Plagmann Plan Promises Higher Living Standard and More Trade
The article describes Arthur Plagmann of Conroy proposing a monetary plan to raise living standards by expanding commodity volumes and limiting currency supply. It argues increased buying power from cheaper goods boosts demand, shifts surplus to the treasury, and enlarges overall business for producers, merchants, and workers under a safeguarded system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athur Plagmann
Conroy
Sundar
Uvire
Plagmann
Cape
Mithet
Hir Plaemann
National Treasury
United States
Plugmann
Hughert
County Fair Dates Set for August in Buchanan County
Buchanan County schedules a county fair for August 27 to 30 with events at farms, clubs, and community locations. Reading lists note 4-H demonstrations, farm bureau activities, and club meetings across townships including Franklin, Linn, and Bluebird teams.
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Buchanan County
Turer Tay
Kins Farm
Ouut
PE Springville
Bard Dunerrae
Oma
Boader Ad Qumre Am
Ferret Torre Cage
Pym Frek Botam Center
Mabel Grau
Boulder Builders
Fred Leclerc
Satherine Reinheimer
Happylands Club
Whitter Gleaners
Sunny Sparkers
Demand for Cheap Beef Draws Range Cattle to Market
Demand for inexpensive beef pulls range cattle to market in the Midwest. Texas and southern grass cattle arrive for sale, with steers and bred stock offered at varied prices. Buyers seek low grades and light-weight categories as supply tightens, while horse and Brahma cross offerings appear among the broader lot.
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Speers
Texas
Alabama
Newhall Chester Breeder Ships Two Hogs To Italy
A Newhall Chester breeder shipped two hogs to Italy after arranging the sale through a local purchaser. The hogs weighed about 209 pounds each and were described as healthy and well cared for.
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Newhall Chester
Italy
Stuart Chester
Newnail
Creme
Monticello Horse Picnic Draws 2000
Monticello hosts the second annual horse picnic attracting more than 300 horsemen from nine western states including North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Iowa. Awards included a 22 year old Belgian filly to John Hein and a Dynetic halter to Rey Enel. Speakers included C F Curtiis former Ames agriculture dean. Ray Murray Des Moines. and other farm and horse officials.
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Sordal
Monticello
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
Michneis
Iowa
Hobert Horse Importing Company
Greeley
Montcello
John Hein
C. F Curtiis
Ames
Dean Curtiss
Elus McFarland
Chicago
Percheron Associaton
Ray Murray
J D Connor, Jr
Wabash
Ind
Belgian Association
M. J Gaughen
Warne Dinsmore
Horse and Mule Breeders Association of
Emerce
Harry Linn
Thomas Holbert
Holbert Company
Milking Tourneys Set for Manchester Delaware County Fair
The Manchester fair plans milking cow contests for men and women on August 6 to 9. A men's event is set for the evening of August 7 and a women's event for August 8, with winners meeting August 9 for a final. Officials include Beryl Dygert and others overseeing judging and parade arrangements.
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Bveral
the Gazette
Manchester
Delaware County
Hori
Esits
EB F Dygert
Boa Broearseer
Fred Treer Ag
Maurer
George
Dee Permesn
Deiry
Preston
Hug Geredrmer
Ghiep Waser
Ess
Gerearg Srufer
Berger Cran
Ares
Keemin & Huber Tees
Lo v4
Raves
Arenne Greer
Ps Pfs Canning
Atte
Postville corn stalk reaches record height, reports excite
A Postville observer notes a stalk of corn measuring seven feet tall in a field owned by Hon. Meyer. The stalk is described as the tallest seen in the area, with the record height drawing local interest and speculation about the harvest.
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Postville
Hon. Meyer
Linn County 4-H Health Champions Named at County Meet
Health champions named after exams by Dr J K Von Lackum Dr B F Wolverton and Dr D L Morssey Cedar Rapids. Frances Wilson 16 Central City is healthiest girl and Marvin Mills 17 Central City is healthiest boy they will represent Linn county at Des Moines fair. Preliminary contests preceded the county event and Wilson led ten champions Mills led seven finalists. Frances Wilson 16 daughter of Mrs H L Lindley active in Central City High School glee club and music. Marvin Mills 17 son of Mr and Mrs C R Mills shown two Angus calves this season as a club member for seven years.
