Beed Steers To Be Sold Without 3 Per Cent Shrink
Beef club calf auctions at county and district fairs in Eastern Town will proceed without the customary 3 per cent shrink. The plan, endorsed by the Eastern Iowa Cattlemen's Association and Farm Bureau committee, aims for uniform selling practices and educational “kill sheets” for 4 H club beeves.
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Iowa
EEF
Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa Cattlemen's Association
Linn, Jones, Cedar
Benton
Tama
Muscatine
Johnson
Touis Lorenzen
Olin
Eastern Iowa Cattlemen
Fleming
Knute Espe
Des Moines
John Coverdale
Waterloo
Coverdale
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
J D_ TLedlic
Harry Weichmann
Newhall
Paul B Barger
Roger Fleming
John Quist
Extension Service
Ames
Rex Conn
J. W. Arthur
Mr. Williams
Omaha
Town Farm Bureau Federation Committee
Farm Bureau Committee
Lioux City
Fence Drift Caught in the Twoven Wire
In the 1920s farm goods traded for notes that failed. In the 1930s for gold buried. In the 1940s for what seven. Cliff Gregory of Des Moines argues agriculture needs its own preparedness program, especially if the 1940s bring only the American market for American farmers.
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R.fla
Cliff Gregory
Des Moines
Record Hog III Reported for June
Federal inspected hog slaughter in June reached 3 886 305 head the largest for the month since 1926 and part of a year with rising totals. Six month hog kills total 25 000 767 head up from 19 695 074 a year prior the largest since 1929. Cattle slaughters fell to 737 974 head smallest June in five years. Calves 436 897 head smallest since 1922. Sheep 1 377 823 head smallest for June since 1933 though year to date totals creep above last year.
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Otlthougi Federal
Barn Fire Near Oxford Junction Ruled Spontaneous
A large hay barn on the Frank Divoky farm 22 miles northeast of Oxford Junction burned Monday morning. Oxford Junction fire company fought the blaze and saved nearby structures. Spontaneous combustion was given as the cause. the barn contained new hay and some insurance coverage on the building.
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Oxford Junction
Frank Divoky
Barn Destroyed by Hay Fire on Tama Farm
Special to The Gazette. Combustion of new hay Tuesday caused a fire that destroyed the barn on the Tama farm 11 miles south of here owned by Mrs Edith Timms. The farm is rented by John Osterberger and farmed by his son in law Wayne Henle. Total loss estimated at 4500 dollars and partly covered by insurance. The loss included 20 tons of hay harness farm machinery and 800 bushels of oats of which 500 were fenced to Mrs Timms.
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Tama
Here
Edith Timms
John Osterberger
Wayne Henle
Timms
Chinch bug infestation alarms Keokuk County farmers
Farmers in Keokuk and surrounding areas report a serious chinch bug outbreak damaging corn and small grains. County Agent Forrest H. Bennett notes creosote oil barriers and new paper barrier methods outperform dust mulch, with migration from oats to corn intensifying as drought risks persist.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
Forrest H. Bennett
Bennett
Rain Want Ad Brings Results in Hastings
Don Wilmes and Don Auten urged a nationwide two inch slow and steady rain for their parched fields. The first measured rain in Hastings was .68 inch and they hope for more rainfall to follow.
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Hastings
Ned
Don Wilmes
Don Auten
Log and creosote shipments aid Crawford county farmers
A field log lines the ground with hinch bags as crews push forward to solid ground. Three carloads of creosote have been distributed to farmers in Crawford county and were quickly consumed.
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Crawford County
Boone farmers battle chinch bugs near end of critical stage
County Agent Ed Judd said the most critical chinch bug phase has passed. Six cars of creosote were used and barriers kept creosoted to stop migration into corn fields as farmers worked around the clock to halt the infestation.
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Denison
Ins
Crawford County
Moritz Johannsen
Johannsen
BOONE
Ed Judd
Boone County
Creosote barriers set to trap chinch bugs near Corning
About 80 farmers near Corning were placing creosote barriers to trap chinch bugs, County Agent William Sparboe said. A third carload of creosote was ordered this week. Corn crops needed rain though wheat yields reached 25 bushels per acre.
