Eastern Iowa Wheat Plan Delayed by Missing Data and Forms
Eastern Iowa counties delay wheat allotment programs awaiting contract forms by laws and constitution copies and clear use rules for land removed from production. Tama county leads progress with five organized communities as Ames extension agents prepare to meet growers. contracts may not be available until late August.
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Ray Anderson
Iowa
Washington
Tama
Tama Town
Benton
Muscatine
Towa
Tama County
Z. R. Mills
Marengo
D H Zentmire
Jay Merrill
Ames
Davenport Morday
Muscatine County
Farm acreage pact to put lien on farmer acreage
A Washington report describes a new wheat reduction contract with a clause giving farm administrators a claim against the farm for payments made if the grower fails to fulfill the agreement. The provision would act as a lien and is seen as a precaution rather than indicating widespread non performance.
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Washington
Tipton Farmer Sells 59 Hogs in Chicago Auction
Special to The Gazette John Carpenter of Cedar County sold fifty nine hogs in Chicago on Wednesday. He offered twenty seven hogs at 192 pounds averaging 4.50 and thirty one hogs at 260 pounds averaging 4.60.
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Tipton
John Carpenter
Cedar County
Chicago
Yields Beat Expectations Across Tama County
Special to The Gazette reports Tama county grain yields exceed expectations with oats heavier than anticipated. Notable harvests include Ed Schnell 55 bushels per acre on 55 acres, A Ro McElhinney 43 from 70 acres, R. C McElhinney 46 from 80, and Ed Smith 60 from 20. Barley averages include Alfred Hoeppner 35, Peter Eckhardt 40 from 10, and R V Leo 40. Threshing under way countywide, with first oats and barley deliveries noted in Traer and Dysart.
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TRAER
Tama County
Ed Schnell
Dysart
Ro McElhinney
Geneseo Township
R. C McElhinney
Geneseo
Harry Lichty
Toledo
Ed Smith
Montour
Alfred Hoeppner
Grant Township
Peter Eckhardt
R V_ Leo
Hannis Busch
Crystal Township
Norman Draper
Henry Joens
Herman Strohbehn
Roy Porter
Joe Pecenka
D. D. Staveley
Clarence Ehlers
Ollie Vaubel
John Losenicky
Earl Vaubel
Leonard Feuerbach
Crop yields reported in local farm notes across county
The best yield so far in this faculty is described. The crop averages about fifteen bushels with a low of ten. Oats on the Warren Shaw farm near Rose Hill average thirty three bushels per acre.
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Warren Shaw
Rose Hill
Farm Yields Reach Forty Bushels Of Oats In Locality
In South Bethel area oats yield up to forty bushels per acre. One farmer reported six bushels of Timothy seed from pasture. Charles Grell of Sugar Creek suffered a badly torn hand while removing straw from rollers.
Corn Near Urbana Reaches Roasting Ear Stage
On the W R Stone farm near Urbana the Yellow Dent corn has advanced to roasting ear stage after recent rains. Crops statewide show strong benefits from the showers, aiding maturation and yield prospects.
Hog Prices Break Then Regain Ground in Week
Hog prices fell sharply Tuesday erasing early gains and hitting new lows for several weeks. A late recovery left weekly prices 10 to 15 cents higher, with hogs in 180 to 300 pounds chiefly at 15 to 44 dollars and big Butchers near 4 dollars. Sows under 350 pounds mostly 350 to 375. Thin feeder sows around 3 dollars.
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RY Bpaciat
Des Moines
Spontaneous Fire Destroys Farm Structures Near Town City
A 64 by 1890 foot burned hay and grain yard on the Hunter farm four miles east of Town City was destroyed by fire early Thursday, suspected to be caused by spontaneous combustion. One hundred tons of hay straw, 1890 bushels of grain, and a double corn crib with corn were lost. Albert Railsback, near Palo, sold hogs in Chicago at market with twenty-eight hogs averaging 231 pounds, bringing $4.65 per pound, near the top for the weight. He also moved 21 hogs at 437 pounds and four sows at 36.5 per hundredweight.
