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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1940
Page
17
Francis Linnen won top honors in Keno kuk county's second annual plowing match at George Bruns farm south of Sigourney. Ward Fritchen placed first in junior class. More than 1,590 spectators from southeastern Iowa attended.
A Cedar Rapids dairy show effort lists Karl Keck of near Colesburg as owner of five steers photographed recently. Keck plans to exhibit with the Delaware county junior feeders in the All Iowa 5 head show at Hawkeye Downs August 11 to 16. Also entered are Wilmer Robinson of Earlville John Childs and Richard Ryan from Manchester. In all 275 calves will be shown by 55 junior feeders from 12 counties.
Special to The Gazette reports July 1 figures from over 3 000 stock owners showing a 2 percent nationwide decline in poults on hand. Regions vary with south Atlantic and south central down while north Atlantic and north central show increases. A September survey will reassess turkey flocks to gauge on hand supply.
Four-H livestock club members from Jones county will meet at the Leo Levien farm four miles southeast of Olin at 1 p.m. on August 3 for a judging workout. Club Agent James Kearns announced Saturday. Classes include baby beeves horses dairy cattle and pigs to be judged in the afternoon.
Idaho soil chemist Prof. R S Snyder reports Michael's grass a drought and wind erosion resistant forage now grown in Washington Oregon Idaho and spreading to Montana. Developed by Prof A Michael over five years the grass has good moisture retention and nutritive value aiding upland plains regions amid windy conditions. Snyder notes his chemical analyses then returns to Idaho from Cleveland where he attended the grand conclave of the general grand commandery.
Des Moines announces Thursday August 1 as the final day to enter major live stock classes farm exhibits and project displays for the 1940 Iowa State Fair. Officials report over 85 000 dollars in livestock values with more than 7 000 head on display and nearly 3 000 raised by 4 H members. The fair runs August 21 through 30.
The Federal surplus Marketing Administration bought 374 tubs of butter in New York. It included 170 tubs of 92-score at 264 cents per pound and 204 tubs of 91-score at 2614 cents per pound. This marks the first government surplus butter purchase since June 21, per an Agricultural Marketing Service report released Saturday.
West Branch Elwood Mundy has been hired as tester for the South Jones Cow Test association to replace Dale Barker who resigned in August. Mundy was chosen at a directors meeting Thursday evening after completing a tester course at Iowa State College and three years as a farm herdman near Muscatine.
Wheatland creamery paid patrons 27 cents per pound for sweet cream butterfat 26 cents for grade one butterfat and 25 cents for grade two butterfat in the last half of June.
Rural Electric cooperative in Jones Delaware Dubuque and Jackson counties faces a state commerce commission hearing on August 6 in Des Moines over a franchise for a 414 mile road stretch near Oneida. A Delaware county injunction halts new construction pending the commission’s franchise decision and officials say the order will be void if the franchise is granted.
A country woman extols jams as the season’s domestic delight. She reflects on the care in making jars of red, black, or amber sweetness and the joy they bring when spread on warm bread from the kitchen range.
A brome grass pasture meeting is set for August 6 on a Lorenzen Brothers farm south of Olin. Carl Smith and Paul Burson will discuss pasture improvement and management. two brome pastures, one seeded Sept. 5, 1938 with oats as nurse crop, and another 18 acres seeded spring 1929 with red clover and timothy, will be compared.
Ralph Wilson, a farmer near Stanwood in Cedar county, sold 19 head of 1 286 pound steers at Chicano Wednesday for 11 15 a hundredweight.
On John Amdahl’s Ossian farm two 30 foot apart plots show contrasting corn yields this year. One area grew on ground four years in alfalfa, the other on ground with six years since alfalfa and no deep-rooted legumes. The difference stems from a shift in tillage across a contour line and a fence removed last year.
Delaware county fair secretary Kermith Hudin said entries are numerous for the exposition Aug. 6-9 at Manchester. About 100 head of 4-H baby beeves 65 dairy calves and 30 otters of pigs are listed. Club steers and hogs to be auctioned Aug. 9.
