Continued Dry Weather Threatens Iowa Corn Crop
Iowa drought pushes corn into a critical stage per Charles D. Reed. He warns cool or hot weeks could swing yields by millions of bushels, noting 80.5 degree averages last week and widespread drought. Some counties show good condition while uplands, lowlands, and late crops suffer. harvests proceed with mostly fair yields in small grains.
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ES Moines
Charles D. Reed
Iowa
Iowa Weather and Crop Bureau
Reed
Sioux City
Alta
Fence Drift and Bold Claims on Co operatives
A cryptic note critiques Peter B. Carey of the Federal Farm Board and the Esteemed board of trade as he asserts broad support for cooperatives. The piece challenges the credibility of such statements and calls for transparent discussion of the issues.
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Federal Farm Board
Board of Trade
Peter B. Carey
National Grain Co op Meeting 15 Scheduled Aug 16
The Farmers National Grain corporation annual meeting will be held Aug 16 at Chicago offices. Officers will be elected and the fiscal report for the year ending May 31 will be presented. The report notes growth and increased storage capacity through owned and leased facilities nationwide.
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National Grain Co-Op
Chicago
Farmers National Grain Corporation
National Co-Operative Grain Sales Agency
Farmer voices on roads taxes and farms near Hills
I. G. Birrer, owner near Hills, discusses high road costs, state takeover of services, and the impact of paved Highway 161. He critiques road maintenance, weed strips, and tax burden, endorses Polled Herefords, and notes a $95 sale for a 750-pound bull calf as direct marketing remains unhelpful.
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Sigourney
Daily Farm Reflections On Cooperation And City Dependence
A farmer commentator discusses hog sales, co operatives, and the decline of a Hills ship ping association. He questions a possible farmers holiday to make city folk realize farming realities and notes farmers’ individualism and past lending with city populations. He doubts unified action.
Barley Brings 37c At Chicago and 25c At Blairstown
Blairstown farmer D F Newton threshed forty acres of barley and sold it in Chicago for 37 cents a bushel, earning 25 cents net per bushel at Blairstown for the carload. The barley, graded No 2 special, was the cleanest received in Chicago this season and was grown on the Rogers farm southeast of Blairstown. Threshing continues with oats yielding well, rain delayed work, and Blairstown grain company bids 10 1/2 cents for oats and 25 cents for corn early this week.
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Gazette
Blairstown
D. F. Newton
Chicago
Mr. Newton
Rogers
Blairstown Grain Company
Lamb Crop in 1932 Falls 8 Percent From 1931
The United States 1932 lamb crop is estimated 8 percent smaller than 1931 and slightly below 1930, with a total drop of about 2,656,000 head from 1931. Western states suffer the bulk of losses due to harsh weather and ewe fatalities, while native states show a smaller decline.
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Union Stockyards
Chicago
United States
Department of Agriculture
Post Office Department
Washington 4-H Girls Plan Achievement Day
Nine Washington county girls clubs prepare demonstrations for the annual achievement day on August 12. Maurine Trotman and Maurita Darnell will show making attractive sandwiches. Margaret Stewart and Kathryn Stewart present a neon luncheon for an undernourished child. Eleanor Augustine and Rosalie Combs demonstrate whole wheat bread and Swedish tearing. Viola Eagle and Agnes Koenig of the Fern Cliff club make muffins.
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Gazette
Washington
Washington County
Maurine Trotman
Maurita Darnell
Jacksonites
Margaret Stewart
Kathryn Stewart
Northern Stars
Eleanor Augustine
Rosalie Combs
Jolly Jokers
Viola Eagle
Agnes Koenig
Fern Cliff Club
Dysart Feeder Receives Texas Yearling Shipment
Art Meiser, feeder north of Dysart, received a shipment of thirty Hereford yearlings weighing 485 pounds from Texas last week. Live stock shipments from this station to Chicago on Sunday included two carloads of cattle, one consigned by R. V. Leo and one by Fred Leo.
