Linn County Corn Hog Contracts Forwarded To Washington
Linn County 2051 regular contracts were mailed to AAA headquarters in Washington. The county hog and corn allotment totals rise from initial offers, increasing expected payments and final figures for 1932-33, with staged disbursements and contracts awaiting signatures.
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Washington
Ray Anderson
Linn County Corn and
Federal Building
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
AAA
Tee Gazette
Washington County
Otto Patterson
Washington Dc
Mr Patterson
Amos Stout
Brighton Richard Stephens
Ainsworth
Carl Oldfield Wellman
Lloyd Walker
Washington W O Morgan Brighton
Des Moines Reports 324 Million Bushel Corn Forecast
United States Department of Agriculture estimates as of July 1 a corn crop near 324 million bushels for Des Moines area, down from 450 million last year, with yields around 35 bushels per acre on 9,900 acres. Includes fruit and fodder crop forecasts and general yield data across hay, alfalfa, pastures, and orchard crops with year to year comparisons.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
Horse Killed by Pitch Fork in Bedding at Spencer Grove
A horse at Sper at Spencer Grove was fatally injured when a pitch fork dislodged from an oats holder in the barn and penetrated the animal during tying. The incident, described as peritenitis related, led to the horse’s death. A claim for the horse’s value was refused at $175.
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Spencers Grove
Raymond Meylocks
Spencer Grove
Peritenitis
Cows Culled in June By Iowa Associations
June reports show 2,159 cows culled by 1,125 cow testing association members, about double last year. From Jan to June 1934, 2,159 cows were removed, with North Tama and other districts posting high butterfat averages. Notable producers and mills in Iowa ranks with butterfat per cow list.
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Eee a + Te Gere & AMES
Iowa Dairy Extension Service
North Tama
Benton
Fremont-Pace
Lee-Des Moines
Anamosa
Dubuque No
O Brien
Joe Chevik
R J Tweeds
Mount Pleasant
Chester and Sons
Plainfieid
Charles A Mark
Lightning Sets Barn Ablaze Near Mechanicsville
A barn two miles northwest of Mechanicsville suffered a fire after a lightning strike during Foam Friday. The structure housed several hogs and about thirty tons of hay were lost. Mechanicsville fire department responded. insurance covered losses, estimated at eight dollars and fifty cents for the property and ten cents for other items.
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Eper Lingle Crasette
Mechanicsville
Colby
Here
Los IS
Tugwell To Speak At State Fair On Farm Bureau Day
Iowa fair features for Farm Bureau Day include a statewide contest among farmers and county exhibits for grain and garden products, an apiary show, farm method displays, and a national livestock show with significant prize money. Rexford Tugwell will headline the Farm Bureau Day program at the exposition on August 27.
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Tugwell
Farm Bureau
Des Moines -Rexford
Jin
Roosevelts
Brain Trust
Anticulture
Iowa State Fair
Charles E. Hearst
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Soday
United States
Departments of
Rain Brings Hope BY A COUNTRY WOMAN
A country woman writes of renewed hope after rain. She envisions a late garden with canned vegetables for winter, planning a tum-teenth planting of six weeks sweet corn, string beans, peas, carrots, beets, kale, rhubarb, and colorful blossoms thriving after drought.
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Owl
Farmers In Grundy Co Operate To Get Seal Corn Released
Five thousand seven hundred four bushels of government sealed corn were released from Grundy County on Thursday per County Recorder Acbie Howards office. The move followed ten loans nearly all of which are now being met, enabling the corn to leave storage for farmers on the county farm and beyond.
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Grundy
Sacca
Buckhorn Creamery Pays June Butterfat at 26.5 Cents
Maquoketa Iowa Buckhorn creamery west of Maquoketa paid an average 26.5 cents a pound for June butterfat. Hans Jorgensen of Baldwin was high patron with a $197.19 check for the month. Nine other farmers in the community ranged down to $121.01. Buckhorn creamery pays patrons weekly.
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Maquoketa
Buckhorn Creamery
Hans Jorgensen
Baldwin
Winneshiek Creamerymen To Picnic At Ft Atkinson
Storvik Albert Lea dairyman will discuss Quality Butterfat at the Winneshiek County Creamery association picnic at Fort Atkinson state park on July 15. The program also includes a band concert and a ball game between Spitville and Fort Atkinson.
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Fort Atkinson
O A
Storvik
Albert Lea Dairyman
Wll
Winneshiek County Creamery Association
Fort Atkinson State Park
Spitville
Turkey Valley League
Farm Debt Co Ordinators To Hear Walter Maley
Des Moines AP Walter Maley assistant attorney general will explain the Frazier Lemke federal moratorium act at a conference for the nine district coordinators of Iowa debt advisors council chaired by M L Bowman. The meeting is set for next Thursday in Des Moines.
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DES Moines
M L. Bowman
Iowa Debt Advisors Council
Walter Maley
Adams County Fair Cancelled Amid Uncertain Outlook
In Adams County the county fair set for August 6 to 10 is cancelled after fifty years of running. The fair association cites uncertain agricultural prospects as the reason. Four-H members will sponsor a one day achievement show and a potential three day race meet may follow later in the summer.