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Towa City
Bop Hunter
Town City
Palo Albert Railsback
Chicago
Healo
Poultry Judging Team Chosen In Cedar County
Cedar County selects Wallis Wingert Harlan Kroeger and Harold Wentzel to represent at Ames and the state fair after high scores at the Future Farmers and 4-H poultry judging tryout. Donald Crary, age nine, placed second but cannot join the team due to age. Rhode Island Reds White Wyandottes Barred Rocks White Leghorns and White Rocks judged for production. White Rocks White Wyandottes and White Leghorns judged for exhibi tion. Auto trips on share expenses advertised in Want Ads.
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Tipton
Wallace Wingert
Harlan Kroeger
Harold Wentzel
Cedar County
Ames
Donald Crary
Crary
Vernon
Ames Extension Poultryman
Rhode Island Reds
Feeder pigs move from drought areas to Iowa markets
Des Moines reports feeder pigs fleeing drought in the Dakotas with thousands sold in Huron and northwestern Iowa. consignments reach Sibley and Spencer as pigs weigh mainly about twenty to fifty pounds. Prices vary from three to four dollars per hundredweight, with lighter pigs often higher and uneven lots cheaper.
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Des Moines
Dakotas
Huron
Iowa
Sibley
Spencer
Tipton Farmers Move Pigs and Cattle in Local Yard Exchanges
Farmers around Tipton drive activity with feeder pigs and fat hog markets. Roger Bolton east of Tipton sold a truckload of fat hogs and swapped in feeder shoats at about seventy pounds priced at 3.50 per head. Russell Casad on a Boone Wright operated farm southwest of Tipton bought nineteen Hereford cattle from a Muscatine farmer for 5 dollars per hundredweight, about 500 pounds each, kept on pasture until corn feeding begins.
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Tipton
Roger Bolton
Russell Casad
Boone Wright
Muscatine
Farm near Dinsdale sold for $100 an acre
DINSDALE The 160 acre Stave ly farm near here was sold to Herman Koester and Robert McKin ney for one hundred dollars per acre.
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Dinsdale
Stavely Farm
Herman Koester
Robert McKinney
Fence Drift in the Raven Wire
A fragmented note references a fence drift tied to the raven wire and comments by Tom Poulter of Mount Pleasant who recently drove through the Panhandle. It notes wheat reduction and likens cotton yields to last year with a remark on Iowa’s relative standing.
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Tom Poulter
Mount Pleasant
Panhandle
Ray Murray to Speak at Buckhorn Dairy Picnic Aug 17
Buckhorn Ray Murray state secretary of agriculture will be principal speaker August 17 at Buckhorn Co operative creamery annual picnic. Flower show music ball game and other sports slated on Buckhorn community church grounds with community women sponsoring the show.
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Buckhorn
Ray Murray
Buckhorn Co-operative Creamery
R. A. Werden
Dairy Code Session Planned Here August
The State Dairy association sets an open meeting in the Cedar Rapids court house at 1.30 p.m. Tuesday. George Dillon notes the butter and milk code from the centralizers and the National Federation of Milk Producers will be read for revision. Additional codes from midwest buttermakers New York dairy groups and Cedar Rapids affiliated firms are discussed. Final code due September 1 after all input. Meetings follow in Spencer Des Moines Ames Ottumwa West Union Mason City.
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Cedar Rapids
State Dairy Association
Court House
George Dillon
National Association of Creamery Butter Manufacturers
National Federation of Milk Producers
Middle West
New York State
National Dairy Administrators
Washington
Spencer
Des Moines
Ames
Ottumwa
West Union
Mason City
Farmer Rochholz sells corn to Freddie Kauffman
South Bethel farmer Bert Rochholz sold 150 bushels of corn to Freddie Kauffman at 35 cents a bushel delivered at the Kauffman farm.
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South Bethel
Bert Rochholz
Freddie Kauffman
Kauffman
Riverside Feed Mill Item Ledgerish Advertisement
Riverside Feed Mill lists weights and prices for feed components including Wen Scratch Developing West Growing Mash Saving Mash and Middlings. The ad repeats contact Vel 2-7120 and shows price lines such as 1.60 and 32.25 with a money back guarantee.
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Riverside Feed Mill
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