Farmers See Small Benefit From Price Rise In Hog Cattle Market
Stockmen say most herds were sold before the price rally took hold, leaving Nebraska cattle scarce on ranges. Sam Stheimer and Wertheimer note fewer cattle remaining for market and a shift toward east coast markets. Hog dealers anticipate a rise later this year after a spring overproduction pressured prices. Optimism remains among dealers that prices will rebound, aiding finishers, while grain futures outlook weighs on nerves.
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Nebraska
Sam Stheimer
Wertheimer
Pacific Coast
Bluff Valley
Istic
Omaha
Wapsie Valley Dairy Association Reorganizes
The Wapsie Valley Dairy Association held its annual reorganization with M. J. Joyce named president Orville Thompson elected vice president and Matt Kramer treasurer. Mitchell of Tama County spoke on production value and the high education Holstein herd. County Agent Roy Ss reports Ruth a of Ames will conduct a can demonstration July 22 for county units as part of a state campaign to conserve Iowa resources.
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Cecil
Wapsie Valley
M. J. Joyce
Orville
Thom
Clarence
Matt Kramer
Mitchel
Tama County
Dinsdale
Mitchell
United
Ader
Roy Ss
Fence Drift Beauty Harvest Time in Iowa
A vivid phrase hints at rural life during harvest in Iowa with religious imagery. The fragment suggests poetic reflection on seasonal labor and faith.
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Iowa
Series Of Food Saving Confabs Planned In Cedar
Special to The Gazette Tipton announces a county wide canning school to start in Cedar around August first. The program covers fruit and vegetable storage and meat canning with Ames extension home economists leading sessions for farm groups Red Cross relief committees and women’s clubs. The campaign slogan is Save Food Can and Have.
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Tipton
Cedar
Ames Extension Service
Red Cross
Relief Committee
Women's Club
Parent-Teachers Association
Garden Club
Punctured Horse Injures Farm Animal at Mount Vernon Area
A horse belonging to Francis Watson of Mechanicville was punctured in the lung when a fork dropped from a barn shelf struck the animal. Watson recently lost five 1,000 pound steers from indigestion after they accessed a barley bin.
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Mechanicsville
Francis Watson
Mount Vernon
Mr. Watson
Hawkeye J F Sickler to Speak at Westgate Holiday Meet
Jesse J. Sickler of Ogden, secretary of the Iowa Farm Holiday association, will speak at Westgate Thursday evening. An additional holiday meeting will be held at Alpha Friday evening.
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Hawkeye
Jesse £. Sickler
Ogden
Iowa Farm Holiday Association
Westgate
Alpha
Iowa farmers forecast abundant harvest this year
Federal statistician Leslie M. Carl says Iowa crops will rise about 21 percent over last year if conditions hold. Corn leads gains with an estimated 469 million bushels, oats at 231 million, barley up sharply, and flax and potatoes also showing larger production amid favorable weather.
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Des Moines
Iowia
Federal Agricultural
Leslie M. Carl
Carl
Iowa
Rae Pence
Asep
Tas Oyal Ma
Car
Fayette Short Coursers Plan County Crop Tour
About fifty farmers who attended a farm short course led by County Agent B W Lodwick will tour local crop fields Thursday. They will inspect soy beans at Elmer Grafenbergs near West Union alfalfa and spring pigs at M C Deering’s farm north of Clermont corn after sweet clover oats hayed to boost alfalfa at Ern Holzer’s near Elgin baby beef cattle at W B Rothisberger’s farm south of Elgin and more at the county farm south of West Union the oldest living brood sow at A J Koehler’s south of Fayette Canada thistle control with alfalfa at A E Smith’s east of Maynard and a corn fertilizer plot at W E Pace’s east of Maynard.
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Fayette
B. W. Lodwick
Elmer Grafenberg
West Union
M. C. Deering
Clermont
Ern Holzer
Elgin
Cedar county livestock damage claims total $1462 in six months
Sixty three claims for damage to Cedar county livestock in the first half of 1932 were reviewed by the board of supervisors. Claims totaled 1462 with 29 hogs killed valued at 138.00, 243 sheep valued at 1164, 20 turkeys valued at 48, one cow 50, one steer 12, four goats 12, one bull 25 and nineteen hens 13. Most damage blamed on dogs.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Board of Supervisors
Farmer tenant reflects on rent and politics in early Iowa
An interview with D. B. Cooper, a tenant on 320 acres near La Porte City since 1917, covers crop shares, tax costs, school funding, and views on Hoover, Roosevelt, and Borah. He critiques Washington salaries, praises open conventions, and discusses farm policies and prohibition in the 1930s setting.
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D. B. Cooper
la Porte City
Daily Farm News Talk on Liquor Laws and Market Change
A farmer discusses liquor law repeal, enforcement funding, and the impact on marketing and financing. He favors inflationary policy and lower rediscount rates to ease credit, while noting direct marketing and central co operatives offer limited help and predicting several years of slow prosperity ahead.
Testing and Dairyman Share Savings from Cow Test
A dairyman describes joining a cow test association three years ago and saving enough on feed to pay dues for all years. The speaker notes personal approval of T. B. testing and claims financial benefits from participation.
Farm sold for 14000 at Brandon estate near Dysart
Amos Melberg of Cedar Rapids purchased the Brandon estate farm of 3240 acres southwest of Dysart for 814 000 from C. E. Walters of Toledo and the Peoples Savings Bank of Cedar Rapids. Henry Bolsche is the present tenant.
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Dysart
Amos Melberg
Cedar Rapids
Brandon
Toledo
Peoples Savings Bank of
Henry Bolsche
Linn 4-Hers Vie for Judging Team in County Trials
Forty two Linn county farm youths competed in a livestock judging tryout Saturday. A thirteen member squad was chosen to advance toward forming the county team for the state fair. Judging took place at Alburnett on several classes of cattle hogs and Holsteins under Club Agent Carl Smith.
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Linn County
Carl Smith
H. N. Rockwood
Alburnett
George Thomas
Emma Bachelder
Merrill Fiitsch
Gordon Neal
Mount Vernon
Lloyd Kratzer
Central City
Roland Neal
Willard Neal
Gerald Boone
Coggan
Emma Minear
Marion
Ivan
Kramer
Walker
Carl Rockwood
Ralph Drake
Palo
Benny Boddicker
Max Pheps
Raymond Hobson
Springville
Mr. Smith
Harry Linn
Iowa Horse and Mules Breeders’ Association
J. H. White Farm
Whittier
Veterinarians Report Livestock Diseases Across Several Towns
Veterinary practitioners report outbreaks including hog cholera in Maquoketa Dike Keystone Springville Bennett Mount Vernon Conrad mixed swine infection at Junction influenza in horses and hemorrhagic septicemia in Cedar Rapids Cedar Valley Veterinary Association picnic set for Cedar River park Cedar Pass July 20. Harrington develops new multi berry hybrid and Rainbow corn at Williamsburg farm highlighting local horticulture.
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Maquoketa
Keystone
Springville
Bennett
Mount Vernon
Conrad
Dunkerton
Tipton
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Valley Veterinary Association
Cedar River Park
Ceder Pass
Gazeta
Williamsburg
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