Judges for the Jones county fair Aug 21 23 were announced by fair secretary Harry Rodman. C W McDonald Ames IA State College extension associate professor of animal husbandry beef lamb and dairy calf classes E L Quaife extension animal husbandryman Ames swine classes Marshall Adams Quasqueton crop garden and school exhibits Mrs Marshall Adams 4 H girls exhibits and Mrs Ashley Elliot Central City home economics and flower exhibits.
What Cheer creamery has secured a truck and begun a cream delivery route to secure extra supply for rising butter demand. The move aims to stabilize production as local buyers seek steady cream inputs.
On the W. M. Perry farm south of Randalia a threshing crew of 13 men drank at least 16 gallons of water and used 25 pounds of ice from a REA powered refrigerator on a very hot day. Oats averaged 42 bushels per acre and flax yielded 32 bushels from 2.7 acres with high quality.
Buck Creek community fair is set for August 20 with Mrs Neva Thompson as general chairman. Local organizer outlines activities and schedules for the event in Hopkinton.
Red Miller of Ossian bought the 120 acre Hammond farm four miles northeast of Marion for 148 dollars per acre. He gains possession March 1. The deal, handled by E L Patten of Cedar Rapids, also notes Heider trading three houses for a 105 acre Grieve farm near Walker with crops livestock and equipment included and possession by August 15.
Cholera sweeps hog herds on several farms southeast of Traer. Farmers report losses ranging from a few hogs to most of their herds as the outbreak spreads across the area.
Indians of the Sac and Fox reservation use a community cannery guided by Charles Gruber to can beans tomatoes and corn. One family has 120 quarts stored. surplus crops include tomatoes beans corn squash carrots and cabbage grown on a 10 acre tract operated by relief workers led by Carrie Burley.
A horse pulling a team on a bundle wagon at the E. F. Warnholt farm one mile northeast of Lisbon had its tail pulled into a grain separator belt pulley. The horse's tail and part of its backbone were torn away, the team ran away damaging the threshing machine, and the injured horse was destroyed.
In Fayette county, threshing paused by rain but oats yield ranges from 30 to 40 bushels per acre with many above 40 and some near 70. Grain weights reach 38 pounds per bushel with high feeding value, while quality is reported as never better despite corn shortages. The oats season benefited from June rain followed by cooler weather.
Threshing and combining began in several rings here Thursday but a heavy Friday morning rain curtailed harvesting. Corn, late potatoes, pastures and gardens stricken by drought will benefit from the general rainfall in the area.
In Wheatland last week threshing produced strong oats yields. William Backhaus averaged 95 bushels per acre from 12 acres totaling 1 155 bushels, W Menty averaged 80 bushels per acre nearby, and Alvin Limebaugh reported 70 bushels per acre at the south edge.
Special to The Gavette notes nearly all grain harvests finished in Tiffin with minimal rain disruption. Oats yield 60 to 65 bushels per acre, Canadian oats about 10 bushels higher than homegrown seed. Straw is short but oat quality is good.
William Johnston, a farmer north of Dinsdale, reports the season's largest hay yield in the area. He harvested 27 tons of clover hay from nine acres on his farm.
More than two hundred twenty eight head of 4-H livestock will be exhibited this week by Linn county 4-H club members at the Linn county fair in Central City on August 14. Included are 110 baby beeves 74 dairy heifers 26 colts and 17 purebred pig litters. Judging Friday at 9 am with Don Groves of Benton judging baby beef. Breeds include 34 Angus 35 Shorthorns 41 Herefords Guernseys and other milking breeds. R L Pemberton will judge the swine division and market pig classes.
Four wiring meetings for efficient use of electric service will be held in Linn county Tuesday and Wednesday under Harold Beaty of Ames Iowa State college extension agricultural engineer. Rex Conn announced Saturday. The meetings prepare for service to be supplied several hundred Linn county farms by the REA this fall. The sessions are Tuesday 2 p.m. Palo school 8 p.m. Prairieburg Wednesday 2 p.m. Springville 8 p.m. Legion hall Ely.
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