New Zealand Meat Leads Weekly Port Imports
Imports of meats and meat products at the port for the week ended July 26 reached a multimonth high. The bulk came from New Zealand totaling 6,827,532 pounds including 5,811,605 pounds beef and 918,552 pounds edible tallow, with 132,342 pounds canned corned beef from South America and 44,446 pounds cooked ham from Poland also arriving.
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York City
New Zealand
South America
Poland
Canada
New York Pork and Lamb Prices From July 15 Market Review
The July 24 Market Review reports New York pork at 90.6 percent of the 5 year average, beef 83.8 percent and lamb 61.6 percent. On July 15 Porterhouse 46c, Sirloin 40c, round 38c, rib roast 32c, chuck 25c, plate beef 16c. Pork chops 36c, bacon 38c, sliced bacon 43c, whole hams 30c, picnic hams 24c, lard 24c. Leg of lamb 26c, lamb chops 40c, rib chops 32c, stewing lamb 12c. Veal cutlets 42c, veal chops 35c, rib chops 29c, stewing veal 16c. Price changes from July 15, 1934: porterhouse, sirloin, round, rib roast up seven to nine cents. chop and pork products up to sixteen cents higher. Lamb chops unchanged. leg four cents higher. veal items up six cents.
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New York
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Porterhouse
Argentine corn imports top weekly US feed grain flow
The federal report shows 620000 bushels of corn imported from Argentina in the week ended July 26, largely through Atlantic and Gulf ports, with a further shipment of 469000 bushels. Argentine corn offered in New York at 78 479 cents per bushel duty paid, versus Chicago quotes of 85 12 to 87 2 cents for No 3 yellow domestic corn. Chicago traders bid 48 5 cents for 1935 crop No 3 yellow or white domestic corn for shipment before December 15.
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Federal
Atlantic
Gulf Ports
New York
Chicago
Grafting Demonstration At McCandless Orchard
A grafting demonstration will be held at the S. A McCandless farm four miles north of here on August 16 under the Ames horticultural group. James Green and H E Nichols will supervise a display of several apple varieties and rootstocks, showcasing old trees about 35 years in the main orchard and a newly planted block set last year. The orchard, noted as one of the state’s finest, includes 300 trees with varieties to convert into new types. all interested are invited to attend.
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S. A
McCandless
Here
H E Nichols
Ames
Ee Trert
James Green
Benton County
Rowley Creamery Pays 25 Cents For Butterfat
Patrons of the Rowley Farmers Co operative Creamery were paid twenty five cents a pound for last half of June butterfat, reports Joe Mc Grath secretary. Butterfat during the first half of June also commanded twenty five cents a pound.
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Rowley
Rowley Farmers Co-operative Creamery Company
Joe McGrath
Ridgeway Farmers Sell Eighteen Cattle for $1,601
Ridgeway area farmers Helge Aaker and Lawrence Howe sold eighteen head of cattle to Ossian buyers for $1,601. The deal reflects local ranch trade in late season livestock sales.
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Ridgeway
Helge Aaker
Lawrence Howe
Ossian
Independence Iowa Vivid Old Town Memory Tour
The piece praises Independence in eastern Iowa as a pleasant, shaded town with maples lining streets and many old, handsome houses. It recalls childhood memories of diving from the Second bridge and a steamboat between Big Tree and the river dam area.
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Independence
Second Bridge
Big Tree
Jones 4-H Health Contest Set for Aug 12 13
Jones county 4-H health champions will be named at county contests August 12 and 13 with Birls examinations on the first day by Dr. H F Dolan Dr A H Trewarther and Dr Fred Sigworth Boys will be examined on the second day and the top boys and girls earn the right to represent Jones county in the state 4-H health contest at the Town State fair later in August An encampment for girls is planned August 7 8 and 9 at the Scout cabin in Wapsie state park featuring talks by Harriet Cunningham Mrs T E Waters Mary Joy Finnegan and Julia Dumont with the Bohemian Girl performed at camp’s end.
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Anamosa
Jones County
H F. Dolan
A H. Trewarther
Fred Sigworth
Wapsie State Park
Harriett Cunningham
T. E. Waters
Mary Joy Finnegan
Julia Dumont
Corn Hog Checks Due In Grundy County
Grundy county receives 1 283 checks covering 978 corn hog contracts totaling 142 335 dollars approved in Washington D C. Checks expected within a week. In Johnson county Iowa City signers must comply by August 3 1935 with field work completed and 1 400 signers already checked.
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Grundy
Grundy County
Washington, D. C
Iowa City
Johnson County
Sullivan
June Chick Hatch Largest on Record Across United States
Production of chicks by commercial hatcheries in June reached a record high with 9,894,000 chicks hatched from 314 plants, up 79.9 percent from June 1934. Egg setting rose 71.4 percent to 8,267,000 eggs, while regional gains varied from 18 percent in south central to over 100 percent in east and west north central areas.
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United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Iowa
South Central States
Central States
West North Central States
East North Central States
Far West
Pacific Coast States
West
Farmers Co operative Creamery posts record June butter output
Special to The Gazette Postville reports June butter production at 113,817 pounds from 91,451 pounds of butterfat. Fifty-eight patrons received over $100, with checks ranging from 10.14 to 246.33 dollars.
