Grasshopper Menace Looms In Western Iowa Farms
Western Iowa crops face heavy grasshopper damage as millions of insects swarm across alfalfa barley corn and pasture lands. Entomologists say outbreaks are sporadic but worse in some areas while farmers lack funds for poison bran mash and fear rapid pest movement. Experimental use last year shows Bran is effective but federal aid is unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IOUX
Iowa
C. J. Drake
G. C. Decker
A. D. Worthington
R. K. Bliss
Ames
Carl N. Kennedy
Missouri
Propa
David Seabloom
Missouri Valley
F. L. Day
Honey Creek
Day
Des Moines
Pottawattamie
Harrison
Monona
Woodbury
Sioux
Drake
Worthington
Kennedy
Fence Drift and Iowa Weather Highlight Rural Worries
A fragment recalls fence drift and the appeal of Iowa as a beautiful country while addressing the challenge of securing poison mash to curb outbreaks. Dr Drake mentions about 100000 dollars in federal aid needed to buy the mash for state wide control.
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Drake
Farm Price Index Falls to 56 Percent of Pre War Levels
The May 15 index shows farm product prices at 56 percent of pre war, a drop from 59 percent on April 15, with declines across most categories except potatoes, apples and eggs. Meat animals suffered the sharpest decline and grains and cotton products also lagged.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
North Tama Dairy Folks Hear Kildee And Lapp At Picnic
About 300 people attended the North Tama Cow Test association picnic at O. J. Hayward farm north of Dysart despite rain. Speakers included H. H. Kildee of Iowa State College and W. H. Lapp of Chicago with others from Hampton Traer and Geneseo Township. C. T. Mitchell won the judging contest with 177 points. George Martens placed second with 157. R. E Crawford third. Robert Martens fourth. Albert Martens fifth. Hayward herd rings and a bull pen exhibit by Henry Nieman complemented the event.
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TRAER
O. J. Hayward
Dysart
H. H. Kildee
Iowa State College
W. H. Lapp
Chicago
Ames
Tom Purcell
Hampton
Walter Robinson
T. J. B. Robinson
W. B. Hamiltton
Franklin County
Dallas Harrison
Iowa Brown Swiss Breeders’ Association
C. T. Mitchell
Geneseo Township
George Martens
Lincoln
Tama County
Gairy
Iowa
R. E Crawford
Robert Martens
Albert Martens
Hayward
Henry Nieman
Association
Horticulturist Harrington grows trees and flowers on 200 acres
F O Harrington owner of 200 acres seven miles east of Williamsburg speaks on his long farming life. He lists an apple orchard of thirty acres with 225 apple varieties, walnuts grafted on one tree, and nut trees including chestnuts pecans and hickories. He details graft box use, persimmon profits, peony breeding, and an umbrella shaped hybrid elm. He also comments on politics and farming challenges.
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F. O. Harrington
Williamsburg
State of
New York
Maquoketa River
Daily Farm News Debate on Prohibition and Politics
A Kansas City edited farm column discusses Prohibition enforcement, liquor interests, and the 1930s political climate. Readers weigh voting for Roosevelt, praise Torrens land titles, and comment on Brookhart and Dickinson, plus opinions on the T B test and disease control in livestock.
Republican Candidate for Supervisor First District
Republican challenger profiles experience in supervising road and bridge construction and maintenance projects. The candidate emphasizes practical oversight of infrastructure programs, aiming to improve county roads, bridges, and related maintenance.
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Supervisor
Farm Union Picnic Draws 1000 At Backbone State Park
More than 1,000 people attended the Farm Union picnic at Backbone State Park. Glen Miller, Iowa Farm Union president, spoke on tax cuts and a farmers holiday. Democratic candidate Fred Biermann and H. K. Gross addressed the crowd, with sharp criticism of Senator Benson and the Master Farmer program, targeting John S. Knight.
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Strawberry Point
Farm Union
Backbone State Park
Glen Miller
Iowa Farm Union
Fred Biermann
United States
Fourth
H. K. Gross
Farmers’ Union
Farmers holiday meeting set in Linn county speaker Baker
The first Linn county meeting on the farmers' holiday is planned for Saturday evening in Walker with Belle Plaine organizer H. H. Baker as speaker. A similar gathering is scheduled for Tuesday evening in Center Point announced by A. J. Hand.
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Gazette
Walker
Linn County
H. H. Baker
Belle Plaine
Center Point
A. J. Hand
Wapsie Test Assoc Plans Picnic at State Hospital
INDEPENDENCE The Wapsie Valley Cow Test association will hold its annual picnic June 8 on state hospital grounds with a judging contest at 10 a.m. Floyd Johnston of the Ames dairy extension service will speak on selecting the herd sire and Dr. R A Stewart will discuss heredity and insanity. A ball game will finish the program. The contest winner advances to the fall state contest during the Waterloo Dairy Cattle congress.
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Independence
Wapsie Valley
State Hospital
Floyd Johnston
Ames Dairy Extension Service
R. A. Stewart
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Central City Co-Op pays 19 cents for butterfat
B H Johnson, buttermaker at Farmers' Mutual Co-operative creamery in Central City, reports patrons received 19 cents per pound for the first half of May butterfat, the first drop below 20 cents. Butter from the creamery brings one fourth cent over the New York market.
