Hammill urges legislature aid for Iowa farmers and debt relief
Former Governor John Hammill says the Iowa Legislature can pass a partial farm mortgage moratorium and further cut state costs. He proposes letting foreclosed farmers stay on their farms, extend redemption, and suspend certain taxes for five years while reallocating funds to support farmers and counties. He urges tax reductions and up to 1.5 million dollars in additional budget cuts, including trimming county fair subsidies.
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Walloo
Congress
Hammill
Iowa
America
Dairy herd tops year with 302.5 lb butterfat average
No. 3 average dairy year ends July 1 reports 3025 pounds butterfat. George Slater high herd with 23 grade Holsteins 9749 lb milk 371 lb fat. Bremer Ayrshires 8776 lb milk 367.5 lb fat. Batchelder & Sons top cows 508.5 and 476.4 lb fat. Sires: nineteen purebreds and one grade bull. two more to be proved.
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Harley D. Hansen
George Slater
C. L. Floyd
P. C. Brewer
J. J. Mills and Son
John Tritle
Farm Labor Supply Surpasses Demand By Wide Margin
The U S Department of Agriculture reports the farm hand supply about twice the demand. July 1 wages ranged from 55 cents daily in South Carolina to 2.60 in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, averaging 1.23. Monthly wages without board averaged 27.10 statewide, with regional swings from 18.54 to 46.01. With board, day rates ranged 61 cents to 1.51, monthly 12.30 to 29.40. Demand was 62 percent of normal while supply was 123.6 percent, making supply about 199 percent of demand. General wage levels fell seven points since April, to 87 percent of prewar levels, 29 percent below a year ago.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
South Carolina
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
South Central States
Far Western
United States
North Atlantic States
South Atlantic States
Interview with Mederville farmer on farms, unions, and open breweries
Henry Klahr a farmer with 300 acres near Mederville links low mood to union labor prohibition and the automobile. He argues machinery cuts labor, rail and transport costs rise, and advocates breweries to absorb barley. He questions taxes, public spend, and politicians, reveals tax bills and arable limits on his farm.
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Henry Klahr
Mederville
Daily Farm News and Ditch Erosion Chat
Farmers discuss erosion prevention by proper plowing and ditch work. They debate T B test credibility, farmers holiday, proposed strikes, and local election opinions amid congressional adjournment chatter.
Jersey and Holstein Herds Dominate Fayette Cow Test Results
West Union reports Fayette County Cow Test No. 4 shows 46,839 cow years with average 7,750 pounds of milk and 304.2 pounds of butterfat per year, plus $30.59 return above feed costs. High herds include Learn Elgin Jerseys at 10.95 cow years and Mathews Holsteins at 12.58 cow years.
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West Union
Fayette County
Jersey
R. F. Learn
Elgin
J. C. Mathews
Kenneth Kerr
Max Grafenberg
H. W. Gross and Sons
Walter Dullard
H. N. Turner
M. C. Deering
Deering
Hopkinton Creamery Machinery Work Stalled
Ice cream manufacturing machinery has been stalled by the Hopkinton Cooperative Creamery. The delay affects production plans and local dairy operations awaiting equipment overhaul or replacement.
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Hopkinton
Fence Drift and Sweet Water Spring at Wapsie Bluff
A vivid, lyrical description portrays a mansion scene three miles north of Viola Iowa. The writing evokes a New York police chief’s reaction to the wild, praising the setting atop a hill with the Wapsie River below, seen through leafy branches as a premier Iowa view.
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Matsell
Viola
New York
Conference on contract feeding set for Cedar Rapids
R K Bliss Ames extension director says a Cedar Rapids conference Aug 1 will discuss contract feeding as a remedy for the credit shortage facing Iowa livestock feeders. The eastern session follows a Ames meeting led by President R M Hughes with feeders marketing groups transport firms and bankers.
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R. K. Bliss
Ames
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
R. M. Hughes
Price War At Shenandoah Spurs Poultry Prices Up
A price war lifted poultry quotations well above normal. Farmers from Creston and Stuart came to Shenandoah with loads of hens and roosters offered 15 cents a pound for old roosters and 22 cents for hens. Cars were filled and shipments extended into the night and early morning.
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Shenandoah
Creston
Stuart
Heavy hay crop and oats shock reported locally
Farmers in the area have finished putting up a heavy hay crop and oats are in the shock. Bert Meeks, Harry New and Frank Miller threshing this week.
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Martelle
Bert Meeks
Harry New
Frank Miller
Threshing Crew Divides Meals To Cut Costs
In WEST LIBERTY a local threshing crew has adopted a system where each man returns home for his meals to save expenses as recent storms hindered harvests and lodging. Some fields remain unharvested due to the weather.
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West Liberty
Dogs Kill Nine Purebred Herefords
WEST UNION Charles Billmeyer reports the loss of nine head of purebred Hereford cattle killed by a pack of dogs last week near West Union. Seven calves died in one night and two steers aged about two and a half years were killed the following night. one calf survived after early care. The dogs were heard but not seen.
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West Union
Charles Billmeyer
Billmeyer
Holiday Meeting Planned At Whittier
H. H. Baker of Belle Plaine organizer for the Farmers' Holiday association announces a holiday meeting here Saturday evening. G. R. Athoff of Omaha, recent member of the Bonus Army at Washington, will be one of the speakers.
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Whittier
H. H. Baker
Belle Plaine
Farmers’ Holiday Association
G. R. Athoff
Omaha
Bonus Army
Washington
Iowa inspectors test nearly fifteen thousand in June
Iowa dairy and food inspectors conducted 14 930 tests in June across canning factories meat packing plants produce houses cream stations restaurants and farm dairies grocery stores and equipment used in handling and marketing Iowa produce.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Dairy and Food
Manula
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