All-Iowa Exposition Expands 84 Pens at Hawkeye Downs
The All-Iowa exposition plans an 84 pen stockyard complex at Hawkeye Downs near Cedar Rapids with 375 calves from 17 eastern Iowa counties. Youth groups will feed and exhibit the calves before a June 1939 auction after judging, with a banquet for Linn County 4-H members on Aug 15. Rex Beresford leads the project with Cedar Rapids officials and county agents coordinating supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Moore
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
United States
Moore
Nebraska Sand Hills
Eastern Iowa Cattlemen’s Association
Rex Beresford
Ames Animal Husbandry Extension Department
George Scott
Linn County
Eastern Iowa
Lester Schirm
Phillip Hand
Center Point
Keith Carson
Ely
John Clark
Mac Towers
Marion
Corn Growth and Weather Effects on Yield in Iowa
Iowa drought and rain patterns tied to corn yield, Wallace and Bressman claim ideal 30 day period before and after tasseling demands 4 to 5 inches rainfall and 72 to 74 degree mean temperature. June Cedar Rapids shows 72.5 degree mean, with 4.74 inches rainfall, while six month totals run below last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Wallace
Earl N. Bressman
Wallace and Bressman
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Wallace and
Bressman
Corn Belt
Board of Trade
Wallace
H. D. Hughes
Ames
Hughes
New System Tried By 2 Companies In Iowa
Two Iowa insurance and loan firms partner with the Farm Security Administration to offer farmers a new purchase plan. National Life Insurance of Vermont and Bankers Life Insurance of Des Moines say FSA buyers may acquire specified farms with reduced down payments or mortgage relief during five years, with FSA financing for equipment and ongoing supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvey C. McClary
Cedar Rapids
National Life Insurance Company of
Vermont
J. S. Auner
Des Moines
Bankers Life Insurance Company
Farm Security Administration
FSA
Iowa
Bankers Life Company
Wayne County
National Life
Montpelier
National Life of Vermont
Bankers Life
McClary
Auner
Ames
Harold Anway
Mr. Auner
Insurance
Amer
Iron Mountain Ore Deposit Estimated at 300 Million Tons
The Iron Mountain in Styria Austria is estimated to contain 300000000 tons of ore with about 50 percent iron content. The figure reflects a substantial iron resource in the region and underscores its mining potential.
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Styria
Austria
Land Purchases Near Dike and Eagle Center
Buckingham Martin Du fel of Hudson buys 160 acres east of Dike known as the Stephens farm from Mutual Benefit Life Insurance of Newark for 13200 dollars or 82.50 an acre. Leo A Steimel of Eagle Center buys 156 acres of unimproved land adjoining his farm one mile northwest of Eagle Center in Black Hawk county for 10000 dollars or 65 dollars an acre.
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Buckingham
Martin Dufel
Hudson
Dike
Stephens
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company
Newark
N. J
Leo A. Steimel
Eagle Center
Black Hawk County
Sigourney Plans Foods and Nutrition Program Meeting
Mrs. Lucille LaCock Cochran Ames assistant state home demonstration agent will lead a program planning meeting here Friday on this year s home project study of foods and nutrition in Keokuk county. The county committee will meet with Mrs Cochran and Miss LaVonne Dubes home demonstration agent at Sigourney.
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Sigourney
Lucille Lacock Cochran
Ames
Keokuk County
New Wheat Brings 56 Cents At Traer
Traer Iowa farmers Weaver Brothers east of Traer marketed the first new grain of the year. Their wheat delivered July 8 averaged over 30 bushels per acre and sold for 56 cents a bushel. rye yielded about 40 bushels and sold for 32 cents. Four combines operated in the Weaver field, with two dealers demonstrating. Logan Fleming delivered high quality wheat last Thursday, and R P Young sold several rye loads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TRAER
Weaver Brothers
Weaver
Logan Fleming
R. P. Young
First Field Baler Operated In Eastern Clayton County
Orval Fielbar of Elkader operates a custom baler across eastern Clayton County hay farms. The machine rakes and binds at 125 bales per hour, equating to about five tons.
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Garnavillo
Orval Fielbar
Elkader
Clayton County
Washington 4-H Livestock Inspected Ahead of County Show
Nearly 100 youth and parents joined a county tour of pig club and baby beef club projects led by Ed Lyndegaard J W Chandler and John Knotek. The trip previews the August 8 10 Washington county 4 H achievement show and highlights Bobby Fosters Hereford calf weighing 950 pounds after a 500 pound gain since January 1. Stops visited Clyde Rouse Donald McLaughlin Martin Whittaker A L Duensing J B Walker Ray Lambert M M Flynn Peter Schneider Lloyd Foster John Horak Ameal Chabal Homer Jarred Milton Mass John Flading and G C Timmons.
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Washington
Washington County
Ed Lyndegaard
J. W. Chandler
John Knotek
Bobby Foster
Clyde Rouse
Donald McLaughlin
Martin Whittaker
A. L. Duensing
J. B. Walker
Ray Lambert
M. M. Flynn
Peter Schneider
Lloyd Foster
Ray Bell
John Horak
Ameal Chabal
Homer Jarrard
Milton Mass
John Flading
G. C. Timmons
Good Earth Land Praised by a Country Woman
A country woman extols soil conservation and the Good Earth idea describing land that repays care and predicting wider classification after more years under the present soil conservation program.
