Iowa Seeks Federal Backing for Major Drought Relief Plan
Gov. Clyde L. Herring announced 33 Iowa counties were preliminarily slated for federal drought aid including feed and seed loans, road improvements, and relaxed labor rules. He plans to press Washington for approval after conferences this week, with additional counties to be added upon formal application.
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Iowa
Washington
DE Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Des Moines
Warren
Clarke
Federal
Leslie M. Carl
Lyon
Sioux
Woodbury
Plymouth
Cherokee
Ida
Crawford
Monona
Harrison
Shelby
Audubon
Pottawattamie
Mills
Fremont
Page
Montgomery
Adams
Taylor
Agricultural conditions compare with 1934 drought year
The Corn Belt Farm Dadies says agricultural conditions in July compare favorably with the 1934 drought peak and are not as bad as widely feared in a recap of the agricultural situation. The report notes differences between the two years and trends across the farm belt.
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Chicago
Dathes
Five Boys Named To 4-H Judging Squad In Fayette
Special to The Gazette Fayette Elwood Mabon Davis Wells and Leo Sinnott Randalia and Joe Hall and Dean Platt Oelwein will compose the county 4 H judging squad in Fayette as a result of top placings and reasons in the judging contest here. Mabon led in reasons while Hall had the best placings. The five receive a trip to Ames Aug 15 for livestock and grain judging instruction. One will be dropped after this workout and the remaining four will represent Fayette county at the state fair Aug 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
Fayette County cow test group No 3 reports June results for 400 cows, averaging 707 pounds of milk and 265 pounds of butterfat. George Simpson’s herd led with 1 048 pounds of milk and 349 pounds of butterfat, while a Homer Chapman grade Holstein cow produced 1 872 pounds of milk and 637 pounds of butterfat.
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Fayette
Fayette County
George Youmans
George Simpson
Homer Chapman
Wheat yields near Mount Auburn tops 60 bushels per acre
Special report from Mount Auburn notes farmers James Thil and George Call threshed winter wheat two miles west of town, averaging 48 bushels per acre. Several other farmers report yields exceeding 60 bushels per acre, indicating strong harvest quality in the area.
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Mount Auburn
James Thil
George Call
Here
Iowa second in butter production in June 1936
Iowa ranked second with 24,512,900 pounds of butter produced in June 1936, up from May and down from June 1935, as Minnesota led and Wisconsin followed. National totals show U.S. butter output at 186,576,600 pounds for June, with cheese production up 12.0 percent from last year.
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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
U. S
United States
Wayne Rainbow 4-H Girls Hold Health Contest In Jones
Grace Anderson led the Wayne Rainbow 4 H club of Jones County with 97 points in the health exam for teens, with Florence Finn at 94 and La Venne Streeter at 93. Younger scorers included Alfreida Wheeling Anna Wheeling and Norma Jean Johnson high in under fifteen group. Anderson and Nylene Tancaln named demonstration team to show dishwashing methods at the county fair. Club outing with mothers and leader J W Streeter planned to Cedar Rapids to visit Gette plant and ports of interest.
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Gazette Anamosa
Grace Anderson
Wayne Rainbow
Nylene Tancaln
J. W. Streeter
Cedar Rapids
Tassel Growth and Plant Heights Measured on Dillon Atherton Farm
On the Dillon Atherton farm near Viola the Gazette reports tassel growth at 1 percent in the EAF area with tassel length at one and a half inches. Tassel growth extended to one and three fourths inches and car shoot growth at one and a quarter inches. The day’s high temperature reached 115 degrees with an average around 87.
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Gazette
Dillon Atherton
Viola
Hoppers Spread to Extreme Northeastern Iowa
H C Aaberg reported grasshoppers spreading into extreme northeastern Iowa prompting a carload of poison bran shipments to Elkader Winne shiek county. Bran was also sent to Jefferson Greene county and Malvern Mills county totaling 210 carloads for hopper bait this year. Ray Murray pledged efforts to aid northeast Iowa farmers and noted a crop still possible.
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DES Moines
H. C. Aaberg
Iowa
Elkader
Winneshiek County
Jefferson
Greene County
Malvern
Mills County
Agricultural Department
Ray Murray
Grasshoppers Weave Through Washington County Corn Fields
In Washington county grasshoppers and chinch bugs menace late corn while heat dries early crops. In North English and Maquoreta reports cite damaged cabbage cucumbers and flower beds with some tassels failing to shed pollen. Fayette notes poison bran from the Farm Bureau aids in grasshopper control.
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Washington
Washington County
Maquoreta
D. E. Blake
Green Island
Fayette
Farm Bureau
Thrifty Pigs Saved From Large Farrow at Monmouth Farm
Ed Shimanick near Monmouth saved eighty two pigs from a litter of one hundred two farrowed by ten sows during the hot weather. He keeps Duroc Jersey stock and has two more sows to farrow.
