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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1933
Page
14
Protein concentrates such as tankage linseed meal soybean meal and cottonseed meal have surged in price since January with tankage leaping from 16 to 48 wholesale per ton and retailing 50 to 55. Linseed meal now about 33 per ton in eastern Iowa soy meal similar price cottonseed meal around 30 per ton and bran and middlings up 4 to 5 from winter lows.
A Poweshiek county Farm Bureau rally in Merrill Park Grinnell on June 8 kicks off the summer 4-H club season. The morning program includes welcome by County Agent Miller, 4-H president Blanche Lieh, secretary Dorothy Geiger, and club roll calls with officer elections. A noon picnic precedes an afternoon of music memory, the Festival of the New Corn, and committee chairmanship by Mrs Hudson and Mrs Boyle.
Swirling lines describe wind driven sand and dust at farming life. The poem evokes a harsh teaven wire scene with wind biting and sand storms shaping daily toil.
E D Schanbeck of Manchester area maintains a bright shop setup to repair and sharpen farm equipment. He powered a gasoline driven saw filer, enabling sharpening of fifty circular saws per season for neighbors, and owns metal threading dies for on site repairs. He repurposed a seven foot widened disc plus a $1.25 total cost to form farm machinery, and converted a used car chassis into a four wheel pneumatic trailer capable of fifty mile per hour towing. He also built a grain box with shoveling board and new hitch for under $15.
Garber area honors Arthur Jennings who plowed disced and planted a 30 acre corn field in under two and a quarter days setting a regional speed record for planting corn.
Public notice for an election in the Independent School District of Parry Dale Bertram Township Linn County Iowa to be held June 27 1933 at Dairy Date School Cedar Rapids from 1 to 8 pm. Voters will decide bonds up to 15000 for constructing and equipping a new school house. Secretary John F Sundberg signs.
Senator Louis Murphy of Iowa leads a commerce committee sub panel to investigate racketeering in live poultry in the Bronx and beyond, aiming to draft remedial legislation. In a Bronx court, seven men tied to the S S B Live Poultry Market case pleaded guilty to conspiracy and related charges, with sentencing set for June 6 and bail kept high as DA Foley vows continued action.
Arlington Farmers creamery received 22 787 pounds of butter fat in April at 23 cents a pound. Total butter manufactured was 28 870 pounds with 25 800 sold in New York 1 146 to merchants and 1 924 to patrons. Milk test averaged 3 4 percent.
Henry Gillespie secretary of the Delaware County Sheep and Wool Growers association quotes the state group at Des Moines that pooling wool clips this season should net 27 to 35 cents a pound for good grades. Delaware pool date not set, likely mid June.
In Urbana Iowa Harry McMillan works for Amalie Davin on 160 acres near Prairie Creek. His wages are tied to live hog value, with 400 pounds of hogs at farm price as the monthly scale. April and May earnings total $30.60, based on hog prices of $3.40 and $4.30 per hundredweight respectively.
Co. B F Michel farmer north of Marion and president of the Federation of Iowa Farm Organizations announces a Des Moines conference to plan applying the farm adjustment act to corn and hogs in Iowa. Names for state administrator and board are in flux with Wallace expected to choose the farmer member from three candidates. Nate Kendall declined and Kraschel prefers agricultural credits post.
Earl Elijah of Clarence, a former state board member, has been pushed as president of the Town Livestock Marketing Corporation, a key player in cattle and live stock marketing enterprises.
Nine dairy breed association picnics and shows are planned in Iowa in late June per Ernest M. Wright secretary of the State Dairy association. Events include Guernsey breeders at State College dairy farms June 15, Jersey Parish shows in Des Moines June 16 and Charles City June 19, Postville June 20, Water June 21, Fairfield June 23, and Holstein breeders near Waterloo June 27, plus Brown Swiss at State College June 22 and other Jersey shows through June 391.
In eastern Iowa the number of planters and cultivators in fields has balanced for the first time this season as the corn planting nears completion in the east central region. Heavy rains, flooding on bottom lands, and drifting sand from strong winds hindered progress and left stands fair but weed infested in many fields.
Forty Linn county 4-H dairy calf club members plan their first annual tour of inspection and instruction Monday. Calves in the southern half of the county will be viewed then the northern half. Wright of Waterloo, secretary of the State Dairy association, will attend and offer care and feeding tips. Linn junior dairymen own sixty calves.
Farm notes and tips edited by Ray Anderson offer practical updates for farmers and rural readers. Local weather, crop reports, and market interest provide concise guidance for daily tasks and seasonal planning.
Linn county dairymen families and friends urged to attend a June 8 picnic at Wapsie Valley fairgrounds Central City with Coggan Springville and Central City creameries. The event features dairy cattle judging at 10 am and state contest representation by top judges. A band concert field sports and noon dinner follow with ready coffee and ice cream. Clyde Bechtelheimer of Waterloo will speak.
Anton Osterhaus, a resident near Dyersville, has used the same team of mules to plant his corn for twenty two consecutive years marking a long running farming tradition in the area.
Des Moines AP Three more Iowa counties Monona Poweshiek and Wayne will be added to the accredited list as free of bovine tuberculosis on June 1. The move raises the total accredited counties to seventy eight. Secretary Ray Murray says the aim is to continue eradication work as funds permit and tests progress in both accredited and non accredited counties.
An old advertisement claims Dr Pierce founder of a popular remedy placed his Favorite Prescription in drugstores nationwide for women with cramps monthly sickness headaches backaches and hot flashes. Describes it as a natural root and herb tonic with no alcohol and offers free medical advice from Buffalo New York.
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