Iowa Leads In AAA Payments In Eleventh Month
Iowa total rental and benefit payments for the eleven months ending June 1 totaled 66.56 million dollars, far ahead of Texas at 44.75 million. Most Iowa money came from the corn hog program, with five counties over a million dollars each led by Pottawattamie at 1.52 million. The period covers July 1, 1934 to June 1, 1935 under the Agricultural Adjustment Administration.
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Ashington
Farm Administration
Iowa
Texas
Comter
Hawkeye State
Ilinois
Crawford
Kossuth
Pottawattamie
Sioux
Woodbury
Washington, D. C
Agricultural, Adjustment Administration
Comptroller
Trust Fund
Rice Trust Fund
Southern Rice Marketing Agreement
Egg production up despite fewer hens
Crop reporters for the U S Department of Agriculture show United StatesJuly 1 egg production rose 19 percent from a year earlier despite a 6 percent drop in hen numbers. Egg laying rate per 100 hens rose across regions, with central states driving the gain, while farm flock numbers lag. Prices for eggs and feed are noted, with June feed costs at high levels versus prewar and postwar years.
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the Gazette
Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Central States
East North Central
West North Central
South Central Division
North Central States
United States
Supreme Court
AAA
Towa
Nearly all 1904 corn loans paid
The AAA said farmers repaid all but 192304 of 11384304. bushels of corn loaned in 1934. A total of 15689 loans were made totaling about 11038390 dollars to farmers in ten states at 55 cents per bushel. Full liquidation expected within days.
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Washington
AAA
Commodity Credit Corporation
Towa
Grundy Auction Sells Wallbaum Estate Land in Butler County
Grundy Center Iowa reports additional sales of Fred Wallbaum estate farmland. Albion township parcels totaling 240 acres sold to Richard Mulder for 90.50 per acre, 200 acres to William Wallbaum for 6950 total, and 200 acres to August Wallbaum at 58 per acre. All properties in Butler county feature fair improvements.
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Grundy Center
Fred Wallbaum
Albion Township
Richard Mulder
Parkersburg
William Wallbaum
August Wallbaum
Butler County
Distribute Premium Lists For Jackson 4-H Fair
Maquoketa premium lists are distributed for the annual 4-H achievement show at Lakehurst on August 5 and 6. Pig, calf, garden and other special project clubs exhibit Monday. The Farm Bureau premium is set for Tuesday. Farm Bureau women will exhibit, judging and demonstration teams will compete. Enrollment in Iowa 4-H dairy clubs totals about 2500 heifers and 2000 youths across ninety counties.
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Maquoketa
Lakehurst
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Benton County Farm Bureau rally day speaker named
Allan Kline president of Benton County Farm Bureau will be principal speaker at the Florence township Farm Bureau rally day celebration in Norway scheduled for July 26.
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Spoc'nl
Gazette
Vinton
Allan Kline
Benton County Farm Bureau
Florence Township Farm Bureau
Norway
Eight Cattle Prized in Cabin Find Near Wheatland
Eight head of cattle owned by Buster Snyder were found trapped in an old cabin on the Wapsie river bank north of Wheatland. Murray and Jerry Patterson spotted a cow looking from a window, informing Gus Horstman. The cattle, exhausted from hunger and thirst, were believed to have entered during a storm on Wednesday afternoon and were imprisoned for about twenty four hours.
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The
Gazette
Wheatland
Buster Snyder
Wapsie River
Murray
Jerry Patterson
Charles Patterson
Gus Horstman
Milk Production Rises With Better Pastures in July
Washington dairy figures show July 1 production per cow up 12 percent from last year and total output up 6 percent as pastures reach a six year high. Prospects for the coming months point to further gains despite lower dairy prices, with consumer spending rising on manufactured dairy products.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Missing Cattle Found Turned In Wrong Pasture
H J Schoonover located twenty of his cattle in the herd of Charles Wilson after a neighbor reported seeing the cattle on the highway and turning them in with the Wilson herd. Schoonover now has his cattle back and is arranging payment for feeding them a week.
