Government reports meat stocks down to two thirds of average
Government statistics show total meat in storage on July 1 at 2,374,000 pounds, down from 2,054,000 a month earlier and far below the five year average of 2,340,900 pounds. Poultry storage stands at 46,967,000 pounds with eggs at 10,675,000 cases and cheese at 75,280,000 pounds.
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AM & West
Roldar
ROSA
Botte
Barre AM
Port
Wits
Carlier
Muttan
Turkey
Three Doctors of Cholera Serum Face Fame and Death
A garbled obituary notes the death of Dr. Dorset among three researchers who developed a cholera serum. It states the trio patented their discovery instead of sharing it, which would have made them famous and rich. The other two named are Dr. C. N. McBryde of Ames and Dr. W. B. Niles.
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de Marem
Dorset
Washmar
D.C
Werrea
Dr. Dorset
C. N. McBryde
Ames
W. B. Niles
Apple and Potato Crop Estimates Show Increases
Special to The Gazette reports United States apples total 170 million bushels, 5 percent above the five year average and 40 percent above the 1934 low. Potatoes are estimated at 367.6 million bushels, down from 385.4 million in 1934 and near the five year average. Conditions are favorable overall despite rains delaying northeastern plantings and some replanting in the north and central regions.
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Washington, D. C
United,“States
United States
Italy
Spain
Poland
France
Germany
Danube
Russia
Wallace Orders Commission Fees Out At Ft. Worth
Washington informs that Secretary Henry A. Wallace ordered a 10 percent cut in livestock commission rates for Fort Worth buyers and sellers. The measure affects thirty commission firms and takes effect August 1. Similar orders against Omaha Kansas City Chicago and Denver firms faced court challenges with the Supreme Court involved.
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Wallace
Ft. Worth
Washington
INS
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Livestock Commission
Fort Worth
Texas
Omaha
Kansas City
Chicago
Denver
Supreme Court
Omaha Commission
Kansas
Poison Milkweed Arrives in Southwest Iowa
Taylor county farmers are urged to keep livestock away from whorled poison milkweed now widespread in Bedford. Rehabilitation Director C R Bowers says the weed, common in the west, arrived here via dust storms and can kill animals within 24 hours after ingestion.
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Bedford
C. R. Bowers
Taylor County
Bowers
Group 2 Pacts Under Way in Decorah County
Winneshiek county corn hog allotment committee men prepare 186 Group 2 contracts for early signing. Estimated Group 1 contracts signed reach about 1,400.
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Decorah
Winneshirk County
Three New Tractors Sold By Local Implement Company
An implement company in North English sold three new tractors last week to buyers Fred Axmear from southwest of North English Jake Herman from south of Webster and Alvin Wright from south of Keswick.
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Garretts North English
Fred Axmear
North English
Jake Herman
Webster
Alvin Wright
Keswick
Corn Stocks Fall to Smallest Levels in Years
Farm stocks of corn on July 1 were the smallest in years at 202,459,000 bushels with total farm and market stocks at 210,080,000. Wheat and barley outlooks are noted, with corn imports from Argentina and domestic requirements shifting as stocks stay tight.
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Soonra
Federal Bureau of Sercultural Economics
Federal Bureau
United States
Atlantic
Yugoslavia
Roumania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Fayette dairy team reports British meet results
Lodwick forwards a letter from Payette County dairy judging coach recounting a July trip to England after the Newcastle contest. The team placed fourth among five nations with US entries scoring 1234, England first and Scotland second, while members Putman Harrison and Miehe placed in the top ten.