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Corning
INS
William Sparboe
Iowa farmers lead nation in 1930s gross farm income
Iowa farmers posted the highest gross income among states for last year at 696 192 000, with 585 835 000 from selling products and 132 647 000 from crop sales. The figures, cited by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, show Iowa ranked first all four years reported, including 1936 to 1939, reflecting proceeds from crops livestock and government payments.
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Washington
Iowa
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Towa
Wore ‘ Ag
Yan
Horspark
Miyut
Horse Show Planned At Wyoming August 30
Wyoming announces the fifth annual horse show set for August 29 30 with Tom Eichhorn as sponsor chairing the event. The program schedule and the horse judge name will be announced later.
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Wyoming
Tom Eichhorn
Eichhorn
Bennett Horse and Colt Show Set for Sept 7
Bennett hosts its annual horse and colt show on September 7 with entries from local stables. The event showcases horses, ponies, and related demonstrations, drawing attendees and exhibitors from the region.
Iowa Corn Prospers Despite Drought Across State
The U S Weather Bureau reports Iowa corn advancing in most areas though some northern Winneshiek county and southern counties show wilting. Hot afternoons reach 90s, rain scarce since July 1, with drought stressing crops and pastures. oats and barley suffer from chinch bugs, flax ripening, soybeans up, and yield projections up to a 40 year high.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
United States Weather Bureau
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Winneshick County
Towa
Marshall
Poweshick
Albia
Weather Bureau
Harvesting Begins For Oats Around Troy Mills
Early oats cutting started Monday with Harry Orcutt, north of Troy Mills, as the first to begin. Many others followed Tuesday. The oats, though short, are expected to fill better than first anticipated.
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Troy Mills
Harry Orcutt
Rural Newly Weds Club Organized in Buchanan County
Independence reports thirteen townships in Buchanan county formed a Newly Wed club with thirteen young farmers and wives. County Agent Dale Irwin will lead, aided by James C. Green of the Iowa Farm Bureau and Ray Bell of Oelwein. Green started Iowa's first Newly Wed club in Benton county four years ago, now boasting over 300 couples.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Dale Irwin
James C. Green
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Ray Bell
Oecelwein
Farm Bureau
Green
Iowa
Benton County
Grain Dealers Meeting Reviews Corn Movement Contract
Eighty five people from ten eastern Iowa counties attended a dinner in Cedar Rapids hosted by the Western Grain and Feed Dealers association. The program featured a government contract governing stored corn and included remarks by S. W. Wilder and Triple A committee members Robert Lyon Merle Frye and R. B. Booth.
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Iown
Western Grain and Feed Dealers’ Association
Cedar Rapids
Leland Miller
Dodd Thiele
Des Moines
S. W. Wilder
Robert Lyon
Tama
R. B. Booth
Linn
Merle Frye
Benton
Fayette tenant purchase farms to be toured Thursday
Fayette county tenant purchase borrowers and families will tour five farms bought under the program. They will be guided by Farm Security Administration officials and local agents, meeting at 9 45 am at the Herbert Rummel farm and visiting the Shirley Butts Boleyn de Wald Kamper farms through the afternoon.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Jerry Spencer
Farm Security Administration
Stella Hackett
FSA
Paul E. McElroy
Herbert Rummel
Maynard
Shirley Butts
Beryl Boleyn
John de Wald
William Kamper
Local Lady Enjoys Walk To Town After Natex Relief
Mrs. Elmer Daubenmier of 126 Seventh Street NE credits Natex with relieving long standing constipation and associated symptoms. She reports improved digestion, better sleep, less dizziness and headaches, and renewed energy allowing daily walks to town. Natex is sold at Pod Zimers Pharmacy 100 Second Avenue SE with mentions of other druggists.
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Natex
Elmer Daubenmier
Seventh Street
Podzimer’s
Second Avenue
Podzimer's
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