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Washington
H. J. Schoonover
Charles Wilson
Wilson
Chinch Bugs Threaten Crops In Jackson County
County agent F E Krause reports hot weather last week aided chinch bug hatching in Jackson county. Outbreaks in Jackson Washington and Farmers Creek townships threaten small grain with migration to corn after harvest. Blight hits some wheat and oats along the river. Corn shows strong growth. farm work runs behind by ten days to two weeks.
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Gazet Magquoreta
F. E Krause
Jackson
Washington
Farmers Creek
de Witt
Krause
Farm Outlook Has Good and Poor Sides
Iowa farmers face a mixed outlook with high farm prices and strong product exchange value, yet demand may lag and AAA policy risks loom. Projections show higher yields for most crops, large corn production near two billion bushels, and ample pasture conditions, though feed grains remain tight and hog prices may stay firm into next year.
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Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
Seed dealers report declines in most seed varieties
The Gazette reports United States bureau of agricultural economics figures showing about 5 percent lower average sales across sixteen seed varieties by roughly 1,600 dealers. Red clover and timothy show large declines. lespedera and soybeans rise, while cowpeas and redtop hold steady. Seed corn generally exceeds 1934 levels.
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the Gazette
Washington, D. C
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Sudan
Iowa
Benton Junior Farmers Sponsor Carnival Show
The Benton County Junior Farm Bureau will host a carnival at the J. F. Chalupsky farm east of Garrison on Thursday evening. The program features free acts, sideshows, athletic contests, musical numbers and a timely subject talk by a good speaker.
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Gazette
Winton
Benton County Junior Farm Bureau
J. F. Chalupsky
Garrison
Keokuk Farm Picnic Set for Aug 8 at Montz Grove
Sigourney reports the Keokuk County Farm Bureau picnic will be held August 8 at the Montz grove located west of Webster. The event invites local farmers and families to gather for a day of community activities and agricultural fellowship.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
Reno to Speak at Earlville Gala Day
Reno to speak at the Earlville gala day celebration the evening of Aug 2. Milo Reno, president of the Farmers Holiday Association, will address attendees and set the tone for the event with remarks on farm policy and solidarity.
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Earlville
Milo Reno
Farmers Holiday Association
Forecast Billion Dollar Increase In Farm Output
Standard Statistics projects a 12.6 percent rise in gross farm value to 8.86 billion dollars this year from 7.869 billion in 1934 driven by higher prices farmers receive and stable rural costs. The forecast covers grain cotton and other crops with livestock, dairy, and poultry gains, while bounties shrink the net rise.
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W York
Standard Statistics Company
Supreme Court
Oats Yield High Near Hazleton With News on Crops
Near Hazleton oats are heavy with estimated yields from 25 to 50 bushels per acre. Hay is good quality averaging about two loads per acre. Corn is growing rapidly and nearly normal for the season. William Michels, a farmer east of Hazleton, has purchased a new threshing machine.
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Hazleton
William Michels
Fourth Year Nutrition To Be Studied In Washington
Farm Bureau women of Washington county will begin their fourth year of nutrition work on August 13, following a county meeting. Mrs. Mary K. Gregg from Ames and Miss Ruth Cessna from the Ames extension service will lead four lessons during the year.
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Gazette
Washington
Farm Bureau
Washington County
Mary K. Gregg
Ames
Ruth Cessna
Ames Extension Service
Women’s Home Project Focused on Nutrition in Jackson County
In Jackson County Maquoketa the 1935 36 women’s home project will center on nutrition. The decision was made this week at a meeting with Mrs. Larson of the Ames extension service. Attendees came from Maquoketa Bellevue and Green Island. Mrs. A G Nims of Maquoketa is the county leader of women’s works in Jackson.
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Maquoketa
Jackson County
Larson
Ames Extension Service
Bellevue
Green Island
A. G. Nims
Jackson
Four Legged Duckling Reported Near Oxford Farm
Mrs Frank Kadera, a farm woman north of Oxford, reports a duckling hatched with four legs. Three legs lie under the body while one sits on the back, an unusual poultry anomaly observed on her farm.
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Oxford
Frank Kadera
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