Government Extends Egg Price Stabilization To Chicago
The government, via the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation, bought a car of fresh graded firsts at 15.5 cents per dozen for relief distribution, boosting prices from the market lows. The purchase includes 12,000 dozen eggs, part of broader FSCC activity after 1938, with eastern purchases totaling about 412,800 dozen to date. Heavy midwestern receipts have pressed egg values down, while New York markets show slight declines as storing slows and demand holds.
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Nhicago
Chicago
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
New York
the Gazette
New York City
FSCC
4 H CANDIDATES FOR STATE OFFICE NAMED
Oscar Henkes on the Farley Henkes farm near Farmersburg runs a broad erosion control program. His contour strip cropping includes 46 acres of strips and 60 acres cultivated. He covers 75 acres with strip cropping 20 acres terraced and 20 acres in permanent pasture. The plan shifts fields to red clover timothy meadow every three years.
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Farley Henkes
Gazette
Farmersburg
Henkes
Soil Conservation Service
Oscar Henkes
McGregor Scs
Committeemen Women Attend Tama AAA Conference
Wives of Tama county AAA committeemen and township chairmen joined a compliance training session led by County Chairman Robert Lyon of Traer. Eighty eight women attended the first such meeting in the state, touring the state juvenile home in the morning and hearing talks after lunch by club presidents and local leaders.
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Toledo
Tama County
AAA
Robert Lyon
Traer
C. W. Maplethorpe
Ellsworth Richardson
Albia
Faye McMartin
Tama
L. C. Davis
Ames selects eight nominees for 4-H girls’ president
Jane Blythe 17 of Williamsburg is named among eight nominees for state 4-H girls president. She is Iowa county health champion 1937 and county girls president 1938, with state fair blue ribbons and a home furnishing project. The six other nominees include Dorothy Goeders Cylinder Margaret Vigars Eldora Dorothy Clapp Linn Grove Marie Dodds Ames Francise Herschlag New Hampton Elizabeth Ann Inman Bancroft and Maxine Green Essex.
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Ames
Jane Blythe
Williamsburg
Jane
Iowa
Dorothy Goeders
Cylinder
Margaret Vigars
Eldora
Dorothy Clapp
Linn Grove
Marie Dodds
Francise Herschlag
New Hampton
Elizabeth Ann Inman
Bancroft
Maxine Green
Essex
Chinch bug threat eased by rains across southern Iowa
Rainy showers spread across southern Iowa Friday easing but not eliminating chinch bug damage feared in crops. Thunderstorms helped slow nymphs and revived weak growth in corn and small grains while barley and oats suffered significant losses in Keokuk and Sigourney counties.
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Iowa
East Central
Needs For Preparedness As Chinch Bugs Threaten Crops
J. W. Chandler the county agent at Washington said damage in his county was not yet great but rain is needed to halt chinch bugs. He and Bennett cited a district county agents meeting at Fairfield where preparedness was stressed and a creosote distributing station may be set up at Mount Pleasant if weather does not improve soon.
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Cedar Rapids
Independence
Keokuk
Washington
Forrest Bennett
Sigourney
J. W. Chandler
Chandler
Bennett
Fairfield
Mount Pleasant
Corn height reports on Berger farm in Allamakee
Corn on the William H. Berger farm in Post township Allamakee county stood 21 inches tall on Decoration day. Nine acres ran knee high and about 20 acres were nearly that height. Planting occurred on May 4 and 7.
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Waukon
William H. Berger
Post Township
Allamakee County
Anamosa Feeder Angus Steers Sell in Chicago Trade
Louis Buresh of Jones County sold a load of 1,230 pound Angus steers at Chicago on Thursday for 9.75 dollars per hundredweight.
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the Gazette
Anamosa
Louis Buresh
Jones County Feeder
Chicago
F F A Chapter Embarks 3200 Mile Western Tour
Gilbert Future Farmers of America members begin a 3200 mile tour through eight western states with instructors to study farm practices marketing ranching and irrigation. The trip follows a year of hands on cooking studies and parallels a previous tour.
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BOONE
INS
Gilbert Future Farmers of America
Gilbert
Dairy Breed Queens Vie In Beauty Show At Chicago Monday
The Duchesse of Vassar, under the pseudonym Catherine of Aragon, leads six cow contestants for America’s most beautiful cow title at an Agricultural club luncheon in Chicago Monday. Her handlers praise her lines and combined glamour and personality. The competing breeds include Holstein from Antioch and five other milking breeds led by Anne Boleyn Guernsey Mundelein Jane Seymour Jersey Gurnee Anne of Cleves Ayrshire Libertyville.
