Market Runs Of Grass Cattle And Lambs Begin to Increase
Chicago special reports Kansas City range receipts jump 10 000 head in a week as grass cattle and range lambs lead a broader midwestern market. Kansas City cattle reach 24 000 Monday. gains reflect Flint Hills Osage country supplies. Slaughter steer stocks fall. stockers feeders and lambs show varied activity with high costs and financing pressures.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Flint Hills
Omaha
Midwest
Idaho
Washington
Fence Drift Under Scrutiny by Chicago Board of Trade
A fragmented note discusses the Fence Drift issue and hints at reviews by the Chicago board of trade. It mentions R.F. A. Scrutiny and suggests a link between the board and federal farm policies in a sweeping historical reflection.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Federal Farm Board
Marion farmer outlines cash rent views and costs near Mount Vernon
In an interview near Mount Vernon, D B Storck, a tenant on 240 acres, explains rent at about $6 per acre, favoring grain share arrangements and long leases. He discusses farming history, credit tightness, Roosevelt versus Hoover, farm management records, and school funding amid rural-urban shifts.
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D. B. Storck
Mount Vernon
Greeley
Farm Women Orators To Be Featured At Iowa State Fair
Iowa Farm Bureau showcases its women as orators in a public speaking contest at the Iowa State Fair. The theme is The Farm Woman and Her Civic Responsibility with a medal on Farm Bureau day August 29. The winner may enter the national Chicago contest in December. Entry deadline August 20.
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Fairo
SPSES
Iowa Farm Bureau
Chicago
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Contract Feeding Series of Conferences Started
A series of nine district conferences on contract cattle and lamb feeding started Monday at Oskaloosa and Sac City. Other conferences arranged by the extension division of Iowa State college are Red Oak and Sheldon Tuesday Harlan and Emmetsburg Wednesday Adel and Iowa Falls Thursday Cedar Rapids August 1.
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Ames
Oskaloosa
Sac City
Iowa State College
Red Oak
Sheldon
Harlan and
Emmetsburg
Adel
Iowa Falls
Cedar Rapids
Farm Bureau Women Demonstrate Soap Making in Dubuque County
Cascade and Whitewater township women in Dubuque county attended a soap making demonstration by Miss H Rath from the Ames extension service on Friday. They made cake soap soap flakes powder and a pumice cleaning cream with coloring and perfuming featured.
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The
Gazette
Cascade
4 H Club Organized in Wellman with Officers
Wellman hosts a newly organized 4 H club led by President Marjorie Miller with Lor aine Blumenstein as secretary and treasurer Mrs Pierre Huffman named.
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Wellman
Marjorie Miller
Loraine Blumenstein
Pierre Huffman
Minnesota Joins Iowa In Farm Holiday Effort
Atwater Minnesota farmer John H. Bosch leads a Midwest sellers strike advocating farmers halt market sales to push prices up. Minnesota plans immediate alignment with other states starting July 29 at St. Cloud with Iowa claims 96 percent organization and expansion to Wisconsin Illinois South Dakota planned.
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Atwater
Minn
Midwest
John H. Bosch
Oklahoma
Kansas
Dakotas
Minnesota
Bosch
National Farmers’ Holiday Association
Des Moines
St. Cloud
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
South Dakota
4 H Baby Beeves Report Best Ever Says Oldsen
In Ames Iowa 1932 4 H club calves are described as the best the club has produced. Carl Oldsen of the Iowa Beef Producers Association inspected calves over two months and notes about 3306 calves on feed. He says they are younger and more finished for this time of year and hopes market gains hold for the boys’ compensation.
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Ames
Iowa
Carl Oldsen
Iowa Beef Producers’ Association
Truck Receipts at Chicago Reach 2 041 Rail Cars in June
Chicago reports a continued surge in livestock moved by truck to the market. In June the trucked equivalent reached 2 541 carloads, up from 1 507 in June last year, with cattle hogs calves and sheep showing high truck share percentages. The Producers Commission association notes rising trucked in shares and 488 rail cars represented 19.6 percent of total trucked in.
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Chicago
Producers Commission Association
Chicago Producers Commission Association
Co-Operative
Dead Hoppers Won’t Destroy Live Ones Says Entomologist
Dr. W. H. Larrimer of the department of agriculture’s bureau of entomology says efforts to spread disease among grasshoppers to curb their numbers are wasted. He notes that hot wet weather favors natural fungal and bacterial diseases, while hot dry or cooler weather slows them, and that spreading infected bodies does not prompt the die-off.