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Adams County
Fair Association
Tenant Buys 91 Acre Farm Near Elberon
Special to The Gaette reports DYSART Albin Tencer tenant on the J A Melhaus farm east of Dysart bought a 91-acre farm north of Elberon for $7500. Milk license revoked for Louis and Marguerite Nuendorf of Hillcrest Dairy in Des Moines by acting secretary M L Wilson.
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Gaette Dysart
Albin Tencer
J A Melhaus
Dysart
Elberon
Washington
Louis and
Marguerite Nuendorf
Hillcrest Dairy
Des Moines
M . L Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Rain Pleasant for New Sown Forage Across Regions
A late July pattern brings regular showers aiding recently sown soybeans, Sudan grass, fodder corn, and cane while delaying harvest of oats. Reports from North English, Spencer Grove, Webster, Wheatland, South Bethel, Watkins, Washington, Marengo note improving moisture, with variable yields of oats, wheat, and corn and mixed effects on harvesting pace across communities.
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Sudan
East Towa
Iowa Rain Record To Date This Year
Iowa precipitation figures show AM hours ending Friday at 7 a.m. with low inches. July to date rainfall stands at 8.5 inches, slight short of normal, while year to date totals reach 10.85 inches against 17.81 normal by month. Deficiency since January 1 stands at 6.58 bushels. Earl Gode reports three bushels from five acres six bushels per acre, boasting a hopeful record. On a field called the slough stalks reach eleven feet. Mount Vernon reports six acres of fall wheat harvested at ten bushels per acre on the Tom Milhollin farm, three miles southwest. Eighteen acres of Glenn Ferguson hay yield under three tons. Early oats cutting halted in some fields due to many green kernels. New alfalfa seedings thicken with recent rains.
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Spencers Grove
Webster
Lota Herrick
Jesse Snakenberg
Garrite Watkins
Watkins
Earl Gode
Gode
Gare
Cows Bring 30 to 35 At Farm Sale Near Olds
Special to The Gazette report from Columbus Junction notes milk cows sold Saturday at 30 to 35 dollars. Sam Houenstein’s sale north west of Olds moved 35 cattle including heifers at 32.50, calves at 16, and steers around 500 pounds. Nearby consignments brought hogs 3 to 4 cents a pound, lumber 1.50 to 2 per hundred feet, fence posts 25 cents, with Klotz and Duncan auctioneers and Farrel Smylie clerk.
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Gazette
Columbus Junction
Sam Houenstein
Olds
Paul Klotz
H M. Duncan
Farrel Smylie
Lamb Tour Highlights Finishing Lambs and Show Prep
Angus Moore of Mount Pleasant spoke at the Washington county 4-H lamb club tour on finishing lamb rations. He demonstrated blocking and preparing lambs for show purposes.
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Washington
Angus Moore
Mount Pleasant
Washington County
Storage holdings fall from five-year average levels
Storage holdings on July 1 were smaller than the five year average with declines across pork beef lamb poultry and butter. Pork in storage totaled 627.965 million pounds down from 641.568 million a month earlier and 756.163 million against the average. Beef in storage stood at 45.014 million pounds vs 43.546 million a month prior and 45.908 million average. Lamb and mutton totaled 1.45 million pounds, below June 1 and the 2.677 million pounds five year average. Creamery butter at 70.249 million pounds, poultry 40.581 million, and miscellaneous meats 60.797 million reflect the overall reduced holdings.
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Union Stockyards
Chicago
H L Peet and Son Sell 68 Hogs at Chicago Auction
Farmers H L Peet and G L Peet near Anamosa sold sixty eight 345 pound hogs at Chicago for four dollars and seventy five cents per hundredweight, top for that weight.
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Anamosa
H. L. Peet
G. L. Peet
Chicago
Milk distribution shows Cedar Rapids daily average 48440 pounds
The dune report by Dr. A. R. Menary reveals Cedar Rapids milk inspectors that daily average milk and cream distributed last month totaled 48440 pounds. Cooperative Dairy reports 23700 pounds 48.93 percent, independents 11373 pounds 23.48 percent, and producer distributors 13367 pounds 27.59 percent. Co-ops largely sell fluid cream, independents sell milk, and producer-distributors move less aa.
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A. R. Menary
Cedar Rapids
Co-operatives
4-H Fair Scheduled At Gladbrook Aug 17 18
Final plans for the Tama county 4-H club fair and corn carnival were made at a meeting of Tama county 4-H club officers and the Gladbrook commercial club. The event at Gladbrook features pig and calf club animal shows and girls 4-H club exhibits with the corn show sponsored by the local chamber.
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Gladrook
Tama County
Gladbrook
4-H Club
Gladbrook Commercial Club
Clarence farmer sells cattle hogs at Chicago market
Paul Hasselbusch of Cedar county sold eight cows averaging 440 pounds at 3.75 per hundredweight and forty seven prime Hampshire hogs averaging 230 pounds at 4.75 per hundredweight. Hogs brought near top daily price as livestock were consigned through the Clarence Shipping association.
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Clarence
Paul Hasselbusch
Cedar County
Chicago
Clarence Shipping Association
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