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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1933
Page
4
The egg market has been heated by gambling-driven speculation in New York and Chicago with outsiders pushing futures trading in October eggs. Spot prices stayed steady despite erratic futures runs as storage concerns limit any sustained rise and U S inventory in shell eggs stood higher than a year ago.
Dealers at Cedar Rapids paid 1 cent for top eggs and 9 cents for seconds, up slightly from three weeks ago. October egg futures in Chicago hit record commitments, over 3,700 cars, while spot prices remain high. Butter stocks rise to 30 million pounds versus last year, with prices expected to hold. Dressed poultry stocks accumulate as turkey arrivals rise, and New York and Michigan markets show varied conditions for cheese and potatoes amid changing exchange rates and storage dynamics.
Homestead area farm manager Sous Selzer grows hybrid seed corn on contract for a firm connected to Henry Wallace secretary of agriculture. Five acre tract using in bred seed, with detasseling of female rows to cross with male rows. A demonstration plot shows inbreeding possibilities.
During the first of June the Oelwein creamery processed a total of pounds of butterfat for which producers received 29 cents a pound versus 26 cents previously. Schraca reports 70.958 pounds were processed in the first half of the month. The creamery is stocking unsalted butter for which a premium of more than 2 cents a pound is expected to be paid to dairy manufacturers.
Vinton farmer Ed Hanson shipped 1,470-pound steers to the Chicago market on Wednesday, selling at 6.85 dollars per hundredweight. He also sent weighing 555 pounds packing sows, top price 3.80 dollars per hundredweight.
The annual national outlook conference sponsored by the Department of Agriculture for 1933-34 will be held in Washington from October 30 to November 4, instead of January as in prior years. The change follows consultations with state extension services and experiment stations and reflects federal economy measures and state-funding limits.
Tipton Future Farmers prepare to judge poultry in a Tuesday event. Local 4-H club members and associates will weigh birds and exhibit entries at Cedar County fairgrounds.
Farmers across eastern Iowa report widespread threshing activity as binders finish late oats. Yields range from 15 to 70 bushels per acre with quality varying from fair to excellent. Corn tassels and ears progressing, showers aiding development. notable operations near Morse, Manchester, and Mount Vernon with multiple farms harvesting oats and switching to corn and alfalfa. Harvest hands paid $1.50 to $2 daily.
The report notes Anwood heartened by a hard contest with strong performances from unnamed players. It highlights team effort and a decisive victory stance despite challenges on the field.
Henry A Wallace secretary of agriculture will speak in Chicago during Agricultural week August 13 to 19 at the Century of Progress exposition An invitation has also been extended to Henry Morgenthau Jr to speak during farm week A delegation will go to Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt to invite her to speak on August 15 Arrangements include extra guide services special rail and lodging rates with railway officials and hoteliers
Boston dealers describe the wool market as fair with Ohio and similar wools firm at 32 to 36 cents grease. West wools like bright types trade near 30 cents grease. US Department report notes slow start, then renewed mill buying, with moderate activity across fleece grades before cautious market due to unsettled commodities.
Beekeepers meet Sunday at 12 30 pm at the Lower Palisades for a picnic and to hear F B Padderk Ames state Apiarist discuss beekeeping problems and honey production. Apiaries visited include A To Johnson Travis Mount Ver ton and MoD Blattek Manion. Pad ders to inspect colonies and demonstrate bee handling.
Butter maker Pless Pacmers Dairy won the North Towne meet with a 94 point entry. July meeting set at Watersaitle for the Twin Cities region as pastures worsen. Monmouth Slapping association on the Chicago market sent hogs to $4.19-$4.25 per hundredweight amid season crops.
A light rain Saturday morning aided crops in West Union with corn forming ears while threshing and harvesting small grain were briefly delayed.
Des Moines AP hog cholera outbreaks reported in nearly every county. H A Seidell of the state bureau of animal industry notes outbreaks in Mitchell Dallas Winneshiek and Delaware counties with high death rates. Weather chief Reed says the season opens with virulent outbreaks and vaccination enforcement will follow to curb losses.
