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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1932
Page
3
At Iowa State College field trials, linseed oilmeal boosted daily gains while soybeans provided the cheapest gains per 100 pounds of weight. feed costs and break-even prices are given for various protein supplements including soybean oilmeal and cottonseed meal. oats with corn and linseed oilmeal were not economical.
The report notes carbon bisulphide's lethal odor and high flammability, recalling a can near an oil stove that exploded and set four rooms afire. It contrasts risk with testing calves that weighed 391 pounds at the start of feed, and mentions Missouri Valley wheat and neighborly intervention.
An interview with Col. Robbins near Viola recounts the 3100 acre Matsell estate once owned by New York police chief George W. Matsell. It details Shorthorn cattle breeding, hunting preserves, a theater building, and views, plus local farm practices and views on foxes, pheasants, wolves, and coon hunting.
An interview style column discusses the impact of cars on rural life, economic concerns, and attitudes toward prohibition. The farmer notes 15 horses, 100+ Shropshire sheep, plans to raise colts, and contemplates machinery prices and tractor use. He supports limited government beer control and envisions a time when cheaper machinery boosts farm work and meat purchases.
Louisa county 4 H club leaders met with Mrs. J B Garrett to arrange the annual achievement day on August 5 at Wapello. A style show will headline the program with a county winner advancing to the state fair. Mrs Carl Rylander of Muscatine will judge items made in the past year.
Collins Farms of Cedar Rapids harvested 160 acres of wheat using a combine. The Life Assurance Company of New York now claims the land and crop after a court injunction allowed the harvest to proceed following a $2,500 bond posted by the Farms Company. Leslie Stum of Grant township harvested the wheat. the yield was about 25 bushels per acre and stored at a Lincoln elevator pending litigation.
In Des Moines the Iowa hog market saw an uneven week with buyers showing mixed interest. Light weight sows and butchers drew most activity with prices around 4.20 to 4.30 for first hands and home weights, while big loads fetched up to 4.60, and light sows sold 3.30 to 3.70.
Extension economist George W. Westcott told cow testers that farmers must continue severe culling of low producing cows due to low butterfat prices and consumption. He noted US herds are larger but milk output falls from poor pasture and reduced feed, and advised strict culling paired with better feeding to reach 250 to 300 pounds of butterfat per cow annually for profit.
Marengo Iowa stockers from Heitman Brothers sold on the Chicago market Wednesday. The two loads of cattle moved in the eight dollar column. Clark Heitman accompanied the shipment.
The Sand Spring Farmers creamery paid 16 2 per pound for 26 888 pounds of butterfat delivered in June. Butter made for the month totaled 33 339 pounds. The ten high patrons included P. J. Kurt at 143.40 Weber and Gestel 104.44 Paulson and Paulson 92.38 Leo White 89.98 Puetz and Lang 85.04 Roy Slauson 83.88 Walter First 82.52 Rink and Hicks 80.76 Henry Becker 78.69 Frank Con ley 76.50.
Readable items include flour brands and weights, cereals, oils, butter, lard, cheese, coffee, and canned goods with various prices. The list names brands like Pillsbury Gold Medal Red Raven and Nabisco items, plus Co Op butter and Monarch Tapioca. Includes beverages, vinegars, sorghum, and canned corn.
Riverside area farmer Joe Knotek of Washington County sold a load of heavy steers in Chicago on Wednesday at 9.35 dollars per hundredweight.
Cedar county feeders sold two loads of steers on the Chicago market this week at 9.30 per hundredweight. One load averaged 1,498 pounds and the other 1,511 pounds.
Waterloo awaits the delayed testing of H. G. Peverill herd east of the city. L. H. Kelly of Waterloo was chosen as the third member of the appraisal board after a meeting of Dr. Peter Malcolm and the two original appraisers. Peverill has used legal action to delay, with Judge A. B. Lovejoy enforcing an injunction to restrain the test.
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