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Lodwick Reports
Fayette Lads
B. W Lodwick
Payette County
Harwich
Essex
England
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Northumberland
Scotland
Ireland
United States
Wales
Robert
Robert Putman
Oelwein
Paul
Grover
Paul Harrison
Grover Miehe
Maynard
Bob
Ayrshire
Jersey
Guernsey
Ernie
Ernest M. Wright
Waterloo
Iowa Dairy Association
Heavy Mortality Of Kansas Horses And Mules
In Topeka Kansas hundreds of work horses and mules perished from extreme heat and overwork on farms. Harvesting planting and cultivation delayed by wet weather forced long days in the sun. Disposal plants struggled to handle carcasses as farmer losses spread across counties including Anderson where over 100 horses died last week.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Anderson County
Des Moines Iowa corn forecast signals rapid growth
Iowa corn crop, delayed by spring rains, should develop quickly this week with fair warm weather. Local showers may occur toward the weekend. Temperatures expected to stay seasonable and rise late in the week. Sioux City Atlantic and Council Bluffs report highs around 94 degrees. Atlantic sees a 57 degree low.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Weather Bureau
Reed
Sioux City
Atlantic
Council Bluffs
Four Iowa farms sell from fifty to one hundred per acre
Four more Iowa farms sold at prices from $50 to $100 an acre. Oscar Solberg of Emmetsburg bought a 320 acre farm in Palo Alto county for $30,000. Ralph Mason of Clay county paid $100 an acre for a 160 acre farm near Graettinger. Hortense Finch of Emmetsburg purchased an 80 acre unimproved tract for $60 an acre, and the 200 acre Peter Peterson farm near Wallingford sold for $50 an acre.
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Iowa
Oscar Solberg
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto County
Graettinger
Ralph Mason
Clay County
Hortense Finch
Peter Peterson
Wallingford
4-H Enrollment Totals in Jones County
Jones county 4-H enrollment shows 200 girls in thirteen clubs and 175 boys in eleven clubs. J L Robinson of Ames, with the Iowa Corn Breeders Association, will demo hand pollination of corn and crossing varieties for the Jones county corn breeding group on July 16.
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Anamosa
Jones County
J. L. Robinson
Ames
Iowa Corn Breeders Association
Cream trucks covered under new Jesup grading law
Haulers for the Jesup Co operative Creamery are buying canvas covers for their cream trucks in response to the new cream grading law.
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Jesup
Jesup Co-operative Creamery Company
Livestock Market Shifts to Trucks at Chicago Yard
Special to The Gazette reports that in the first half of 1935, 23,740 rail cars of livestock were marketed by truck in Chicago, 44.33 percent of all open market sales. Cattle 383,796 head, calves 87,456, hogs 652,932, sheep 200,345, with varying truck-share percentages.
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Union Stockyards
Chicago
Corn in Traer area grows rapidly despite heat
Corn in this vicinity is about a week behind normal but has shown rapid growth in the hot dry weather. Most fields have just two cultivations, with few weeds. Harvest follows quick growth, with rye harvest underway and oats ready to cut this week. Hay yields look strong.
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TRAER
Unemployed Farm Youths Strip Bluegrass For Wages
Unemployed farm youths in southern Iowa turn to hand stripping blue grass to supplement meager incomes. A diligent worker earns 2 to 4 dollars daily. Some cattle herds are moved from blue grass pastures to sudan grass ranges near North English. Seed company near Williamsburg and Parnell contracts blue grass acreages for seed with stripping machines.
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Iowa
Sudan
Williamsburg
Parnell
The
Gazette
North
Late catch crops for drowned corn proposed in Iowa
Ames farm crops specialists advise substitute crops for loss corn. Sudan grass can be planted late July, rape from now to Aug 1, cane sorghum up to Aug 1 with thick or broadcast seeding, and winter rye after Aug 1 for fall pasture. Miller usually before July 15 but later possible. Joe L. Robinson notes Iowa hybrid corn supplies about double next year.
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AMES
Sudan
Miller
Joe L. Robinson
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Garners’ Association
Lard Exports Fall 62 Percent As Trade Shifts
Special to The Gazette Ames reports lard exports from October to March drop 62 percent year over year. Dr. T W Schultz attributes the decline to lighter hogs, lower lard yield, and new foreign restrictions, with Cuba showing gains but England and Germany cutting purchases.
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Ames
Cuba
United States
T. W. Schultz
Dr. Schultz
England
Germany
Uncle Wiggily Finds Blue Robin Egg in the Woods
In a forest near his hollow stump bungalow Uncle Wiggily discovers a bright blue robin egg on moss beneath a pine. Unable to locate the nest he pockets the egg and asks Nurse Jane for a box soft cotton and rag to keep it safe.
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Fuzzy Wuzzy
Uncle Wiggily plans incubator like hatching a robin
Uncle Wiggily finds a blue robin egg and explains to Nurse Jane how warmth and moisture will hatch it. He places the egg in a pasteboard box near the hot water boiler to act as an incubator. Baby Bunty watches with promise as the orphan rabbit pledges to stay away from the egg.
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Nurse Jane
Mr. Longears
Bunty
Rabbit
Uncle Wiggily
Robin
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