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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1936
Page
19
Heat Sunday damaged corn in eastern Linn county Iowa with top leaves and tassels scorched. Rex Conn warns pollen shed may fail, risking barren stalks and sparse kernels. Cooler Monday and potential showers could lift spirits though pastures are gone and farmers rely on oat bundles and stubble feed.
Des Moines reports that prospects for a fair Iowa corn harvest have vanished due to unprecedented heat. Federal statistician Leslie M Carl estimates the 10 year average yields will be far surpassed by the 1934 drought, with only northeastern counties showing potential for a decent crop. Heat rather than moisture shortage is blamed, and large portions of the southern and western counties may require emergency drought relief.
Special to The Gazette reports Clarence area fields showing high yields. On the Ruther Brothers farm two miles southwest of Clarence an average of 70 bushels of line grade oats per acre. A field on the William Cor tum farm averaged 60 bushels per acre. oats averaged 40 bushels per acre.
The article notes determination despite extreme heat and drought conditions. It reflects on corn’s resilience and the likelihood of at least some crop surviving in the region, with a cautious but hopeful tone.
Acreage on the Ed Crist and George Harness farms produced good yields. Wheat averaged 25 bushels per acre on the C F Kleppe farm. Over 100 acres of oats on the Kleppe Brothers farm averaged 40 to 50 bushels per acre. A 17 acre flax field on the Kleppe Brothers site is grading fine and may yield 15 to 18 bushels per acre.
County Agent Dallas Western reports a survey showing 45 to 50 percent normal corn and widespread damage on sandy soils where crops are tasseled out. Some fields ruined, farms gardens destroyed, oats 20 to 50 bushels per acre, soybeans drought tolerant and could recover with rain within two weeks.
Oats show yields from near nothing to 56 bushels per acre while wheat averages 25 bushels per acre with threshing nearly finished. The highest oats yield was 81 bushels per acre on the James Frymeyer farm. seed was sogold.
Special to The Gandre describes Winneshiek threshing with oats showing better than expected yields. Fred and Ed Goss farm averaged 33 bushels per acre from 38 acres, Lars Rasmussen averaged 35 from 12 acres, and Scheidel farm two miles east of Ossian produced 2,400 bushels from 80 acres.
Quality oats are above average this season with yields in the vicinity higher than expected. Barley yields range from 34 to 62 bushels per acre while oats yield from 30 to 56 bushels per acre and a single rye report shows 39 bushels per acre.
The federal grain market review notes prices at sea board points above import basis for Argentine corn and moderate August purchases. Argentine corn traded at New York August delivery around 87 cents duty paid, below domestic No 2 yellow at 1.0614. A Pacific coast cargo arrived and 260000 bushels were shipped from Argentina.
A blaze on the Roy Plumley farm one and a half miles north of Whittier destroyed eighty tons of hay and 1700 bushels of oats along with a barn and some equipment. The fire origin is undetermined and insurance partly covers the loss.
A grain separator caught fire during threshing at Floyd Gillispie’s Mount Auburn area farm, destroying the machine and straw stack but preventing further damage by surrounding plowing. Fire crews from Mount Auburn and Vinton also fought a meadow blaze near William Newton’s farm four miles southwest, with minimal damage. This marks a third local field fire this year, following incidents at Merle Williams and E. S. Wiest farms.
AURORA Buttermaker Kraft of Strawberry Point led the high scoring butter sample at the buttermakers convention on Thursday evening. Walter Waskow of Little German Creamery Westgate placed second and LeRoy Waskow of Aurora third. The Aurora Farmers Creamery Association hosted forty five attending buttermakers with Ben Matudlin presiding as president. In the women’s judging, Mrs. Nelson of Wadena was first. Speakers included Charles Pennington Sumner Fred Gernand Volga City and Bullet maker Wilson Edgewood.
Allamakee 4 H dairy calf club tour visited farms north east and west of Waukon with Jersey Brown Swiss Guernsey and Holstein judging at Kaeser Dickson Sivesind and Voelker farms. Demonstrations covered judging fitting showing clipping horn trimming calf lead and training for the show ring. Ernest Wright of Waterloo Iowa Dairy Association led judging and demonstrations.
University of Illinois will hold its annual Cattle Feeders Day in Urbana on July 31. Morning session covers cattle inspection appraisal in feed lots and explanations of experimental methods, followed by attendee questions. Afternoon program features well known speakers on vital agricultural issues and trends in the fat cattle and feeder markets.
Farmers in the county received $12 895 through eighteen Resettlement Administration loans for seed, farm equipment, animals, and emergency needs. Five families got direct grants of $330. More loans are anticipated after the rural rehabilitation grant of $85 500 000 is appropriated.
On the Dillon Atherton farm northeast of Viola a corn hill suffered leaf roll damage in the tassel area as heat and wind blasted the crop. Sunday temperatures hit 124 degrees with an average of 95, and Monday morning cooled to 70 with a northwest wind. Growth patterns show outer leaves and tassel stalks expanding, while ear shoots lagged during the hot spell.
Federal census bureau data show thirty nine mills in the United States crushed 203 773 tons of soybeans in the quarter ended June 30 yielding 56 911 243 pounds of oil and 162 710 tons of cake and meal Compared with twenty one mills operating last year crushing 67 179 tons of beans and producing 19 582 025 pounds of oil and 54 349 tons of cake and meal Soybean shipments to terminal markets are light as much of last year s crop remains on farms Farriers sell sheep skins under 50 names.
The Linn County Board of Supervisors convened in Cedar Rapids on July 7 1936 with Present: Sur and Robovsky. Actions include granting a cigarette permit for Troy Millis, approving treasury and recorder reports, authorizing tax exemptions for World War veterans, approving special deputy sheriff appointment, suspending 1935 taxes for Old Age Assistance recipients, and approving various relief disbursements and clerical expenses. Also covers road work bids for Boulder Township Secondary Road District No 80 and 84 awarded to Dane Company and Graveley Surfacing, with contract and payment approvals. Records note adjournment to July 14 1936.
A six-job threshing run southeast of Alburnett averaged 57.2 bushels per acre over 157 acres, totaling 8,879 bushels. The operation used a 22 inch separator owned and run by Ed Ledvina. Participants include Paul Signal, Batchelder Brothers, Peter Christensen, W C Frick, D R McCreery, and F W Deiter.
The Washington county Farm Bureau plans to supply a truckload of poison bran at 1.35 per 100 pounds to farmers to combat grasshoppers. Earlier liquid poison had already been distributed to about 200 farmers as young grasshoppers hatch and corn crops suffer damage.
Jackson county Farm Bureau women and 4-H club members plan an Achievement day program August 11 and 12 at Lake Farley Wood near Preston. Displays on nutrition judged by Mary Gregg Ames extension service, county booth by George Roe and Eaf Neilsen, Farm Bureau picnic and horse shoe contest August 12, beef and dairy calf club projects exhibited August 11, other 4-H projects featured.
George Petersen, farmer three miles northeast of Mount Auburn, sold 230 hogs averaging 355 pounds to Rogers and Wiest Friday for more than $7,500, receiving eight percent checks. He still has between 400 and 500 head remaining on his farm.
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