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Linn County
J. K. von Lackum
B. F. Wolverton
D. L. Morrissey
Cedar Rapids
Frances Wilson
Central City
Marvin Mills
Central C
Des Moines
Miss Wilson
Mills
H. L. Lindley
Jackson Township
Central City High School Glee Club
C. R. Mills
Government to buy 5 million pounds butter again
The government plans a second 5,000,000 pound butter purchase this month for relief distribution. Bids on butter will open July 22 with fresh and storage butter bought in minimum 20,000 pound lots and graded by agriculture officials.
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AAA
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U.S
Adjustment Administration
Jones-Connally
Poultry and Butter Markets Edge Up in New York and London Trade
Market notes show the gap between New York and London butter prices narrowing to 10 cents a pound. Danish butter remains preferred by some, while Danish imports are steady though the market sees fresh supplies and casks moving in days. Egg demand remains strong as storage lacks heavy stock, with fall outlook noting falling midwest production and bearish tone on late fall.
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Woyork
New York
London
England
United States
Sng
Middle West
Livestock Scales In Iowa Are Tested Every Thirty Days
Des Moines Iowa scales at eight interior packing plants and thirty nine concentration yards are now tested regularly by the state department of agriculture scale inspection division. C S Bogle in charge announced an attempt to test these scales every thirty days. Testing arrangements were made at the request of meat packers and the work will be done at the packers expense with a regular charge for each inspection.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Agriculture
C. S. Bogle
Bogle
C T A Members Cull One Cow In Six This Spring
Dairy chiefs report 1935 first half cull rate of one per six cows with replacements rising totals show 3 547 disposed and 2 841 added. About 1 100 herds on test as Bangs disease eradication tied to gains. June butterfat averages up 1 pound from 1934 and 0.5 from 1923.
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Gazette
Ames
Iowa
North Tama
Linn No
Fremont-Page-Mills
Elkader-Volga
Benton No
Garnaville
Marion- Lucas
Charles Stubbs
George Gocke
Waukon
W. L. Smith
Central City
George Smith
Sac City
John Downer
Lamont
J. N. Martin
New Providence
Pee Kleiss
Lang
Brooklyn
Frost Herd Leads Ma Haska County Jersey Milk Test
Velta Cecil I Frost of Oskalonsa tops the Ma Haska County Cow Test with a June average of 639 pounds of milk and 32.4 pounds of butterfat from twenty grade Jerseys plus one dry cow. The Frost herd’s high cow produced 1,026 pounds of milk and 63.6 pounds of butterfat.
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VELTA
Cecil I. Frost
Oskalonsa
Mahaska County
Jerseys
Frank Fry
Keokuk Farm Women To Study Home Furnishings
Keokuk county Farm Women under Mrs. Mary Gregg of the Ames extension service will study the home furnishing project for the coming year. A meeting to outline work is set for July 18. Last year about 1,600 women received nutrition instructions.
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Sigourney — Farm
Wureaun
Keokuk County
Mary Gregg
Ames Extension Service
Cows Struck by Lightning Kill Four in Delaware Farm
Delaware farmer Tloward Sutton reports four cows killed when lightning struck his dairy herd Thursday evening near Delaware. Weather officials noted severe storm activity expected to continue in the area.
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Delaware
Tloward Sutton
Keswick Farmer Loses Horse to Heat
Alvnn Seaton a Keswick area farmer one and one quarter miles southeast of Keswick reported his horse overheated and died on Wednesday.
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Keswick
Alvnn Seaton
Insurance firms sell farms to farmers across Iowa region
Cedar Rapids based insurers report most land sales go to active farmers who plan to operate the properties. Deals cited include Lincoln National Life and Prudential sales in Clinton, Anamosa, Elwood, and Shellsburg, with prices ranging from 50 to 150 per acre and several leases or options involved.
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Cedar Rapids
Howard E. Henderson
Lincoln National Life of
Fort Wayne
Ind
DeWitt
Shellsburg
Henderson
Clinton
Guy W. Jones
Prudential
Anamosa
Clinton County
Morley
Jones
Elwood
Jackson County
Jefferson
Batavia
H. R. Miller
Equitable of
Iowa
Luzerne
Miller
Oxford
Iowa City
National Life Insurance Company of
Vermont
Harvey C. McClary
Insurance Company
Benton 4-H Queen Honored at Rally Day in Vinton
Jeanette Tow 16, daughter of Samuel and Mrs Tow farmers near Atkins, was named Benton County 4-H queen. The coronation followed Rally Day events and a Bohemian Girl musical by the Farm Bureau in Vinton.
