75 Percent Of Corn Grades No 2 And 3 Marketing Stimulated By Prices
Ray Anderson reports Cedar Rapids federal inspection shows 867 of 1 143 July first fourteen days corn carloads graded No 2 or No 3. No 2 had 714 carloads and No 3 had 153. No 4 73. No 5 46. No 6 77 and 80 sample grade. Sample corn sells 23 to 33 cents cheaper than No 2 and 3, narrowing recently but still wide in Chicago markets. Deficit areas move grain as prices rise, with Arlington in Fayette county noted for outbound movement amid good new crop prospects.
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Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Wats
Arlington
Fayette County
Central City
Linn County
Spring Grove Township
Fence Drift During Harvest: An Average Day in Timeworn Fields
A vivid field diary describes a harvest routine with multiple mechanical mishaps. The scene follows horses, gears, and stringing problems from a seven wire fence to a tangled tack. Repeated jams, gear breaks, and quick repairs illustrate a typical arduous harvest day.
Farm crop values surge by 2.1 billion dollars in 1933
John A. Reichmann reports that prices for cotton, corn, wheat, and oats rose sharply since March 1, lifting farmer income potential by about 2.15 billion dollars. The gain rivals bank and farm income figures, with wheat and oats stocks and yields contributing to the total. no millers or contracts are counted.
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John A. Reichmann
Washington
Farm Credit Administration
Farmers report inflated prices and shady buyers in Spring Grove
Three Spring Grove farmers describe itinerant sheller-buyers overestimating grain values and prompting larger claims. Some seek legal aid for settlements while others obtained partial or fairer settlements. Cedar Rapids brokers warn against contacting itinerant dealers and urge dealing with reputable elevators.
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Spring Grove
Spring Grove Township
Cedar Rapids
Eastern Orchardists Kill Codling Moths By Electrocution
Special to The Gazette reports electric method trials for codling moth control in eastern orchards. Powerful lights lure moths to high voltage wires where they are killed on contact, with New York showing promising results as spray residues rise in concern.
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New York City
New York State
United States
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Illinois
Virginias
Elevator at Center Point Runs All Night
Center Point elevator kept open all night to handle high volume of corn and oats. No setup planned presently, operators report. Local farmers William Schac kloth, Homer Narber from Cedar Rapids shelled corn for Shellsburg elevator with George Clemmons and William McGranahan also shelling and hauling grain to the local facility.
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Center Point
William Schackloth
Homer Narber
Cedar Rapids
Shellsburg
George Clemmons
William McGranahan
County Farm Old Men Grow Their Chewin And Smokin
West Union reports Fayette County home residents will raise their own tobacco for chewing and smoking weather permitting. An acre of Binder Leaf is tended by the elderly as part of a broader model farm featuring corn oats clover alfalfa vegetables and fruit under Dr Carvey supervision.
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West Union
Fayette County
Fayette
Carvey
Steward Carvey
East Iowa Oats Show Wide Yield Variation Across Communities
Oats yields vary from twenty to forty bushels per acre in east Iowa areas including Webster and nearby farms. A standout field yielded forty bushels per acre, with other plots at twenty to thirty. Hail-damaged crops and early harvests are noted in several locales while potatoes and fruits face mixed prospects.
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Iowa
Threshing Crews Feed In Thornburg This Season
Local threshing crews travel to Thornburg for meals as in four prior years. Straw short this year affects supplies but communal meals continue, reflecting rural toils and shared resources during harvest time.
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Thornburg
Fields Damaged by Chinch Bugs Planted to Beans
Ottumwa report from Glenn Hazen county agent notes farmers discing chinch bug damaged fields for soybeans to use as hay seed. Appanoose plans to plant beans after beet fields. demand for seed exceeds supply. Davis county acres in soybeans surge due to profitable last year seed sales. 13 009 bushels sold through the Parm Bureau.
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Ottumwa
Glenn Hazen
Wa- Pello
Davis County
James Green
Parm Bureau
Tama County Farmers File Livestock Claims
TOLEDO A number of claims have been filed in the county auditor s office by farmers whose livestock have been killed by dogs. Frank E. Kober of Traer asks 8 dollars for two shoots. John Pippett Jr has filed claim for 16 dollars for a 2 year old ewe and a 22 year old ram. Henry Fehr of Dysart asks market value for a 3 year old ewe. Kenneth Keith of Dysart asks 38 dollars for two ewes and four lambs.
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Toledo
Frank E. Kober
Traer
John Pippett, Jr
Henry Fehr
Dysart
Kenneth Keith
Eighty Chickens Stolen From Grundy Farm
Grundy Center farmer John O'Kones reports the theft of eighty light Brahma chickens from his Colfax Township farm over the weekend. The poultry included pullets and capons, and the loss was reported to authorities.
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Spreiss
Grundy Center
John O’kones
Here
Colfax Township
Iowa Producers ceases buying hogs amid market shifts
The Iowa Producers company baring its Cedar Rapids order buying firm plans Aug 1 shutdown. Eastern hog prices fail to outperform Iowa values, narrowing spreads with Chicago and reducing profit potential. Branch offices at Iowa City Washington and Toledo affiliate networks are dropped. Cedar Rapids office to wind down by next month.
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Twelfth Avenue
Twelfth Street
J. H. Jefferson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Washington
Toledo
Iowa
Mr. Jefferson
J. C. Brady
M. J. Flenner
Farm Board
Chicago
Jefferson
Threshing Underway With Record Oats Yields
Millersburg reports threshing in progress. On the Ed Koehn farm oats averaged eighteen bushels per acre and twenty seven bushels per acre on the Ed Berry place.
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Millersburg
Ed Koehn
Ed Berry
4-H Livestock Tour Planned in Keokuk County
Keokuk County 4-H livestock club members, guided by County Agent Maurice Soulis and Vocational Agriculture Instructor F C Griffin, will tour farms Thursday. They will inspect Herefords at Clarence House, Holsteins at Carl Fauth, judge Poland China gifts and horses at Fauth, and evaluate ewes and fat lambs at Dick Bruns. A picnic and kittenball follow, then fat cattle and hogs at S T Yates farm.
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Keokuk County
Maurice Soulis
F C Griffin
Sigourney High School
Clarence House
Carl Fauth
Poland
China
Fauth
Dick Bruns
S. T Yates
Wheat and oats yields reported on Will Moore farm
Wheat threshed Saturday at the Will Moore farm north of town averaged twenty bushels per acre while oats yielded around thirty bushels with fair quality considerations noted by observers.
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Webster
Will Free
Pigeon
Roy Sorden
Lorin
Glenn Sorden
E. E. Starry
Starry Farm
Lorin Sorden
Thornburg
Will Moore
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