Flax Outproduces Oats Threefold In North Tama County Field
Iowa farmers report flax yields in 1931 averaged 139 bushels per acre with grain valued at 120 dollars per bushel, while oats averaged far less. Current flax price ranges 89 cents to 1 dollar a bushel, and acreage rose from 23 000 to about 25 000 nationally, aided by flax’s weed resistance and use as a nurse crop.
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Iowa
H D Hughes
Ames
Tama County
F Cold
Lincoln
Cold
Hughes
United States
Flax production changes driven by weather and disease
Prof Hughes notes Iowa flax acreage fell from 400 000 to 5 000 by 1903 due to wilt disease. New wilt and rust resistant variety Bison shows promise on sod ground. Mr Cold sowed three pecks per acre after double disking and harrowing. Earls seeding advised to curb late season weeds.
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Hughes
Huces
Iowa
Mr Cold
4-H calf test results at Wilton Junction
Fifty nine beef cattle and eighteen dairy heifers on feed in Muscatine counts 4 H club members as passing the two tests given last week. No reactors found. Counts Agent Carl Aviander and Dr Joe Cimgers directed the work. Calves to be shown at the West Liberty fair and Iowa Star fair.
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Wilton Junction
Carl Aviander
Joe Cimgers
East Iowa farms report good yields and ongoing threshing
Fair to good yields across East Iowa farms with oats averaging up to sixty bushels on some fields and barley yielding thirty five. Threshing teams operate across locations including John Hass Jr John Moss George Harness and Ed Pope amid dry spells and quality oat and potato crops.
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Iowa
John Hass, Jr
John Moss
George Harness
Wyoming
June Hog Market Declines Hit Prices Amid Heavy June Arrivals
Des Moines reports a heavy hog run in June kept prices down with a weekly drop of 23 to 35 cents despite the heat wave. Receipts in June were among the largest in years, easing only after the backlog cleared. News notes improved after the accumulation, but hot weather continued to affect demand and hog disposition.
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Des Moines
Taoeth
Swisher Farmer Switches Loyalty on the 1932 Ballot
William Shebetka, owner of 1182 acres near Swisher, Iowa, lifelong Republican, says he will vote straight Democratic this year. He discusses cattle and hog losses, farm taxes, valuation, 4-H, schooling, and direct marketing versus shipping pools, criticizing Hoover and supporting Roosevelt.
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Swisher Farmer
William Shebetka
Swisher
Daily Farm Stock Opinions on Tests and Taxes
A farmer audience debates milk testing reliability and a political split on Turner and Long. Concerns include farm finances, land ownership, stock market crashes, and ways to ease hardship through labor. They distrust banks and question the farmers holiday proposal amid volatile prices for eggs and perishables.
Maynard Co op Pays 17 Cents A Pound For June Butterfat
Maynard Co operative creamery patrons are being paid this week at 17 cents a pound for June butterfat. Severe heat and flies have caused a material drop in production.
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Maynard Co-op
Maynard
Maynard Co-operative Creamery
Keosauqua Co-op Celebrates Debt Payment Milestone
Stockholders of the Farmers' Co-operative creamery in Keosauqua marked its fifth anniversary by burning 23 000 in notes from the 1927 opening and announcing a 62 000 investment. G E McGrew welcomed attendees with Royal Holbrook of Cedar Rapids as speaker.
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Keosauqua Co-Op
Keosauqua
Farmers’ Co-operative Creamery
Rinabarger’s Grove
G. E. McGrew
Creamery Association
Co-Operative
Libertyne
More Poison Bran Mash Needed For Grasshopper Control
In western Iowa three counties Woodbury Plymouth and Pottawattamie face widespread grasshopper damage prompting officials to seek more poison bran mash. State entomologist Dr C J Drake said last year’s treatments helped Monona and Harrison counties while lack of rain slows a fungus that kills grasshoppers and related pests.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Carl Kennedy
C. J. Drake
Woodbury
Plymouth
Pottawattamie
Monona
Harrison
Towa County 4-H Show Sets Week of August 22
Marengo will host the annual 4-H club show during the week of August 22 with livestock and poultry exhibits. 4-H girls will present home furnishing demonstrations and the winning team advances to the state fair. The county health champion will be chosen.
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Marengo
Iowa County
R. W. Ashby
County Agent Plager Exhibits At County Fair
L W Plager, former county agent, cures grain on the stalk for fall exhibition at the county fair. The display includes yellow and white sweet clover soy bean hay and wild hay. Grain is cured in the court house attic which is very warm and dry.
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Grundy Center
L. W. Plager
Court House
Ship 240 Head Hogs to Chicago in Triple Car Shipment
Johann Moeller and son Henry, livestock feeders south of here, shipped 240 head of 300-pound hogs to Chicago in three double-deck cars on Sunday. The younger Moeller accompanied the shipment. 110 hogs remain on the farm for later marketing.
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Dysart
Johann Moeller
Henry
Here
Chicago
Moeller
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