Iowa Weather Buoyed by Rain as Corn Loss Shrinks
Iowa meteorologist Charles D. Reed reports that in north central and northeast counties up to 25 percent of corn has been destroyed by floods. If fields dry slowly, some land may shift to soybeans. Planting is nearly finished and about half the corn has had one cultivation. Rains boosted small grains and alfalfa haying, with 65.7 degree May temps the sixth warmest in 69 years. Hybrid seed corn now exceeds 90 percent of plantings, while rainfall variability continues to affect yields and water demand in a hot summer.
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ES Moines
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Reed
Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Reinbeck
Monmouth
Belle Plaine
Hereford cattle trade tips and safety bull pen advice
The notice discusses purebred Hereford breeders Olson Brothers and F W Schiele with steers and bulls for sale and outlines the need for a safety bull pen. It cites Iowa State College Extension Bulletin 187 for construction details and mentions local farmers adopting banking farm services offered by The Peoples Savings Bank of Cedar Rapids with J Keith Noll available to help at bank or farm. Lea Boddicker raises Berkshire hogs and manages 68 fat cattle plus 70 steers on grass.
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Herbert
Newhall
Domino
Beau Blanchard
Beau Michell
Olson
Cedar Rapids
Peoples Savings Bank of
J .Keith Noll
Farm Service Department
Jones
Iowa State College Extension
Lea Boddicker
Berkshire
Army And Navy To Consider Buying Heavier Cattle
Senator Guy M. Gillette says army and navy officials will study raising weight limits and quality standards for cattle bought for defense needs after Iowa protests. Telegrams from Sioux City describe losses for feeders forced to market light cattle while heavy cattle suffer from price gaps and the need to adjust purchases before heat and fly time.
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Washington
Guy M. Gillette
Army
Navy
Des Moines
Davenport
Sioux City
Iowa
Much Alfalfa Damaged by Heavy Rains in Kansas Fields
The week ending June 2 saw alfalfa damage from rain across eastern Kansas as windsrow hay suffered from moderate to heavy downpours. Wild hay meadows gained moisture benefit but remain unharvested. The USDA market news service reports 468 tons of feeding hay to be delivered in June at Fort Sill Oklahoma for $9.48 a ton and 19 tons at Leonard Wood Missouri for $11 a ton.
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United States Department of Agriculture Market News Service
Kansas
U. S
Tall Corn Contest at Iowa State Fair 2029
Iowa state fair officials announced a national tall corn contest to be held this summer at the fair. Entries must be a single cured corn stalk 12 feet tall, lashed to a board with leaves along the stalk, and judged at 9 a.m. on August 27 with total cash prizes of 250 dollars.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
Jersey Picnic Planned in Vinton With Jersey Breeders Show
W. J. Keegan field representative for the American Jersey Cattle club was reported as tentative speaker for the state Jersey breeders picnic in Vinton linked to Parish No. 3 show. Floyd Johnston Ames extension professor of dairy husbandry will judge.
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Vinton
W. J. Keegan
American Jersey Cattle Club
Parish No. 3
Floyd Johnston
Ames Extension
Iowa Cattle Feeders Send 35.6 Percent of Beef to Chicago
Des Moines Iowa cattle feeders supplied 35.6 percent of all beef steers received at the Chicago market in 1940, totaling 329 134 head of 927 747 shipped from the corn belt. Iowa steers were top quality with 75 percent choice or prime, and 31 percent in the highest bracket. Total Iowa marketings reached 2 100 149 head, with 15 percent fed steers sent to Chicago, a drop from 43 percent in 1923, due to more interior Iowa killings. Monthly markings were fairly even, March 152 000 and July 198 000.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago
Leslie M. Carl
Carl
Barn raising at John Moss farm east of Monona
Seventy five men assisted in erecting a timber building on the John Moss farm east of Monona, tenanted by Lawrence Moses. The structure measured 36 by.
