Iowa weighs three point drought relief plan for 33 counties
Gov. Clyde L. Herring said he will seek federal approval for a three point drought relief program covering about 30 to 33 Iowa counties. The plan includes cattle slaughter at Iowa plants, feed and seed loans, grants, and a WPA funded farm to market road program with relaxed hiring rules.
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ES Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Iowa
Washington
Des Moines
Warren
Clarke
Federal
Leslie M. Carl
Towa
Lyon
Sioux
Woodbury
Plymouth
Cherokee
Ida
Crawford
Monona
Harrison
Shelby
Audubon
Pottawattamie
Mills
Fremont
Page
Montgomery
Adams
Agricultural conditions compared with 1934 drought year
Chicago report notes that current agricultural conditions compare favorably with the 1934 drought. The Corn Belt Farm Dairies in its July issue of the agricultural situation says the situation is not as bad as many think and highlights the greatest differences between 1934 and the present July.
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Chicago
Corn Belt Farm Dairies
Five Boys Named To 4-H Judging Squad In Fayette
Elwood Mabon Davis Wells Leo Sinnott Randalia Joe Hall and Dean Platt form the Fayette county 4-H judging squad after top placings and reasons in a local contest. Mabon led in reasons Hall had best placings All five earn a trip to Ames on August 15 for livestock and grain instruction. one will be dropped after the session. four will enter the state fair contest on August 27.
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Gazette
Fayette
Elwood Mabon
Davis Wells
Leo Sinnott
Randalia
Joe Hall
Dean Platt
Oelwein
Mabon
Hall
Ames
Fayette County
Fayette Test Ass'n No 3 Averages 26.5 Butterfat
In Fayette County the Fayette Test Association No 3 reported June results for 400 cows, 17 dry, on test. The group averaged 707 pounds of milk and 26.5 pounds of butterfat per cow, with George Youmans as tester. George Simpson’s herd led for the month with 1,048 pounds of milk and 34.9 pounds of butterfat, while a Homer Chapman grade Holstein cow topped individually at 1,872 pounds of milk and 63.7 pounds of butterfat.
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Fayette
Fayette County
George Youmans
George Simpson
Homer Chapman
Farmers report strong yields on local wheat and oats
Mount Auburn near two miles west James Hill and George Call farm threshed wheat Friday and Saturday and averaged 38 bushels to the acre from a winter variety. Several farmers report oat yields exceeding 60 bushels per acre.
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Mount Auburn
James Hill
George Call
Here
Iowa Second in Butter Production in June Report
The federal report shows Iowa ranking second in butter production for June at 24,512,900 pounds, up from May and down vs June 1935. Minnesota led with 32,805,100 pounds, Wisconsin third at 22,159,600, and Michigan next among large states, with total U.S. butter output at 186,976,600 pounds.
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Iowa
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Virginia
Tennessee
Mississippi
Texas
Oklahoma
New York
Vermont
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Utah
California
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
States
United States
Wayne Rainbow 4-H Girls Health Contest in Jones
Grace Anderson led the Wayne Rainbow 4-H girls with 97 in a health examination among four teen members at Wilbur Shower farm northeast of Anamosa. Florence Finn 94 and La Venne Streeter 93 followed. younger girls highlighted by Alfreida Wheeling, Anna Wheeling, and Norma Jean Johnson. Demonstration team chosen to show time and energy saving dishwashing methods at the county fair. A Cedar Rapids tour with club members, mothers, and leader Mrs. J. W. Streeter is planned.
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Gazette
Anamosa
Grace Anderson
Wayne Rainbow 4-H Club
Jones County
Wilbur Shower Farm
E. G. Rawson
Florence Finn
la Venne Streeter
Alfreida Wheeling
Anna Wheeling
Norma Jean Johnson
Nylene Lincoln
J. W. Streeter
Cedar Rapids
Tassel Growth Records Notable Increases On Local Farm
On the Dillon Atherton farm near Viola the tassel grew one percent in. leaves rose one and a half inches while tassel growth extended one and three fourths inches and the car shoot grew one and a quarter inches. The day’s high was 115 degrees with an average of 87 degrees.