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Dairy Breed
Chicago
Duchesse of Vassar
America
Duchesse
Antioch
Anne Boleyn
Guernsey
Mundelein
Ill
Jane Seymour
Jersey
Gurnee
Anne of Cleves
Ayrshire
Libertyville
Catherine Howard
Brown Swiss La Fox, Ill and Catherine Parr
A brief item noting Brown Swiss at La Fox Illinois and Catherine Parr with Milking Short Horn at Delavan Wisconsin. The fragment lists breed names and locations without a clear event or outcome.
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la Fox
Ill
Catherine Parr
Delavan
Wis
13 4-H Rally Day Programs Planned During Next Week
Eastern Iowa 4-H girls clubs plan rally day programs ahead of the state convention in Ames June 14-17. Louisa at Wapello, Jackson at Maquoketa, Jones at Anamosa, and a Thursday full day with 4-H events in Linn, Clinton, Dubuque, Allamakee, Delaware, Benton, and Keokuk counties. Friary Cedar, Washington, and Clayton counties hold rallies at Tipton, Washington, and Elkader.
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Iowa
Ames
Louisa
Aliamakee
Manchester
Delaware
Vinton
Benton
Sigourney
Keokuk
Cedar County
Tipton
Washington County
Washington
Clayton County
Elkader
Steers Top at 10.25 At Chicago Feeder Sale
Albert Hoost of Maquoreta Jackson County received 10.25 per hundredweight for a 1095 pound steer load at the Chicago feeder sale. The top price per hundredweight was $10.25 for the weight category reported by The Gazette.
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SIA
the Gazette
Maquoreta
Albert Hoost
Jackson County
Chicago
Matthes Named President Washington C. T. A
Marvin Matthes of Wellman elected president of the Washington C T A at the annual meeting. Dave Yoder and Truman Erb also selected for key posts while Lloyd Walker and Arthur Duensing named directors. August 23 set as tentative Wellman picnic date.
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Washington
Marvin Matthes
Wellman
Washington Contest Association
Dave Yoder
Truman Erb
Lloyd Walker
Arthur Duensing
Linn County Farm Bureau Calendar A Week Of Tours Meetings
The Linn County Farm Bureau schedules a week of events including soil conservation tours at Pollock and Pearson farms near Springville and at several farms around Prairieburg and Ely, a district rural women's chorus tournament at Coe chapel Cedar Rapids, SC tours at multiple farms, a Farm Bureau board meeting, a 4 H girls rally day at Coe chapel and Franklin school Cedar Rapids, and a William Novak farm tour near Ely.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Pollock and Pearson Farm
Springville
Lee Wilson Farm
Coe Chapel
Cedar Rapids
John Weber
Prairieburg
Farm Bureau
R. J. Novak
North County
Franklin School
Cedar Rapid
William Novak
Ely
Butter Production Dips Four Percent From Last Year
New York and Chicago butter values firm in late week with extras at the same quotes. Receipts in leading markets lag last year and government reports show production about 4 percent under year. Despite some storage gains, surpluses ease as June approaches. Fluid milk demand up, plant butter supply appears heavy for June.
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New York City
Chicago
New York
Midwest
Iowa Ranks Second in Butter Shipments to Chicago
Special to The Gazette Chicago reports Iowa’s May butter receipts totaling 4,088,317 pounds, second to Wisconsin’s 7,867,536. Iowa moved 2,758,451 pounds by truck, with cheese 3,728 pounds, eggs 345,462 cases, and dressed poultry 771,216 pounds. all cheese and 175,532 egg cases were trucked, plus 747,057 pounds poultry.
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the Gazette
Chicago
Iowa
Wisconsin
79 Demonstration Orchards Set Out In 19 Iowa Counties
The Ames extension service has established 79 demonstration orchards across nineteen Iowa counties to find practical orchard types for farms. Each site features 10 to 15 apple trees, 3 to 4 cherries, up to 6 plums, 2 to 3 pears, and in the south a few peach trees, grafted on hardy stocks with varieties such as Jonathan and Grimes Golden.
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Ames
Iowa
Horticultural Extension Service
S. W. Edgecombe
Edgecombe
Jonathan
Grimes Golden
Delicious
Edgewood
400 Acres Sold in Grundy for 43000
Grundy Center six miles southeast of Grundy Center the 400 acre Dew farm was sold by Mutual Benefit Life Insurance of Newark New Jersey to Walter K Paulsen of Reinbeck for 43000 $107 50 an acre Hollebrand and Black Land of Waterloo handled the deal The farm contains 340 acres tillable with extensive modern improvements Possession to be given March 1 1940.