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Monona
John Moss
Lawrence Moses
May Dairy Herd Improvement Averages For Allamakee County
In Allamakee County May test shows 544 cows including 66 dry on test with 29 herds. The averages were 763 pounds milk and 29.79 pounds butterfat per cow. High herd owned by Huffy and Olson produced 1,394 pounds milk and 48.8 pounds butterfat. High individual cow Rominger Swiss produced 2,101 pounds milk and 88.2 pounds butterfat.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Dairy Herd Improvement Association No
Ray Kinzie
Huffy
Olson
Rominger
Creosote Stations Set Up In West Iowa To Fight Chinch Bugs
Iowa state entomologist Dr. C J Drake reports very serious chinch bug infestations in Crawford Harrison and Monona counties with neighboring areas alarming. Five creosote stations operate in Olds Knoxville Des Moines Atton and Red Oak to check the pest as warm weather could hatch eggs. cornfields are not immediately in danger.
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Des Moines
Iowa
C. J. Drake
Crawford
Harrison
Monona
Drake
Mark G. Thornburg
Olds
Henry County
Knoxville
Marion
Polk
Afton
Union
Red Oak
Montgomery
Harmony Hustlers 4-H elect officers at Derwood Greig home
Port Stonerook of Clarence was elected president of the Harmony Hustlers 4-H club in the annual meeting at the Derwood Greig home. Don Bacham was chosen vice-president, Clif ford Crist secretary-treasurer, and Robert Joslin historian and reporter.
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Port Stonerook
Clarence
Harmony Hustlers
Derwood Greig
Don Bacham
Clifford Crist
Robert Joslin
4 H Officers Elected at Williamsburg Rally Day
About 190 people attended the Iowa county 4 H event highlighted by a South American pantomime. New county officers elected include Opal Wilson president and Kathleen Olson vice president with Rachel Misel secretary treasurer and Vera Kleete historian.
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Iowa County
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New County
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Opal Wilson
North English
Kathleen Olson
Marengo
Rachel Misel
Vera Kleete
Watford
Ames
Hilton Willing Workers Club
Ralph Gruenwald
Irwin Lillie
Eleader
Ruth Wald
St. Olaf
4-H Girls’ Club
Clayton
Barbara Klotzbach
McGregor
Dorothy Thompson
Monona
Kathleen Kregel
Garnavillo
Go-Getters Club
County music contest honors South American theme
A county music contest based on South American music crowned a winner. A new member joined the county home project committee, identified as Mrs. Joel Clark of Elkader. Elkader’s H. F. Oelberg, county superintendent, gave the keynote. Esther Everett of Pir Ames 4-H club spoke as well.
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Joel Clark
Elkader
H. F. Oelberg
Esther Everett
Pir Ames Extension 4-H Club
Butter Production Near Peak With 2 Percent Rise
DES MOINES DESP federal agricultural statistician Leslie M. Carl reports U S butter production rose 2 percent in the latest week. The gain was 4 percent in the west north central region including Iowa, signaling peak production is approaching after a stronger prior week.
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Des Moines
INS
United States
Leslie M. Carl
Federal
West North Central
Iowa
Carl
Eggshell Absorbs Odors From Strong Foods
The shell of an egg does not shield the contents from absorbing odors. Strong flavors like onions or fruit can permeate the shell and affect the egg’s aroma and taste.
Government Food Buying List Tallies Weekly Purchases
Washington D C The United States department of agriculture today announced weekly purchases for the week ending May 31 covering dry beans 23 030 000 pounds dried eggs 157 000 pounds frozen eggs 2 137 920 pounds shell eggs 35 600 cases lard 4 260 000 pounds pork meat products canned 170 632 pounds cured and frozen 1 230 000 pounds American cheese 2 353 569 pounds dry skim milk 400 000 pounds evaporated milk 392 800 cases canned tomatoes spots 419 596 cases futures 635 800 cases cracked wheat 900 000 pounds cane syrup 10 000 cases fresh apples 65 115 bushels fresh oranges 46 200 boxes.
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Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agericulture Today
Dubuque Farm Bureau Picnic Set For June 17 at Eagle Point
County agent Frank Kerrigan announced the annual Dubuque County Farm Bureau picnic will be held June 17 at Eagle Point Park. A barbecue is planned and V Vaniman of Chicago, organization director for the American Farm Bureau Federation, will speak.
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Dubuque
Frank Kerrigan
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