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Central City
B. H. Johnson
Farmers’ Mutual Co-operative Creamery
New York
Mr. Johnson
Three Horses Killed by Train Near Delaware
Frank Graff reports in Delaware that a team of dappled gray horses and a sorrel belonging to his uncle Fred Rupp were killed Wednesday night after escaping a pasture and straying onto the Illinois Central right of way where a westbound passenger train struck and killed them.
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Delaware
Frank Graff
Fred Rupp
Illinois Central
Strawberries Ripen as Local Farmer Delivers First Pick
Gabe Cornwell of Troy Mills becomes the first in the area to bring home grown berries to the market. The initial picking went on sale Tuesday morning at the local market, signaling the start of the season.
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Gazette
Republican
Troy Mills
Gabe Cornwell
Home Grown Strawberries Reported in Elgin
Mrs. Ed Hanson leads in Elgin with garden strawberries noted for good size and quality. This local report highlights home grown fruit entering the season.
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Elgin
Ed Hanson
Hog Prices Reported At Chicago Market
Springville area trader Miller sold 200 pound hogs on Tuesday in Chicago for 3.45 a hundredweight. The transaction was handled by a northeastern agent near Springville.
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Springville
Fred
Miller
Chicago
West Branch 4-H Dairy Meet Aids State Contest Hope
More than 169 people attended the West Branch contest association picnic and judging event. Ralph Branson won the top dairy cattle award and will advance to the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress state contest. Frank Carson placed second. Mrs. Lawrence Pratt and Mrs. Edwin Orr were top women in their divisions. Carl Gertz won the junior contest. Alex Buchanan Jr. led overall with 97 points but cannot enter the state C T A contest because he is not a member of the test association.
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West Branch
Ralph Branson
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Frank Carson
West Liberty
Lawrence Pratt
Edwin Orr
Carl Gertz
Alex Buchanan, Jr
Cedar County
Tipton
Future Farmers
Buchanan
Crop Prospects Tip Top In Washington County
Washington County reports near complete corn planting and early plowing. Prospects for corn are excellent with minimal damage from insects. Fruit and gardens show strong growth due to rain, though cool spells delay some crops. Strawberries have opened and a good crop is expected. County Agent Harold Montgomery expects little grasshopper trouble.
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the Gazette
Washington, In
Washington County
Harold Montgomery
Farmers sell heavy cattle at Chicago market
Linn county farmers B. J. Clark and Son sold two carloads of 898 pound cattle at Chicago for 6.50 per hundredweight and an additional load of 1 035 pound steers, proceeding to market traction.
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B. J. Clark and Son
Linn County
Chicago
Farmer Rhoads sells 38 long yearlings on Chicago market
Mechanic sville farmer F E Rhoads sold thirty eight head weighing 1038 pounds each on the Chicago market at seven dollars twenty five cents per hundredweight.
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Mechanicsville
F. E. Rhoads
Chicago
Jones County 4-H Queen Named at Rally Day
Florence Mardoff of Wise Owl 4-H in Jackson chosen Jones County 4-H club queen to represent the county at the state contest in Ames late June. Rally day program June 8 at the Legion hall features queen’s attendants Leona Behrends Margaret Behrends Luella Balsiger and others with flag bearers Alice Clark Ilene Loomis Ruth Ann Hintz. Music Memory and Picture Memory contests set for afternoon as officers are elected and a George and Martha Washington pageant unfolds with Mrs. E C Heiken as Martha and Mrs. E C Gotsch as George.
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Monticello
Florence Mardoff
Wise Owl
Jackson
Jones County
Ames
Legion Hall
Leona Behrends
Margaret Behrends
Luella Balsiger
Helen Brown
LaVonne Streeter
Eloise Kuhns
Pearl Wink
Pauline Holm
Elsa Peck
Elizabeth Fishwild
Catherine Peet
Erna Levsen
Alice Clark
Ilene Loomis
Ruth Ann Hintz
Martha Washington
E. C. Heiken
Martha
E. C. Gotsch
George
Annual Land Valuation Conference Is Scheduled
Soil management experts gather for the eighth annual soil and land valuation conference in Ames June 21 and 22. Dr P E Brown says discussions cover fertility impact on farm income and land values with a field trip to the agronomy farm and demonstrations of farm machinery. J J Boatman of Montezuma will explain his soils program and B W Allen of Laurens will discuss landlord and tenant relations in soil management.
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AMES
P. E. Brown
Ames Department of Farm Crops and Soils
J. J. Boatman
Montezuma
Godfrey to Speak at Grundy County Fourth Picnic
George Godfrey of Algona a farmer and state board of education member will headline Grundy county Farm Bureau's July 4 picnic honoring George Washington's bicentennial. Other celebration plans are underway as the event nears.
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Godfrey
Grundy Center
George Godfrey
Algona
State Board of Education
Grundy
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Kansas City
Franklin Roosevelt
Andrew Mellon
Treasury Department
Fairview
Anamosa
Canada
Brookhart
Washington
Dickinson
James D. Kennedy
16Th Avenue
16Th Avenue West
Linn
Central City Co-Op
Ouse
Branson
Mrs. Drear and
Mrs. Cheer
Mrs. Drear
YDOL
Actied
U.S. Pat. of
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Mark G
Thornburg
Secretary of Agriculture
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Machang Lp
Kellogg’s
Kellogg
Battle Creek
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