Corn and alfalfa progress across eastern Iowa fields
Reports from eastern Iowa describe second cutting of alfalfa underway and oats entering the shock or being combined. Corn stands uniformly advanced with most laid by, early threshing suggests heavy grain but variable yields. A Dubuque grower touts a nine foot tall stalk. oats in Belle Plaine yield about 26 bushels per acre, with Canadian oats delayed. Rain boosted crops but dry soil heightens dependence on timely showers.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Belle Plaine
Columbia
George Raabe
Harvest Notebook from Webster and West Union
Special to The Gazette reports threshing in Webster where F QO Hall reaped 11 acres of oats yielding 540 bushels at 49 bushels per acre. oats weighed over 32 pounds per bushel and were high quality. Webster also cut 10 acres of barley. yield fair and quality good. Dale Mikesell cut oats damaged by chinch bugs with fair quality but small yield. In West Union the first corn tassels appeared Friday with corn showing good prospects across most fields.
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Webster
F. QO
Hall
Wesster
Dale Mikesell
West Union
Light yield in prospect for crops in Decorah area
Heavy rains aided corn and soybeans but high winds flattened many fields in northern counties. Small grain harvest under way with a light yield in prospect.
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Decorah
Oats Harvest Posted On McNeill Brothers Farm
Threshing of oats took place Monday on the McNeill Brothers farm near Hopkinton. The crop was heavy and of excellent quality.
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Hopkinton
McNeill Brothers
Oats and Beans Harvest Advance Amid Rainy Aid
Farmers harvest oats in this vicinity aided by last week’s rains that filled the grain and prevented further curl in corn. Beans contracted for canning at Vinton will fetch 2.74 cents per pound as harvesting starts this week.
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Brandon
Vinton
National Farm Chemurgic Council Conference Set for Chicago
The seventh annual chemurgic conference will be held at the Stevens Hotel in Chicago from March 26 to 28, 1941. The event was announced today.
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Chicago
National Farm Chemurgic Council
Stevens Hotel
Pasture Tour Spurs Lessons From Iowa Farms
Forty men in nine autos toured Benton Tama and Poweshiek counties visiting George Werning near Newhall Kenneth Garretson southwest of Tama Fred Timm northeast of Grinnell and a Reed Canary grass field near Belle Plaine. The trip demonstrated rotational grazing lime and fertilization practices and soil rebuilding across diverse pastures sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce pasture clinic committee chaired by Charles Penningroth.
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Cedar Rapids
Benton
Tama
Poweshick
George Werning
Newhall
Werning
Kenneth Garretson
Garretson
Fred Timm
Poweshieck
Grinnell
Timm
Belle Plaine
Pasture Clinic Committee
Charles Penningroth
Butterfat Prices Set for Monticello Creamery
Patrons of the Farmers Mutual creamery in Monticello were paid 32 cents for first grade butterfat and 31 cents for second grade for shipments received during the last half of June.
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Monticello
Farmers Mutual Creamery
Fence Drift and Plastic Substitutes In Farm Cheraccie
The item describes synthetic materials made from cotton, milk, wood pulp, silk and other substances to mimic common goods. It notes plastics and substitutes like toothbrushes, stockings, metal-like film, rabbit-appearance coats, rubber from goldenrod, and fake furniture paints. The verse ends with a warning that appearances may deceive.
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Farm Cheraccie Bulletin
Emergency FSA Office Set Up In Storm Area
An emergency FSA office opened at Harlan to aid about 400 Shelby county farmers whose crops were ruined by last week's storm. George A. Heikens said the FSA will issue emergency loans and feed loans plus subsistence grants to keep qualifying families on the farm under standard rural rehabilitation loan provisions. Heikens noted feed needs are not yet acute but expected to rise.
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Marlan
SNS
FSA
Harlan
Shelby County
George A. Heikens
State Farm Security Administration
Heikens
Record Hog and Cattle Slaughter Totals for Year Ended June 1940
Federal report shows hog kills at 46 673 925 head for the year ended June 1940 up from 38 656 537 a year earlier. Cattle reached 9 560 329 head, calves 5 222 172, and sheep and lambs 17 262 684, with declines in calves and sheep and lambs but an overall hog increase. June 1940 slaughter rose for hogs while other classes fell compared with June 1939.
