Sioux County Tops Iowa Butter production in 1932
Sioux county led Iowa in butter production for 1932 with 6,644,229 pounds, ahead of Clayton and Fayette counties. Fayette boasted the highest average price paid to farmers for butterfat at 21.85 cents per pound, while state brand creameries paid Fayette 21.87 cents in the regional ranking. Iowa dairymen sent 75 percent of butter out of state, 5 percent to creamery patrons, and about 20 percent to in-state trade. New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, and other markets received large portions of the year’s butter.
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Clayton County
Fayette County
Claxton County
Gioux County
Black Hawk
Bremer
Fayette
Iowa
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
FENCE DRIFT scene at roadside altar by RK
Two dead one dying and a wounded survivor lie beside the road after a crash described as fence drift. A priest and Good Samaritans kneel at the dusty roadside while Catholics and Protestants join in prayer, praying for eternal rest.
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RK. Fla
Jericho
Morgenthau Seeks 1909 14 Appraisal Basis For Loans
Des Moines reports Henry Morgenthau Jr. travels to Springheld to review farm mortgage refinancing. He states appraisals will use normal value from 1909 to 1914, while noting test appraisals may set a $70 first mortgage limit. Officials report $90 million available under the federal land bank system to refinance loans.
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Des Moines
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Federal Farm Credit
Springheld
Morgenthau, Jr
W . Myers
P. L. Gaddis
Albert 8. Goss
Agriculture Louth
H Kboster
Eagle Grove
B. F Kauffman
Iowa Bankers Association
Morgenthau
Federal Land Bank
Farm Credit Act
Poultry Is Major Project On Small Farm Near Tipton
Special to The Gazette Tipton. Cyrus Achey and wife operate a 69 acre farm west of Tipton raising about 1000 early chickens marketed on order at 15 cents a pound. Mrs Achey dresses many for a small fee and finds it more profitable than shipping. They also grow a seven acre potato patch yielding high quality produce sold by order at 175 dollars per bushel. In addition they milk fifteen Guernseys and collect butterfat at the local creamery. Alfalfa is grown and a small corn crop is planned this year. The farm is well improved with a modern set of buildings.
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Tipton
Cyrus Achey
Butterfat Averages Prompt Linn No 3 Cows
Special to The Gazette Linn county cow test association No 3 shows fiscal year end June 30 with average milk 6801 pounds and butterfat 2871 pounds. Harley D Hansen Jester Snyder Brothers led high herd grade Guernseys. H W Koch second high herd. Other top producers include Emma Batchelder and Sons grade Holsteins Bremer Ayrshires Martin J Rice Brown Swiss and GOCSCOHand Jerseys with varying milk and butterfat totals.
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Alburnett — Linn County Cow Test Association
No 3
Harley D. Hansen
Jester Snyder Brothers
Seed yields a ton of hay from a quarter acre plot
From 25 cents worth of sudan grass seed sown on a quarter acre plot the first part of June, Russell Ball, near Mount Vernon, has cut a ton of hay for cattle feed. Pastures dry due to lack of moisture. Mr. Bair looks to a second sudan crop if pasturing continues. George Slater’s Holsteins produced 8,270 pounds milk and 308 pounds butterfat. Emma Batchelder and Sons had a high cow yielding 15,626 pounds milk and 552.5 pounds butterfat. W. L. Smith’s high test cow produced 511 pounds butterfat. The high herd averaged 337.1 pounds butterfat valued at $54.35 per cow over feed cost $29.94. the low herd 223.6 pounds butterfat valued at $17.50 per cow over feed cost $25.14.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Sudan
Russell Ball
Bair
George Slater
Emma Batchelder
Oats Threshed Near Springville Averaged 41 Bushels
Twenty one acres of Iowa 103 oats on the E Ralston farm west of Springville yielded an average of 41 bushels per acre and weighed 34 pounds per bushel. Threshing was performed by the Roy Lang outfit on Monday.
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Gazette
Springville
Iowa
E. Ralston
Roy Lang Outfit
Puzzle Based on Picture Clues and Word Play
A dense list of numbered clues spans topics from verbs and adjectives to places and objects. The fragment appears to pose a riddle: identifying a person through crossword like hints and ordinal mentions, with references to deities, maps, coins, and political terms. The text blends definitions, form words, and imagery, inviting solution of the person behind the clues.
Fire Believed Caused By Spontaneous Combustion at Iowa Barn
A fire at the John Caldwell farm near Washington Iowa destroyed the barn tenanted by Lee Hesseltine and damaged several machines, barners, and two hogs. Volunteers helped save other buildings as insurance estimates the loss.
