Air Photo Check Schedules Soil Act Compliance In Iowa
Cedar County officials move to hire aerial photographers to map fields and verify compliance among eight eastern Iowa counties in the 1936 soil conservation program. Bids are being sought in Tipton with districts in Muscatine and Cedar counties represented by Hy Von Muenster and Morrell Leeds.
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Iowa
Cedar
Tipton
Muscatine
Cedar County
Hy von Muenster
Clarence
Fence Drift and Crop Conditions From Iowa Field Notes
Fence drift caught in the woven wire is mentioned by R. F. A. as a daily condition. The piece notes Iowa could be increasingly thankful for last winter's heavy snow. Oats burned white in the last days, but corn stands and forges ahead due to sub-soil moisture from the prior snows.
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Iowa
Spontaneous Fire Destroys Millerburg Barn Deep in Farm
Spontaneous combustion destroyed a large barn at the Emmett Hahn farm southwest of Millersburg Tuesday evening. Hahn was milking when the blast blew the barn’s top off, saving only the horses. The garage and corncrib burned before flames were checked, neighbors acted quickly, and the two year old barn was a total loss.
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Bredal
The
Gazette
Millersburg
Emmett Hahn
Hahn
Hemroid relief promises quick cure for piles
Internal remedy targets poor circulation in the lower bowel. Hemroid by Dr. Leonhardt relieves congestion and strengthens the diseased parts. Quick, safe relief claimed with money back guarantee. May Drug Co. and druggists nationwide sell the product.
1936 Farm Machinery Sales Seen Passing 400 Million
Federal bureau reports expect 1936 machinery purchases by farmers to exceed 400 million dollars, up 30 to 40 percent from 1935 as income improves. 1935 spending reached about 336 million with farm cash income near 7 billion.
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Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Sucher Named Boone County Assistant Agent and 4-H Leader
Robert Sucher, tester for Linn County association No. 2, will start duties as assistant county agent and 4-H club agent in Boone County on July 15. A State Teachers College graduate, he serves as state secretary of the Iowa Junior Farm Bureau. He plans to leave Tuesday for the new job.
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Robert Sucher
Linn Cow T Association No. 2
Boone County
Mr. Sucher
State Teachers College
Iowa Junior Farm Bureau Organization
64 000 Cases Of Peas Packed By Vinton Firm
VINTON Iowa Canning completed its 1936 pea pack late Monday night selling the entire 64 000 cases. Drought caused high demand yet the pack was graded extra standard and better. Next week packing of string beans is planned. Fifty acres of beans are planted in La Porte City Garrison and Vinton areas.
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Vinton
Iowa Canning Company
LaPorte City
Garrison and
Steer Sells for Record $8.25 Per Pound
A cattle market record was set as a steer sold for eight dollars and twenty five cents per pound, the highest price ever paid in the sale.
Deafened Woman Awakens to Sound with Sonotone
Mrs B, long deafened, amazed friends by suddenly joining a church social as a Sonotone demonstration highlights bone conduction and air conduction benefits. The ad invites free in home demonstrations by Louis H Sila at 921 21st St SE, Dial 2-1450.
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Mrs. B
Louis H. Sila
21St St
Dial
Cattle Beef Hogs and Pork Imported
Imports of cattle and calves into the United States in the first five months of 1936 totaled 237 979 head, led by Canada and Mexico with large 700 pound class imports. Foreign pork imports set a record with May 1936 at 3 599 050 pounds, and live hogs arriving from foreign nations reached 5 971 739 pounds for the period. Beef imports declined vs last year but remained above two years prior.
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United States
Department of Commerce
Canada
Mexico
America
Poland
Danzig
Japan
China
Russia
Cattle Slaughter Sets June Record With 853229 Head
June cattle slaughter under government inspection reached 853,229 head, the heaviest June on record except for 1934, with beef tonnage the largest for June. Hog slaughter totaled 2,758,585 head, calves 517,019, sheep and lambs 1,308,683 and 1,420,685, while six month totals show ongoing above average activity. Also note two Iowa breeders ship six birds to the World Poultry Congress in Leipzig as part of the U S Department of Agriculture exhibit.
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Independence
Iowa
Leipzig
A. H. Ward
W. M. Vernon
The
Ames Extension Service
Union Stockyards
Chicago
United States
World’s Poultry Congress
Germany
United States Department of Agriculture
United States Poultry Record
White Rock
C. L. Stannard
Richland
Rhode Island
Iowa Poultry Improvement Association
Ames Poultry Extension Service
Extension Poultryman
Corn Tassels Near Monmouth On Farm Field
A 6 acre corn field along Beer creek on Emmett Berringer's farm five miles west of Monmouth begins tasseling. The stand is uniformly good and the crop shows dark green color. It is uncertain if ears will develop with continued hot weather.
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Monmouth
Beer Creek
Emmett Berringer
Oelwein Creamery Pays 34 Cents For Butterfat
Oelwein Farmers Co operative creamery paid 34 cents a pound for butterfat in the first half of June, up from 31 cents for the last half of May. No drop in cream volume yet despite intense heat at the plant.
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Oelwein
Oeelwein
Wallace Short to Speak at Fayette Farm Union Picnic
The Fayette County Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America will picnic at the West Union fairgrounds on July 12. An afternoon program starts at 1 o'clock with two speakers, Wallace M. Short the Farmer-Labor gubernatorial candidate and C. N. Rogers of the Iowa Farmers' Union.
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West Union
The
Holmes Hatchery Birds Chosen for Leipzig Exhibition
Cedar Rapids hatchery head Richard Hospodarsky said three White Wyandotte birds were selected from the Edward Holmes flock at Onawa for the Leipzig show. Mr and Mrs Holmes plan to attend the World's Poultry Congress, en route to New York and sailing July 16.