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Federal Agricultural Marketing Service
Home Project Tea Set For Cedar County Aug 20
Cedar county Farm Bureau women begin the year with a tea for township cooperators on August 20. Miss Laura Hed dieson, county HDA, will preside. The year's home economic study opens in September with an intro on The Farry Family and the World To ny. Sub projects cover music drama health first aid and rural library facilities.
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The
Gazette
Tipton
Cedar County Farm Bureau
Laura Heddieson
H.D.A
Farry
Tony
Team of Belgian Mares Brings $600 at Auction
Herman Lechtenberg, a Festina farmer, sold five and six year old matched Belgian mares to Dan H Gradge of Portage Wisconsin for 600. The mares were judged the champion draft team of Winneshiek county at last fall’s corn husking contest. Lechtenberg also sold Gradge a yearling colt for 100. All three horses were purebred Belgians.
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Decorah
Herman Lechtenberg
Festina
Dan H. Gradge
Portage
Wis
Winneshiek County
Southern Iowa Farmers Can Compete In Feeder Calves
A study by Iowa State college economists finds many southern Iowa farmers can raise feeder calves cheaper than buying them at average 1921 30 prices, except in 1932 33 when prices were low. Profit depends on costs, land, equipment, prices, and farmer ability more than farm size.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Iowa
Iowa Farm Economist
Fayette County Cow Test Averages 30 Lbs Butterfat in June
Maynard Fayette County Cow Test Association No 3 with 372 cows on test 18 dry posted June averages of 769 pounds of milk and 30 pounds of butterfat. The high herd for the month consisted of 18 Holsteins milking averaging 1 391 pounds of milk and 461 pounds of butterfat.
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Maynard — Fayette County
George A. Youmans
J. Decker and Son
Cedar Home Project Fair Exhibits Named
Cedar County will be represented at the All Iowa home project competition in Cedar Rapids with an exhibit on Uses of Lard prepared by Fairfield township women. The Fairfield exhibit will also appear at the county fair Aug 6-9 along with three other township displays.
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Gazette
Tipton
Cedar County
All-Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Fairfield Township
Fairfield
Red Oak
Fremont
Massillon
Iowa
Farm Bureau and Extension Organization
Pioneer Township
Binder Chronicle: 1896 Grain Binder Still Going Strong Near Decorah
In Decorah area Winneshiek county farmer John Drew bought a grain binder in 1896. This week his grandson Joseph Woodhouse uses the same binder to harvest oats on the Woodhouse farm. The device has been in yearly use since purchase and is reported to be in perfect working order.
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Decorah
John Drew
Madison Township
Winneshirk County
Wilburt Hamersly heads to Durant for five week corn work
Wilburt Hamersly of South English left Sunday for Durant to work five weeks in hybrid corn with the same company for a third season.
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Gazette
Wilburt Hamersly
South English Sunday
Durant
Parish Jersey show tops in West Branch with 46 head
A Parish No. 4 Iowa Jersey Cattle club show in West Branch judged by Floyd Johnston crowned grand champion bull from Spencer and Son and grand champion cow from Leo B. Smith. Forty six head across six breeders displayed under trees. Results cover senior and junior champions, various age classes, and a judging team to represent the Parish at Cedar Rapids All-Iowa show August 11-16.
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Jersey Parish
West Branch
Parish No. 4
Iowa Jersey Cattle Club
A M Spencer
Edjtor
Floyd Johnston
Iowa State
Donald Jones
Iowa City
Spencer and Son
Ivan Gates
West Liberty
Bull
Jones
Gates
Smith
Smith Cow
Jones Brothers
Leo Smith
Allan Spencer, Jr
Lowell Adams
Werner
Spencer
Cow
Cow — Spencer
Heifer
Gates Smith
Dam
Allan Spencer
Adams
Cedar Rapids
Leo B. Smith
James P. Gable
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