Farm House Damaged By Fire Near Martelle
Fire caused by an exploded oil stove damaged the kitchen and part of the roof of the Ed Holcomb farm house two and a half miles northeast of Martelle Thursday afternoon. Martelle fire company and neighbors confined the flames to those sections.
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The
Gazette
Martelle
Ed Holcomb
Here
Martelle Fire Company
Beans Bring Top Price at Local Cannery Sale
Mrs. K. W. Le Hew Walker picked 333 pounds of wax beans in the James C. Sher bon field two miles south of Walker. The beans were sold to the Vinton cannery at the top price of 60 dollars per ton.
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Walker
K. W. le Hew
James C. Sherbon
Vinton
Committee named on lard marketing strategy
A congressional and farm group panel will study markets for lard and domestic fats. Rep. August H. Andresen of Minnesota was named chairman to recruit a diverse nonpartisan team to review imports, taxes, export subsidies, futures regulation, and surplus handling by the government.
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Washington
August H. Andresen
Minn
Agriculture Department
Rep. Coffee
Neb
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Lard Production Forecast and Surplus Aid Outlook
The agriculture department projects U S lard output for this year at about 2.1 billion pounds, up 15 percent from last year, with 1940 expected to approach the 1929-33 average of 2.342 billion pounds. Exports likely fall short due to the loss of the German market, while surplus commodities aid may extend to the needy aged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
United States
Annual Colt Show At Ryan Labor Day
The Ryan colt show is scheduled for Labor Day, September 4, by the Ryan Community club. The colt show committee includes Dr. W. S. O Brien, W. B. Robinson, Carl Wenger and E. J. Huls.
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Ryan
Labor Day
Ryan Community Club
W. S. O’brien
W. B. Robinson
Carl Wenger
E. J. Huls
Farm Bureau Meeting Sets Programs at La Porte City
A joint Fox Spring Creek Big Creek and Cedar township Bureaus meeting will be held at a high school in La Porte City this evening. The program features the 4 H band a boys demonstration team and the Flack Hawk county farm women's chorus.
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LA Porte City
Fox
Spring Creek
Big Creek
Cedar Township
Flack Hawk County Farm Women’s Chorus
Public Auction Of Farm Property At Jacob Morris Farm
On July 2 1999 at 2 06 PM the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Fourth Township in county is offered for sale at the premises known as the Jacob Morris farm located about two miles west and one mile north of Todd Iowa. Jane E Morris executrix by Fred W Henn attorney.
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Ander
Towit
Eat County
Jacob Morris
Todd Iowa
Jane E. Morris
Fred W. Henn
New York butter receipts for June below year earlier
New YorkCity butter receipts for June totaled 28,321,080 pounds versus 31,349,237 a year earlier. Minnesota shipped 9,034,300 pounds, Iowa 8,818,037 pounds, Michigan 781,148 pounds. Egg receipts in June reached 614,523 cases, Iowa supplying 166,935. top grades held steady while lower grades lagged amid heat.
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New York
Colonel L. Brown
New York City
Minnesota
Iowa
Michigan
Chicago
Price recommendation for butter purchases still in the mill
A Washington telegram reported the Commodity Credit Corporation price suggestion for DPMA butter purchases remained unresolved with no clear submission date to Secretary Wallace. No pressure to speed the decision was noted, signaling an nominal pace and awaiting approval or rejection.
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the Gazette
Washington, D. C
Commodity Credit Corporation
DPMA
Wallace
Linn County 4H Sports Tournament This Thursday
Linn County 4H hosts a Thursday sports festival at Thomas Park Marion. Morning events include county boys club softball girls track tennis and horseshoes with ice cream for lunch. Afternoon events feature quiet games girls club softball tug of war horseshoes tennis track and swimming and diving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Junior Farm Bureau
Thomas Park
Marion
Junior Farm Bureau
Catherine Reinheimer
Glenn Olinger
Springville
Paul Janda
Cedar Rapids
William Bena
Milford Hartung
Mount Vernon
Rye Threshed Near Hopkinton Delays Report
Delay Brothers, farmers near Hopkinton, were among the first to thresh in the area. Wednesday they threshed four acres of rye with good quality reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Delay Brothers
Oats Combined Near Springville Edge
SPRINGVILLE J G Van Sickle and Dolph Van Sickle were among the first to start combining oats last week at the west edge of Springville, marking an early harvest activity in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Springville
J. G. van Sickle
Dolph van Sickle
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Ed Arrowsmith
Bert Bogue
Earl Peterson
Newport, Neb
Homer Buell
E. W. Wilson
Rose, Neb
J. Hall Dillon
Earl Hollenbeck
Long Pine
Louis Lorenzen
Olin
Chris Kinsel
Roscoe Blinks
Fred Hinkhouse
West Liberty
National of Vermont
Ray Anderson
Homer Chapman
Chapman
Shover's Oak Farms
R. A. Shover
Marion Ezvd
Jersey
Guernsey
Berkshire
Poland
Barr
Leshorn
George Zier
Lassen and Mitchell
Plan Nutrition
Merle E. Garmoe
Optometrist
Ecael
Third Street
Joseph Kushner and
Second Street
Double Jfarm
Stan Glass
DAL AR
Farm Bureau Meeting
Iowa City
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
New Mexico
Iowa City Sales Co
D. J. Gatens
Mer
Crawford
Texas Panhandle
Chadron
Lusk
T. B
Beverly
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