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Gazette
Dillon Atherton
Viola Monday
Grasshoppers Reach Northeast Iowa. Aid Deployed
H C Aaberg reports grasshoppers spreading into extreme northeastern Iowa prompting a carload shipment of poison bran to Elkader in Winnebago county. Additional loads go to Jefferson Greene county and Malvern Mills county bringing total hopper ball carloads to 210 this year. Ray Murray vows efforts to help farmers and preserve crops in the region.
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DES Moines
H. C. Aaberg
Iowa
Elkader
Winneshiek County
Jefferson
Greene County
Malvern
Mills County
Agricultural Department
Ray Murray
Washington county corn warned by pests and heat
Washington Iowa reports chinch bugs and grasshoppers injuring late corn while early corn is withered by heat. Farmers fear continued drought if rain fails this week as grasshoppers spread in southern and eastern areas with other sections affected.
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Washington
Washington County
North English gardens stripped of produce by trespassers
Grasshoppers are reported to have cleaned out gardens in North English, taking corn cabbage cucumbers carrots onions peppers and rhubarb. Flower beds were destroyed and dug potatoes were found rotted by the heat.
Grasshopper damage eyed in Green Island area corn fields
D E Blake of Green Island notes corn stalks left as grasshoppers have fed on crops. Other farmers report cabbage and field crops eaten and tassels failing to produce pollen. Some hope late corn could still yield with rain and reduced grasshopper activity.
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Maquoreta
D. E. Blake
Green Island
Edgewood Crop Report Notes Pests and Yields
Edgewood farmers report grasshoppers threatening crops with tomato worms stripping vines and infestations across tomato patches. Corn curled and burned by Sunday heat. Oats yield above expectations at about 40 bushels per acre north of Edgewood. Bryan Sherman farm winter wheat four acres yielded 37 bushels.
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Edgewood
Bryan Sherman
Poison bran distributed to farmers in Fayette
Farmers in Fayette receive free government bran from the Farm Bureau to combat grasshopper damage. The pest invasion threatens corn, bean and alfalfa fields as bran is spread to suppress it.
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Fayette
Farm Bureau
Pigs Saved From Hot Weather On Monmouth Farm
Monmouth farmer Ed Shimanick saved eighty two thrifty pigs from a litter of one hundred two sired by ten sows during hot weather. Two more sows are due to farrow. Shimanick raises Duroc Jersey stock on his farm west of Monmouth.
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Monmouth
Ed Shimanick
Shimanick
Jersey
Let drought damaged corn grow for best silage value
Ames Rex Beresford, Ames extension animal husbandman, advised Iowa farmers on Tuesday to let drought damaged corn stand if growth remains possible. He noted immature corn yields poorer silage and higher moisture, but storing and curing silage yields the best feed per acre. He warned against early cutting and high moisture causing black silage and suggested drying in the field if grasshoppers are present.
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Ames
Rex Beresford
Ames Extension Animal Husbandman
Iowa
Mr. Beresford
Beresford
Oats Yield Report From Bennett Area
Special to The Gazette. Badie Bell, a Bennett area farmer, threshed six acres of Iowa 105 oats yielding 75 bushels per acre with a test of 35. The report highlights promising local grain performance and farming outcomes.
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Gazet
Bennett
Badie Bell
Iowa
Oats Yield at Becker Farm Near Mount Vernon
On the C. F. Becker farm near Mount Vernon the late variety Iowar oats produced 74 bushels per acre. A 26 acre field yielded a total of 1 917 bushels, with John Whitman operating the farm.
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Mount Vernon
C. F. Becker
John Whitman
Early oats praised for quality and strong yields near Vining
In Vining area, early oats are reported extra good with yields from 40 to 50 bushels per acre. Frank Cibula, a local farmer, says his wheat crop is the finest yet, with 20 acres on his farm yielding 600 bushels and oats averaging 40 bushels per acre. Rain is badly needed for pastures and corn, with no precipitation in the last month.