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Grundy Center
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company of
Newark
N. J
Walter K. Paulsen
Reinbeck
Hollebrand and Black Land Company of
Waterloo
Farmer Produces His Own Building Materials
Traer Lebert Morrison two miles northwest of Traer has cut more than 20,000 board feet of native maple and oak lumber from his farm to build ten two-sow hog houses a corn crib and granary. Only roofing materials will be purchased. The crib will hold 5,000 bushels of corn and 4,000 of small grain. work will start soon.
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Traer
Lebert Morrison
4-H Lamb Show Set for Sigourney June 10
Keokuk county 4-H club lamb show planned in Sigourney June 10 with lamb grading demonstration and auction. County Agent Forrest Bennett notes a wool pool will be held next Saturday. C W McDonald Ames sheep and wool specialist to judge and grade the lambs. Washington Iowa event on June 7 involves E L Hegg of Iowa City heading the lamb grading demonstration and sale for county sheep growers.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
Forrest Bennett
C. W. McDonald
Ames
Washington
E. L. Hegg
Iowa City
Johnson County Livestock Marketing Association
Washington County
Wilbur Chandler
Funds Sought For Iowa Exhibit At World Poultry Show
Des Moines AP reports Iowa poultry groups will fund an exhibit at next summer's World Poultry Congress in Cleveland. O Ray B France of Cherokee chairs the state committee. A $20,000 legislative appropriation failed in committee, leaving funding to private sources.
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DES Moines
Iowa
World’s Poultry Congress
Cleveland
O. Ray B. France
Cherokee
State Poultry Congress Committee
Dairy inspectors address 150 Iowa creamery workers in Dyersville
Brownlee of Des Moines led the discussion on Iowa creamery laws before 150 dairy industry workers in Dyersville. Other speakers included Inspectors Wallis and Behnke and H Willeborg the mayor of Dyersville.
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Dyersville
B. O. Brownlee
Des Moines
Iowa
Wallis and Behnke
H. Willeborg
35000 Trees Planted by CCC Men Near McGregor
CCC youths from the McGregor camp completed planting 35000 trees in northeast Clayton county and southeast Allamakee county. Eight thousand were near detention dams by the soil conservation service and 27000 on 18 farms. 10600 trees came from the Ames extension nursery under the Clark McNary act. the rest from LCS nurseries in Winona Minnesota and Ames. Total CCC plantings since the camp began reach about 500000 across nine townships and three in Allamakee.
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Mcgregor
CCC
McGregor Camp
Rex L. White
United States Soil Conservation Service
McGregor Valley
Clayton County
Extension Service
Ames
LCS
Winona
Minn
McGregor CCC
White
Straw hog house on Flaskerud farm showcased for hog production
On the Julius Flaskerud farm near Calmar County Agent E J Weigle Decorah built a 60 by 6 foot straw hog house using two woven wire fences stuffed with straw for walls 74 hogs shelter there as a pasture and grazing site A pork production parley led by Weigle E L Quaife and Dr K W Stouder Ames drew 31 pork growers and closed Winneshiek county spring series
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Julius Flaskerud
Calmar
E. J. Weigle
Decorah
Hogs Top at $6.75 in Chicago Market Report
A Tama county feeder cattleman A. J. Minish led the Chicago hog market Friday with fifteen 232 pound hogs selling for $6.75 per cwt. Minish topped the price list in a brisk trading session in Chicago.
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Gazette
Toledo
A. J. Minish
Tama County
Chicago
Picnic and Guernsey Show Set for June 21 in Independence
Warpsie Valley Cow Test association members plan their annual picnic June 21 at Buchanan county fairgrounds with a spring Guernsey breeders show. R. A. Nelson elected president H. A. Shares vice president Thomas Hotchkiss secretary treasurer Matt Kremer and Orville Thom directors Glenn Gavin rehired as tester Floyd Johnson Ames extension dairyman attended the meeting.
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Independence
Warpsie Valley Cow Test Association
Buchanan County Fairgrounds
R. A. Nelson
Test Association
H. A. Shares
Thomas Hotchkiss
Matt Kremer
Orville Thom
Glenn Gavin
Floyd Johnson
Ames Extension Dairyman
Steers Average 1225 Pounds Fetch 11.40 At Chicago
Dewitt Herman Reidesel received 11.40 dollars per hundredweight for a shipment of steers averaging 1225 pounds in Chicago on Wednesday.
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the Gazette
Dewitt
Herman Reidesel
Chicago
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Admr
J. M. Louvar Estate
B. J. Neltderhisar
Swisher Trust & Savings Bapok
Matthes
Farm Bureau Calendar
L. H. Possehl
Marengo
Merle E. Garmoe
Optometrist
Dial
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Grundy
Farmer
H Lamb
Brownlee
E. Cohn & Sons
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