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The
Gazette
Dysart
Art Meiser
Texas
Chicago
R. V. Leo
Fred Leo
Poultry Outlook Sees 7.5 Percent More Chickens on Farms
Washington reports the USDA midsummer outlook forecast a larger poultry crop for fall and winter as farm chickens rise 7.5 percent. Egg production should stay near last year’s highs unless a mild winter. July egg stocks in cold storage are 28 percent below last year, easing market pressures while egg prices remain low but less so than other farm products.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Farmers With Seed And Feed Loans May Market Part For Harvest Costs
DeWitt Clinton county farmers with seed and feed loans from the Reconstruction Finance Corp may sell part of their grain to cover harvest costs. The allowance is 2 to 4 cents per bushel. Notify the Minneapolis divisional office and secure permission from junior lien holders if any.
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Dewitt
Clinton County
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Secretary of Agriculture
A. M. Kirby
Minneapolis
Mr. Kirby
Wheat and oat yields reported from threshing total
The Northwest company threshed 1800 bushels of oats from 40 acres on the John Patten farm operated by Fred Leaf. Yields vary but are generally good with exceptionally heavy straw.
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Whittier
Northwest Company
John Patten
Fred Leaf
Open Letter Argues for Public Support of Iowa Coal Industry
An open letter claims nonthetic theory justifies millions in public tax expenditure to stage the state for coal. It asserts Iowa coal is a major taxpaying industry and that higher consumption by tax-supported institutions would save tax dollars and provide employment for Iowa labor.
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Towa
Iowa Coal Institute
Iowa
Cat Yields Reported 30 To 55 Bushels To Acre
Clinton county farmers report yields from thirty to fifty five bushels per acre for corn and eighteen to thirty five for oats. Barley reaches forty five bushels per acre as quality remains good. Local elevators offer twelve cents a bushel for oats and many oats are kept for feed per county agent A M Kirby.
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Dewitt
Clinton County
A. M. Kirby
Oats and barley yields reported in local farms
In this locality farmers report oats yielding about forty bushels per acre. Nearby Lloyd Pritchard near Garrison notes barley yields averaging thirty bushels per acre.
Stanwood Farm Oat and Barley Yields Reported
On the Leander Creek farm near Stanwood yields average fifty four bushels of oats per acre over thirteen acres. Tenant Dave Moon on a C Hanlon farm reports seventy one bushels for oats. Nearby yields range from fifty five to sixty bushels for oats and thirty five to forty bushels for barley.
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Stanwood
Leander Creek
Dave Moon
C. Hanlon
Wheat yields brighten South Bethel farm report
Fifteen acres of wheat on Harold Fulwider farm yielded 360 bushels an average of 24 bushels per acre. All small grain in this locality is yielding well this season.
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South Bethel
Harold Fulwider
Threshing Expected To Finish In Twelve To Days
Farmers report harvest progressing with oats yielding 45 to 60 bushels per acre and barley 30 to 45 bushels per acre. Harvest help paid 1 to 1.25 dollars a day if weather remains fair.
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Watkins
First threshing of season reported near Amber
The initial threshing of the season occurred on the C Britting farm north of Amber on Monday. Machines cover the area with crews of eleven or twelve farmers in each group. Grain is in good condition and threshing should finish in ten days to two weeks.
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Amber
C. Britting
Threshing Kicks Off at Ketelsen and Kleineck Farms
Center Junction reports threshing beginning Friday on the John Ketelsen and Robert Kleineck farms. G. Thompson, threshing for Ketelsen, averages 59 bushels per acre of oats and 24 bushels per acre of barley. Kleineck runs his own machine.
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Center Junction
John Ketelsen
Robert Kleineck
G. Thompson
Ketelsen
Kleineck
Drought broken by heavy one hour rain in Elgin
A heavy downpour ending about one hour broke Elgin’s drought with two and a half inches of rain. The rainfall promises a bumper corn crop in the area.
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the Gazette
Elgin
Pick judging team formed for Washington county
Washington Iowa reports livestock judging tryouts to select a county team for the state fair. Merle Warner leads with 768 points, followed by Everett Hayes Richard Birney and Stanley Foster in dairy cows beef calves and breeding swine. Horses are set for Monday morning at Pat Tobin farm.
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Gazette
Washington
Washington County
Merle Warner
Everett Hayes
Richard Birney
Stanley Foster
Pat Tobin
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