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Gazette Postville
Farmers Cooperative Creamery
4-H Officers Elected at Fayette County Rally Day
Fayette county 4-H girls from thirteen clubs attended the rally day in Fayette with over 150 members. Jean Elinor Hutchison of West Union was elected president, Coronel Rothlisberger of Elgin vice president, Marion Wegner of Elgin secretary and treasurer, and Thelma Martin of Maynard historian. Over 400 people saw the Bohemian Girl opera performed by the group Saturday night.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Jean Elinor Hutchison
West Union
Coronel
Rothlisberger
Elgin
Marion Wegner
Thelma Martin
Maynard
Coronel Rothlisberger
FERA Actions Blamed for Potato Price Drop on Eastern Markets
New York and New Jersey potato growers and dealers accuse Federal Surplus Relief administrators of mismanaging relief funds by buying and shipping large quantities from Virginia to New York and Brooklyn. They say more than 400 cars flooded the market, depressing prices and harming local growers and dealers.
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FERA
the Gazette
New York City
New York
New Jersey
Virginia
Brooklyn
Seaboard
Milkmaids Marathon Planned At Fayette Fair
A Fayette county fair event on August 21 features a milkmaids marathon for unmarried women under twenty. The winner will be the contestant who extracts the most milk in a three minute milking period.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Farmers Work Nights to Save 30 Wheat Crop
Midwest farmers and workers push the 1935 wheat harvest through 24 hour shifts. With heat and damp followed by scorching days, relief-riddled labor pools and loans from emergency relief assist crews as women and children join the field effort.
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Chicago
Midwest
South Dakota
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Minnesota
City Budget Hearing Notice Cedar Rapids 1935
The Cedar Rapids City Council of Linn County Iowa will hold a public meeting on Saturday August 10 1935 at 10 am in the Council Chamber City Hall. Taxpayers may speak for or against the proposed expenditure estimate at that session.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Iowa
Corn Begins To Shoot Ears On Farms In Jackson
Corn is shooting ears on several farms in Jackson County. Willie Kinsella farm in Butler has stalks with five ears. William Gruenwald in Maquoketa township and Bellevue area report hybrid corn advancing. Harvesting is largely complete despite rains. alfalfa second crop cutting is lighter. Threshing to start late week. one combine owned by D. E. Blake. Apples and sweet corn appear in markets and gardens.
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Maquoketa
Willie Kinsella
Butler Township
William Gruenwald
Maquoketa Township
Bellevue
D. E. Blake
Green Island
First threshing in vicinity by Demoss crew near Wyoming
The Demoss crew harvested 22 acres of barley on the Henry Eichhorn farm, tenanted by Guy Howell, one mile north of Wyoming. They gathered 491 bushels from the field, marking the first threshing in the area this season.
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Wyoming
Demoss
Henry Eichhorn
Guy Howell
Thornburg oats cutting delayed by rain and wind
Recent heavy rains slowed oat harvest in Thornburg while wind caused damage and hay making proceeds slowly due to damp weather. Sweet corn and early tomatoes are ready for table use. Corn cultivation is finished with stalks six to nine feet tall, taller than expected.
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Thornburg
Oats Lodged by Rain Delays Harvest in Delaware County
Weather last week caused oats to lodge while most oats are cut by a binder moving across fields. Arthur Luck, a southwestern Delaware county farmer, used seven balls of twine on a 164%4 acre field. Threshing crews have begun in the county's southeast. Corn grows fast with tassels forming. raspberries near half crop. new potatoes abundant. new cabbage selling at one to two cents a pound. tomatoes are ripe in limited quantities.
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The
Gazette
Manchester
Arthur Luck
Delaware County
Harvest Strain Ties Farms As Oats Yield Noted
South Bethel reports farm labor shortage with farmers and housewives sharing tasks such as shocking oats, milking cows one handed, and fence repairs. Some exchange work and horses, sow millet for hay, or plow corn. A new barn measures 36 by 50 and shows damage from parasites on Verl Nebergall. Waverly notes Ernest Thomas yields 250 bushels of early oats from three acres, just threshed and good quality.
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South Bethel
Waverly
Ernest Thomas
Tama County Women Hold Achievement Day August 2
TOLEDO The Tama county women's project clubs will hold their annual achievement day at the Salem church August 2. The event displays the year's work with township booths, musical numbers, and demonstrations. Ames leader Mrs. Sarah Porter Ellis will judge the projects.
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Toledo
Women’s Project
Tama County
Salem Church
Sarah Porter Ellis
Ames
First Carload of New Oats Arrives at Cedar Rapids
First carload of new oats arrived Monday at Cedar Rapids shipped from Spencer and consigned to North Iowa Grain. Oats graded No 3 whites with test weight 28.36 pounds per bushel and 13.9 percent moisture, 13 percent barley. Chicago reports show No 3 whites at 34 44 to 36 14 cents per bushel, rye No 1 at 52 1/2 cents, spring wheat at Minneapolis with No dark northern 53.3 pounds and 12.4 protein. Malting barley prices rose to 60 65 cents at Minneapolis and 50 53 cents at Chicago.
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Cedar Rapids
Spencer
North Iowa Grain Company
Chicago
Indiana
Minneapolis
Forty Nine Baby Beeves Entered For DeWitt 4-H Show
Sixty nine baby beef calves and six pure bred heifers representing Short Horn Hereford and Angus are on feed for exhibition at the Clinton county 4-H club show in DeWitt August 7 to 9 Swine dairy calves sheep and poultry will also be included in the event.
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DE Witt
Clinton County
DeWitt
Fifth Of Corn Grown In Jackson County Is Hybrid
Maquoreta County Agent F. E. Krause notes more than 20 percent of Jackson county corn is hybrid and often develops earlier than open pollinated types. Years of tests show hybrids resist heavy winds better and yield more, influencing seed choices.
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Jackson County
Maquoreta — County
F. E. Krause
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