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Frank Cibula
Vining
Cibula
SPSOL and Frank Krob Thresh 36th Year Near Solon
John and Frank Krob near Solon mark their thirty sixth year of threshing. They thresh 2000 to 4200 bushels daily depending on grain quality.
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John
Frank Krob
Solon
Monona Creamery Pays 34 35 for Butterfat
Patrons of the Monona Co operative Creamery were paid 35 cents a pound for butterfat in sweet cream during June and 34 cents for No 1 butterfat according to Alvin Drahn secretary A total of 78 607 pounds of butter was manufactured from 63 238 pounds of butterfat received John Fritz Arno Dickman F G Drahn and A F Wickersheim each received checks for more than $200.
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Gate Monona
Monona Co-operative Creamery Company
Alvin Drahn
John Fritz
Arno Dickman
F. G. Drahn
A. F. Wickersheim
Solon Timber Farm Sells to Pitlik and Ulch
The Kubicek farm of 212 acres north of Solon was auctioned to Edward J. Pitlik and Edward Ulch for 25.50 per acre. The property is mainly timber land and the buyers plan to stock it.
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Solon
Kubicek
Edward J. Pitlik
Edward Ulch
Pitlik
Ulch
Ruling on small grain cut for hay in Iowa
A telegram from G B Thorne in Washington to county agricultural conservation chairmen and secretaries in Iowa states that small grains cut for feed cannot be classified as hay if grain has formed before cutting. Grains cut by binder and bound into sheaves indicate grain has formed.
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Agricultural Conservation Associations
Iowa
G. B. Thorne
Washington, D. C
North Central Division
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Horticultural Show Planned At Chicago September 12 To 20
Iowa growers will compete in a continent wide horticultural exposition at the Chicago stockyards from September 12 to 20 in the new international amphitheater. The show, staged by an advisory committee of prominent horticulturists, aims to elevate horticulture to the prominence of agriculture. Iowa representatives include B S Pickett and Paul Freze, with backing from the American Pomological Society.
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B. S. Pickett
American Homological Society
Iowa State College
Paul Freze
Better Homes and Gardens
Des Moines
Iowa
Pickett
Fire Destroys Seven Acres of Timothy Hay Near Delta
A Delta area fire destroyed seven acres of timothy hay on the Don Sparks farm north of Delta. Thirty five men from two threshing crews fought the blaze while the Sparks family was away, preventing a wider wildfire as the region stays extremely dry with minimal rainfall since June.
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Delta
Don Sparks
Sparks
Farm Bureau In Johnson To Picnic On August 6
Royal Holbrook of Cedar Rapids will address the Johnson county Farm Bureau picnic on August 6. Emmett C. Garner, county agent, announces the event. Holbrook is a director of the extension division at Iowa State College and will discuss Why Iowa Is Great.
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Iowa City
Royal Holbrook
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County Farm Bureau
Emmett C. Gardner
Iowa
Holbrook
Iowa State College
Kruschen Salts Promise Relief From Dizzy Spells
An old advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a daily tonic to prevent dizzy spells by keeping intestines and kidneys functioning. It claims six salts provide steady bowel action with no drastic effects, promising renewed energy and vitality if taken as directed each morning.
Corn-Hog Ratio for Iowa Drops to 12
Ames extension economists report Iowa's corn-hog ratio fell from 17.8 on June 15 to an estimated 12 on July 20 as corn prices rose while hog prices held. They warn that a sub 12 ratio prompts producers to cash corn or cut hog feeding, with drought risk possibly accelerating liquidation and affecting fall prices.
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the Gazette
Ames
Iowa
Ames Extension
Maquoketa Buyer Acquires Carl Mohl Farm in Lost Nation
Oscar Tracy of near Maquoketa purchased the 137.2 acre Carl Mohl farm near Lost Nation for $6,000 through E. L. Magruder of Maquoketa for the Lost Nation bank.
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Maquoketa
Oscar Tracy
Near Maquoketa
Lost Nation
Carl Mohl
E. L. Magruder
Lost Nation Bank
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