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Jeanette Tow
Samuel Tow
Atkins
Vinton
Benton County
Benton County Farm Bureau
John Jones Buys 120 Acre Farm Near Haskins for 14000
John Jones of Haskins closed a cash sale for the Lewis Tobin farm of 120 acres located one half mile east of Haskins. The well improved property sold for 14000 with possession set for March 1, and L. H. Orr of Washington handled the deal. This marks Jones's third land purchase this season.
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Washington
John Jones
Haskins
Lewis Tobin
Jones
Tobin
L. H. Orr
Wallace comments on processing tax tariff clash and Iowa AAA
Henry Wallace argues processing tax and tariff clash lack clear legal standing in injunction suits. He questions who would file tariff suits, noting Farm Bureau ties and AAA control in Iowa. Delegates at Ames may resist or reinforce AAA, with county committees losing power.
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Henry Wallace
Henry
Department of Agriculture
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Corn and
Tama County 4-H Boys Stage Demonstrations
Special to The Gazette Lincoln duo Lester Thaden and Dick Baldwin won with a hybrid seed corn demonstration. Richard Bruene and Carl Rheder topped the dairy production demonstration. L. W. Plager judged the event with ten teams competing. The winning pairs advance to state fair and Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress representational duties for Tama County.
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Gazette
Toledo
Lester Thaden
Dick Baldwin
Lincoln
Richard Bruene
Gladbrook
Carl Rheder
Tama County
L. W. Plager
Grundy
Richard Bruen
First threshing near Williamsburg yields twenty bushels per acre
Driscoll Brothers farm three miles south of Williamsburg reports rye threshed on nine acres yielding twenty bushels per acre. New threshing jobs listed for Frank Sullivan and Lambert C Moran farms. Rye harvest expected to finish Saturday with rapid ripening of small grain and good corn growth amid warm weather. Households busy canning peas beans mulberries raspberries and making sauerkraut.
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Williamsburg
Driscoll Brothers
Frank Sullivan
Lambert C. Moran
Moran and Sullivan
Milford Denzler
Ladora
Iowa
Keokuk
Jefferson
North English
Herman Guenther
Mack King
John Coffman
Winthrop Farmers Replant to Beans Buckwheat Under Contracts
Farmers in the Winthrop area discing out poor corn patches and replanting to soybeans or buckwheat to meet corn hog contract requirements. Some corn fields have been laid by while others are delayed. Gardens supply beans new potatoes peas cabbage and raspberries.
Monticello Hay Harvest and Crops Update
In Monticello farmers cut clover timothy and alfalfa hay with some alfalfa cut for the second time. Corn is advancing in warm weather with fields reaching shoulder height while lowland plots lag after recent heavy rains. Pastures are reported in excellent condition as the growing season progresses.
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Monticello
Corn growth and haying amid hot spell near Manchester
Delicate heat wave pushes corn to rapid growth in Delaware county. Farmers double cultivated most fields and began laying by, while haying ramped up. Alfalfa suffered losses from recent rain. John Hermann near Manchester harvested thirty loads of timothy and clover as soybeans show strong growth. Homer Burhans reports soybean sprouts emerging two days after planting.
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the Gazette
Manchester
Delaware County
John Hermann
Homer Burhans
Corn Progress and Heavy Oats Efforts Reported
Independence notes strong corn progress with many fields laid and cultivation near completion. Oats are unusually heavy this year with some fields lodging under their own weight, signaling a tough season ahead.
Washington 4 H Show Expands With Bigger Fair
Washington county 4 H fair runs August 5 to 9 with livestock on feed and more exhibits. County Agent William J. Roudabush chairs. H L Walker leads boys exhibits and Mrs Clayde Knupp runs girls' committee. Events include factory tour August 5, livestock and grain judging August 6, sheep and pigs judged by Prof William Shearer and Carl Oldson, and girls demonstrations August 7 and 8 with lamb blocking and well groomed girls contests.
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Washington
Washington County
William J. Roudabush
H. L. Walker
Clayde Knupp
Farm Bureau
William Shearer
Ames
Carl Oldson
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Des Moines
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