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Monmouth
Ed Shimanick
Shimanick
Jersey
Let Drought damaged corn be left to grow for feed
Ames extension animal husbandman Beresford advised farmers to let drought damaged corn stand if any growth is possible and cut for fodder or ensilage only if the crop fails to mature. He warned immature silage has lower value and cautioned moisture content affects silage quality.
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AMES
Rex Beresford
Ames Extension Animal Husbandman
Towa
Mr. Beresford
Beresford
Oats Average 75 Bushels Per Acre In Bennett Vicinity
Eddie Bell near Bennett threshed six acres of Iowa 105 oats yielding 75 bushels per acre with a test of 35. In Mount Vernon Iowar oats on C F Becker farm yielded 74 bushels per acre by John Whitman. Total oats from a 26 acre field amounted to 1 917 bushels.
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Bennett
Eddie Bell
Iowa
Mount Vernon
C. F. Becker
John Whitman
Early oats yield high and wheat tops at Cibula farm
In Vining a farmer reports oats at 40 bushels per acre and wheat at 15 bushels per acre. Frank Cibula notes his 20 acre wheat field yielded 600 bushels and oats 40 per acre. Rain is scarce last month, harming pastures and corn. In Solon John and Frank Krob thresh 36th year with daily yields from 2,000 to 4,200 bushels depending on grain quality.
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Frank Cibula
Vining
Cibula
Solon
John
Frank Krob
Monona Creamery pays butterfat in June
Monona Co-operative Creamery paid 35 cents a pound for butterfat in sweet cream and 34 cents for No 1 butterfat in June. A total of 78,607 pounds of butter was produced from 63,238 pounds of butterfat. Checks over $200 were issued to John Fritz Arno Dickman F G Drahn and A F Wickersheim.
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Gazett Monona
Monona Co-operative Creamery Company
Alvin Drahn
John Fritz
Arno Dickman
F. G. Drahn
A. F. Wickersheim
Kubicek Farm Auction Near Solon Sold for $25.59 An Acre
The 212 acre Kubicek farm north of Solon sold at auction to Edward J. Pitlik and Edward Ulch for 25.59 dollars per acre. The property is largely 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 Washington telegram to county agricultural conservation leaders 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 formation, according to G B Thorne of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration.
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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 join a continent wide horticultural exposition to run September 12 to 20 at the Chicago stockyards amphitheater. The Union Stockyard and Transit Co provides facilities as experts from the American Pomological Society and Iowa State College advise. Sponsored to elevate horticulture to equal stature with agriculture, the show will feature strong American Pomological Society representation and exhibits.
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Chicago
Des Moines
Iowa
International Amphitheater
Union Stockyard and Transit Company
B. S. Pickett
American Pomological Society
Iowa State College
Paul Freze
Better Homes and Gardens
Prof
Pickett
Fire Destroys Seven Acres of Timothy Near Delta
Fire of undetermined origin Friday destroyed seven acres of timothy hay cut and shocked on the Don Sparks farm north of Delta. Thirty five men from two threshing crews helped prevent a broader blaze as the area remained extremely dry with only a bare sprinkle since June 29.
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Delta
Don Sparks
Sparks
Farm Bureau To Picnic In Johnson County Aug 6
Royal Holbrook of Cedar Rapids will address the Johnson county Farm Bureau picnic on August 6. County Agent Emmett C. Gard ner announces the event and says the talk will be Why Iowa Is Great. Holbrook is a director of the extension division at Iowa State college.
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Harrison County
Herring
Carl
J. J. Hughes
Iowa
National Emergency Council
I T Jones
Ray Murray
State
Charles D. Reed
Paul Taff
Ralph Kittinger
Iowa Relief Administration
L. S Will
Iowa Wpa
B W Lodwick
Lodwick
Resettlement Administration
Iowa City
Royal Holbrook
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County Farm Bureau
Emmett C. Gardner
Holbrook
Iowa State College
Kruschen Salts Promise Dizziness Relief and Vitality
An advertisement claims that taking Kruschen Salts before breakfast daily keeps intestines clean and kidneys functioning, preventing dizzy spells and headaches. It touts six precious salts, no drastic laxative effect, and a “little daily pinch” to feel younger and more active with a money back guarantee.
Iowa corn hog ratio drops to 12 in mid summer
Special to The Gazette Iowa extension economists report the corn hog ratio fell from 17.8 on June 15 to 12 by July 20 as corn prices rose and hog prices held. They note lower ratios encourage selling corn or feeding alternatives and warn drought could trim hog weights and shift prices later in fall and winter.
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Gazette
Ames
Iowa
Ames Extension
37 Acre Farm Sells for 6000 Dollars Near Lost Nation
Oscar Tracy of near Maquoketa purchased the 137 4 acre Carl Mohl farm near Lost Nation for 6000 dollars. The transaction was handled by E L Magruder of Wegumles for the Lost Nation area.
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Keta
Oscar Tracy
Maquoketa
Lost Nation
Carl Mohl
E. L. Magruder
Wegumles
Maquo
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