General Rains Avert Corn Damage in Iowa in 1938
General rains saved much of Iowa's corn crop though relief was only temporary in the southwest. Reed, federal meteorologist, notes heat and dryness risk undoing gains. harvests of small grain progress, with oats and wheat yields down from 1937. Weather across the state shows varied rainfall and temperatures, while corn tassels and silking advance.
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Iowa
Reed
Charles D. Reed
D. Moines
The
Gazette
Washington
Washington County
FENCE DRIFT caught in the woven wire by RFA
A reminiscence contrasts threshing today with 20 to 25 years ago. The piece recalls fewer beds and prep but a modern crowd with a combine. It notes meals prior to threshing, including cake, chicken, potatoes, rolls, and fresh vegetables as part of the day’s routine.
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RFA
Second Lamb Grading Pool Set for Iowa City Monday
Iowa City hosts the second Johnson county lamb grading and marketing demonstration of the season on Monday. E L Hegg, manager of the Farmers Livestock Marketing association, and County Agent Emmett C Gardner will conduct the grading before lambs are sold to the highest bidder. About 200 lambs were sold at the first demonstration in June, with some unfinished lambs to be reoffered Monday.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Johnson County
E L. Hegg
Farmers Livestock Marketing Association
Emmett C Gardner
Township Leaders Name 4-H Health Girls in Allamakee
The Allamakee County township clubs will select two girls from each club to compete in the county 4-H health contest. County nurse Miss Georgia Forbes has aided leaders in choosing the representatives. The county health champion will be announced at the Achievement Day program on August 3.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Georgia Forbes
4-H Dairy Projects Tour Set for August 12
WAUKON A second judging and demonstration tour of Alla makee county 4-H dairy calf projects will be conducted Aug. 12 by Ernest Wright of Waterloo field secretary for the Iowa Dairy association. Wright will give information on final fitting and rooming of calves for showing. Club members will compete for places on the county dairy judging team.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Ernest Wright
Waterloo
Iowa Dairy Association
Wright
Allamakee Woman Chosen for Public Speaking Contest
WAUKON Mrs C L Gruver of Jefferson township is selected to represent Allamakee county in a Des Moines public speaking meet on August 27. Her subject is Better Schools for Rural America.
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Waukon
C. L. Gruver
Jefferson Township
Allamakeee County
Des Moines
America
REA Lends $500,000 In Puerto Rico For 300 Miles Of Line
Washington REA announced a 500000 loan to the Utilization of Water Resources in Guayama Porto Rico. The funds will fund about 300 miles of lines to serve 3500 rural families, with a minimum 50 cent monthly bill. Existing rates will apply, and hydro plants in the mountains provide a 100000 kilowatt potential. An engineer noted low current kerosene costs and strong interest from households for electric service.
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Washington
Rural Electrification Administration
Guayama
Porto Rico
REA
United States
Dairyman Declared Free of Bang’s Disease
H F Gensicke of Guernsey west of Cedar Rapids received notice from the department of agriculture that his herd has been accredited as free of Bang’s disease. The dairy man’s Bang’s disease certificate is No. 283.
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H. F. Gensicke
Guernsey
Cedar Rapids
Department of Agriculture
Bang
Mr. Gensicke
Corn Crop Yields Hit Record Low in 1934 and 1936
The 1934 corn crop delivered the lowest yield per acre on record, with the 1936 harvest ranking as the second lowest. This reflects severe drought and agricultural hardship during the period.
Booster trips planned for West Liberty Fair
West Liberty offers more than 6500 in premiums for fair departments from Aug 22 to 25. Booster trips for fair promotion are planned for Aug 8 and 9 by the fair management. Muscatine county agent reports eighty five calves to be exhibited in the 4-H club division.
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West Liberty
Fair Management
Muscatine County
Bluegrass Seed Movement Averages 51 Cents Bushel to Growers
Washington reports a active Kentucky bluegrass seed movement in 1938 with growers selling roughly 75 percent or more by July 19. Prices ranged 45 to 55 cents a bushel, averaging 51 cents, below 1937 and under the 5 year average, with exports and wholesale activity at high levels and a large carryover into 1938.
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Washington
Kentucky
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Missouri
Minesota
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
21 Varieties Of Soy Beans Rated Fit For Table Use
Washington AP Morse government expert on soy beans predicted a prominent place on American dining tables. Government home economics consultants tested eighty seven varieties and rated twenty one good or excellent for table use. Morse cautioned it may take years to overcome prejudice, as with tomatoes.
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Washington
W. J. Morse
Morse
Winneshick And Allamakee About To Be Reaccredited
DECORAH The re test of Winneshick and Allamakee county cattle and dairy herds by State Veterinarian C J O'Brien shows excellent health. With three townships in each county left, reactors are under half of 1 percent, well below government standards for tuberculosis free accreditation.
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Decorah
Winneshick
Allamakee
C. J. O'Brien
Vines Bear Tomato Like Clusters in Nichols Garden
In Nichols, R L Peters reports vines growing ordinary potatoes underground with tomato like clusters above. Early Ohio seed potatoes were planted on Good Friday using two seed batches from Peters cellar and bought seed. Homegrown seed produced dual purpose vines. green and alive, while purchased seed yielded only potatoes and the vines died.