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Ee (Ap
W. H. Larrimer
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology
Middle West
Dr. Larrimer
Larrimer
Iowa adds five more tons poison bran mash for grasshoppers
The state dispatched about five tons of poison bran mash to Sioux and Lyon counties on Saturday, bringing total poison to about 120 tons for grasshopper control. Assistant Secretary Carl Kennedy noted new buyers are purchasing bran directly from firms, with Monona County previously severely infested.
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Des Moines
Sioux
Lyon
Carl Kennedy
Nex Oosers
Monona
County 4 H girls contest to be held Thursday here
Fayette hosts a county 4 H girls contest Thursday directed by Dr J D Parker of Fayette and C C Hall of Maynard. The winner advances to the state contest in Des Moines during the state fair. Florence Forbes Ames home furnishings specialist visits to assist demonstration teams. Geraldine Brainard, home demonstration agent, leads the program.
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Fayette
Payette
J. D. Parker
C. C. Hall
Maynard
Des Moines
Florence Forbes
Ames
Geraldine Brainard
Victor-Melvin Price Receives Certificate of Merit
Victor Melvin Price of Victor is awarded a certificate of merit by the Holstein-Friesian Association of America for dairy calf club work. The junior organization now has 3 086 members. certificate possession grants member rates and pedigree transfer rights.
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Victor
Melvin Price of
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Annual Baby Beef Show Planned At Miles
The Miles Baby Beef club plans its annual show for August 12. Guides include B N Stephenson or Carl Oldson of the Iowa Beef Breeders association, with support from Miles Savings Bank and local business leaders. J R Kegsee leads the Miles club.
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Miles
Miles Baby Beef Club
B. N. Stephenson
Carl Oldson
Iowa Beef Breeders’ Association
Miles Savings Bank
J. R. Kegsee
Miles Club
Tipton Farm Woman Buys Purebred Angus Bull
Edith Eiler of three miles east of Tipton purchased a purebred Angus bull from L. B. Morford of Iowa City to improve her herd. E. T. Davis of Iowa assisted in the deal, acting as secretary of a Iowa Aberdeen Angu s association.
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The
Gazette
Tipton
Edith Eiler
L. B. Morford
Iowa City
E. T. Davis
Iowa
Henderson Heads 4-H Club Boys At Coggon
John Henderson was elected president of the Tri-C 4-H boys' club at a meeting at the Walter Henderson farm west of Coggon. Edward Trefz became vice president, Ray Mills secretary and treasurer, and Dick Bressler reporter. A calf fitting demonstration for exhibition at the Wapsie Valley at Central City will be held at the home of Ard Reece.
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Coggon
John Henderson
Walter Henderson
Edward Trefz
Ray Mills
Dick Bressler
Wapsie Valley
Central City
Ard Reece
Annual Farmers Day Planned At Victor August 18
Victor plans Farmers Day with the Victor Community Club announcing an August 18 celebration. A Friday meeting set committees and preparations for events and activities to mark the day.
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Victor
Victor Community Club
Westgate Butter Tops State Meet in Iowa Scores
John Schroeder of Westgate won Iowa educational butter scoring at Whittemore with 95. B T Soles of Stout was second at 94.75. Paul Schroeder of Westgate placed third, Viggo Kulsholn of Wesley fourth. Other 94s included Kloeck Garner Mikkelson Plymouth Lauritson Algona Wargow Sky Boyden Notting Boyden Frettem. Eastern makers included Johnson Center Junction Weger Strawberry Harms Oelwein Gernand Volga City Lus son Alpha Allenstein Sumner Waskow Arlington Mittlestadt Maynard Harms Oelwein.
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Westgate
John Schroeder
Iowa
Whittemore
B. T. Soles
Stout
Paul P. Schroeder
Viggo Kulsholn
Wesley
O. J. Kloeck
Garner
M. K. Mikkelson
Phil Lusson
Alpha
R. J. Allenstein
Sumner
Walter Waskow
Arlington
G. C. Mittlestadt
Maynard
Albert Harms
Oelwein
Benton Women Attend Canning Demonstrations Across Benton
Eighty nine Benton county women joined food canning demonstrations led by Miss Jane Nelson in Vinton and Blairstown. Held at the Vinton high school and Blairstown Presbyterian church, the sessions covered organizing welfare groups and economical canning methods for vegetables fruits and fruit juices. The hot pack method was used for green beans baby beets rhubarb juice raspberries and peaches.
