Foes and Fortunes in the 1939 Corn Market
Farmers weigh sealing corn as 30 percent more become eligible, signaling potential fall supplies. Iowa projections split between 25–30 cent cash prices and near loan levels up to 60 cents. Government storage plans may keep corn in ever normal granaries, with no resale below loan price. A corn marketing quota referendum could be avoided by policy shifts.
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United States
Iowa
State
AAA
Des Moines
the Gazette Today
Washington
Buenos Aires
Atlantic Seaboard
Atlantic
Corn loan prices and Argentine corn prices set debate on farm relief
The article analyzes the Corn loan program costs citing September Argentine corn at 43 cents a bushel, freight and duties raising New York prices to 82 cents, and domestic freight and handling adding to the gap. It notes potential Iowa support for a quota, the referendum’s role, and risks to hog farmers if prices diverge from feed costs.
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Buenos Aires
New Orleans
Gulf
New York
Iowa
Chicago
Els
Government buys 9 million acres submarginal land
Washington reports that in five years the United States government purchased nine million acres of submarginal farm land for a total of 46 million dollars. The Agricultural Department provides the purchase totals and notes the land acquisitions covered extensive parcels across multiple states.
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Washington
SNL
United States
Department of Agriculture
Harvest Fever Amid Quiet Longing for Calm
The piece portrays farmers in a rush during harvest season while craving a brief calm. It notes the frantic pace of hay making, waterlogged grain cutting, corn detasseling, grain shocks, and fence rebuilding as men barely eat or sleep.
Louisiana farmers tour Northeast Iowa next Sunday
A caravan of 114 Louisiana farmers including four women leaves Baton Rouge for a Midwest tour led by Warren Bissell and Leo Herrole. The itinerary includes Bloomington Indiana Champaign Illinois Chicago Milwaukee Madison St Paul Austin Calmar and Elkader with stops at Strawberry Point Backbon e State Park and the Trappist monastery near Dubuque.
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Louisiana
Iowa
Elkader
Baton Rouge
Middlewest
Warren Bissell
Greeley
AAA
Leo Herrole
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Austin
Calmar
Postville
Luana
Monona
Federal Soil Conservation Projects
L. C
Master Painter And The Garden Puzzle Clue List
A crossword style puzzle grid hints at famous artist and related terms. Across clues include Al Musical note and Garden vegetable while verticals cover months, body parts, and objects leading to a final master painter theme with interconnected wordplay.
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Fortune
Linn County seeks bids for coal supply for 1939 40
Linn County Iowa invites sealed bids for coal to supply the Linn County Home and Cedar Rapids poor districts for 1939 40 with options for additional tonnage. Bids due Aug 17 1939 at 10 AM to County Auditor Cedar Rapids and opened by the Board of Supervisors. Specifications require mine name coal size freight analysis bond and certified check. Preference given to Iowa produced coal.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Towa
Board of Supervisors
F.O.B
Marion
Iowa
Director of Relief
Tiowa
First Avenue
Marton
Senate
47Th
General Assembly
State of
Rob't. M. Vesely
Pollen unusually heavy this season across Iowa crops
Iowa reports show heavy pollen with ground coloration in parts as cooler weather limited damage in southwest counties. Earliest corn in blister stage. oats yields highly variable. winter wheat quality good. Nebraska drought and heat ruin much of its corn. grasshoppers biting, sorghum burnt in central areas. Reports from Des Moines Lincoln West Union Jesup note local conditions.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Reed
Northwest
Wayne Sourey
Perion
Lincoln
Nebraska
Federal Agricultural Statistical Service
A. E. Andersen
Andersen
Bull Attack Leaves Farmer Critically Injured at Robinson Farm
John Baettcher was attacked by a bull on Monday at the H. C. Robinson farm near here, suffering three broken ribs and one crushed rib. The injury is critical as Robinson shot the bull to stop the attack.
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Gazette
Hawkeye
John Baettcher
H. C. Robinson
Here
Robinson
Baettcher
Wallace Orders Butter Purchase Program to Begin
Agriculture Secretary Wallace directed the Dairy Products Marketing Association to start buying butter using the $6 million loan from the Commodity Credit Corporation. The move launches the new purchase program, with no fixed price set yet and plans to store purchases for resale or transfer to the surplus commodities corporation if needed.
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ED Hadley
Washington
Acriculture
Wallace
Dairy Products Marketing Association
Commodity Credit Corporation
Chicago
DPMA
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
FSCC
Allamakee Fair Hosts Large 4-H Livestock Show
WAUKON Twenty four 4-H groups prepare dairy heifer calves baby beeves market pigs and livestock displays for the Allamakee county fair set for September 5 to 8. The dairy heifer club leads with 57 calves while 49 boys handle 101 baby beeves and 16 market litters. Twenty four girls participate in six demonstration teams with about 80 girls in exhibits.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Triple A Meeting Brings Eight County Committees To Tipton
Thirty members of county AAA committees and office assistants from eight east Town counties attended a school of instruction at Tipton. The event was conducted by state committee members Hervey Hazen and Harold Andrews of Des Moines and Roy Dyas of Andrew district fieldman. Counties represented included Cedar Linn Johnson Scott Clinton Jackson Jones and Dubuque.
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Tipton
East Town
Hervey Hazen
Harold Andrews
Des Moines
Roy Dyas
Andrew
Cedar
Linn
Johnson
Scott
Clinton
Jackson
Jones and Dubuque
Farm sale near Waterville draws $65 per acre
INDEPENDENCE The W H Gissell farm of 86 acres adjoining Waterville was sold to Herman F Hillman Waterloo for 65 dollars an acre. The Hillman family has already moved to the farm which is well improved. HARTLEY Sale of three O'Brien county farms at prices from 102 to 130 dollars an acre was revealed in Hartley today. The highest price paid to the Horstman estate by Ralph Geerdes for 160 acres east of Primghar. Mrs Ed Wolf who lives south of Sheldon paid Walter Jacobs of Center township 122 dollars per acre for a quarter section of land, and Case Juik paid August Goetsch 102 dollars per acre for a quarter section.
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Independence
W. H. Gissell
Waterville
Herman F. Hillman
Waterloo
Hillman
Hartley
INS
O'Brien County
Horstman
Ralph Geerdes
Primghar
Ed Wolf
Sheldon
Walter Jacobs
Center Township
Case Juik
August Goetsch
New Gothic Barn Rising on Ossian Meyer Farm Site
A large Gothic roof barn is under construction on the John O. Meyer farm near Ossian after a recent fire destroyed the prior barn. The fire, caused by spontaneous combustion, also ruined the entire new hay crop.
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Ossian
John O. Meyer
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