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Richard Hospodarsky
Edward Holmes
Cedar Rapids
Holmes
Onawa
Leipzig
Hospodarsky
New York
Neighbors Help Finish Hay Crop at Emmett Shaffer Farm
Ten Troy Mills neighbors and local businessmen aided Emmett Shaffer Tuesday to complete his hay crop. Shaffer, knocked by a horse last Sunday, sustained two broken ribs. Other farmers plan to assist with corn and oat harvest, with several named workers and both Shaffer and McCright families involved.
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Gazette
Troy Mills
Emmett Shaffer
Shaffer
Walter Shupp
Charles Winistorfer
Will Shaffer
Clarence Sand
Delmer Fisher
Carl Walton
Charles McCright
Alburt Schuch
Lide Shaffer
Kenneth Shaffer
Winnie McCright
Legion Members Help Hay At Two Farms In Local Aid
Members of the American Legion post and neighbors helped at the Frank Whede farm on Tuesday after Mr. Whede’s major operation. A second group aided the Harry Siemsen farm, supporting Mr. Siemsen who has been ill for three weeks.
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Gazette
Bennett
American Legion Post
Frank Whede
Mr. Whede
Legion
Harry Siemsen
Siemsen
US Soybean Oil Production Rises To 1935 Total
US soybean oil output reached 104,960,000 pounds in 1935, up from 35,365,815 pounds in 1934, reflecting a sharp rise in production year over year.
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United States
Watered corn grows six and a quarter inches on heat wave day
On Atherton farm near Viola, watering a hill daily yields six and a quarter inches growth in a day while the original Gazette hill rises three and a half inches. Temperatures hit 120 degrees with an average daily reading of 93.
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Dillon Atherton
Viola
Gazette Hill
Atherton
Atherton Field
Picnic Planned for Linn County Junior Farm Bureau
Thirty members met at Melvin McBride’s Marion farm for a Linn County Junior Farm Bureau meeting. A July 26 picnic is set for the Upper Palisades with Hugh Gordon of Marion as principal speaker on poultry raising. Committee on transportation includes Melvin McBride John Prasil and Catherine Berry. A Johnson County event July 17 in Iowa City was reviewed and a August 12 gathering planned at Darrell Gilmore’s Marion home.
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Linn County Junior Farm Bureau
Melvin McBride
Marion
Upper
Palisades
Hugh Gordon
Harold Lerner
Helen Roselle
Abe Lincoln
Davenport
John Prasil
Catherine Berry
Johnson County
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Darrel Gilmore
Berniece Minor
Darrell Gilmore
Oats Damaged by Heat Hit Eastern Iowa Crops Hard
In eastern Iowa the past week of extreme heat reduced oat yields with early varieties unlikely to reach two thirds and late varieties not over half a crop. Ray Ink of Mount Vernon, a veteran thresherman, noted some fields may fare better, but overall damage remains severe as binders work in fields.
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Iowa
Ray Ink
Mount Vernon
Thursay
Webster Area Harvest Gains Pace With Rye and Oats
Harvesting progresses rapidly around Webster as shock formation nears end of week. Ora Herry first to thresh in the vicinity. Seven acres of rye yielded ninety bushels with Roy Sorden as thresherman. Grain is dry and chaffy in late oats, with some fields cut for hay or pasture. Threshing will be short due to short straw and a few growers are using combines.
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Gazette
Webster
Ora Herry
Roy Sorden
Farmers Begin Oat Harvest as Heat Bites Local Crops
Special to The Gazette reports farmers Forrest Cherry and Thomas Trevor began cutting oats Tuesday in Troy Mills area. Rain is badly needed as pastures gardens and lawns burn under heat. Corn not yet damaged begins to curl. berries drying and crop cut short.
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Troy Mills
Forrest Cherry
Thomas Trevor
Cattle from Kansas Drought Shipped to Local Market
Special to Un Gazet Columbus Junction reports drought cattle from Kansas arriving Wednesday. A farmer near Solon purchased thirty four cows and twenty four calves from the shipment for sale locally.
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Columbu ‘S Junction
Kansas
Solon
Plow At Dusk Brings Caution For Local Farmers
Farmers plow at dusk due to cool conditions though much corn is laid by. Horses require frequent rests to prevent overheating. A dry spell reduces milk production. Creek pastures fare better than upland pastures which are burning out. J. F. Naylor reports grasshoppers on his farm two and one quarter miles southeast of Brandon.
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Brandon
J. F. Naylor
Insects Invade Farm Crops Threaten Rye and Corn
On the Brandon farm insects destroyed a small oats strip and entered a rye field. The infestation now threatens a nearby corn field, prompting concern for crop loss.
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Brandon
Haying in Full Swing Across Local Farms
Oelwein reports haying in full swing with some farmers finishing this week. Crops are light, especially on sandy soil, and new seeding shows better yields than last year. Harold Alsip notes only nine loads from a field that produced sixteen last year. No rain since June 9 has left crops needing moisture. most corn laid by.
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Oelwein
Harold Alsip
Rain In South Bethel Boosts Hardpressed Gardens
Regional rainfall brings relief to South Bethel area as gardens suffer from drought. Cucumbers and tomatoes require water, farmers Irrigate to save crops while housewives can peas for canning.
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South Bethel
Mrs Otis Taylor Drives Tractor In Heat At Idlewilde Farm
Special to The Gazet Delta Mrs Otis Taylor of Idlewilde Dairy on Delta's north edge operates a tractor this week to cut oats despite a 100 degree temperature.
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DELTA
Otis Taylor
Idlewilde
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