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Vinton
Benton County
Jane Nelson
Aester Biennane
Presbyterian Church
Blairstown
Maynard follow-up on state food saving campaign
A follow-up meeting of the state wide food saving campaign presented by Ames extension service was held Wednesday at the Legion hall with 28 women from Harlan township. Beets corn peas beans spinach peaches tomatoes apples blackberries and rhubarb were canned by hot pack method. Assistants included Mesdames Tom Meyer Irving Patridge Frank Cummings L C Surifus A B Blunt A G Simpson C H Nordyke and Charles Bartels.
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A. B. Blunt
A. G. Simpson
C. H. Nordyke
Charles Bartels
Cystex Promise for Kidney and Bladder Aches
Advertisement claims thousands over 40 and younger suffer run down feeling get up nights backache stiffness leg pains nervousness acidity and burning from poorly functioning kidneys or bladder. Cystex works fast circulating through system in 15 minutes priced 75 cents at druggists with a money back guarantee to satisfy or return empty package.
Daily Farm News For Farm Folk Edited by Ray Anderson
Farm column edited by Ray Anderson delivers practical tips and market notes for farmers. Readers gain weather outlook, crop updates, and livestock care reminders in concise, actionable briefs.
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Daily Farm News
Farm Folk
Ray Anderson
Farm Managers Plan Field Day Ottumwa July 30
The Iowa Farm Managers association schedules its annual field meeting for July 30 starting at 10 a.m. at the R. E. Stevens farm just north of Ottumwa where fertilizer results will be inspected. The Charles Fuchs farm nearby will be visited for a terracing demonstration with lunch in Ottumwa. E. Wescott of the Ames extension service will discuss farm management for professional managers and J. L. Boatman will outline a soil management program for southern Iowa.
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Ottumwa
Iowa Farm Managers’ Association
R. E. Stevens
Charles Fuchs
Stevens Place
Ottumwaress
Threshing Begins In Northern Areas
Threshing started Saturday on the George E. Gerstenberger farm in Hazleton where barley yields averaged twenty bushels to the acre and oats fifty. Corn is progressing well but needs rain.
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Hazleton
George E. Gerstenberger
Barney
Threshing Underway In Delaware With Varied Yields
Threshing has begun in the locality with three outfits at work. Oats yield about forty five bushels per acre while winter wheat averages seventeen bushels and barley twenty eight. Straw is good and rain is needed. Early sweet corn is ready for use.
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Delaware
Corn Harvest Nears Finish In Locality
Most fields are tasseled and early maturing ears appear. Harvesting is practically finished with good quality grain though rust noted. Threshing will begin this week as gardens and corn need rain.
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Oelwein
Annual Veterinary Meeting Dates Set in Mechanicsville and Cedar Rapids
Mechanicsville hosts the second annual practitioners clinic for Eastern Iowa Veterinary association members at the Wilson sale barn, Sept. 6. The nineteenth annual meeting will be Oct. 11 and 12 at Hotel Montrose Cedar Rapids, with Cedar Valley Veterinary association planning a second annual picnic at Cedar Falls.
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Mechanicsville
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Wilson Sale
L. W. Kellogg
Anamosa
Cedar Farm Women Plan Achievement Day in Tipton
Cedar county 4 H club girls and Cedar Farm Bureau women plan the annual Achievement Day program at Tipton featuring a presentation on the evolution of the farm and community work. Home project chairwoman Mrs William Davidson and state committee woman Mrs Ellsworth Richardson lead the event with eight clubs competing for top honors and advancement to the state fair.
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Tipton
American Farm Bureau Federation
Cedar County Farm Bureau
William Davidson
Stanwood
Ellsworth Richardson
Cedar County
Aeight
Davenport
Hay Yields Heavily On Bassett Farm Edgewood
Charles Bassett and his two sons Herman and Theodore completed haying with ninety six loads from over sixteen acres. They produced Timothy and clever hay averaging three and five eights tons per acre. Barley yielded 160 bushels from five and a half acres. The farm covers more than 400 acres and sustains 100 head of purebred Hereford cattle with most feed raised on site.
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Edgewood
Charles Bassett
Herman
Theodore
Timothy
Bassett
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