an annual field day on July 10 starting at 9 30 a.m. at the H I Claxton farm near Randalia to judge fat steers. The tour continues to the C E Sever farm for a hoof trimming demo by Warren and Lester Severs, then a picnic lunch and a talk by Carl Oldson of the Iowa Beef Producers association. Afternoon demonstrations include curling a calf by Lucile Whitley and fat steer judging by Clair Claxon and George Whitley.
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Fayette—Fayette County
4-H Beef Club
H. I. Claxton
Randalia
C. E. Sever Farm
Warren
Lester Severs
Carl Oldson
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Delaware 4-H Girls Rally Set For July Seventeenth
Delaware county 4-H girls will hold Rally day in Manchester on July 17 with 10 to 10:30 a.m. registration, a program and business session including county officer elections, a noon picnic, and an afternoon program from 1:30. Delegates from Ames convention will report. honorary member initiation and club stunts are planned.
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the Gazette
Manchester
Delaware County
Ames
Neighbors Cultivate 70 Acres for Ill Wilton Junction Farmer
A large gathering of neighbors with teams and tractors cultivated seventy acres of corn in one day for ill farmer Alfred Bockwoldt of Wilton Junction. Local effort showcases community support in hard times.
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Wilton Junction
Alfred Bockwoldt
Renewal of Dows Real Estate Company Articles of Incorporation
Stockholders meeting in Cedarids Iowa extended the corporate period twenty years to June 1 1956 and adopted renewed amended and substituted Articles of Incorporation. Sutherland Dows and C S Woodward signed certifying the proceedings and notarization by Muriel MacIntosh.
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Iowa
Prinon
Cedarids
Ties Capital
Conys
Dows Real Estate Company
Sutherland Dows
C. 8
Woodward
Froment
Woodwar Dakar
Satee
Linn County
A. D
Sutherland
Muriel Macintosh
Dows Real Estate Company Renewal Amended Articles
Renewed and amended articles for Dows Real Estate Company authorize a 20 year renew-al term from June 1 1936 and govern real estate holdings in Iowa plus mortgages and securities. Authorized capital stock is 250 000 dollars with 2 500 shares 100 dollars each transferable on book entries. Indebtedness limited to 5000 dollars without stockholders vote.
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State of
Iowa
Kidneys Must Clean Out Acids
An old medical ad touts kidney filtration with 9 million tiny tubules and warns against harsh drugs. It urges readers with bladder or kidney issues to consult a doctor and promotes Cystex with a $10,000 Bank of America guarantee, promising relief in 48 hours and full refund after returning the package.
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Bank of America
Los Angeles
Calif
Resinol Soap and Ointment Endorsement for Eczema Relief
Doctors favor Resinol Soap to soften scales and crusts while protecting tender skin. An oily Resinol ointment penetrates outer skin layers and relieves itching and burning. used for over 40 years with soothing ingredients aiding healing. Get a jar and a cake of soap at drug stores or request a free sample from Resinol Dept. 1 Baltimore Md.
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Resinel
Dept. 1
Baltimore
Cedar Rapids Firm Names Officers and Directors in 1936 Amending
Articles filed May 28 1936 outline corporate structure with Sutherland Dows as President James E Blake as Vice President C S Woodward as Secretary and Treasurer and named directors including Margaret Cook Dows and others. Meetings rules set annual and special stockholder and board requirements and ten day notice.
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R Rapids
Iowa
Cedar
Sutherland Dows
Thompson McClintock
James E. Blake
Margaret Cook Dows
C. 8
Codward
Board of Directors
Cedar Rapids
C. S. Woodward
Notarized Acknowledgment of Renewal for Dows Real Estate Company
Attest C S Woodward secretary of Iowa Linn County attests that on May 28 1936 before him a notary public the Dows Real Estate Company renewed amended and substituted articles of incorporation as their free act and deed. Notary MacINTOSH Linn County Iowa witnesses and seals the act.
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C._S. Woodward
State of
Iowa
Linn County
Dows Real Estate Company
Macintosh
Bank Statement of First Trust and Savings Bank 1936
The Iowa bank report from Cedar Rapids lists Total Resources of 1 095 052.7 with liabilities at 1 095 052.7. It shows deposits including savings 411 818.97 time certificates 29 755.00 and trust funds 15 424.30. Officers F S Mitralsky president F J Dvorak cashier L W Stritesky assistant cashier certify the figures. Sworn July 8 1936.
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Iowa
Tecategt
Cedar Rapids
A. D
D. i C
State of
Linn County
F. S. Mitralsky
Waymed Dvorak
L. W. Striesky
F. S. Mitvalsky
F. J. Dvorak
L. W. Stritesky
Stbe
Frank J. Stastny
Yoo
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Professor Poochel
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NEA Service. Inc
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Delaware
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First Trust and Savings Bank
J. W. Pirie
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Iowa Livestock Exchange
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Steffy Seed & Transfer
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