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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1939
Page
45
Gilbert Future Farmers of America group, 15 members with instructors, begin a 3200 mile tour through eight western states to study farm, marketing, ranching and irrigation practices. They apply lessons from a four week cooking course to farming tasks.
The government bought a carload of fresh graded firsts at 15.5 cents a dozen for relief distribution by the FSCC, ending a lull since 1938. The purchase, 12 000 dozen, marks a price rally from five-year lows as FSCC expands in New York and Chicago markets amid light storage and steady demand.
Ames Iowa Jane Blythe 17 of Williamsburg named among eight nominees for president of the state 4-H girls organization. four girls to ballot June 15 at Ames during the state convention June 14 17. 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.
Wives of Tama county AAA committeemen and township chairmen attended a training session led by County Chairman Robert Lyon of Traer. Eighty eight women participated in the event the first of its kind in the state. They toured the state juvenile home in the morning and after luncheon club presidents were introduced and travel pictures shown by Tama members.
In southern Iowa Friday rains reduced chinch bug damage but did not end the threat to crops. Thunder showers aided early growth of small grain and corn, with barley heavily damaged and oats gradually affected. County agent Forrest Bennett noted 50 percent barley loss in Keokuk County.
J. W. Chandler county agent at Washington says corn stands 8 to 10 inches and chinch bugs haven t yet caused major damage but more timely rains are needed to halt the infestation. Bennett and Chandler report a district county agents meeting at Fairfield stressing preparedness and a creosote station may open at Mount Pleasant if weather doesn t improve.
Special to The Gazette reports corn on the William H. Berger farm in Post township Allamakee county reaches 21 inches by Decoration day. Nine acres are knee high and about 20 more show similar height. Planting occurred May 4 and 7.
Louis Buresh of Jones county sold a load of 1 230 pound Angus steers in Chicago on Thursday for 9 75 dollars per hundredweight.
In Chicago a beauty contest crowns the most beautiful cow in America. The Duchesse of Vassar, posing as Catherine of Aragon, leads six finalists across Holstein and other milking breeds. Contest, luncheon, Agricultural club, Monday, audience awaits outcome.
Brown Swiss from La Fox Illinois and Catherine Parr from Delavan Wisconsin operate milking Short Horn cattle. Local dairy breeders showcase distinguished stock including noted cows and herd improvements.
Eastern Iowa 4-H girls clubs plan rally day programs ahead of the state convention June 14-17 at Ames. Louisa hosts Wapello on Tuesday, Jackson at Maquoketa, Jones county in Anamosa Wednesday, and a Cedar Rapids Linn program with Elvira, Sherrills Grove, Waukon, Manchester, Vinton, and Sigourney on Thursday. Friday features Tipton tally day, Washington county at Washington, and Clayton at Elkader.
Albert Horst feeder from Jackson county sold a 1095 pound lot of steers at Chicago Thursday topping the sale at $10.25 per hundredweight for the top weight. The haul marked the strongest price in the session.
Marvin Matthes of Wellman was elected president of the Washington C T A at the annual meeting. Dave Yoder and Truman Erb, both of Wellman, were chosen as vice president and secretary treasurer respectively. Lloyd Walker and Arthur Duensing were named directors with August 23 set as a tentative Wellman picnic date.
Linn County Farm Bureau lists events this week including soil conservation tours at Pollock and Pearson farms near Springville and Lee Wilson farm Cedar Rapids area. District rural women’s chorus tournament at Coe chapel Cedar Rapids and district SC tours at several farms. 4-H rally day in Cedar Rapids with events at Coe chapel and Franklin school. SC tours continue at Novak farms near Prairieburg and Ely locations.
New York and Chicago butter values firm late in the week with extras at the same quotation. Receipts and government reports show production about four percent under last year and storage gains are about half of last year, reducing surpluses as June approaches.
Chicago receipts show Iowa ranking second to Wisconsin in May butter totals. Iowa shipped 4,088,317 pounds of butter and 771,216 pounds of dressed poultry, with cheese 3,728 pounds and eggs 345,462 cases. Most dairy products, egg cases, and poultry were trucked to Chicago. Wisconsin led with 7,867,536 pounds of butter.
The Ames horticultural extension service has established 79 demonstration orchards in nineteen counties to test practical orchard sizes for Iowa farms. Each site features 10 to 15 apple trees, 3 to 4 cherries, 5 to 6 plums, 2 to 3 pears, and southern sites include about six peach trees. Hardy intermediate apple stock is used with Jonathan Grimes Golden Delicious and Edgewood varieties grafted on.
The 400 acre Dew farm six miles southeast of Grundy Center was sold by Mutual Benefit Life Insurance of Newark to Walter K. Paulsen of Reinbeck for 43000, about 107.50 an acre. Hollebrand and Black Land of Waterloo arranged the deal. The tillable tract includes 340 acres with modern improvements and will transfer March 1, 1940.
TRAER Lebert Morrison two miles NW of Traer has sawed over 20 000 board feet of native maple and oak from his farm to supply construction lumber for ten two sow hog houses a corn crib and a granary. Only roofing materials will be purchased. The crib will hold 5000 bushels of corn and 4000 of small grain and work will start soon.
Keokuk county 4-H club lamb show set for Sigourney on June 10 to accompany the lamb grading demonstration and auction. County Agent Forrest Bennett reports C. W. McDonald of Ames will judge and assist with the grading demonstration. A wool pool is planned for next Saturday. Washington event scheduled June 7 to grade lambs and hold the annual grading demonstration and sale for county sheep growers under County Agent Wilbur Chandler.
Des Moines AP reports Iowa poultry groups will raise private funds to finance an Iowa exhibit at the world poultry congress in Cleveland next summer. O Ray B France of Cherokee chairs the committee and says Iowa cannot be left out as most states will have exhibits. legislators had sought but failed to appropriate 20000 dollars.
B O Brownlee of Des Moines in charge of Iowa dairy inspection addressed 150 dairy industry workers in Dyersville Thursday. Also speaking were Inspectors Wallis and Behnke and H Willeborg the mayor of Dyersville.
McGregor CCC youths complete planting of 35000 trees as of Saturday. 10600 trees came from the extension service nursery at Ames under the Clark McNary act. Remainder from SCS nurseries at Winona Minnesota and Ames. Planting covers about 150 farms in nine townships in northeast Clayton county and three townships in southeast Allamakee county.
On the Julius Flaskerud farm northwest of Calmar a 60 by 6 foot straw hog house built from two woven wire fences shows investment of 70 dollars mainly for roofing. County Agent E. J. Weigle led a pork production meeting with E. L. Quaife and Dr. E. W. Stouder of Ames presenting to 31 pork growers as the final Winneshiek county session.
A J Minish of Tama County topped the Chicago market Friday with fifteen hogs and hogsley selling at 6.75 dollars per hundredweight. The livestock sale highlighted demand for feeder cattle and hogs in the region.
Wapsie Valley Cattlemen Association sets annual picnic for June 21 at Buchanan County Fairgrounds Independence. A 5 dairy Guernsey show will run with the picnic. R A Nelson elected president H A Shares vice president Thomas Hotchkiss secretary treasurer Matt Kremer Orville Thom directors Glenn Gavin reemployed as tester Floyd Johnson Ames extension dairyman attended.
Herman Reidesel of Dewitt received 11.40 a hundredweight for a shipment of steers averaging 1 225 pounds in Chicago on Wednesday. Strong buyers supported the sale with solid prices for heavy cattle in midweek trading.
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