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Nichols
R. L. Peters
Ohio
Peters
Allamakee Girls 4-H Achievement Day Aug 3
Ten township 4-H clubs will present demonstration teams on the Allamakee county Achievement day program here Aug. 3. Features include the announcement of the county health champion, exhibits of home efficiency achievements, and a basket lunch at noon. The program starts at 9 am and will be judged by Mrs. Edith Barker of Ames, head of 4-H activities in Iowa.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Edith Barker
Ames
Owa
Wheat allotments announced for 1939 in Iowa
Iowa officials announce 1939 wheat allotments with a 14.7 percent cut from 1938 and a 39 percent drop from planted acreage. District totals list allocations for each county across nine districts, with Butler through Taylor in District 7 and others in Districts 1 through 9. County figures set to Washington confirmation and pave path for farms to establish individual allotments.
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Des Moines
INS
O. D. Klein
State Aaa Committee
Iowa
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Klein
Buena Vista
Cherokee
Clay
Dickinson
Emmet
Lyon
O'Brien
Osceola
Palo Alto
Plymouth
Pocahontas
Sioux
Butler
Cerro Gordo
Floyd
Franklin
Hancock
Humboldt
Kossuth
Mitchell
Winnebago
Worth
Wright
Baled Alfalfa Offered At Eight to Eleven Per Ton in Kansas
Kansas City report shows alfalfa traded light with prices from eight to eleven dollars a ton in western Kansas and seven dollars for No 1 alfalfa for meat mills in Garden City. Nebraska second cutting dominated arrivals. top cars reached fifteen dollars a ton.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Larned
Kan
Garden City
United States Department of Agriculture
Steers Top at $12.63 in Chicago Market Rise
Henry Harrison feeder operation at Teeds Grove saw twenty two head of 1 142 pound steers bring a top bid of 12.65 per cwt, setting a yearly Chicago market high as buyers competed in the sale held Tuesday.
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The
Gazette
Teeds Grove
Henry Harrison
Chicago
Modern freezing boosts cold storage use in Iowa and Washington
Washington and Iowa lead in use of cold storage lockers for farm canning. Agriculture department officials report more lockers in these states than any others, signaling a shift from traditional canning to freezing methods among farmers.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Iowa
Huge Turnip Grown in Hazleton Garden
A. A. Lee in Hazleton reports a turnip weighing three and a quarter pounds and measuring twenty five inches in circumference. The vegetable is described as of good quality and flavor, highlighting a notable harvest from a local garden.
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the Gazette
Hazleton
A. A. Lee
Neighbors Aid Harti Farm Near Ely For Hay Work
Neighbors and friends gathered at the Harti farm near Ely to help with hay making, harvesting, and threshing this season. Workers included Emil Nemec, William Klouda, Henry Moses, Joseph Moses, Amos, Pospisil brothers, Havlicek brothers, Louis Modracek, Robert Niderhisar, Sumir Zitek, Jandik, Nezerka, Koutny, Uchytil, Rushek, Mr Ward, and Hart family members. Ward is seriously ill in a Des Moines veterans hospital.
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Frank Harti
Harti
Emil Nemec
William Klouda
Henry Moses
Joseph Moses
Amos
Joseph
George Pospisil
Frank Havlicek, Jr
Louis Modracek
Robert Niderhisar
Sumir Zitek
Joseph Jandik
Adolph Nezerka
Frank Koutny
Charles Uchytil
William Rushek
Mr. Post
Joseph, Albert
John Hart
Mr Ward
Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
Nation's Hens Lay 60,000 Eggs Each Minute Daily
Chicago AP reports the virile egg production trend with 60,000 eggs per minute nationwide. Chick populations rose 13 percent by July 1, helped by higher prices and ample feed. March to July shows rising averages per 100 hens, with July still a record for the date amid favorable weather.
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Chicago
Mercantile Exchange
United States
Toledo Market Report Steers Sell at Chicago Auction
R Norton in Tama county sent forty three 1,222 pound steers to Chicago priced at 12.25 per hundredweight and fifty five 1,086 pound steers at 11.65 per hundredweight.
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Gazette
Toledo
R. J. Norton
Tama
Chicago
Cedar county feeder hogs fetch $10 a cwt in Chicago
Tipton Ado Thien Cedar county feeder secured ten dollars per hundredweight for fifty four hundred fourteen pound hogs sold in Chicago on Monday.
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the Gazette
Tipton
Ado Thien
Cedar County
Chicago
Quotas Indicated for Corn Marketing Referendum
AAA chief signals a late summer referendum on marketing quotas to curb corn surpluses. Based on August crop forecasts, a 177 percent supply trigger could push quotas, with two thirds voter approval required to store part of the 1937 crop.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Federal Crop Reporting Board
Harry A Schooler
AAA
Corn Belt
Hog sale tops forty three at ten dollars per cwt
Keokuk county feeder George Dillon marketed forty three hogs weighing 236 pounds each in Chicago on Monday at ten dollars per hundredweight.
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Gazette
Sigourney
George Dillon
Keokuk County
Chicago
Hampshire Pigs Sold Fast in Farmers Market Ad
Earl Tiernand on 6th St SW offered 30 Hampshire pigs twelve weeks old in The Gazette Farmers Market Place July 24. Within 24 hours all pigs were sold. Ad cost 40 cents. Read by thousands of eastern Iowa farmers and dealers. 30 Hampshire pigs, twelve weeks old, raised on farm 32460.
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Earl Tiernand
6Th St. SW
The
Gazette
Hampshire
Don't Feel Like Same Person Exclaims Des Moines Fireman
Des Moines firefighter B W Weaver of 1701 Capitol Ave reports chronic digestive and nerve troubles since 1916 improved after taking Natex. He describes restored bowel movement, appetite, sleep, and reduced leg pains. Natex advertised by May Out Rate Drug Store 215 Second St SE in this local notice.
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Des Moines Fireman
Iowa
Natex
B. W. Weaver
Des Moines
Capitol Ave
Second St
Weaver
Second Street
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