Springville area farms change hands in cash closings on March 1 1934. C A Elsenberger buys 98 acre farm four miles east of Springville from Lewis Jacobs for 80 per acre with possession at closing. C E Pearson Marion broker handles the deal. Ellenberger also sold a 40 acre farm four miles northwest of Whittier to Gene Frankfort Anamosa for 112 50 per acre in another cash closing with possession March 1.
Washington reports domestic hog prices drifted lower since mid May due to heavy slaughter and heat while foreign prices for most hog products except bacon stayed steady to higher. The June pig survey signals a potential rise in fall farrowings, though realization may be dampened by less favorable hog to corn price ratios. Germany shows production rising with more bred sows, and Britain cuts bacon and ham import quotas by 25 percent for July and August. US lard exports rose in May while pork exports fell. June pork and lard shipments from key ports exceeded May totals.
Washington Ia plans to organize a national farm loan association in Washington county with Leo A. Hough of the Omaha Federal Land Bank aiding setup Sidney Moore of the Washington State Bank named secretary treasurer Hough will visit for several days to confer with loan applicants.
Kinross elevators have shipped forty carloads of grain since July 1. Farmers from Keota and Wellman brought grain to Kinross, mainly corn and oats, with rye in one carload. Corn sold for just over 50 cents a bushel and some oats brought 37 cents.
Dr A G Black national corn and hogs administrator says a detailed production program should be fixed by Aug 18. Secretary Wallace aims to announce it at the Chicago World’s Fair during Agricultural Week. Trade talks with meat packers produced principles but no final announcements yet.
Manchester Co-Operative Creamery shipped 295 64 pound tubs totaling 16,320 pounds to eastern markets, up from 14,784 the prior week. Patrons received 10,000 dollars for the last half of June butterfat at 28 cents per pound. about 80,000 pounds are expected to be shipped to eastern markets in July.
The Marion Open Market Shipping association sold hogs at Chicago Tuesday with a double deck load. Packers around 480 pounds brought $4 a hundredweight, 410 pound packers $4, 280 pound butchers $4.80, 270 pound butchers $4.80, and 225 pound butchers $4.85.
President Raymond Hughes appoints George Godfrey as acting dean of agriculture at Iowa State College Ames. The move follows a 2 year study recommending reorganization of extension work and closer ties between teaching, extension and research. Godfrey, a longtime farmer near Algona, will travel Iowa farms to assess farmer needs and report back to the administration.
A robust Des Moines farmer with rural speaking credentials weighs internships with the Ames administrative board and county agent reorganization. The speaker’s earnest character is noted while concerns arise about political influence and oversight. Time will tell his ultimate impact.
Lone Tree farmer Frank Kral, feeder south of Lone Tree, shipped Hampshire hogs to the Chicago market. Sixty-two head averaged 196 pounds sold for 470 dollars, top for hogs under 260 pounds. fourteen pigs averaging 149 pounds brought 4.40. This marks Kral’s fifth straight shipment setting new tops on the Chicago market.
Des Moines reports seven anthrax outbreaks this year across western Iowa. Dr H A Seidell notes six affect cattle and one hits pigs. He calls it a minor recurrence after the 1931 northwest Iowa outbreak.
Linseed oilmeal fed steers and some heifers produced higher gains and margins over feed cost than soy bean meal or whole soy in last year's trials. About 1,000 farmers attended as Co C Culbertson described rations using shelled corn, ensilage, alfalfa and minerals.
Keosauqua patrons of the Farmers' Co operative creamery held their sixth anniversary picnic at Ri nabarger’s grove with about 500 attendees. Speakers included J C Calhoun Keosauqua attorney B Brownlee chief dairy and food inspection service and Prof Iverson of Town State college. Creamery employees beat patrons 8 to 0 in baseball. C M Reeve manages the Keosauqua creamery.
Arrangements completed by W S Filbert and Harvey Reese for a Marshe town canning plant opening in Oelwein on Monday. Robert Fox in charge. spring fries for sale per Want Ads classification 33.
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