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Washington
John Caldwell
Lee Hesseltine
Rowley Creamery Pays 25 Cents For Butterfat
Rowley patrons at the Rowley Farmers Co operative creamery received payment for butterfat on a 2 basis per pound. The first half of butterfat commanded 22 cents with the remainder noted as 25 cents.
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Rowley Creamery
Rowley
Rowley Farmers Co-operative Creamery
KY &Can
Radio schedule note for Clara Lu and Ens program
The notice lists station times at 8 18 CST and 9 13 EST with daily weekday airing and exceptions for weekends. It mentions the local newspaper providing the station details.
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Lieten
Clara
Lu 'N’ Ens
Rains Boost Iowa Corn In Half State
Des Moines reports say ample rains improved corn growth across half the state last week while the rest shows deterioration. Tassels form and ears look promising though heat drought and chinch bugs threaten some counties. oats yields vary, barley tops expectations in places, soybeans and clover thrive with timely rain.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Iowa Weather and Crops Bureau
Reed
Quality Of Oats Is Good But The Yields Are Small
Bertram threshing is active with multiple outfits near Bertram and North English as barley and mixed grain yield decently though overall yields run small. Farms report 23 acres at 30 bu per acre for barley, 34 bu for barley oats mix, and 25 to 40 bu oats in nearby districts. Potatoes struggle due to dry weather, corn prospects look good, alfalfa hay yields strong, and some tomato, corn, and cucumber picking by housewives.
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Reed
Timothy
South Central
Bertram
Happy Home Threshing Company
Fred Stoncking
Here
Sutherland Dows
Dows
Thomas McIntosh
Charles Platner
George Lake Place
McIntosh
Ben Neal
Fred Alexander
Albert Stonekine
Thomas McLaughlin
Leonard
Joe
Frank Henik
Leonard Kicneck
Joseph Pospisil
George Straub
Herbert Hogle
John Whitlock
Fred McLaughlin
Irvin McSpadden
Biderman
Willard Mitchell
Roy White
Frank Biderman
Joseph Michalek
Joe Rompot
Ernest Cejka
Byron Wetzel
Vincent Zobac
A. R. Minish
Joseph
George Vislsil
North Liberty
Washington Farmers Sell 35000 Bushels Corn Since July
In-Farmers of this community since July 10 have sold 35000 bushels of shelled corn to the Farmers Cooperative exchange at prices from 45 to 50 cents a bushel. The corn has been shipped to Burlington for storage. RF McFarlane, manager of the exchange, notes eight years with the organization and says he has shipped only one carload of corn prior to this season. Four carloads of nuts and one of wheat have also been shipped since July 10.
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Speeal
The
Gazette
Washington
Farmers Co-operative Exchange
Burlington
RF McFarlane
Exchange
Iowa farmers gain 120 million in wealth says Aaberg
Des Moines reports Iowa farm wealth increased by about 120 million dollars from March 1 to March 4 based on grain inventories. Aaberg notes the gain equals roughly 500 dollars per farmer and reflects cash value of stored corn and oats, with prices at local elevators around 8 to 10 cents for oats and 30 to 40 cents for corn in July.
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Des Moines
Iowa
H. C. Aaberg
Chicago Board of Trade
Aaberg
Chicago
1841 4-H Dairy Calves Enrolled in Waterloo County
A total of 1841 4-H dairy calf club members across eighty one counties enroll in the dairy project this year, a drop from 1932. The club reports 2697 total heifers owned, including 1521 registered and 1176 grades, with 716 purebred calves and 713 grade calves among them. Holsteins remain the most popular with 939 members owning 1373 heifers.
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Waterloo
E. M. Wright
Iona State Dairy Association
Farm club memberships by breed and county totals
Seis ranks second with 521 members owning 756 heifers Jerseys third with 258 members and 394 heifers Brown Swiss fourth with 107 members and 149 heifers Ayrshires fifth with sixteen members owning twenty five heifers Black Hawk county leads for third year with 119 club members owning 151 heifers Franklin 63 Johnson 55 Webster 46 Clay ton 42 Howard 42 Boone 40 Tama 40 Cerro Gordo 39 Dickinson 39 Linn 38
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Seys
Brown Swiss
Ayrshires
Black Hawk County
Franklin
Johnson
Webster
Clayton
Howard
Boone
Tama
Cerro Gordo
Dickinson
and Linn
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Sioux County
ES Moines
Dairy and Food Division
State Department of Agriculture
Linn
Batchelder Group
Great Britain
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Ethelmore
Oal
Ats
Saha
Erste Seene
Buehler
First Street
First Potato & Grocery
First Ave. E
Wise
First Avenue
Twine
Daily Farm News
Farm Folk
Drugcista
Cedar Rapids
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